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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 31, 2020
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-09718
Pennsylvania
25-1435979
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)
Identification No.)
The Tower at PNC Plaza
300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2401
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(888) 762-2265
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
 Name of Each Exchange
    on Which Registered    
Common Stock, par value $5.00
PNC
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/4,000 Interest in a Share of Fixed-to-
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series P
PNC P
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/4,000 Interest in a Share of 5.375%
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q
PNC Q
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  





Item 8.01 Other Events

On July 31, 2020, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) issued a press release announcing the redemption on September 1, 2020 of $480,000,000 of Depositary Shares (CUSIP: 693475832) (the “Depositary Shares”) representing interests in PNC’s 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q (the “Series Q Preferred Stock”). Each Depositary Share represents a 1/4,000th interest in a share of the Series Q Preferred Stock. All 19,200,000 Depositary Shares currently outstanding will be redeemed. The Depositary Shares will be redeemed at a redemption price of $25.00 per Depositary Share plus declared and unpaid dividends of $0.3359375 per Depositary Share, representing the dividend for the period from June 1, 2020 to but excluding September 1, 2020.

The Depositary Shares are held through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and will be redeemed in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Payment to DTC will be made by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Depositary, in accordance with the Deposit Agreement governing the Depositary Shares.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by referenced herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    
(d) Exhibits.

Number
Description
 
99.1
Filed herewith
104
The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
July 31, 2020
By:
/s/ Gregory H. Kozich
 
 
 
Gregory H. Kozich
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Controller
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