Pinnacle to Participate in Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference Nov. 13

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) today announced that members of its management will participate in the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference in Naples, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. 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 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.

The firm began operations in a single downtown Nashville location in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $5.9 billion in assets at Sept. 30, 2014. At Sept. 30, 2014, Pinnacle is the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, with 29 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties and four offices in Knoxville. Additionally, 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 has recognized Pinnacle as the No. 2 best bank to work for in the country.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.

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