f8k_062415.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 18, 2015


SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 Arkansas
0-6253
71-0407808
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 (Commission File Number)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
501 Main Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
  
71601
(Address of principal executive
offices)
  
(Zip Code)


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

(a) The annual shareholders meeting of the Company was held on June 18, 2015. The matters submitted to the security holders for approval included (1) fixing the number of directors at thirteen (13), (2) the election of thirteen (13) directors, (3) adoption of a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, (4) adoption of the 2015 Incentive Plan, (5) adoption of the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (6) ratification of the Audit and Security Committee’s selection of the accounting firm of BKD, LLP as independent auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2015 and (7) adoption of an amendment to the articles of incorporation increasing the authorized shares of common stock to 120,000,000.

(b) At the annual meeting, all thirteen (13) directors were elected by proxies solicited pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, without any solicitation in opposition thereto.

The following table summarizes the required analysis of the voting by security holders at the annual meeting of shareholders held on June 18, 2015:

Voting of Shares

Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
  
Broker
Non-Votes
Fix the number of directors at thirteen (13)
22,326,700
99.2%
188,037
0.8%
18,704
  
                     -
               
Election of Directors:
For
%
Withhold
Authority
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
David L. Bartlett
18,153,437
99.4%
100,854
0.6%
    
4,279,150
Jay D. Burchfield
18,143,125
99.4%
111,166
0.6%
    
4,279,150
William E. Clark, II
18,155,955
99.5%
98,336
0.5%
    
4,279,150
Steven A. Cossé
18,118,902
99.3%
135,389
0.7%
    
4,279,150
Mark C. Doramus
17,990,031
98.6%
264,260
1.4%
    
4,279,150
Edward Drilling
18,152,641
99.4%
101,650
0.6%
    
4,279,150
Eugene Hunt
18,150,878
99.4%
103,413
0.6%
    
4,279,150
Christopher R. Kirkland
18,144,526
99.4%
109,765
0.6%
    
4,279,150
W. Scott McGeorge
18,154,653
99.5%
99,638
0.5%
    
4,279,150
George A. Makris, Jr.
18,030,174
98.8%
224,117
1.2%
    
4,279,150
Joseph D. Porter
18,144,418
99.4%
109,873
0.6%
    
4,279,150
Harry L. Ryburn
18,134,279
99.3%
120,012
0.7%
    
4,279,150
Robert L. Shoptaw
18,154,689
99.5%
99,602
0.5%
    
4,279,150
               
Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
%
Broker
Non-Votes
Consider adoption of a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers
17,799,801
97.5%
271,185
1.5%
183,305
1.0%
4,279,150
               
Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
%
Broker
Non-Votes
Consider adoption of the Simmons First National Corporation 2015 Incentive Plan
17,698,205
97.0%
450,993
2.5%
105,093
0.6%
4,279,150
               
 
 
 
 
 
Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
%
Broker
Non-Votes
Consider adoption of the Simmons First National Corporation 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
17,909,051
98.1%
143,787
0.8%
201,453
1.1%
4,279,150
               
Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
%
Broker
Non-Votes
Ratify the Audit & Security Committee's selection of the accounting firm of BKD, LLP as independent auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2015
22,360,894
99.2%
125,088
0.6%
47,459
0.2%
                     -
               
Action
For
%
Against
%
Abstain
%
Broker
Non-Votes
Amend the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A, $0.01 par value, Common Stock from 60,000,000 to 120,000,000
20,713,524
91.9%
1,696,937
7.5%
122,980
0.6%
                      -

 

 
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.
 
  SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
     
     
  /s/ Robert A. Fehlman  
Date: June 24, 2015 Robert A. Fehlman  
 
Senior Executive Vice President,
 
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer