PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. - FORM 8-K
 

 
 
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): January 18, 2008
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
         
Tennessee   000-31225   62-1812853
 
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300, Nashville, Tennessee   37201
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 744-3700
N/A
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     (e)
     2008 Special Cash Incentive Plan. On January 18, 2008, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) approved the Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2008 Special Cash Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, approximately 25 key employees of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) that will be involved in integrating the operations of Mid-America Bancshares, Inc. (“Mid-America”) with the Company’s operations will be eligible to receive cash awards. Under the terms of the Plan, participants will be entitled to receive cash incentive payments if specified goals established by the Committee and related to the integration of the Company and Mid-America are achieved by certain dates, including achievement of initiatives related to published synergy targets and limiting the aggregate integration and other merger costs within amounts previously disclosed. If one or more of the performance goals established under the Plan are not satisfied, awards to participants will be reduced by specified amounts, but there can be no discretionary increases to a participant’s target award. Awards earned under the Plan are expected to be paid out on April 15, 2008. The maximum awards for the Company’s executive officers that were identified as the Company’s named executive officers in the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Company’s 2007 annual meeting of shareholders are as follows:
             
Employee   Title   Maximum Award
 
           
M. Terry Turner
  Chief Executive Officer   $ 200,000  
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
  Chairman   $ 190,000  
Hugh M. Queener
  Chief Administrative Officer   $ 100,000  
Harold R. Carpenter
  Chief Financial Officer   $ 80,000  
Charles B. McMahan
  Senior Credit Officer   $ 60,000  
     A copy of the Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits
  10.1   Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2008 Special Cash Incentive Plan

 


 

SIGNATURES
     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.
             
    PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Harold R. Carpenter    
 
  Name:  
 
Harold R. Carpenter
   
 
  Title:   Executive Vice President and    
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
Date: January 25, 2008

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2008 Special Cash Incentive Plan