UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2025
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Item 8.01 Other Events
J. Pat Hickman, who has served on the Board of Directors of Home BancShares, Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) since April 2022, suddenly passed away on March 1, 2025. He served on the Company’s Asset/Liability Committee at the time of his death. Mr. Hickman was the founding Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Happy Bancshares, Inc. headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, prior to its acquisition by the Company in April 2022. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Happy State Bank for over 30 years. Mr. Hickman was a valued member of our Board and leaves a lasting legacy of achievement and service to Happy State Bank and his community in the Texas Panhandle. We appreciate his many contributions to the Company and Happy Bancshares and extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. Hickman’s family.
John W. Allison, Chairman of the Board, stated regarding Mr. Hickman’s passing, “Pat was a man that had the experience of building and understanding the complexities of managing a large financial institution and someone I could talk to about situations facing our company because he had been there before. I will miss the camaraderie we had together. ‘There is no substitute for experience.’”
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.
| Home BancShares, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: | March 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jennifer C. Floyd | ||||||||
| Jennifer C. Floyd | |||||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||