Exhibit 16.1
[Crowe Horwath LLP Letterhead]
February 19, 2016
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N. E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. dated February 19, 2016 and are in agreement with those statements.
| /s/ Crowe Horwath LLP |
| Crowe Horwath LLP |
cc: | Mr. Henry Mariani | |
| Audit Committee Chairman | ||
| Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. |