UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2005
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
Tennessee | 000-31225 | 62-1812853 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300, Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 744-3700
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 21, 2005, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release that is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, announcing that the Company's shareholders had approved the planned merger with Cavalry Bancorp, Inc.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements. None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 21, 2005.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 22, 2005 | PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Harold Carpenter | |
Name: | Harold Carpenter | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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