Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Bryan Tiede, Corporate Secretary of Great Southern. Bryan, the floor is yours.

Bryan Tiede
Chief Risk Officer

Good morning. Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Great Southern Bancorp Annual Meeting of Stockholders. We appreciate your interest and support of our company. We are ready to get started. It is my pleasure to introduce President and CEO, Joe Turner.

Joseph Turner
President, CEO & Director

Okay. Thanks, Bryan, and I want to welcome everyone to our 2026 Annual Meeting. I'm pleased to be here representing our nearly 1,100 Great Southern associates to report on our company's performance and activity in 2025 and for the first quarter of 2026. Before we get started with our presentation, I want to recognize our Board of Directors.

Each of our directors brings their own unique background and expertise, which contributes to our company's continued success. We appreciate their continued guidance, engagement and support. I'll introduce each Board member who are also joining us virtually -- each of whom are also joining us virtually. First is Bill Turner. Mr. Turner joined the company in 1974 as the President and now serves as the Chairman of the Board. He has been a driving force behind the company's success for more than 5 decades. Kevin Ausburn. Kevin is the retired former Chairman and CEO of SMC Packaging Group and was appointed a Director of both the Bank and