Simmons First National Corporation
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) August 31, 2005
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Arkansas
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0-6253
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71-0407808
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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501
Main Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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71601
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(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 3:45 P.
M.
Central Time on August 31, 2005.
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION DECLARES $0.15 PER SHARE
DIVIDEND
Pine
Bluff, AR -- Simmons
First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ NM: SFNC) Board of Directors declared a
regular $0.15 per share quarterly cash dividend payable October 3, 2005, to
shareholders of record September 15, 2005. This dividend represents a $0.01
per
share, or 7.14% increase over the dividend paid for the same period in
2004.
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 78 offices, of which 76 are financial centers, in
44
communities.
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FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
ROBERT
A. FEHLMAN
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Simmons
First National Corporation
(870)
541-1231
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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| Date:
August 31, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Robert
A. Fehlman |
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Robert A. Fehlman |
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer |