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0001921671
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001331520
HOME BANCSHARES INC
001-41093
719 HARKRIDER
CONWAY
AR
72032
501-339-2929
Williamson Kenneth Mikel JR
Centennial Bank Regional President
Common Stock
Charles R. Green & Associates
1612 Summit Ave.
Suite 350
Fort Worth
TX
76102
21405
502133.70
202798792
06/06/2023
NYSE
Common Stock
04/01/2022
Exchange of common stock of Happy Bancshares, Inc. upon merger.
Home BancShares, Inc.
N
110512
04/01/2022
N/A
Y
06/15/2023
Kenneth Mikel Williamson, Jr.