EXHIBIT 99.1
Simmons First National Corporation Declares $0.23 per Share Dividend
PINE BLUFF, Ark., Aug. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corp.'s (NASDAQ:SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.23-per-share quarterly cash dividend payable Oct. 1, 2015, to shareholders of record Sept. 15, 2015. This dividend represents a $0.01 per share, or 4.5 percent, increase above the dividend paid for the same period last year.
Simmons First National Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Pine Bluff, Ark., with total assets of almost $7.6 billion. The company conducts financial operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Simmons First National Bank, offers comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric approach. The company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SFNC."
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Simmons First National Corporation
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