HOME BANCSHARES, INC.
P.O. Box 966
Conway, Arkansas 72033
November 9, 2021
Mr. Eric Envall
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
| Re: | Home BancShares, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed October 22, 2021
File No. 333-260446
Dear Mr. Envall:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Home BancShares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on November 12, 2021, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
We request that we be notified of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by telephone call to Mr. Doug Buford at (501) 688-8866 or Mr. Courtney Crouch at (501) 688-8822.
| Sincerely, |
| HOME BANCSHARES, INC. |
| /s/ Brian Davis |
| Brian Davis |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| cc: | C. Douglas Buford, Jr. |
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.