Edgar Filing: STEPHENS WARREN A

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

STEPHENS WARREN A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONNS INC [CONN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

111 CENTER STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2012

(Street)

LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/12/2012		S		1,533,467 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 25.4125	4,470,305 ⁽²⁾	I	By voting trust
Common Stock								152,497	I	By LLC
Common Stock								599	I	By trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STEPHENS WARREN A 111 CENTER STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201		X

Signatures

Todd Ferguson, attorney in fact for reporting person		12/12/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents sale of 82,430 shares by Stephens Inc., 665,890 shares by Warren A. Stephens Trust, 100,351 shares by Warren A. Stephens Grantor Trust, 225,128 shares by Harriet C. Stephens Trust, 301,521 shares by Warren & Harriet Stephens Children's Trust, 103,709 shares by Stephens Investments Holdings LLC, and 18,146 shares by each of Warren MIles Amerine Stephens 95 Trust, John Calhoun Stephens 95 Trust, and Laura Whitaker Stephens 95 Trust.
(2)	Includes 2,077,623 shares beneficially owned by Warren A. Stephens Trust, and 82,430 shares beneficially owned by Stephens Inc. Also includes 206,116 shares beneficially owned by WAS Conns Annuity Trust One, 171,176 shares beneficially owned by Stephens Investments Holdings LLC, and 100,350 shares beneficially owned by Warren A. Stephens Grantor Trust. Also includes 702,617 shares beneficially owned by Harriet C. Stephens Trust. Also includes 941,038 shares beneficially owned by Warren and Harriet Stephens Children's Trust, 56,633 shares beneficially owned by each of Warren Miles Amerine Stephens 95 Trust, John Calhoun Stephens 95 Trust, and Laura Whitaker Stephens 95 Trust, and 6,352 shares beneficially owned by each of three additional childrens trusts.

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