SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Shields Thomas H JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 3295 COLLEGE STREET (Street) BEAUMONT TX 77701 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/25/2010	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONNS INC [ CONN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior VP - Human Resources	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(1)	07/27/2010	Common Stock	24,000	8.21	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(1)	11/25/2013	Common Stock	3,500	14	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(1)	11/30/2014	Common Stock	2,500	17.73	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(2)	11/30/2015	Common Stock	5,000	33.88	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(2)	12/04/2016	Common Stock	10,000	22.68	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(2)	11/27/2017	Common Stock	5,000	19.99	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(2)	11/25/2018	Common Stock	10,000	6.33	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	(2)	11/24/2019	Common Stock	12,500	6.34	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Currently exercisable

2. Vests in 20% increments on each anniversary date of the original grant (which is ten years prior to the expiration date) until fully vested.

	/s/ Thomas H. Shields, Jr.	05/26/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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