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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On October 22, 2019, Simmons First National Corporation ("Company") issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 17, 2019, the board of directors of the Company authorized a new stock repurchase program (“Program”) under which the Company may repurchase up to $60,000,000 of its Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) currently issued and outstanding. The Program will be executed in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and will terminate on October 31, 2021 (unless terminated sooner). The new Program replaces the Company’s existing stock repurchase program, which was announced on July 23, 2012. Under the Program, the Company may repurchase shares of its Common Stock through open market and privately negotiated transactions or otherwise (including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1). The timing, pricing, and amount of any repurchases under the Program will be determined by the Company’s management at its discretion based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, trading volume and market price of the Common Stock, corporate considerations, the Company’s working capital and investment requirements, general market and economic conditions, and legal requirements. The Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any Common Stock and may be modified, discontinued, or suspended at any time without prior notice.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated October 22, 2019 |
| Exhibit 104. | Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |
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.
| SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
| /s/ Robert A. Fehlman | ||
| Date: October 22, 2019 | Robert A. Fehlman, Senior Executive Vice President, | |
| Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer | ||