Home BancShares, Inc. (HOMB) Chairman and CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Company Celebrates Initial Public Offering


MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 John W. Allison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home BancShares, 
 Inc. (HOMB) will preside over the closing bell to celebrate its initial 
 public offering on the NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When: 
 Monday October 30th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Brian S. Davis
 Director of Financial Reporting
 (501) 328-4770
 BDavis@homebancshares.com
      
 Tom Steves 
 501-301-8103
 TSteves@twincitybank.net

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Home BancShares, Inc. (HOMB):

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 central Arkansas market area, a fourth serves Stone County in north central Arkansas, and a fifth serves the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida. For more information, please visit www.homebancshares.com