HOME BANCSHARES INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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2026 Annual Meetingof Shareholdersand Proxy Statement

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

HOME BANCSHARES, INC.

719 Harkrider Street, Suite 100

Conway, Arkansas 72032

(501) 339-2929

Internet Site: www.homebancshares.com

Notice of Annual Meeting of ShareholdersTo Be Held on April 16, 2026

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Home BancShares, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on April 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) at the Company’s corporate office, located at 719 Harkrider Street, Conway, Arkansas, for the following purposes:

(1)To elect directors for a term of one year.

(2)To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote approving the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers.

(3)To ratify the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the next fiscal year.

(4)To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.

Only shareholders of record on February 12, 2026, will be entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof. A list of shareholders will be available for inspection at the office of the Company at 719 Harkrider Street, Suite 100, Conway, Arkansas, 72032, beginning two business days after the date of this notice and continuing through the meeting. The stock transfer books will not be closed.

The 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders is included in this publication.

By Order of the Board of Directors

JOHN W. ALLISON

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Conway, Arkansas

March 6, 2026

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN YOUR PROXY AND RETURN IT WITHOUT DELAY

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

How to Vote if you are A Shareholder of Record

Your vote is important. You can save the Company the expense of a second mailing by voting promptly. Shareholders of record can vote by telephone, on the Internet, by mail or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting by ballot as described below. (Please note: if you are a beneficial owner of shares held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder, please refer to your proxy card or the information forwarded by your bank, broker or other holder of record to see which options are available to you.)

The Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to authenticate shareholders by use of a control number and to allow you to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote by telephone or on the Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card. Telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 1:00 a.m. Central time on April 16, 2026.

All shares that have been properly voted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting. If you sign and return your proxy card but do not give voting instructions, the shares represented by that proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on April 16, 2026:

The Notice and Proxy Statement and the Annual Report on Form 10-K

are available atwww.envisionreports.com/HOMB.

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