Dividend Increases for Tuesday 4/01

OZRK (Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.) Raises Quarterly Dividend 4.5%

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, or $0.92 annualized. This is a 4.5% increase from the prior dividend of $0.22.

The dividend will be payable on April 18, 2014, to stockholders of record on April 11, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of April 9, 2014.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.

Note: This is OZRK's second increase of the year for a total 9.5 percent annual increase

TJX (TJX Cos.) Raises Quarterly Dividend 20.7%

TJX Cos. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, or $0.7 annualized. This is a 20.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.145.

The dividend will be payable on June 5, 2014, to stockholders of record on May 15, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of May 13, 2014.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.1 percent.