Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000476
Chunk: 84

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 84
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 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 auditors. All services obtained from the independent auditors during 2024, whether audit services or permitted non -auditservices, were pre -approvedby the Audit Committee (or its Chair, pursuant to delegated authority). The Audit Committee has not adopted any additional pre -approvalpolicies and procedures, but consistent with its charter, it may do so in the future. The Audit Committee issued the following report concerning its activities related to the Company for the previous year: The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the