EXHIBIT 99.1

Simmons First National Corporation Declares $0.21 Per Share Dividend

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corporation's (Nasdaq:SFNC) Board of Directors declared a regular $0.21 per share quarterly cash dividend payable January 2, 2014, to shareholders of record December 16, 2013. This dividend represents a $0.01 per share, or 5.0% increase over the dividend paid for the same period last year.

Simmons First National Corporation is a seven bank financial holding company with community banks in Pine Bluff, Lake Village, Jonesboro, Searcy, Russellville, El Dorado and Hot Springs and conducts banking operations in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

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         DAVID W. GARNER
         Executive Vice President and Investor Relations Officer
         Simmons First National Corporation
         (870) 541-1000