2008-05-08 23:35:12 -

www.pnfp.com - Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) today said that its management will participate in the R.W. Baird 2008 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on May 14, 2008. Harold R. Carpenter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will represent the company at the conference.

Pinnacle's investor presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30

a.m. CT on Wed., May 14, 2008, and will be available to investors via a live webcast. The presentation should last approximately 30 minutes. A link to the live webcast can be found at the company's website, www.pnfp.com/events. The event will be archived for replay for a period of 180 days.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for small- to mid-sized businesses and their owners, real estate professionals and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. Comprehensive wealth management services, such as financial planning and trust, help clients increase, protect and distribute their assets. The firm also has a well-established expertise in commercial real estate.

The firm began operations in a single downtown Nashville location in October 2000 and has since grown to $3.9 billion in assets. In 2007 Pinnacle launched an expansion into Knoxville, another high growth MSA. The addition of Mid-America has made Pinnacle the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, with 31 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties and two in Knoxville.

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 in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA or projected rates in the Knoxville MSA, (iii) increased competition with other financial institutions, (iv) lack of sustained growth in the economy in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA and the Knoxville MSA, (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 and (viii) changes in state and Federal legislation or regulations applicable to financial services providers, including banks. Additionally, risk factors exist in connection with Pinnacle's merger with Mid-America including, among others, (1) the risk that the cost savings and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be realized or take longer than anticipated, (2) disruption from the merger with customers, suppliers or employee relationships, and (3) the risk of successful integration of the two companies' businesses. 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.

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Sue Atkinson 615-320-7532
or
FINANCIAL CONTACT:
Harold Carpenter 615-744-3742
www.pnfp.com