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Exhibit 10.1

 

SUPPORT AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

 

This SUPPORT AND NON-COMPETITION
AGREEMENT, dated as of November 13, 2018 (this “Agreement”), by and among Simmons First National Corporation
(“Simmons”), an Arkansas corporation, Reliance Bancshares, Inc. (“Reliance”), a Missouri
corporation, and the undersigned shareholder [and director and/or executive officer] (the “Individual”) of Reliance.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, Simmons and Reliance are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date
hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”),
pursuant to which, among other things, Reliance will merge with and into Simmons, with Simmons as the surviving corporation (the
“Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, as of
the date hereof, the Individual is [a[n] [director] [and] [executive officer] of Reliance and] has Beneficial Ownership of (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, those shares of Class A common stock, with $0.25 par value per
share, of Reliance (“Reliance Common Stock”) specified on Schedule 1 attached hereto, which, by virtue of the
Merger, will be converted into the right to receive shares of Simmons common stock and cash, and therefore the Merger is expected
to be of substantial benefit to the Individual;

 

WHEREAS, as a material
inducement to Simmons entering into the Merger Agreement, Simmons has required that the Individual agree, and the Individual has
agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, other
individuals, as a material inducement to Simmons entering into the Merger Agreement, will enter into and abide by the covenants
and obligations set forth in substantially similar support and non-competition agreements.

 

NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
I 

General

 

1.1.          
Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

“Affiliate”
of a Person means any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such Person.

 

“Beneficial
Ownership” by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract,
arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or
to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the
disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership”
as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
provided that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities
which such Person has, at any time during the term of this Agreement, the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise (irrespective of
whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, including the passage
of time in excess of 60 days, the satisfaction of any conditions, the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing).
The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

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“Business”
means the business of acting as a commercial, community or retail banking business, including but not limited to entities which
lend money and take deposits.

 

“control”
(including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”),
with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
as trustee or executor, by Contract or any other means.

 

“Constructive
Sale” means, with respect to any security, a short sale with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring an
offsetting derivative Contract with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring a futures or forward Contract to deliver
such security or entering into any other hedging or other derivative transaction that has the effect of either directly or indirectly
materially changing the economic benefits and risks of ownership of any security.

 

“Covered Shares”
means, with respect to the Individual, the Individual’s Existing Shares, together with any shares of Reliance Common Stock
or other capital stock of Reliance and any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Reliance Common
Stock or other capital stock of Reliance, in each case that the Individual acquires Beneficial Ownership of on or after the date
hereof.

 

“Encumbrance”
means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (statutory or other), charge, option to purchase, lease or other right to acquire
any interest or any claim, restriction, covenant, title defect, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or other encumbrance
of any kind or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement), excluding restrictions under Securities Laws.

 

“Existing Shares”
means, with respect to the Individual, all shares of Reliance Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Individual.

 

“Permitted Transfer”
means a Transfer (i) as the result of the death of the Individual by the Individual to a descendant, heir, executor, administrator,
testamentary trustee, lifetime trustee or legatee of the Individual, (ii) Transfers to Affiliates (including trusts) and family
members in connection with estate and tax planning purposes, and (iii) Transfers to any other shareholder and director and/or executive
officer of Reliance who has executed a copy of this Agreement on the date hereof; provided, that in each case prior to the effectiveness
of such Transfer, such transferee executes and delivers to Simmons and Reliance a written agreement, in form and substance acceptable
to Simmons and Reliance, to assume all of Individual’s obligations hereunder in respect of the Covered Shares subject to
such Transfer and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Covered Shares subject to such Transfer, to the
same extent as the Individual is bound hereunder and to make each of the representations and warranties hereunder in respect of
the Covered Shares transferred as the Individual shall have made hereunder.

 

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“Person”
means a natural person or any legal, commercial or governmental entity, such as, but not limited to, a corporation, general partnership,
joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, business association, group
acting in concert, or any person acting in a Representative capacity.

 

“Representatives”
means, with respect to any Person, any officer, director, employee, investment banker, financial or other advisor, attorney, accountant,
consultant, or other representative or agent of or engaged or retained by such Person.

 

“Restricted
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.

 

“Transfer”
means, with respect to any security, the direct or indirect assignment, sale, transfer, tender, exchange, pledge, hypothecation,
or the grant, creation or suffrage of an Encumbrance in or upon, or the gift, placement in trust, or the Constructive Sale or other
disposition of such security (including transfers by testamentary or intestate succession or otherwise by operation of Law) or
any right, title or interest therein (including, but not limited to, any right or power to vote to which the holder thereof may
be entitled, whether such right or power is granted by proxy or otherwise), or the record or beneficial ownership thereof, the
offer to make such a sale, transfer, Constructive Sale or other disposition, and each agreement, arrangement or understanding,
whether or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing.

 

ARTICLE
II 

COVENANTS OF INDIVIDUAL

 

2.1.            
Agreement to Vote. The Individual hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that during the term of this Agreement,
at a special meeting of the shareholders of Reliance or at any other meeting of the shareholders of Reliance, however called, including
any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any written consent of the shareholders of Reliance, the Individual
shall, in each case to the fullest extent that such matters are submitted for the vote or written consent of the Individual and
that the Covered Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:

 

(a)               
appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares as to which the Individual controls the right to vote
to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and

 

(b)               
vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering, all
of the Covered Shares as to which the Individual controls the right to vote:

 

(i)                
in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
including the Merger, and any actions required in furtherance thereof;

 

(ii)              
against any action or agreement that could result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation
of Reliance under the Merger Agreement;

 

(iii)            
against any Acquisition Proposal; and

 

(iv)             
against any action, agreement or transaction submitted for the vote or written consent of the shareholders of Reliance that
would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate the purposes of or adversely affect
the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the performance by Reliance of its
obligations under the Merger Agreement or by the Individual of his obligations under this Agreement.

 

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2.2.            
No Inconsistent Agreements. The Individual hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, the Individual
(a) has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or
voting trust with respect to the Covered Shares, (b) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time while this Agreement remains
in effect, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares, (c) will not commit any act, except for Permitted
Transfers, that could restrict or affect his or her legal power, authority and right to vote any of the Covered Shares then held
of record or Beneficially Owned by the Individual or otherwise prevent or disable the Individual from performing any of his or
her obligations under this Agreement, and (d) has not taken and shall not knowingly take any action that would make any representation
or warranty of the Individual contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Individual
from performing any of his obligations under this Agreement.

 

2.3.            
Non-Competition.

 

(a)               
The Individual hereby covenants and agrees that, for a period commencing on the Closing Date and terminating on the second
anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), such Individual shall not within the States of Missouri
and Illinois, directly or indirectly, either for him or herself or for any other Person other than for Simmons or its Affiliates,
participate in any business (including, without limitation, any division, group or franchise of a larger organization) that engages
(or proposes to engage) in the Business; provided, that if as of the date hereof the Individual holds not more than a 5% direct
or indirect equity interest in such Person, then the Individual may retain such ownership interest without being deemed to “participate”
in the Business conducted by such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “participate” shall mean having
more than 5% direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person, whether as a sole proprietor, investor, owner, shareholder, partner,
member, manager, joint venturer, creditor or otherwise, or rendering any direct or indirect service or assistance to any Person
(whether as a director, officer, manager, member, supervisor, employee, agent, consultant or otherwise), with respect to the Business.

 

(b)               
The Individual covenants and agrees that during the Restricted Period, the Individual shall not directly or indirectly,
as employee, agent, consultant, director, equity holder, member, manager, partner or in any other capacity, without Simmons’s
prior written consent (other than for the benefit of Simmons or its Affiliates), solicit, call upon, communicate with or attempt
to communicate (whether by mail, telephone, electronic mail, personal meeting or any other means, excluding general solicitations
of the public that are not based in whole or in part on any list of customers of Reliance or any of its Affiliates) with any Person
that is or was a customer of Reliance or any of its Affiliates during the one-year period preceding the Closing Date for the purpose
of engaging in opportunities related to the Business or contracts related to the Business or, except in the ordinary course of
conducting the business described in Schedule 2, interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or damage) any relationship
between Reliance or its Affiliates and any such customers.

 

(c)               
The Individual covenants and agrees that during the Restricted Period, such Individual shall not directly or indirectly,
as employee, agent, consultant, director, equity holder, member, manager, partner or in any other capacity, without the prior written
consent of Simmons, employ, engage, recruit, hire, solicit or induce, or cause others to solicit or induce, for employment or engagement,
any employee of Reliance or its Affiliates (excluding general solicitations of the public that are not based on any list of, or
directed at, employees of Reliance or its Affiliates).

 

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ARTICLE
III 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1.            
Representations and Warranties of the Individual. The Individual hereby represents and warrants to Reliance and Simmons
as follows:

 

(a)               
Organization; Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action. The Individual has the requisite capacity and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Individual and, assuming this Agreement constitutes
a valid and binding obligation of the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Individual,
enforceable against him or her in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium,
reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(b)               
Ownership. The Existing Shares are, and all of the Covered Shares owned by the Individual from the date hereof through
and on the Closing Date will be, Beneficially Owned by the Individual except to the extent such Covered Shares are Transferred
after the date hereof pursuant to a Permitted Transfer. The Individual has good and marketable title to the Existing Shares, free
and clear of any Encumbrances other than those imposed by applicable Securities Laws. As of the date hereof, the Existing Shares
constitute all of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned or owned of record by the Individual. The Individual has and will
have at all times through the Closing Date sole voting power (including the right to control such vote as contemplated herein)
with respect to all of the Individual’s Existing Shares and with respect to all of the Covered Shares owned by the Individual
at all times through the Closing Date.

 

(c)               
No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Individual does not, and the performance by the
Individual of his or her obligations under this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law of any Governmental Authority
applicable to the Individual or by which any of his or her Assets is bound, or (ii) conflict with, result in any breach of or constitute
a Default, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on the Assets of the Individual pursuant to, any Contract to which the
Individual is a party or by which the Individual or any of his or her Assets is bound, except for any of the foregoing as could
not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of the Individual to perform
his or her obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.

 

(d)               
Consents and Approvals. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Individual does not, and the performance
by the Individual of his or her obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by him or her of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, require the Individual to obtain any Consent of any Governmental Authority.

 

(e)               
Legal Proceedings. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Individual, threatened against or affecting
the Individual or any of his or her Affiliates before or by any Person or Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected
to impair the ability of the Individual to perform his or her obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby on a timely basis.

 

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(f)                
Reliance by Simmons. The Individual understands and acknowledges that Simmons is entering into the Merger Agreement
in reliance upon the Individual’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of Individual
contained herein.

 

ARTICLE
IV 

OTHER COVENANTS

 

4.1.            
Prohibition on Transfers, Other Actions.

 

(a)               
Until the earlier of the receipt of the Reliance Shareholder Approval or the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated
in accordance with its terms, the Individual hereby agrees not to (i) Transfer any of the Covered Shares of which he is the
record owner, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest specifically therein unless such Transfer is a Permitted Transfer;
(ii) enter into any Contract with any Person, or take any other action, that violates or conflicts with or would reasonably be
expected to violate or conflict with, or result in or give rise to a violation of or conflict with, the Individual’s representations,
warranties, covenants and obligations under this Agreement; or (iii) except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or by order
of a court of competent jurisdiction, take any action that could restrict or otherwise affect the Individual’s legal power,
authority and right to vote all of the Covered Shares then Beneficially Owned by him or her, or otherwise comply with and perform
his or her covenants and obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this provision shall be void.

 

(b)               
The Individual understands and agrees that if the Individual attempts to Transfer, vote or provide any other Person with
the authority to vote any of the Covered Shares other than in compliance with this Agreement, Reliance shall not, and the Individual
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably instructs Reliance to not (i) permit such Transfer on its books and records, (ii) issue
a new certificate representing any of the Covered Shares, or (iii) record such vote unless and until the Individual shall have
complied with the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.2.            
Stock Dividends, etc. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Reliance
Common Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares
or the like, the terms “Existing Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such
shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares
may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

4.3.            
Notice of Acquisitions, etc. The Individual hereby agrees to notify Reliance as promptly as practicable (and in any
event within two Business Days after receipt) in writing of (i) the number of any additional shares of Reliance Common Stock or
other securities of Reliance of which the Individual acquires Beneficial Ownership on or after the date hereof and (ii) any proposed
Permitted Transfers of the Covered Shares, Beneficial Ownership thereof or other interest specifically therein.

 

4.4.            
Waiver of Appraisal Rights. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Individual hereby waives any rights
of appraisal he or she may have under applicable Law.

 

4.5.            
Further Assurances. From time to time, at the request of Simmons and Reliance and without further consideration,
the Individual shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary
to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Individual
hereby authorizes Reliance to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure related to the Merger Agreement, including
the Proxy Statement, the Individual’s identity and Beneficial Ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of the Individual’s
obligations under this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE
V 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1.            
Termination. This Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing and (b) the
date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; provided, that (i) if the Closing occurs, the provisions
of Section 2.3 shall survive until the end of the Restricted Period, and (ii) the provisions of ARTICLE V shall survive
any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5.1 and no termination of this Agreement shall relieve or otherwise
limit any party of liability for fraud, or willful or intentional breach of this Agreement.

 

5.2.            
No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Simmons or Reliance any direct
or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Covered Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits
of and relating to the Covered Shares, if any, shall remain vested in and belong to the Individual, and Simmons or Reliance shall
not have any authority to direct the Individual in the voting or disposition of any of the Covered Shares, except as otherwise
provided herein.

 

5.3.            
Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received
by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile (with
confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after
normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the fifth day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses:

 

(a)               
Simmons:

 

Simmons First National
Corporation

501 Main Street

Pine Bluff, Arkansas
71601

Facsimile Number: (870)
850-2605

Attention: George A.
Makris, Jr., Chairman & CEO

 

with a copy to:

 

Simmons First National
Corporation

425 W. Capitol Avenue,
Suite 1400

Little Rock, Arkansas
72201

Facsimile Number: (501)
558-3145

Attention: Patrick A.
Burrow, EVP & General Counsel

 

and

 

Covington & Burling
LLP

One CityCenter

850 Tenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Facsimile Number: (202)
778-5988

Attention: Frank M. Conner
III

Email: rconner@cov.com;

Michael P. Reed

Email: MReed@cov.com

 

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(b)               
Reliance:

 

Reliance Bancshares,
Inc.

10401 Clayton Road

Frontenac, Missouri 63131

Attention: Thomas H.
Brouster, Sr.

Email: thbsr@brouster.com

 

Copy to Counsel:

 

Lewis Rice LLC

600 Washington Avenue,
Suite 2500

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

Facsimile Number: 314-612-7613

Attention: Thomas Erb

Email: terb@lewisrice.com

Attention: Leonard Essig

Email: lessig@lewisrice.com

 

(c)               
if to the Individual, to those persons indicated on Schedule 1.

 

5.4.            
Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against
any party, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. No party to this Agreement shall be considered the draftsman. The
parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been reviewed, negotiated, and accepted by all parties and their attorneys
and, unless otherwise defined herein, the words used shall be construed and interpreted according to their ordinary meaning so
as fairly to accomplish the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

 

5.5.            
Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Executed
signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “pdf” format
data file and such signature pages will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered. This Agreement
and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or
thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format
data file, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the
same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such
agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file
to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was
transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file
as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

 

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5.6.            
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and, to the extent referenced herein, the Merger Agreement, together with the several
agreements and other documents and instruments referred to herein or therein or annexed hereto or thereto, embody the complete
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior
understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written and oral, that may have related to the subject matter
hereof in any way.

 

5.7.            
Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)               
The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the Laws of
the State of Arkansas without regard to the conflict of Laws or choice of Law principles that might otherwise refer construction
or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive Law of another jurisdiction.

 

(b)               
Each party agrees that it will bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusively in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in
the State of Arkansas (the “Chosen Courts”), and, solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement
or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen
Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection
that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process
upon such party in any such action or proceeding will be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 5.3.

 

(c)               
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED
AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES
AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH PARTY
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH PARTY
HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.7.

 

5.8.            
Amendment; Waiver. To the extent permitted by Law, this Agreement may be amended by a subsequent writing signed by
each of the parties upon the approval of each of the parties.

 

5.9.            
Enforcement of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that money damages
would be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
shall be entitled, without the requirement of posting bond, to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction,
this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

5.10.         
Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall,
as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions
of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision
shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

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5.11.         
Assignment. Except as expressly contemplated hereby, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
the other parties. Any purported assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors
and assigns.

 

5.12.         
Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person,
other than the parties or their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of
this Agreement,. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto
and are for the sole benefit of the parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the
parties hereto in accordance herewith without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and
warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular matters regardless
of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Consequently, Persons other than the parties may not rely upon the representations
and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of
any other date. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, no consent, approval or agreement of any third party
beneficiary will be required to amend, modify to waive any provision of this Agreement.

 

5.13.         
Individual Capacity. The Individual is signing this Agreement solely in his capacity as a Beneficial Owner, and nothing
herein shall prohibit, prevent or preclude the Individual from taking or not taking any action in the Individual’s capacity
as an officer or director of Reliance to the extent permitted by the Merger Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Person
thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

 

By: __________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

RELIANCE BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

By: __________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

INDIVIDUAL

 

______________________________

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

     

     

    

Schedule
1

 

INFORMATION

 

 

 

	Name	 	Existing Shares
	 	 	 
	______________________________	 	
        _______________________________

        

         

 

 

Address for notice:

 

	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Street: 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	City, State:	 	 
	 	 	 
	ZIP Code:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Telephone:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Fax:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Email:	 	 

 

 

 

 

     

     

    

 

Schedule 2

 

[Individual to list current activities that
may be excluded from the non-compete]Exhibit (10)(a)

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 333-141756) and Amendment No. 355 to the 1940 Act Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 811-08441), and to the use therein of our reports dated (a) April 2, 2018, with respect to the financial statements of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and (b) April 12, 2018, with respect to the financial statements of Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H for the registration of interests in a separate account under individual flexible payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 13, 2018

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