EXHIBIT 99.1 [PINNACLE LOGO] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Vicki Kessler 615-320-7532 FINANCIAL CONTACT: Harold Carpenter 615-744-3742 WEBSITE: www.pnfp.com PINNACLE FINANCIAL REPORTS CONTINUED RAPID GROWTH AND RECORD EARNINGS ASSETS GROW TO $979 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE IS $0.22 NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2005 - Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq: PNFP) today reported record earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005. THIRD QUARTER 2005 HIGHLIGHTS: - Record net income of $2.08 million, up 49.5 percent from the prior year's $1.39 million - Record diluted earnings per share of $0.22, up 37.5 percent from the prior year's $0.16 - Strong balance sheet growth: - Average loans up 50 percent from the same period last year - Average total deposits up 51 percent from the same period last year, with average noninterest bearing demand deposit accounts up 54 percent from the same period last year - Superior credit quality: - Past due loans over 30 days of only 0.10 percent of total loans - Nonperforming assets of only 0.01 percent of total loans and other real estate "We are again reporting continued rapid growth in assets and earnings," said M. Terry Turner, president and CEO of Pinnacle Financial Partners. "As we approach our fifth anniversary later this month, it is gratifying to continue to set new quarterly records in many categories, including deposit growth. Based on our performance in the third quarter we fully expect to exceed our previous guidance of $1 billion in assets by the end of 2005." Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 2 of 7 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE - Return on average assets for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, was 0.90 percent compared to 0.89 percent for the same quarter last year. - Return on average stockholders' equity for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, was 13.23 percent compared to 12.58 percent for the same quarter last year. Total assets grew to $979 million as of Sept. 30, 2005, up $293 million or 43 percent from the $685 million reported at Sept. 30, 2004. Loans as of Sept. 30, 2005, were $604 million, up $169 million or 39 percent from the $435 million reported at Sept. 30, 2004. Total deposits increased to $789 million at Sept. 30, 2005, or 46 percent higher than the $542 million reported a year ago. REVENUE - Revenue (the sum of net interest income and noninterest income) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005 amounted to $8.8 million compared to $6.9 million for the same quarter of last year, an increase of 27.0 percent. - Net interest income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, was $7.46 million compared to $5.30 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004, an increase of 40.7 percent. - Net interest margin for the third quarter of 2005 was 3.48 percent, compared to a net interest margin of 3.62 percent reported during the third quarter in 2004 and 3.57 percent for the second quarter of 2005. - Percentage of daily floating rate loans to total loans was 56.4 percent at Sept. 30, 2005. - Noninterest income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, was $1,299,000 compared to $1,593,000 during the same quarter in 2004, a decrease of 18.4 percent. "The decline in our net interest margin during the third quarter of 2005 was due to several factors, with the primary contributors being continued increases in deposit rates and our decision to maintain increased liquidity throughout the quarter," said Harold Carpenter, chief financial officer of Pinnacle Financial Partners. "Our marketing and customer retention activities yielded significant deposit growth during the third quarter. Based on current sales pipelines, we anticipate another strong quarter of loan growth in the fourth quarter of 2005. This puts Pinnacle in a great position to deploy this excess liquidity rapidly. Our internal Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 3 of 7 models continue to indicate that our balance sheet remains structurally asset sensitive. Although Nashville continues to be a very competitive deposit pricing market, we believe we should maintain our net interest margin for the remainder of the year. Even though our margin was less than we anticipated, our growth continues to provide the top line revenues we require to meet our objectives. Our net interest income was approximately $7.5 million for the third quarter, compared to $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2005 and compared to $5.3 million in the same period last year. This represents a year over year growth of 41 percent in net interest income which we directly attribute to our associates continuing to increase the number of profitable loan and deposit relationships at our firm." At June 30, 2005, the ratio of investment securities to total assets declined to 25.2 percent from the 28.2 percent reported a year ago. Pinnacle anticipates that this ratio will approximate 25.0 to 27.0 percent for the remainder of 2005, representing a slight shift in asset mix. Noninterest income was $1,299,000 during the third quarter of 2005, compared to $1,593,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $294,000. Gains on sales of loan participations and investment securities were lower between the two quarters by $246,000 and $109,000, respectively. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, noninterest income represented approximately 14.8 percent of total revenues, compared to 23.1 percent for the same quarter in 2004. NONINTEREST EXPENSE - Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, was $5.52 million, compared to $3.92 million for the same quarter in 2004. - Efficiency ratio (noninterest expense divided by net interest income and noninterest income) was 63.1 percent during the third quarter of 2005, compared to 56.9 percent during the third quarter of 2004. Compensation and employee benefits expense increased approximately 38.9 percent over the same quarter last year due primarily to an increase in personnel. At Sept. 30, 2005, Pinnacle employed 153 full-time equivalent personnel compared to 116 at Sept. 30, 2004, an increase of approximately 32 percent. Equipment and occupancy expenses increased 76.1 percent over the same period last year due in large part to increased square footage for Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 4 of 7 operating units at the firm's downtown Nashville location and additional branch offices, including the West End location in Davidson County, the Franklin location in Williamson County and the Hendersonville location in Sumner County. CREDIT QUALITY - Provision for loan losses was $366,000 for the third quarter of 2005, compared to $1,012,000 in the third quarter in 2004. The following impacted the amount of the provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004: - Loan growth in the third quarter of 2005 of $47 million, compared to loan growth of $80 million in the third quarter of 2004. - During the third quarter of 2005, a $230,000 recovery was recorded from a previously charged-off commercial loan. This recovery exceeded gross charge-offs of $26,000 during the quarter, resulting in the firm reporting net recoveries of $206,000 in the third quarter of 2005 compared to net charge-offs of $43,000 during the same period in 2004. - Allowance for loan losses represented 1.20 percent of total loans at Sept. 30, 2005, compared to 1.26 percent at June 30, 2004. - With the significant recovery noted above, the firm's recoveries have exceeded gross charge-off's such that on an annualized basis, the net recovered position approximates (0.03) percent of average loans for 2005 compared to a net charge-off position of 0.04 percent for 2004. - Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans and other real estate decreased to 0.01 percent at Sept. 30, 2005, from 0.31 percent at Sept. 30, 2004. "We remain extremely pleased with the credit quality of our firm," said Turner. "In the first nine months of this year, asset quality indicators have been excellent. We continue to believe that our asset quality is a key predictor of our ability to create long-term shareholder value." OTHER THIRD QUARTER 2005 DEVELOPMENTS - Pinnacle continued to focus on treasury management services and growth in demand deposit accounts. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, average noninterest-bearing deposit balances averaged $125 million compared to $85 Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 5 of 7 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of 47 percent. "Average noninterest bearing demand accounts increased by $14 million during the third quarter of 2005," said Robert A. McCabe Jr., chairman of Pinnacle's board of directors. "We are very pleased with our progress in making Pinnacle the premier treasury management firm in Nashville." - Pinnacle concluded the offering of $20 million in trust preferred securities to provide regulatory capital to support Pinnacle's continued rapid growth. - Pinnacle grew to 155 associates (153 full-time equivalent) at Sept. 30, 2005, with 107 working in client contact areas and 48 in operational and corporate areas. This represents an increase of 32 employees from the 123 employees as of Dec. 31, 2004. Pinnacle's annual retention rate was 96 percent at Sept. 30, 2005, representing a very high level of engagement for Pinnacle's associates. Approximately eight associate additions are currently planned for the remainder of 2005, including five in client contact areas. - Pinnacle is considering a ninth location to be opened in 2006 in the Donelson/Hermitage area of Davidson County within the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro MSA. Additionally, Pinnacle has been successful in recruiting a 16-year veteran from a large regional bank holding company to lead Pinnacle's efforts at that location. PROGRESS OF CAVALRY ACQUISITION On October 3, 2005, Pinnacle reported that the firm had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the common stock of Cavalry Bancorp, a one-bank holding company in Murfreesboro, Tenn. with assets of $632 million as of September 30, 2005. Since that date: - The two companies have announced the formation of a joint merger integration team to be led by Hugh M. Queener of Pinnacle and Bill Jones of Cavalry. - Pinnacle filed a Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 17, 2005, detailing various aspects of the merger and the information to be included in the companies' joint proxy statement/prospectus. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Management has developed several financial forecast scenarios for the next several quarters. Based on anticipated growth trends and future investments in the franchise, Pinnacle estimates its fourth quarter 2005 diluted earnings per share will approximate $0.23, exclusive of merger-related charges, if any. As a result, Pinnacle's estimate for diluted Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 6 of 7 earnings per share for the year ending Dec. 31, 2005, is projected to be approximately $0.85 per fully diluted share. Pinnacle currently estimates total asset balances will exceed $1 billion by the end of 2005 as a result of continued organic growth. Pinnacle continues to anticipate significant loan demand for the remainder of 2005 and early 2006 and, as a result, has considered the increased provision for loan losses associated with increased loan balances in these estimates. In its Oct. 3, 2005, news release, Pinnacle also included earnings guidance estimates for 2006 of $1.14 to $1.22 per fully diluted share which includes an estimate for compensation expense related to the expensing of stock options that have been and may be granted to employees under the firm's broad-based stock option plans. As noted previously, management has developed several scenarios under which these estimates can be achieved and believes these estimates to be reasonable based on these scenarios. However, unanticipated events or developments, including the execution of any initiative involving the development of any market other than the current Nashville-Davidson County-Murfreesboro franchise, the opportunity to hire more seasoned professionals than anticipated or the ability to grow loans significantly in excess of the levels contemplated, may cause the actual results of Pinnacle to differ materially from these estimates. Pinnacle Financial Partners, the largest financial services firm headquartered in Nashville, provides a full range of banking, investment and insurance products and services designed for small- to mid-sized businesses and their owners/operators. Pinnacle provides financial planning services by a certified financial planner (CFP (R)), and a number of Pinnacle's senior financial advisors provide comprehensive wealth management services to help clients increase, protect and distribute their assets. Pinnacle opened its first office in October 2000 in Commerce Center in downtown Nashville. Since then the firm has added Nashville offices in the Rivergate, Green Hills and West End areas; in Hendersonville in Sumner County; and in the Brentwood, Cool Springs and Franklin areas in Williamson County. Additional information concerning Pinnacle can be accessed at www.pnfp.com. ### Certain of the statements in this release 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," "intend," "plan," "believe," "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 facts that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Pinnacle to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, (i) unanticipated deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses, (ii) the inability of Pinnacle to continue to grow its loan portfolio at historic rates, (iii) increased competition with other financial institutions, (iv) lack of Pinnacle Reports Continued Growth - 7 of 7 sustained growth in the economy in the Nashville, Tennessee area, (v) rapid fluctuations or unanticipated changes in interest rates, (vi) the inability of Pinnacle to satisfy regulatory requirements for its expansion plans, (vii) the inability of Pinnacle to execute its expansion plans including the consummation of its merger with Cavalry Bancorp and (viii) changes in the legislative and regulatory environment. A more detailed description of these and other risks is contained in Pinnacle's most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Many of such factors are beyond Pinnacle's ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Pinnacle disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any security holder of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. or Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. Pinnacle has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the proposed merger of Pinnacle and Cavalry. The Form S-4 contains a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents for the shareholders' meeting of Pinnacle and Cavalry at which time the proposed merger will be considered. The Form S-4 and joint proxy statement/prospectus contain important information about Pinnacle, Cavalry, the merger and related matters. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PINNACLE, CAVALRY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents once they are available through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus also may be obtained by directing a request by telephone or mail to Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., 211 Commerce Street, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37201, Attention: Investor Relations (615) 744-3710 or Cavalry Bancorp, 114 West College Street, P.O. Box 188, Murfreesboro, TN 37133, Attention: Investor Relations (615) 849-2272. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION The directors and executive officers of Pinnacle and Cavalry may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about Pinnacle's directors and executive officers is contained in the proxy statement filed by Pinnacle with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2005, which is available on Pinnacle's web site (www.pnfp.com) and at the address provided above. Information about Cavalry's directors and executive officers is contained in the proxy statement filed by Cavalry with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2005, which is available on Cavalry's website (www.cavb.com). Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests by security holding or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant material to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission when they become available. PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, 2005 2004 ------------- ------------ ASSETS Cash and noninterest-bearing due from banks.................................. $ 19,192,529 $ 15,243,796 Interest-bearing due from banks ............................................. 2,473,308 379,047 Federal funds sold .......................................................... 75,405,514 11,122,944 --------------- --------------- Cash and cash equivalents ............................................... 97,071,351 26,745,787 Securities available-for-sale, at fair value ................................ 219,564,463 180,573,820 Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $26,798,072 and $27,134,913 at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively) ................ 27,349,837 27,596,159 Mortgage loans held-for-sale ................................................ 6,363,441 1,634,900 Loans ....................................................................... 604,225,108 472,362,219 Less allowance for loan losses .............................................. (7,231,378) (5,650,014) --------------- --------------- Loans, net .............................................................. 596,993,730 466,712,205 Premises and equipment, net ................................................. 13,082,736 11,130,671 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other entities ............... 6,170,626 3,907,807 Accrued interest receivable ................................................. 3,764,836 2,639,548 Other assets ................................................................ 8,177,820 6,198,553 --------------- --------------- Total assets......................................................... $ 978,538,840 $ 727,139,450 =============== =============== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Deposits: Noninterest-bearing demand............................................... $ 154,440,038 $ 114,318,024 Interest-bearing demand ................................................. 68,956,596 51,751,320 Savings and money market accounts ....................................... 292,021,828 199,058,240 Time .................................................................... 273,209,264 205,599,425 --------------- --------------- Total deposits ...................................................... 788,627,726 570,727,009 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .............................. 67,651,789 31,927,860 Federal Home Loan Bank advances ............................................. 24,500,000 53,500,000 Subordinated debt ........................................................... 30,929,000 10,310,000 Accrued interest payable .................................................... 1,515,140 769,300 Other liabilities ........................................................... 2,432,117 2,025,106 --------------- --------------- Total liabilities ................................................... 915,655,772 669,259,275 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding ........................ ...................... - - Common stock, par value $1.00; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,424,217 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005 and 8,389,232 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2004 ................................. 8,424,217 8,389,232 Additional paid-in capital .............................................. 44,885,859 44,376,307 Unearned compensation ................................................... (309,297) (37,250) Retained earnings ....................................................... 10,936,377 5,127,023 Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net ...................... (1,054,088) 24,863 --------------- --------------- Total stockholders' equity .......................................... 62,883,068 57,880,175 --------------- --------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .......................... $ 978,538,840 $ 727,139,450 =============== =============== PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 2004 2005 2004 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- INTEREST INCOME: Loans, including fees ................................... $ 9,470,954 $ 5,172,042 $24,427,821 $13,624,552 Securities, available-for-sale Taxable ............................................. 2,245,019 1,840,366 6,401,537 4,946,370 Tax-exempt .......................................... 318,235 124,780 758,572 309,765 Federal funds sold and other ............................ 344,498 76,563 601,468 224,644 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total interest income ............................... 12,378,706 7,213,751 32,189,398 19,105,331 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- INTEREST EXPENSE: Deposits ................................................ 3,968,648 1,493,652 8,999,838 3,992,890 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .......... 399,731 33,417 803,114 54,090 Federal funds purchased and other borrowings ............ 554,694 388,311 1,635,506 1,071,873 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total interest expense .............................. 4,923,073 1,915,380 11,438,458 5,118,853 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net interest income ................................. 7,455,633 5,298,371 20,750,940 13,986,478 PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES ................................... 366,304 1,012,000 1,450,244 1,814,322 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES ......... 7,089,329 4,286,371 19,300,696 12,172,156 NONINTEREST INCOME: Service charges on deposit accounts ..................... 228,994 311,372 732,130 706,425 Investment services ..................................... 474,354 464,468 1,403,231 1,258,563 Gain (loss) on loans and loan participations sold (1) (2) ......................................... 348,577 552,604 899,393 979,621 Gain on sale of investment securities, net .............. - 108,843 114,410 357,196 Other noninterest income ................................ 247,208 155,382 743,689 430,220 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total noninterest income ............................ 1,299,133 1,592,669 3,892,853 3,732,025 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- NONINTEREST EXPENSE: Compensation and employee benefits (2) .................. 3,410,436 2,455,692 9,491,712 6,773,914 Equipment and occupancy ................................. 1,034,661 587,649 2,712,624 1,628,392 Marketing and other business development ................ 186,430 157,894 479,313 462,843 Postage and supplies .................................... 159,782 154,042 453,716 377,306 Other noninterest expense ............................... 729,528 563,333 1,927,564 1,433,917 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total noninterest expense ........................... 5,520,837 3,918,610 15,064,929 10,676,372 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES .................................. 2,867,625 1,960,430 8,128,620 5,227,809 Income tax expense ...................................... 789,382 569,897 2,311,455 1,597,779 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- NET INCOME .................................................. $ 2,078,243 $ 1,390,533 $ 5,817,165 $ 3,630,030 =========== =========== =========== =========== PER SHARE INFORMATION: Basic net income per common share ....................... $ 0.25 $ 0.18 $ 0.69 $ 0.48 =========== =========== =========== =========== Diluted net income per common share............ ......... $ 0.22 $ 0.16 $ 0.62 $ 0.43 =========== =========== =========== =========== Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic ............................................... 8,417,980 7,832,512 8,402,916 7,537,856 Diluted ............................................. 9,495,187 8,857,015 9,455,756 8,451,439 - ------------------- (1) AMOUNTS REFLECT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF NONINTEREST INCOME PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS "FEES FROM THE ORIGINATION OF MORTGAGE LOANS" TO "GAIN ON LOANS AND LOAN PARTICIPATIONS SOLD" TO CONFORM WITH THE PRESENTATION IN 2005. (2) SALES COMMISSION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATIONS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN "COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS" HAVE BEEN RECLASSIFIED IN 2004 TO OFFSET NONINTEREST INCOME INCLUDED IN "GAIN ON LOANS AND LOAN PARTICIPATIONS SOLD". PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE, RATES AND YIELDS - UNAUDITED THREE MONTHS ENDED THREE MONTHS ENDED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE YIELD/ BALANCES INTEREST RATE(1) BALANCES INTEREST RATE(1) --------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Interest-earning assets: Loans................................ $ 587,902 $ 9,471 6.40% $392,220 $ 5,172 5.25% Securities: Taxable ........................... 205,213 2,245 4.34 170,446 1,840 4.30 Tax-exempt ........................ 35,312 318 4.72 13,275 125 4.80 Federal funds sold .................. 34,204 282 3.27 10,503 35 1.32 Other ............................... 4,075 63 7.02 3,110 42 6.08 --------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-earning assets ..... 866,706 12,379 5.73 589,554 7,214 4.90 -------- ---- -------- ---- Noninterest-earning assets............. 48,095 29,140 --------- -------- Total assets......................... $ 914,801 $618,694 ========= ======== Interest-bearing liabilities: Interest-bearing deposits: Interest checking.................. $ 64,369 242 1.49 $ 40,045 48 0.48 Savings and money market........... 266,327 1,408 2.10 173,577 374 0.86 Certificates of deposit............ 274,303 2,319 3.35 186,596 1,072 2.29 --------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-bearing deposits .................... 604,999 3,969 2.60 400,218 1,494 1.48 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase......................... 63,337 400 2.50 25,953 33 0.51 Federal funds purchased and other.... - - - 1,871 7 4.45 Federal Home Loan Bank advances...... 41,456 336 3.22 49,000 267 2.16 Subordinated debt.................... 13,896 218 6.22 10,310 115 4.43 --------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities .................... 723,688 954 3.19 487,352 422 1.93 Non-interest bearing demand deposits... 125,447 - - 85,082 - - --------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities..................... 849,135 4,923 2.30 572,434 1,916 1.33 -------- ---- -------- ---- Other liabilities...................... 3,328 2,392 Stockholders' equity................... 62,338 43,868 --------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ........................... $ 914,801 $618,694 ========= ======== Net interest income.................... $ 7,456 $ 5,298 ======== ======== Net interest spread (2).............. 3.02% 3.33% Net interest margin (3).............. 3.48% 3.62% - ------------------ (1) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis. (2) Yields realized on interest-earning assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets for the period. PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE, RATES AND YIELDS - UNAUDITED NINE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE YIELD/ BALANCES INTEREST RATE(1) BALANCES INTEREST RATE(1) -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Interest-earning assets: Loans ................................ $537,842 $ 24,428 6.08% $348,180 $ 13,625 5.23% Securities: Taxable ............................ 194,993 6,401 4.39 156,000 4,946 4.24 Tax-exempt ......................... 28,657 758 4.67 11,572 310 4.61 Federal funds sold ................... 19,311 436 3.02 14,527 110 1.01 Other ................................ 3,694 166 6.92 2,786 115 6.22 -------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-earning assets ...... 784,497 32,189 5.53 533,065 19,105 4.82 -------- ---- -------- ---- Noninterest-earning assets ............. 46,846 27,732 -------- -------- Total assets ......................... $831,343 $560,797 ======== ======== Interest-bearing liabilities: Interest-bearing deposits: Interest checking .................. $ 59,919 403 0.90 $ 36,886 134 0.48 Savings and money market ........... 235,697 3,012 1.71 158,507 956 0.81 Certificates of deposit ............ 247,773 5,585 3.01 167,870 2,903 2.23 -------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-bearing deposits.. 543,389 9,000 2.21 369,505 3,993 1.44 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ......................... 50,456 803 2.13 19,448 54 0.37 Federal funds purchased and other .... 1,796 45 3.31 2,113 21 1.33 Federal Home Loan Bank advances ...... 48,880 1,084 2.97 45,705 743 2.17 Subordinated debt .................... 11,505 506 5.89 10,310 308 3.99 -------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities.. 656,027 2,438 2.89 447,081 1,126 1.53 Non-interest bearing demand deposits ... 112,771 - - 73,116 - - -------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities ................... 768,798 11,438 1.99 520,197 5,119 1.31 -------- ---- -------- ---- Other liabilities ...................... 2,436 2,228 Stockholders' equity ................... 60,109 38,372 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ............................ $831,343 $560,797 ======== ======== Net interest income..................... $ 20,751 $ 13,986 ======== ======== Net interest spread (2)............... 3.20% 3.29% Net interest margin (3)............... 3.60% 3.55% - ------------ (1) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis. (2) Yields realized on interest-earning assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets for the period. PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA - UNAUDITED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, SEPT JUNE MAR DEC SEPT JUNE EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- BALANCE SHEET DATA, AT QUARTER END: Total assets ........................ $ 978,539 872,076 787,436 727,139 685,408 586,313 Total loans ......................... 604,225 556,786 516,733 472,362 434,909 355,267 Allowance for loan losses ........... (7,231) (6,659) (6,198) (5,650) (5,434) (4,466) Securities .......................... 246,914 227,938 202,223 208,170 191,323 165,528 Noninterest-bearing deposits ........ 154,440 142,794 119,212 114,318 107,469 82,491 Total deposits ...................... 788,628 689,919 619,021 570,727 541,859 467,321 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ........................ 67,652 57,677 46,388 31,928 22,958 23,772 Advances from FHLB .................. 24,500 49,500 51,500 53,500 51,500 47,500 Subordinated debt ................... 30,929 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 Total stockholders' equity .......... 62,883 61,501 57,657 57,880 56,668 35,125 BALANCE SHEET DATA, QUARTERLY AVERAGES: Total assets ........................ $ 914,801 822,344 756,884 707,131 618,694 555,437 Total loans ......................... 587,902 537,313 488,313 448,611 392,220 343,974 Securities .......................... 240,525 222,172 208,253 203,728 183,721 169,192 Total earning assets ................ 866,706 778,094 708,690 670,839 589,554 527,070 Noninterest-bearing deposits ........ 125,447 111,937 100,929 95,123 85,082 72,812 Total deposits ...................... 730,446 640,676 597,358 562,936 485,300 439,964 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ......... 63,337 49,883 38,149 23,520 25,953 17,523 Advances from FHLB .................. 41,456 54,951 50,233 48,022 49,000 45,736 Subordinated debt ................... 13,896 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 Total stockholders' equity .......... 62,338 59,569 58,420 57,721 43,868 35,542 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA, FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED: Interest income ..................... $ 12,379 10,544 9,270 8,574 7,214 6,225 Interest expense .................... 4,923 3,749 2,767 2,296 1,915 1,689 ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net interest income ............... 7,456 6,795 6,503 6,278 5,299 4,536 Provision for loan losses ........... 366 483 601 1,134 1,012 449 ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses ......... 7,089 6,312 5,902 5,144 4,287 4,087 Noninterest income .................. 1,299 1,413 1,178 1,246 1,593 1,067 Noninterest expense ................. 5,521 4,963 4,581 4,127 3,919 3,499 ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income before taxes ................ 2,867 2,762 2,499 2,263 1,961 1,655 Income tax expense ................. 789 803 719 574 570 487 ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income........................ $ 2,078 1,959 1,780 1,689 1,391 1,168 ========== ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= PER SHARE DATA: Earnings - basic..................... $ 0.25 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.18 0.16 Earnings - diluted................... $ 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.14 Book value at quarter end (1)........ $ 7.45 7.32 6.87 6.90 6.75 4.74 Weighted avg. shares - basic ........ 8,417,980 8,401,198 8,389,256 8,389,232 7,832,512 7,397,920 Weighted avg. shares - diluted ...... 9,495,187 9,434,260 9,437,183 9,448,696 8,857,015 8,279,114 Common shares outstanding ........... 8,424,217 8,405,891 8,391,371 8,389,232 8,389,232 7,404,586 CAPITAL RATIOS (2): Equity to total assets .............. 6.4% 7.1% 7.3% 8.0% 8.3% 6.0% Leverage ............................ 10.4% 8.8% 9.2% 9.7% 10.9% 8.4% Tier one risk-based ................. 12.1% 10.0% 10.6% 11.7% 12.4% 10.2% Total risk-based .................... 13.0% 10.9% 11.5% 12.7% 13.4% 11.2% INVESTOR INFORMATION: Closing sales price.................. $ 25.18 24.00 20.72 22.62 21.50 18.30 High sales price during quarter...... $ 26.65 25.14 24.05 25.10 23.70 18.67 Low sales price during quarter....... $ 22.67 20.50 20.72 22.05 17.70 13.50 PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA - UNAUDITED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, SEPT JUNE MAR DEC SEPT JUNE EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- PERFORMANCE RATIOS AND OTHER DATA: Return on avg. assets (3) ............. 0.90% 0.96% 0.96% 0.95% 0.89% 0.82% Return on avg. equity (3) ............. 13.23% 13.21% 12.48% 11.61% 12.58% 12.83% Net interest margin (4) ............... 3.48% 3.57% 3.78% 3.78% 3.62% 3.51% Noninterest income to total revenue (5) ........................ 14.8% 17.2% 15.3% 16.6% 23.1% 19.0% Noninterest income to avg. assets (3).. 0.56% 0.69% 0.62% 0.70% 1.03% 0.77% Noninterest exp. to avg. assets (3) ... 2.39% 2.42% 2.42% 2.33% 2.53% 2.52% Efficiency ratio (6) .................. 63.1% 60.4% 59.6% 54.9% 56.9% 62.4% Avg. loans to average deposits ........ 80.5% 83.9% 81.7% 79.7% 80.8% 78.2% Securities to total assets ............ 25.2% 26.1% 25.7% 29.1% 27.9% 28.2% Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities ........................ 119.8% 120.0% 119.0% 121.9% 121.0% 118.3% Brokered time deposits to total deposits ..................... 7.2% 8.6% 8.3% 7.6% 8.2% 8.8% SELECTED GROWTH RATES, LAST TWELVE MONTHS (7): Total average assets .................. 47.9% 48.6% 48.9% 55.6% 52.3% 52.0% Average loans ......................... 49.9% 56.2% 59.3% 58.3% 45.4% 40.2% Total average deposits ................ 50.5% 46.3% 48.4% 58.2% 54.4% 58.5% Total revenue (5) ..................... 27.0% 46.6% 45.4% 58.6% 58.1% 48.2% Total noninterest expense ............. 40.9% 41.9% 38.0% 29.1% 38.4% 34.9% Diluted earnings per share ............ 37.5% 50.0% 46.2% 68.3% 58.5% 104.0% ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION AND RATIOS: Nonaccrual loans and other real estate .......... ............. $ 61 596 596 561 1,332 1,339 Past due loans over 90 days and still accruing interest ............ $ 8 66 47 146 95 35 Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) (8).. $ (206) 22 53 918 43 25 Allowance for loan losses to total loans .............. 1.20% 1.20% 1.20% 1.20% 1.25% 1.26% As a percentage of total loans and ORE: Past due loans over 30 days ..... 0.10% 0.21% 0.27% 0.37% 0.69% 0.21% Nonperforming assets ............ 0.01% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.31% 0.38% Potential problem loans (9) ..... 0.37% 0.18% 0.08% 0.02% 0.08% 0.11% Annualized net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to avg. loans (10)..... (0.03)% 0.02% 0.04% 0.27% 0.04% 0.03% Avg. commercial loan internal risk ratings (9) ........................ 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 Avg. loan account balances (11) ....... $ 172 171 162 161 157 149 INTEREST RATES AND YIELDS: Loans ................................. 6.40% 5.98% 5.78% 5.58% 5.25% 5.27% Securities ............................ 4.40% 4.42% 4.44% 4.34% 4.33% 4.00% Federal funds sold and other .......... 3.72% 3.90% 3.41% 2.72% 2.50% 2.20% Total earning assets .................. 5.72% 5.48% 5.34% 5.12% 4.90% 4.78% Total deposits, including non-interest bearing................ 2.16% 1.80% 1.46% 1.30% 1.22% 1.21% Securities sold under agreements to repurchase............ 2.50% 2.04% 1.60% 0.85% 0.51% 0.26% Federal funds purchased and FHLB advances....................... 3.22% 3.12% 2.61% 2.34% 2.14% 2.08% Subordinated debt...................... 6.22% 5.98% 5.32% 4.77% 4.58% 3.54% Total deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities........ 2.30% 1.98% 1.61% 1.42% 1.33% 1.31% PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA - UNAUDITED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, SEPT JUNE MAR DEC SEPT JUNE EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- OTHER INFORMATION: Gains (losses) on sale of loans and loan participations sold: Mortgage loan originations: Gross loans originated ............... $ 31,066 27,239 21,360 17,584 22,382 16,061 Gross fees (11) ...................... $ 533 419 364 378 419 266 Gross fees as a percentage of mortgage loans originated .......... 1.72% 1.54% 1.70% 2.14% 1.87% 1.66% Loan participations sold ............... $ (26) 152 (15) 56 219 116 Gains on sales of investment securities, net $ - - 114 - 109 - Brokerage account assets, at quarter-end(13) ...................... $ 428,000 419,000 400,000 398,000 368,000 344,000 Floating rate loans as a percentage of loans (14) ............. 56.4% 55.9% 55.5% 56.0% 55.8% 52.5% Balance of loan participations sold to other banks and serviced by Pinnacle, at quarter end .......................... $ 55,887 64,474 58,844 57,678 53,343 58,530 Total core deposits to total funding (15) ................ 60.7% 57.3% 58.7% 60.8% 61.8% 59.8% Total assets per full-time equivalent employee ............................. $ 6,396 5,952 5,988 5,960 5,909 5,776 Annualized revenues per full-time equivalent employee ............................. $ 228.9 227.0 233.6 246.7 235.6 220.8 Number of employees (full-time equivalent) .......................... 153.0 146.5 131.5 122.0 116.0 101.5 Associate retention rate (16) .............. 95.5% 96.6% 99.2% 98.4% 97.4% 97.5% - ----------- (1) Book value per share computed by dividing total stockholders' equity by common shares outstanding (2) Capital ratios are for Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. and are defined as follows: Equity to total assets - End of period total stockholders' equity 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. (3) Ratios are presented on an annualized basis. (4) Net interest margin is the result of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis divided by average interest earning assets. (5) Total revenue is equal to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. (6) Efficiency ratios are calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. (7) Growth rates are calculated by dividing amounts for the current quarter by the same quarter of the previous year. (8) During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company incurred two large commercial charge-offs of approximately $850,000 which had been previously on nonaccruing status. During the third quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a recovery of $230,000 related to one of these commercial loans. (9) 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 are considered potential problem loans. Potential problem loans do not include nonperforming loans. Generally, consumer loans are not subjected to internal risk ratings. (10) 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. (11) Computed by dividing the balance of all loans by the number of loan accounts as of the end of each quarter. (12) Amounts are included in the statement of income in "Gains on the sale of loans and loan participations sold". (13) At fair value, based on information obtained from the company's third party broker/dealer for non-FDIC insured financial products and services. (14) Floating rate loans are those loans that are eligible for repricing on a daily basis subject to changes in Pinnacle's prime lending rate or other factors. (15) Core deposits include all transaction deposit accounts, money market and savings accounts and all certificates of deposit issued in a denomination of less than $100,000. 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. (16) 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.