Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Reports Quarterly Earnings of $0.36 Per Diluted Common Share

Great Southern Bancorp GSBC, the holding company for Great Southern Bank, today reported that preliminary earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, were $0.36 per diluted common share ($5.0 million available to common shareholders) compared to the $0.34 per diluted common share ($4.7 million available to common shareholders) during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, return on average equity was 9.37%; return on average assets was 0.68%; and net interest margin was 5.05% compared to 8.87%, 0.60% and 3.47%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.