Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP) President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, June 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Terry Turner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle
 Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP), will preside over the opening bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, June 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Harold Carpenter
 EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 (615) 744-3742; harold.carpenter@pnfp.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP):

Pinnacle Financial Partners is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which has the highest listing standards of any market in the world as measured by financial and liquidity requirements. Since being listed on NASDAQ five years ago, Pinnacle's stock price has increased 440 percent.

Of all of the exchange-traded banks in the U.S., Pinnacle ranks third in five-year return and five-year CAGR (5-year return is 411.3 percent; 5-year CAGR is 38.6 percent).

Pinnacle provides a full range of banking, investment and insurance products and services. The firm specializes in meeting the needs of small businesses and their owners and individuals who desire a deep relationship with their financial services provider. The firm also has a well-established expertise in commercial real estate. Pinnacle's financial advisors provide financial planning and comprehensive wealth management services to help clients increase, protect and distribute their assets.

Pinnacle opened its first office in October 2000 and currently operates 18 offices in many of the most attractive trade areas in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro MSA. The firm recently announced plans for an expansion to Knoxville, Tenn., and anticipates opening the first of five full-service offices in Knoxville this summer.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.