Pinnacle Financial Partners 8K PNFP Reports Record Earnings Per Share of $0.52 for Third Quarter | PNFP 22 Oct 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

	MEDIA CONTACT:	Nikki Klemmer, 615-743-6132
	FINANCIAL CONTACT:	Harold Carpenter, 615-744-3742
	WEBSITE:	www.pnfp.com

PNFP REPORTS RECORD EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.52 FOR THIRD QUARTER

Loans increased 11.4 percent over last year

Loan, core deposit and revenue growth produce operating leverage

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2014 – Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) reported net income per diluted common share of $0.52 for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014, compared to net income per diluted common share of $0.42 for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013, an increase of 23.8 percent. Net income per diluted common share was $1.48 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014, compared to net income per diluted common share of $1.23 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2013, an increase of 20.3 percent.

"Our performance in the third quarter of 2014 represents our seventh consecutive quarter of record earnings per share for the shareholders of our firm," said M. Terry Turner, Pinnacle's president and chief executive officer. "We continue to experience strong organic loan growth as well as strong growth in revenues and profitability. End of period loan balances increased by 11.4 percent year over year, while average non-interest bearing deposits increased by 19.7 percent during the same period. Our third quarter results place us in great position to achieve our 2014 growth targets."

GROWING THE CORE EARNINGS CAPACITY OF THE FIRM:

Loans at Sept. 30, 2014 were a record $4.421 billion, an increase of $105.7 million from June 30, 2014. Loans increased $451.9 million from Sept. 30, 2013, a year-over-year growth rate of 11.4 percent.

Average balances of noninterest-bearing deposit accounts were $1.317 billion in the third quarter of 2014 and represented approximately 28.3 percent of total average deposit balances for the quarter, another record for the firm. Third quarter 2014 average noninterest-bearing deposits increased 19.7 percent over the same quarter last year.

Revenues (excluding securities gains and losses) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014 were a record $62.4 million, an increase of $2.6 million from $59.8 million in the second quarter of 2014. Revenues (excluding securities gains and losses) increased 8.7 percent over the same quarter last year.

Return on average assets was 1.25 percent for the third quarter of 2014, compared to 1.21 percent for the second quarter of 2014 and 1.09 percent for the same quarter last year. Third quarter 2014 return on average tangible equity amounted to 13.69 percent, compared to 13.50 percent for the second quarter of 2014 and 12.71 percent for the same quarter last year.

"We remain optimistic about our ability to achieve our 2014 end-of-year loan targets," Turner said. "Our 2014 third quarter annualized net loan growth rate of 9.8 percent exceeded our 2013 third quarter annualized net loan growth rate of 4.2 percent, providing further evidence of the achievability of our three-year growth targets for the period ending December 2014. As our focus turns to the next three-year period, we expect firms that are capable of efficient and effective core deposit acquisition will be the banking firms ultimately rewarded by investors. For that reason, we are pleased with the nearly 20 percent annual growth rate in demand deposits."

OTHER THIRD QUARTER 2014 HIGHLIGHTS:

Revenue growth

o	Net interest income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014 was $49.5 million, compared to $47.2 million for the second quarter of 2014 and $44.6 million for the third quarter of 2013.

§	The firm's net interest margin increased to 3.79 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014, up from 3.71 percent last quarter and 3.72 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013.

Noninterest income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014 was $12.9 million, compared to $12.6 million for the second quarter of 2014 and $11.4 million for the same quarter last year.

Other fees increased by $512,000 between the second and third quarters of 2014 due to several factors, including gains on other investments and increased interchange revenues. Other fees decreased $702,000 between the quarters ended Sept. 30, 2014 and 2013 primarily due to a $1.1 million gain on the sale of the government guaranteed portion of a loan in the third quarter of 2013.

"Our net interest margin improvement was primarily attributable to higher loan yields and continued lower funding costs," said Harold R. Carpenter, Pinnacle's chief financial officer. "Average loan yields for the third quarter of 2014 increased by seven basis points compared to the second quarter of 2014, while our cost of funds decreased by one basis point. Loan yields increased due to several factors, including recognition of interest income on loans previously classified as nonaccrual and the favorable impact of certain hedging activities entered into during the second quarter of 2014. Looking to the fourth quarter, we believe our net interest income should expand based on volume increases, while our net interest margin will likely contract modestly but remain well within our previous guidance."

Noninterest expense

o	Noninterest expense for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014 was $34.4 million, compared to $33.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 and $33.3 million in the same quarter last year.

Equipment and occupancy expense increased by $560,000 compared to the second quarter of 2014, primarily due to a $460,000 write-off of equipment resulting from the decision to outsource certain services to a third party provider.

§	Other real estate owned expenses (OREO) were $417,000 in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $226,000 in the second quarter of 2014 and $699,000 in the same quarter last year.

§	Other noninterest expense decreased by $147,000 in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the second quarter of 2014, and by $660,000 compared to the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to costs associated with the resolution of a legal matter during the third quarter of 2013.

"Our third quarter results reflect an efficiency ratio of 55.0 percent, which is another record for the firm," Carpenter said. "Our goal is to continue to increase the operating leverage of our firm primarily through increased revenues while maintaining effective cost controls. That said, we believe that in order to remain a high performing franchise prudent management of our expense base will continue to be a requirement."

Asset quality

Nonperforming assets were $34.0 million at Sept. 30, 2014, compared to $28.6 million at June 30, 2014 and $35.5 million at Sept. 30, 2013. Nonperforming assets were 0.77 percent of total loans and ORE at Sept. 30, 2014, compared to 0.66 percent at June 30, 2014 and 0.89 percent at Sept. 30, 2013.

The allowance for loan losses represented 1.50 percent of total loans at Sept. 30, 2014, compared to 1.55 percent at June 30, 2014 and 1.70 percent at Sept. 30, 2013. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 305.6 percent at Sept. 30, 2014, compared to 426.6 percent at June 30, 2014 and 336.6 percent at Sept. 30, 2013.

Net charge-offs were $1.6 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014, compared to $890,000 for the second quarter of 2014 and $2.1 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014 were 0.14 percent, compared to 0.21 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013.

Provision for loan losses increased from $685,000 for the third quarter of 2013 to $851,000 for the third quarter of 2014. The provision was $254,000 for the second quarter of 2014.

"Total nonperforming loans increased by $6.0 million between Sept. 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014," Carpenter said. "At Sept. 30, 2014, approximately $15.6 million of the $21.6 million in nonperforming loans are performing pursuant to their contractual terms. We expect that our credit metrics will continue to be in the top quartile of most peer groups and provide us with additional credit leverage for the remainder of this year and next."

BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARES DIVIDEND

On Oct. 21, 2014, Pinnacle's Board of Directors also declared an $0.08 per share cash dividend to be paid on Nov. 28, 2014 to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 7, 2014. The amount and timing of any future dividend payments to common shareholders will be subject to the discretion of Pinnacle's Board of Directors.

WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Pinnacle will host a webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. (CDT) on Oct. 22, 2014 to discuss third quarter 2014 results and other matters. To access the call for audio only, please call 1-877-602-7944. For the presentation and streaming audio, please access the webcast on the investor relations page of Pinnacle's website at www.pnfp.com.

For those unable to participate in the webcast, it will be archived on the investor relations page of Pinnacle's website at www.pnfp.com for 90 days following the presentation.

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 also recognized Pinnacle as the 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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Certain of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "expect," "anticipate," "goal," "objective," "intend," "plan," "believe," "should," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but other statements not based on historical information may also be considered forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Pinnacle Financial to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, without limitation, (i) deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses; (ii) continuation of the historically low short-term interest rate environment; (iii) the inability of Pinnacle Financial to grow its loan portfolio; (iv) changes in loan underwriting, credit review or loss reserve policies associated with economic conditions, examination conclusions, or regulatory developments; (v) effectiveness of Pinnacle Financial's asset management activities in improving, resolving or liquidating lower-quality assets; (vi) increased competition with other financial institutions; (vii) greater than anticipated adverse conditions in the national or local economies including the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA and the Knoxville MSA, particularly in commercial and residential real estate markets; (viii) rapid fluctuations or unanticipated changes in interest rates on loans or deposits; (ix) the results of regulatory examinations; (x) the ability to retain large, uninsured deposits; (xi) the development of any new market other than Nashville or Knoxville; (xii) a merger or acquisition; (xiii) any matter that would cause Pinnacle Financial to conclude that there was impairment of any asset, including intangible assets; (xiv) reduced ability to attract additional financial advisors (or failure of such advisors to cause their clients to switch to Pinnacle Financial) or otherwise to attract customers from other financial institutions; (xv) further deterioration in the valuation of other real estate owned and increased expenses associated therewith; (xvi) inability to comply with regulatory capital requirements, including those resulting from changes to capital calculation methodologies and required capital maintenance levels; (xvii) risks associated with litigation, including the applicability of insurance coverage; (xviii) approval of the declaration of any dividend by Pinnacle Financial's board of directors, (xix) the vulnerability of our network and online banking portals to unauthorized access, computer viruses, phishing schemes, spam attacks, human error, natural disasters, power loss and other security breaches, (xx) the possibility of increased compliance costs as a result of increased regulatory oversight and the development of additional banking products for our corporate and consumer clients, and (xxi) changes in state and federal legislation, regulations or policies applicable to banks and other financial service providers, including regulatory or legislative developments arising out of current unsettled conditions in the economy, including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A more detailed description of these and other risks is contained in Pinnacle Financial's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2014 and Pinnacle Financial's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2014. Many of such factors are beyond Pinnacle Financial's ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Pinnacle Financial disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – UNAUDITED
	September 30, 2014			June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and noninterest-bearing due from banks	$	64,743,501		$	91,575,519		$	79,785,004
Interest-bearing due from banks		148,068,613			114,865,408			124,509,486
Federal funds sold and other		4,757,438			4,667,086			4,644,247
Cash and cash equivalents		217,569,552			211,108,013			208,938,737

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value		714,920,906			743,528,294			693,456,314
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $38,112,282, $38,290,464, and
$38,817,467 at September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and
December 31, 2013, respectively)		38,106,986			38,537,545			39,795,649
Mortgage loans held-for-sale		19,130,001			24,591,553			12,850,339

Loans		4,421,250,676			4,315,561,552			4,144,493,486
Less allowance for loan losses		(66,159,575	)		(66,888,250	)		(67,969,693	)
Loans, net		4,355,091,101			4,248,673,302			4,076,523,793

Premises and equipment, net		71,551,257			72,534,086			72,649,574
Other investments		33,599,454			33,496,695			33,226,195
Accrued interest receivable		16,949,949			15,921,099			15,406,389
Goodwill		243,533,067			243,550,227			243,651,006
Core deposit and other intangible assets		3,129,236			3,365,399			3,840,750
Other real estate owned		12,329,278			12,946,465			15,226,136
Other assets		139,792,704			140,538,915			148,210,975
Total assets	$	5,865,703,491		$	5,788,791,593		$	5,563,775,857

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,357,934,212		$	1,324,358,420		$	1,167,414,487
Interest-bearing		860,781,126			900,576,170			884,294,802
Savings and money market accounts		1,983,237,139			1,950,235,361			1,962,714,398
Time		460,378,271			476,343,393			519,049,037
Total deposits		4,662,330,748			4,651,513,344			4,533,472,724
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		64,772,511			62,272,670			70,465,326
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		215,523,517			170,556,327			90,637,328
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		96,783,292			97,408,292			98,658,292
Accrued interest payable		622,908			661,273			792,703
Other liabilities		43,736,364			41,997,702			46,041,823
Total liabilities		5,083,769,340			5,024,409,608			4,840,068,196

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding		-			-			-
Common stock, par value $1.00; 90,000,000 shares authorized;
35,654,541 shares, 35,601,495 shares and 35,221,941 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014
and December 31, 2013, respectively		35,654,541			35,601,495			35,221,941
Additional paid-in capital		558,070,636			555,428,349			550,212,135
Retained earnings		185,496,234			170,155,642			142,298,199
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		2,712,740			3,196,499			(4,024,614	)
Stockholders' equity		781,934,151			764,381,985			723,707,661
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,865,703,491		$	5,788,791,593		$	5,563,775,857

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – UNAUDITED
	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		June 30,		September 30,			September 30,
	2014		2014		2013			2014		2013
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$	47,510,761	$	45,089,706	$	42,778,193		$	136,296,125	$	126,441,555
Securities
Taxable		3,469,311		3,628,264		3,538,446			10,817,854		10,860,146
Tax-exempt		1,533,029		1,563,612		1,601,067			4,694,438		4,741,440
Federal funds sold and other		268,455		282,822		259,536			828,335		834,748
Total interest income		52,781,556		50,564,404		48,177,242			152,636,752		142,877,889

Interest expense:
Deposits		2,435,426		2,481,762		2,708,376			7,512,428		9,076,757
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		38,702		31,329		55,601			100,546		204,240
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings		770,367		824,912		840,318			2,352,501		2,666,721
Total interest expense		3,244,495		3,338,003		3,604,295			9,965,475		11,947,718
Net interest income		49,537,061		47,226,401		44,572,947			142,671,277		130,930,171
Provision for loan losses		851,194		254,348		684,956			1,593,180		5,631,408
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		48,685,867		46,972,053		43,887,991			141,078,097		125,298,763

Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,912,617		2,965,644		2,797,342			8,669,229		7,818,452
Investment services		2,353,118		2,164,410		1,955,652			6,645,362		5,643,690
Insurance sales commissions		1,037,043		1,144,871		1,021,430			3,566,835		3,522,430
Gains on mortgage loans sold, net		1,352,976		1,668,604		1,326,469			4,256,451		5,130,411
Investment gains (losses) on sales, net		29,221		-		(1,441,234	)		29,221		(1,466,475	)
Trust fees		1,109,278		1,071,848		931,543			3,326,877		2,756,079
Other noninterest income		4,094,200		3,582,067		4,796,079			11,724,284		11,210,770
Total noninterest income		12,888,453		12,597,444		11,387,281			38,218,259		34,615,357

Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		21,721,663		21,772,469		21,009,680			65,244,092		61,152,789
Equipment and occupancy		6,477,076		5,917,354		5,412,865			18,103,458		15,730,074
Other real estate expense		417,197		226,006		699,211			1,294,355		2,810,779
Marketing and other business development		945,805		1,064,990		720,866			2,919,696		2,498,708
Postage and supplies		569,707		544,194		581,433			1,674,515		1,690,588
Amortization of intangibles		236,163		237,676		246,675			711,514		1,015,848
Other noninterest expense		3,991,944		4,139,239		4,652,161			11,959,708		11,725,844
Total noninterest expense		34,359,555		33,901,928		33,322,891			101,907,338		96,624,630
Income before income taxes		27,214,765		25,667,569		21,952,381			77,389,018		63,289,490
Income tax expense		9,017,943		8,497,589		7,305,431			25,655,089		20,883,883
Net income	$	18,196,822	$	17,169,980	$	14,646,950		$	51,733,929	$	42,405,607

Per share information:
Basic net income per common share	$	0.52	$	0.49	$	0.43		$	1.49	$	1.24
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.52	$	0.49	$	0.42		$	1.48	$	1.23

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		34,762,206		34,697,888		34,282,899			34,688,064		34,148,562
Diluted		35,155,224		35,081,702		34,606,567			35,069,764		34,415,776

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED
	September			June		March		December		September		June
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2014		2014		2013		2013		2013
Balance sheet data, at quarter end:
Commercial real estate - mortgage loans	$	1,478,869		1,457,335		1,456,172		1,383,435		1,326,838		1,308,873
Consumer real estate - mortgage loans		706,801		698,528		703,592		695,616		687,259		697,490
Construction and land development loans		322,090		292,875		294,055		316,191		319,973		298,509
Commercial and industrial loans		1,724,086		1,697,634		1,568,937		1,605,547		1,513,632		1,504,086
Consumer and other		189,405		169,190		158,931		143,704		121,600		116,407
Total loans		4,421,251		4,315,562		4,181,687		4,144,493		3,969,302		3,925,365
Allowance for loan losses		(66,160	)	(66,888	)	(67,524	)	(67,970	)	(67,280	)	(68,695	)
Securities		753,028		782,066		774,134		733,252		743,885		727,889
Total assets		5,865,703		5,788,792		5,600,933		5,563,776		5,391,201		5,373,168
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,357,934		1,324,358		1,180,202		1,167,414		1,138,421		1,098,887
Total deposits		4,662,331		4,651,513		4,500,577		4,533,473		4,333,543		4,096,578
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		64,773		62,273		68,093		70,465		84,032		117,346
FHLB advances		215,524		170,556		150,604		90,637		115,671		325,762
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		96,783		97,408		98,033		98,658		99,283		99,908
Total stockholders' equity		781,934		764,382		742,497		723,708		712,216		696,569

Balance sheet data, quarterly averages:
Total loans	$	4,358,473		4,251,900		4,130,289		3,981,214		3,932,218		3,845,476
Securities		767,895		782,436		748,539		731,651		739,625		745,969
Total earning assets		5,264,591		5,187,589		5,023,692		4,903,233		4,825,552		4,710,534
Total assets		5,752,776		5,673,615		5,514,031		5,388,371		5,313,003		5,210,600
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,317,091		1,202,740		1,128,743		1,179,340		1,100,532		1,012,718
Total deposits		4,655,047		4,518,963		4,509,493		4,407,806		4,198,779		3,963,393
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		66,429		59,888		62,500		85,096		110,123		129,550
FHLB advances		135,920		224,432		83,787		42,012		181,392		293,581
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		100,404		99,015		98,651		100,030		100,995		102,573
Total stockholders' equity		774,032		757,089		740,743		722,919		705,275		699,559

Statement of operations data, for the three months ended:
Interest income	$	52,782		50,564		49,291		48,405		48,177		47,544
Interest expense		3,245		3,338		3,383		3,436		3,604		3,945
Net interest income		49,537		47,226		45,908		44,969		44,573		43,599
Provision for loan losses		851		254		488		2,225		685		2,774
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		48,686		46,972		45,420		42,744		43,888		40,825
Noninterest income		12,888		12,598		12,732		12,488		11,387		11,326
Noninterest expense		34,360		33,902		33,646		32,637		33,323		30,862
Income before taxes		27,215		25,668		24,506		22,596		21,952		21,289
Income tax expense		9,018		8,498		8,140		7,274		7,305		6,978
Net income	$	18,197		17,170		16,367		15,321		14,647		14,311

Profitability and other ratios:
Return on avg. assets (1)		1.25	%	1.21	%	1.20	%	1.13	%	1.09	%	1.10	%
Return on avg. equity (1)		9.33	%	9.10	%	8.96	%	8.41	%	8.24	%	8.21	%
Return on avg. tangible common equity (1)		13.69	%	13.50	%	13.45	%	12.79	%	12.71	%	12.72	%
Dividend payout ratio (18)		17.58	%	18.29	%	19.16	%	20.38	%	-		-
Net interest margin (1) (2)		3.79	%	3.71	%	3.76	%	3.70	%	3.72	%	3.77	%
Noninterest income to total revenue (3)		20.65	%	21.06	%	21.72	%	21.73	%	20.35	%	20.62	%
Noninterest income to avg. assets (1)		0.89	%	0.89	%	0.94	%	0.92	%	0.85	%	0.87	%
Noninterest exp. to avg. assets (1)		2.37	%	2.40	%	2.47	%	2.40	%	2.49	%	2.38	%
Noninterest expense (excluding ORE and FHLB
restructuring charges) to avg. assets (1)		2.34	%	2.38	%	2.43	%	2.38	%	2.44	%	2.27	%
Efficiency ratio (4)		55.04	%	56.67	%	57.38	%	56.80	%	59.55	%	56.19	%
Avg. loans to average deposits		93.63	%	94.09	%	91.59	%	90.32	%	93.65	%	97.02	%
Securities to total assets		12.84	%	13.51	%	13.82	%	13.18	%	13.80	%	13.55	%

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE, RATES AND YIELDS-UNAUDITED
(dollars in thousands)	Three months ended							Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2014							September 30, 2013
	Average Balances		Interest		Rates/ Yields			Average Balances		Interest		Rates/ Yields
Interest-earning assets
Loans⁽¹⁾	$	4,358,473	$	47,511		4.34	%	$	3,932,218	$	42,778		4.33	%
Securities
Taxable		598,713		3,469		2.30	%		571,985		3,538		2.45	%
Tax-exempt⁽²⁾		169,182		1,533		4.80	%		167,640		1,601		5.06	%
Federal funds sold and other		138,223		269		0.92	%		153,709		260		0.80	%
Total interest-earning assets		5,264,591	$	52,782		4.03	%		4,825,552	$	48,177		4.02	%
Nonearning assets
Intangible assets		246,821							248,095
Other nonearning assets		241,364							239,356
Total assets	$	5,752,776						$	5,313,003

Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking	$	871,620	$	366		0.17	%	$	783,623	$	400		0.20	%
Savings and money market		1,997,900		1,427		0.28	%		1,755,037		1,370		0.31	%
Time		468,436		643		0.54	%		559,587		938		0.66	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,337,956		2,436		0.29	%		3,098,247		2,708		0.35	%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		66,429		39		0.23	%		110,123		56		0.20	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		135,920		150		0.44	%		181,392		173		0.38	%
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		100,404		620		2.45	%		100,995		667		2.62	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,640,709		3,245		0.35	%		3,490,757		3,604		0.41	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,317,091		-		-			1,100,532		-		-
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities		4,957,800	$	3,245		0.26	%		4,591,289	$	3,604		0.31	%
Other liabilities		20,944							16,439
Stockholders' equity		774,032							705,275
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,752,776						$	5,313,003
Net interest income			$	49,537						$	44,573
Net interest spread ⁽³⁾						3.68	%						3.61	%
Net interest margin⁽⁴⁾						3.79	%						3.72	%

(1) Average balances of nonperforming loans are included in the above amounts.
(2) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis.
(3) Yields realized on interest-bearing assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest spread calculation excludes the impact of demand deposits. Had the impact of demand deposits been included, the net interest spread for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 would have been 3.77% compared to a net interest spread of 3.71% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
(4) Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income calculated on a tax equivalent basis divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE, RATES AND YIELDS-UNAUDITED
(dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2014							September 30, 2013
	Average Balances		Interest		Rates/ Yields			Average Balances		Interest		Rates/ Yields
Interest-earning assets
Loans⁽¹⁾	$	4,247,723	$	136,296		4.30	%	$	3,820,711	$	126,442		4.44	%
Securities
Taxable		594,069		10,818		2.43	%		561,974		10,860		2.58	%
Tax-exempt⁽²⁾		172,292		4,694		4.86	%		171,352		4,741		4.94	%
Federal funds sold and other		145,422		828		0.90	%		130,226		835		1.01	%
Total interest-earning assets		5,159,506	$	152,636		4.01	%		4,684,263	$	142,878		4.14	%
Nonearning assets
Intangible assets		247,086							248,488
Other nonearning assets		241,094							240,305
Total assets	$	5,647,686						$	5,173,056

Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking	$	901,330	$	1,186		0.18	%	$	782,965	$	1,537		0.26	%
Savings and money market		1,954,549		4,245		0.29	%		1,656,988		4,381		0.35	%
Time		488,941		2,081		0.57	%		575,689		3,159		0.73	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,344,820		7,512		0.30	%		3,015,642		9,077		0.40	%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		62,954		101		0.21	%		123,395		204		0.22	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		148,237		460		0.42	%		191,622		587		0.41	%
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		99,363		1,892		2.55	%		103,427		2,080		2.69	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,655,374		9,965		0.36	%		3,434,086		11,948		0.46	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		1,216,881		-		-			1,022,576		-		-
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities		4,872,255	$	9,965		0.27	%		4,456,662	$	11,948		0.36	%
Other liabilities		18,018							18,639
Stockholders' equity		757,413							697,755
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,647,686						$	5,173,056
Net interest income			$	142,671						$	130,930
Net interest spread ⁽³⁾						3.65	%						3.67	%
Net interest margin⁽⁴⁾						3.75	%						3.80	%

(1) Average balances of nonperforming loans are included in the above amounts.
(2) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis.
(3) Yields realized on interest-bearing assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest spread calculation excludes the impact of demand deposits. Had the impact of demand deposits been included, the net interest spread for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 would have been 3.74% compared to a net interest spread of 3.78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(4) Net interest margin is the result of net interest income calculated on a tax equivalent basis divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED
(dollars in thousands)	September			June		March		December		September		June
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2014		2014		2013		2013		2013

Asset quality information and ratios:
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans	$	21,652		15,678		15,606		18,183		19,989		20,561
Other real estate (ORE)		12,329		12,946		15,038		15,226		15,522		15,992
Total nonperforming assets	$	33,981		28,624		30,644		33,409		35,511		36,553
Past due loans over 90 days and still
accruing interest	$	83		649		7,944		3,057		-		747
Troubled debt restructurings (5)	$	7,606		7,552		15,108		19,647		19,661		20,427
Net loan charge-offs	$	1,580		890		934		1,535		2,100		3,491
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans		305.6	%	426.6	%	432.7	%	373.8	%	336.6	%	334.1	%
As a percentage of total loans:
Past due accruing loans over 30 days		0.32	%	0.45	%	0.43	%	0.39	%	0.33	%	0.39	%
Potential problem loans (6)		1.98	%	1.79	%	2.01	%	1.51	%	1.80	%	2.11	%
Allowance for loan losses		1.50	%	1.55	%	1.61	%	1.64	%	1.70	%	1.75	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans and ORE		0.77	%	0.66	%	0.73	%	0.80	%	0.89	%	0.93	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.58	%	0.49	%	0.55	%	0.60	%	0.66	%	0.68	%
Classified asset ratio (Pinnacle Bank) (8)		20.0	%	18.1	%	21.2	%	18.5	%	20.6	%	23.3	%
Annualized net loan charge-offs year-to-date
to avg. loans (7)		0.11	%	0.09	%	0.09	%	0.24	%	0.27	%	0.31	%
Wtd. avg. commercial loan internal risk ratings (6)		4.5		4.5		4.5		4.5		4.5		4.5

Interest rates and yields:
Loans		4.34	%	4.27	%	4.30	%	4.28	%	4.33	%	4.41	%
Securities		2.85	%	2.93	%	3.17	%	3.16	%	3.04	%	3.03	%
Total earning assets		4.03	%	3.97	%	4.04	%	3.98	%	4.02	%	4.10	%
Total deposits, including non-interest bearing		0.21	%	0.22	%	0.23	%	0.24	%	0.26	%	0.30	%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		0.23	%	0.21	%	0.20	%	0.16	%	0.20	%	0.22	%
FHLB advances		0.44	%	0.33	%	0.59	%	0.97	%	0.38	%	0.31	%
Subordinated debt and other borrowings		2.45	%	2.58	%	2.61	%	2.60	%	2.62	%	2.72	%
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities		0.26	%	0.27	%	0.29	%	0.29	%	0.31	%	0.35	%

Pinnacle Financial Partners capital ratios (8):
Stockholders' equity to total assets		13.3	%	13.2	%	13.3	%	13.0	%	13.2	%	13.0	%
Leverage		11.2	%	11.0	%	11.0	%	10.9	%	10.8	%	10.7	%
Tier one risk-based		12.2	%	12.1	%	12.2	%	11.8	%	12.0	%	11.7	%
Total risk-based		13.4	%	13.4	%	13.5	%	13.0	%	13.2	%	12.9	%
Tier one common equity to risk-weighted assets		10.6	%	10.5	%	10.5	%	10.1	%	10.2	%	9.9	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		9.5	%	9.3	%	9.3	%	9.0	%	9.0	%	8.8	%
Pinnacle Bank ratios:
Leverage		10.6	%	10.5	%	10.5	%	10.5	%	10.5	%	10.5	%
Tier one risk-based		11.5	%	11.5	%	11.7	%	11.3	%	11.6	%	11.5	%
Total risk-based		12.8	%	12.8	%	12.9	%	12.6	%	12.9	%	12.7	%

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	September			June		March		December		September		June
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2014			2014		2014		2013		2013		2013

Per share data:
Earnings – basic	$	0.52		0.49		0.47		0.45		0.43		0.42
Earnings – diluted	$	0.52		0.49		0.47		0.44		0.42		0.42
Common dividends per share	$	0.08		0.08		0.08		0.08		-		-
Book value per common share at quarter end (9)	$	21.93		21.47		20.88		20.55		20.27		19.86
Tangible common equity per common share	$	15.02		14.53		13.93		13.52		13.22		12.78

Weighted avg. common shares – basic		34,762,206		34,697,888		34,602,337		34,355,691		34,282,899		34,172,274
Weighted avg. common shares – diluted		35,155,224		35,081,702		34,966,600		34,765,424		34,606,567		34,431,054
Common shares outstanding		35,654,541		35,601,495		35,567,268		35,221,941		35,133,733		35,073,763

Investor information:
Closing sales price	$	36.10		39.48		37.49		32.53		29.81		25.71
High closing sales price during quarter	$	39.75		39.48		38.64		33.25		29.99		26.17
Low closing sales price during quarter	$	35.21		33.46		31.02		29.67		26.56		21.68

Other information:
Gains on mortgage loans sold:
Mortgage loan sales:
Gross loans sold	$	96,050		83,421		61,290		70,194		105,817		123,181
Gross fees (10)	$	2,256		2,461		1,780		1,729		2,294		3,146
Gross fees as a percentage of loans originated		2.35	%	2.95	%	2.90	%	2.46	%	2.17	%	2.55	%
Net gain on mortgage loans sold	$	1,353		1,669		1,235		1,113		1,326		1,949
Investment gains (losses) on sales, net (17)	$	29		-		-		-		(1,441	)	(25	)
Brokerage account assets, at quarter-end (11)	$	1,658,237		1,680,619		1,611,232		1,560,349		1,445,461		1,387,172
Trust account managed assets, at quarter-end	$	720,071		687,772		613,440		605,324		576,190		630,322
Core deposits (12)	$	4,260,627		4,245,745		4,087,477		4,100,037		3,903,000		3,771,424
Core deposits to total funding (12)		84.6	%	85.2	%	84.8	%	85.5	%	84.3	%	81.3	%
Risk-weighted assets	$	5,049,592		4,924,884		4,730,907		4,803,942		4,557,124		4,532,735
Total assets per full-time equivalent employee	$	7,744		7,734		7,528		7,408		7,305		7,335
Annualized revenues per full-time equivalent employee	$	327.0		320.6		319.7		303.5		300.8		300.8
Annualized expenses per full-time equivalent employee	$	180.0		181.7		183.4		172.4		179.1		169.0
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)		757.5		748.5		744.0		751.0		738.0		732.5
Associate retention rate (13)		93.5	%	93.8	%	95.6	%	94.4	%	93.9	%	93.0	%

Selected economic information (in thousands) (14):
Nashville MSA nonfarm employment - August 2014		838.0		829.8		827.1		817.3		815.1		817.1
Knoxville MSA nonfarm employment - August 2014		342.4		342.2		338.0		334.2		335.6		337.9
Nashville MSA unemployment - August 2014		5.8	%	5.6	%	5.4	%	5.9	%	6.5	%	6.6	%
Knoxville MSA unemployment - August 2014		6.1	%	5.9	%	5.8	%	6.3	%	7.0	%	6.9	%
Nashville residential median home price - September 2014	$	211.4		222.0		195.0		198.8		197.9		205.9
Nashville inventory of residential homes for sale - September 2014 (16)		9.9		10.6		9.4		8.2		10.2		10.6

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED
	September			June		March		December		September		June
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2014			2014		2014		2013		2013		2013
Tangible assets:
Total assets	$	5,865,703		5,788,792		5,600,933		5,563,776		5,391,201		5,373,168
Less: Goodwill		(243,533	)	(243,550	)	(243,568	)	(243,651	)	(243,808	)	(243,900	)
Core deposit and other intangible assets		(3,129	)	(3,365	)	(3,603	)	(3,841	)	(4,087	)	(4,334	)
Net tangible assets	$	5,619,041		5,541,877		5,353,762		5,316,284		5,143,306		5,124,934

Tangible equity:
Total stockholders' equity	$	781,934		764,382		742,497		723,708		712,216		696,569
Less: Goodwill		(243,533	)	(243,550	)	(243,568	)	(243,651	)	(243,808	)	(243,900	)
Core deposit and other intangible assets		(3,129	)	(3,365	)	(3,603	)	(3,841	)	(4,087	)	(4,334	)
Net tangible common equity	$	535,272		517,467		495,326		476,216		464,321		448,335

Ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets		9.53	%	9.34	%	9.25	%	8.96	%	9.03	%	8.75	%

Average tangible equity:
Average stockholders' equity	$	774,032		757,089		740,743		722,919		705,275		699,559
Less: Average goodwill		(243,544	)	(243,559	)	(243,610	)	(243,729	)	(243,854	)	(243,956	)
Core deposit and other intangible assets		(3,278	)	(3,484	)	(3,722	)	(3,964	)	(4,211	)	(4,458	)
Net average tangible common equity	$	527,210		510,046		493,411		475,226		457,210		451,145

Return on average tangible common equity (1)		13.69	%	13.50	%	13.45	%	12.79	%	12.71	%	12.72	%


	For the three months ended
	September			June		March		December		September		June
		2014		2014		2014		2013		2013		2013

Net interest income	$	49,537		47,226		45,908		44,969		44,573		43,599

Noninterest income		12,888		12,598		12,732		12,488		11,387		11,326
Less: Investment (gains) losses on sales, net		(29	)	-		-		-		1,441		25
Noninterest income excluding investment
(gains) losses on sales, net		12,859		12,598		12,732		12,488		12,828		12,122
Total revenues excluding the impact of investment
(gains) losses on sales, net		62,396		59,824		58,644		57,457		57,401		55,721

Noninterest expense		34,360		33,902		33,646		32,637		33,323		30,862
Less: Other real estate expense		417		226		651		302		699		1,391
Noninterest expense excluding the impact of
other real estate expense		33,943		33,676		32,995		32,335		32,624		29,471

Adjusted pre-tax pre-provision income ⁽¹⁵⁾	$	28,453		26,148		25,645		25,122		24,777		26,250

Efficiency Ratio⁽⁴⁾		55.0	%	56.7	%	57.4	%	56.8	%	59.5	%	56.2	%

Total average assets	$	5,752,776		5,673,615		5,514,031		5,388,371		5,313,003		5,210,600

Noninterest expense (excluding ORE expense) to avg. assets ⁽¹⁾		2.34	%	2.38	%	2.43	%	2.38	%	2.44	%	2.27	%

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED

1. Ratios are presented on an annualized basis.

2. Net interest margin is the result of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis divided by average interest earning assets.

3. Total revenue is equal to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

4. Efficiency ratios are calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

5. Troubled debt restructurings include loans where the company, as a result of the borrower's financial difficulties, has granted a credit concession to the borrower (i.e., interest only payments for a significant period of time, extending the maturity of the loan, etc.). All of these loans continue to accrue interest at the contractual rate.

6. Average risk ratings are based on an internal loan review system which assigns a numeric value of 1 to 10 to all loans to commercial entities based on their underlying risk characteristics as of the end of each quarter. A "1" risk rating is assigned to credits that exhibit Excellent risk characteristics, "2" exhibit Very Good risk characteristics, "3" Good, "4" Satisfactory, "5" Acceptable or Average, "6" Watch List, "7" Criticized, "8" Classified or Substandard, "9" Doubtful and "10" Loss (which are charged-off immediately). Additionally, loans rated "8" or worse that are not nonperforming or restructured loans are considered potential problem loans. Generally, consumer loans are not subjected to internal risk ratings.

7. Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans ratios are computed by annualizing year-to-date net loan charge-offs and dividing the result by average loans for the year-to-date period.

8. Capital ratios are defined as follows:

Equity to total assets – End of period total stockholders' equity as a percentage of end of period assets.

Tangible common equity to total assets - End of period total stockholders' equity less end of period goodwill, core deposit and other intangibles as a percentage of end of period assets.

Leverage – Tier one capital (pursuant to risk-based capital guidelines) as a percentage of adjusted average assets.

Tier one risk-based – Tier one capital (pursuant to risk-based capital guidelines) as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets.

Total risk-based – Total capital (pursuant to risk-based capital guidelines) as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets.

Classified asset - Classified assets as a percentage of Tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses.

Tier one common equity to risk weighted assets - Tier 1 capital (pursuant to risk-based capital guidelines) less the amount of any preferred stock or subordinated indebtedness that is considered

as a component of tier 1 capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets.

9. Book value per share computed by dividing total stockholders' equity less preferred stock and common stock warrants by common shares outstanding.

10. Amounts are included in the statement of operations in "Gains on mortgage loans sold, net", net of commissions paid on such amounts.

11. At fair value, based on information obtained from Pinnacle's third party broker/dealer for non-FDIC insured financial products and services.

12. Core deposits include all transaction deposit accounts, money market and savings accounts and all certificates of deposit issued in a denomination of less than $250,000.

The ratio noted above represents total core deposits divided by total funding, which includes total deposits, FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, subordinated indebtedness and all other interest-bearing liabilities.

13. Associate retention rate is computed by dividing the number of associates employed at quarter-end less the number of associates that have resigned in the last 12 months by the number of associates employed at quarter-end.

14. Employment and unemployment data is from BERC- MTSU & Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force data is seasonally adjusted. The most recent quarter data presented is as of the most recent month that data is available as of the release date. Historical data is subject to update by the BERC- MTSU & Bureau of Labor Statistics. Historical data is presented based on the most recently reported data available by the BERC- MTSU & Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Nashville home data is from the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.

15. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income excludes the impact of investment gains and losses on sales and impairments, net and non-credit related loan losses as well as other real estate owned expenses and FHLB restructuring charges.

16. Represents month's supply of homes currently listed with MLS based on current sales activity in the Nashville MSA.

17. Represents investment gains (losses) on sales and impairments, net occurring as a result of both credit losses and losses incurred as the result of a change in management's intention to sell a bond prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis.

18. The dividend payout ratio is calculated as the sum of the annualized dividend rate divided by the trailing 12-months diluted earnings per share as of the dividend declaration date.

Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) 8-KPNFP Reports Record Earnings Per Share of $0.52 for Third Quarter