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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) 12/02/2016 (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 12/02/2016   S   18,000 D $ 25.9117 256,707.436 (1) (7) I By the Bob Birch Trust Common Stock               2,814 (1) I By wife's IRA Common Stock               41,834.1274 (1) (2) (6) D   Common Stock - Restricted               10,000 (1) (3) D   Common Stock - Performance Based               10,000 (1) (2) (4) (5) D   Common Stock               61,915.768 (1) (8) I By 401(k)

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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

Performance Stock Option

$ 18.46 (9)

(10)

08/23/2025

Common Stock

40,000 (1)

40,000

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		12/06/2016
**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)	The reporting person received shares as a result of the Company declaring a 2-for-1 stock split to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2016 and made payable June 8, 2016.
(2)	The reporting person had 8,000 shares vest since the last filing.
(3)	Restricted Stock granted on August 24, 2015 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over five years beginning on the third anniversary of the award date.
(4)	The Performance Stock awarded on August 24, 2015 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over five years beginning on the third annual anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal will be met as of the end of the calendar quarter when the Company has averaged $0.3125 diluted earnings per share (split adjusted) for four consecutive quarters or $1.25 total diluted earnings per share (split adjusted) over a period of four consecutive quarters.
(5)	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 therefore "cliff" vested 100% on September 30, 2016.
(6)	Includes 707.2668 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(7)	Includes 4,629.286 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(8)	Includes 706.272 shares acquired by the Home BancShares, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the last filing.
(9)	The exercise price decreased as a result of the Company declaring a 2-for-1 stock split to shareholders of record May 18, 2016 and made payable June 8, 2016.
(10)	Once the performance goal has been met, the Performance Stock Option awarded on August 24, 2015 will become exercisable in seven equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the award date. The performance goal will be met as of the end of the calendar quarter when the Company has averaged $0.3125 diluted earnings per share (split adjusted) for four consecutive quarters or $1.25 total diluted earnings per share (split adjusted) over a period of four consecutive quarters.

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