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Issuer:     HOME BANCSHARES INC (HOMB)
CIK:        0001331520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001331520-24-000169
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

HOMB records $16.7M additional loan loss reserves for Hurricane Helene Q3 2024
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- Additional loan loss reserves of $16.7M established for Helene, which made landfall Sep 26 as Category 4 hurricane.
- Over $1B in loans are in the storm's path; reserves reflect expected losses given widespread devastation.
- Hurricane Milton (landfall Oct 9) may result in substantial increase to hurricane-related reserves in Q4.
- Chairman John Allison cites balance sheet strength to prepare for such events; branches in AR, FL, TX, AL, NY.
- Operational preparations include generators, satellite phones, and employee safety toll-free number.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1331520/000133152024000169/0001331520-24-000169-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1331520/000133152024000169/homb-20241011.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001331520-24-000169

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