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 *   COMPTON JENNIFER BRYNN 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP [SFNC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 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) EVP 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 6,520 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
Performance Stock Unit	  (2)	  (2)	Common	310	$ (1)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (3)	  (3)	Common	310	$ (1)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (4)	  (4)	Common	1,015	$ (1)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (5)	  (5)	Common	755	$ (1)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (6)	  (6)	Common	755	$ (1)	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	12/31/2015	09/15/2025	Common	1,258	$ 48.13	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	12/31/2016	09/15/2025	Common	1,387	$ 48.13	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	12/31/2017	09/15/2025	Common	660	$ 48.13	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/19/2017	01/19/2026	Common	588	$ 47.02	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/19/2018	01/19/2026	Common	588	$ 47.02	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/19/2019	01/19/2026	Common	589	$ 47.02	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (8)	  (8)	Common	510	$ (7)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COMPTON JENNIFER BRYNN C/O SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP. 501 MAIN STREET PINE BLUFF, AR 71601	Â	Â	  EVP	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer Brynn Compton by Piper P. Erwin		01/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Performance Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Simmons First National Corporation common stock Pursuant to the Company's 2015 Incentive Plan.
(2)	Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for calendar year 2016, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.
(3)	Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for calendar year 2017, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.
(4)	Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for calendar year 2018, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.
(5)	Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for calendar year 2016, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.
(6)	Vesting will occur subsequent to the attainment of performance goals set and verified by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors for calendar year 2017, contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the registrant.
(7)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Simmons First National Corporation common stock.
(8)	One third of the Restricted Stock Unit vests on January 19, 2017, 2018 and 2019. SFNC shares will be delivered within 30 days of vesting. Events such as retirement, death, disability and other specified events in the agreement may result in earlier vesting.

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