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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - BANK OF THE OZARKS INC | dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2011
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arkansas
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 0-22759 | 71-0556208 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 17901 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas | 72223 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(501) 978-2265
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
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| Item 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
On April 29, 2011 Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of the Ozarks, entered into separate purchase and assumption agreements on that date with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) covering two FDIC-assisted acquisitions by Bank of the Ozarks to purchase substantially all of the assets and to assume all of the deposits and certain other liabilities of two unrelated Georgia banks, First Choice Community Bank of Dallas, Georgia and The Park Avenue Bank of Valdosta, Georgia. A copy of the press release has been attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release dated April 29, 2011 issued by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. announcing that Bank of the Ozarks entered into two FDIC-assisted acquisitions to assume deposits and purchase assets of two unrelated Georgia banks. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: April 29, 2011 | /s/ Greg L. McKinney | |||
| Greg L. McKinney | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 29, 2011 issued by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. announcing that Bank of the Ozarks entered into two FDIC-assisted acquisitions to assume deposits and purchase assets of two unrelated Georgia banks. | |
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