FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   DILL ROBERT 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP [SFNC] (Last) (First) (Middle) SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP., 501 MAIN STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) SFNC 20,957 D   SFNC 102 D   SFNC 23,704 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option	03/25/2003	03/24/2008	Common	100	$ 16	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/28/2003	12/27/2008	Common	200	$ 12.22	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	07/28/2003	07/27/2008	Common	200	$ 10.56	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	07/28/2004	07/27/2009	Common	200	$ 10.56	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/07/2001	05/06/2011	Common	2,000	$ 12.13	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/07/2002	05/06/2011	Common	2,000	$ 12.13	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/07/2003	05/06/2011	Common	2,000	$ 12.13	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/07/2004	05/06/2011	Common	2,000	$ 12.13	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/07/2005	05/06/2011	Common	2,000	$ 12.13	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	07/26/2004	07/25/2014	Common	400	$ 23.78	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	07/26/2005	07/25/2014	Common	400	$ 23.78	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	07/25/2014	Common	400	$ 23.78	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	07/25/2014	Common	400	$ 23.78	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	07/25/2014	Common	400	$ 23.78	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/23/2005	05/23/2015	Common	356	$ 24.5	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	05/23/2015	Common	178	$ 24.5	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	05/23/2015	Common	178	$ 24.5	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	12/31/2005	05/23/2015	Common	178	$ 24.5	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/22/2007	05/20/2016	Common	180	$ 26.19	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/22/2008	05/20/2016	Common	180	$ 26.19	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/22/2009	05/20/2016	Common	180	$ 26.19	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/22/2010	05/20/2016	Common	180	$ 26.19	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/22/2011	05/20/2016	Common	180	$ 26.19	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/31/2008	05/30/2017	Common	180	$ 28.42	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/31/2009	05/30/2017	Common	180	$ 28.42	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/31/2010	05/30/2017	Common	180	$ 28.42	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/31/2011	05/30/2017	Common	180	$ 28.42	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option	05/31/2012	05/30/2017	Common	180	$ 28.42	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DILL ROBERT SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP. 501 MAIN STREET PINE BLUFF, AR 71601	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Robert Dill by Piper P. Erwin		02/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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