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 26, 2009
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
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: 5.02(d)
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DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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On
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, Simmons First National Corporation Board of Directors
approved the election of Eugene Hunt as a director of the
Company. Committee appointments for Mr. Hunt have not been determined
at this time.
Mr. Hunt,
founder and owner of Hunt Law Firm, has been in private practice of law for 37
years and has served as an Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge and Arkansas Supreme
Court Special Justice. He is a member of the Jefferson County Bar
Association, Arkansas Bar Association and the American Bar
Association.
ITEM:
9.01 STATEMENTS,
PRO FORMA INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
99.1
Press Release of the Company dated May 28, 2009, announcing
the appointment of Eugene Hunt.
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: May 28,
2009
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/s/ Robert A. Fehlman
Robert
A. Fehlman, Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
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