PNC Financial Services (PNC)

ARTICLE V. TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

5.1 Voluntary Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time by filing notice of withdrawal prior to the close of business on an Exercise Date. Upon withdrawal, the entire amount, if any, in a Participant’s Account will be refunded to him or to her without interest. Any Participant who withdraws from the Plan may again become a Participant in accordance with Section 2.1.

5.2 Termination of Eligibility. A Participant who Retires during an Option Period may elect to withdraw the entire cash balance, if any, in the Participant’s Plan Account. If a Participant who Retires during an Option Period has not made a withdrawal election as provided for in the preceding sentence at least fifteen (15) days prior to the next succeeding Exercise Date, any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be applied toward the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock on the next succeeding Exercise Date and any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account after such purchase will be refunded to the Participant without interest.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because of the Participant’s death while employed by the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed without interest to the Participant’s designated beneficiary or, in the absence of an effective beneficiary designation, to the Participant’s personal representative or, if no personal representative has qualified, to the persons entitled thereto under the laws of descent and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, a Participant may file a beneficiary designation with the Corporation in such manner and form as the Corporation may from time to time direct.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because the Participant’s employer, while remaining a Subsidiary, ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary, then any

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cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account at the time such Subsidiary ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary will be applied toward the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock on the next succeeding Exercise Date (unless withdrawn pursuant to Section 5.1) and any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account after such purchase will be refunded without interest.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because the Participant’s employment with the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary has ended for any other reason, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be refunded or distributed without interest to the Participant.

Notwithstanding the above, in cases where a refund or distribution in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2 may not be possible or practicable, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be disposed of as determined by the Plan Committee.

TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time by filing notice of withdrawal prior to the close of business on an Exercise Date. Upon withdrawal, the entire amount, if any, in a Participant’s Account will be refunded to him or to her without interest. Any Participant who withdraws from the Plan may again become a Participant in accordance with Section 2.1.

A Participant who Retires during an Option Period may elect to withdraw the entire cash balance, if any, in the Participant’s Plan Account. If a Participant who Retires during an Option Period has not made a withdrawal election as provided for in the preceding sentence at least fifteen (15) days prior to the next succeeding Exercise Date, any cash balance remaining in the

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Participant’s Plan Account will be applied toward the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock on the next succeeding Exercise Date and any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account after such purchase will be refunded to the Participant without interest.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because of the Participant’s death while employed by the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed without interest to the Participant’s designated beneficiary or, in the absence of an effective beneficiary designation, to the Participant’s personal representative or, if no personal representative has qualified, to the persons entitled thereto under the laws of descent and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, a Participant may file with the Corporation, at such address and in such manner as the Corporation may from time to time direct, a beneficiary designation for purposes of this paragraph on a form to be provided by the Corporation on the Participant’s request.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because the Participant’s employer, while remaining a Subsidiary, ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary, then any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account at the time such Subsidiary ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary will be applied toward the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock on the next succeeding Exercise Date (unless withdrawn pursuant to Section 5.1) and any cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account after such purchase will be refunded without interest.

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 during an Option Period because the Participant’s employment with the Corporation or a Designated Subsidiary has ended for any other reason, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be refunded or distributed without interest to the Participant.

Notwithstanding the above, in cases where a refund or distribution in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2 may not be possible or practicable, the cash balance remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account will be disposed of as determined by the Plan Committee.