PNC to Hold Special Shareholders Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:31 AM

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) will hold a special shareholders meeting to vote on the issuance of PNC common stock in connection with the merger of National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) with and into PNC, and certain other matters. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, December 23, at One PNC Plaza, 249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.

    -- Live webcast and telephone conference options will be available.
       Dial-in Numbers:     (800) 990-2718 or (706) 643-0187 (international)
       Internet:            Live audio-only webcast accessible at
                            http://www.pnc.com/investorevents
       Replay Information:  Available on PNC's Web site for 30 days, and via
                            telephone for one week at (800) 642-1687 or
                            (706) 645-9291, Conference ID 77613511.
    -- Presentation slides for the Special Meeting will be available on PNC's
       Web site at http://www.pnc.com/investorevents under Special
       Shareholders Meeting on the morning of the meeting.
    -- The Special Meeting Proxy Statement is accessible on PNC's Web site at
       http://www.pnc.com/proxystatement.
    -- Persons using the webcast or dial-in numbers will not be able to vote
       or ask questions. These are listen/audio-only options.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (http://www.pnc.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management; asset management and global fund services.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The proposed merger will be submitted to National City's and PNC's shareholders for their consideration. PNC has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), which includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus of PNC and National City that also constitutes a prospectus of PNC. PNC and National City have mailed the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective shareholders, and each of the companies plans to file with the SEC other relevant documents concerning the proposed merger.

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