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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
on April&nbsp;20, 2005


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;</B></DIV>


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<div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Tennessee</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62-1812853</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>211 Commerce Street, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37201</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.<BR>
2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>M. Terry Turner<BR>
The Commerce Center<BR>
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.<BR>
211 Commerce Street, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37201<BR>
(615)&nbsp;744-3700</B><BR>
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Registrant&#146;s agent for service)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Bob F. Thompson, Esq.<BR>
Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC<BR>
315 Deaderick Street, Suite&nbsp;2700<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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$1.00 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="center">$21.52</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1) </SUP>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, includes an indeterminate number
of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.


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amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act and is based
on the average of the bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on April&nbsp;13, 2005.



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration of Additional Securities</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the
purpose of registering additional shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for the Registrant&#146;s 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-114799) previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;23, 2004, is hereby incorporated by
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of
Tennessee, on this 20<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>
day of April, 2005.


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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                 /s/ M. Terry Turner
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, </B>each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints M. Terry Turner and Robert A. McCabe, Jr. and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.

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Robert A. McCabe, Jr.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">April 20, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ M. Terry Turner
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M. Terry Turner</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Harold R. Carpenter
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Harold R. Carpenter</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">April 20, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Sue G. Atkinson
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Sue G. Atkinson</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">April 20, 2005</TD>
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Gregory L. Burns</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Colleen Conway-Welch
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Colleen Conway-Welch</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">April 20, 2005</TD>
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Clay T. Jackson</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John R. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.
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John R. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Dale W. Polley
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Dale W. Polley</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Linda E. Rebrovick
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Linda E. Rebrovick</TD>
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James L. Shaub, II</TD>
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Reese L. Smith, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.   S-8
Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 20, 2005
Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
62-1812853
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
M. Terry Turner
The Commerce Center
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 744-3700
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Registrant's agent for service)
Copy to:
Bob F. Thompson, Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered
(1)
price per share
(2)
offering price
(2)
registration fee
Common Stock,
$1.00 par value
250,000 shares
$21.52
$5,380,000
$634
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, includes an indeterminate number
of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
The offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and is based
on the average of the bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on April 13, 2005.
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Registration of Additional Securities
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
Item 8.
Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1   OPINION OF BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC
EX-23.1  CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the
purpose of registering additional shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), for the Registrant's 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-114799) previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2004, is hereby incorporated by
reference herein.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
5.1        Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
23.1      Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2      Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1      Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of
Tennessee, on this 20
th
day of April, 2005.
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
By:
/s/ M. Terry Turner
M. Terry Turner, Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints M. Terry Turner and Robert A. McCabe, Jr. and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
Chairman and Director
April 20, 2005
/s/ M. Terry Turner
M. Terry Turner
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
April 20, 2005
/s/ Harold R. Carpenter
Harold R. Carpenter
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 20, 2005
/s/ Sue G. Atkinson
Sue G. Atkinson
Director
April 20, 2005
Gregory L. Burns
Director
/s/ Colleen Conway-Welch
Colleen Conway-Welch
Director
April 20, 2005
Clay T. Jackson
Director
/s/ John R. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.
John R. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S
Director
April 20, 2005
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dale W. Polley
Dale W. Polley
Director
April 20, 2005
/s/ Linda E. Rebrovick
Linda E. Rebrovick
Director
April 20, 2005
/s/ James L. Shaub, II
James L. Shaub, II
Director
April 20, 2005
/s/ Reese L. Smith, III
Reese L. Smith, III
Director
April 20, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
Exhibit 24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the Registration Statement).