Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) expects to report fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings at the close of business Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Management plans to conduct a conference call to review this information at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST) on Thursday, January 17, 2013. Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing 1-888-455-2296 (United States and Canada only) and asking for the Bank of the Ozarks conference call. A recorded playback of the call will be available for one week following the call at 1-888-203-1112 (U.S. and Canada) or 719-457-0820 (internationally). The passcode for this playback is 2734257. The call will be available live or in a recorded version on the Company's website www.bankozarks.com under "Investor Relations."

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company with $3.82 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2012 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 117 offices in Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. 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.

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
Susan Blair, 501-978-2217