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Published on 9/14/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily and Prospect News Preferred Stock Daily.

New Issue: PNC Financial prices $450 million offering of 5.375% series Q preferreds

By Stephanie N. Rotondo

Phoenix, Sept. 14 - PNC Financial Services Group Inc. priced $450 million of 5.375% series Q noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (expected Baa3/BBB/BBB-), according to an FWP filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.

The deal came at the tight end of talk and was upsized from $250 million.

There is a $67.5 million over-allotment option.

The joint bookrunners are Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and PNC Capital Markets LLC. The co-managers are Barclays and Sandler O'Neill + Partners LP.

The securities will be issued as $25 depositary shares each representing a 1/4,000th interest in a preferred.

The company can redeem the preferreds in whole or in part on or after Dec. 1, 2017 or in whole within 90 days of a regulatory capital treatment event.

PNC will apply to list the securities on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PNCPQ."

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include advances to subsidiaries to finance activities, repaying debt and redemptions or repurchases of outstanding securities.

PNC is a Pittsburgh-based financial services firm.

Issuer:PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
Securities:Series Q noncumulative preferred stock
Amount:$450 million, or 18 million depositary shares
Greenshoe:$67.5 million, or 2.7 million depositary shares
Maturity:Perpetual
Bookrunners:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and PNC Capital Markets LLC
Co-managers:Barclays and Sandler O'Neill + Partners LP
Dividend:5.375%, payable quarterly beginning Dec. 1
Liquidation preference:$100,000 per preferred
Price:Par of $25 per depositary share
Yield:5.375%
Call optionOn or after Dec. 1, 2017 or within 90 days of a regulatory capital treatment event
Pricing date:Sept. 14
Settlement date:Sept. 21
Expected ratings:Moody's: Baa3
Standard & Poor's: BBB
Fitch: BBB-
Expected listing:NYSE: PNCPQ
Cusip:693475832

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