Bank of the Ozarks Announces Increased Regular Quarterly Dividend

Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.195 per common share payable April 20, 2018 to shareholders of record as of April 13, 2018. The dividend of $0.195 per common share represents an increase of $0.005 per common share, or 2.63%, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter. Bank of the Ozarks has increased its quarterly cash dividend in each of the last thirty-one quarters.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) is a regional bank providing innovative financial solutions delivered by expert bankers with a relentless pursuit of excellence. Bank of the Ozarks has been recognized as the #1 bank in the nation in its asset size for seven consecutive years. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Bank of the Ozarks conducts banking operations through 254 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, New York, California and Mississippi and had $21.28 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2017. Bank of the Ozarks can be found at www.bankozarks.com and on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or contacted at [phone] or P.O. Box 8811, Little Rock, Arkansas 72231-8811.

The Bank files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy materials, and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), copies of which are available electronically at the FDIC’s website at https://efr.fdic.gov/fcxweb/efr/index.html and are also available on the Bank’s investor relations website at http://ir.bankozarks.com. To receive automated email alerts for these materials please visit http://ir.bankozarks.com/EmailNotification to sign up.

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Bank of the OzarksInvestor Relations:Tim Hicks, 501-978-2336orMedia:Susan Blair, 501-978-2217