Harris Williams & Co. Hires Glenn Gurtcheff; Firm Grows Mid-West Presence

"We are thrilled to have Glenn as part of our senior leadership,"said Chris Williams, co-founder and Managing Director of HarrisWilliams & Co. "He is extremely well respected in the industry, fitswell in our culture, and has a highly regarded and sustained trackrecord of success."

Co-founder Hiter Harris added, "Glenn Gurtcheff is a superstar.He, and the team we are building in Minneapolis, will be a verysignificant part of our strategic growth plans."

The Minneapolis office to be managed by Mr. Gurtcheff continuesHarris Williams & Co.'s strong recent expansion. The firm opened a newoffice in Philadelphia in January, and announced the formation of adedicated Transportation & Logistics Group in February.

Harris Williams & Co., a subsidiary of The PNC Financial ServicesGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PNC), is one of the largest mergers and acquisitionsadvisory firms in the country focused exclusively on the middlemarket. With offices in Richmond, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia,and Minneapolis, Harris Williams & Co. represents private equitygroups as well as publicly and privately held companies worldwide. Formore information about Harris Williams & Co., please visitwww.harriswilliams.com.

Harris Williams & Co. is the trade name under which HarrisWilliams LLC conducts its business. Member NASD/SIPC.

Mr. Gurtcheff can be reached at ggurtcheff@harriswilliams.com.