FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PUDLIN HELEN P   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) SVP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PNC PLAZA, 249 FIFTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2005 (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 05/17/2005   M(1)   10,000 A $ 42.5313 88,289 D   $5 Par Common Stock 05/17/2005   F(1)   7,773 D $ 54.71 80,516 D   $5 Par Common Stock 05/17/2005   F(1)   683 D $ 54.71 79,833 D   $5 Par Common Stock 05/17/2005   M(1)   12,667 A $ 43.81 92,500 D   $5 Par Common Stock 05/17/2005   F(1)   10,143 D $ 54.71 82,357 D   $5 Par Common Stock 05/17/2005   F(1)   773 D $ 54.71 81,584 D   $5 Par Common Stock               10 I (2) UTMA by self for son $5 Par Common Stock               6 I (3) UTMA by spouse for daughter

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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

05/17/2005

M

12,667

01/03/2004

01/03/2013

$5 Par Common Stock

12,667

$ 0

12,667

D

Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 42.5313

05/17/2005

M

10,000

02/16/2001

02/16/2010

$5 Par Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Reload Option

$ 54.71

05/17/2005

A

8,456

05/17/2006

02/16/2010

$5 Par Common Stock

8,456

$ 0

8,456

D

Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Reload Option

$ 54.71

05/17/2005

A

10,916

05/17/2006

01/03/2013

$5 Par Common Stock

10,916

$ 0

10,916

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PUDLIN HELEN P ONE PNC PLAZA 249 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-2707			SVP and General Counsel

Signatures

Mark C. Joseph, Attorney in Fact for Helen P. Pudlin		05/19/2005
**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.
(2)	These shares are maintained in a brokerage account registered in the name of the reporting person as Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. The reporting person disclaims ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	These shares are maintained in a brokerage account registered in the name of the reporting person's spouse as Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. The reporting person disclaims ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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