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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 12, 2021, Simmons First National Corporation (the “Company”), an Arkansas corporation and the parent company of Simmons Bank, issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Mergers (as defined in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 8, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 4, 2021 (the “Triumph Agreement”), by and between the Company and Triumph Bancshares, Inc. (“Triumph”), and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 4, 2021 (the “Landmark Agreement” and, together with the Triumph Agreement, the “Merger Agreements”), by and among the Company, Simmons Bank and Landmark Community Bank (“Landmark”).

On the Closing Date, Triumph was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Triumph Merger”). Immediately thereafter, Triumph’s subsidiary bank, Triumph Bank, was merged with and into the Company’s subsidiary bank, Simmons Bank, with Simmons Bank continuing as the surviving bank. Also on the Closing Date, Landmark was merged with and into Simmons Bank, with Simmons Bank as the surviving bank (the “Landmark Merger” and, together with the Triumph Merger, the “Mergers”). The Mergers were described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-258059) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2021 and amended on August 3, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”).

At the effective time of the Triumph Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Triumph Agreement, each share of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Triumph was converted into the right to receive (1) 0.9053653 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Company common stock”), with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares, and (2) $0.367338 in cash.

At the effective time of the Landmark Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Landmark Agreement, each share of common stock, no par value per share, of Landmark was converted into the right to receive (1) 0.2025568 shares of Company common stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares, and (2) $0.290249 in cash.

The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreements and the Mergers is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreements, which were filed as Annex A and Annex B to the Registration Statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1		Press Release issued by Simmons First National Corporation on October 12, 2021.

Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Arkansas	000-06253	71-0407808
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	SFNC	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

	SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION


Date: October 12, 2021	By:	/s/ James M. Brogdon
		James M. Brogdon
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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