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 21, 2004
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 incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One PNC Plaza
249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 762-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
| Item 5. | Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure |
During a conference call with investors on July 21, 2004, management commented on the outlook for noninterest expense for the remainder of the year. The outlook expressed in those comments did not take into account the impact of initiatives supporting growth in business activity. Giving effect to the impact of those initiatives, we anticipate that noninterest expense for the second half of 2004 would be lower than in the first half of 2004 but not to the extent indicated in the conference call.
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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 21, 2004 | By: | /s/ Samuel R. Patterson | ||||||
| Samuel R. Patterson Controller | ||||||||
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