Simmons First to report 4th-quarter earnings

Simmons First National Corp. will release and review its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, the Pine Bluff-based bank said.

The company will release its earnings report before the market opens Thursday morning, and executives will follow up with a live conference call to review the report at 3 p.m.

Analysts expect earnings per share of 40 cents, according to three surveyed by financial-data firm Thomson Reuters said.

Those interested in listening to the call may dial (888) 481-2844 and ask for the Simmons First call using the ID number 2687609.

The call will also be available in live and recorded forms on the company's website, www.simmonsfirst.com.

Simmons First earned $6.9 million, or 43 cents per share, in the third quarter, up about 2.5 percent from the same period the year before.

A year ago, Simmons reported fourth-quarter earnings of $8.0 million, or 48 cents per share, a 27 percent jump from $6.3 million in the same period of 2011.

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