Pinnacle Financial to Participate in FIG Partners Investor Conference

Pinnacle Financial to Participate in FIG Partners Investor Conference

MEDIA CONTACT: Sue Atkinson, 615-320-7532
FINANCIAL CONTACT: Harold Carpenter, 615-744-3742
September 19, 2011

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) today said that its management will participate in the FIG Partners’ 7th Annual Bank CEO Forum in Atlanta, Ga. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Harold R. Carpenter, executive vice president and chief financial officer and J. Harvey White, chief credit officer, will represent the company at the conference.

Pinnacle’s investor presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. (CDT) on September 20. The presentation will be available on the company’s website, www.pnfp.com under Investor Relations.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for small- to mid-sized businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. Comprehensive wealth management services, such as financial planning and trust, help clients increase, protect and distribute their assets.

The firm began operations in a single downtown Nashville location in Oct. 2000 and has since grown to over $4.83 billion in assets at June 30, 2011. In 2007, Pinnacle launched an expansion into Knoxville, Tennessee. At June 30, 2011, Pinnacle is the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, with 31 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties and three offices in Knoxville. The firm was also added to Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 index in 2009.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.

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