UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2017

SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(870) 541-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE: The annual meeting of the shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Simmons First National Corporation (“Corporation”) was held April 19, 2017. On April 20, 2017, the Corporation filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to report the results of shareholder voting at the Annual Meeting. This Form 8-K/A is being filed to report the action taken by the Corporation’s board of directors (“Board”) at the Board’s regular meeting on May 24, 2017, with regard to the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Corporation held its Annual Meeting April 19, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on a non-binding recommendation for the frequency of future non-binding shareholder votes on the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers (“Say-On-Frequency Proposal”). The results were as follows:

The Board carefully considered the results of the shareholders’ advisory vote on the Say-On-Frequency Proposal. Based on the vote, management recommended and the Board determined that non-binding shareholder votes on the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers should be held annually until a Say-On-Frequency Proposal is next presented to the shareholders, which is currently scheduled to occur no later than the Corporation’s 2023 Annual Meeting.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.