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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 * French Tracy   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) 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 01/22/2010   A   2,000 (4) A $ 0 2,000 D   Common Stock               6,412.726 (1) I By 401(k) Common Stock               9,598.656 (2) D   Common Stock               6,151.346 (3) I By 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

01/22/2010

A

6,740 (5)

01/01/2010

03/13/2016

Common Stock

6,740

$ 0

26,957

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
French Tracy P.O. BOX 966 CONWAY, AR 72033			Centennial Bank Regional Pres.

Signatures

/s/Tracy French by Rachel Starkey		01/25/2010
**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)	Includes 248.557 shares acquired through the Home BancShares, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the last filing.
(2)	Includes 60.769 shares acquired through the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(3)	Includes 22.333 shares acquired through the Home BancShares, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last filing.
(4)	Restricted Stock granted on January 22, 2010 will vest in 50% installments over two 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.
(5)	These performance based stock options were granted in March 2006 under the Home BancShares, Inc. 2006 Stock Option and Performance Incentive Plan. For the person to become eligible, the Company has to meet certain objectives each year. As a result of the Company's 2009 performance, 20% of the total options granted were approved for eligibility by the Company's Compensation Committee.

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