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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 * Birch Robert 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 966 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2014 (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 10/29/2014   M   24,191 A $ 4.34 146,231.267 I By the Bob Birch Trust Common Stock 10/29/2014   S   10,000 D $ 31.1436 136,231.267 (1) I By the Bob Birch Trust Common Stock 10/29/2014   S   10,000 D $ 31.1878 126,231.267 I By the Bob Birch Trust Common Stock               13.557 (2) I By IRA Common Stock               1,379.165 (3) I By wife's IRA Common Stock               30,036.366 (4) I By 401(k) Common Stock - Restricted               4,000 (5) (7) D   Common Stock               12,161.9083 (6) (7) D   Common Stock - Performance Based               4,000 (8) D

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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

$ 4.34

10/29/2014

M

24,191

11/30/2004

11/30/2014

Common Stock

24,191

$ 0

0

D

Performance Stock Option

$ 5.54

01/01/2010

03/13/2016

Common Stock

29,651

29,651

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Birch Robert F Jr P.O. BOX 966 CONWAY, AR 72033			Centennial Bank Regional Pres.

Signatures

/s/Robert F. Birch Jr. by Rachel Wesson		10/31/2014
**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)	Includes 955.256 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(2)	Includes 0.105 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(3)	Includes 6.287 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(4)	Includes 230.158 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the last filing.
(5)	Restricted Stock granted on August 2, 2012 will "cliff" vest 100% three years from award date.
(6)	Includes 199.041 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(7)	The reporting person had 2,300 shares vest since the last filing.
(8)	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.

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