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

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 25
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 in accordance with the NASDAQ listing rules. A function of the NCGC regarding nominations is to identify and recommend individuals to be presented for election or re -electionas directors of the Company. Director Nominations and Qualifications The Board is responsible for recommending nominees for directors to the shareholders for election at the annual shareholders’ meeting. The Board has delegated the identification and evaluation of proposed director nominees to the NCGC. The NCGC 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”), the Company’s by -laws, and certain corporate governance principles and procedures govern the nominations and criteria for proposing or recommending proposed nominees for election and re -electionto the Board and its subsidiaries. The identification of potential directors and the evaluation of existing and potential directors is a continuing responsibility of the NCGC. The NCGC has not retained any third party to assist it in performing its duties. A proposed director may be recommended to the Board at any time; however, director nominations by shareholders must be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Company’s by -lawsand described in this proxy statement under the heading “ Proposals for 2026 Annual Meeting.” The NCGC has not set any minimum qualifications for a proposed nominee to be eligible for recommendation to be elected as a director of the Company. The corporate governance principles provide that the NCGC shall consider the following criteria, without any specified priority or weighting, in evaluating proposed nominees for director:

| •   Geographic location of residence and business interests |     | •   Type of business interests                     |
| •   Age                                                     |     | •   Business and financial expertise               |
| •   Community involvement                                   |     | •   Leadership profile                             |
| •   Ability to think independently                          |     | •   Personal and professional ethics and integrity |
| •   Ability to fit with the Company’s corporate culture     |     | •   Equity ownership in the Company                |

The NCGC has no specific quotas for diversity. In evaluating potential nominees to serve as a director for the Company or the Bank, under the criteria set forth above, the NCGC seeks nominees with diverse business and professional experience, skills, and gender, age, place of residence, and ethnic/racial backgrounds, as appropriate, in light of the current composition of the boards. Additionally, the NCGC seeks geographical diversity and insights into its local and regional markets