# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000090498
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-224187
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 33495
**Document Hash:** f3c061e30754916b0992f90b6caabfd6
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-224187.hdr.sgml**: 20260514

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-224187

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260514

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260514

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260514

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000090498
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 710407808
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** AR
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295894
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26979631

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 501 MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** PINE BLUFF
- **STATE:** AR
- **ZIP:** 71601
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8705411000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 501 MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** PINE BLUFF
- **STATE:** AR
- **ZIP:** 71601

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)** 

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| **Arkansas** | **71-0407808** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**501 Main Street** 

**Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601** 

**(870) 541-1000** 

**(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)** 

**Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**James M. Brogdon** 

**President and Chief Executive Officer** 

**Simmons First National Corporation** 

**501 Main Street** 

**Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601** 

**(870) 541-1000** 

**(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

***Copies to:***

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|:---|:---|
| **George A. Makris III**<br> **Executive Vice President,**<br> **General Counsel & Secretary**<br> **Simmons First National Corporation**<br> **601 E. 3rd Street, 12th Floor**<br> **Little Rock, Arkansas 72201**<br> **(501) 558-3162** | **Susan S. Ancarrow, Esq.**<br> **Troutman Pepper Locke LLP**<br> **Troutman Pepper Locke Building**<br> **1001 Haxall Point**<br> **Richmond, Virginia 23219**<br> **(804) 697-1861** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**Explanatory Note** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Simmons First National Corporation ("Simmons") pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register an additional 3,550,000 shares of Simmons' Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("<u>Common Stock</u>"), reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "<u>Amended and Restated 2023 Plan</u>"). The Amended and Restated 2023 Plan was approved by shareholders on May 13, 2026. The Amended and Restated 2023 Plan was originally adopted as the Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "<u>2023 Plan</u>"), which was approved by shareholders on April 18, 2023. Simmons previously filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. [333- 271417](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000117184323002476/s8_042123.htm)) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") on April 24, 2023 (the "<u>Prior Registration Statement</u>") to register 3,800,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2023 Plan.

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented by the information set forth herein, and relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statement relates.

**PART I** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS** 

**Item 1. Plan Information.\*** 

**Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.\*** 

\* The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to participants pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "<u>Securities Act</u>"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. 

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.** 

The following documents filed by Simmons with the Commission are incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be part of, this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Simmons' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2025, filed on [February 25, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000162828026011618/sfnc-20251231.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Simmons' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2026, filed on [May 6, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000162828026031205/sfnc-20260331.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Simmons' Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on [February 2, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312526033819/d816509d8ka.htm) (amending the disclosure contained under Item 5.02 in Simmons' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on [August 4, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312525172179/d934626d8k.htm)), Simmons' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on [February 17, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312526054851/d292117d8k.htm) ,
Simmons' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on [March 3, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312526088388/d89479d8k.htm) and
Simmons' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on [May 13, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312526221998/d138298d8k.htm) ; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The description of Simmons' common stock contained in [Exhibit 4.2](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000162828025008639/sfnc-123124xex42descriptio.htm) to Simmons' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 27, 2025, which updates the description of Simmons' common stock set forth under
the heading "Description of Common Stock" in Simmons' registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. [333-279502](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000155278124000353/e24240_sfnc-s3asr.htm)) filed under the Securities Act on May 17, 2024, as updated and amended from time to time by
any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) All other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the " <u>Exchange Act</u> ") by Simmons since the end of the fiscal year covered in its Annual Report referred to in (a) above (in each case other than portions of those documents deemed to be furnished and
not filed).

All documents filed by Simmons subsequent to the date of this registration statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by

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reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing. Any statement contained in this registration statement, or in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently filed document which is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

**Item 4. Description of Securities.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.** 

Section 850 of the Arkansas Business Corporation Act ("ABCA") empowers a corporation, under specified circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and other amounts paid by them in connection with any third-party action, suit or proceeding against such individuals. Such indemnification is available only if the individuals acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, indemnification may be made only for expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by directors, officers, employees or agents in connection with the defense or settlement, and only if the individuals acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made to an individual adjudged liable to the corporation, unless a court determines otherwise.

Section 850 of the ABCA provides that, to the extent a director, officer, employee, or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, or in defense of any related claim, issue, or matter, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees). Section 850 of the ABCA further provides that, under specified circumstances, indemnification may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding.

Section 850 of the ABCA further provides that a corporation may obtain insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against liabilities incurred by them in these capacities.

Section 830 and Section 842 of the ABCA provide that, if a director or officer, respectively, complies with the standard of conduct under the ABCA, the director or officer is not liable for any action taken as a director or officer, respectively, or failure to take such action.

In accordance with Section 850 of the ABCA, Simmons' articles of incorporation and by-laws provide that any director or officer who is made party to an action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of Simmons (or is or was serving at the request of Simmons as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) shall be indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under the ABCA. Expenses incurred by a director or officer of Simmons in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that person is, or was, a director or officer of Simmons, shall be paid by Simmons in advance of the final disposition upon authorization by the Simmons board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, if such a quorum is unobtainable (or if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs), then by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or by the Simmons shareholders, and upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay such amount, if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. Further, Simmons has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance policies as authorized by Section 850 of the ABCA and Simmons' by-laws.

In accordance with Section 830 of the ABCA, the Simmons articles of incorporation also provide, to the fullest extent permitted by the ABCA, that a director is not liable to Simmons or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided the director has satisfied the statutory standard of conduct.

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In addition to the indemnification provisions described above, Simmons has entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its executive officers and directors. These indemnification agreements supplement the provisions of Simmons' articles of incorporation and by-laws and generally provide that Simmons shall indemnify the indemnitees to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject to certain exceptions, against expenses, judgments, fines and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with their service as a director or officer and also provide for rights to advancement of expenses and contribution.

**Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.** 

Not applicable.

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**Item 8. Exhibits.** 

The exhibits to this registration statement are listed below:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 | [Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Simmons First National Corporation, as amended on July 14, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2021).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000155278121000595/e21468_ex3-1.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 | [Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Simmons First National Corporation, dated August 3, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 4, 2022).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000162828022028414/sfnc-093022xex32amendedand.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3 | [Amended and Restated By-Laws of Simmons First National Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000162828026011618/sfnc-123125xex33amendedbyl.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312526221998/d138298dex101.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1\* | [Opinion of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.](d71578dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](d71578dex51.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Forvis Mazars, LLP.](d71578dex232.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).](#sig) |
| 107.1\* | [Calculation of Filing Fee Table](d71578dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

**Item 9. Undertakings.** 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pine Bluff, State of Arkansas, on May 14, 2026.

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| **SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION** | **SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION** |
| By: | /s/ James M. Brogdon |
| James M. Brogdon | James M. Brogdon |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

Each person whose signature appears below appoints George A. Makris III, James M. Brogdon and C. Daniel Hobbs, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration Statement, including any future registration statement relating to the same plan and the same class of securities to which this Registration Statement relates that is filed for the purpose of registering additional shares in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Marty D. Casteel<br> Marty D. Casteel | Chairman and Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ James M. Brogdon<br> James M. Brogdon | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br> (Principal Executive Officer) | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ C. Daniel Hobbs<br> C. Daniel Hobbs | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br> (Principal Financial Officer) | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ David W. Garner<br> David W. Garner | Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer<br> (Principal Accounting Officer) | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ William E. Clark, II<br> William E. Clark, II | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Steven A. Cossé<br> Steven A. Cossé | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Mark C. Doramus<br> Mark C. Doramus | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Edward Drilling<br> Edward Drilling | Director | May 14, 2026 |

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| /s/ Eugene Hunt<br> Eugene Hunt | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Jerry M. Hunter<br> Jerry M. Hunter | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Susan Lanigan<br> Susan Lanigan | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Tom Purvis<br> Tom Purvis | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Robert L. Shoptaw<br> Robert L. Shoptaw | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Julie Stackhouse<br> Julie Stackhouse | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Russell W. Teubner<br> Russell W. Teubner | Director | May 14, 2026 |
| /s/ Mindy West<br> Mindy West | Director | May 14, 2026 |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1** 

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| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP<br> Troutman Pepper Locke Building<br> 1001 Haxall Point, 15th Floor<br> Richmond, VA 23219 | ![LOGO](g71578g0514024144456.jpg) |
| troutman.com<br>| |

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May 14, 2026

The Board of Directors

Simmons First National Corporation

501 Main Street

Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601

<u>Registration Statement on Form S-8</u> 

Members of the Board of Directors:

We have acted as counsel to Simmons First National Corporation, an Arkansas corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the Company of the above-referenced registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), whereby 3,550,000 additional shares (the "Shares") of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company are registered to be issued in accordance with the Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan and the issuance of the Shares pursuant to the Plan were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") on March 12, 2026, subject to shareholder approval, which was obtained on May 13, 2026.

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.

We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements, and other instruments, certificates, orders, opinions, correspondence with public officials, certificates provided by the Company's officers and representatives, and other documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of rendering the opinion set forth herein, including (i) the corporate and organizational documents of the Company, including the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (the "Articles"), and the Amended and Restated By-laws, as amended to date, (ii) the resolutions (the "Resolutions") of the Board with respect to the offering and issuance of the Shares under the Plan and certain related matters, (iii) the Plan and (iv) the Registration Statement and exhibits thereto.

For purposes of the opinion expressed below, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted as certified, photostatic or electronic copies and the authenticity of the originals thereof, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons, (iv) the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, not witnessed by us, (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties, other than the Company, and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof and (vi) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates we have reviewed.

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| Simmons First National Corporation | ![LOGO](g71578g0514024144798.jpg) |
| May 14, 2026 | ![LOGO](g71578g0514024144798.jpg) |
| Page 2 <br>| ![LOGO](g71578g0514024144798.jpg) |

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Based on the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when and if issued in accordance with the Articles, the Plan, the Registration Statement and the Resolutions (assuming that, upon any issuance of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Articles), the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We are members of the bar of the State of Arkansas and are not purporting to be experts on, or generally familiar with, or qualified to express legal conclusions based upon, laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the State of Arkansas and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to the securities or blue sky laws of any state (including, without limitation, Arkansas), municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state (including, without limitation, Arkansas). This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.

Our opinion is as of the date hereof and we have no responsibility to update this opinion for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention and we disavow any undertaking to advise you of any changes in law.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules or regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2** 

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Simmons First National Corporation for the registration of 3,550,000 shares of Simmons' Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan ("Amended and Restated 2023 Plan"), of our reports dated February 25, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Simmons First National Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ Forvis Mazars, LLP

**Little Rock, Arkansas** 

**May 14, 2026**

## Ex-Filing

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | Other | 3550000 | $21.15 | $75082500.00 | 0.0001381 | $10368.90 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $75082500.00  |  | $10368.90  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $10368.90  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> (a) Footnote (a) to "Amount Registered": Consists of additional shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") of the registrant Simmons First National Corporation reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Simmons First National Corporation 2023 Stock and Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the registrant's Common Stock that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or similar event or change in the registrant's capital stock. (b) Footnote (b) to each of "Fee Calculation Rule," "Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit," and "Maximum Aggregate Offering Price": Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The price shown is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's Common Stock, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 11, 2026.

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