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with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2003 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registration No.
333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Under </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000"><B>WACHOVIA CORPORATION </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>North Carolina</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>56-0898180</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>One Wachovia Center</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>28288-0013</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Wachovia Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Senior Vice
President and Assistant General Counsel </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Wachovia Corporation </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>One Wachovia Center </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0630 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(704) 374-6611 </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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COLOR="#000000"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed maximum offering price per share (1)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount of registration fee&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Common Stock (including rights to purchase shares of Common Stock)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="13%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">130,000,000&nbsp;shs.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="13%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$37.74</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="13%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$4,905,550,000</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="13%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$396,859</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the registration fee is being computed based upon (A)
$37.74, the average of the high and low prices of the Corporation&#146;s common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on April 28, 2003, and (B) the maximum number of the Corporation&#146;s securities issuable
under the plan over the 5-year life of the plan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">

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REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i) the Corporation&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002; and </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(ii) the Corporation&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated as of January 16, 2003, February 19, 2003, March 31, 2003, April&nbsp;1, 2003, April 16, 2003, and April 22, 2003. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
Corporation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations thereunder, the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Item
5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The validity of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Wachovia Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan have been passed upon for the Corporation by Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq., Senior Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel of the Corporation. Mr. Jeffries owns shares of Common Stock and holds options to purchase additional shares of Common Stock. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of North Carolina corporations. In general, the statute provides that (i) a corporation must indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses who is wholly successful in his defense of a proceeding to which he is a party because of his status as such, unless limited by the articles of incorporation, and (ii) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer if he is
not wholly successful in such defense, if it is determined as provided in the statute that the director or officer meets a certain standard of conduct, provided when a director or officer is liable to the corporation or liable on the basis of
receiving a personal benefit, the corporation may not indemnify him. The statute also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for indemnification, unless the articles of incorporation
provide otherwise, and the court may order indemnification under certain circumstances set forth in the statute. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution provide
indemnification in addition to that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Corporation&#146;s bylaws provide for the indemnification of the Corporation&#146;s directors and executive officers by the
Corporation against liabilities arising out of his status as such, excluding any liability relating to activities which were at the time taken known or believed by such person to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Corporation. The
Corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation provide for the elimination of the personal liability of each director of the Corporation to the fullest extent </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">permitted by the provisions of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as the same may from time to
time be in effect. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Corporation maintains
directors and officers liability insurance. In general, the policy insures (i) the Corporation&#146;s directors and officers against loss by reason of any of their wrongful acts, and/or (ii) the Corporation against loss arising from claims against
the directors and officers by reason of their wrongful acts, all subject to the terms and conditions contained in the policy. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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COLOR="#000000">Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="65" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)(a)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to the
Corporation&#146;s 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(3)(b) to the Corporation&#146;s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)(c)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(3)(c) to the Corporation&#146;s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)(d)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation&#146;s 2001 Third
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)(e)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4) to the Corporation&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2000.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. (Not filed
pursuant to (4)(iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be furnished upon request of the Commission.)</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(5)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq. (Included in Exhibit (5).)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(24)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><I>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rule 415 offering. </I></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the &#147;Securities Act&#148;); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><I>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filings incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference. </I></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Request for
acceleration of effective date or filing of registration statement on Form S-8. </I></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5 </FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES
</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>The
Registrant</I>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on April 29, 2003. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>WACHOVIA CORPORATION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:<U> /s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.</U> </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Vice President </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>CAPACITY</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="66" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">G. KENNEDY THOMPSON*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">G. KENNEDY THOMPSON</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ROBERT P. KELLY*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ROBERT P. KELLY</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">DAVID M. JULIAN*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">DAVID M. JULIAN</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">F. DUANE ACKERMAN*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">F. DUANE ACKERMAN</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">JOHN D. BAKER, II*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">JOHN D. BAKER, II</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">JAMES S. BALLOUN*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ROBERT J. BROWN*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ROBERT J. BROWN</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">PETER C. BROWNING*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>CAPACITY</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="66" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">JOHN T. CASTEEN III*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR.*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ROBERT A. INGRAM*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">JOSEPH NEUBAUER*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">LLOYD U. NOLAND III*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">RUTH G. SHAW*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">DONA DAVIS YOUNG*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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</TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">*By Ross E. Jeffries,
Jr., Attorney-in-Fact </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>/s/ Ross E. Jeffries,
Jr.</U> </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date: April 29, 2003 </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="7%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)(a)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to the Corporation&#146;s 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10-Q.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation&#146;s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.</FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(c) to the Corporation&#146;s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation&#146;s 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10-Q.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2><BR></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4) to the Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20,
2000.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.</FONT></P></TD>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not filed pursuant to (4)(iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be furnished upon request of the
Commission.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Filed herewith.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Filed herewith.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.</FONT></P></TD>
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Wachovia Corp.
As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2003
Registration No.
333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WACHOVIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
56-0898180
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Wachovia Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
28288-0013
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Wachovia Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.
Senior Vice
President and Assistant General Counsel
Wachovia Corporation
One Wachovia Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0630
(Name and address of agent for service)
(704) 374-6611
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered
Proposed maximum offering price per share (1)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (1)
Amount of registration fee (1)
Common Stock (including rights to purchase shares of Common Stock)
130,000,000 shs.
$37.74
$4,905,550,000
$396,859
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the registration fee is being computed based upon (A)
$37.74, the average of the high and low prices of the Corporation's common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on April 28, 2003, and (B) the maximum number of the Corporation's securities issuable
under the plan over the 5-year life of the plan.
PART II. INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(i) the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002; and
(ii) the Corporation's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated as of January 16, 2003, February 19, 2003, March 31, 2003, April 1, 2003, April 16, 2003, and April 22, 2003.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
Corporation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations thereunder, the "Exchange Act") prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Item
5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Wachovia Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan have been passed upon for the Corporation by Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq., Senior Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel of the Corporation. Mr. Jeffries owns shares of Common Stock and holds options to purchase additional shares of Common Stock.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of North Carolina corporations. In general, the statute provides that (i) a corporation must indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses who is wholly successful in his defense of a proceeding to which he is a party because of his status as such, unless limited by the articles of incorporation, and (ii) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer if he is
not wholly successful in such defense, if it is determined as provided in the statute that the director or officer meets a certain standard of conduct, provided when a director or officer is liable to the corporation or liable on the basis of
receiving a personal benefit, the corporation may not indemnify him. The statute also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for indemnification, unless the articles of incorporation
provide otherwise, and the court may order indemnification under certain circumstances set forth in the statute. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution provide
indemnification in addition to that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute.
The Corporation's bylaws provide for the indemnification of the Corporation's directors and executive officers by the
Corporation against liabilities arising out of his status as such, excluding any liability relating to activities which were at the time taken known or believed by such person to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Corporation. The
Corporation's articles of incorporation provide for the elimination of the personal liability of each director of the Corporation to the fullest extent
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permitted by the provisions of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as the same may from time to
time be in effect.
The Corporation maintains
directors and officers liability insurance. In general, the policy insures (i) the Corporation's directors and officers against loss by reason of any of their wrongful acts, and/or (ii) the Corporation against loss arising from claims against
the directors and officers by reason of their wrongful acts, all subject to the terms and conditions contained in the policy.
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Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
(4)(a)
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to the
Corporation's 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)
(4)(b)
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(3)(b) to the Corporation's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
(4)(c)
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(3)(c) to the Corporation's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
(4)(d)
Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation's 2001 Third
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q.)
(4)(e)
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4) to the Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2000.)
(4)(f)
All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. (Not filed
pursuant to (4)(iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be furnished upon request of the Commission.)
(5)
Opinion of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.
(23)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
(23)(b)
Consent of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq. (Included in Exhibit (5).)
(24)
Power of Attorney.
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Item 9.    Undertakings.
(a)    Rule 415 offering.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the "Securities Act");
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)    Filings incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h)    Request for
acceleration of effective date or filing of registration statement on Form S-8.
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Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The
Registrant
.    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on April 29, 2003.
WACHOVIA CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE
CAPACITY
G. KENNEDY THOMPSON*
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
G. KENNEDY THOMPSON
ROBERT P. KELLY*
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ROBERT P. KELLY
DAVID M. JULIAN*
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
DAVID M. JULIAN
F. DUANE ACKERMAN*
Director
F. DUANE ACKERMAN
JOHN D. BAKER, II*
Director
JOHN D. BAKER, II
JAMES S. BALLOUN*
Director
JAMES S. BALLOUN
ROBERT J. BROWN*
Director
ROBERT J. BROWN
PETER C. BROWNING*
Director
PETER C. BROWNING
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SIGNATURE
CAPACITY
JOHN T. CASTEEN III*
Director
JOHN T. CASTEEN III
WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR.*
Director
WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR.
ROBERT A. INGRAM*
Director
ROBERT A. INGRAM
Director
MACKEY J. MCDONALD
JOSEPH NEUBAUER*
Director
JOSEPH NEUBAUER
LLOYD U. NOLAND III*
Director
LLOYD U. NOLAND III
RUTH G. SHAW*
Director
RUTH G. SHAW
LANTY L. SMITH*
Director
LANTY L. SMITH
JOHN C. WHITAKER, JR.*
Director
JOHN C. WHITAKER, JR.
DONA DAVIS YOUNG*
Director
DONA DAVIS YOUNG
*By Ross E. Jeffries,
Jr., Attorney-in-Fact
/s/ Ross E. Jeffries,
Jr.
Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
Date: April 29, 2003
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Number
Description
Location
(4)(a)
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(a) to the Corporation's 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form
10-Q.
(4)(b)
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(4)(c)
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(c) to the Corporation's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K
(4)(d)
Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Corporation's 2001 Third Quarter Report on Form
10-Q.
(4)(e)
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4) to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20,
2000.
(4)(f)
All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Not filed pursuant to (4)(iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be furnished upon request of the
Commission.
(5)
Opinion of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.
Filed herewith.
(23)(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Filed herewith.
(23)(b)
Consent of Ross E. Jeffries, Jr., Esq.
Included in Exhibit (5).
(24)
Power of Attorney.
Filed herewith.
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