NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (PNFP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $133.5 million.

The bank, based in Nashville, Tennessee, said it had earnings of $1.71 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.70 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.56 per share.

The regional bank operator posted revenue of $359.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $339.5 million, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $330.1 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $527.3 million, or $6.75 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.33 billion.

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