<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/rss/search.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" /><title>Arkansas Business Public Companies - Simmons First National</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=Simmons First National</link><description>The last news stories about Simmons First National from Arkansas Business, Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and Today's Top Stories.</description><copyright>Copyright 2009 Arkansas Business Limited Partnership. All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Simmons Raises $64.9 Million in Stock Offering</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118648.54928.130775</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118648.54928.130775</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff has raised $64.925 million in its public stock offering. </description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:11 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons First Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118491.54928.130618</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118491.54928.130618</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2.65 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $24.50 a share for gross proceeds of approximately $64.93 million.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:39:09 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons Selling Approximately $65 Million in New Stock</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118326.54928.130453</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118326.54928.130453</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff says it may use the proceeds for acquisitions, including failing banks. </description><pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:14:57 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons First Earnings a Record for Third Quarter</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117901.54928.130028</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117901.54928.130028</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced record third quarter earnings of $7.7 million or 54 cents a share, compared to$6.5 million or 46 cents a share for the same period in 2008, a 17.4 percent increase.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:59:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons Declares Dividend of 19 Cents a Share</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116966.54928.129093</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116966.54928.129093</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff declared a regular 19-cent-a-share quarterly cash dividend on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:03 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>J. Thomas May: Simmons' Quarterly Results Exceed Expectations</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116045.54928.128172</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116045.54928.128172</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Thursday announced quarterly earnings of $5.5 million, or 39 cents diluted earnings per share, compared to $5.9 million, or 42 cents diluted earnings per share, for the same quarter in 2008.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:41:01 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons Declares 19-Cent Dividend</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=115144.54928.127271</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=115144.54928.127271</guid><description>Quarter dividend is unchanged from recent quarters. </description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recession's Effects on Arkansas' Public Companies Prove Mixed </title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114430.54928.126557</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114430.54928.126557</guid><description>The recession has proven beneficial to Wal-Mart but harmful to the state's trucking companies.</description><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arkansas' Lenders Roll With Changes In Bank Landscape</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114287.54928.126414</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114287.54928.126414</guid><description>Lender introspection follows financial flux as Arkansas bankers contend with questions of TARP money, branches and more.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Simmons First National 1Q Dips, Sees Low Demand for Loans</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114091.54928.126218</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=114091.54928.126218</guid><description>Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Thursday announced first quarter earnings of $5.2 million, or 37 cents diluted earnings per share, down from $8.8 million, or 63 cents diluted earnings per share during the same quarter last year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:22:01 CST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>