





Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. Announces Increased Regular Quarterly Dividend
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 $0.14 per common share payable January 26, 2010 to shareholders of record as of January 19, 2010. This dividend of $0.14 per share represents an increase of $0.01 per share, or 7.7%, over the dividend paid in recent quarters.
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $2.89 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2009, 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 73 offices including 65 banking offices in 34 communities throughout northern, western and central Arkansas, seven Texas banking offices, and a loan production office in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 ].