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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): April 16, 2019

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Tennessee
000-31225
62-1812853
(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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(c) On April 16, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dana M. Sanders as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective immediately. Harold R. Carpenter, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, had previously served as the Company’s principal accounting officer in addition to serving as the principal financial officer.
Ms. Sanders, age 39, has been with the Company since November 2009. She has served as Senior Vice President, Manager of Financial Reporting since July 2011. She has also served on the leadership team of the Company since August 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Sanders worked in the audit practice of the accounting firm of KPMG LLP for approximately seven years, most recently as Senior Audit Manager. Ms. Sanders holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University. She is also a certified public accountant.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), held on April 16, 2019, Abney S. Boxley, III, Charles E. Brock, Renda J. Burkhart, Gregory L. Burns, Richard D. Callicutt, II, Marty G. Dickens, Thomas C. Farnsworth, III, Joseph C. Galante, Glenda Baskin Glover, David B. Ingram, Robert A. McCabe, Jr., Ronald L. Samuels, Gary L. Scott, Reese L. Smith, III, Thomas R. Sloan, G. Kennedy Thompson and M. Terry Turner were elected as directors of the Company to hold office for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. In addition, at the Annual Meeting, the shareholders (i) ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, and (ii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The final voting results of the director elections, ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, and the non-binding, advisory approval of compensation for the Company's named executive officers, which were described in more detail in the Proxy Statement, are set forth below.

(1) Each director nominee was elected by the following tabulation:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Abney S. Boxley, III
57,225,942
396,691
987,099
11,526,406
Charles E. Brock
57,476,479
140,224
993,029
11,526,406
Renda J. Burkhart
57,477,388
141,320
991,024
11,526,406
Gregory L. Burns
56,806,372
796,143
1,007,217
11,526,406
Richard D. Callicutt, II
57,038,289
561,829
1,009,614
11,526,406
Marty G. Dickens
56,993,084
383,135
1,233,513
11,526,406
Thomas C. Farnsworth, III
57,327,902
307,146
974,684
11,526,406
Joseph C. Galante
57,487,382
130,024
992,326
11,526,406
Glenda Baskin Glover
57,306,596
314,228
988,908
11,526,406
David B. Ingram
57,501,170
129,883
978,679
11,526,406
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
57,042,677
581,807
985,248
11,526,406
Ronald L. Samuels
57,049,845
568,875
991,012
11,526,406
Gary L. Scott
57,062,700
554,067
992,965
11,526,406
Reese L. Smith, III
57,420,526
199,883
989,323
11,526,406
Thomas R. Sloan
57,469,197
165,691
974,844
11,526,406
G. Kennedy Thompson
57,284,911
335,207
989,614
11,526,406
M. Terry Turner
57,466,985
161,223
981,524
11,526,406







(2) The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was approved by the following tabulation:
For
Against
Abstain
68,397,395
752,601
986,142


(3) The non-binding, advisory basis, vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following tabulation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
55,793,623
1,592,803
1,223,306
11,526,406












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:    April 22, 2019