SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Padgett Hunter

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

P.O. BOX 966

(Street)

CONWAY

72033

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
	Marine Bank President/CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/01/2006		C		2,268	A	⁽¹⁾	2,268	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Convertible Preferred Stock Class B	⁽¹⁾	08/01/2006		C			756	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Preferred Stock Class B	756	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Incentive Stock Option	⁽¹⁾	08/01/2006		C			6,447	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Preferred Stock Class B	6,447	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Incentive Stock Option	$6.36⁽¹⁾	08/01/2006		C		19,341		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	19,341	⁽¹⁾	19,341	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Company exercised its right to convert all outstanding Class B Preferred Stock effective August 1, 2006 at a conversion rate of three shares of common stock for every one share of Class B Preferred Stock. This stock has no expiration date. Upon the conversion, the Class B Preferred Stock options also converted into three common option shares for every one Class B preferred stock option with an exercise price of $6.36.

2. Options were granted by Marine Bancorp. Upon merger with Home BancShares on 6/1/2005, these options became 100% vested. However, prior to the merger, 3,224 options were vested with an expiration date of 12/20/2014. The remaining 3,223 options were vested on 6/1/05 with an expiration date of 12/20/2014. Upon conversion, 9,672 options were vested with expiration date of 12/20/2014 and 9,669 options were vested with an expiration date of 12/20/2014.

	/s/Robert Hunter Padgett by LaMonica Johnston	08/09/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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