SLFI Sterling Financial (MM)

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that contains a proxy statement/prospectus concerning the merger that has been mailed to Sterling shareholders, and each of the companies plans to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors can obtain the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents containing information about PNC and Sterling, free of charge at the SEC's web site (www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are available free of charge from Shareholder Relations at (800) 843-2206. Documents filed with the SEC by Sterling Financial Corporation are available free of charge from Sterling Financial Corporation by contacting Shareholder Relations at (717) 735-4066.

The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees of Sterling Financial Corporation are participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the merger from the shareholders of Sterling Financial Corporation. Information about the directors and executive officers of Sterling Financial Corporation is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is included in the proxy statement/prospectus concerning the merger. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.