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February 15, 2005
Wachovia to Announce 1st Quarter Earnings on April 15, 2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Wachovia plans to release its 1st quarter 2005 earnings results on Friday, April 15, 2005. Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson and CFO Bob Kelly will review Wachovia's 1st quarter results via teleconference and live audio webcast beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The earnings release and additional materials will be available on the Internet at wachovia.com/investor at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET.

To participate, please access one of the following numbers no later than 9:50 a.m. ET:

Dial-In Number:	1-888-357-9787 for U.S. callers 1-706-679-7342 for International callers Access code: Wachovia
Internet:	Audio webcast accessible at wachovia.com/investor Before event begins, please click on the link for the 1st Quarter Earnings audio webcast and download Media Player
Telephone Replay:	Friday, April 15, at 12:00 p.m. ET and continuing through 5:00 p.m. ET Friday, May 13. To listen to the replay, please dial 1-706-645-9291, Access code: 4081193.

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers, with retail operations from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas, and retail brokerage operations nationwide. Wachovia had assets of $493.3 billion, market capitalization of $83.5 billion and stockholders' equity of $47.3 billion at December 31, 2004. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve customers primarily in 15 states and Washington, D.C. Its full-service retail brokerage firm, Wachovia Securities, LLC, serves clients in 49 states and five Latin American countries. Global services are offered through 33 international offices. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through wachovia.com.