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) May 30, 2007
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arkansas
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0-6253
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71-0407808
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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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:
8.01 OTHER
EVENTS
The
following is the text of a press release issued by the registrant at 3:15
P.M.
Central Time on May 30, 2007.
SIMMONS
FIRST TO PRESENT AT 2007 STEPHENS INC. SPRING INVESTMENT
CONFERENCE
Pine
Bluff, AR — Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ GS: SFNC) today
announced that J. Thomas May, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled
to present at the Stephens Inc. Spring Investment Conference to be held June
6 -
June 7, 2007 in New York, New York.
Mr.
May
will present on Thursday, June 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The
presentation slides and audio webcast will be available through Simmons First’s
web site at www.simmonsfirst.com
and will
be archived and available for replay for approximately 90 days.
Simmons
First owns eight community banks in Arkansas located in Pine Bluff, Lake
Village, El Dorado, Searcy, Jonesboro, Russellville, Rogers, and Hot Springs
and
conducts banking operations from 86 offices in 48 Arkansas 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
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.