CONWAY, Ark., Aug. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, announced that it would participate as a presenter in the 14th Annual Community Bank Conference hosted by Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. to be held in Chicago, IL, on August 18, 2009.
C. Randall Sims, Chief Executive Officer of Home BancShares, Inc., will present at 9:20 a.m. CT (10:20 ET), on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, followed by a question and answer session. The conference presentation will be webcast live, and can be accessed within Howe Barnes's website at www.howebarnes.com. Those accessing the webcast presentation should allow extra time to register and download any necessary software. A replay will be available for 7 business days beginning the following business day for those who are unable to listen to the live broadcast.
Home BancShares, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. Our wholly-owned subsidiary Centennial Bank provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals and municipalities. Centennial Bank has locations in central Arkansas, north central Arkansas, southern Arkansas, the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida. The Company's common stock is traded through the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HOMB."
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company's plans, expectations, goals and outlook for the future. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements of this type speak only as of the date of this news release. By nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties. Various factors, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, credit quality, interest rates, loan demand and changes in the assumptions used in making the forward-looking statements, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Additional information on factors that might affect Home BancShares, Inc.'s financial results are included in its Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2009.