Pinnacle Financial Partners to Participate in 5th Annual Stephens Bank CEO Forum

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) today announced that it will participate in the Fifth Annual Stephens Bank CEO Forum in Little Rock, AR on Sept. 16-17, 2015. Harold R. Carpenter, Pinnacle’s chief financial officer, will represent the company at the forum.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. Pinnacle’s focus begins in recruiting top financial professionals. Great Place to Work^® named Pinnacle one of the best workplaces in the United States on its 2014 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list published in FORTUNE magazine. The American Banker also recognized Pinnacle as the third best bank to work for in the country.

The firm began operations in a single downtown Nashville location in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $6.5 billion in assets at June 30, 2015. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in Middle Tennessee, Memphis, East Tennessee and Chattanooga. Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.

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