SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-01-19

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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">Pursuant to the Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. 2009 Restricted Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 16, 2016 (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Amended Plan</font>&#8221;), the Personnel and Compensation Committees (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Committee</font>&#8221;) of the Boards of Directors of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Company</font>&#8221;) and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Bank of the Ozarks (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Bank</font>&#8221;) has established the following plan for the 2017 grants of Performance Awards to be payable in shares of restricted common stock of the Company (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Program</font>&#8221;) in order to encourage outstanding performance from its officers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to applicable law, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Program or any award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons. Designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions made by the Committee with respect to the Program or any Performance Award need not be uniform and may be made selectively among participants, whether or not such participants are similarly situated. Performance Awards made pursuant to the Program to Covered Officers are intended to qualify as &#8220;performance-based compensation&#8221; within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and this Program shall be interpreted accordingly. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Amended Plan.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Participation</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">The Committee shall designate those officers of the Company and/or the Bank that will be eligible to receive an award pursuant to the Program (each a &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Participant</font>&#8221;) and if such Participant is a Covered Officer, as defined in the Amended Plan.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Performance Period</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Awards shall be calculated based on the financial results for the period beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017 (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;">Performance Period</font>&#8221;) and paid within two and one-half months following the end of the Performance Period pursuant to the terms of this Program. Following the completion of the Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved and the amounts, if any, payable to any Participant for the Performance Period.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Company Performance Metrics and Award Opportunities</p>
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