Simmons First National Corp. Files 2025 Proxy Statement

TL;DR

SFNC proxy filed - get ready for shareholder votes on exec pay & board.

AI Summary

Simmons First National Corp. filed its definitive proxy statement on April 2, 2025, for its annual meeting on May 7, 2025. The filing, designated as DEF 14A, outlines the company's governance and shareholder matters. Key details regarding executive compensation, director nominations, and other corporate actions will be presented to shareholders for approval.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with crucial information to make informed decisions regarding company leadership and strategic direction at the upcoming annual meeting.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine annual filing (DEF 14A) and does not contain new material events or significant financial disclosures beyond standard corporate governance information.

Key Numbers

• 20250402 — Filing Date (The date the definitive proxy statement was filed with the SEC.)
• 20250507 — Meeting Date (The date of the shareholder meeting for which this proxy statement is issued.)

Key Players & Entities

• SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP (company) — Registrant
• 0000090498 (company) — Central Index Key
• 20250402 (date) — Filing Date
• 20250507 (date) — Meeting Date

FAQ

From the Filing

0001174947-25-000476.txt : 20250402 0001174947-25-000476.hdr.sgml : 20250402 20250402161818 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001174947-25-000476 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 22 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20250507 FILED AS OF DATE: 20250402 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20250402 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000090498 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance EIN: 710407808 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06253 FILM NUMBER: 25804825 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 MAIN STREET CITY: PINE BLUFF STATE: AR ZIP: 71601 BUSINESS PHONE: 8705411000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 MAIN STREET CITY: PINE BLUFF STATE: AR ZIP: 71601 DEF 14A 1 ea0235695-01.htm PROXY STATEMENT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________ SCHEDULE  14A _________________ Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.    ) Filed by the Registrant   ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant   ☐ Check the appropriate box: ☐   Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐   Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a -6 (e)(2)) ☒   Definitive Proxy Statement ☐   Definitive Additional Materials ☐   Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a -12 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) _____________________________________________________________________ (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): ☒   No fee required. ☐   Fee paid previously with preliminary materials ☐   Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0 -11   NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the shareholders of Simmons First National Corporation (“Company”) will be held in the auditorium of the Company’s Little Rock, Arkansas, corporate offices (601 E. 3 rd Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201) at 8:00 A.M. Central Time, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, for the following purposes: 1.       To fix at 14 the number of directors to be elected at the meeting; 2.       To elect 14 persons as directors to serve until the next annual shareholders’ meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; 3.       To consider adoption of a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company; 4.       To consider ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of the accounting firm FORVIS MAZARS, LLP as independent auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2025; and 5.       To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2025, will be entitled to vote at the meeting. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: George A. Makris III, Secretary Pine Bluff, Arkansas April 2, 2025   ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION P. O. Box 7009 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611 PROXY STATEMENT Meeting to be held on May 7, 2025 Proxy and Proxy Statement furnished on or about April 2, 2025 The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Direc