Home BancShares (NYSE: HOMB) closes $146M all-stock Mountain Commerce deal
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Home BancShares, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc., effective April 1, 2026. The deal was executed through mergers that combined Mountain Commerce into Home and Mountain Commerce Bank into Centennial Bank.
Under the merger terms, Home will issue approximately 5.4 million shares of its common stock, valued at about $146 million as of April 1, 2026. Mountain Commerce shareholders receive 0.85 shares of Home common stock for each Mountain Commerce share, plus cash at $26.77 only for any fractional shares.
As of December 31, 2025, Mountain Commerce had about $1.77 billion in total assets, $1.49 billion in loans and $1.54 billion in deposits. Following the transaction, Home now operates branches across multiple states, including eight in Tennessee, expanding its regional banking footprint.
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Home BancShares expands in Tennessee via an all-stock $146M bank acquisition.
Home BancShares closed its acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp using approximately 5.4 million newly issued shares, valued at about $146 million. The structure is all-stock, aside from cash only for fractional shares at $26.77 per share.
As of December 31, 2025, Mountain Commerce brought roughly $1.77 billion in assets, $1.49 billion in loans, and $1.54 billion in deposits, adding meaningful scale. The deal also increases branch presence, including eight branches in Tennessee, which deepens the company’s geographic reach.
The filing emphasizes typical forward-looking risks around integration, retention of customers and employees, and realizing anticipated benefits. Actual financial impact will depend on how effectively Home manages credit quality, cost synergies and local competition after the April 1, 2026 closing.
8-K Event Classification
3 items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
3 items
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 8.01
Other Events
Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Stock consideration value: $146 million
Shares issued: 5.4 million shares
Exchange ratio: 0.85 shares
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Stock consideration value
$146 million
Approximate value of shares issued as of April 1, 2026
Shares issued
5.4 million shares
Approximate Home common shares to be issued in merger
Exchange ratio
0.85 shares
Home shares per Mountain Commerce share at closing
Fractional share cash rate
$26.77 per share
Cash paid per fractional Home share
MCBI total assets
$1.77 billion
As of December 31, 2025
MCBI loans
$1.49 billion
As of December 31, 2025
MCBI deposits
$1.54 billion
As of December 31, 2025
Branch network post-deal
78 FL, 75 AR, 59 TX, 8 TN, 5 AL, 1 NY
Branch counts after acquisition completion
Key Terms
Agreement and Plan of Merger, Regulation FD Disclosure, forward-looking statements, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, +2 more
6 terms
Agreement and Plan of Merger regulatory
"Effective April 1, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2025..."
An Agreement and Plan of Merger is a formal document where two companies agree to combine into one, outlining how the process will happen. It’s like a step-by-step plan for merging, and it matters because it shows both sides have agreed on the details before the official transition takes place.
Regulation FD Disclosure regulatory
"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 1, 2026, Home BancShares, Inc. issued a press release..."
forward-looking statements regulatory
"This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s plans, expectations, goals and outlook for the future..."
Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regulatory
"Forward-looking statements should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995."
fairness opinion financial
"Piper Sandler served as financial advisor to Mountain Commerce and provided a fairness opinion..."
A fairness opinion is a professional assessment that evaluates whether the terms of a financial deal, such as a merger or acquisition, are fair from a financial point of view. It helps investors and stakeholders understand if the deal is reasonable and balanced, much like an independent expert giving an unbiased judgment on whether a price or agreement is fair. This assurance can increase confidence that the transaction is fair for all parties involved.
emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company o Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure."
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
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FORM 8-K
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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 1, 2026
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 1, 2026, Home BancShares, Inc. (“Home” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the Company’s previously announced acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc (“MCBI”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Effective April 1, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2025, among Home, its subsidiary bank, Centennial Bank (“Centennial”), Home’s acquisition subsidiary, HOMB Acquisition Sub IV, Inc. (“Acquisition Sub”), MCBI and its subsidiary bank, Mountain Commerce Bank (“MCB”), (the “Merger Agreement”), Acquisition Sub merged with and into MCBI and MCBI merged with and into Home, with Home as the surviving entity (collectively, the “Merger”). MCB also merged with and into Centennial, with Centennial as the surviving entity.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Home will issue approximately 5.4 million shares of its common stock valued at approximately $146 million as of April 1, 2026, with MCBI shareholders receiving 0.85 shares of Home common stock for each share of MCBI common stock they owned at closing. No cash consideration is being paid in connection with the Merger, except for cash paid in lieu of fractional shares of Home common stock, equal to $26.77 multiplied by any resulting fractional shares.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Home BancShares, Inc., Centennial Bank, HOMB Acquisition Sub IV, Inc., Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. and Mountain Commerce Bank, dated December 7, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Home BancShares, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 8, 2025). | ||||
| 99.1 | Press Release: Home BancShares, Inc. Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
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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.
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| Date: | April 1, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jennifer C. Floyd | ||||||||
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| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1
| For Immediate Release: | April 1, 2026 | ||||
Home BancShares, Inc. Announces
Completion of the Acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
Conway, AR – Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB) (“Home” or “the Company”), parent company of Centennial Bank (“Centennial”), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (“Mountain Commerce” or “MCBI”), parent company of Mountain Commerce Bank, pursuant to the terms of a definitive agreement and plan of merger. The acquisition was completed through a series of mergers resulting in Mountain Commerce merging into Home and Mountain Commerce Bank merging into Centennial. The acquisition is effective today, April 1, 2026.
As of December 31, 2025, MCBI had approximately $1.77 billion in total assets, $1.49 billion in loans, and $1.54 billion in deposits. Actual balances at the time of closing may differ from these figures. With the completion of the acquisition, the Company now operates 78 branches in Florida, 75 branches in Arkansas, 59 branches in Texas, eight branches in Tennessee, five branches in South Alabama and one branch in New York City.
“The swift completion of the acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bank is a testament to the new M&A environment which allowed HOMB and MCBI to quickly move forward in the great state of Tennessee as a combined company, focused on the financial needs, wants and desires of the people in the Volunteer State,” said John Allison, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Home.
“Centennial Bank welcomes the customers, talented team of bankers and shareholders of Mountain Commerce Bank and looks forward to the added value this merger will bring to our franchise,” said Stephen Tipton, Chief Executive Officer of Centennial Bank. “We look forward to expanding on the great banking performance that MCBI and Bill Edwards have created,” Tipton continued.
Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, Home will issue approximately 5.4 million shares of its common stock, valued at approximately $146 million as of April 1, 2026, with Mountain Commerce shareholders receiving 0.85 shares of Home common stock for each share of Mountain Commerce common stock they own at closing along with a cash payment in lieu of any resulting fractional share of Home common stock. Mountain Commerce shareholders will also be entitled to receive quarterly dividends declared by Home with record dates following the closing.
Piper Sandler served as financial advisor to Mountain Commerce and provided a fairness opinion, with Bass, Berry & Sims PLC serving as legal advisor. Hovde Group, LLC served as financial advisor to Home BancShares and provided a fairness opinion, with DD&F Consulting Group serving as financial consultant and Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC serving as legal advisor.
General
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s plans, expectations, goals and outlook for the future, including future financial results. 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 are not guarantees of future events, performance or results. When we use words or phrases like “may,” “will,” “plan,” “propose,” “contemplate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “continue,” “expect,” “project,” “predict,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, you should consider them as identifying forward-looking statements, although we may use other phrasing. Forward-looking statements of this type speak only as of the date of this news release. By nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: economic conditions, credit quality, interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and unemployment, including any future impacts from inflation or changes in tariffs or trade policies; the risk that the anticipated benefits from the completed acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes in general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which Home and MCBI operate; the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Home and MCBI; the ability to retain key employees, customers and business relationships following the acquisition; the reaction to the completed acquisition of the companies’ customers, employees and counterparties; diversion of management time on integration-related issues; the possibility that the costs of integration may be greater than anticipated; the effect of any future mergers, acquisitions or other transactions to which we or our bank subsidiary may from time to time be a party, including as a result of one or more of the factors described above as they would relate to such transaction; the ability to identify, complete and successfully integrate additional acquisitions; the availability of and access to capital and liquidity on terms acceptable to us; legislative and regulatory changes and risks and expenses associated with current and future legislation and regulations; technological changes and cybersecurity risks and incidents; the effects of changes in accounting policies and practices; changes in governmental monetary and fiscal policies; the impacts of political instability, ongoing or future military conflicts and other major domestic or international events; the impacts of recent or future adverse weather events, including hurricanes, and other natural disasters; competition from other financial institutions; potential claims, expenses and other adverse effects related to current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other government actions; potential increases in deposit insurance assessments, increased regulatory scrutiny or market disruptions resulting from financial challenges in the banking industry; disruptions, uncertainties and related effects on credit quality, liquidity and other aspects of our business and operations that may result from any future public health crises; changes in the assumptions used in making the forward-looking statements; and other factors described in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including those factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026. Home assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release, except as otherwise required by law.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Townsell
Director of Investor Relations
Home BancShares, Inc.
(501) 328-4625
FAQ
What were Mountain Commerce Bancorp’s assets, loans and deposits before the HOMB deal?
As of December 31, 2025, Mountain Commerce Bancorp had approximately $1.77 billion in total assets, $1.49 billion in loans, and $1.54 billion in deposits. Actual balances at closing may differ from those year-end figures.
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