Bank of the Ozarks Increases Quarterly Dividend by 5.56% to $0.19

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share payable July 22, 2011 to shareholders of record as of July 15, 2011. The dividend of $0.19 per share represents an increase of $0.01 per share, or 5.56%, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter. The Company has increased its quarterly dividend in six of the last seven quarters.