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December 2004

December 29, 2004
Jan. 1 is Key Date for Student Financial Aid Eligibility

December 16, 2004
Wachovia Changes its Fourth Quarter Earnings Call Time to 8:00 a.m. ET on January 19, 2005

December 15, 2004
Wachovia Opens Representative Office in Russia

December 14, 2004
Wachovia Appoints Linda Bowden to Newly Created Wealth Management Position

December 14, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Raises Prime Rate

December 13, 2004
Wachovia Introduces Remote Desktop Capture

December 08, 2004
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Securities

December 07, 2004
Wachovia Opens Texas General Banking Headquarters

December 07, 2004
Wachovia's New DoubleTakeSM Sweepstakes Awards Both Students and Schools Cash Scholarships

December 03, 2004
Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson Presents at Goldman Sachs Annual Bank CEO Conference


November 2004

November 22, 2004
BluePoint Re, a New Financial Guaranty Reinsurance Company, Formed by Wachovia

November 19, 2004
Shannon McFayden to Head Wachovia's Human Resources Division

November 16, 2004
Wachovia Securities Names George Johns Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group

November 15, 2004
Wachovia Announces Revised Time for CEO Ken Thompson's Presentation at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Investor Conference

November 12, 2004
Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson Presents at Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Investor Conference

November 10, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Raises Prime Rate

November 09, 2004
Wachovia Re-invents Free Checking

November 08, 2004
Wachovia Completes Acquisition of Boston Area Wealth Advisory Firm, Tanager

November 08, 2004
Wachovia Introduces Lockbox Service for High-volume, Low-dollar Remittance Clients

November 03, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Hires Sanko for Equity Services Group

November 03, 2004
Wachovia General Bank President Presents at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference

November 02, 2004
Wachovia Leaders to Attend the 25th Annual AFP Conference

November 01, 2004
Wachovia Completes SouthTrust Merger

November 01, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Hires Scott for Institutional Trust Sales


October 2004

October 29, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Jumps to Third Spot in SBA 2004 Ranking

October 28, 2004
Wachovia Introduces Accounts Receivable Conversion Capability for Retail Lockbox Customers

October 28, 2004
Wachovia and SouthTrust Announce Shareholder Merger Approval

October 27, 2004
Wachovia Introduces National Deposit Program

October 26, 2004
Wachovia Names Gibson Commercial Banking Executive for North and South Carolina

October 22, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Announces SouthTrust Directors to Join Board of Directors

October 21, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Emerges as 4th Largest U.S. Wealth Manager

October 18, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Increases Quarterly Dividend 15% to 46 Cents Per Share

October 15, 2004
Wachovia and SouthTrust Receive Federal Reserve Approval of Merger Application

October 15, 2004
Wachovia's 3rd Quarter 2004 Earnings Per Share Up 16% to 96 Cents

October 07, 2004
Wachovia Leaders to Attend Annual Sibos Conference in Atlanta

October 07, 2004
Wachovia Wealth Management Raises Art Awareness With Collectors

October 01, 2004
New Text Messaging From Educaid, Wachovia's Education Finance Division, Provides Faster Access to Student Loan Funds

October 01, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust and BNP Paribas Securities Services Global Corporate Trust Announce Cooperation Agreement


September 2004

September 30, 2004
David Carroll to Head Wachovia's Capital Management Group

September 29, 2004
Wachovia to Acquire Boston Wealth Advisory Firm, Tanager Financial Services

September 23, 2004
Wachovia Bank's International Division Announces Enhancements to CyberImport

September 23, 2004
Wachovia Securities Names Elton Vogel Managing Director, Co-head of Leveraged Finance Origination

September 21, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Raises Prime Rate

September 21, 2004
Wachovia Named One of the Top Ten Companies for Working Mothers

September 20, 2004
Wachovia General Bank President on Panel at Fox-Pitt, Kelton Financial Services Conference

September 14, 2004
Wachovia to Announce Third Quarter Earnings on October 15, 2004

September 09, 2004
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Securities

September 08, 2004
Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson Presents at Lehman Brothers Conference on September 13

September 08, 2004
Wachovia Subsidiary Congress Financial of Canada Announces a Strategic Alliance With Scotiabank

September 02, 2004
Emerald City Communications and Wachovia Corporation Present "Living in Color: Celebrating Heritage and Home"


August 2004

August 26, 2004
Wachovia Capital Partners Invests $20 Million in American Renal Associates and Offers an Additional $10 Million in Growth Capital

August 25, 2004
Wachovia and SouthTrust Reach Agreement With the Department of Justice to Divest 18 Branches

August 18, 2004
Wachovia Rewards Consumers With Visa Extras

August 17, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock

August 10, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Raises Prime Rate

August 10, 2004
Wachovia Names Certoman CIO for Corporate and Investment Bank

August 10, 2004
Wachovia Wealth Management Creates Legal Specialty Group to Serve Attorneys and Law Firms

August 05, 2004
SouthTrust and Wachovia Announce Community Plan for Proposed Merger


July 2004

July 26, 2004
The Money Store, LLC Announces Termination of Tender Offer for its 7.95% Subordinated Notes Due 2007

July 22, 2004
Wachovia Launches Spanish-language Web Site

July 22, 2004
Wachovia Securities Names Diane Schumaker-Krieg Head of Global Research

July 15, 2004
Wachovia's 2nd Quarter 2004 GAAP Earnings Up 23% to 95 Cents Per Share

July 14, 2004
The Money Store, LLC Extends Tender Offer for its 7.95% Subordinated Notes Due 2007

July 12, 2004
Wachovia Changes its Second Quarter Earnings Call Time to 11:00 a.m. ET on July 15, 2004

July 06, 2004
Wachovia Launches Five-year, $20 Million Program to Support Teachers and Increase Student Achievement


June 2004

June 30, 2004
SouthTrust and Wachovia Name Leadership for the Combined Company

June 30, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Hires J.M. Cunniff, Jr. as New Business Development Officer for Structured Finance Trust Services

June 30, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Raises Prime Rate

June 28, 2004
Wachovia's Community Development Initiatives Total More Than $20 Billion In 2003

June 21, 2004
Wachovia and SouthTrust to Merge in Stock-for-Stock Transaction

June 15, 2004
Wachovia General Bank President Presents at Piper Jaffray Retail Banking Symposium

June 14, 2004
The Money Store, LLC Commences Tender Offer for its 7.95% Subordinated Notes Due 2007

June 14, 2004
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Securities

June 09, 2004
Wachovia to Announce Second Quarter Earnings on July 15, 2004


May 2004

May 27, 2004
Lisa Beeson Joins Wachovia Securities Mergers and Acquisitions Group

May 26, 2004
Wachovia Education Finance, Relocating Corporate Office to Rancho Cordova

May 18, 2004
Wachovia Trust Names Ray McKinney Head of Investment and Fiduciary Administration

May 10, 2004
Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson Presents at UBS 2004 Global Financial Services Conference

May 05, 2004
Wachovia Sponsors Two Treasury Services Expos in Florida

May 04, 2004
Wachovia Wealth Management Debuts New TV Commercials During Wachovia Championship

May 04, 2004
Wachovia's International Division Announces Agreement With eTraderoom


April 2004

April 29, 2004
Wachovia Securities Names Ben Williams Head of Newly Formed Global Capital Markets Group

April 27, 2004
Mark C. Lamarre Named Head of Equity Private Placements Group at Wachovia Securities

April 22, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Appointed Institutional Custodian for State of Arizona Insurance Commission

April 21, 2004
Wachovia Restructures Pennsylvania/Delaware Market; Names Vik Dewan, Katie Smarilli as Additional Regional Presidents

April 21, 2004
Wachovia to Participate in International Treasury Management Conference 2004

April 20, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock

April 19, 2004
Wachovia's 1st Quarter 2004 GAAP Earnings Up 24% to 94 Cents Per Share

April 15, 2004
Wachovia Securities Hires Industry Veteran Dennis Kraft to Head Consumer Asset-backed Securities Research

April 15, 2004
Wachovia Treasury Services to Participate in TEXPO 2004 Conference

April 15, 2004
Wachovia Trust Names Curtis Farmer Managing Executive of Sales and Marketing

April 14, 2004
Wachovia Hires Barry Bobrow as Head of Asset-based Syndicate

April 12, 2004
Wachovia Names Sherry C. Pailet Wealth Management Director for Pennsylvania, Delaware

April 06, 2004
Wachovia Securities Expands Structured Credit Products Business With New Hires on the Marketing, Structuring and Trading Desks

April 05, 2004
Wachovia Announces Cope to Retire From Kate B. Reynolds Trust


March 2004

March 25, 2004
Wachovia to Announce First Quarter Earnings on April 19, 2004

March 23, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Appointed Transfer Agent for John H. Harland Company

March 16, 2004
Wachovia Securities Hires Stephen Gallagher to Co-head Investment Grade Credit Trading

March 15, 2004
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Securities

March 10, 2004
Wachovia Named One of the Top Training Companies in the United States for Third Consecutive Year

March 09, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Announces New State Manager for South Carolina

March 02, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Hires New Business Development Officers for Structured Finance Trust Services

March 01, 2004
Steve Cummings Named Head of Wachovia's Corporate & Investment Banking Group Effective May 1

March 01, 2004
Wachovia Treasurer Tom Wurtz Presents at JP Morgan Financial Services Conference


February 2004

February 24, 2004
Wachovia Hires Ann Givens as International Business Line Manager in Treasury Services Group

February 23, 2004
Wachovia Bank Establishes Strategic Alliance With First Data Subsidiary, REMITCO, to Process Retail Lockbox Remittances

February 20, 2004
Wachovia's Martin Davis Named One of Technology's 50 Most Important African-Americans for 2004

February 18, 2004
Wachovia Plans to Enter Texas General Banking Market

February 18, 2004
Wachovia Tops Peers in Customer Satisfaction Survey for Third Consecutive Year

February 17, 2004
Wachovia Hires Jon Witter as Head of General Bank Distribution

February 12, 2004
Wachovia Provides Financing for Jamaican Infrastructure Development Project

February 12, 2004
Wachovia Securities Hires Jim Stenson in High Grade Debt Capital Markets Group

February 05, 2004
John Ciccarone Hired by Wachovia's Global Payment Services Group as US Dollar Payments and Americas Region Market Consultant

February 03, 2004
Wachovia Delivers its 50 Millionth Check Image

February 03, 2004
Wachovia Securities Hires Christopher Floyd as Part of High Grade Corporate Bond Sales Expansion

February 02, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Appointed Transfer Agent for Phelps Dodge Corporation


January 2004

January 30, 2004
Wachovia Ranks First Among Banks in Online Customer Respect Study

January 26, 2004
Wachovia CFO Bob Kelly Presents at Smith Barney Financial Services Conference

January 21, 2004
Wachovia Securities Names Leslie Fairbanks to Head Newly Formed Real Estate Services Group

January 21, 2004
Wachovia's Investor Relations Web Site Ranks Number One Among Domestic Financial Institutions

January 15, 2004
Wachovia Corporation Increases Quarterly Dividend 14% to 40 Cents Per Share

January 15, 2004
Wachovia's 4th Quarter 2003 GAAP Earnings Up 26% to 83 Cents Per Share

January 14, 2004
Wachovia Retirement Services Announces Acquisition

January 13, 2004
Hartman Returns to Virginia to Lead Wachovia Wealth Management in Mid-Atlantic Region

January 08, 2004
Wachovia Names McFayden Head of Corporate and Community Affairs

January 05, 2004
Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Appointed Transfer Agent for Winn-Dixie

January 05, 2004
Wachovia's Global Financial Institutions Americas Group Hires Carlos Singer



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