EXHIBIT 99.1
PINE BLUFF, Ark., May 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corporation's (Nasdaq:SFNC) Board of Directors declared a regular $0.19 per share quarterly cash dividend payable July 1, 2010, to shareholders of record June 15, 2010.
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, including its newly acquired Springfield, Missouri location.
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David W. Garner, Senior Vice President and Investor
Relations Officer
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