Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. Announces Increased Regular Quarterly Dividend

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share payable October 21, 2011 to shareholders of record as of October 14, 2011. The dividend of $0.10 per share represents an increase of $0.005 per share, or 5.26%, on a split-adjusted basis, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter. The Company has increased its quarterly dividend in seven of the last eight quarters and completed a two-for-one stock split on August 16, 2011.

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $4.03 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2011 and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “OZRK.” The Company owns a state-chartered subsidiary bank that conducts banking operations through 113 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama. The Company may be contacted at (501) 978-2265 or P.O. Box 8811, Little Rock, Arkansas 72231-8811. The Company’s website is: www.bankozarks.com.