Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEFR14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000480
Chunk: 86

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEFR14A
Chunk 86
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 account the outstanding restricted stock unit awards or the performance share unit awards noted in footnote (a) of this table, since those awards do not have an exercise price. [c]Consists of 2,578,403 shares available for future issuance under the 2023 Plan and 348,040 shares available for future issuance under the Simmons First National Corporation Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2024. [d]The Company does not have any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by shareholders.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE 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). This committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities concerning oversight of 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, and the control systems of management and internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee has adopted a charter, which is available for review within the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s web site, www.simmonsbank.com (under “ESG — Governance — Governance Documents”). This committee met 9 times in 2024. The Board appoints each member of the Audit Committee and has determined that each member is, and each member who served during 2024 was, independent in accordance with the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board has determined that Messrs. Shoptaw and Cossé, along with Ms. West, satisfy the requirements of “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S -Kpromulgated by the SEC and the independence standards applicable to audit committee financial experts as set forth in Regulation S -Kof the SEC. The Board has designated each of them as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the Board has determined that Ms. West and Messrs. Shoptaw and Cossé each satisfy the requirements as a financially sophisticated audit committee member as set forth in Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) of the NASDAQ listing standards. The Company is required to obtain pre -approvalby the Audit Committee for all audit and permissible non -auditservices obtained from the independent