---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001331520-22-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOMB"
cik: "0001331520"
company_name: "HOME BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:18:35.224666+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Home BancShares appoints J. Pat Hickman to Board, shareholders approve 2022 equity plan

## Summary
- J. Pat Hickman, former Chairman/CEO of Happy State Bank, appointed to Board effective April 21, 2022.
- Bylaws amended to increase maximum board size from 15 to 17 directors.
- Shareholders approved 2022 Equity Incentive Plan with 113.3M for, 6.2M against, 20.7M broker non-votes.
- All 15 director nominees elected; votes ranged from 112.9M to 119.5M for each.
- BKD, LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2022 with 139.9M votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001331520-22-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOMB
- cik: 0001331520
- company_name: HOME BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1331520/000133152022000059/0001331520-22-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1331520/000133152022000059/homb-20220421.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001331520-22-000059
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001331520-22-000059.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001331520-22-000059.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Pat Hickman was elected as Director at HOME BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board elected J. Pat Hickman to fill the resulting vacancy on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1331520/000133152022000059/0001331520-22-000059-index.htm

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