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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 * Haynes Jim F JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOME BANCSHARES INC [HOMB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Centennial Bank Regional Pres. (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 1262 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/16/2015 (Street) PORT ST. JOE, FL 32457 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 11/16/2015   S   500 D $ 44.085 1,700 D   Common Stock - Restricted               5,000 (1) D   Common Stock - Performance Based               8,000 (2) (3) D   Common Stock               4,942.426 (4) 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

Performance Stock Option

$ 36.91

(5)

08/23/2025

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Stock Option

$ 33.54

(6)

04/16/2024

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Haynes Jim F JR P.O. BOX 1262 PORT ST. JOE, FL 32457			Centennial Bank Regional Pres.

Signatures

/s/Jim F. Haynes, Jr. by Rachel Wesson		11/17/2015
**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 August 24, 2015 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over five years beginning on the third anniversary of the award date.
(2)	The Performance Stock awarded on August 24, 2015 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over five years beginning on the third annual anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal will be met as of the end of the calendar quarter when the Company has averaged $0.625 diluted earnings per share for four consecutive quarters or $2.50 total diluted earnings per share over a period of four consecutive quarters.
(3)	The Performance Stock awarded on August 2, 2012 will "cliff" vest on the third annual anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal was met on September 30, 2013 and will therefore "cliff" vest 100% on September 30, 2016.
(4)	Includes 56.942 shares acquired through the Home BancShares, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the reporting person's last filing.
(5)	Once the performance goal has been met, the Performance Stock Option awarded on August 24, 2015 will become exercisable in seven equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the award date. The performance goal will be met as of the end of the calendar quarter when the Company has averaged $0.625 diluted earnings per share for four consecutive quarters or $2.50 total diluted earnings per share over a period of four consecutive quarters.
(6)	The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on April 17, 2015.

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