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Rule
13d-1(b)
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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1)
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Names
of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons —|
SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
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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1,245,455
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Reporting
Person With
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8)
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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-0-
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9)
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person —
1,245,455
shares
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10)
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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11)
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 —8.69%
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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
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P.
O. BOX 7009
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PINE
BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71611
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Item
2(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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SIMMONS
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
PLAN
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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
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P.
O. BOX 7009
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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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Broker
or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
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(b)
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o
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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 Ac
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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
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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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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: 1,245,455
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(b)
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Percent
of Class: 8.69%
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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
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-0-
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(ii)
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shared
power to vote or direct the vote
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-0-
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(iii)
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sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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1,245,455
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(iv)
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shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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-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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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. NOT
APPLICABLE.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group. NOT
APPLICABLE.
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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1/20/06
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Date
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/s/
Joe Clement
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Signature
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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 Employee Stock Ownership
Plan
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