Pinnacle to Participate in KBW 13th Annual Community Bank Conference

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) today said that its management will participate in the KBW 13^th Annual Community Bank Conference in New York on July 31–Aug. 1, 2012. M. Terry Turner, president and chief executive officer, and Harold R. Carpenter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will represent the company at the conference.

Pinnacle’s investor presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET on July 31 and will be available to investors via a live webcast. The presentation should last approximately 30 minutes. A link to the live webcast can be found at the company's website, www.pnfp.com, under Investor Relations. The event will be archived for replay for a period of 90 days.

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 $4.9 billion in assets at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, Pinnacle is the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, with 29 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties and three offices in Knoxville.

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

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