Sec Form 4 Filing - ALLISON JOHN W @ HOME BANCSHARES INC - 2019-01-18

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ALLISON JOHN W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOME BANCSHARES INC [ HOMB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 966 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/18/2019 (Street) CONWAY, AR72033 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/03/2018 G V 1,000 A $ 0 5,161,629 D Common Stock 11/26/2018 G V 7,250 D $ 0 5,154,379 D Common Stock 12/18/2018 G V 5,000 D $ 0 11,272 I By IRA Common Stock - Restricted Stock 01/18/2019 A 150,000 ( 1 ) A $ 0 415,000 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D Common Stock - Performance Based 112,500 ( 4 ) D Common Stock 855,360 I By Wife Common Stock 14,134.1656 ( 5 ) I By 401(k) Common Stock 67,328 I By Capital Buyers

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option $ 2.66 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 1,425 1,425 D Stock Option $ 8.62 01/18/2014 01/17/2023 Common Stock 100,000 100,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ALLISON JOHN W P.O. BOX 966 CONWAY, AR72033 X Chairman Signatures /s/ John W. Allison by Micah Osborne 01/23/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Restricted Stock granted on January 18, 2019 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the award date. ( 2 )Restricted Stock granted on January 19, 2018 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the award date. ( 3 )Restricted Stock granted on January 25, 2016 will "cliff" vest 100% three years from award date. ( 4 )The Performance Stock awarded on February 22, 2017 will cliff vest 100% beginning on the third anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal will be met as of the end of the fiscal quarter when either the Company's total assets equal or exceed $12.5 billion or the Company has averaged $0.315 diluted earnings per share for four consecutive quarters or $1.26 total diluted earnings per share over a period of four consecutive quarters within three years of the award date. The performance goal was met as of September 30, 2017 and will vest on February 22, 2020. ( 5 )Reflects the dollar value of the reporting person's units in a unitized stock fund under the Home BancShares, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of January 22, 2019, divided by the closing price of Home BancShares common stock on that date. The unitized stock fund consists of Home BancShares common stock and a reserve of cash in amounts that vary from time to time. ( 6 )The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exercisable date, therefore the first installment became exercisable on December 31, 2005 and would have expired on December 31, 2015. The last remaining installment expires on December 31, 2019.

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