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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

October 2, 2023

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:


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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

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

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 2, 2023, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) issued a press release announcing the redemption on November 1, 2023 of $1,000,000,000 of Depositary Shares (CUSIP: 693475 AK1) (the “Depositary Shares”) representing interests in PNC’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series O (the “Series O Preferred Stock”). Each Depositary Share represents a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series O Preferred Stock. All 1,000,000 Depositary Shares currently outstanding will be redeemed. The Depositary Shares will be redeemed at a redemption price of $1,000 per Depositary Share. Such redemption price does not include the regular quarterly dividend on the Depositary Shares that was separately declared and will be paid separately on November 1, 2023 to holders of record on the record date for such dividend payment in the customary manner.

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 reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Number	Description	Method of Filing

99.1	Press Release dated October 2, 2023	Filed herewith
104	The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as an inline XBRL.

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:	October 2, 2023	By:	/s/ Gregory H. Kozich
			Gregory H. Kozich
			Senior Vice President and Controller

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