Bank of the Ozarks Boosts Qtr. Dividend from $0.14 to $0.15/Share

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. OZRK announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share payable January 25, 2013 to shareholders of record as of January 18, 2013. The dividend of $0.15 per share represents an increase of $0.01 per share, or 7.1%, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter. The Company has increased its quarterly dividend in twelve of the last thirteen quarters, including the past ten consecutive quarters.