Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000476
Chunk: 18

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 Doramus, Susan Lanigan, George A. Makris, Jr. (as of March 15, 2024), Robert Shoptaw, and Mindy West, met 4 times. During 2024, the Audit Committee was composed of Robert L. Shoptaw (Chair), Jay D. Burchfield (from January 23, 2024 until April 23, 2024), Steven Cossé, Jerry Hunter, Susan Lanigan (as of February 29, 2024), and Mindy West (Vice Chair). The Board has determined that Messrs. Shoptaw and Cossé, along with Ms. West, constitute financial experts on the Audit Committee. This committee provides assistance to the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities concerning accounting and reporting practices by regularly reviewing the adequacy of the internal and external auditors, the disclosure of the financial affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, the control systems of management and internal accounting controls. During 2024, this committee met 9 times. The Compensation Committee, which was composed of Jay Burchfield (Chair until February 29, 2024; member until April 23, 2024), Susan Lanigan (Chair as of February 29, 2024), Steven Cossé, Jerry Hunter, Robert L. Shoptaw, and Mindy West, met 6 times during 2024. The NCGC, which was composed of Steven Cossé (Chair), Edward Drilling, Susan Lanigan, Tom Purvis, and Robert L. Shoptaw, met 4 times during 2024. The Risk Committee, which was composed of Mark C. Doramus (Chair), Marty Casteel, Edward Drilling, Eugene Hunt, Tom Purvis, and Julie Stackhouse, met 4 times during 2024. The Company encourages all Board members to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting. Historically, the directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are introduced and acknowledged at the annual shareholders’ meeting. All fourteen of the directors who stood for election at the 2024 annual shareholders’ meeting (and the three directors who did not stand for reelection) attended the Company’s 2024 annual shareholders’ meeting. The Board met 8 times during 2024, including regular and special meetings. All incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and all meetings of the committees on which, and during the time period in which, they served.