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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): August 27, 2015

Simmons First National Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Arkansas		0-6253		71-0407808
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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 8.01. Other Events.

On August 27, 2015 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated August 27, 2015

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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.

Date: August 27, 2015	Simmons First National Corporation
	By:	/s/ ROBERT A. FEHLMAN Robert A. Fehlman Sr. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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	Exhibit Index
	99.1	Press release dated August 27, 2015