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[X]
Rule 13d-1(b)
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[
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[
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1)
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Names
of Reporting Persons, S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons.
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SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
PLAN
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71-6050807
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2)
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group. (See
Instructions)
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(a)
________________________________________
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(b)
________________________________________
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3)
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SEC
Use
Only--------------------------------------
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4)
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization.
ARKANSAS
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Number
of Shares
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5)
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Sole
Voting Power
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-0-
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Beneficially
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6)
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Shared
Voting Power
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-0-
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Owned
by Each
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7)
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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1,051,022
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Reporting
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8)
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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-0-
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Person
With
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person.
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1,051,022
shares
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10)
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares.
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9.
7.53%
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12)
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instruction)
EP
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Item
1(a)
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Name of Issuer: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
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Item
1(b)
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Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: | ||
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501
MAIN STREET
P.
O. BOX 7009
PINE
BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71611
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Item
2(a)
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Name of Person Filing: | ||
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Item
2(b)
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | ||
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501
MAIN STREET
P.
O. BOX 7009
PINE
BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71611
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Item
2(c)
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Citizenship: ARKANSAS | ||
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Item
2(d)
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Title of Class of Securities: CLASS A COMMON STOCK | ||
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Item
2(e)
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CUSIP Number: 828730200 | ||
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Item
3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: | ||
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(a)
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[
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Broker
or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
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(b)
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Bank
as defined in section 3(a)6) of the Act.
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(c)
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Insurance
Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act.
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(d)
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Investment
Adviser registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act.
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(e)
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Investment
Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act.
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(f)
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Employee
Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
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(g)
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[
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Parent
Holding Company, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)(Note: See
Item 7)
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(h)
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Group,
in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
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Item
4.
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Ownership
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(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned: 1,051,022
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(b)
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Percent
of Class: 7.53%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which such person has:
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(i)
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sole
power to vote or direct the vote.
-0-
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or direct the vote. -0- | ||
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(iii)
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sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.
1,051,022
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(iv)
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shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.
-0-
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class. NOT
APPLICABLE
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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PURSUANT
TO THE TERMS OF THE SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN, ANY DIVIDENDS RECEIVED OR PROCEEDS OF SALE OF THE SUBJECT
SECURITIES WOULD INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYEES OF SIMMONS FIRST
NATIONAL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, WHO ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE
PLAN, AND WOULD BE HELD, ADMINISTERED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE TERMS OF SUCH PLAN. THE PLAN COVERS IN EXCESS OF 1,000 EMPLOYEES AND
NO SINGLE EMPLOYEE'S INTEREST THEREUNDER EQUALS OR EXCEEDS FIVE PERCENT
(5%) OF THIS CLASS OF SECURITIES OF THE
ISSUER.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
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NOT
APPLICABLE.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
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NOT
APPLICABLE.
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Item
9.
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Dissolution
of Group. NOT APPLICABLE.
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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2/4/09
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/s/
Joe Clement
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Date
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Joe
Clement, President
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Simmons
First Trust Company, N.A., Trustee,
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Simmons
First National Corporation
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Employee
Stock Ownership Plan
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