Simmons First National Corporation 8-K
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 31, 2007
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Arkansas
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0-6253
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71-0407808
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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501
Main Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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71601
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(870)
541-1000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM
7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The
following is the text of a press release issued by the registrant at 3:30 P.
M.
Central Time on May 31, 2007.
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION DECLARES $0.18 PER SHARE
DIVIDEND
Pine
Bluff, AR -- Simmons First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) Board of
Directors declared a regular $0.18 per share quarterly cash dividend payable
July 2, 2007, to shareholders of record June 15, 2007. This dividend represents
a $0.01 per share, or 5.88% increase over the dividend paid for the same period
in 2006.
Simmons
First National Corporation is a financial holding company with eight community
banks in Pine Bluff, Lake Village, Jonesboro, Rogers, Searcy, Russellville,
El Dorado, and Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Company's eight banks conduct
financial operations from 86 offices, of which 82 are financial centers, in
48
communities.
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FOR
MORE
INFORMATION CONTACT:
DAVID
W.
GARNER
Senior
Vice President and Investor Relations Officer
Simmons
First National Corporation
(870)
541-1000
Ticker
symbol: SFNC
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.
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SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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/s/
Robert A. Fehlman |
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Date: May
31, 2007
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Robert
A. Fehlman, Executive Vice President
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and Chief Financial Officer
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