UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2007
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Arkansas | 0-6253 | 71-0407808 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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 at 3:15 P.M. Central Time on February 28, 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 April 2, 2007, to shareholders of record March 15, 2007. This dividend represents a $0.02 per share, or 12.5% 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 hereto duly authorized.
| SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||
Date: February 28, 2007 | /s/ Robert A. Fehlman | ||||||
| Robert A. Fehlman, Executive Vice President | |||||||
| and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||