Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WHITFORD THOMAS K
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC [PNC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and Chief Risk Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PNC PLAZA, 249 FIFTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2006
(Street)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-2707
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   M(1)   22,000 A $ 54.719 194,406 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   16,975 D $ 70.915 177,431 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   2,041 D $ 70.915 175,390 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   M(1)   20,584 A $ 43.81 195,974 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   12,716 D $ 70.915 183,258 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   3,196 D $ 70.915 180,062 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   M(1)   4,835 A $ 54.04 184,897 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   3,684 D $ 70.915 181,213 D  
$5 Par Common Stock 02/24/2006   F(1)   468 D $ 70.915 180,745 D  
$5 Par Common Stock               8,156 I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 43.81 02/24/2006   M     20,584 01/03/2004 01/03/2013 $5 Par Common Stock 20,584 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 54.719 02/24/2006   M     22,000 02/19/1999 02/19/2008 $5 Par Common Stock 22,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 54.04 02/24/2006   M     4,835 01/06/2005 01/06/2014 $5 Par Common Stock 4,835 $ 0 56,915 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Reload Option $ 70.915 02/24/2006   A   19,016   02/24/2007 02/19/2008 $5 Par Common Stock 19,016 $ 0 19,016 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Reload Option $ 70.915 02/24/2006   A   15,912   02/24/2007 01/03/2013 $5 Par Common Stock 15,912 $ 0 15,912 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Reload Option $ 70.915 02/24/2006   A   4,152   02/24/2007 01/06/2014 $5 Par Common Stock 4,152 $ 0 4,152 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WHITFORD THOMAS K
ONE PNC PLAZA
249 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-2707
      EVP and Chief Risk Officer  

Signatures

 Mark C. Joseph, Attorney in Fact for Thomas K. Whitford   02/28/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The exercise of this option and the satisfaction of the resulting tax withholding obligation were effected by the Reporting Person through the delivery, via attestation, of already owned shares of common stock of the Issuer and did not involve an open market transaction in the Issuer's securities.

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