0001171843-15-006518.txt : 20151123 0001171843-15-006518.hdr.sgml : 20151123 20151123171642 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-15-006518 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151123 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20151123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000090498 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 710407808 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06253 FILM NUMBER: 151250469 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 MAIN STREET STREET 2: C/O SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP CITY: PINE BLUFF STATE: AR ZIP: 71601 BUSINESS PHONE: 8705411000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 MAIN STREET STREET 2: C/O SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP CITY: PINE BLUFF STATE: AR ZIP: 71601 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): November 23, 2015

Simmons First National Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Arkansas   0-6253   71-0407808
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

501 Main Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(870) 541-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 23, 2015 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated November 23, 2015

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: November 23, 2015 Simmons First National Corporation

 By:   /s/ ROBERT A. FEHLMAN
Robert A. Fehlman
Sr. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
EX-99 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Simmons First National Corporation Declares $0.23 Per Share Dividend

EXHIBIT 99.1

Simmons First National Corporation Declares $0.23 Per Share Dividend

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corp.'s (NASDAQ:SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.23-per-share quarterly cash dividend payable Jan. 1, 2016, to shareholders of record Dec. 15, 2015. This dividend represents a $0.01-per-share, or 4.5 percent, increase above the dividend paid for the same period last year.

Simmons First National Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Pine Bluff, Ark., with total assets of $7.6 billion. The company conducts financial operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Simmons First National Bank, offers comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric approach. The company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SFNC."

CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
         J. BURTON HICKS
         Chief of Staff and Investor Relations Officer
         Simmons First National Corporation
         (870) 541-1000