Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TURNER M TERRY
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC [PNFP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
150 THIRD AVE SOUTH, SUITE 900
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2016
(Street)

NASHVILLE, TN 37201
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
PNFP Common Stock 01/18/2016   F   167 (1) D $ 46.83 538,423 D  
PNFP Common Stock 01/20/2016   F   559 (1) D $ 46.5 537,864 D  
PNFP Common Stock 02/29/2016   F   2,461 (1) D $ 47.2 535,403 D  
PNFP Common Stock 02/29/2016   F   2,640 (1) D $ 47.2 532,763 D  
PNFP Common Stock 03/01/2016   A   12,802 (2) A $ 0 545,565 D  
PNFP Common Stock               22,000 I IRA
PNFP Common Stock               26,829 I 401K

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TURNER M TERRY
150 THIRD AVE SOUTH
SUITE 900
NASHVILLE, TN 37201
  X     CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ M. Terry Turner   03/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents share withholding to cover taxes due upon vesting of certain restricted share awards.
(2) Restricted shares issued in settlement of performance based restricted share units. Restrictions on the restricted shares lapse 50% on each of February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2019 provided the reporting person remains an employee of the issuer or a subsidiary and certain soundness thresholds are achieved as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Such soundness thresholds have been established by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

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