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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>ARKANSAS</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>71-0556208</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>17901 CHENAL PARKWAY</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Greg L.
McKinney </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>17901 Chenal Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Little Rock, Arkansas 72223 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>501-978-2265 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>With a copy to: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>H. Watt Gregory, III </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kutak Rock LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>124 West
Capitol, Suite 2000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>501-975-3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share (2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price (2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount Of<BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">50,000 shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$42.40</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,120,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$247</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may be offered or issued in the future to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares of the
registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on May&nbsp;14, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan listed on the cover of this
registration statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2015 (including portions of the Company&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement
for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders incorporated therein by reference); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;18, 2015,&nbsp;May&nbsp;6, 2015,&nbsp;February&nbsp;10, 2015,&nbsp;January&nbsp;16, 2015,&nbsp;January&nbsp;15, 2015 (only Item&nbsp;8.01 information),
and January&nbsp;2, 2015, in each case except to the extent furnished but not filed; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26, 1997, and any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the
purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any other later filed document that also is or is deemed
to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to be a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not
applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification of Directors
and Officers</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article Ninth of the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that the Company&#146;s
directors will not be personally liable to the Company or any of its stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors except (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company
or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;under Arkansas Code Annotated Section&nbsp;4-27-833, (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit, or (e)&nbsp;for any action, omission, transaction, or breach of a director&#146;s duty creating any third party liability to any person or entity other than the Company or a stockholder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act empowers Arkansas corporations to indemnify any
former or current director or officer against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, if such director or
officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that
no indemnification shall be made in connection with any action by or in the right of the corporation if such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation, unless the court determines
that despite that adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article Tenth of the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that the Company shall, to the full extent
permitted by Section&nbsp;4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The effect of the indemnification provisions contained in the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is to require the
Company to indemnify its directors and officers under circumstances where such indemnification would otherwise be discretionary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation specify that the indemnification rights granted thereunder are not exclusive of any other indemnification rights that the director or officer may have under any by-law, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. As permitted by Section&nbsp;4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act, the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also authorize the Company to purchase
directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance for the benefit of its past and present directors and officers, irrespective of whether the Company has the power to indemnify such persons under Arkansas law. The Company currently maintains
such insurance as allowed by these provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also provide that
expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending a civil or criminal lawsuit or proceeding arising out of actions taken in his official capacity, or in certain other capacities, will be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition
of the matter upon receipt of an undertaking from the director or officer to repay the sum advanced if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to applicable provisions of Arkansas law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As noted above, the Company&#146;s directors and officers have certain indemnity rights under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation and are protected from certain other liabilities by the Company&#146;s existing directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. The Company has also entered into supplemental indemnification agreements with its directors and
with certain officers designated by the Board of Directors (collectively the &#147;Indemnitees&#148;), which broaden the scope of indemnity that would otherwise be provided by the Company to such persons under the terms of its Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification agreements with the Indemnitees provide that, subject to certain important exceptions, the
Indemnitees shall be indemnified to the fullest possible extent permitted by law against any amount which they become legally obligated to pay because of any act or omission or neglect or breach of duty. Such amount includes all expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts, actually and reasonably incurred or paid by them in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, on account of their service as a director or
officer to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. The indemnification agreements further provide that expenses incurred by the Indemnitees in defending such actions, in accordance with the terms of the agreements, shall be paid in advance,
subject to the Indemnitees&#146; obligation to reimburse the Company in the event it is ultimately determined that they are not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under any of the provisions of the indemnification agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No indemnification is provided under the indemnification agreements on account of conduct which is adjudged to be deliberately dishonest and
material to establishing the liability for which indemnification is sought. In addition, no indemnification is provided if a final court adjudication shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful, or in respect of any suit in which
judgment is rendered for an accounting of profits made from a purchase or sale of securities of the Company in violation of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or of any similar statutory provision, or on account of any
remuneration, personal profit or advantage which is adjudged to have been obtained in violation of law. The indemnification agreements also contain provisions designed to protect the Company from unreasonable settlements or redundant legal
expenditures. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification agreements also provide for contribution by the Company, with certain
exceptions, of amounts paid by the Indemnitees in any situation in which the Company and such individuals are jointly liable (or would be if the Company were joined in the litigation) if for any reason indemnification is not available. Such
contribution would be based on the relative benefits to the Company and the individuals of the transaction from which liability arose, and on the relative fault in the transaction of the Company and the individuals. This provision could be
applicable in the event a court found that indemnification under the federal securities laws is against public policy and thus not enforceable, as well as under state laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification agreements provide for substantially broader indemnity rights than those currently granted to the directors and officers
of the Company under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, which affords directors and officers only those express indemnification rights set forth in Section&nbsp;4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act. They
are not intended to deny or otherwise limit third party or derivative suits against the Company or its directors or officers. However, to the extent a director or officer were entitled to indemnification or contribution thereunder, the financial
burden of a third party suit would be borne by the Company, and the Company would not benefit from derivative recoveries since the amount of such recoveries would be repaid to the director or officer pursuant to the agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. <U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. <U>Exhibits</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See attached exhibit index following the signature page, which is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. <U>Undertakings</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required
by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Little Rock, State of Arkansas, on May&nbsp;18, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Greg L. McKinney</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Greg L. McKinney</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, a director or officer, or both, of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;),
acting pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company, hereby appoints George G. Gleason and Greg L. McKinney or any one of them, attorneys-in-fact and agents for me and in my name and on my behalf, individually and as a director
or officer, or both, of the Company, to sign this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all supplements and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ George G. Gleason</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD>
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Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Greg L. McKinney</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Greg L. McKinney</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer
and Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice Chairman, Chief Lending Officer and President&#151;Real Estate Specialties Group</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Operating Officer, Chief Banking Officer and Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Tyler Vance</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert East</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert East</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Catherine B. Freedberg</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Catherine B. Freedberg</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Linda Gleason</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Linda Gleason</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Peter Kenny</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Peter Kenny</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William A. Koefoed, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">William A. Koefoed, Jr.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Henry Mariani</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Henry Mariani</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Proost</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert Proost</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R.L. Qualls</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">R.L. Qualls</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Reynolds</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John Reynolds</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sherece West-Scantlebury</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Sherece West-Scantlebury</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ross Whipple</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ross Whipple</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 18, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on May 18, 2015, and incorporated herein by
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ARKANSAS
71-0556208
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
17901 CHENAL PARKWAY
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
72223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Greg L.
McKinney
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
17901 Chenal Parkway
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223
(Name and address of agent for service)
501-978-2265
(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
H. Watt Gregory, III
Kutak Rock LLP
124 West
Capitol, Suite 2000
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-975-3000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount Of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
50,000 shares
$42.40
$2,120,000
$247
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may be offered or issued in the future to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares of the
registrant's Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on May 14, 2015.
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan listed on the cover of this
registration statement (the "Registration Statement") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein:
(a)
The Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015 (including portions of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement
for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders incorporated therein by reference);
(b)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2015, May 6, 2015, February 10, 2015, January 16, 2015, January 15, 2015 (only Item 8.01 information),
and January 2, 2015, in each case except to the extent furnished but not filed; and
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 26, 1997, and any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the
purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any other later filed document that also is or is deemed
to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to be a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors
and Officers
.
Article Ninth of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that the Company's
directors will not be personally liable to the Company or any of its stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors except (a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company
or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Arkansas Code Annotated Section 4-27-833, (d) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit, or (e) for any action, omission, transaction, or breach of a director's duty creating any third party liability to any person or entity other than the Company or a stockholder.
1
Section 4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act empowers Arkansas corporations to indemnify any
former or current director or officer against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, if such director or
officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that
no indemnification shall be made in connection with any action by or in the right of the corporation if such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation, unless the court determines
that despite that adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him.
Article Tenth of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that the Company shall, to the full extent
permitted by Section 4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.
The effect of the indemnification provisions contained in the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is to require the
Company to indemnify its directors and officers under circumstances where such indemnification would otherwise be discretionary.
The
Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation specify that the indemnification rights granted thereunder are not exclusive of any other indemnification rights that the director or officer may have under any by-law, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. As permitted by Section 4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act, the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also authorize the Company to purchase
directors' and officers' liability insurance for the benefit of its past and present directors and officers, irrespective of whether the Company has the power to indemnify such persons under Arkansas law. The Company currently maintains
such insurance as allowed by these provisions.
The Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also provide that
expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending a civil or criminal lawsuit or proceeding arising out of actions taken in his official capacity, or in certain other capacities, will be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition
of the matter upon receipt of an undertaking from the director or officer to repay the sum advanced if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to applicable provisions of Arkansas law.
As noted above, the Company's directors and officers have certain indemnity rights under the Company's Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation and are protected from certain other liabilities by the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance. The Company has also entered into supplemental indemnification agreements with its directors and
with certain officers designated by the Board of Directors (collectively the "Indemnitees"), which broaden the scope of indemnity that would otherwise be provided by the Company to such persons under the terms of its Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation.
The indemnification agreements with the Indemnitees provide that, subject to certain important exceptions, the
Indemnitees shall be indemnified to the fullest possible extent permitted by law against any amount which they become legally obligated to pay because of any act or omission or neglect or breach of duty. Such amount includes all expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts, actually and reasonably incurred or paid by them in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, on account of their service as a director or
officer to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. The indemnification agreements further provide that expenses incurred by the Indemnitees in defending such actions, in accordance with the terms of the agreements, shall be paid in advance,
subject to the Indemnitees' obligation to reimburse the Company in the event it is ultimately determined that they are not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under any of the provisions of the indemnification agreements.
No indemnification is provided under the indemnification agreements on account of conduct which is adjudged to be deliberately dishonest and
material to establishing the liability for which indemnification is sought. In addition, no indemnification is provided if a final court adjudication shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful, or in respect of any suit in which
judgment is rendered for an accounting of profits made from a purchase or sale of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or of any similar statutory provision, or on account of any
remuneration, personal profit or advantage which is adjudged to have been obtained in violation of law. The indemnification agreements also contain provisions designed to protect the Company from unreasonable settlements or redundant legal
expenditures.
2
The indemnification agreements also provide for contribution by the Company, with certain
exceptions, of amounts paid by the Indemnitees in any situation in which the Company and such individuals are jointly liable (or would be if the Company were joined in the litigation) if for any reason indemnification is not available. Such
contribution would be based on the relative benefits to the Company and the individuals of the transaction from which liability arose, and on the relative fault in the transaction of the Company and the individuals. This provision could be
applicable in the event a court found that indemnification under the federal securities laws is against public policy and thus not enforceable, as well as under state laws.
The indemnification agreements provide for substantially broader indemnity rights than those currently granted to the directors and officers
of the Company under the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, which affords directors and officers only those express indemnification rights set forth in Section 4-27-850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act. They
are not intended to deny or otherwise limit third party or derivative suits against the Company or its directors or officers. However, to the extent a director or officer were entitled to indemnification or contribution thereunder, the financial
burden of a third party suit would be borne by the Company, and the Company would not benefit from derivative recoveries since the amount of such recoveries would be repaid to the director or officer pursuant to the agreements.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
See attached exhibit index following the signature page, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Little Rock, State of Arkansas, on May 18, 2015.
BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC.
By:
/s/ Greg L. McKinney
Name:
Greg L. McKinney
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, a director or officer, or both, of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (the "Company"),
acting pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company, hereby appoints George G. Gleason and Greg L. McKinney or any one of them, attorneys-in-fact and agents for me and in my name and on my behalf, individually and as a director
or officer, or both, of the Company, to sign this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all supplements and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURES
TITLE
DATE
/s/ George G. Gleason
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
May 18, 2015
George G. Gleason
(Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ Greg L. McKinney
Greg L. McKinney
(Principal Financial Officer
and Accounting Officer)
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
May 18, 2015
/s/ Dan Thomas
Vice Chairman, Chief Lending Officer and President—Real Estate Specialties Group
May 18, 2015
Dan Thomas
/s/ Tyler Vance
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Banking Officer and Director
Tyler Vance
May 18, 2015
/s/ Nicholas Brown
Nicholas Brown
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Richard Cisne
Richard Cisne
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Robert East
Robert East
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Catherine B. Freedberg
Catherine B. Freedberg
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Linda Gleason
Linda Gleason
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Peter Kenny
Peter Kenny
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ William A. Koefoed, Jr.
William A. Koefoed, Jr.
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Henry Mariani
Henry Mariani
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Robert Proost
Robert Proost
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ R.L. Qualls
R.L. Qualls
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ John Reynolds
John Reynolds
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Sherece West-Scantlebury
Sherece West-Scantlebury
Director
May 18, 2015
/s/ Ross Whipple
Ross Whipple
Director
May 18, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP.
23.1
Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of the Registration Statement).
99.1
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 18, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference).