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EXHIBIT 4.9




 






CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT




PNC Capital Trust [E] [F] [G] [H]




Dated as of                     , 20___




 








 









 








TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 1.1
	 	Definitions and Interpretation	 	1
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II TRUST INDENTURE ACT

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.1
	 	Trust Indenture Act; Application 	 	4
	SECTION 2.2
	 	Lists of Holders of Securities 	 	4
	SECTION 2.3
	 	Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee 	 	5
	SECTION 2.4
	 	Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee 	 	5
	SECTION 2.5
	 	Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent 	 	5
	SECTION 2.6
	 	Events of Default; Waiver 	 	5
	SECTION 2.7
	 	Event of Default; Notice 	 	5
	SECTION 2.8
	 	Conflicting Interests 	 	6
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.1
	 	Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee 	 	6
	SECTION 3.2
	 	Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee 	 	7
	SECTION 3.3
	 	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee 	 	9
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.1
	 	Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility 	 	9
	SECTION 4.2
	 	Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor 	 	10
	SECTION 4.3
	 	Acceptance of Appointment by Successor 	 	11
	SECTION 4.4
	 	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business 	 	11
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V GUARANTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.1
	 	Guarantee 	 	12
	SECTION 5.2
	 	Waiver of Notice and Demand 	 	12
	SECTION 5.3
	 	Obligations Not Affected 	 	12
	SECTION 5.4
	 	Rights of Holders 	 	13
	SECTION 5.5
	 	Guarantee of Payment 	 	13
	SECTION 5.6
	 	Subrogation 	 	13
	SECTION 5.7
	 	Independent Obligations 	 	14
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.1
	 	Limitation of Transactions 	 	14
	SECTION 6.2
	 	Subordination 	 	14
	SECTION 6.3
	 	Pari Passu Guarantees 	 	14
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII TERMINATION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 7.1
	 	Termination	 	15






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	ARTICLE VIII COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 8.1

	 	Exculpation
	 	 	15	 
	SECTION 8.2

	 	Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnification
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.1

	 	Successors and Assigns
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 9.2

	 	Amendments
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 9.3

	 	Notices
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 9.4

	 	Benefit
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 9.5

	 	Separability Clause
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 9.6

	 	Governing Law
	 	 	17	 






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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT




     This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the “Capital Securities Guarantee”), dated as of ___,
20___, is executed and delivered by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation, and The Bank of New York, as trustee, for the benefit of the Holders (as defined
herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of PNC Capital Trust [E]
[F] [G] [H], a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”).



     WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”), dated
as of ___, 20___, among the trustees of the Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as
sponsor, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof ___ capital securities, having an
aggregate liquidation amount of $___, designated the ___% Capital Securities
(the “Capital Securities”);



     WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital Securities, the Guarantor
desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth in this Capital
Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make
certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of Capital Securities, which
purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and
delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders.



ARTICLE I



DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION




SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation




     In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:




     (a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;




     (b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has the same meaning
throughout;




     (c) all references to “the Capital Securities Guarantee” or “this Capital Securities
Guarantee” are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended
from time to time;




     (d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles and Sections are
to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;




     (e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this
Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this Capital Securities Guarantee
or unless the context otherwise requires; and




     (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.



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     “Act” by any Holder means any instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and
evidenced thereby) embodying or evidencing any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by the Indenture to be given or taken by
Holders signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for
any purpose of this Guarantee and (subject to Section 3.1) conclusive in favor of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and the Guarantor, if made in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of the
Indenture.



     “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.



     “Board of Directors” shall mean the board of directors of the Guarantor.



     “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full
force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Capital Guarantee Trustee.



     “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking
institutions in the Borough of Manhattan City of New York, New York, the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are authorized or obligated by any applicable law,
regulation or executive order to close.



     “Capital Guarantee Trustee” means The Bank of New York until a successor Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, solely in its capacity as capital guarantee trustee and not in its individual capacity
and thereafter “Capital Guarantee Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Capital
Guarantee Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Capital
Guarantee Trustee” as used with respect to the Capital Securities of any series shall mean the
Capital Guarantee Trustee with respect to Capital Securities of that series.



     “Common Securities” means the securities representing common undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Issuer.



     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee at which the
corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be
principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Agreement is located at 101
Barclay Street, Floor 8 West, New York, New York 10286.



     “Covered Person” means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital Securities.



     “Debentures” means the series of junior subordinated debt securities of the Guarantor
designated the ___% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due ___, 20___ held by
the Institutional Trustee (as defined in the Declaration) of the Issuer.



     “Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Declaration.



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     “Event of Default” means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment or other obligations
under this Capital Securities Guarantee.



     “Guarantee Payments” means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with
respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accrued
and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the Declaration) that are required to be paid on
the Capital Securities, to the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the applicable
redemption price of per Capital Security (as described in Annex I to the Declaration), plus all
accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Price”), to the extent
that the Issuer has funds available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for
redemption by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of Debentures to the
Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the Declaration or the redemption of all
of the Capital Securities upon the maturity or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in
the Declaration) the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $  per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to the date of payment,
or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for distribution to Holders in liquidation of
the Issuer (in either case, the “Liquidation Distribution”).



     “Guarantor” means The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. until a successor Person shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter “Guarantor” shall mean such successor Person.



     “Holder” shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any
Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite
percentage of Capital Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
“Holder” shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.



     “Indemnified Person” means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees,
representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.



     “Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of ___, 20___, between the Guarantor and The Bank
of New York, as trustee, and any indenture supplemental thereto, pursuant to which the Debentures
are to be issued to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.



     “Institutional Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the Declaration.



     “Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities” means, except as provided by the
Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a class, holding Capital Securities
representing more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that
would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the
date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital Securities.



     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman or any Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors, President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
Controller, an Assistant Controller, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Guarantor, and
delivered to the Capital Guarantee Trustee. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to
compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
include:




     (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;



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     (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such Officers’ Certificate are based;




     (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as,
in such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and




     (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition or
covenant has been complied with.



     “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.



     “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any officer within
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Capital Securities Guarantee and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.



     “Security Register” means the register maintained in accordance with Section 3.5 of the
Indenture.



     “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in force at the date as of
which this instrument was executed; provided that in the event the Trust Indenture Act is amended
after such date, Trust Indenture Act means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act as so amended.



     “Underwriting Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.



ARTICLE II



TRUST INDENTURE ACT




SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application




     (a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
that are required or deemed to be part of this Capital Securities Guarantee and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and



     (b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee limits,
qualifies or conflicts with the duties deemed imposed by Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the
Trust Indenture Act, such deemed imposed duties shall control.



SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities




     (a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a list, in such form as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders
(“List of Holders”) as of such date, (i) within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of
each year, and (ii) at any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written
request for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is
given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor shall not be obligated to
provide such List of Holders at any time the List of



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Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously
given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders.




     (b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under, and shall be
entitled to the benefits of, Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.



SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee




     Within 60 days after May 15 of each year (commencing May 15, 20___), the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture
Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of
the Trust Indenture Act.



SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee




     The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the compliance
certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at
the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.



SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent




     The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with
any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to
any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or
opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers’ Certificate.



SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver




     The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital Securities may, by vote, on behalf
of the Holders of all of the Capital Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its
consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Capital
Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event
of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.



SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice




     (a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of
Default actually known to a Responsible Officer as being an Event of Default hereunder, unless such
defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer in
good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.



     (b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of
Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice thereof, or
a Responsible Officer charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have obtained actual
knowledge.



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SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests




     The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Capital Securities
Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.



ARTICLE III

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF

CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE




SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee




     (a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital Guarantee Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and
interest in this Capital Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her
rights pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such
successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as successor Capital Guarantee
Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest
in any successor Capital Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be
effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the
appointment of such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.



     (b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer as an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.



     (c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after
the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants
shall be read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee Trustee. In case
an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is
actually known to a Responsible Officer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee, and use the same degree of
care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.



     (d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the
Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to
act or its own willful misconduct, except that:




     (i) Prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of
all such Events of Default that may have occurred:




     (A) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Capital Securities Guarantee
against the Capital Guarantee Trustee; and




     (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital Guarantee Trustee,
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming
to the requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case of any
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provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine
the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Capital Securities Guarantee;




     (ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made;




     (iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating
to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Capital
Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee;




     (iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require the Capital
Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers, if the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
the repayment of such funds or protection from liability is not reasonably assured to it
under the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory
to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured
to it; and




     (v) whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section.



SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee




     (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:




     (i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected
in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.




     (ii) Any direction of the Guarantor mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced
by an Officers’ Certificate.




     (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities Guarantee, the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established
before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith
on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate which, upon receipt
of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor.




     (iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing
or registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation statement or any
filing under tax or securities laws) (or any rerecording, refiling or reregistration
thereof).



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     (v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its choice or other
experts, and the advice or opinion of such counsel or experts with respect to legal matters
or advice within the scope of such experts’ area of expertise shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be
counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning
the administration of this Capital Securities Guarantee from any court of competent
jurisdiction.




     (vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee at the request or
direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee such security and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee
against the reasonable costs, disbursements, advances and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses and the reasonable expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee’s
agents, counsel, accountants and experts) and liabilities that might be incurred by the
Capital Guarantee Trustee (or its agents, counsel, accountants and experts) in complying
with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by
the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi)
shall be taken to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee.




     (vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it
may see fit, and, if the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall determine to make such inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the
Guarantor, personally or by agent or attorney.




     (viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder
or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees,
custodians or attorneys, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder.




     (ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall
bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the signature of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action.
No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee’s or its agent’s taking such action.




     (x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities Guarantee the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing
any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i)
may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying
on or acting in accordance with such instructions.



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     (xi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered,
or omitted to be taken by it and believed by it to be authorized or within its rights or
powers if such actions or omissions by the Capital Guarantee Trustee do not constitute
negligence.



     (b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or
obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right,
power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be
illegal, or in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right,
power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.



SECTION 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee




     The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor,
and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The
Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital
Securities Guarantee; it shall not be responsible for the Guarantor’s performance hereunder or the
Guarantor’s representations and warranties.



ARTICLE IV



CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE




SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility




     (a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which shall:




     (i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and




     (ii) be a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation
or Person permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional
trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or
District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority
referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital
and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.



     (b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under
Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the
effect set out in Section 4.2.



     (c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within
the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and
Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.



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SECTION 4.2 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor




     (a) No resignation or removal of the Capital Guarantee Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Capital Guarantee Trustee in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 4.3.



     (b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
the Guarantor. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee required
by Section 4.3 shall not have been delivered to the Capital Guarantee Trustee within 30 days after
the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.



     (c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities delivered to the Capital Guarantee Trustee
and to the Guarantor.



     (d) If at any time:




     (i) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 4.1(c) (relating to
Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act) after written request therefor by the Guarantor
or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Capital Security for at least six
months, or




     (ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 4.1(a) and
shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Guarantor or by any such Holder,
or




     (iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be
adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or of its
property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation,
conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Guarantor, by a Board
Resolution, may remove the Capital Guarantee Trustee or (ii) subject to Section 5.8 of the
Indenture (regarding costs and attorneys’ fees in legal proceedings), any Holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Capital Security for at least six months may, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the removal of the Capital Guarantee Trustee and the appointment of a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee.



     (e) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting,
or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Capital Guarantee Trustee for any cause, the
Guarantor, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and
shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 4.3. If, within one year after such
resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Capital Securities delivered to the Guarantor and the retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee, the
successor Capital Guarantee Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such
appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 4.3, become the successor
Capital Guarantee Trustee and to that extent supersede the successor Capital Guarantee Trustee
appointed by the Guarantor. If no successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been so appointed
by the Guarantor or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 4.3, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Capital Security for at least six months may, on behalf
of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.



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     (f) The Guarantor shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and each appointment of a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee by mailing written
notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Capital Securities.
Each notice shall include the name of the successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and the address of
its Corporate Trust Office.



SECTION 4.3 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor




     (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Capital Guarantee Trustee, every such
successor Capital Guarantee Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Guarantor and to the retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment,
and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee shall become
effective and such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring
Capital Guarantee Trustee; but, on the request of the Guarantor or the successor Capital Guarantee
Trustee, such retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and
deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and obligations of the retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee and shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee all property and money held by
such retiring Capital Guarantee Trustee hereunder.



     (b) Upon request of any such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantor shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Capital Guarantee Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) of this
Section.



     (c) No successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of
such acceptance such successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.



     (d) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any
successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.



SECTION 4.4 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business




     Any Person into which the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be merged or converted or with which
it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be a party, or any Person to which all or substantially
all of the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be sold or otherwise
transferred, shall be the successor Capital Guarantee Trustee hereunder without any further act.



ARTICLE V



GUARANTEE




SECTION 5.1 Guarantee




     The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the
Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim
that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor’s obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be
satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing
the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.



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SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand




     The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital Securities Guarantee and of
any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to
require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the
Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.



SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected




     The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Capital
Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time
to time of any of the following:




     (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or
observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition
relating to the Capital Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer;




     (b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the
Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under
the terms of the Capital Securities or the extension of time for the performance of any
other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;




     (c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to
enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders
pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer
granting indulgence or extension of any kind;




     (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral,
receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar
proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;




     (e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital Securities;




     (f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby
incurred; or




     (g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that
the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and
all circumstances.



     There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the
Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.



SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders




     (a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities have the right
to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust
or power conferred upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however,



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that (subject to Section 3.1) the Capital Securities Trustee shall have the right to decline
to follow any such direction that would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in
such direction or if the Capital Securities Trustee being advised by counsel determines that the
action or proceeding directed may not be lawfully taken or if the Capital Securities Trustee in
good faith by Responsible Officers shall determine that the action or proceedings so directed would
be illegal or expose the Capital Securities Trustee to personal liability.




     (b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a legal proceeding against the Guarantor to
enforce the Capital Guarantee Trustee’s rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without
first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee or any other
Person or entity.



     (c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a legal proceeding against the
Guarantor to enforce such Holder’s right to receive payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee
without first (i) directing the Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or any
other Person or entity.



     (d) The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that (i) this Capital Securities Guarantee will be
deposited with the Capital Guarantee Trustee to be held for the benefit of the Holders and (ii) the
Capital Guarantee Trustee has the right to enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee on behalf of
the Holders.



SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment




     This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.



SECTION 5.6 Subrogation




     The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders of Capital Securities
against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this
Capital Securities Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent
required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may
acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a
result of payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any
amounts are due and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid to
the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in
trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.



SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations




     The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations
of the Issuer with respect to the Capital Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a)
through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.



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ARTICLE VI



LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION




SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions




     So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall have occurred any event
that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default under the Declaration, then (a) the
Guarantor shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or
redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or
other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in connection with any employment
contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers,
directors or consultants, (ii) repurchases of common stock of the Guarantor pursuant to a
contractually binding requirement to buy stock existing prior to the Event of Default or Default,
(iii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Guarantor’s capital
stock for any other class or series of the Guarantor’s capital stock, (iv) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of the Guarantor’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or
exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) or (v)
purchase of the Guarantor’s capital stock in connection with the distribution thereof and (b) the
Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or
repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities or guarantees issued by the Guarantor that rank
pari passu with or junior to the Debentures, other than any payment of current or deferred interest
on securities that rank pari passu with the Debentures that is made pro rata to the amounts due on
such pari passu securities (including the Debentures), provided that such payments are made in
accordance with Section 13.5(d) of the Indenture to the extent it applies, and any payments of
deferred interest on pari passu securities that, if not made, would cause the Guarantor to breach
the terms of the instrument governing such pari passu securities; provided, however, the Guarantor
may declare and pay a stock dividend where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which
the dividend is being paid.



SECTION 6.2 Subordination




     The obligations of the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute
unsecured obligations of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor to the extent and in the
manner set forth in the Indenture with respect to the Debentures, and the provisions of Article
Fourteen of the Indenture will apply, mutatis mutandis, to the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder do not constitute Senior Indebtedness (as
defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor.



SECTION 6.3 Pari Passu Guarantees




     The obligations of the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall rank pari passu
with the obligations of the Guarantor under (i) any similar guarantee agreements issued by the
Guarantor on behalf of the holders of preferred or capital securities issued by any PNC Trust (as
defined in the Indenture), (ii) the Indenture and the Securities (as defined therein) issued
thereunder, (iii) any expense agreements entered into by the Guarantor in connection with the
offering of preferred or capital securities by any PNC Trust (as defined in the Indenture), and
(iv) any other security, guarantee or other agreement or obligation that is by its terms pari passu
with the Securities (as defined in the Indenture) and, in the case of this clause (iv) only, (x) is
issued with the concurrence or approval of the staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland or
the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or (y) does not at the time of
issuance prevent the Securities from qualifying for tier 1 capital treatment (irrespective of any
limits on the amount of the Company’s tier 1 capital) under the applicable capital



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adequacy guidelines, regulations, policies or published interpretations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.




ARTICLE VII



TERMINATION




SECTION 7.1 Termination




     This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full payment of the Redemption
Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of all of
the Capital Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Capital Securities
Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this Capital
Securities Guarantee.



ARTICLE VIII



COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION




SECTION 8.1 Exculpation




     (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise
to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act
or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this
Capital Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be
within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Capital Securities
Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person’s negligence or willful misconduct with respect
to such acts or omissions.



     (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records
of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the
Guarantor by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such
other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by
or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the
existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.



SECTION 8.2 Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnification




     The Guarantor agrees:



     (1) to pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision
of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);



     (2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Capital Guarantee Trustee
upon its request for all expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee (including
the costs of collection, and the compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee’s counsel, accountants and experts), except any such expense, disbursement or
advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and



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     (3) to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless
against, any loss, damage, claim, liability or expense (including the reasonable compensation,
expenses and disbursements of the Capital Guarantee Trustee’s agents and counsel) incurred without
negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or the performance of their duties hereunder, including but not limited
to the costs and expenses (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee’s agents and counsel) of defending itself against, or investigating, any
claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall survive the
termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.



     The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section shall not be subordinate to the payment of
Senior Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.2. As security for the performance of those obligations,
the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Capital Securities upon all property
and funds held or collected by the Capital Guarantee Trustee as such, except funds held in trust
for the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or any interest on particular Capital
Securities. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section shall survive the removal or
resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Capital
Securities Guarantee.



ARTICLE IX



MISCELLANEOUS




SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns




     All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall bind the
successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to
the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities then outstanding.



SECTION 9.2 Amendments




     Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of Holders (in
which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Capital Securities Guarantee may be
amended only with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which
the voting percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The provisions
of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of Holders apply to the giving of such
approval.



SECTION 9.3 Notices




     All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed
by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or
certified mail, as follows:




     (a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital Guarantee Trustee’s
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders):


The Bank of New York

101 Barclay Street, Floor 8 West

New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration




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     (b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor’s mailing address set forth below (or
such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders):


The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

One PNC Plaza

249 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2707

Attention: Treasurer




     (c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.


All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with
receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other
document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice
was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such
refusal or inability to deliver.




SECTION 9.4 Benefit




     Nothing in this Capital Securities Guarantee or in the Capital Securities, express or implied,
shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the holders
of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under this Capital Securities Guarantee.



SECTION 9.5 Separability Clause




     In case any provision in this Guarantee or in the Capital Securities shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.



SECTION 9.6 Governing Law




     THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.



     THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., as Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 





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	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
	 	 	as Capital Guarantee Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 






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