Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ALLISON JOHN W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOME BANCSHARES INC [HOMB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P.O. BOX 966
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/23/2006
(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 06/23/2006   P   6,324 A $ 18 2,043,132 D  
Common Stock               180,000 I Held solely by wife
Common Stock               90,000 I Held by wife-custodian for daughter
Common Stock               90,000 I Held by wife-custodian for son

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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
Incentive Stock Option $ 7.33               (1)   (1) Common Stock 6,000   6,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 8.33               (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 9.33               (3)   (3) Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 10               (4)   (4) Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 11.67               (5)   (5) Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 12.67               (6)   (6) Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 12.67             07/27/2005 07/27/2015 Common Stock 75,000   75,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 11.34               (7)   (7) Common Stock 8,484   8,484 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 11.87               (8)   (8) Preferred Stock Class B 948   948 D  
Convertible Preferred Stock Class B (9)               (9)   (9) Preferred Stock Class B 30,269   30,269 D  
Convertible Preferred Stock Class B (9)               (9)   (9) Preferred Stock Class B 1,270   1,270 D  
Convertible Preferred Stock Class B (9)               (9)   (9) Preferred Stock Class B 4,723   4,723 I Held by Capital Buyers

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ALLISON JOHN W
P.O. BOX 966
CONWAY, AR 72033
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/John W. Allison by LaMonica Johnston   06/27/2006
**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 option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2000 and expires on December 31, 2010.
(2) The option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2001 and expires on December 31, 2011.
(3) The option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2002 and expires on December 31, 2012.
(4) The option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2003 and expires on December 31, 2013.
(5) The option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2004 and expires on December 31, 2014.
(6) The option is exerciseable in five equal annual installments and expires 10 years from the exerciseable date, therefore the first installment became exerciseable on December 31, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2015.
(7) Options were granted by TCBancorp. Upon merger with Home BancShares, these options became 100% vested. However, prior to the merger, 1,212 options had vested with an expiration date of 12/31/2013 and 1,454 options had vested with an expiration date of 12/31/2014. The remaining 5,818 options vested on 1/1/2005 with an expiration date of 1/1/2015.
(8) Options were granted by Marine Bancorp. Upon merger with Home BancShares, these options became 100% vested. However, prior to the merger, 645 options were vested with an expiration date of 12/31/2009 and 251 options were vested with an expiration date of 3/31/2011. The remaining 52 options were vested on 6/1/05 with an expiration date of 3/31/2011.
(9) The preferred stock is convertible after July 6, 2006 on a basis of 3 shares of common stock for every one share of Class B Preferred Stock. This stock has no expiration date.

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