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):~~May~~June 3123, 2017

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)

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Item 15.~~01Entry~~07Submission ~~into~~of Matters to a ~~Material~~Vote ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement~~Security Holders

OnA ~~May~~special ~~24,~~meeting ~~2017,~~of the shareholders of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~entered~~was ~~into~~held anon ~~underwriting~~June ~~agreement~~23, ~~(the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J~~2017.P. ~~Morgan~~The ~~Securities~~special ~~LLC,~~meeting aswas ~~the~~held ~~underwriter~~in ~~(the~~order ~~“Underwriter”), pursuant~~ to ~~which~~vote ~~the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriter and the Underwriter agreed to purchase, subject to and~~ upon ~~terms and conditions set forth in~~ the ~~Underwriting~~following ~~Agreement,~~proposals: 6,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company also granted the Underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 990,000 shares of Common Stock.

~~The~~1. ~~offering~~To ~~was~~approve ~~made~~a ~~pursuant~~proposal to adopt the ~~Company’s~~Agreement ~~shelf~~and ~~registration~~Plan ~~statement~~of onMerger ~~Form~~dated ~~S-3~~as ~~(Registration~~of ~~No.~~April ~~333-203388).~~10, ~~For~~2017, aby ~~complete~~and ~~description~~among of the ~~terms~~Company and ~~conditions~~its ofwholly-owned ~~the~~bank ~~Underwriting Agreement~~subsidiary, ~~please~~Bank ~~refer~~of to the ~~Underwriting~~Ozarks ~~Agreement~~(the “Bank”), ~~which~~as issuch ~~incorporated~~agreement ~~herein~~may bybe ~~reference~~amended ~~and~~from ~~attached~~time to ~~this~~time ~~Current~~(the ~~Report~~“Merger onProposal”); ~~Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1.~~and

To approve a proposal to authorize the board of directors to adjourn or postpone the special meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, including adjournments to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the Merger Proposal or to vote on other matters properly brought before the special meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

At the special meeting, the Merger Proposal was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. Sufficient votes were also received to approve the Adjournment Proposal, but an adjournment was not necessary in light of the approval of the Merger Proposal.

As of May 1, 2017, the record date for the special meeting, there were 121,577,177 shares of the Company common stock issued and outstanding and eligible to be voted at the special meeting. A total of 99,961,124 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the special meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting. The items voted upon at the special meeting and the final voting results for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal No. 1. The Merger Proposal


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
99,846,979	48,759	65,386	----

Proposal No. 2. The Adjournment Proposal


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
93,315,137	6,515,783	130,204	----

Item 8.01Other Events

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated May 24, 2017, by and between Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Exhibit 5.1	Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP relating to the legality of the Common Stock
Exhibit 99.1	Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

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.
Date: May 31, 2017	By: /s/ Greg McKinney
Date: June 23, 2017	By: /s/ Greg McKinney
	Name: Greg McKinney Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Document Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated May 24, 2017, by and between Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
5.1		Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP relating to the legality of the Common Stock
99.1		Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

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