Wachovia Corporation
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-10000
Wachovia Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
North Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  56-0898180
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Wachovia Corporation
One Wachovia Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(704) 374-6565
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     
Large accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes o No o
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
1,991,918,729 shares of Common Stock, par value $3.33 1/3 per share, were outstanding as of March 31, 2008.
 
 

 


 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Forward-Looking Statements
Wachovia Corporation (formerly named First Union Corporation, “Wachovia”) may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in Wachovia’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Exhibits hereto), in its reports to stockholders and in other Wachovia communications. These statements relate to future, not past, events.
These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to Wachovia’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business, including without limitation, (i) statements relating to the benefits of the merger between Wachovia and Golden West Financial Corporation (the “Golden West Merger”) completed on October 1, 2006, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and the accretion or dilution to reported earnings that may be realized from the Golden West Merger, (ii) statements relating to the benefits of the merger between Wachovia and A.G. Edwards, Inc. (the “A.G. Edwards Merger” and together with the Golden West Merger, the “Mergers”), completed on October 1, 2007, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and the accretion or dilution to reported earnings that may be realized from the A.G. Edwards Merger, (iii) statements regarding Wachovia’s goals and expectations with respect to earnings, earnings per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (iv) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “projects”, “outlook” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Wachovia’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Wachovia’s control). Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause Wachovia’s financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statements: (1) the risk that the businesses of Wachovia and Golden West in connection with the Golden West Merger or the businesses of Wachovia and A.G. Edwards in connection with the A.G. Edwards Merger will not be integrated successfully or such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (2) expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the Mergers may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; (3) revenues following the Mergers may be lower than expected; (4) deposit attrition, operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the Mergers, including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (5) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which Wachovia conducts operations may be different than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality or a reduced demand for credit, including the resultant effect on Wachovia’s loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses; (6) the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (7) inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; (8) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt market and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) and the impact of such conditions on Wachovia’s capital markets and capital management activities, including, without limitation, Wachovia’s mergers and acquisition advisory business, equity and debt underwriting activities, private equity investment activities, derivative securities activities, investment and wealth management advisory businesses, and brokerage activities; (9) the timely development of competitive new products and services by Wachovia and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers; (10) the willingness of customers to accept third party products marketed by Wachovia; (11) the willingness of customers to substitute competitors’ products and services for Wachovia’s products and services and vice versa; (12) the impact of changes in financial services laws and regulations (including laws concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance); (13) technological changes; (14) changes in consumer spending and saving habits; (15) the effect of corporate restructurings, acquisitions and/or dispositions we may undertake from time to time, and the actual restructuring and other expenses related thereto, and the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such corporate restructurings, acquisitions and/or dispositions; (16) the growth and profitability of Wachovia’s noninterest or fee income being less than expected; (17) unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings or rulings; (18) the impact of changes in accounting principles; (19) adverse changes in financial performance and/or condition of Wachovia’s borrowers which could impact repayment of such borrowers’ outstanding loans; (20) the impact on Wachovia’s businesses, as well as on the risks set forth above, of various domestic or international military or terrorist activities or conflicts; and (21) Wachovia’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

 


 

Wachovia cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Wachovia does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of Wachovia.

 


 

Item 1. Financial Statements.
     The Consolidated Balance Sheets of Wachovia and subsidiaries at March 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, respectively, set forth on page 65 of Wachovia’s First Quarter 2008 Financial Supplement for the three months ended March 31, 2008 (the “Financial Supplement”), are incorporated herein by reference.
     The Consolidated Statements of Income of Wachovia and subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, set forth on page 66 of the Financial Supplement, are incorporated herein by reference.
     The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Wachovia and subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, set forth on page 67 of the Financial Supplement, are incorporated herein by reference.
     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, set forth on pages 68 through 92 of the Financial Supplement, are incorporated herein by reference.
     A copy of the Financial Supplement is being filed as Exhibit (19) to this Report.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations appears on pages 2 through 34 of the Financial Supplement and is incorporated herein by reference.
     A copy of the Financial Supplement is being filed as Exhibit (19) to this Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk appears on pages 30 through 32, pages 70 and 71, and pages 81 through 85 of the Financial Supplement and is incorporated herein by reference.
     A copy of the Financial Supplement is being filed as Exhibit (19) to this Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
     Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of March 31, 2008, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Wachovia’s management, including Wachovia’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, Wachovia’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer each concluded that as of March 31, 2008, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Wachovia maintained effective disclosure controls and procedures.
     Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Wachovia’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
     Wachovia and certain of our subsidiaries are involved in a number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising from the conduct of our business activities. These proceedings include actions brought against Wachovia and/or its subsidiaries with respect to transactions in which Wachovia and/or our subsidiaries acted as banker, lender, underwriter, financial advisor or broker or in activities related thereto. In addition, Wachovia and its subsidiaries may be requested to provide information or otherwise cooperate with governmental authorities in the conduct of investigations of other persons or industry groups. It is Wachovia’s policy to cooperate in all regulatory inquiries and investigations.
     Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome, Wachovia and/or our subsidiaries have generally denied, or believe we have a meritorious defense and will deny, liability in all significant litigation pending against us, including the matters described below, and we intend to defend vigorously each such case. Reserves are established for legal claims when payments associated with the claims become probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal claims may be substantially higher or lower than the amounts reserved for those claims.
     The following supplements certain matters previously reported in Wachovia’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
     Le-Nature’s, Inc. Wachovia Bank, N.A. is the administrative agent on a $285 million credit facility extended to Le-Nature’s, Inc. in September 2006, of which approximately $270 million was syndicated to other lenders by Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner. Le-Nature’s was the subject of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition which was converted to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in November 2006 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania following a report by a court-appointed custodian in a proceeding in Delaware that revealed fraud and significant accounting irregularities on the part of Le-Nature’s management, including maintenance of a dual set of financial records. On March 14, 2007, Wachovia filed an action against several hedge funds in Superior Court for the State of North Carolina entitled Wachovia Bank, National Association and Wachovia Capital Markets LLC v. Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. et al., alleging that the hedge fund defendants had acquired a significant quantity of the outstanding debt with full knowledge of the Le Nature’s fraud and with the intention of pursuing alleged fraud and other tort claims against Wachovia purportedly related to its role in the Le-Nature’s credit facility. The assertion of such claims would constitute a violation of North Carolina’s legal and public policy prohibitions on champerty and maintenance. A preliminary injunction was entered by the Court that, among other things, prohibited defendants from asserting any such claims in any other forum. On September 18, 2007, these defendants filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, a third party and two members of Le-Nature’s management asserting claims arising under federal RICO laws. Three original purchasers of the debt also joined the action and asserted various tort claims, including fraud. On March 13, 2008 the North Carolina judge granted Defendants’ motion to stay the North Carolina action and modified the injunction to allow the Defendants to attempt to assert claims in the New York action, which they have now done. Wachovia has appealed this decision to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Wachovia has filed a motion to dismiss the New York action which remains pending; if that motion is granted, the North Carolina judge has indicated that he will revisit the stay order. On April 4, 2008, Le-Nature’s Director of Accounting pled guilty to four felony counts in federal district court in Pittsburgh, including one count of bank fraud for defrauding Wachovia. On April 28, 2008 holders of Le-Nature’s Senior Subordinated Notes, an offering which was underwritten by Wachovia in June 2003, sued in state court in California alleging various fraud claims relating to that offering. Wachovia itself was victimized by the Le-Nature’s fraud, and will pursue its rights against Le-Nature’s and defend its interests vigorously in all litigation.
     Payment Processing Center. On February 17, 2006, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a civil fraud complaint against a former Wachovia Bank, N.A. customer, Payment Processing Center (“PPC”). PPC was a third party payment processor for telemarketing and catalogue companies. On April 12, 2007, a civil class action, Faloney et al. v. Wachovia, was filed against Wachovia in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a putative class of consumers who made purchases through telemarketer customers of PPC. The suit alleges that between April 1, 2005 and February 21, 2006, Wachovia conspired with PPC to facilitate PPC’s purported violation of RICO. On February 15, 2008, a second putative class action, Harrison v.


 

Wachovia, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a putative class of consumers who made purchases through telemarketing customers of three other third party payment processors which banked with Wachovia. This suit alleges that Wachovia conspired with these payment processors to facilitate purported violations of RICO. On April 24, 2008, Wachovia and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) entered into an Agreement to resolve the OCC’s investigation into Wachovia’s relationship with PPC and three other companies. The Agreement provides, among other things, that (i) Wachovia will provide restitution to consumers, (ii) will create a segregated account in the amount of $125 million to cover the estimated maximum cost of the restitution, (iii) will fund organizations that provide education for consumers over a two year period in the amount of $8.9 million, (iv) will make various changes to its policies and procedures related to customers that use remotely created checks and (v) will appoint a special Compliance Committee to oversee compliance with the Agreement. Wachovia and the OCC also entered into a Consent Order for Payment of a Civil Money Penalty whereby Wachovia, without admitting or denying the allegations contained therein, agreed to payment of a $10 million civil money penalty. Wachovia is cooperating with government officials and is vigorously defending the civil lawsuits.
     Municipal Derivatives Bid Practices Investigation. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC, beginning in November 2006, have been requesting information from a number of financial institutions, including Wachovia Bank, N.A.’s municipal derivatives group, generally with regard to competitive bid practices in the municipal derivative markets. In connection with these inquiries, Wachovia Bank, N.A. has received subpoenas from both the DOJ and SEC seeking documents and information. The DOJ and the SEC have advised Wachovia Bank, N.A. that they believe certain of its employees engaged in improper conduct in conjunction with certain competitively bid transactions and, in November 2007, the DOJ notified two Wachovia Bank, N.A. employees, both of whom are on administrative leave, that they are regarded as targets of the DOJ’s investigation. Wachovia Bank, N.A. has been cooperating and continues to fully cooperate with the government investigations.
     In addition, Wachovia Bank N.A. and other financial institutions have been named as defendants in four substantially identical purported class actions filed in different U.S. District Courts. The complaints allege that Wachovia Bank, N.A. and various co-defendant financial institutions engaged in an anti-competitive conspiracy regarding bids for municipal derivatives (including Guaranteed Investment Contracts) sold to issuers of municipal bonds. All the complaints assert claims for violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and one complaint also asserts a claim for unjust enrichment. The defendants have filed motions to consolidate these actions into one proceeding. Wachovia intends to vigorously defend its rights in these actions.
     Auction Rate Securities. Since February 2008 the auctions which set the rates for most auction rate securities have failed resulting in a lack of liquidity for these auction rate securities. Wachovia Securities, LLC and affiliated firms have received inquiries and subpoenas from the SEC and several state regulators requesting information concerning the underwriting, sale and subsequent auctions of municipal auction rate securities and auction rate preferred securities. Further review and inquiry is anticipated by the regulatory authorities and Wachovia will cooperate fully. Wachovia and Wachovia Securities, LLC have been named in a civil suit captioned Judy M. Waldman Trustee v. Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Securities LLC filed March 19, 2008 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit seeks class action status for customers who purchased and continue to hold auction rate securities based upon alleged misrepresentations made with respect to the quality, risk and characteristics of auction rate securities. Wachovia intends to vigorously defend the civil litigation.
     Other Regulatory Matters and Government Investigations. In the course of its banking and financial services businesses, Wachovia and its affiliates are subject to information requests and investigations by governmental and self-regulatory authorities. These authorities have instituted numerous ongoing investigations of various practices in the banking, securities and mutual fund industries, including those discussed in Wachovia’s previous filings with the SEC and those relating to anti-money laundering, sales practices, record retention and other laws and regulations involving our customers and their accounts.
     In general, the investigations cover advisory companies to mutual funds, broker-dealers, hedge funds and others and may involve the activities of customers or third parties with respect to accounts maintained by Wachovia or transactions in which Wachovia may be involved. Wachovia has received subpoenas and other requests for documents and testimony relating to the investigations, is endeavoring to comply with those requests, is cooperating

 


 

with the investigations, and where appropriate, is engaging in discussions to resolve the investigations or take other remedial actions. These investigations include an investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida into, among other matters, Wachovia’s correspondent banking relationship with certain non-domestic exchange houses and Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance. In November 2007, Wachovia determined that it would stop providing correspondent banking services to non-domestic exchange houses and licensed foreign remittance companies. Wachovia is producing documents and is cooperating fully with the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s investigation.
     Outlook. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and established reserves, Wachovia believes that the eventual outcome of the actions against Wachovia and/or its subsidiaries, including the matters described above, will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Wachovia’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of those matters, if unfavorable, may be material to Wachovia’s results of operations for any particular period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Not Applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
     Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers.
In August 2005, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of 100 million shares of our common stock, which together with remaining authority from previous board authorizations in 1999, 2000, and 2004 permitted Wachovia to repurchase up to approximately 130 million shares of our common stock as of August 16, 2005, the date that authorization was announced. Future stock repurchases may be private or open-market purchases, including block transactions, accelerated or delayed block transactions, forward transactions, collar transactions, and similar transactions. The amount and timing of stock repurchases will be based on various factors, such as management’s assessment of Wachovia’s capital structure and liquidity, the market price of Wachovia common stock compared to management’s assessment of the stock’s underlying value, and applicable regulatory, legal and accounting factors. In 2007, Wachovia repurchased 22 million shares of Wachovia common stock, all of such repurchases were in the open market, at an average cost of $54.35 per share. Please see “Stockholders’ Equity” in the Financial Supplement, filed as Exhibit (19) to this Report, for additional information about Wachovia’s share repurchases in the first quarter of 2008. The following table sets forth information about our stock repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
                                             
 
                                      Maximum Number    
                            Total Number of       (or Approximate    
                            Shares Purchased       Dollar Value) of    
                            as Part of       Shares that May    
                            Publicly       Yet Be Purchased    
                  Average Price       Announced       Under the    
        Total Number of       Paid       Plans or       Plans or    
  Period (1)     Shares Purchased (2)       per Share       Programs (3)       Programs (3)    
 
January 1, 2008 to January 31, 2008
      150,000       $ 37.43         150,000         19,342,415    
 
February 1, 2008 to February 29, 2008
                              19,342,415    
 
March 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
      389,694         38.03         389,694         18,952,721    
 
 
                                         
 
Total
      539,694       $ 37.86         539,694         18,952,721    
 
 
(1) Based on trade date, not settlement date.
 

 


 

(2) All of these shares were repurchased pursuant to publicly announced share repurchase programs. The nature of these repurchases were as follows: January 2008 — open market repurchases: 150,000 shares; and March 2008 — private transaction: 389,694 shares.
In addition to these repurchases, pursuant to Wachovia’s employee stock option plans, participants may exercise Wachovia stock options by surrendering shares of Wachovia common stock the participants already own as payment of the option exercise price. Shares so surrendered by participants in Wachovia’s employee stock option plans are repurchased pursuant to the terms of the applicable stock option plan and not pursuant to publicly announced share repurchase programs. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the following shares of Wachovia common stock were surrendered by participants in Wachovia’s employee stock option plans: January 2008 — 3,664 shares at an average price per share of $37.32; February 2008 — 1,092 shares at an average price per share of $34.38; there were no shares surrendered in March 2008.
(3) On May 25, 1999, Wachovia announced a stock repurchase program pursuant to which Wachovia was authorized to repurchase up to 50 million shares of its common stock. On June 26, 2000, Wachovia announced a stock repurchase program pursuant to which Wachovia was authorized to repurchase up to 50 million shares of its common stock. On January 15, 2004, Wachovia announced a stock repurchase program pursuant to which Wachovia was authorized to repurchase up to 60 million shares of its common stock. On August 16, 2005, Wachovia announced a stock repurchase program pursuant to which Wachovia was authorized to repurchase up to 100 million shares of its common stock. None of these programs has an expiration date and each respective program expires upon completion of repurchases totaling the amount authorized for repurchase. During the second quarter of 2004, all remaining shares authorized under the May 1999 authorization, which totaled approximately 5.2 million shares at the beginning of the quarter, were repurchased. During the first quarter of 2005, all remaining shares authorized under the June 2000 authorization, which totaled approximately 15.7 million shares at the beginning of the quarter, were repurchased. During the first quarter of 2006, all remaining shares authorized under the January 2004 authorization, which totaled approximately 23.6 million shares at the beginning of the quarter, were repurchased. As of March 31, 2008, there are no more shares remaining under the May 1999, June 2000 and January 2004 authorizations, and approximately 18.95 million shares remaining under the August 2005 authorization.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Wachovia held on April 22, 2008, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the holders of Wachovia’s common stock voting as indicated:
1. Approval of a proposal to elect the following individuals as directors of Wachovia:
                                   
 
  NAME     FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN  
 
John D. Baker, II
      1,624,515,524         62,175,961         23,462,138    
 
Peter C. Browning
      1,612,584,448         73,715,653         23,853,522    
 
John T. Casteen, III
      1,629,114,442         57,263,912         23,775,269    
 
Jerry Gitt
      1,628,105,148         58,684,844         23,363,631    
 
William H. Goodwin, Jr.
      1,559,352,709         126,621,294         24,179,620    
 
Maryellen C. Herringer
      1,613,771,781         73,433,173         22,948,669    
 
Robert A. Ingram
      1,578,683,153         106,607,134         24,863,336    
 
Donald M. James
      1,580,136,956         106,899,707         23,116,960    
 
Mackey J. McDonald
      1,623,942,737         62,635,813         23,575,073    
 
Joseph Neubauer
      1,621,987,513         64,678,592         23,487,518    
 
Timothy D. Proctor
      1,628,678,934         58,222,243         23,252,446    
 
Ernest S. Rady
      1,608,770,031         78,258,963         23,124,629    
 

 


 

                                   
 
Van L. Richey
      1,620,269,052         66,821,231         23,063,340    
 
Ruth G. Shaw
      1,612,769,447         74,154,171         23,230,005    
 
Lanty L. Smith
      1,624,085,867         62,829,509         23,238,247    
 
G. Kennedy Thompson
      1,616,116,718         71,044,671         22,992,234    
 
Dona Davis Young
      1,564,657,374         122,639,922         22,856,327    
 
2. Approval of a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Wachovia’s auditors for 2008:
                         
FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN    
1,657,574,647
    35,665,963       16,913,013          
3. Disapproval of a stockholder proposal regarding non-binding stockholder vote ratifying executive compensation:
                         
FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTES
396,986,923
    883,145,372       83,263,314       346,758,014  
4. Disapproval of a stockholder proposal regarding reporting political contributions:
                         
FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTES
278,595,426
    870,377,939       214,422,244       346,758,014  
5. Disapproval of a stockholder proposal regarding the nomination of directors:
                         
FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTES
77,417,339
    1,257,036,592       28,941,678       346,758,014  
Item 5. Other Information.
On May 8, 2008, Wachovia’s board of directors elected Lanty L. Smith, the board’s lead independent director, as chairman of the board of directors. G. Kennedy Thompson, who held both positions of chairman of the board and chief executive officer, will continue in his role as chief executive officer and president of Wachovia, as well as a member of the board of directors.
In addition, on May 8, 2008, Wachovia’s board of directors approved amendments to Wachovia’s bylaws relating to separating the positions of chairman of the board and chief executive officer. The bylaws were amended and restated to (i) add Section 8 to Article III of the bylaws to provide that the board of directors shall annually elect one of its members, who may, but need not, be an officer of Wachovia, to be chairman of the board and that the chairman of the board would preside at meetings of the board of directors and perform such other duties as may be directed by the board of directors, (ii) clarify in Article V, Section 1 of the bylaws that the chairman of the board is not an officer position of Wachovia, and (iii) repeal Section 8 of Article V of the bylaws, which had provided that the chairman of the board and the chief executive officer were both officer positions and that the chairman also would be the chief executive officer, unless a different officer was designated by the board of directors. Wachovia’s amended and restated bylaws, which became effective on May 8, 2008, are attached as Exhibit 3(i) to this Report and are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
Item 6. Exhibits.
         
Exhibit No.
 
Description
       
 
  (3)(a)  
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to Wachovia’s 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)
  (3)(b)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to Wachovia’s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
  (3)(c)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(c) to Wachovia’s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)

 


 

         
  (3)(d)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2006.)
  (3)(e)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007.)
  (3)(f)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2007.)
  (3)(g)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2008.)
  (3)(h)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 17, 2008.)
  (3)(i)  
Wachovia’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.
  (4)  
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures.*
  (12)(a)  
Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  (12)(b)  
Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
  (19)  
Wachovia’s First Quarter 2008 Financial Supplement.
  (31)(a)  
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (31)(b)  
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (32)(a)  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (32)(b)  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
* Wachovia agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request, copies of the instruments, including indentures, defining the rights of the holders of the long-term debt of Wachovia and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
 
  Wachovia Corporation
 
       
Date: May 12, 2008
       
 
  By:   /s/ Peter M. Carlson
 
     
Peter M. Carlson
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.
 
Description
       
 
  (3)(a)  
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to Wachovia’s 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)
  (3)(b)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to Wachovia’s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
  (3)(c)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(c) to Wachovia’s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
  (3)(d)  
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Wachovia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2006.)
  (3)(e)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007.)
  (3)(f)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2007.)
  (3)(g)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2008.)
  (3)(h)  
Articles of Amendment to Wachovia’s Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wachovia’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 17, 2008.)
  (3)(i)  
Wachovia’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.
  (4)  
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures.*
  (12)(a)  
Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  (12)(b)  
Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
  (19)  
Wachovia’s First Quarter 2008 Financial Supplement.
  (31)(a)  
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (31)(b)  
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (32)(a)  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  (32)(b)  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
* Wachovia agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request, copies of the instruments, including indentures, defining the rights of the holders of the long-term debt of Wachovia and its consolidated subsidiaries.