LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) 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.
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $3.33 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2011 and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “OZRK.” The Company owns a state-chartered subsidiary bank that conducts business through 113 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. 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.