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) November 18, 2014
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) | (I.R.S. 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) A special shareholders meeting of the Company was held on November 18, 2014. The matters submitted to the security holders for approval included (1) a proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 6, 2014, as amended on September 11, 2014, by and between Simmons First National Corporation and Community First Bancshares, Inc.; (2) a proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 27, 2014, as amended on September 11, 2014, by and between Simmons First National Corporation and Liberty Bancshares, Inc.; (3) a proposal to designate the number of members comprising the board of directors of Simmons as 12, increasing by three the number of Simmons directors; (4) a proposal to adjourn the Simmons special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Community First merger proposal; and (5) a proposal to adjourn the Simmons special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Liberty merger proposal.
(b) At the special meeting, all five (5) proposals were adopted by proxies solicited pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, without any solicitation in opposition thereto.
The following table summarizes the required analysis of the voting by security holders at the special meeting of shareholders held on November 18, 2014:
Voting of Shares
| Action | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | % | Broker Non-Votes |
| Approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Community First Bancshares and the Company | 12,376,150 | 68.8% | 366,546 | 2.0% | 31,027 | 0.2 | 35,922 |
| Action | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | % | Broker Non-Votes |
| Approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Liberty Bancshares and the Company | 12,723,916 | 70.7% | 18,284 | 0.1% | 31,523 | 0.2 | 35,922 |
| Action | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | % | Broker Non-Votes |
| Designate the number of members comprising the board of directors of the Company as 12, increasing the number of directors by three | 12,664,748 | 98.9% | 56,033 | 0.4% | 52,941 | 0.4 | 35,922 |
| Action | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | % | Broker Non-Votes |
| Approve the proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Community First merger proposal | 11,685,991 | 91.2% | 729,723 | 5.7% | 393,930 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Action | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | % | Broker Non-Votes |
| Approve the proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Liberty merger proposal | 12,029,963 | 93.9% | 726,447 | 5.7% | 53,234 | 0.4 | 0 |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 18, 2014 the Company issued a press release announcing the shareholder approval of the merger agreements for the Company and Community First Bancshares, Inc. and the Company and Liberty Bancshares, Inc. at the special shareholders meetings held by each of the corporations on November 18, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated November 18, 2014
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.
| SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION | |
| /s/ Robert A. Fehlman | |
| Date: November 18, 2014 | Robert A. Fehlman, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |