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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RUSS JAMES G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOLD BANC CORP INC [GLDB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 16500 SINGLETARY RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2005 (Street) MYAKKA CITY, FL 34251 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               169,814 D   Common Stock               20,000 I See (1) Common Stock               22,374 I See (2) Common Stock               826 I See (3) Common Stock               94,995 I See (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 13.4

04/19/2005

A

5,000

04/19/2006

04/19/2015

Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 14.4

01/21/2005

01/21/2014

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 10.41

01/22/2004

01/22/2013

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 7.1

01/23/2003

01/23/2012

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 7.25

03/06/2002

03/06/2011

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 7.25

03/08/2001

03/08/2010

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Stock Option

$ 6.81

07/01/1999

07/01/2008

Common Stock

11,268

11,268

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RUSS JAMES G 16500 SINGLETARY RD MYAKKA CITY, FL 34251	X

Signatures

James G. Russ		04/20/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are owned by Mr. Russ and his wife, Cathryne Russ, as joint tenants.
(2)	These shares are owned by James G. Russ and Christine Russ, as joint tenants.
(3)	These shares are owned by Cathryne Russ, spouse of Mr. Russ.
(4)	These shares are owned by Russ Citrus Groves, Ltd., of which Mr. Russ is the General Partner.

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