Exhibit 99.6
CONSENT OF CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated
October 31, 2008, as Appendix D to, and the reference thereto under the captions SummaryCitigroup
Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Have Each Provided an Opinion to the PNC Board of Directors Regarding the Aggregate
Consideration, The MergerBackground of the Merger, and The MergerOpinion of PNCs Financial
Advisors to the PNC Board of Directors in, the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of The PNC Financial Services Group and National
City Corporation, which Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is part of the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. By giving such consent we do not thereby admit
that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of
the term expert as used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is
required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
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By: |
/s/ David M. Head |
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Name: |
David M. Head |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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New York, New York
November 10, 2008