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This excerpt taken from the PNC 10-Q filed Aug 8, 2007. FORM OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE [DATE] PNC Funding Corp Attn: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer One PNC Plaza 249 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2027 Ladies and Gentlemen: We are delivering this letter in connection with the proposed transfer of $ of Floating Rate Exchangeable Senior Notes due December 20, 2036 (the Securities) of PNC Funding Corp (the Company), as described in the Offering Circular dated December 20, 2006 (the Offering Circular) relating to the Securities. We hereby confirm that: 1. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)), or an entity in which all of the equity owners are institutional accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (Institutional Accredited Investors), and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of our or their investment. We will acquire Securities having a minimum principal amount of not less than $100,000 for our own account or for any accounts for which we are acting. 2. We are acquiring the Securities for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion. 3. We are not acquiring the Securities with a view to distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling the Securities or the shares of Common Stock of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (the Guarantor) issuable upon exchange thereof (the Underlying Shares), except as permitted below; provided that the disposition of our property and the property of any accounts for which we are acting as fiduciary shall remain at all times within our control. 4. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities and the Underlying Shares is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the indenture relating to the Securities and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities or the Underlying Shares except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act.
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5. We understand that the offer and sale of neither the Securities nor the Underlying Shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act, and that neither the Securities nor the Underlying Shares may be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell any Securities or Underlying Shares, we will do so only (i) to a person whom we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer, as such term is defined in Rule 144A (a QIB), acquiring for its own account or for the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (ii) subject to the requirements of the indenture relating to the Securities, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available), (iii) to an institutional investor that is an accredited investor as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (if available), (iv) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (v) to the Company, Guarantor or any of their subsidiaries, in each of cases (i) through (v) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and other jurisdictions, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Securities or Underlying Shares from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Securities and Underlying Shares are restricted as stated herein. 6. We understand that, on any proposed transfer of any Securities or Underlying Shares, we will be required to furnish to the Company and the trustee for the Securities (the Trustee) such certificates, legal opinions and other information as the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed transfer complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Securities and Underlying Shares purchased by us will be in certificated form and will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. Each of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the initial purchaser of the Securities is entitled to rely upon this letter and is irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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This excerpt taken from the PNC 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007. FORM OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE [DATE] PNC Funding Corp Attn: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer One PNC Plaza 249 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2027 Ladies and Gentlemen: We are delivering this letter in connection with the proposed transfer of $ of Floating Rate Exchangeable Senior Notes due December 20, 2036 (the Securities) of PNC Funding Corp (the Company), as described in the Offering Circular dated December 20, 2006 (the Offering Circular) relating to the Securities. We hereby confirm that: 1. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)), or an entity in which all of the equity owners are institutional accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (Institutional Accredited Investors), and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of our or their investment. We will acquire Securities having a minimum principal amount of not less than $100,000 for our own account or for any accounts for which we are acting. 2. We are acquiring the Securities for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion. 3. We are not acquiring the Securities with a view to distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling the Securities or the shares of Common Stock of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (the Guarantor) issuable upon exchange thereof (the Underlying Shares), except as permitted below; provided that the disposition of our property and the property of any accounts for which we are acting as fiduciary shall remain at all times within our control. 4. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities and the Underlying Shares is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the indenture relating to the Securities and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities or the Underlying Shares except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act.
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5. We understand that the offer and sale of neither the Securities nor the Underlying Shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act, and that neither the Securities nor the Underlying Shares may be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell any Securities or Underlying Shares, we will do so only (i) to a person whom we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer, as such term is defined in Rule 144A (a QIB), acquiring for its own account or for the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (ii) subject to the requirements of the indenture relating to the Securities, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available), (iii) to an institutional investor that is an accredited investor as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (if available), (iv) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (v) to the Company, Guarantor or any of their subsidiaries, in each of cases (i) through (v) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and other jurisdictions, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Securities or Underlying Shares from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Securities and Underlying Shares are restricted as stated herein. 6. We understand that, on any proposed transfer of any Securities or Underlying Shares, we will be required to furnish to the Company and the trustee for the Securities (the Trustee) such certificates, legal opinions and other information as the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed transfer complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Securities and Underlying Shares purchased by us will be in certificated form and will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. Each of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the initial purchaser of the Securities is entitled to rely upon this letter and is irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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