Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. Announces Increased Regular Quarterly Dividend Payable on January 22, 2016

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share payable January 22, 2016 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2016. The dividend of $0.15 per common share represents an increase of
$0.005 per common share, or 3.4%, over the dividend paid in the previous quarter.