Bank OZK Announces Increased Regular Quarterly Dividend

Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK) announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per common share payable January 24, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 17, 2020. The dividend of $0.26 per common share represents an increase of $0.01 per common share, or 4.0%, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter. Bank OZK has increased its quarterly cash dividend in each of the last thirty-eight quarters.

GENERAL INFORMATIONBank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK) is a regional bank providing innovative financial solutions delivered by expert bankers with a relentless pursuit of excellence. Bank OZK has been recognized as the top performing bank in the nation in its asset size 13 times in the past eight years and in 2019 was named Best Bank in the South by Money, the personal finance news and advice brand. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Bank OZK conducts banking operations through more than 250 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, New York, California and Mississippi and had $23.4 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2019. Bank OZK can be found at www.ozk.com and on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or contacted at [phone] or P.O. Box 8811, Little Rock, Arkansas 72231-8811. 

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Investor Relations Contact:	Tim Hicks, [phone]
Media Contact:	Susan Blair, [phone]