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PNC BANK CORP. THOMAS H. O'BRIEN
Fifth Avenue and Wood Street Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pittsburgh, PA 15265
[LOGO] Logo of PNCBANK
March 20, 1995
Dear Shareholder:
You will find enclosed the notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy for the
annual meeting of shareholders of PNC Bank Corp., which will be held on
Tuesday, April 25, 1995, on the 15th floor of One PNC Plaza, in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Please review the enclosed material and complete, sign, date and return the
proxy card regardless of whether you plan to attend the annual meeting, so that
the matters coming before the meeting can be acted upon.
We look forward to meeting our shareholders and welcome the opportunity to
discuss the business of your company with you.
Cordially,
/s/ Thomas H. O'Brien
Thomas H. O'Brien
TO: Participants in the PNC Bank Corp. Incentive Savings Plan and the PNC
Bank Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
Under the provisions of the PNC Bank Corp. Incentive Savings Plan, any
full and partial shares of PNC Bank Corp. stock credited to a participant's
account are to be voted by the respective Trustees of the ESOP and non-ESOP
portions of the Incentive Savings Plan in accordance with the participant's
written direction. Any shares for which the Trustees do not receive
instructions (including unallocated shares) shall be voted by the Trustees
in the same proportion as the Trustees vote the same class of shares for
which instructions were received.
The attached material relates to matters to be voted on at the 1995
annual meeting of shareholders. The number of shares for which you can give
voting instructions appears on the enclosed Instruction Card. Please
complete, date, and sign the Instruction Card and return it in the envelope
provided. Thank you.
PNC Bank, Ohio, National Association, PNC Bank, National Association,
Trustee of the ESOP portion of the Trustee of the non-ESOP portion of
PNC Bank Corp. the PNC Bank Corp.
Incentive Savings Plan Incentive Savings Plan
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[LOGO OF PNC BANK]
PNC BANK CORP.
ONE PNC PLAZA
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15265
March 20, 1995
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
APRIL 25, 1995
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
The annual meeting of the shareholders of PNC Bank Corp. will be held on the
15th floor of One PNC Plaza, Fifth Avenue and Wood Street, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, April 25, 1995, beginning at 11:00 a.m., for the
purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:
(1) The election of seventeen directors to serve until the next annual
meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified; and
(2) Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 1995 are entitled
to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.
A proxy statement, form of proxy and self-addressed envelope are enclosed.
Please complete, date and sign the proxy. Return it promptly in the envelope
provided, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. If you
attend the meeting, you may then withdraw your proxy and vote in person.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/William F. Strome
Corporate Secretary
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[LOGO] Logo of PNCBANK
PNC BANK CORP.
ONE PNC PLAZA
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15265
March 20, 1995
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD
APRIL 25, 1995
The enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors of PNC Bank
Corp. ("Board of Directors" or "Board") for use at the annual meeting of
shareholders to be held April 25, 1995, or at any adjournment thereof
("meeting" or "annual meeting"). Solicitation of proxies may be made by mail,
personal interviews, telephone and facsimile by officers and employees of PNC
Bank Corp. ("Corporation") and its subsidiaries. The Corporation has retained
D. F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of
$10,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses. Brokerage houses and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries will be requested to forward soliciting material to
the beneficial owners of the stock held of record by such persons. Expenses for
such solicitation will be borne by the Corporation. The proxy statement and
form of proxy were first mailed to shareholders on or about March 20, 1995.
The enclosed proxy is revocable at any time prior to the actual voting of
such proxy by the filing of an instrument revoking it, or a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date, with the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation. In the
event your proxy is mailed and you attend the meeting, you may revoke your
proxy and cast your vote personally. All properly executed proxies delivered
pursuant to this solicitation will be voted at the meeting in accordance with
instructions, if any. Unless otherwise directed, proxies will be voted in favor
of the election as directors of the persons named on pages 2 and 3.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 6, 1995 as
the record date for determining shareholders entitled to receive notice of and
to vote at the meeting. On that date, there were issued and outstanding
230,464,954 shares of the Corporation's $5.00 par value common stock ("Common
Stock") and the following shares of the Corporation's preferred stock entitled
to vote at the meeting: 18,750 shares of $1.80 Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock-Series A ("Preferred Stock-A"); 7,095 shares of $1.80 Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock-Series B ("Preferred Stock-B"); 390,591 shares of
$1.60 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock-Series C ("Preferred Stock-C") and
499,840 shares of $1.80 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock-Series D
("Preferred Stock-D").
Holders of each share of convertible preferred stock are entitled to a number
of votes equal to the number of full shares of Common Stock which can be
acquired upon conversion of such preferred stock, with holders of Preferred
Stock-A and Preferred Stock-B being entitled to 8 votes per share and the
holders of Preferred Stock-C and Preferred Stock-D being entitled to 4 votes
per 2.4 shares. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share.
Holders of record of the Common Stock and preferred stock will vote together as
a single class at the meeting, as described in the section captioned "Voting
Procedures" on page 18. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a
majority in voting power of the Common Stock and the preferred stock will
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting.
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THE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ITS
SHARES, UPON SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S WRITTEN REQUEST, A COPY (WITHOUT EXHIBITS,
UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED) OF THE CORPORATION'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC") FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO
SAMUEL R. PATTERSON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL REPORTING, PNC BANK
CORP., ONE PNC PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15265. THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM
10-K IS NOT PART OF THE PROXY SOLICITATION MATERIALS.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INFORMATION CONCERNING NOMINEES
The By-Laws of the Corporation provide that the number of directors shall be
not fewer than five nor more than thirty-six as from time to time shall be
determined by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the recommendation of the
Committee on Corporate Governance (formerly the Nominating Committee), the
Board has acted to fix at seventeen the number of directors to be elected at
the annual meeting of shareholders. The persons named below are nominees for
election as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of
shareholders and the election and qualification of their successors.
The proxies solicited hereby, unless directed to the contrary therein, will
be voted for the nominees named below. All of the nominees named below are now
directors of the Corporation. All of the nominees have consented to being named
in this proxy statement and to serve if elected. The Board of Directors has no
reason to believe that any nominee will be unavailable or unable to serve as a
director, but if for any reason any nominee should not be available or able to
serve, the accompanying proxy will be voted by the persons acting under said
proxy in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. The
table below sets forth the names of the nominees for election as directors of
the Corporation; their principal occupations; the year they first became
directors of the Corporation or any predecessor corporation; and their
directorships of certain other companies. All nominees have held the position
indicated or another senior executive position with the same entity or one of
its affiliates or a predecessor corporation for at least the past five years.
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Directorships in Companies,
Other than the Corporation,
Director Filing Reports with the
Name Age Principal Occupation Since Securities and Exchange Commission
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert N. Clay 48 President of Clay Holding Company 1987 None
(thoroughbred breeding)
William G. Copeland 69 Chairman of the Board of Provident- 1989 Bell Atlantic Corporation
mutual Holding Company (life
insurance and financial services)
George A. Davidson, Jr. 56 Chairman and Chief Executive 1988 Consolidated Natural Gas Company;
Officer of Consolidated Natural B.F. Goodrich
Gas Company (public utility
holding company)
Dianna L. Green 49 Senior Vice President, Administration 1995 None
of Duquesne Light Company
(public utility)
C. G. Grefenstette 67 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1989 Owens & Minor, Inc.
of The Hillman Company (diversi-
fied operations and investments)
W. Craig McClelland 60 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1985 Union Camp Corporation;
of Union Camp Corporation (pulp Allegheny Ludlum Corporation;
and paper manufacturing) Quaker State Corporation
Thomas Marshall 66 Chairman of Aristech Chemical 1989 Allegheny Ludlum Corporation
Corporation (chemicals)
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Directorships in Companies,
Other than the Corporation,
Director Filing Reports with the
Name Age Principal Occupation Since Securities and Exchange Commission
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald I. Moritz 67 Chairman of the Executive Committee of 1985 Equitable Resources, Inc.
Equitable Resources, Inc.
(energy company--gas utility)
Thomas H. O'Brien 58 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1983 Bell Atlantic Corporation;
of the Corporation Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company
Jackson H. Randolph 64 Chairman and Chief Executive 1988 CINergy Corp.;
Officer of CINergy Corp. Cincinnati Financial Corporation
(public utility holding company)
James E. Rohr 46 President of the Corporation 1989 Allegheny Ludlum Corporation;
Student Loan Marketing Association
Roderic H. Ross 64 Chairman, President and Chief Executive 1979 Hunt Manufacturing Company
Officer of Keystone State Life Insur-
ance Company (insurance company)
Vincent A. Sarni 66 Chairman of the Executive Committee, 1989 PPG Industries, Inc.;
Pittsburgh Baseball Associates Hershey Foods Corporation;
(professional baseball organization) The LTV Corporation;
Amtrol, Inc.
Richard P. Simmons 63 Chairman of Allegheny Ludlum Corporation 1976 Allegheny Ludlum Corporation;
(specialty metals) Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Thomas J. Usher 52 President and Chief Operating Officer of USX 1992 USX Corporation
Corporation (energy, steel and diversified business)
Milton A. Washington 59 President and Chief Executive Officer of 1994 None
Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
(housing rehabilitation and construction)
Helge H. Wehmeier 52 President and Chief Executive Officer of 1992 None
Miles Inc. (specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals,
and imaging and graphic systems)
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BOARD AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a
Loan and Investment Committee, a Committee on Corporate Governance (formerly
the Nominating Committee), a Personnel and Compensation Committee and an
Executive Committee.
The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in
fulfilling its statutory and fiduciary responsibilities for the audit function
of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and in monitoring its accounting and
financial reporting practices; determining that the Corporation has adequate
administrative, operational and internal accounting controls and that the
Corporation is operating in accordance with its prescribed procedures and codes
of conduct; determining that the Corporation has in place policies and
procedures to enable it to comply with applicable laws and regulations and that
such compliance is occurring; and providing general oversight for the internal
and external audit function. In making its determinations, the Committee is
entitled, under its charter, to rely on assurances provided by the
Corporation's internal auditors, independent auditors, General Counsel, and
Chief Compliance Counsel. Its functions include recommending to the Board of
Directors the appointment of the independent auditors and reviewing with the
internal auditors and the independent auditors their annual audit plans and
monitoring their progress during the year. The Committee is presently comprised
of Messrs. Grefenstette (Chairman), Clay, Copeland, Davidson, Moritz, Usher and
Wehmeier.
The Loan and Investment Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving
(when appropriate) loan and asset and liability management policies and reports
of compliance therewith; reviewing credit policy and asset and liability
management officer committee activities; reviewing reports regarding lending,
credit and investment activities; reviewing reports regarding various
subsidiaries engaged in funding or securities
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activities; reviewing reports of supervisory activity directed to the Board of
Directors by bank regulatory authorities pertaining to lending, funding and
investment related activities; and approving the issuance of debt securities
by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. The Committee is presently
comprised of Messrs. McClelland (Chairman), Marshall, Randolph, Rohr, Sarni,
and Simmons.
The Committee on Corporate Governance (formerly the Nominating Committee) is
responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors persons to be nominated
for election or appointment as directors of the Corporation and monitoring and
recommending enhancements to the Corporation's corporate governance framework,
particularly with respect to the structure, processes, and proceedings of the
Board of Directors. In performing the nominating function, the Committee
considers director nominees recommended by shareholders. Such recommendations
must be submitted in writing to the Corporate Secretary, PNC Bank Corp., One
PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15265, and include the name, age,
citizenship, residence, qualifications and directorships and other positions
held by the proposed nominee in business organizations. The Committee is
presently comprised of Messrs. Davidson (Chairman), Copeland, McClelland,
Randolph, Sarni, Simmons and Wehmeier.
The Personnel and Compensation Committee is responsible for recommending to
the Board of Directors the persons to be elected as Chairman, President, and
Vice Chairmen of the Corporation and establishing the compensation of the
executive officers of the Corporation. The Committee also makes
recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the adoption of employee
benefit, bonus, incentive compensation or similar plans and is responsible for
the administration of most of these plans. The Committee is presently
comprised of Messrs. Marshall (Chairman), Clay, Copeland, Moritz, Ross and
Usher.
The Executive Committee has all the powers of the Board of Directors to the
extent permitted by law and can exercise such powers between meetings of the
Board of Directors. The Committee is presently comprised of Messrs. Simmons
(Chairman), Clay, Grefenstette, Marshall, McClelland, Moritz, O'Brien,
Randolph and Ross.
The Board of Directors met eight times in 1994. The Executive Committee met
four times. The Audit Committee and the Loan and Investment Committee each met
four times, and the Personnel and Compensation Committee met eight times. The
Committee on Corporate Governance (then known as the Nominating Committee) met
twice in 1994.
In 1994, each nominee for re-election then serving attended at least 75% of
the combined total of meetings of the Board of Directors held during his
period of service and meetings of each committee of the Board on which such
director served, except for Messrs. McClelland (72%) and Wehmeier (71%).
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Executive officers of the Corporation who are directors or members of
committees of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or its subsidiaries
receive no compensation for serving in such positions. All non-officer
directors of the Corporation are compensated for their services by a per diem
fee of $1,200 for any day's participation in a Board or committee meeting, or
any combination thereof, an annual retainer fee of $32,000 for Board
membership and, in accordance with the terms of the Corporation's 1992
Director Share Incentive Plan, a number of shares of Common Stock having a
fair market value on the date of the award equal to $5,000. In addition, the
chairman of each standing committee receives a $3,000 annual retainer fee,
with the exception of the chairman of the Committee on Corporate Governance,
who receives a $1,000 annual retainer fee.
Pursuant to the Directors Retirement Plan ("Plan"), each current or future
non-officer director of the Corporation who served as a director of the
Corporation or a predecessor or acquired corporation or other business entity
for at least five years will be paid an annual cash retirement benefit. The
amount of the annual benefit will be equal to the annual retainer fee in
effect for non-officer directors of the Corporation on the date of the
director's retirement. The annual benefit will be paid for the lesser of ten
years or the life of the retired director, with payment to commence on the
later of age 65 or retirement from the Board of Directors. During 1994, no
director retired after the effective date of the Plan, July 7, 1994.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership
of the Corporation's Common Stock, as of January 13, 1995 (except as otherwise
noted), by each director and nominee for election as a director, each of the
five executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12 and
all directors and executive officers of the Corporation, as a group. The
number of shares shown as beneficially owned by each director and executive
officer is determined under the rules of the SEC and the information is not
necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. For
purposes of the table set forth below, beneficial ownership includes any
shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or
investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to
acquire within 60 days of January 13, 1995 through the exercise of any option,
warrant or right.
Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power
with respect to the shares set forth in the following table:
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Amount and Nature
Name of Beneficial Ownership Percent of Class*
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Richard C. Caldwell 127,286(/1/)(/2/) --
Robert N. Clay 2,499 --
William G. Copeland 5,422 --
George A. Davidson, Jr. 7,952 --
Dianna L. Green 500(/3/) --
C. G. Grefenstette 465,592(/4/) 0.20
Walter E. Gregg, Jr. 108,910(/1/)(/2/) --
W. Craig McClelland 2,834(/5/) --
Thomas Marshall 30,103 --
Donald I. Moritz 4,103(/5/) --
Thomas H. O'Brien 781,712(/1/)(/2/)(/5/) 0.34
Jackson H. Randolph 10,578 --
Bruce E. Robbins 172,513(/1/)(/2/) --
James E. Rohr 381,143(/1/)(/2/)(/5/) 0.16
Roderic H. Ross 4,472 --
Vincent A. Sarni 11,141 --
Richard P. Simmons 58,905(/5/)(/6/) --
Thomas J. Usher 2,816 --
Milton A. Washington 10,730 --
Helge H. Wehmeier 1,041 --
Directors and executive officers as a group (30 persons) 3,171,819(/2/) 1.36
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* Percentage numbers are shown only for holdings which equal or exceed 0.1%
of the class. As of January 13, 1995, there were 233,197,346 shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock issued and outstanding. Where necessary,
percentages were calculated by adding shares subject to exercisable stock
options to the foregoing number.
(1) Includes shares held in the Corporation's Incentive Savings Plan, a
qualified employee benefit defined contribution plan.
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(2) Includes shares subject to exercisable stock options held by the executive
officer(s). The shares subject to such options are as follows, for Messrs.
O'Brien (616,000), Rohr (322,000), Gregg (104,000), Caldwell (123,900), and
Robbins (169,500). The aggregate number of shares subject to such options
for the remaining ten executive officers is 776,900.
(3) Ms. Green purchased her shares on February 23, 1995.
(4) The amount listed for Mr. Grefenstette includes 142,000 shares held in a
trust of which Mr. Grefenstette is one of three co-Trustees; in that
fiduciary capacity he shares voting and dispositive power over the trust's
assets with the other co-Trustees. The amount listed for Mr. Grefenstette
also includes 316,000 shares owned by Wilmington Securities, Inc., an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hillman Company, which is
controlled by the trust. The amount listed for Mr. Grefenstette, however,
does not include 448,000 shares owned by The Hillman Foundation, Inc.; Mr.
Grefenstette, who is a Vice President and Director of the Foundation,
disclaims beneficial ownership of that holding.
(5) Includes shares held jointly and/or indirectly.
(6) The amount listed for Mr. Simmons includes 3,000 shares held by him in a
fiduciary capacity as the Trustee of the R. P. Simmons Family Foundation.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
As of March 10, 1995, the following persons are known to the Corporation to
be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Corporation's Common
Stock. In preparing the table shown below, the Corporation has relied, without
further investigation, on the information contained on the copies of the
respective Schedules 13G delivered to it, each of which was filed jointly by
the respective reporting persons with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act").
The numbers shown on the table should be interpreted in light of the related
footnotes and the following two points. First, share numbers are as of December
31, 1994. Second, each Schedule 13G contains a certification that, to the best
of the reporting person's knowledge and belief, the securities reported were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the Corporation and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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<CAPTION>
Name and Address Amount and Nature Percent of
of Beneficial Owner of Beneficial Ownership Class
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<S> <C> <C>
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.(/1/) 21,489,400(/2/) 9.15%
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Warren E. Buffett(/3/) 19,453,300(/4/) 8.3%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
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(1) The shares reported by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. relate to those
attributable to the following three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries,
including the shares reported by the Capital Research and Management
Company ("Capital Research") on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC: (i)
Capital Research, an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (ii) Capital Guardian Trust Company, a
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; and (iii) Capital
International, S.A., an investment manager based in Switzerland. Each of
these subsidiaries acts separately from the others and from The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. in exercising investment discretion over its managed
accounts.
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(2) The Capital Group Companies, Inc. reports sole voting power as to 2,674,400
shares and sole dispositive power as to 21,489,400 shares. These shares do
not include any shares as to which Capital Research reports sole voting
power, but do include 18,030,000 shares as to which Capital Research
reports sole dispositive power. Neither The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
nor any of its affiliates own any shares of the Corporation's Common Stock
directly. The shares reported are owned by various institutional accounts
under the discretionary investment management of the subsidiaries
identified in footnote (1); no one such managed account owns five percent
or more of the Corporation's Common Stock. Beneficial ownership as to all
shares reported is disclaimed by the reporting persons pursuant to Rule
13d-4 under the Act.
(3) Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("BH"), National Indemnity
Company, Columbia Insurance Company, Central States of Omaha Companies,
Inc., Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha, and The Fechheimer Brothers
Company have jointly filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC relating to the
shares indicated in the table. According to the Schedule 13G and
information provided to the Corporation, all of the shares are held in
varying amounts by certain of the named companies other than BH, all of
which are direct or indirect subsidiaries of BH. Mr. Buffett may be deemed
to control BH.
(4) With respect to this aggregate number of shares reported: Mr. Buffett and
BH each report shared voting and dispositive power as to 19,453,300 shares;
National Indemnity Company reports shared voting and dispositive power as
to 13,792,300 shares; Columbia Insurance Company reports shared voting and
dispositive power as to 4,961,000 shares; Central States of Omaha
Companies, Inc. and Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha each reports
shared voting and dispositive power as to 400,000 shares; and The
Fechheimer Brothers Company reports shared voting and dispositive power as
to 300,000 shares.
As of December 31, 1994, the trust divisions of the Corporation's subsidiary
banks were deemed to be the beneficial owners of an aggregate of 16,852,879
shares of Common Stock, representing 7.18% of outstanding Common Stock; no one
subsidiary bank's trust division was the beneficial owner of five percent or
more of outstanding Common Stock. All of such shares are held in a fiduciary or
representative capacity in numerous separate accounts for the benefit of other
persons. The bank subsidiaries had the power to vote or direct the voting of a
portion of said shares as follows: 15,836,677 sole; 820,199 shared. The bank
subsidiaries had the power to dispose or direct the disposition of a portion of
said shares as follows: 11,472,384 sole; 1,995,637 shared.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
INTRODUCTION
The Corporation's compensation program for executive officers was established
and is administered by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors ("Committee"), which is comprised of only independent, outside
directors.
The compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain
executive personnel capable of making significant contributions to the long-
term success of the Corporation, while also aligning the interests of executive
officers with those of the shareholders. This linkage between the interests of
the executive officers and shareholders increases at successively higher levels
of management, as a greater proportion of an executive officer's total
compensation is placed at risk by tying it to the Corporation's financial and
Common Stock price performance. The Common Stock performance graphs on page 17
provide information about the Corporation's long-term and more recent
performance, expressed in terms of cumulative shareholder returns, as a
complement to this report.
The Corporation engages an independent, nationally recognized compensation
consulting firm ("Compensation Consultant") to provide management and the
Committee with comparative compensation data for the domestic banking industry
as a whole, as well as for a peer group of bank holding companies
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consisting of certain money center bank holding companies with a significant
retail banking business, virtually all super-regional bank holding companies
and certain regional bank holding companies which compete in markets served by
the Corporation ("Peer Group"). The banking institutions included in each
comparison do not necessarily include the same group of banking institutions
included in the peer group index used for the Common Stock performance graphs
on page 17. The Compensation Consultant also provides analytical and
interpretive assistance regarding comparative compensation practices generally
and the Corporation's compensation program specifically.
Finally, in connection with its annual review of the executive compensation
program, the Committee has confirmed with the Compensation Consultant that the
executive compensation program remains competitive and effectively serves the
purposes for which it was established.
BASE SALARY
The value of an executive officer's position for base salary purposes is
based on an annual formal assessment by internal human resources personnel of
the position's complexity and level of responsibility; its importance to the
Corporation in relation to other executive positions; and the competitiveness
of an executive's total compensation. Once the executive officer's position is
assessed, it is assigned a corporate job grade which has a salary range
approximating the salary practices of other banking institutions. For purposes
of this assignment of salary ranges for 1994, the comparative salary data was
based on general banking industry compensation information. With respect to Mr.
O'Brien, however, the comparative data was focused on the compensation data of
the chief executive officers of the Peer Group, whose scope of duties and
responsibilities more closely approximate Mr. O'Brien's.
The Corporation attempts to maintain its base salary structure at the middle
of the appropriate competitive marketplace and the positioning of actual
salaries will generally be at the middle of an executive officer's salary
range. Subject to the approval of the Committee, the level of base pay for the
Corporation's next four most highly compensated executive officers within their
appropriate salary ranges (whether above or below the middle of the appropriate
salary range) is determined on the basis of the Chief Executive Officer's
assessment of each executive's performance, experience and other relevant
factors, such as demonstrated leadership, job knowledge, management skills, and
years of service with the Corporation.
In December of 1993, based upon the Peer Group comparative compensation data
described above and the Committee's assessment of Mr. O'Brien's experience,
ability to contribute to the Corporation's long-term success, management
skills, and the Corporation's performance in 1993, Mr. O'Brien's 1994 base
salary was increased above the level established for him for 1992 and 1993. Mr.
O'Brien's 1994 base salary is within the middle third of his current salary
range.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARD
The Annual Incentive Award Plan ("Incentive Plan") is intended to focus the
efforts of executive officers on the attainment of specific annual performance
goals which will promote the overall success of the Corporation. The target
amount payable to an executive officer as an annual incentive award is, like
base salary, a function of the officer's salary grade, expressed as a
percentage of base salary; this percentage amount generally increases as the
executive officer's salary grade increases. The achievement of target
performance goals is intended to result in the payment of above-median annual
incentive awards, based on an analysis of comparative compensation data across
the domestic banking industry. The Committee continues to believe that this
annual incentive system is the most appropriate means by which shareholder and
executive officer interests can be linked through annual performance measures
that are within the relative control of the executive officers.
For 1994 incentive awards (as in every other year since the inception of the
plan in 1987), the Chief Executive Officer established, subject to Committee
approval, minimum, target and maximum performance goal levels for each of three
financial measures: earnings per share, which is related to the Corporation's
budget or profit plan; return on average assets; and return on average equity.
Each of the return on average
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assets and return on average equity target performance goals required the
Corporation to be ranked in the 75th percentile relative to the Peer Group.
One-third of the incentive awards was allocated to each of these target
performance goal measures. If the Corporation failed to achieve the minimum
performance goal level for a measure, the officer was not eligible for any
amount of the incentive award allocated to that measure. If the Corporation
achieved the minimum performance goal level established by the Committee for a
measure, the officer was eligible for 50% of the amount of the incentive award
allocated to that measure. If performance goal achievement for a measure was at
the target level, the officer was eligible for 100% of the amount of the
incentive award allocated to that measure. If performance goal achievement for
a measure equaled or exceeded the maximum level established by the Committee,
the officer was eligible for 150% of the amount of the incentive award
allocated to that measure. The total incentive award payment to be made to an
officer was equal to the sum of the amounts payable for each measure. In the
Committee's sole discretion (which discretion was delegated by the Committee to
the Chief Executive Officer, except with respect to awards made to Messrs.
O'Brien, Rohr and Gregg), the amount of an incentive award payment may be
decreased or eliminated to reflect individual performance.
The Committee has confirmed that the minimum performance goal levels for the
return on average assets and return on average equity comparative performance
measures were not achieved in 1994. Consequently, the amounts shown in the
Bonus column on the Summary Compensation Table on page 12 relate solely to the
earnings per share performance goal, which was based on the Corporation's
financial performance in 1994 relative to its budget for that year. The amounts
shown in the Bonus column for Messrs. O'Brien, Rohr and Gregg reflect payments
equal to 29.4% of their annual incentive awards, whereas the amounts shown for
Messrs. Caldwell and Robbins reflect payments equal to 48.4% of their annual
incentive awards. The Committee determined that this higher percentage level
was appropriate for Messrs. Caldwell and Robbins because they did not have
responsibility for the asset and liability management function and therefore
the financial impact of the asset and liability related actions taken in 1994
should not be included when calculating their earnings per share performance
goal achievement levels.
Related to the Incentive Plan is the Special Transitional Incentive Plan
("Transitional Plan"). As reported in the Corporation's previous proxy
statements, the Committee adopted the Transitional Plan in connection with the
Corporation's reorganization of its operations along functional lines and
designed it to accomplish this objective while maintaining the Corporation's
financial performance during the reorganization period. In addition to the
successful completion of this reorganization (based upon a recommendation by
Mr. O'Brien), the Corporation's financial performance was required to equal or
exceed each of the target performance goals established by the Committee under
the Incentive Plan for 1992, 1993 and 1994 ("Measurement Period") in order for
participants to be eligible for awards under the Transitional Plan. If both
conditions were met, certain executive officers, including the four named
executive officers (but not Mr. O'Brien), would have been eligible to receive,
in 1995, awards of shares of incentive stock issued under the 1992 Long-Term
Incentive Award Plan having a value not to exceed each executive's aggregate
incentive awards under the Incentive Plan for the Measurement Period, plus an
amount of cash of approximately 20% of the value of the incentive shares
actually granted by the Committee. Since two of the target performance goals
were not achieved for 1994, no awards under the Transitional Plan were made.
Further, the Committee has terminated the Transitional Plan.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD
The third primary element of the Corporation's compensation program for
executive officers is provided through the 1992 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan
("Long-Term Incentive Plan"). The Long-Term Incentive Plan is intended to focus
the efforts of executive officers on performance which will increase the equity
value of the Corporation for its shareholders. When making grants in 1994, the
Committee confirmed with the Compensation Consultant its view that stock option
grants continue to be an effective way to link directly the financial interests
of executive officers with those of shareholders.
Pursuant to the Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Committee may grant incentive
stock options within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended ("Code") and nonstatutory stock options to
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executive officers to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per
share not less than the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. In
addition, the Committee may grant stock appreciation rights independently or in
tandem with stock option grants; performance units independently or in tandem
with nonstatutory stock option grants; and incentive or restricted stock. For
1994, the Committee granted only nonstatutory stock options.
In past years, a formula-driven approach was used when making annual grants
under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. First, an option was valued using the
Black-Scholes valuation model, and then a number of options were granted so
that the aggregate option value of that year's grant placed the executive
officer in approximately the 75th percentile of the banking industry with
respect to long-term compensation, based on comparative long-term compensation
data of the domestic banking industry. For 1994, however, the number of options
granted to optionees, including Mr. O'Brien and the other named executive
officers, was not calculated in this manner. The Committee determined that the
use of this methodology would significantly and inappropriately increase option
grant levels from those of 1993. Due to this potential result, the Committee
reviewed with the Compensation Consultant and management the use of alternative
methodologies for establishing stock option grant levels, including the use of
an index pricing model where base-line grant levels are adjusted upward or
downward based upon historic three-year relative total shareholder returns. The
Committee recently adopted this model as a basis for stock option grant levels
for 1995. For 1994 stock option grants (which action was taken by the Committee
before its decision to adopt the index pricing model), the Compensation
Consultant recommended that the Committee grant the same number of stock
options as was granted in 1993 and advised the Committee that these stock
option levels would serve as the appropriate base-line levels were the
Committee to adopt the index pricing model for 1995. Consequently, with the
exception of Mr. O'Brien, 1994 stock option grant levels are the same as 1993
levels.
With respect to Mr. O'Brien, the Committee, acting upon information provided
by the Compensation Consultant that his stock option grant level was below the
competitive standard in the domestic banking industry, increased the number of
options awarded to Mr. O'Brien to a level deemed to be consistent with that
standard. Although the number of options awarded to Mr. O'Brien in 1994 is
higher than the number awarded to him in 1993, the 1994 grant is still
significantly below the number which would have been granted using the formula
applied in 1993 and previous years.
TAX POLICY
As reported last year, Section 162(m) was added to the Code, which disallows
federal income tax deductions for compensation paid to the Chief Executive
Officer and any of the four named executive officers in excess of $1 million in
any taxable year, subject to certain exceptions. One exception involves
compensation paid pursuant to shareholder approved compensation plans that are
performance-based. The Incentive Plan and the Long-Term Incentive Plan were
approved by the Corporation's shareholders in 1994 and 1992, respectively, and
the Committee intends that awards and grants under those Plans be eligible for
this performance-based exception. For 1994, all of the Corporation's
compensation expense was intended to be eligible as a federal income tax
deduction under the Code. For 1995, the Committee will continue to take
whatever actions are necessary to minimize, if not eliminate, the Corporation's
non-deductible compensation expense, while maintaining, to the extent possible,
the flexibility which the Committee believes to be an important element of the
Corporation's executive compensation program.
SUMMARY
The Committee remains dedicated to ensuring that the Corporation's
compensation program for executive officers is properly designed to attract,
motivate, and retain officers who are capable of making significant
contributions to the long-term success of the Corporation.
With the assistance of internal human resources personnel, the Committee will
continue to review and evaluate the Corporation's executive compensation
program at least annually. When appropriate, the Committee will also continue
to consult with independent, nationally recognized compensation consultants,
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law firms, and accounting firms with respect to the design of the program and
its effectiveness in attaining the goals set by the Committee.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:
Thomas Marshall (Chairman)
Robert N. Clay
William G. Copeland
Donald I. Moritz
Roderic H. Ross
Thomas J. Usher
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Certain directors, nominees and executive officers and/or their associates,
including certain members of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and their
respective associates, were customers of and had transactions with the
Corporation or its subsidiaries during 1994. Transactions which involved loans
or commitments by subsidiary banks were made in the ordinary course of business
and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral,
as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons
and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility or present other
unfavorable features.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE*
The Summary Compensation Table shows, for the Corporation's fiscal years
1992 through 1994, the compensation paid or awarded to Mr. O'Brien, the
Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and the Corporation's next
four most highly compensated, policy making executive officers; the inclusion
of the four executive officers other than Mr. O'Brien in this group was based
on salary and bonus earned during 1994. Mr. O'Brien and the other four
executive officers are referred to collectively as the Corporation's "named
executive officers." For a detailed discussion of the Corporation's executive
compensation program, please refer to the Personnel and Compensation Committee
Report on Executive Compensation, beginning on page 7.
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<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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AWARDS PAYOUTS
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SECURITIES
RESTRICTED UNDERLYING LONG-TERM ALL
OTHER STOCK OPTIONS/ INCENTIVE PLAN OTHER
NAME & PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY ($) BONUS ($) ANNUAL COMP($) AWARDS ($) SARS (#) PAYOUTS ($) COMP ($)
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
THOMAS H. O'BRIEN
Chairman & CEO 1994 850,000 249,900 2,410 0 120,000 0 149,934
PNC Bank Corp. 1993 800,000 1,200,000 2,711 0 95,000 0 136,623
1992 800,000 1,000,000 11,698 0 108,000 0 129,055
JAMES E. ROHR
President 1994 515,000 113,558 3,365 0 65,000 0 93,306
PNC Bank Corp. 1993 450,000 400,000 11,035 0 65,000 0 85,004
1992 400,000 325,000 1,986 0 74,000 0 43,529
WALTER E. GREGG, JR.
Executive Vice President 1994 375,000 71,663 980 0 44,000 0 60,561
PNC Bank Corp. 1993 335,000 298,486 822 0 44,000 0 61,179
1992 300,000 216,000 882 0 50,000 0 57,966
RICHARD C. CALDWELL
Executive Vice President 1994 305,000 73,810 0 0 26,500 0 25,450
PNC Bank Corp. 1993 290,000 195,750 0 0 26,500 0 25,417
1992 276,000 165,600 0 0 30,000 0 20,223
BRUCE E. ROBBINS
Executive Vice President 1994 305,000 73,810 1,002 0 26,500 0 81,245
PNC Bank Corp. 1993 278,333 187,962 907 0 26,500 0 78,084
1992 236,667 142,270 2,048 0 30,000 0 71,393
</TABLE>
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*Footnotes to the Summary Compensation Table are set forth on page 13.
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FOOTNOTES TO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
(a) Bonus amounts shown represent payments made pursuant to the Corporation's
Incentive Plan for services performed in the year shown and are based on
three measures of the Corporation's financial performance for that year
(i.e., return on average assets and return on average equity relative to a
banking peer group and earnings per share, which is related to the
Corporation's budget or profit plan).
(b) Amounts shown represent reimbursement for certain tax liabilities. None of
the named executive officers received perquisites or other personal
benefits, securities, or property during 1994 which, in the aggregate, cost
the Corporation the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the named executive
officer's salary and bonus earned during that year. Perquisites and other
personal benefits which were received by the named executive officers were
valued on the basis of their incremental cost to the Corporation and its
subsidiaries, as prescribed by the rules of the SEC.
(c) None of the named executive officers had any restricted stock holdings as
of December 31, 1994.
(d) No stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), performance units, or incentive
shares were granted in any of the years shown.
(e) The amount shown for each named executive officer for 1994 includes the
dollar value ($9,000) of matching contributions of the Corporation's Common
Stock made pursuant to the Corporation's Incentive Savings Plan, a
qualified employee benefit defined contribution plan. Also included are
1994 contributions made to the Corporation's Supplemental Incentive Savings
Plan, a non-qualified employee benefit defined contribution plan, for
Messrs. O'Brien ($42,000), Rohr ($21,900), Gregg ($13,500), Caldwell
($9,300), and Robbins ($9,300). Finally, the amounts shown also include the
1994 net premiums paid by the Corporation in connection with its Key
Executive Equity Plan, a split-dollar insurance arrangement, on behalf of
Messrs. O'Brien ($98,934), Rohr ($62,406), Gregg ($38,061), Caldwell
($7,150) and Robbins ($62,945). The net premiums disclosed in the preceding
sentence, and included in "All Other Compensation" for 1992 and 1993,
represent the full dollar amounts paid by the Corporation for both the term
and non-term portions of the Key Executive Equity Plan.
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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN 1994
This table provides information on stock options/SARs granted to the named
executive officers in 1994. Only nonstatutory stock options were granted in
1994 under the Corporation's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS--1994
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<CAPTION>
Number of % of Total
Securities Options/SARs
Underlying Granted to Grant Date
Options/SARs Employees Exercise or Base Expiration Present
Name Granted (#) in 1994 Price ($/Sh) Date Value ($)
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(A) (B) (C)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
THOMAS H. O'BRIEN 120,000 5.67% 21.7500 12/15/04 580,800
JAMES E. ROHR 65,000 3.07% 21.7500 12/15/04 314,600
WALTER E. GREGG, JR. 44,000 2.08% 21.7500 12/15/04 212,960
RICHARD C. CALDWELL 26,500 1.25% 21.7500 12/15/04 128,260
BRUCE E. ROBBINS 26,500 1.25% 21.7500 12/15/04 128,260
</TABLE>
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(a) Options were granted on December 15, 1994 and will become exercisable on
December 15, 1995.
(b) Exercise price shown equals the average of the high and low prices of the
Corporation's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 15,
1994.
(c) The values listed in this column are based upon the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The assumptions used to determine these values are as
follows: market price ($21.75), exercise price ($21.75), volatility (.335),
risk free rate of return (7.94%), option term (10 years), and dividend
yield (6.44%). No attrition adjustment was made in arriving at an option
value. All of the assumptions disclosed were used solely for purposes of
the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the Corporation in no way
intends to provide any predictions or assurances with respect to any of the
factors for which assumptions were made. Disclosure of these assumptions is
being made solely to comply with the rules of the SEC . The Black-Scholes
option pricing model was used only to determine the grant date present
values for purposes of this table. For an explanation of the method used to
determine the number of options granted, please refer to the section of the
Personnel and Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation
captioned "Long-Term Incentive Award", beginning on page 9.
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AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN 1994 AND 1994 YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
This table provides information concerning exercises of stock options/SARs
during 1994 by the named executive officers. The table also shows the number
and value of unexercised options/SARs at the end of 1994.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised,
Shares Options/SARs At 1994 In-the-Money Options/
Acquired on Value Year-End (#) SARs at 1994 Year-End
Name Exercise (#) Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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(A)(B) (C)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
THOMAS H. O'BRIEN 0 0 616,000 120,000 $435,394 0
JAMES E. ROHR 0 0 322,000 65,000 115,590 0
WALTER E. GREGG, JR. 0 0 104,000 44,000 0 0
RICHARD C. CALDWELL 0 0 123,900 26,500 420,087 0
BRUCE E. ROBBINS 0 0 169,500 26,500 559,030 0
</TABLE>
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(a) An option or SAR is in-the-money if the fair market value of the underlying
security exceeds the exercise or base price of the option or SAR.
(b) The dollar values shown were calculated by determining the difference
between: (i) the average of the high and low prices of the Corporation's
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 30, 1994 (i.e.,
$21.125) and (ii) the exercise prices of the various exercisable options
held by the named executive officer as of December 30, 1994.
(c) The values shown in this column are all zero because the exercise price of
the options granted on December 15, 1994, which do not become exercisable
until December 15, 1995, is $21.75, while the average of the high and low
prices of the Corporation's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
December 30, 1994 was $21.125. In other words, the options granted on
December 15, 1994 were not in-the-money as of December 30, 1994.
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PENSION BENEFITS
The Corporation maintains a non-contributory pension plan ("Pension Plan")
for employees which is a defined benefit plan under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and is qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code. The Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries
contribute an actuarially determined amount necessary to fund total benefits
payable to participants employed by them. The amount of the Corporation's
annual contribution to this Plan with respect to a specified participant cannot
readily be calculated by the actuaries for the Pension Plan. Benefits under the
Pension Plan are based on the average of the highest base salary for five
consecutive years during the last ten years of credited service ("final average
compensation"), and are subject to limitations imposed by ERISA and the Code.
Retirement benefits under the Pension Plan are calculated as follows: (i)
1.3% of the final average compensation for each year of credited service up to
25 years, plus (ii) 1% of the final average compensation for each year of
credited service over 25, plus (iii) 0.45% of the final average compensation in
excess of the participant's social security covered compensation (determined as
of the year of retirement) for each year of credited service up to 35 years.
A supplemental benefit plan applicable to all employees of the Corporation
and its subsidiaries provides retirement benefits equal to the difference, if
any, between the maximum benefit allowed under ERISA and the Code and the
amount provided by the Pension Plan. Under the provisions of two separate but
substantially identical supplemental benefit plans, officers who received cash
payments in connection with annual incentive awards (or cash bonuses under
prior cash compensation plans) are eligible for additional retirement benefits
based on the additional payment under the Pension Plan that eligible officers
would receive if cash payments made in connection with annual incentive awards
were included in determining final average compensation for purposes of
calculating such eligible officers' pension benefits.
The following table sets forth the estimated annual benefits payable upon
normal retirement (age 65) pursuant to the provisions of the Pension Plan as
supplemented by the various plans described above to persons in the indicated
final average compensation and credited years of service classifications.
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<CAPTION>
Estimated Annual Benefits for Credited Years of Service Indicated
Final Average ------------------------------------------------------------------
Compensation 15 20 25 30 35
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 300,000 $ 77,000 $ 102,667 $ 128,334 $ 149,500 $ 170,668
500,000 129,500 172,667 215,834 251,500 287,168
700,000 182,000 242,667 303,334 353,500 403,668
900,000 234,500 312,667 390,834 455,500 520,168
1,100,000 287,000 382,667 478,334 557,500 636,668
1,300,000 339,500 452,667 565,834 659,500 753,168
1,500,000 392,000 522,667 653,334 761,500 869,668
1,700,000 444,500 592,667 740,834 863,500 986,168
1,900,000 497,000 662,667 828,334 965,500 1,102,668
2,100,000 549,500 732,667 915,834 1,067,500 1,219,168
2,300,000 602,000 802,667 1,003,334 1,169,500 1,335,668
2,500,000 654,500 872,667 1,090,834 1,271,500 1,452,168
2,700,000 707,000 942,667 1,178,334 1,373,500 1,568,668
</TABLE>
Amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12 under the
columns captioned "Annual Compensation--Salary" and "Annual Compensation--
Bonus" would be included in the calculation of final average compensation. The
executive officers included in such table have accumulated the following
credited years of service: Messrs. O'Brien (32), Rohr (22), Gregg (20),
Caldwell (5), and Robbins (22). The estimated annual pension benefits shown
above are based on a single life annuity payment method and assume that the
benefits are payable beginning at age 65. The normal form of payment for a
married person is the joint and survivor annuity, which provides a lower annual
pension during the combined lives of the person and his or her spouse. The
estimated annual benefits listed in the Pension Plan Table are not subject to
any deduction for Social Security benefits or other offset amounts.
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COMMON STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
The first graph set forth below shows the cumulative shareholder return
(i.e., price change plus reinvestment of dividends) on the Corporation's Common
Stock during the five-year period ended December 31, 1994, as compared with:
(i) an overall stock market index, the S&P 500 Index; and (ii) a peer group
index, the S&P Major Regional Bank Index ("S&P Banks"). In addition to the
five-year performance graph, which is required by SEC rules, a similar
presentation for a ten-year period has been included to provide additional
perspective on the Corporation's Common Stock performance. The stock
performance graphs assume that $100 was invested on January 1, 1990 and 1985,
for the five and ten-year periods respectively, and also show the resultant
compound growth rate ("CGR") for each performance period. The yearly points
marked on the horizontal axis of each graph correspond to December 31 of that
year.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS FOR FIVE YEARS
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[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
AMONG PNC, S&P 500 INDEX AND S&P BANK INDEX
<CAPTION>
Measurement period S&P 500 S&P Bank
(Fiscal year Covered) PNC Index Index
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement PT -
12/31/89 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/90 $ 55.93 $ 96.89 $ 71.33
FYE 12/31/91 $127.12 $126.42 $127.61
FYE 12/31/92 $160.37 $136.05 $162.50
FYE 12/31/93 $169.69 $149.76 $172.28
FYE 12/31/94 $129.69 $151.74 $163.06
</TABLE>
ASSUMES $100 INVESTMENT ON JANUARY 1, 1990 TOTAL RETURN=PRICE CHANGE PLUS
REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS FOR TEN YEARS
<TABLE>
[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
COMPARISON OF TEN YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
AMONG PNC, S&P 500 INDEX AND S&P BANK INDEX
<CAPTION>
Measurement period S&P 500 S&P 500
(Fiscal year Covered) PNC Index Index
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement PT -
12/31/84 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/85 $157.99 $131.64 $120.28
FYE 12/31/86 $192.38 $156.15 $123.68
FYE 12/31/87 $180.20 $164.24 $ 99.85
FYE 12/31/88 $200.74 $191.52 $126.57
FYE 12/31/89 $220.22 $252.20 $154.59
FYE 12/31/90 $123.17 $244.37 $110.27
FYE 12/31/91 $279.93 $318.82 $197.27
FYE 12/31/92 $353.17 $343.11 $251.21
FYE 12/31/93 $373.69 $377.69 $266.33
FYE 12/31/94 $285.60 $382.68 $252.07
</TABLE>
ASSUMES $100 INVESTMENT ON JANUARY 1, 1985 TOTAL RETURN=PRICE CHANGE PLUS
REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS
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VOTING PROCEDURES
Under SEC rules, boxes and a designated blank space are provided on the form
of proxy for shareholders who wish to vote for all nominees for director listed
in Item 1, withhold authority for all nominees, or withhold authority for
designated nominees.
Pennsylvania law and the Corporation's By-Laws require the presence of a
quorum for the annual meeting. A quorum is constituted by the presence, in
person or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the
votes which all shareholders are entitled to cast on the particular matters to
be voted on. At a duly organized annual meeting, the Corporation's By-Laws
provide that, except as otherwise specified in the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation or provided by law, each matter shall be decided by a majority of
the votes entitled to be cast on such matters by the shareholders present at
the meeting in person or by proxy. Votes withheld from director nominees and
abstentions will be counted in determining whether a quorum has been reached,
but the failure to execute and return a proxy will result in a shareholder not
being considered present at the meeting.
Assuming a quorum has been reached, a determination must be made as to the
results of the vote on Item 1, the election of directors.
Under Pennsylvania law, the act of "voting" does not include either recording
the fact of abstention or failing to vote for a candidate or for approval or
disapproval of a proposal, whether or not the person entitled to vote
characterizes the conduct as voting. In other words, only those who indicate an
affirmative or negative decision on a matter are treated as voting, so that
ordinarily abstention or a mere absence or failure to vote is not equivalent to
a negative decision.
With respect to Item 1, the seventeen nominees for election as directors who
receive the greatest number of votes cast at the annual meeting, assuming that
a quorum is present, shall be elected as directors at the conclusion of the
vote tabulation. A withheld vote on any nominee will not affect the voting
results.
Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, "routine" items are those
upon which broker-dealers holding shares in street name for their customers may
vote, in their discretion, on behalf of any customers who do not furnish voting
instructions within ten days of the annual meeting. In the event, however, that
a non-routine item should come before the annual meeting for a vote, such
broker-dealers would not be able to vote without first receiving voting
instructions from their customers. These broker "non-votes" would not be
treated as being present at the meeting and therefore would not be considered
in the calculation of the majority of the votes entitled to be cast.
The Corporation has adopted a policy that all proxies, ballots, voting
instructions from employee benefit plan participants and voting tabulations
that identify the particular vote of a shareholder or benefit plan participant
be kept permanently confidential and not be disclosed to the Corporation, its
directors, officers or employees except: (i) as necessary to meet legal
requirements or to pursue or defend legal actions; (ii) to allow the Judge of
Election to certify the results of the vote; (iii) when expressly requested by
a shareholder or benefit plan participant; or (iv) in the event of a contested
proxy solicitation. The Corporation has confirmed with its independent vote
tabulator and Judge of Election that its procedures will be consistent with the
foregoing policy.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
At its meeting on February 16, 1995, the Board of Directors approved the
recommendation of the Audit Committee for the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP
to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for 1995.
Ernst & Young LLP performed audit services for the Corporation during 1994
which included an audit of annual consolidated financial statements, interim
reviews of quarterly financial statements, review and consultation connected
with filings with the SEC, internal control reviews required by regulatory
authorities and certain contractual agreements, consultation on tax, financial
accounting and reporting matters, and meetings with the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors.
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Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the annual
meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and to
be available to respond to appropriate questions.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Four purported class action lawsuits have been filed in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the Corporation
alleging disclosure violations of federal securities laws and seeking, among
other things, unquantified damages on behalf of purchasers of the Corporation's
securities during specified portions of 1994. Three of the lawsuits also name
as a defendant Mr. O'Brien, the Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, and one also names another executive officer of the Corporation.
Management believes there are meritorious defenses to these lawsuits and
intends to defend them vigorously. Management believes that the final
disposition of these lawsuits will not be material to the Corporation's
financial position.
CERTAIN REPORTS
Section 16(a) of the Act requires the Corporation's directors, certain of its
executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered
class of the Corporation's equity securities (currently there are no such
persons), to file with the Corporation, the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of any equity
securities of the Corporation. During 1994, to the best of the Corporation's
knowledge, all required reports were filed on a timely basis with the following
exceptions. First, three transactions involving the spouse of Walter L. West, a
retired executive officer of the Corporation, as a participant in the
Corporation's Employee Stock Purchase Plan were reported by means of an
amendment to an SEC Form 5 ("Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership") which was timely filed with respect to the Corporation's 1993
fiscal year; one of those transactions should have been reported on a Form 5
with respect to the Corporation's 1992 fiscal year. Second, one transaction
during 1994 relating to the transfer of shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock by Vincent A. Sarni, one of the Corporation's directors, was reported for
him on a timely filed SEC Form 5, rather than on the required SEC Form 4
("Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership"). In making these statements,
the Corporation has relied on the written representations of its directors and
two of its former executive officers and copies of the reports provided to the
Corporation.
SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholders may submit proposals to be considered for shareholder action at
the 1996 annual meeting of shareholders if they do so in accordance with the
applicable SEC rules. Any such proposals must be in writing and received by the
Corporate Secretary of the Corporation no later than November 21, 1995 in order
to be considered for inclusion in the Corporation's 1996 proxy materials.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented at the
meeting. If, however, any other business should properly come before the
meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it is intended that the proxy will be
voted with respect thereto in accordance with the best judgment of the persons
named in the proxy.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
/s/ William F. Strome
William F. Strome
Corporate Secretary
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PNC BANK CORP.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR USE AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
APRIL 25,1995--11:00 AM
PLACE: ONE PNC PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA
Thomas H. O'Brien, Walter E. Gregg, Jr. and William F. Strome, and each of them
with full power to act alone and with full power of substitution, are hereby
authorized to represent the shareholder named on the reverse side hereof
("shareholder") at the annual meeting of shareholders of PNC Bank Corp. to be
held on April 25, 1995, or at any adjournment thereof, and to vote, as
indicated on the reverse side hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock
and/or Preferred Stock which the shareholder would be entitled to vote if
personally present at said meeting. The above named individuals, and each of
them with full power to act alone, are further authorized to vote such stock
upon any other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any
adjournment thereof, in accordance with their best judgment.
THIS PROXY MAY BE REVOKED BY GIVING THE SECRETARY OF THE MEETING WRITTEN NOTICE
OF REVOCATION OR A SUBSEQUENTLY DATED PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE VOTING OF
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY, OR BY CASTING A BALLOT AT THE MEETING.
THIS PROXY IS CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
PLEASE SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY.
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COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE: PLEASE MARK COMMENT/ADDRESS BOX ON REVERSE SIDE
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[X] PLEASE MARK
YOUR VOTE
AS THIS
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COMMON/PREFERRED DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT SHARES
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES
LISTED IN ITEM 1. ALL SHARES WILL BE VOTED AS INSTRUCTED
BELOW. IN THE ABSENCE OF AN INSTRUCTION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM 1.
FOR ALL WITHHELD
NOMINEES FOR ALL
ITEM 1--Election of Directors: Ms. Green and Messrs. Clay, [_] [_]
Copeland, Davidson, Grefenstette, McClelland, Marshall,
Moritz, O'Brien, Randolph, Rohr, Ross, Sarni, Simmons,
Usher, Washington and Wehmeier (or any substitute
nominee in case of unavailability).
[_] FOR ALL NOMINEES, EXCEPT AS INDICATED BELOW:
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(Write nominee name(s) in the space provided above to
withhold authority.)
WILL ATTEND MEETING [_]
COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE
PLEASE MARK THIS BOX IF YOU HAVE [_]
WRITTEN COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE
ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
SIGNATURE(S) ------------------------------------------------- DATE: ----------
PLEASE SIGN AS NAME APPEARS HEREON. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH SIGN. WHEN
SIGNING ON BEHALF OF A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP OR AS ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR,
ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH.
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PNC BANK CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
APRIL 25, 1995--11:00 AM
PLACE: ONE PNC PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA
INSTRUCTION CARD
To: PNC Bank, N.A., Trustee of the non-ESOP portion of the PNC Bank Corp.
Incentive Savings Plan and PNC Bank, Ohio, N.A., Trustee of the ESOP portion of
the PNC Bank Corp. Incentive Savings Plan.
The signatory on the reverse side hereof, a Participant having Common Stock
and/or Preferred Stock of PNC Bank Corp. credited to my account, does hereby
direct each Trustee to vote the number of shares indicated hereon at the annual
meeting of shareholders to be held on April 25, 1995, or any adjournment
thereof, as indicated.
THIS CARD IS CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
PLEASE SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY.
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COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE: PLEASE MARK COMMENT/ADDRESS BOX ON REVERSE SIDE
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[X] PLEASE MARK
YOUR VOTE
AS THIS
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COMMON/PREFERRED
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM 1.
ALL FULL AND PARTIAL SHARES OF STOCK CREDITED TO YOUR PLAN ACCOUNT WILL BE
VOTED AS DIRECTED BELOW. IN THE ABSENCE OF A DIRECTION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
SHARES (INCLUDING UNALLOCATED SHARES) WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER REQUIRED
OR PERMITTED BY THE GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENTS.
FOR ALL WITHHELD
NOMINEES FOR ALL
ITEM 1--Election of Directors: Ms. Green and Messrs. Clay, [_] [_]
Copeland, Davidson, Grefenstette, McClelland, Marshall,
Moritz, O'Brien, Randolph, Rohr, Ross, Sarni, Simmons,
Usher,Washington and Wehmeier (or any substitute
nominee in case of navailability).
[_] FOR ALL NOMINEES, EXCEPT AS INDICATED BELOW:
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(Write nominee name(s) in the space provided above to
withhold authority.)
WILL ATTEND [_]
MEETING
COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE [_]
PLEASE MARK THIS BOX IF YOU HAVE
WRITTEN COMMENTS/ADDRESS CHANGE
ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
SIGNATURE ------------------------------------------------- DATE ------------
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FOLD AND DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
RETURN PROXY CARD IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE AFTER COMPLETING, SIGNING AND DATING
ADMISSION TICKET
PNC BANK CORP.
1995 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1995
11:00 AM
ONE PNC PLAZA -- 15TH FLOOR
FIFTH AVENUE AND WOOD STREET
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
PLEASE ADMIT NON-TRANSFERABLE
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FOLD AND DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
RETURN PROXY CARD IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE AFTER COMPLETING, SIGNING AND DATING
ADMISSION TICKET
PNC BANK CORP.
1995 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1995
11:00 AM
ONE PNC PLAZA -- 15TH FLOOR
FIFTH AVENUE AND WOOD STREET
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
PLEASE ADMIT NON-TRANSFERABLE
