Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-050112
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Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 cost basis of AFS securities (including certain of those previously classified as HTM). The sale of investment securities resulted in a realized, after-tax loss of $625.6 million (based on actual tax rate of 21.946%). Proceeds from the sale of the investment securities were primarily used to deleverage the balance sheet through the pay-down of higher rate, non-relationship wholesale and public fund deposits, as well as higher rate other borrowings primarily consisting of FHLB advances. While the one-time loss on the sale of the bonds was significant, the financial strength of our company coupled with the positive sentiment from investors allowed us that opportunity.

We followed the balance sheet repositioning by issuing $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (“2025 Notes”), which qualify as Tier 2 regulatory capital of the Company. The proceeds of this issuance were used to redeem $330.0 million of our 5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (“2018 Notes”), which qualified as Tier 2 regulatory capital but were subject to amortizing regulatory capital treatment as they approached maturity, effective October 1, 2025.

While we continue to operate against a backdrop of uncertainty concerning the macroeconomic environment and the timing of future interest rate moves, we continue our focus on organic growth in our current footprint and are encouraged by our positive momentum through the nine months ended September 30, 2025: 

•Total deposits as of September 30, 2025 were $19.84 billion, compared to $21.89 billion as of December 31, 2024. Uninsured, non-collateralized deposits as of September 30, 2025 were approximately $4.46 billion, or 22% of total deposits.

•Capital levels remained strong over the period following the balance sheet repositioning, with all regulatory capital ratios remaining significantly above “well-capitalized” guidelines as of September 30, 2025 (see Table 13 in the Risk-Based Capital section below). As of September 30, 2025, our ratio of common equity to total assets was 13.85%, the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.53% and our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.56%.

•The loan to deposit ratio was 87% and 78% as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.