Townsell Donna 4
4 · HOME BANCSHARES INC · Filed Jan 29, 2026
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Home Bancshares (HOMB) Director Donna Townsell Sells 5,563 Shares
What Happened Donna Townsell, Director and Director of Investor Relations at Home Bancshares, sold 5,563 shares in an open-market sale on January 28, 2026 at $28.38 per share, generating proceeds of $157,878. This was a sale (transaction code S), which is often routine insider selling and does not by itself indicate the insider’s view on the company.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-28; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-01-29 (timely filing).
- Price and value: 5,563 shares at $28.38 each; total proceeds $157,878.
- Transaction type: Sale (open market/private sale) — Form 4 shows code S.
- Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Relevant footnotes from the filing:
- F1/F5: Performance stock and performance stock option awarded July 19, 2018 — performance goal met 3/31/2021; vesting/exercise schedules began thereafter.
- F2–F4: Restricted stock grants from Jan 19, 2024; Jan 17, 2025; and Jan 16, 2026 vest 1/3 annually over three years starting on first anniversary.
- F6: An option exercisable in five equal annual installments (first installment 4/20/2019).
- No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, gift, or cashless exercise was indicated in the provided details.
Context Sales by directors are common for liquidity or tax reasons and don’t necessarily reflect insider sentiment. The filing also documents outstanding restricted and performance-based awards/options with multi-year vesting/exercise schedules (see footnotes), which can result in periodic insider sales when awards vest or are exercised.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
2026-01-28$28.38/sh−5,563$157,878→ 218,459.51 total
- 8,334
Common Stock - Performance Based
[F1] - 36,000
Common Stock - Restricted Stock
[F2][F3][F4] - 36,843.587(indirect: Custodian for Daughter)
Common Stock
- 50,000
Performance Stock Option
[F5]Exercise: $23.32Exp: 2028-07-19→ Common Stock (50,000 underlying) - 10,000
Stock Option
[F6]Exercise: $22.22Exp: 2028-04-18→ Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
Footnotes (6)
- [F1]The Performance Stock awarded on July 19, 2018 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the third annual anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal was met on March 31, 2021 and the stock began vesting on March 31, 2024.
- [F2]Restricted stock granted on January 19, 2024 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the award date.
- [F3]Restricted Stock granted on January 17, 2025 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the award date.
- [F4]Restricted Stock granted on January 16, 2026 will vest in 33 1/3% installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the award date.
- [F5]The Performance Stock Option awarded on July 19, 2018 is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the date that the performance goal is met. The performance goal was met on March 31, 2021. Therefore, the first installment became exercisable on March 31, 2022.
- [F6]The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments. The first installment becomes exercisable on April 20, 2019.