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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): June 12, 2017

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee
000-31225
62-1812853
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
 incorporation)
 
Identification No.)

150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 900
Nashville, TN 37201
(Address of principal executive offices)
(615) 744-3700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 12, 2017, at a special meeting of shareholders of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. ("Pinnacle"), Pinnacle's shareholders approved (i) the issuance of shares of Pinnacle common stock in connection with the merger as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 22, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), as such agreement may be amended from time to time, by and among Pinnacle, BNC Bancorp ("BNC") and Blue Merger Sub, Inc., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle (the "Pinnacle Share Issuance Proposal"), and (ii) one or more adjournments of the Pinnacle special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including adjournments to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the Pinnacle Share Issuance Proposal (the "Pinnacle Adjournment Proposal"). The final voting results for the Pinnacle Share Issuance Proposal and the Pinnacle Adjournment Proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Approval of the Pinnacle Share Issuance Proposal.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 37,676,144
 
 299,474
 
 918,069
 
0
 
 
Proposal 2 – Approval of the Pinnacle Adjournment Proposal.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 34,495,772
 
 3,402,220 
 
 995,695
 
0
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 12, 2017, Pinnacle and BNC issued a joint press release announcing that the shareholders of Pinnacle had approved the Pinnacle Share Issuance Proposal and that the shareholders of BNC had approved the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 – Joint press release of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. and BNC Bancorp, dated June 12, 2017.



 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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  
    Harold R. Carpenter  
    Executive Vice President and   
    Chief Financial Officer  

 


Date:  June 13, 2017



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description 
99.1
Joint press release of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. and BNC Bancorp, dated June 12, 2017.