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Simmons First National Executive Compensation (FY25)

SFNC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 13, 2026
226 figures on this page: 219 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for George Makris, Jr., Chairman & CEO, came to $4,379,185 in fiscal 2025, and Makris, Jr.'s total moved 26.7% higher from the $3,456,932 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 89.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, Cadence Bank and Commerce Bancshares, Inc., among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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George Makris, Jr.
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 13, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — George Makris, Jr.: $3,456,932 → $4,379,185 (26.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.3% → 89.7% (7.6 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Simmons First National's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for George Makris, Jr., Chairman & CEO, came to $4,379,185 in fiscal 2025. Makris, Jr.'s total moved 26.7% higher from the $3,456,932 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Simmons First National's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 89.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Simmons First National's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, Cadence Bank and Commerce Bancshares, Inc., among others.
What is Simmons First National's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 69:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $63,168.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Makris, Jr.
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
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Robert Fehlman
Chief Executive Officer
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James Brogdon
President
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George Makris III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
C. Daniel Hobbs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Fehlman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
George Makris, Jr.
Executive Chairman & Chairman of the Board
◇—◇——◇◇◇
James Brogdon
President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
C. Daniel Hobbs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
George Makris III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Makris, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Brogdon
President
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
C. Daniel Hobbs
EVP & CFO
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Christopher Van Steenberg
EVP & COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
George Makris III
EVP, General Counsel, & Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
C. Daniel HobbsRSU◇——◇——◇
C. Daniel HobbsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
George A. Makris, Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
George A. Makris, Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James M. BrogdonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James M. BrogdonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James BrogdonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
George MakrisPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher SteenbergPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
C. HobbsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marty D. Casteel
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Susan Lanigan
◇◇———◇◇
Mark C. Doramus
—◇———◇◇
Edward Drilling
◇◇———◇◇
William E. Clark, II
◇◇———◇◇
Jerry Hunter
◇◇————◇
Eugene Hunt
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Tom Purvis, Steven A. Coss, Russell W. Teubner, Robert L. Shoptaw, Mindy West, James M. Brogdon and Julie Stackhouse served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ameris Bancorp ABCB
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Bank OZK OZK
  • Cadence Bank CADE
  • Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
  • FB Financial Corporation FBK
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC
  • Heartland Financial USA, Inc. HTLF
  • Home BancShares, Inc. HOMB
  • Independent Bank Group, Inc. IBTX
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. PNFP
  • Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. PB
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • SouthState Corporation SSB
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • UMB Financial Corporation UMBF
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 23, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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226 figures on this page: 219 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
219 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-221998
  2. 0001193125-26-146412
    2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Pay Ratio Disclosure · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-116010
  4. 0001174947-25-000476
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001193125-24-116837
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001174947-24-000372
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001171843-23-002402
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001171843-22-003057
  9. 0001171843-21-003704
  10. 0001171843-20-002855
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Banking rankings

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Peers Simmons First National discloses

The companies named in SFNC's own disclosed peer group.

Ameris BancorpAtlantic Union Bankshares CorporationBank OZKCommerce Bancshares, Inc.FB Financial CorporationHancock Whitney CorporationHome BancShares, Inc.Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.Renasant CorporationSouthState CorporationTrustmark CorporationUMB Financial CorporationUnited Community Banks, Inc.

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Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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