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) August 28, 2008
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Arkansas |
0-6253 |
71-0407808 |
| (State or
other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S.
Employer |
| of
incorporation) |
File
Number) |
Identification
No.) |
| 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.)
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ITEM
7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The
following is the text of a press release issued by the registrant on August 28,
2008.
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL
CORPORATION DECLARES $0.19 PER SHARE DIVIDEND
Pine
Bluff, AR -- Simmons First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) Board of
Directors declared a regular $0.19 per share quarterly cash dividend payable
October 1, 2008, to shareholders of record September 15, 2008. This
dividend represents a $0.01 per share, or 5.6% increase over the dividend paid
for the same period in 2007.
Simmons
First National Corporation is an Arkansas based 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 89 offices, of which 85 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, as amended, 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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Robert A.
Fehlman |
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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