Bank of Ozarks : nbsp;Opens New Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Release Time: Immediate

Contact: Susan Blair, (501) 978-2217

Date: May 9, 2016

Bank of the Ozarks has opened a new full-service banking office in Fayetteville at 1549 E. Joyce Boulevard. This is the bank's twelfth office in Northwest Arkansas and its third in Fayetteville, signaling the bank's continued commitment to the region. Bank of the Ozarks is constructing a new office in Springdale scheduled to open later this year.

Ross Mallioux, President, Northwest Arkansas, said, "We are pleased to continue our expansion in Northwest Arkansas, particularly in Fayetteville at this high growth location. This office, along with our recently opened new office in Siloam Springs and a new office under construction in Springdale, provides our style of friendly, professional community banking in all of the major cities of Washington and Benton counties. Northwest Arkansas's exciting business climate and optimistic future are very attractive to Bank of the Ozarks."

The new Fayetteville banking office has 3,596 square feet of office space and includes environmentally friendly features such as LED lighting for all interior and exterior fixtures and elements to reduce energy consumption.

Bank of the Ozarks offers a full suite of deposit and loan services at this location including a wide variety of checking and savings accounts, consumer and business loans, instantly issued debit cards, safe deposit boxes, sophisticated treasury management services for businesses and investment services for individuals and businesses.

Denise Duke is manager of the new Fayetteville office. She is a lifelong resident of the area and has been in banking 11 years. The office phone number is 479-587-0019.

Bank of the Ozarks has 177 offices in nine states. Bank of the Ozarks has been named the #1 bank in the U.S., based on financial performance, for the fifth year in a row; by Bank Director in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and by ABA Banking Journal in 2012 and 2011.

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $11.04 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2016 and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "OZRK." OZRK owns a state- chartered subsidiary bank that conducts banking operations through 177 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, New York and California. OZRK may be contacted at (501) 978-2265 or P. O. Box 8811, Little Rock, Arkansas 72231-8811. OZRK's website is: www.bankozarks.com.