UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2015

 

 

Home BancShares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Arkansas

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

000-51904   71-0682831

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

719 Harkrider, Suite 100, Conway, Arkansas   72032
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(501) 328-4770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Home BancShares, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 16, 2015. The following items of business were presented to the shareholders:

(1) The thirteen directors were elected as proposed in the Proxy Statement dated March 6, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”), under the caption “Election of Directors” with votes cast as follows:

 

     Total Vote For
Each Director
     Total Vote
Withheld For
Each Director
     Total Broker
Non-Vote For
Each Director
 

John W. Allison

     45,787,185         333,784         15,600,071   

C. Randall Sims

     45,519,361         601,608         15,600,071   

Randy E. Mayor

     44,153,359         1,967,610         15,600,071   

Milburn Adams

     45,978,014         142,955         15,600,071   

Robert H. Adcock, Jr.

     29,021,506         17,099,463         15,600,071   

Richard H. Ashley

     45,793,844         327,125         15,600,071   

Dale A. Bruns

     45,823,918         297,051         15,600,071   

Richard A. Buckheim

     45,977,956         143,013         15,600,071   

Jack E. Engelkes

     45,894,721         226,248         15,600,071   

Tracy M. French(a)

     45,812,602         302,878         15,600,071   

James G. Hinkle

     45,948,774         172,195         15,600,071   

Alex R. Lieblong

     41,404,047         4,716,922         15,600,071   

Thomas J. Longe

     45,923,909         197,060         15,600,071   

 

(a) A total of 5,489 shares were not voted relative to the election of directors proposal.

(2) The Company’s executive compensation was approved as proposed in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Advisory (Non-binding) Vote Approving Executive Compensation” with votes cast as follows: 45,774,677 votes for, 181,269 votes against, 165,023 votes abstaining and 15,600,071 broker non-votes.

(3) The Audit Committee’s selection and appointment of the accounting firm of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified with votes cast as follows: 61,111,125 votes for, 346,722 votes against, 263,193 votes abstaining and no broker non-votes.

Abstentions and broker non-votes were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present, but were not treated as votes cast on a proposal. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes did not have the effect of a vote for or against the proposal and were not counted in determining the number of votes required for approval.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Home BancShares, Inc.

         (Registrant)
Date: April 20, 2015

/s/ Brian Davis

Brian Davis
Chief Accounting Officer