CONWAY, Ark., Oct. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Home BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOMB) announced today that John W. Allison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his executive team will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ Stock Market on October 30 at the NASDAQ MarketSite on Broadway in Times Square, New York City. The ringing of the bell is in celebration of Home BancShares, Inc.'s initial public offering, which was completed on June 22, 2006.
"It is a tremendous honor and privilege to ring the NASDAQ closing bell as a celebration of our successful IPO," said Mr. Allison. "I would like to thank our employees and shareholders for their continued support of Home BancShares."
Home BancShares, Inc. is a financial holding company, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, with five wholly-owned bank subsidiaries that provide a broad range of commercial and retail banking and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals and municipalities. Three of the bank subsidiaries are located in the central Arkansas market area, a fourth serves Stone County in north central Arkansas, and a fifth serves the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida.