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0001925501
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001331520
HOME BANCSHARES INC
001-41093
719 HARKRIDER
CONWAY
AR
72032
501-328-4505
Hickman James Pat
Director
Common Stock
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
802 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis
MN
55474
78997
2429158.00
198798186
11/18/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
Capital Institutional Services
1700 Pacific Avenue
Suite 1100
Dallas
TX
75201
21000
645750.00
198798186
11/18/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
04/01/2022
Acquisition
Home BancShares, Inc.
N
681505
04/01/2022
N/A
Y
11/18/2024
James Pat Hickman