The dividend is unchanged from the previous quarter but is higher by 11.4 percent from $.44 per share paid in the same period of 1998. For the year to date, the dividend will total $.98 per share, up 11.4 percent from $.88 per share paid in 1998.
Wachovia Corporation's common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WB.
Shareholders Speech Available
(Note to editors: Wachovia’s annual shareholders meeting was held today in Winston-Salem. A copy of the speech by L.M. Baker Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, is available on Wachovia’s web site in the Investor Relations section.)