PNC Bank 2012 Annual Report Download - page 29

• Issuers of commercial paper and other securities,
including mutual funds.
Our various non-bank businesses engaged in investment
banking and alternative investment activities compete with:
• Commercial banks,
• Investment banking firms,
• Merchant banks,
• Insurance companies,
• Private equity firms, and
• Other investment vehicles.
In providing asset management services, our businesses
compete with:
• Investment management firms,
• Large banks and other financial institutions,
• Brokerage firms,
• Mutual fund complexes, and
• Insurance companies.
We include here by reference the additional information
regarding competition included in the Item 1A Risk Factors
section of this Report.
E MPLOYEES
Employees totaled 56,285 at December 31, 2012. This total
includes 50,947 full-time and 5,338 part-time employees, of
which 23,331 full-time and 4,563 part-time employees were
employed by our Retail Banking business.
SEC R EPORTS AND C ORPORATE G OVERNANCE
I NFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act),
and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual,
quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other
information with the SEC. Our SEC File Number is 001-
09718. You may read and copy this information at the SEC’s
Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street NE, Room
1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
You can also obtain copies of this information by mail from
the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.
The SEC also maintains an internet website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other
information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with
the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov. You can
also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information
about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We also make our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and
amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
available free of charge on our internet website as soon as
reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material
with, or furnish it to, the SEC. PNC’s corporate internet address
is www.pnc.com and you can find this information
at www.pnc.com/secfilings. Shareholders and bondholders may
also obtain copies of these filings without charge by contacting
Shareholder Services at 800-982-7652 or via the online contact
form at www.computershare.com/contactus for copies without
exhibits, and by contacting Shareholder Relations
at 800-843-2206 or via e-mail at [email protected]
for copies of exhibits, including financial statement and
schedule exhibits where applicable. The interactive data file
(XBRL) exhibit is only available electronically.
Information about our Board of Directors and its committees
and corporate governance at PNC is available on PNC’s
corporate website at www.pnc.com/corporategovernance. Our
PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our
corporate website at www.pnc.com/corporategovernance. In
addition, any future amendments to, or waivers from, a
provision of the PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
that applies to our directors or executive officers (including
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer and the Controller) will be posted at this internet
address.
Shareholders who would like to request printed copies of the
PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or our Corporate
Governance Guidelines or the charters of our Board’s Audit,
Nominating and Governance, Personnel and Compensation, or
Risk Committees (all of which are posted on the PNC
corporate website) may do so by sending their requests to
George P. Long, III, Chief Governance Counsel and Corporate
Secretary, at corporate headquarters at One PNC Plaza, 249
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707. Copies
will be provided without charge to shareholders.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) under the symbol “PNC.”
I NTERNET I NFORMATION
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.’s financial reports
and information about its products and services are available
on the internet at www.pnc.com. We provide information for
investors on our corporate website under “About PNC –
Investor Relations,” such as Investor Events, Quarterly
Earnings, SEC Filings, Financial Information, Financial Press
Releases and Message from the Chairman. Under “Investor
Relations,” we will from time to time post information that we
believe may be important or useful to investors. We generally
post the following shortly before or promptly following its
first use or release: financially-related press releases
(including earnings releases), various SEC filings,
presentation materials associated with earnings and other
investor conference calls or events, and access to live and
replay audio from such calls or events. When warranted, we
will also use our website to expedite public access to time-
critical information regarding PNC in advance of distribution
of a press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the same
information.
10 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-K