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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2020

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Tennessee000-3122562-1812853
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 900, Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (615) 744-3700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock par value $1.00PNFPNasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 3, 2020, Dana Sanders, the current principal accounting officer of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (the “Company”), was appointed as the Company’s Chief Audit Executive, effective as of March 16, 2020. Harold Carpenter, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, was subsequently appointed as the principal accounting officer of the Company to replace Ms. Sanders, effective upon the effectiveness of her appointment as the Company’s Chief Audit Executive.

Mr. Carpenter’s compensation arrangements were unchanged in connection with such appointment, and remain the same as those described in the Company’s proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders held in April 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2019.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

 By:/s/Harold R. Carpenter
 Name:Harold R. Carpenter
 Title:Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 9, 2020