Simmons First National Corp.

Directors of Simmons First National Corp., based in Pine Bluff, recently hiked the bank’s quarterly dividend to 19 cents per share. Payable April 3 to shareholders of record as of March 17, the dividend is nearly 12 percent higher than the 1999 dividend of 17 cents per share.

Simmons First is a $1.7 billion multi-bank holding company with financial operations from 54 offices in 30 communities through banks in Pine Bluff, Jonesboro, Lake Village, Dumas, Rogers, Russellville, Searcy and El Dorado.