NEWS RELEASE

Release Time: Immediate
Contact: Susan Blair, (501) 978-2217
Date: April 29, 2015

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. to Present at the 2015 Gulf South Bank Conference

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) will be presenting at the 2015 Gulf South Bank Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, May 4, 2015 at
9:50 a.m. CDT.
Interested investors may access a live broadcast of the presentation through the event website, http://wsw.com/webcast/gsbc2/ozrk/, or through the Company's website under Investor Relations. A replay of the presentation will be available through the Company's website for 60 days after the event.
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $8.3 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2015 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
165 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, New York and California. 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.

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