Note 12 - Capital Stock	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Capital Stock Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 12: CAPITAL STOCK On February 27, 2009, at a special meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to establish 40,040,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value. The aggregate liquidation preference of all shares of preferred stock cannot exceed $80,000,000. On January 18, 2018, the board of directors of the Company approved a two -for- one stock split of the Corporation’s outstanding Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) in the form of a 100% stock dividend for shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 30, 2018 ( “Record Date”). The new shares were distributed by the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, and the Company’s common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 9, 2018. All previously reported share and per share data included in filings subsequent to the Payment Date are restated to reflect the retroactive effect of this two -for- one stock split. On February 27, 2015, as part of the acquisition of Community First, the Company issued 30,852 shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Simmons Series A Preferred Stock”) in exchange for the outstanding shares of Community First Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (“Community First Series C Preferred Stock”). The preferred stock was held by the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) as the Community First Series C Preferred Stock was issued when Community First entered into a Small Business Lending Fund Securities Purchase Agreement with the Treasury. The Simmons Series A Preferred Stock qualified as Tier 1 capital and paid quarterly dividends. The rate remained fixed at 1% through February 18, 2016, at which time it would convert to a fixed rate of 9%. On January 29, 2016, the Company redeemed all of the preferred stock, including accrued and unpaid dividends. On July 23, 2012, the Company approved a stock repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to 850,000 shares (split adjusted) of Class A common stock, or approximately 5% of the shares outstanding. The shares are to be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or unsolicited negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions. Under the repurchase program, there is no time limit for the stock repurchases, nor is there a minimum number of shares that the Company intends to repurchase. The Company may discontinue purchases at any time that management determines additional purchases are not warranted. The Company intends to use the repurchased shares to satisfy stock option exercises, payment of future stock awards and dividends and general corporate purposes.

NOTE

12:

CAPITAL STOCK

February 27, 2009,

at a special meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to establish

40,040,000

authorized shares of preferred stock,

$0.01

par value. The aggregate liquidation preference of all shares of preferred stock cannot exceed

$80,000,000.

January 18, 2018,

the board of directors of the Company approved a

two

-for-

one

stock split of the Corporation’s outstanding Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) in the form of a

100%

stock dividend for shareholders of record as of the close of business on

January 30, 2018 (

“Record Date”). The new shares were distributed by the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, and the Company’s common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on

February 9, 2018.

All previously reported share and per share data included in filings subsequent to the Payment Date are restated to reflect the retroactive effect of this

two

-for-

one

stock split.

February 27, 2015,

as part of the acquisition of Community First, the Company issued

30,852

shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Simmons Series A Preferred Stock”) in exchange for the outstanding shares of Community First Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (“Community First Series C Preferred Stock”). The preferred stock was held by the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) as the Community First Series C Preferred Stock was issued when Community First entered into a Small Business Lending Fund Securities Purchase Agreement with the Treasury. The Simmons Series A Preferred Stock qualified as Tier

capital and paid quarterly dividends. The rate remained fixed at

through

February 18, 2016,

at which time it would convert to a fixed rate of

9%.

January 29, 2016,

the Company redeemed all of the preferred stock, including accrued and unpaid dividends.

July 23, 2012,

the Company approved a stock repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to

850,000

shares (split adjusted) of Class A common stock, or approximately

of the shares outstanding. The shares are to be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or unsolicited negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions. Under the repurchase program, there is

time limit for the stock repurchases, nor is there a minimum number of shares that the Company intends to repurchase. The Company

may

discontinue purchases at any time that management determines additional purchases are

not

warranted. The Company intends to use the repurchased shares to satisfy stock option exercises, payment of future stock awards and dividends and general corporate purposes.