17 Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information (continued) Appendix • Legal and regulatory developments could have an impact on our ability to operate our businesses or our financial condition or results of operations or our competitive position or reputation. Reputational impacts, in turn, could affect matters such as business generation and retention, our ability to attract and retain management, liquidity, and funding. These legal and regulatory developments could include: o Changes resulting from legislative and regulatory responses to the current economic and financial industry environment, including current and future conditions or restrictions imposed as a result of our participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program; o Other legislative and regulatory reforms, including broad-based restructuring of financial industry regulation as well as changes to laws and regulations involving tax, pension, bankruptcy, consumer protection, and other aspects of the financial institution industry; o Increased litigation risk from recent regulatory and other governmental developments; o Unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings or other claims and regulatory and other governmental inquiries; o The results of the regulatory examination and supervision process, including our failure to satisfy the requirements of agreements with governmental agencies; o Changes in accounting policies and principles; and o Changes to regulations governing bank capital, including as a result of the so-called “Basel 3” initiatives. • If we do not redeem the Series N Preferred stock we issued to the US Department of the Treasury such securities may limit our ability to return capital to our shareholders and are dilutive to our common shares. If we are unable previously to redeem the shares, the dividend rate increases substantially after five years. • Our business and operating results are affected by our ability to identify and effectively manage risks inherent in our businesses, including, where appropriate, through the effective use of third-party insurance, derivatives, and capital management techniques, and by our ability to meet evolving regulatory capital standards. • The adequacy of our intellectual property protection, and the extent of any costs associated with obtaining rights in intellectual property claimed by others, can impact our business and operating results. • Our ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes can have an impact on our ability to respond to customer needs and to meet competitive demands. • Our ability to implement our business initiatives and strategies could affect our financial performance over the next several years. • Competition can have an impact on customer acquisition, growth and retention, as well as on our credit spreads and product pricing, which can affect market share, deposits and revenues. • Our business and operating results can also be affected by widespread natural disasters, terrorist activities or international hostilities, either as a result of the impact on the economy and capital and other financial markets generally or on us or on our customers, suppliers or other counterparties specifically. • Also, risks and uncertainties that could affect the results anticipated in forward-looking statements or from historical performance relating to our equity interest in BlackRock, Inc. are discussed in more detail in BlackRock’s filings with the SEC, including in the Risk Factors sections of BlackRock’s reports. BlackRock’s SEC filings are accessible on the SEC’s website and on or through BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com. This material is referenced for informational purposes only and should not be deemed to constitute a part of this document. In addition, our acquisition of National City Corporation (“National City”) on December 31, 2008 presents us with a number of risks and uncertainties related both to the acquisition itself and to the integration of the acquired businesses into PNC. These risks and uncertainties include the following: • The anticipated benefits of the transaction, including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains, may be significantly harder or take longer to achieve than expected or may not be achieved in their entirety as a result of unexpected factors or events. |