QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE NOTES
What is FNB Financial Services, LP?
FNB Financial Services, LP is a wholly-owned indirect finance subsidiary of FNB, formed to issue, administer and repay the new notes, and to perform all other necessary or appropriate actions attendant to the issuance, administration or repayment of the new notes. The address of FNB Financial Services, LP, is Suite 202, 103 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, and its telephone number is (302) 691-6337.
Separate financial statements of FNB Financial Services, LP are not required by applicable accounting requirements to be included in this prospectus because FNB Financial Services, LP is a wholly-owned limited purpose finance subsidiary of FNB, and FNB has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the new notes. There are no material restrictions on FNB Financial Services, LP’s ability to distribute dividends to FNB, or prohibiting loans or advances to FNB by FNB Financial Services, LP.
What is F.N.B. Corporation?
FNB, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. Through First National Bank Pennsylvania (“FNBPA”), we have over 150 years of serving the financial and banking needs of our customers. FNB holds a significant retail deposit market share in attractive markets including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina. FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary network which is led by FNB’s largest affiliate, FNBPA. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. Consumer banking provides a full line of consumer banking products and services including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. Wealth management services include asset management, private banking and insurance.
FNB’s common stock and depositary shares representing a 1/40th interest in a share of FNB’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “FNB” and “FNBPrE,” respectively. The address of FNB’s corporate headquarters is 12 Federal Street, One North Shore Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212. The telephone number at FNB’s corporate headquarters is (800) 555-5455.
What are the new notes?
The new notes we are offering are unsecured subordinated debt obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by FNB and issued by FNB Financial Services, LP. Please call FNB Financial Services, LP at (724) 983-3528 with any questions about the notes.
What are the FNB notes?
The FNB notes were offered by FNB until the Series 2006 notes began to be offered by FNB Financial Services, LP. FNB is no longer offering the FNB notes, and reserves the right to redeem, in accordance with their terms, any FNB notes. Holders of FNB daily notes are no longer permitted to add to the outstanding principal balance of such notes, but may purchase new daily notes in lieu thereof. Holders of FNB notes may either redeem their FNB notes at the FNB Financial Services, LP offices in Greenville and Hermitage, Pennsylvania, or allow their FNB notes to renew upon maturity at the then-applicable interest rates.
Are the notes insured or guaranteed?
The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. The notes also are not secured by any of our assets or any other collateral. The new notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by FNB, a holding company whose primary assets are the shares of its subsidiaries and the dividends those subsidiaries pay.
What are the maturities of the notes?
The new term notes are available in maturities of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 30, 36, 48, 60, 84, and 120 months. Each term note will automatically renew at maturity for an identical term at the then applicable interest rate, unless you elect to have it redeemed or we redeem it. The daily notes and special daily notes have no set maturity, and are payable on demand.
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