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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_33"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021.</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">Registration No. 333-    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:174%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">____________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.988%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.753%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.047%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">47-1308512</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(IRS Employer<br>Identification Number)</font></td></tr></table><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">225 S Main Avenue</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(605-334-2548)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">(Full title of the plan)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Donald J. Straka</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">General Counsel</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">225 S. Main Ave.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Sioux Falls, SD 57104</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(605) 334-2548</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer&#8221;, &#8220;accelerated filer,&#34; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#34;emerging growth company&#34; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.396%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:27.667%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.298%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:35.735%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Large accelerated filer  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">x</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Accelerated filer  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Non-accelerated filer </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">o</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Smaller reporting company </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Emerging growth company </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">______________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">Calculation of Registration Fee</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:42.003%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.124%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.124%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.124%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.125%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Title of securities to be registered</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Amount to be registered </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Proposed maximum offering price per share </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Proposed maximum aggregate offering price </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Amount of registration fee </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,250,000 shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$34.18</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$42,725,000.00</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$4,660.30</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">90,000 shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$34.18</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$3,076,200.00</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$335.61</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(1) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;) that may be issuable under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction affecting the Common Stock.</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 6, 2021.</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_58"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">At the annual meeting of shareholders of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), held on February 9, 2021, the Company&#8217;s shareholders approved amendments to the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#8220;Omnibus Plan&#8221;) and the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan (the &#8220;Director Plan,&#8221; and together with the Omnibus Plan, the &#8220;Plans&#8221;) which&#58; (i) amended the Omnibus Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), that may be issued under the Omnibus Plan by 1,250,000 Shares from the 1,375,889 Shares which were previously authorized for issuance, resulting in a total of 2,625,889 Shares now being authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan&#59; and (ii) amended the Director Plan to increase the number of Shares that may be issued under the Director Plan by 90,000 Shares from the 121,333 Shares which were previously authorized for issuance, resulting in a total of 211,333 Shares now being authorized for issuance under the Director Plan. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) covers the additional 1,250,000 Shares authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan and the additional 90,000 Shares authorized for issuance under the Director Plan.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plans (Registration No. 333-199426), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on October 16, 2014 (the &#8220;Original Registration Statement&#8221;), and the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plans (Registration No. 333-226687), filed with the Commission on August 8, 2018 (the &#8220;Supplemental Registration Statement&#8221;), including the information contained therein, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the information contained in Part II of the Original Registration Statement and the Supplemental Registration Statement is modified as set forth in this Registration Statement.</font></div><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_65"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2-</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PART II</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_85"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 3.     Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Commission on November 23, 2020, which includes audited financial statements for the Company&#8217;s most recent fiscal year-end&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 9, 2021 and May 7, 2021, respectively&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 21, 2020, October 28, 2020 (Item 8.01 &#8211; Other Events), January 27, 2021 (Item 8.01 &#8211; Other Events), February 11, 2021, February 12, 2021, April 29, 2021 (Item 8.01 &#8211; Other Events)&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of shareholders held on February 9, 2021, filed with the Commission on December 23, 2020&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The description of the Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36688) filed with the Commission on October 14, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for purposes of updating such description.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future annual, quarterly or current report of the Company or document that is not deemed filed under such provisions. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report (or portion thereof) &#8220;furnished&#8221; on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></div><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_95"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3-</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 8.     Exhibits.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein are as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.822%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:82.978%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit <br>Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613665/000119312514325482/d779077dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">4.1</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-198458)).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613665/000119312514325482/d779077dex32.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">4.2</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Great Western Bancorp, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-198458)).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51nyemaster.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">5.1</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> *</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Opinion of Nyemaster Goode, P.C.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613665/000161366520000141/proxy-2021.htm#i8db06fa2bf5440a6ab0408124cc7aee1_1472" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">10.1</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement dated December 23, 2020).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613665/000161366520000141/proxy-2021.htm#i8db06fa2bf5440a6ab0408124cc7aee1_1472" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">10.2</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement dated December 23, 2020).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.1 *</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Consent of Nyemaster Goode, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="s-8xexhibit232ey.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">23.2</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> *</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Consent of Ernst &#38; Young LLP.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_71" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">24.1</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> *</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">* Filed herewith</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="i6cb79dec10cc4908af1813f19388ad16_71"></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4-</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota, on May 7, 2021.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.101%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.641%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.641%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:54.217%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">GREAT WESTERN BANCORP, INC.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Mark Borrecco</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Mark Borrecco</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;text-indent:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5-</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Donald J. Straka and Peter Chapman, or any one of them, their true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 7, 2021.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:45.595%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:44.445%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.781%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Signature&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Title&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Mark Borrecco</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">President and Chief Executive Officer&#59;  Director</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mark Borrecco</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Peter Chapman</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Peter Chapman</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; James Brannen</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Chairperson of the Board</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">James Brannen</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Frances Grieb</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Director</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Frances Grieb</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Thomas Henning</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Director</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Thomas Henning</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; James Israel</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Director</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">James Israel</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Stephen Lacy</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Director</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Stephen Lacy</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
______________________________________
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
47-1308512
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
______________________________________
225 S Main Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
(605-334-2548)
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
______________________________________
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan
(Full title of the plan)
______________________________________
Donald J. Straka
General Counsel
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
225 S. Main Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 334-2548
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
______________________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
______________________________________
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered
(1)
Proposed maximum offering price per share
(2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
(2)
Amount of registration fee
(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
1,250,000 shares
$34.18
$42,725,000.00
$4,660.30
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan
90,000 shares
$34.18
$3,076,200.00
$335.61
(1)     Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (the "Common Stock") that may be issuable under the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction affecting the Common Stock.
(2)    Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 6, 2021.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
At the annual meeting of shareholders of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), held on February 9, 2021, the Company's shareholders approved amendments to the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Omnibus Plan") and the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan (the "Director Plan," and together with the Omnibus Plan, the "Plans") which: (i) amended the Omnibus Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares"), that may be issued under the Omnibus Plan by 1,250,000 Shares from the 1,375,889 Shares which were previously authorized for issuance, resulting in a total of 2,625,889 Shares now being authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan; and (ii) amended the Director Plan to increase the number of Shares that may be issued under the Director Plan by 90,000 Shares from the 121,333 Shares which were previously authorized for issuance, resulting in a total of 211,333 Shares now being authorized for issuance under the Director Plan. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") covers the additional 1,250,000 Shares authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan and the additional 90,000 Shares authorized for issuance under the Director Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plans (Registration No. 333-199426), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 16, 2014 (the "Original Registration Statement"), and the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plans (Registration No. 333-226687), filed with the Commission on August 8, 2018 (the "Supplemental Registration Statement"), including the information contained therein, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the information contained in Part II of the Original Registration Statement and the Supplemental Registration Statement is modified as set forth in this Registration Statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.     Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)    The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Commission on November 23, 2020, which includes audited financial statements for the Company's most recent fiscal year-end;
(b)    The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 9, 2021 and May 7, 2021, respectively;
(c)    The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 21, 2020, October 28, 2020 (Item 8.01 – Other Events), January 27, 2021 (Item 8.01 – Other Events), February 11, 2021, February 12, 2021, April 29, 2021 (Item 8.01 – Other Events);
(d)    The Company's Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of shareholders held on February 9, 2021, filed with the Commission on December 23, 2020; and
(e)    The description of the Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36688) filed with the Commission on October 14, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for purposes of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future annual, quarterly or current report of the Company or document that is not deemed filed under such provisions. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report (or portion thereof) "furnished" on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 8.     Exhibits.
The exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein are as follows:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-198458)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Great Western Bancorp, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-198458)).
5.1
*
Opinion of Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
10.1
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement dated December 23, 2020).
10.2
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement dated December 23, 2020).
23.1 *
Consent of Nyemaster Goode, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
*
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota, on May 7, 2021.
GREAT WESTERN BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Mark Borrecco
Mark Borrecco
President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Donald J. Straka and Peter Chapman, or any one of them, their true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 7, 2021.
Signature:
Title:
/s/ Mark Borrecco
President and Chief Executive Officer;  Director
Mark Borrecco
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Peter Chapman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Peter Chapman
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ James Brannen
Chairperson of the Board
James Brannen
/s/ Frances Grieb
Director
Frances Grieb
/s/ Thomas Henning
Director
Thomas Henning
/s/ James Israel
Director
James Israel
/s/ Stephen Lacy
Director
Stephen Lacy
/s/ Daniel Rykhus
Director
Daniel Rykhus
/s/ James Spies
Director
James Spies
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