Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): November 13, 2018



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 8.01. Other Events.

On November 13, 2018, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $100 million in shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Share repurchases under the program will be made from time to time, in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, at the discretion of the management of the Company and in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The timing of these repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal requirements. The Company currently anticipates the stock repurchase program will remain in effect through December 31, 2019, or earlier if the entire authorized amount of shares has been repurchased. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, amended, suspended, or discontinued at any time.

A copy of the press release announcing the stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., dated November 13, 2018

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.