CONWAY, Ark., Sept. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOMB) announced that it would participate as a presenter in the Financial Institutions Conference hosted by RBC Capital Markets to be held in Boston, MA, on September 16-17, 2008.
John Allison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home BancShares, Inc., will participate in the Midwestern Banks panel at 2:00 (ET), on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. The panel discussions will be webcast live, and can be accessed through the Company's website at www.homebancshares.com within the investor relations tab. Those accessing the audio-only webcast should allow extra time to register and download any necessary software. A replay of the panel discussion will be available for 30 days following the conference for those who are unable to listen to the live broadcast.
Home BancShares, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, with six wholly owned bank subsidiaries that provide a broad range of commercial and retail banking and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals and municipalities. Three of the bank subsidiaries are located in the central Arkansas market area, a fourth serves central and southern Arkansas, a fifth serves Stone County in north central Arkansas, and a sixth serves the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida. Recently, the Company announced plans to combine the charters of its six banks into a single charter and adopt Centennial Bank as their common name. This combination is expected to be completed by the middle of next year. 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.