UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Home BancShares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Arkansas
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-51904		71-0682831
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

719 Harkrider, Suite 100, Conway, Arkansas		72032
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(501) 328-4770
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01		Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On October 1, 2010, Home BancShares, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary Centennial Bank has acquired the banking operations of Wakulla Bank through a loss-sharing agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Copies of the press release and related supplemental materials are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

99.1		Press Release: Home BancShares and Centennial Bank Build Presence in Florida Panhandle with Strategic Acquisition.
99.2		Supplemental materials to Press Release dated October 1, 2010.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.