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Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference in New York, NY, on September 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The Company will be represented by George Gleason, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Greg McKinney, Executive Vice President and Controller.

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Bank of the Ozarks Advances as 1Q Beats – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (April 14th, 2009) Writes:

Bank of the Ozarks Inc. (OZRK) advanced almost 7% today after announcing, late Monday, that first-quarter EPS beat the consensus.

The bank holding company is experiencing higher-than-usual volume of approximately 338,000, compared to average volume of about 155,000.

First-quarter earnings of 55 cents beat the consensus estimate by 3 cents. The company witnessed 20% year-over-year growth in net income to a record $9.3 million during the quarter.

Analysts have pulled back on earnings estimates for the full-year by 4 cents to $2.14 over the past 30 days. However, this earnings surprise could spark some positive analyst revisions over the next several weeks.

OZRK is a Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold") stock.

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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (March 18th, 2009) Writes:

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Access National Corp (ANCX) Acxiom Corp (ACXM) Amtrust Financial Services Inc (AFSI) AsiaInfo Holdings Inc (ASIA) Bank of the Ozarks Inc (OZRK) Bionovo Inc (BNVI) Boots & Coots Intl Well Inc (WEL) Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc (CADX) Discovery Laboratories Inc (DSCO) Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) Force Protection Inc (FRPT) Geron Corp (GERN) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Grupo Financiero Galicia SA (GGAL) The Hershey Co (HSY) Mag Silver Corp (MVG) Navisite Inc (NAVI) Penwest Pharmaceuticals (PPCO) Rollins Inc (ROL) RTI Biologics Inc (RTIX) Southern Community Financial Corp (SCMF) Thomson SA (TMS) Weis Markets Inc (WMK) The Wet Seal Inc (WTSLA) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

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