Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEFR14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000480
Chunk: 26

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEFR14A
Chunk 26
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| •   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 by primarily seeking potential director nominees who reside within the markets in which the Company has a significant business presence. Recommendations from Shareholders The NCGC will consider individuals recommended by shareholders for service as a director with respect to elections to be held at an annual meeting. In order for the NCGC to consider nominating a shareholder -recommendedindividual for election at the annual meeting, the shareholder must recommend the individual in sufficient time for consideration and action by the NCGC. While no specific deadline has been set for notice of such recommendations, recommendations provided to the NCGC by a shareholder on or before November 14, 2025 (for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders) should provide adequate time for consideration and action by the NCGC prior to the December 31, 2025, anticipated deadline for reporting proposed nominations to the Board. Recommendations submitted after such date will be considered by the NCGC, but no assurance can be made that such consideration will be completed and committee action taken by the NCGC in time for the next annual shareholders’ meeting. The Chairman of the Board, other directors, and executive officers may also recommend director candidates to the NCGC. The committee will evaluate individuals recommended by shareholders, the Chairman of the Board, other directors, and executive officers against the same criteria, described above, used to evaluate other nominees.

18 Annual Self-Evaluations Board effectiveness remains a key area of focus for us. In furtherance of that goal and in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, the Board, with the oversight of the NCGC, undertakes annual Board and committee self -evaluationprocesses that involve each director completing detailed questionnaires that assist in the assessment of the performance of the Board, its Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Risk committees, and their members. The NCGC reports its findings to the Board following completion of the evaluations and oversees any