Simmons First National Corporation Declares $0.19 Per Share Dividend

Simmons First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) Board of Directors declared a regular $0.19 per share quarterly cash dividend payable July 1, 2008, to shareholders of record June 16, 2008. This dividend represents a $0.01 per share, or 5.6% increase over the dividend paid for the same period in 2007. Simmons First National Corporation is an Arkansas based financial holding company with eight community banks in Pine Bluff, Lake Village, Jonesboro, Rogers, Searcy, Russellville, El Dorado and Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Company’s eight banks conduct financial operations from 89 offices, of which 85 are financial centers, in 48 communities.