Form 8K


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): February 17, 2006


PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

 
Tennessee
 
000-31225
 
62-1812853
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


211 Commerce Street, Suite 300, Nashville, Tennessee 37201

(615) 744-3700


Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[X] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR.13e-4(c))

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 17, 2006, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, regarding the key findings of the Pinnacle Financial Partners Nashville Economic Index.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a) Financial Statements. None

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

(c) Exhibits.
 
99   Press Release dated February 17, 2006

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SIGNATURE

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.


Dated: February 17, 2006
  
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
     
 
By:
  /s/ Harold Carpenter
 
Name:
Harold Carpenter
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer


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