The information set forth in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is
incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information about the Acquisition and Where to Find It
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. In connection with the merger,
Home has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), and the SEC has declared effective, a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement) to register the shares of Home common stock to be
issued to shareholders of Stonegate in connection with the transaction. The Registration Statement includes a Joint Proxy Statement of Home and Stonegate and a Prospectus of Home, as well as other relevant materials regarding the proposed merger
transaction involving Home and Stonegate. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF HOME AND STONEGATE ARE ADVISED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC AND/OR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (the
FDIC), AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED
MERGER TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders may also obtain free copies of the
documents filed with the SEC by Home at Homes website at http://www.homebancshares.com, Investor Relations, or by contacting Jennifer Floyd, by telephone at (501) 339-2929. Investors and security holders may also read and copy any reports that
Stonegate files with the FDIC by contacting the FDIC in writing at FDIC, Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20429, or by email at PublicBankReports@FDIC.gov. All filings made electronically with the
FDIC may be accessed at https://efr.fdic.gov/fcxweb/efr/index.html. You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, from SGB by accessing SGBs website at www.stonegatebank.com under the heading Investor Relations.
Copies can also be obtained, free of charge, by directing a written request to Stonegate Bank, Attention: Kori Smith, 400 North Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062.
Home and Stonegate and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the shareholders of Home and Stonegate in connection with the merger transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Home and their ownership of Home common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Homes 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March 1, 2017. Information about the directors and executive officers of Stonegate and their ownership of Stonegate common stock is set forth in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus included in the Registration Statement. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus regarding the merger transaction. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of
the business combination transaction involving Home and Stonegate, including the combined companys future financial and operating results, plans, expectations, goals and outlook for the future. Statements in this report 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 typically identified by words such as believe, expect,
anticipate, intend, target, estimate, continue, positions, prospects or potential, by future conditional verbs such as will,
would, should, could or may, or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. By nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties. Investors and security holders are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to, (i) the possibility that the acquisition does not close when expected or at all because required shareholder approvals and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all; (ii) changes in Homes
stock price before closing; (iii) the outcome of pending or threatened litigation, or of matters before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future, including litigation related to the merger; (iv) the risk that the
benefits from the transaction 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 Stonegate operate; (v) the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Home and Stonegate; (vi) the reaction to the
transaction of the companies customers, employees and counterparties; and (vii) diversion of management time on acquisition-related issues. Additional information on factors that might affect Home BancShares, Inc.s financial results is
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017.