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We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter to the Board of Directors of Happy Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) as an Appendix to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the proposed merger of the Company with Home BancShares, Inc. contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Home BancShares, Inc., and to the references to our firm and such opinion in such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit, and we disclaim, that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder (the “Regulations”), and we do not admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “experts” as used in the Act or the Regulations.