USA PATRIOT ACT INFORMATION

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Wachovia USA PATRIOT Act Customer Notice

In order to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

When you open an account with Wachovia, you will be asked for the following:

• Full name
• Address
• Date of birth (for individuals)
• Driver's license
• Other information or identifying documents

USA PATRIOT Act Certification

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law on October 26, 2001.  This landmark legislation calls for a major expansion of U.S. anti-money laundering compliance as well as anti-terrorism compliance obligations for all U.S. financial institutions.

Pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act and final rules issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, financial institutions operating in the United States are required to obtain certain information from any "Foreign Bank" that maintains a correspondent account with it in the U.S.  Under the final rules, this information is collected through a certification process.

In compliance with Sections 313 and 319(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act, Wachovia Bank, National Association on behalf of each of its foreign branches, and Wachovia Securities International, Limited provide this global certification .  Any U.S. financial institution that requires a USA PATRIOT Act Certification from any such Wachovia Bank, National Association foreign branch or Wachovia Securities International, Limited may use this certification.

Please contact Daniel D. Soto, SVP, Director Anti-Money Laundering and BSA Officer, via email at dan.soto@wachovia.com with questions related to this certification.