Barry K Ledbetter Form 4 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL / Barry K Ledbetter ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ledbetter Barry K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP.

501 MAIN STREET

(Street)

PINE BLUFF AR 71601

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP [ SFNC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Banking Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/17/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
SFNC	01/17/2017		A		1,779	A	$58.5	15,438	D
SFNC	01/17/2017		F		704	D	$58.5	14,734	D
SFNC								5,106	D
SFNC								9,209(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(2)	01/17/2017		A		1,332		(3)	(3)	Common	1,332	$0	1,332	D
Performance Stock Unit	(4)	01/17/2017		A		2,664		(5)	(5)	Common	2,664	$0	2,664	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Employee Stock Ownership Plan merged into 401K Plan.

2. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Simmons First National Corporation common stock.

3. One third of the Restricted Stock Unit vests on January 17, 2018, 2019 and 2020. SFNC shares will be delivered within 30 days of vesting. Events such as retirement, death, disability and other specified events in the agreement may result in earlier vesting.

4. Each Performance Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Simmons First National Corporation common stock.

5. The shares listed are the maximum number of shares which may vest under this grant. Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for the performance period ending December 31, 2019, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.

	/s/ Barry K. Ledbetter by Piper P. Erwin	01/19/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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