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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) 01/22/2010 (Street) CONWAY, AR 72033 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 01/25/2010 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 - Restricted               2,000 (1) D   Common Stock               10,219.25 I By 401(k) Common Stock               43,212.376 I By the Bob Birch Trust Common Stock               2,677.234 I By IRA Common Stock               500 (2) I By wife's IRA

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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

$ 12.2

01/01/2010

03/13/2016

Common Stock

13,478

13,478

D

Stock Option

$ 9.55

11/30/2000

11/30/2010

Common Stock

10,997

10,997

D

Stock Option

$ 9.55

11/30/2001

11/30/2011

Common Stock

10,997

10,997

D

Stock Option

$ 9.55

11/30/2002

11/30/2012

Common Stock

10,997

10,997

D

Stock Option

$ 9.55

11/30/2003

11/30/2013

Common Stock

10,996

10,996

D

Stock Option

$ 9.55

11/30/2004

11/30/2014

Common Stock

10,996

10,996

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 Starkey		05/11/2010
**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)	Restricted Stock granted on January 22, 2010 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years each January 22nd. The 2009 participation by the Company in the United States Department of the Treasury's Trouble Asset Relief Program includes additional contingencies related to this restricted stock.
(2)	The reporting person acquired beneficial ownership of these shares upon marriage to the owner of the shares.

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