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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 (Month/Day/Year) 01/19/2018 (Street) CONWAY, AR 72033 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 - Restricted 01/19/2018   A   125,000 (1) A $ 0 265,000 (2) (3) (4) D   Common Stock               5,140,629 (2) D   Common Stock               67,328 I By Capital Buyers Common Stock               16,272 I By IRA Common Stock               855,360 I By wife Common Stock - Performance Based               112,500 (5) D   Common Stock               13,960.4315 (6) I By 401(k)

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

(7)

(7)

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, AR 72033	X		Chairman

Signatures

/s/John W. Allison by Rachel Wesson		01/23/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted Stock granted on January 19, 2018 will vest over three years in 50% installments beginning on the second anniversary of the award date.
(2)	The reporting person had 120,000 shares vest since the last filing.
(3)	Restricted Stock granted on January 25, 2016 will "cliff" vest 100% three years from award date.
(4)	Restricted Stock granted on January 16, 2015 will "cliff" vest 100% three years from award date.
(5)	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.
(6)	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, 2018, 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.
(7)	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.

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