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Report of INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM}
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2004. We also have audited management’s assessment
of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004. Such consolidated financial statements,
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting and our reports thereon dated February 28,
2005, expressing unqualified opinions (which are not included herein) are
included in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on such condensed consolidated financial statements in relation
to the complete consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the
related condensed consolidated statement of income for the years then ended,
is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements from which it has been derived.
February 28, 2005
32 2004 PNC Summary Annual Report