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accession: "0001193125-25-174517"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFNC"
cik: "0000090498"
company_name: "SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T20:18:45.468753+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Simmons First increases life insurance benefits for two officers: Brogdon to $1.4M, Makris III to $800K

## Summary
- James Brogdon's lump sum death benefit increased from $890K to $1.4M, effective Aug 1, 2025.
- George Makris III's lump sum death benefit increased from $610K to $800K, effective same date.
- Increases are under Simmons Bank's Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Plan, adopted in 2021.
- Plan pays a defined death benefit to beneficiary; bank retains all cash surrender value and excess proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-174517
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFNC
- cik: 0000090498
- company_name: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312525174517/0001193125-25-174517-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/90498/000119312525174517/d30958d8k.htm

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