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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001115055-26-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001115055"
company_name: "PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:46:51.190470+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pinnacle and Synovus complete merger, creating $117.2B regional bank

## Summary
- Combined bank has $117.2B assets, $95.7B deposits, $80.4B loans as of Sept. 30, 2025.
- Synovus shareholders receive 0.5237 shares of new Pinnacle common stock per share.
- Newco shares trade on NYSE under PNFP; legacy Pinnacle and Synovus delisted.
- Kevin Blair named CEO/President; Terry Turner board chair; board of 15 directors from both firms.
- Systems and brand conversion expected early 2027; bank operates under both brands until then.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001115055-26-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001115055
- company_name: PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115055/000111505526000002/0001115055-26-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115055/000111505526000002/pnfp-20260102.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001115055-26-000002.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 79b9acb2b740797caa6a7e57fc2679de7b65dca7
  claim: PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC: The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Pinnacle were replaced by new Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
  evidence_excerpt: Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. At the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle ceased to be in effect by operation of law. The Articles of Incorporation of Newco and the Bylaws of Newco, in each case as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, were amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115055/000111505526000002/0001115055-26-000002-index.htm
- claim_id: f978e93f375cc4ca83f63ec064cb82dbf0620508
  claim: PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC: The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle were replaced by new Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
  evidence_excerpt: Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. At the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle ceased to be in effect by operation of law. The Articles of Incorporation of Newco and the Bylaws of Newco, in each case as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, were amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115055/000111505526000002/0001115055-26-000002-index.htm
- claim_id: df8812d255e64e0a0bd65a61a661ccba3c229f4a
  claim: PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC underwent a change of control involving Synovus Financial Corp. for 0.5237 shares of Newco Common Stock (closed 2026-01-01).
  evidence_excerpt: prior to the Effective Time (other than certain shares held by Synovus or Pinnacle, in each case as specified in the Merger Agreement) was converted into the right to receive 0.5237 shares of Newco Common Stock. Each holder of Synovus Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share of Newco Common Stock (after taking into
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115055/000111505526000002/0001115055-26-000002-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.