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Exhibit 10.1

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

2010 ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE PLAN

As approved by the Human Resources and Compensation

Committee of Pinnacle Financial Partners

Effective January 19, 2010

 

 

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

2010 Annual Cash Incentive Plan

PLAN OBJECTIVES:

The overall objectives of the 2010 Annual Cash Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are to:

	 	1.	 	Motivate participants to ensure that important corporate soundness thresholds and
corporate profitability objectives for 2010 are achieved, and
	 
	 	2.	 	Provide a reward system that encourages teamwork and cooperation in the achievement of
firm-wide goals.

This Plan shall be administered pursuant to the Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan. All provisions hereof shall be interpreted accordingly. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF THE PLAN:

The Plan is effective from January 1, 2010 (Effective Date) through December 31, 2010.

ADMINISTRATION:

The Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “HRC”) is responsible
for the overall administration of the Plan and shall have the authority to select the associates
who are eligible for participation in the Plan. The CFO, with the oversight of the CEO, provides
periodic updates as to the status of the Plan as follows:

	 	•	 	Produces status reports on a periodic basis to the CEO, the Leadership Team and the HRC
in order to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the Plan. The CEO has discretion related
to communication of the status of the incentive plan to all Plan participants.
	 
	 	•	 	Makes recommendations for any Plan modifications (including target performance or payout
awards) as a result of substantial changes to the organization or participants’
responsibilities to ensure fairness to all Plan participants.
	 
	 	•	 	At the end of the Plan period, prepares, verifies, approves and submits the appropriate
award calculations and payout authorizations to the CEO and, ultimately the HRC, for
approval and distribution.

The Company is subject to the rules and regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury
(“Treasury”) issued under Section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as
amended (“ESSA”) with respect to participation in the Troubled Assets Relief Program (“TARP”)
established by the Treasury thereunder. Pursuant to these regulations, as in effect from time to
time (the “TARP Regulations”), the Company’s Chief Risk Officer shall evaluate, report and discuss
with the HRC whether any features of the Plan should be limited in order to ensure that the
Company’s senior executive officers are not encouraged to take unnecessary or excessive risks that
threaten the value of the Company, that the Plan does not pose unnecessary risks to the Company

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and that the Plan does not encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of the Company to
enhance any employee’s compensation.

The HRC is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and/or rescind any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or
desirable for the administration of the Plan. The HRC may correct any defect or omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the HRC deems necessary or
desirable. Any decision of the HRC in the interpretation and administration of Plan, as described
herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final conclusive and binding
on all parties concerned.

ELIGIBILITY:

Except as otherwise provided below, all associates who are compensated via a predetermined salary
or hourly wage and are not included in any other compensation program or plan are eligible for
participation in the Plan. Participants who are not eligible for a full award due to their
performance evaluation (see below — Target Award) should be notified by their Leadership Team
member as soon as possible prior to distribution of awards.

Pursuant to the TARP Regulations, the Company’s five “most highly compensated employees” for the
2009 fiscal year, as determined under the TARP Regulations, are not eligible for a cash award under
this Plan for 2010 during the “TARP Period”, as defined in the TARP Regulations.

Certain associates that are compensated via a commission schedule or commission grid have an
opportunity to achieve significant variable pay compensation due to escalating payouts pursuant to
the commission scheduled or grid based on their individual performance. As a result, such
commission-based associates are not eligible for participation in the Plan unless otherwise
authorized under special arrangement approved by the HRC.

FORFEITURE OF AWARDS:

Any participant who terminates employment for any reason (e.g., voluntary separation or termination
due to misconduct) prior to distribution of awards in January 2011 will not be eligible for
distribution of awards under the Plan.

ETHICS:

The intent of this Plan is to fairly reward individual and team achievement. Any associate who
manipulates or attempts to manipulate the Plan for personal gain at the expense of clients, other
associates or Company objectives will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

In addition, in accordance with the TARP Regulations, payments under the Plan paid to the Company’s
“senior executive officers” and next twenty “most highly compensated employees” during the “TARP
Period”, each as defined by the TARP Regulations, are and will be subject to recovery and
“clawback” by the Company, and repaid by such employee, if the payments are based on materially
inaccurate financial statements or other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria.

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PLAN FUNDING:

The Plan assets will be funded from the results of operations of the Company with all assets being
commingled with the assets of the Company.

TIMING OF AWARDS:

During January 2011, the HRC will review all proposed awards pursuant to the Plan. Any awards to be
distributed pursuant to the Plan shall be distributed prior to January 31, 2011 or as soon as
possible thereafter, but in no event later than March 15, 2011. No award will be distributed prior
to January 1, 2011.

TARGET AWARD:

Each participant will be assigned an “award tier” based on their position within the Company, their
experience level or other factors. Each participant’s Leadership Team member is responsible for
notifying each participant of his or her “award tier”. The “award tier” will be expressed as a
percentage ranging from 10% to 100%. In order to determine the “target award”, participants will
multiply their “award tier percentage” by their actual YTD base salary paid for 2010 as of December
31, 2010. Overtime or other wage components are not considered in these calculations.

The incentive for participants that join the Company during the period from January 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2010 will be calculated using the same formula.

Additionally, participant awards will be impacted by the participant’s performance evaluation for
2010 such that the participant’s Target Award will be adjusted based on their final performance
rating, as follows:

	 	 	 
	 	 	Performance Award expressed as a %
	Rating	 	of Target Award
	Significantly Exceeds

	 	120% Target
	Exceeds

	 	Up to 110% Target
	Meets

	 	100% Target
	Needs Improvement

	 	Up to 80% Target
	Unsatisfactory

	 	0% Target

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Awards under the Plan shall be conditioned on the attainment of one or more corporate performance
goals recommended by the CEO and approved by the HRC for the 2010 fiscal year. Additionally, the
CEO, based on input from any participant’s team leader, may include performance criteria for any
individual or groups of participants as he deems appropriate, subject to the review of the HRC.

After December 31, 2010, the HRC shall determine whether and to what extent each performance goal
has been met. In determining whether and to what extent a performance goal has been met, the HRC
may consider such matters as the HRC deems appropriate.

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DISCRETIONARY INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS:

The CEO may award up to an additional 10% of base pay based on extraordinary individual
performance. Likewise, the CEO may reduce a participant’s award by up to 50% of the calculated
award for individual performance, if the participant did not exhibit a strong commitment to
Pinnacle’s mission or values.

Discretionary awards outside these parameters shall be approved by the HRC prior to distribution;
however any discretionary awards to the Company’s named executive officers must be approved
by the HRC prior to distribution.

AMENDMENTS, TERMINATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS:

The HRC has the right to amend or terminate this Plan in any manner they may deem appropriate in
its discretion at any time, including, but not limited to the ability to include or exclude any
associate or group of associates from participation in the Plan, modify the award tiers or
percentages or modify or waive performance targets. Should the firm enter into any merger or
purchase agreement (including a change of control of the Company), significant market expansion or
other materially significant strategic event, the HRC may amend the Plan (including the performance
criteria) as they may deem appropriate under the circumstances. The HRC may amend the Plan
(including the performance criteria) for any non-recurring transaction which may materially impact
the Company’s financial position or results of operations for the fiscal year (e.g., capital
transactions, divestiture of assets at gains or losses, branch acquisitions, etc.)

Furthermore, this Plan does not, nor should any participant imply that it shall, create a
contractual relationship or rights between the Plan, the Company or any associate of the Company.
No associate should rely on this Plan as to any awards that the associate believes they might
otherwise be entitled to receive. This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to any conflicts of laws or principles.

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Exhibit
10.2

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2010 PERFORMANCE VESTED

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

     THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is by and between Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), and                      (the “Grantee”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such
terms in the Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

     Section 1. Restricted Stock Award. The Grantee is hereby granted the right to
receive ___ shares (the “Restricted Stock”) of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value per
share (the “Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

     Section 2. Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 8
hereof, the restrictions associated with the shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to
Section 1 hereof shall lapse at such times (each, a “Vesting Date”) and in the amounts set
forth below:

     (a) the
restrictions with respect to one-third of the shares, or ___ shares, of Restricted
Stock granted hereunder shall lapse on the second anniversary of the date hereof so long as the
Company’s audited diluted earnings per share (exclusive of the impact of any merger-related
charges, if any) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 is
equal to or greater than ___ and the
Company’s ratio of nonperforming loans and other real estate to total loans and other real estate
(as defined in the Company’s budget) at December 31, 2010 is less than ___;

     (b) the
restrictions with respect to one-third of the shares, or ___ shares, of Restricted
Stock granted hereunder shall lapse on the later of (i) the second anniversary of the date hereof;
and (ii) the date that the Company’s independent auditors issue their report on the Company’s
financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, in either case so long as the
Company’s audited diluted earnings per share (exclusive of the impact of any merger-related
charges, if any) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 is equal to or greater than the fully
diluted earnings per share target for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 established by the
Board of Directors in the Company’s 2010 strategic plan and the Company’s ratio of nonperforming
loans and other real estate to total loans and other real estate (as defined in the Company’s
strategic framework) at December 31, 2011 is less than the target ratio for December 31, 2011
established in the Company’s 2010 strategic plan; and

     (c) the
restrictions with respect to one-third of the shares, or ___ shares, of Restricted
Stock granted hereunder shall lapse on the date that the Company’s independent auditors issue their
report on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, in the
event that the Company’s audited diluted earnings per share (exclusive of the impact of any
merger-related charges, if any) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 is equal to or greater
than the fully diluted earnings per share target for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
established by the Board of Directors during the Company’s 2010 strategic planning process and the
Company’s ratio of nonperforming loans

 

 

and other real estate to total loans and other real estate (as defined in the Company’s
strategic framework) at December 31, 2012 is less than the target ratio for December 31, 2012
established in the Company’s 2010 strategic plan; or

     (d) should restrictions with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder not
lapse with respect to the terms and conditions as described on the Vesting Dates noted in Section
2(a), 2(b) or 2(c), the restrictions shall lapse on the date the Company’s independent auditors
issue their report on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2012, in the event that the Company’s audited cumulative diluted earnings per share (exclusive of
the impact of any merger-related charges, if any) for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2010,
2011 and 2012 is equal to or greater than the sum of $
___ plus the fully diluted earnings per share
targets for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 established by the Board
of Directors during the Company’s 2010 strategic planning process and the Company’s ratio of
nonperforming loans and other real estate to total loans and other real estate (as defined in
Section 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c)) at December 31, 2010; December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 is less
than the target ratios for such dates set forth in Section 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c) above.

     Any shares of Restricted Stock for which the performance targets identified above are not met
shall be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such
shares of Restricted Stock.

     In the event that the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) determines that an event has occurred during any fiscal
year which has impacted the Company’s reported diluted earnings per share for such fiscal year, the
Compensation Committee shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to increase or
decrease the vesting targets to reflect such event for purposes of calculating the vesting of
shares of Restricted Stock under this Section 2 for such fiscal year and for any or all
future fiscal years; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee shall not make such changes
as would cause the award hereunder to be in violation of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.

     Section 3. Distribution of Restricted Stock. Certificates representing the shares of
Restricted Stock that have vested under Section 2 will be distributed to the Grantee as
soon as practicable after each Vesting Date; provided, however, that no certificates shall be
distributed to the Grantee prior to the lapsing of any restrictions on the transferability of any
shares represented by such certificates, including those restrictions on transferability set forth
in Section 6 hereof resulting from the Company’s participation in the Capital Purchase Program (the
“CPP”) under the United States Treasury Department’s (the “Treasury”) Troubled Assets Relief
Program (the “TARP”) .

     Section 4. Voting Rights and Dividends. Prior to the distribution of the Restricted
Stock, certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock will be held by the Company (the
“Custodian”) in the name of the Grantee. The Custodian will take such action as is necessary and
appropriate to enable the Grantee to vote the Restricted Stock. All cash dividends received by the
Custodian, if any, with respect to the Restricted Stock will be remitted to the Grantee.

 

 

Stock dividends issued with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be treated as additional shares
of Restricted Stock that are subject to the same restrictions and other terms and conditions that
apply to the shares of Restricted Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no voting rights or
dividend rights shall inure to the Grantee following the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock
pursuant to Section 5.

     Section 5. Termination/Change of Status. In the event that the Grantee’s employment
by the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) terminates for any reason, other
than death or Disability, all shares of Restricted Stock for which the forfeiture restrictions have
not lapsed prior to the date of termination shall be immediately forfeited and Grantee shall have
no further rights with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock. In the event that the Grantee’s
employment terminates by reason of death or Disability all Restricted Stock shall be deemed vested
and the restrictions under the Plan and this Agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock shall
automatically expire and shall be of no further force or effect, except that the restrictions on
transferability set forth in Section 6 hereof resulting from the Company’s participation in the CPP
shall continue until such time as such restrictions lapse in accordance with the Treasury’s Interim
Final Rule on TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, dated June 15, 2009, as
amended from time to time (the “Treasury Regulations”).

     Section 6. No Transfer or Pledge of Restricted Stock. No shares of Restricted Stock
may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or disposed of
prior to the later of (i) the date the forfeiture restrictions with respect to such shares have
lapsed, if at all, on any Vesting Date; and (ii) the date that the transfer restrictions set forth
in the Treasury Regulations shall lapse with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock.

     Section 7. Withholding of Taxes. If the Grantee makes an election under section
83(b) of the Code with respect to the Award, the Award made pursuant to this Agreement shall be
conditioned upon the Grantee making prompt payment to the Company of any applicable withholding
obligations or withholding taxes by the Grantee (“Withholding Taxes”). Failure by the Grantee to
pay such Withholding Taxes will render this Agreement and the Award granted hereunder null and void
ab initio and the Restricted Shares granted hereunder will be immediately cancelled. If the
Grantee does not make an election under section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the Award, upon a
Vesting Date with respect to any portion of the Restricted Shares (or property distributed with
respect thereto), the Company shall cancel such Restricted Shares (or withhold property) having an
aggregate Fair Value, on the date next preceding the Vesting Date, in an amount required to satisfy
the required Withholding Taxes as set forth by Internal Revenue Service guidelines for the
employer’s minimum statutory withholding with respect to Grantee. The Company shall deduct from
any distribution of cash (whether or not related to the Award including, without limitation, salary
payments) to the Grantee an amount as shall be reasonably required to satisfy the required
Withholding Taxes as set forth by Internal Revenue Service guidelines for the employer’s minimum
statutory withholding with respect to Grantee pertaining to cash payments under the Award
(including any cash dividends made in respect of the Shares subject to the Award). For purposes of
this Agreement, “Fair Value” means the closing sales price of the Shares on the Nasdaq Global

 

 

Select Market on such date, or in the absence of reported sales on such date, the closing sales
price of the Shares on the immediately preceding date for which sales were reported.

     Section 8. Change of Control. Subject to the provisions of Section 10
hereof, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in the Plan, all Restricted Stock
shall be deemed vested and the restrictions under the Plan and the Agreement with respect to the
Restricted Stock, including the restriction on transfer set forth in Section 6 hereof,
shall automatically expire and shall be of no further force or effect.

     Section 9. Stock Subject to Award. In the event that the shares of Common Stock of
the Company should, as a result of a stock split or stock dividend or combination of shares or any
other change, redesignation, merger, consolidation, recapitalization or otherwise, be increased or
decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other
securities of the Company or of another corporation, the number of shares of Restricted Stock that
have been awarded to Grantee shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such action. If any such
adjustment shall result in a fractional share, such fraction shall be disregarded.

     Section 10. Limitations Required by Treasury Regulations. The Company is subject to
federal banking regulations and, for so long as the Company has an obligation outstanding under the
CPP, to the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, by the acceptance
of the benefits of this Agreement, Grantee and the Company agree that any provision of this
Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 8 hereof), and any other restricted stock
award agreement or stock option award agreement which is prohibited, or the performance of which by
the Company is prohibited, by federal banking regulations or the Treasury Regulations, shall have
no force and effect during the period of such prohibition. At such time as such provision shall no
longer be prohibited by such regulations, it shall again be effective.

     Section 11. Stock Power. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the
Grantee shall deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the shares of
Restricted Stock. Such stock power shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     Section 12. Legend. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form:

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING FORFEITURE AND RESTRICTIONS AGAINST TRANSFER) CONTAINED IN
THE PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (THE “PLAN”) AND
THE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE RESTRICTED
STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY AND PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”). THE
RELEASE OF SUCH STOCK FROM SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE MADE ONLY IN
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PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE
COMPANY.

     Section 13. No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed
as giving the Grantee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company (or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company), and the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) may at
any time dismiss the Grantee from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan.

     Section 14. Governing Provisions. This Agreement is made under and subject to the
provisions of the Plan, and all of the provisions of the Plan are also provisions of this
Agreement. If there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. By signing this Agreement, the
Grantee confirms that he or she has received a copy of the Plan.

     Section 15. Miscellaneous.

          15.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire understanding
and agreement between the Company and the Grantee concerning the Restricted Stock granted hereby,
and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations and understandings. The Company and the
Grantee have made no promises, agreements, conditions or understandings relating to the Restricted
Stock, either orally or in writing, that are not included in this Agreement or the Plan.

          15.2 Captions. The captions and section numbers appearing in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe or describe the
scope or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.

          15.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
when signed by the Company and the Grantee will be deemed an original and all of which together
will be deemed the same Agreement.

          15.4 Notice. Any notice or communication having to do with this Agreement must be
given by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed, if to the
Company, to the principal office of the Company, and, if to the Grantee, to the Grantee’s last
known address provided by the Grantee to the Company.

          15.5 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Company, provided that unless
the Grantee consents in writing, the Company cannot amend this Agreement if the amendment will
materially change or impair the Grantee’s rights under this Agreement and such change is not to the
Grantee’s benefit.

          15.6 Successors and Assignment. Each and all of the provisions of this Agreement are
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Grantee and their heirs, successors,
and assigns. However, neither the Restricted Stock nor this Agreement may be assigned or
transferred except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or the Plan.

 

 

          15.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed exclusively in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee applicable to agreements to be performed in the
State of Tennessee.

[Signature page to follow.]

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement to be effective
as of January ___, 2010.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.:

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Hugh M. Queener 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate
Secretary 	 
	 
	 	GRANTEE:

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:

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