SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
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Filed by Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

On February 15, 2007 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued an order under Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act approving the merger of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation with and into The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  The transaction remains subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, including the approval of Mercantile's shareholders.  Mercantile has called a special meeting of shareholders for February 27, 2007 to vote on the merger. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION
On January 18, 2007, Mercantile Bankshares Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND 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 these documents free of charge at the SEC’s web site (www.sec.gov) or from Mercantile free of charge by directing a request to Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, 2 Hopkins Plaza P.O. Box 1477, Baltimore, Maryland 21203, Attention: Investor Relations. The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees of Mercantile Bankshares are participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the merger from the shareholders of Mercantile Bankshares. Information about the directors and executive officers of Mercantile Bankshares is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2006. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is included in the proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC relating to the proposed merger.