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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 22, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Home BancShares, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Larry W. Ross to serve as a director for the Company. Mr. Ross’s term on the Board is effective immediately and will continue until the Company’s next annual meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Ross has not been named to any Board committees at this time.
Mr. Ross is a retired executive from AT&T/Southwestern Bell with more than 30 years of service. He is also a retired Presiding Elder with the Christian Methodist Church and is the current president of Ross Consulting Service. Mr. Ross has been a member of the Centennial Bank Little Rock Region Advisory Board of Directors since 2005. He is also a member of the Pulaski County Bridge and Facilities Board; Arkansas PBS Foundation; and the North Little Rock Rotary Club, where he served as Past President and received the distinction of International Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Ross is also the former Chair of Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, Arkansas Educational Television Network Commission (AETN) and the State of Arkansas Ethics Commission. Mr. Ross’s business leadership experience and expertise in business consulting, executive management as well as his knowledge of our business as a current member of the Centennial Bank Little Rock Region Advisory Board qualify him to serve on the Board.
In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Ross received an award of 500 restricted shares of Company’s common stock, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Ross and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ross was selected as a director. Mr. Ross has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 25, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Larry W. Ross to its Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Home BancShares, Inc. |
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January 25, 2021 |
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/s/ Jennifer C. Floyd |
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Jennifer C. Floyd |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
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