Wachovia Corporation Form 425
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Filed by Wachovia Corporation pursuant to

Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933,

as amended, and deemed filed pursuant to

Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934, as amended

    

Subject Company: SouthTrust Corporation

    

Commission File No.: 333-117283

    

Date: July 15, 2004

 

This filing contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to each of Wachovia Corporation, SouthTrust Corporation and the combined company following the proposed merger between Wachovia and SouthTrust, as well as the goals, plans, objectives, intentions, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of Wachovia, including, without limitation, (i) statements relating to the benefits of the merger, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and the accretion or dilution to reported earnings that may be realized from the merger, (ii) statements relating to the benefits of the retail securities brokerage combination transaction between Wachovia and Prudential Financial, Inc. completed on July 1, 2003, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and the accretion of reported earnings that may be realized from the brokerage transaction, (iii) statements regarding certain of Wachovia’s and/or SouthTrust’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 statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Wachovia’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Wachovia’s control).

 

The following factors, among others, could cause Wachovia’s or SouthTrust’s financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in such forward-looking statements: (1) the risk that the businesses of Wachovia and SouthTrust in connection with the merger or the businesses of Wachovia and Prudential in the brokerage transaction 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 merger or the brokerage transaction may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; (3) revenues following the merger or the brokerage transaction may be lower than expected; (4) deposit attrition, operating costs, customer loss and business disruption

 


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following the merger or the brokerage transaction, including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (5) the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the merger on the proposed terms and schedule; (6) the failure of Wachovia’s or SouthTrust’s shareholders to approve the merger; (7) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which Wachovia and/or SouthTrust 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 and/or SouthTrust’s loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses; (8) 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; (9) inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; and (10) 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. Additional factors that could cause Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Wachovia or the proposed merger or other matters and attributable to Wachovia or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Wachovia and SouthTrust do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, relating to the matters discussed in this filing.

 

The proposed merger will be submitted to Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s shareholders for their consideration, and, on July 9, 2004, Wachovia filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC containing a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus of Wachovia and SouthTrust and other relevant documents concerning the proposed merger. Shareholders are urged to read the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. You will be able to obtain a free copy of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Wachovia and SouthTrust, at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, at www.wachovia.com under the tab “Inside Wachovia – Investor Relations” and then under the heading “Financial Reports—SEC Filings”. You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, at www.southtrust.com under the tab “About SouthTrust”, then under “Investor Relations” and then under “SEC Documents”. Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Wachovia Corporation, Investor Relations, One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28288-0206, (704)-374-6782, or to SouthTrust Corporation, P. O. Box 2554, Birmingham, AL 35290, (205)-254-5187.

 


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Wachovia and SouthTrust, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Wachovia and SouthTrust in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Wachovia and their ownership of Wachovia common stock is set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 15, 2004, for Wachovia’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Information about the directors and executive officers of SouthTrust and their ownership of SouthTrust common stock is set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 8, 2004, for SouthTrust’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 


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On July 15, 2004, Wachovia issued the following Earnings News Release for its Second Quarter ended June 30, 2004

 

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Press Release July 15, 2004

   

WACHOVIA’S 2nd QUARTER 2004 GAAP EARNINGS UP 23% TO 95 CENTS PER SHARE

 

Net income of $1.25 billion fueled by continued momentum in core businesses


 

2nd QUARTER 2004 COMPARED WITH 2nd QUARTER 2003

 

  Revenue of $5.5 billion driven by outstanding deposit growth and strength in fee and other income, as well as from the impact of the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction.

 

  Sales momentum continued to build, with record results in the General Bank and Wealth Management.

 

  Strong balance sheet growth with average core deposits up 25 percent and average loans up 4 percent.

 

  Exceptional credit quality with net charge-offs of 0.17 percent of average loans; nonperforming assets declined 42 percent and were 0.55 percent of loans and loans held for sale.

 

Earnings Highlights                               
     Three Months Ended

     June 30,

   March 31,

   June 30,

(In millions, except per share data)


   Amount

   

2004

EPS


   Amount

  

2004

EPS


   Amount

  

2003

EPS


Earnings

                                

Net income available to common
stockholders (GAAP)

   $ 1,252     0.95    1,251    0.94    1,031    0.77

Net merger-related expenses and other items (a)

     47     0.03    48    0.04    61    0.04
    


 
  
  
  
  

Earnings excluding net merger-related expenses and other
items (a)

   $ 1,299     0.98    1,299    0.98    1,092    0.81
    


 
  
  
  
  

Financial ratios

                                

Return on average common stockholders’ equity

     15.49 %        15.37         12.78     

Net interest margin

     3.37          3.55         3.81     

Fee and other income as % of total revenue

     47.24 %        48.53         45.34     
    


      
       
    

Capital adequacy (b)

                                

Tier 1 capital ratio

     8.35 %        8.54         8.33     

Total capital ratio

     11.31          11.67         11.92     

Leverage ratio

     6.23 %        6.33         6.78     
    


      
       
    

Asset quality

                                

Allowance for loan losses as % of
nonaccrual and restructured loans (c)

     270 %        242         167     

Allowance for loan losses as % of loans, net (c)

     1.35          1.40         1.54     

Allowance for credit losses as % of loans, net (c)

     1.43          1.49         1.66     

Net charge-offs as % of average loans, net

     0.17          0.13         0.43     

Nonperforming assets as % of loans, net, foreclosed properties and loans held for sale

     0.55 %        0.63         1.04     

(a) Net merger-related expenses and other items include merger-related and restructuring expenses in each period and dividends on preferred stock in the second quarter of 2003.
(b) The second quarter of 2004 is based on estimates.
(c) As of June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments has been reclassified from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities. The allowance for credit losses is the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004.

 

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WACHOVIA’S 2nd QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS UP 23%/page 2

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) today reported record second quarter 2004 net income available to common stockholders of $1.25 billion, or 95 cents per share, compared with $1.03 billion, or 77 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2003.

 

Excluding after-tax net merger-related expenses and other items of 3 cents per share in the second quarter of 2004 and 4 cents per share in the second quarter of 2003, second quarter 2004 earnings were $1.30 billion, or 98 cents per share, compared with $1.09 billion, or 81 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2003.

 

“Our record second quarter earnings continued to reflect the benefit of our balanced business model and we believe we remain positioned to outperform as we approach our fourth quarter merger with SouthTrust,” said Ken Thompson, Wachovia chairman and chief executive officer. “We continue to win new business from our customers as we provide industry leading sales and service. We had good loan growth, outstanding deposit growth and exceptional credit quality. Expense growth was disciplined, and we are on track to achieve all projected savings from our retail brokerage transaction. In our core businesses, both our General Bank and Wealth Management again had record quarters. Capital Management results were dampened by subdued retail brokerage investor activity, but equity mutual fund sales continued to be positive. We continued to gain market share in our Corporate and Investment Bank.”

 

Wachovia Corporation               
     Three Months Ended

(In millions)


  

June 30,

2004


  

March 31,

2004


  

June 30,

2003


Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 5,502    5,680    4,761

Provision for credit losses

     61    44    195

Noninterest expense

     3,487    3,656    3,001

Net income available to common stockholders

     1,252    1,251    1,031

Average loans, net

     163,642    159,181    157,735

Average core deposits

   $ 223,809    208,673    179,417

 

Provision expense declined from the second quarter a year ago to $61 million in the second quarter this year, reflecting continued improvement in asset quality, particularly in the Corporate and Investment Bank. Second quarter 2004 net charge-offs declined 60 percent from the second quarter of 2003 to $68 million, or an annualized 0.17 percent of average net loans, reflecting a lower absolute level of charge-offs at a beneficial point in the credit cycle. Total nonperforming assets including loans held for sale declined 42 percent from the second quarter of 2003 to $1.0 billion in the second quarter of 2004.

 

Noninterest expense increased 16 percent from the second quarter of 2003, largely due to the addition of the Prudential Financial retail brokerage business to Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings, LLC.

 

Average loans in the second quarter of 2004 were $163.6 billion, a 4 percent increase from the second quarter of 2003. Consumer loan growth, largely from consumer real estate-secured and student loans, outpaced commercial loan growth. In commercial, growth in General Bank middle market and small business loans was offset by low corporate loan demand in the Corporate and Investment Bank.

 

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Average core deposits increased 25 percent from the second quarter of 2003 to $223.8 billion, while average low-cost core deposits increased 34 percent from the second quarter a year ago to $184.1 billion. The increase included an average $23.0 billion of core deposits associated with the FDIC-insured money market sweep product. Low-cost core deposits are those in demand deposit, interest checking, savings and money market accounts, and exclude CAP accounts and certificates of deposit.

 

Lines of Business

 

The following discussion covers the results for Wachovia’s four core business segments and is on a segment earnings basis, which excludes net merger-related and restructuring expenses and other intangible amortization. Segment earnings are the basis upon which Wachovia manages and allocates capital to its business segments. Pages 13 and 14 include a reconciliation of segment results to Wachovia’s consolidated results of operations in accordance with GAAP.

 

General Bank               
General Bank Highlights                 
     Three Months Ended

(In millions)


  

June 30,

2004


  

March 31,

2004


  

June 30,

2003


Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 2,543    2,462    2,425

Provision for credit losses

     65    68    100

Noninterest expense

     1,297    1,314    1,307

Segment earnings

     751    689    646

Average loans, net

     122,028    118,123    113,267

Average core deposits

     166,628    160,845    151,409

Economic capital, average

   $ 5,247    5,366    5,713

 

The General Bank includes retail and small business, and commercial customers. The General Bank produced record quarterly segment earnings of $751 million, up 16 percent from the prior year’s second quarter. Revenue increased 5 percent from the second quarter a year ago, driven by outstanding core deposit and loan growth, primarily in commercial, small business, consumer real estate-secured and student loans. Fee and other income increased 5 percent from the second quarter a year ago on strong service charge growth, offset by declines in mortgage banking income. Non-mortgage-related fees rose 21 percent from the second quarter a year ago. Noninterest expense decreased modestly.

 

Average core deposits increased 10 percent from the prior year quarter, including 20 percent year over year growth in average low-cost core deposits. Average loans increased 8 percent year over year, despite a decline in commercial real estate loan growth. However, compared with the first quarter of 2004, wholesale loans grew across-the-board, including a modest increase in commercial real estate. Provision expense declined 35 percent from the second quarter of 2003, primarily reflecting risk reduction strategies implemented in 2003, as well as solid improvements in both commercial and consumer loan losses.

 

Retail sales momentum continued to be strong, with an increase of 148,000 in net new retail checking accounts in the second quarter of 2004, compared with an increase of 95,000 in the same quarter a year ago—a 56 percent improvement.

 

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Capital Management

 

Capital Management Highlights               
     Three Months Ended

(In millions)


  

June 30,

2004


  

March 31,

2004


  

June 30,

2003


Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 1,364    1,455    835

Provision for credit losses

     —      —      —  

Noninterest expense

     1,147    1,226    683

Segment earnings

     138    146    96

Average loans, net

     254    139    137

Average core deposits

     24,732    18,360    1,226

Economic capital, average

   $ 1,336    1,403    712

 

Capital Management includes asset management and retail brokerage services. The weak retail brokerage environment in the second quarter of 2004 dampened Capital Management’s results, which included a net benefit of $17 million on the sale of two nonstrategic businesses. Year over year, earnings increased 44 percent and revenue increased 63 percent, while noninterest expense grew 68 percent from the second quarter of 2003, primarily related to the retail brokerage transaction, which closed on July 1, 2003.

 

Sales momentum continued, with positive net sales of equity mutual funds. Deposit balances related to the FDIC-insured money market sweep product grew to $25.0 billion, compared with $11.8 billion at year-end 2003, contributing to net interest income growth. The asset shift to the FDIC product resulted in a 10 percent decline in mutual fund assets from the second quarter of 2003 to $104.2 billion. Despite the decline in mutual fund assets, total assets under management at June 30, 2004, increased 4 percent from June 30, 2003, to $247.6 billion. Total assets under management and securities lending grew 15 percent from year-end 2003 to $284.1 billion, largely attributable to $38.2 billion from the January 1, 2004, acquisition of a securities lending firm. Investment performance continued to be solid, with 68 percent of Wachovia’s Evergreen Funds rated 4 or 5 stars by Morningstar, up from 52 percent at June 30, 2003, and 69 percent of Evergreen taxable fluctuating funds ranked in the top two three-year Lipper quartiles, up from 65 percent in the year ago quarter.

 

Wealth Management

 

 

Wealth Management Highlights               
     Three Months Ended

(In millions)


  

June 30,

2004


  

March 31,

2004


  

June 30,

2003


Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 269    258    239

Provision for credit losses

     —      —      5

Noninterest expense

     187    185    179

Segment earnings

     52    47    35

Average loans, net

     10,534    10,309    9,558

Average core deposits

     12,032    11,488    10,754

Economic capital, average

   $ 369    379    368

 

Wealth Management includes private banking, personal trust, investment advisory services, charitable services, financial planning and insurance brokerage. Wealth Management revenue rose 13 percent from the second quarter of 2003 and segment

 

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earnings were a record $52 million. Net interest income grew 13 percent on average loan growth of 10 percent and average core deposit growth of 12 percent year over year. Fee and other income increased 11 percent from improved trust and investment management fees related to pricing and market improvements. Insurance brokerage commissions and commercial service charges exhibited solid growth.

 

Noninterest expense increased 4 percent year over year largely due to higher incentives related to improved revenues. Provision expense declined due to improved credit quality and recoveries. The increase in average loans from the second quarter a year ago reflected growth in both consumer and commercial lending activity. Average core deposit increases were led by higher money market and demand deposit account balances.

 

Corporate and Investment Bank                 
Corporate and Investment Bank Highlights                   
     Three Months Ended

(In millions)


  

June 30,

2004


   

March 31,

2004


   

June 30,

2003


Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 1,296     1,310     1,097

Provision for credit losses

     (4 )   (26 )   95

Noninterest expense

     616     617     559

Segment earnings

     431     456     277

Average loans, net

     29,850     29,755     34,393

Average core deposits

     18,772     16,748     14,744

Economic capital, average

   $ 4,735     4,794     5,974

 

The Corporate and Investment Bank includes corporate lending, investment banking, global treasury and trade finance, and principal investing. Corporate and Investment Bank revenue grew 18 percent from the second quarter of 2003 and segment earnings were $431 million, up 56 percent year over year. The year over year revenue increase was fueled by strength in fixed income driven by strong real estate capital markets and asset-based securitization results as well as higher securities gains. Modest principal investing net gains compared favorably with net losses in the second quarter of 2003. Strength in asset-based loans and international correspondent banking loans was offset by a continued decline in corporate loan balances due to low demand and a strong loan syndication market. Provision expense and capital usage continued to decline due to improving credit quality and low loan outstandings compared with the second quarter a year ago. Noninterest expense rose 10 percent due to increased personnel and higher incentives related to improved revenues and earnings. Average core deposits grew 27 percent primarily from higher commercial mortgage servicing and trade finance.

 

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Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $418.4 billion, market capitalization of $58.3 billion and stockholders’ equity of $32.6 billion at June 30, 2004. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 12 million client relationships (including households and businesses), primarily in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C. Its full-service retail brokerage firm, Wachovia

 

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Securities, LLC, serves clients in 49 states. Global services are provided through 32 international offices. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through Wachovia.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release contains various forward-looking statements. A discussion of various factors that could cause Wachovia Corporation’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements is included in Wachovia’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 2004.

 

Explanation of Wachovia’s Use of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this news release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those presented on page 2 and on page 10 under the captions “Earnings Excluding Merger-Related and Restructuring Expenses and Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle” and “Earnings Excluding Merger-Related and Restructuring Expenses, Other Intangible Amortization and Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle”, and which are reconciled to GAAP financial measures on pages 21 and 22. In addition, in this news release certain designated net interest income amounts are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, including the calculation of the overhead efficiency ratio.

 

Wachovia believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the underlying operational performance of the company, its business and performance trends and facilitates comparisons with the performance of others in the financial services industry. Specifically, Wachovia believes that the exclusion of merger-related and restructuring expenses, and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle permits evaluation and a comparison of results for ongoing business operations, and it is on this basis that Wachovia’s management internally assesses the company’s performance. Those non-operating items are excluded from Wachovia’s segment measures used internally to evaluate segment performance in accordance with GAAP because management does not consider them particularly relevant or useful in evaluating the operating performance of our business segments. In addition, because of the significant amount of deposit base intangible amortization, Wachovia believes that the exclusion of this expense provides investors with consistent and meaningful comparisons to other financial services firms. Wachovia’s management makes recommendations to its board of directors about dividend payments based on reported earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, other intangible amortization and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (cash earnings), and has communicated certain cash dividend payout ratio goals to investors. Management believes the cash dividend payout ratio is useful to investors because it provides investors with a better understanding of and permits investors to monitor Wachovia’s dividend payout policy. Wachovia also believes the presentation of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis ensures comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry standards. Wachovia operates one of the largest retail brokerage businesses in our industry, and we have presented an overhead efficiency ratio excluding these brokerage services, which management believes is useful to investors in comparing the performance of our banking business with other banking companies.

 

Although Wachovia believes the above non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of its business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP basis financial measures.

 

Additional Information

 

The proposed merger between Wachovia Corporation and SouthTrust Corporation will be submitted to Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s shareholders for their consideration, and, on July 9, 2004, Wachovia filed a registration statement on Form S 4 with the SEC containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of Wachovia and SouthTrust and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders are urged to read the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Wachovia and SouthTrust, at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). These documents also are available, free of charge, at www.wachovia.com under the tab “Inside Wachovia-Investor Relations” and then under the heading “Financial Reports—SEC Filings”. These documents also may be obtained, free of charge, at www.southtrust.com under the tab “About SouthTrust”, then under “Investor Relations” and then under “SEC Documents”. Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Wachovia Corporation, Investor Relations, One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28288-0206, (704)-374-6782, or to SouthTrust Corporation, P. O. Box 2554, Birmingham, AL 35290, (205)-254-5187.

 

Wachovia and SouthTrust, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Wachovia and SouthTrust in connection with the merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Wachovia and their ownership of Wachovia common stock is

 

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set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 15, 2004, for Wachovia’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Information about the directors and executive officers of SouthTrust and their ownership of SouthTrust common stock is set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 8, 2004, for SouthTrust’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.

 

Earnings Conference Call and Supplemental Materials

 

Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson and CFO Bob Kelly will review Wachovia’s second quarter 2004 results in a conference call and audio webcast beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time today. This review may include a discussion of certain non-GAAP financial measures. Supplemental materials relating to second quarter results, which also include a reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures to Wachovia’s reported financials, are available on the Internet at Wachovia.com/investor, and investors are encouraged to access these materials in advance of the conference call.

 

Webcast Instructions: To gain access to the webcast, which will be “listen-only,” go to Wachovia.com/investor and click on the link “Wachovia Second Quarter Earnings Audio Webcast.” In order to listen to the webcast, you will need to download either Real Player or Media Player.

 

Teleconference Instructions: The telephone number for the conference call is 1-888-357-9787 for U.S. callers or 1-706-679-7342 for international callers. You will be asked to tell the answering coordinator your name and the name of your firm. Mention the conference Access Code: Wachovia.

 

Replay: Thursday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time through 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 13. Replay telephone number is 1-706-645-9291; access code 8036256.

 

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Investors seeking further information should contact the Investor Relations team: Alice Lehman at 704-374-4139, Ellen Taylor at 704-383-1381, or Jeff Richardson at 704-383-8250. Media seeking further information should contact the Corporate Media Relations team: Mary Eshet at 704-383-7777 or Christy Phillips at 704-383-8178.

 

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Wachovia Corporation and Subsidiaries

Financial Tables

 

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Financial Highlights—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   9

Other Financial Data—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   10

Consolidated Statements of Income—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   11

Consolidated Statements of Income—Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   12

Business Segments—Three Months Ended June 30, and March 31, 2004

   13

Business Segments—Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

   14

Loans—On-Balance Sheet, and Managed and Servicing Portfolios—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   15

Allowance for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   16

Consolidated Balance Sheets—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   17

Net Interest Income Summaries—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

   18-19

Net Interest Income Summaries—Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   20

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Five Quarters Ended June 30, 2004

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

   2003

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


 

EARNINGS SUMMARY

                             

Net interest income (GAAP)

   $ 2,838     2,861    2,877    2,653    2,540  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

     65     62    65    64    63  
    


 
  
  
  

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

     2,903     2,923    2,942    2,717    2,603  

Fee and other income

     2,599     2,757    2,604    2,616    2,158  
    


 
  
  
  

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     5,502     5,680    5,546    5,333    4,761  

Provision for credit losses

     61     44    86    81    195  

Other noninterest expense

     3,278     3,445    3,511    3,295    2,774  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses

     102     99    135    148    96  

Other intangible amortization

     107     112    120    127    131  
    


 
  
  
  

Total noninterest expense

     3,487     3,656    3,766    3,570    3,001  

Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries

     45     57    63    55    16  
    


 
  
  
  

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (Tax-equivalent)

     1,909     1,923    1,631    1,627    1,549  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

     65     62    65    64    63  

Income taxes

     592     610    466    475    454  
    


 
  
  
  

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     1,252     1,251    1,100    1,088    1,032  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes

     —       —      —      17    —    
    


 
  
  
  

Net income

     1,252     1,251    1,100    1,105    1,032  

Dividends on preferred stock

     —       —      —      —      1  
    


 
  
  
  

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 1,252     1,251    1,100    1,105    1,031  
    


 
  
  
  

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.95     0.94    0.83    0.83    0.77  

Return on average common stockholders’ equity

     15.49 %   15.37    13.58    13.71    12.78  

Return on average assets

     1.22     1.26    1.12    1.16    1.21  

Overhead efficiency ratio

     63.40 %   64.36    67.90    66.95    63.03  

Operating leverage

   $ (11 )   244    18    2    (1 )
    


 
  
  
  

ASSET QUALITY

                             

Allowance for loan losses as % of loans, net (a)

     1.35 %   1.40    1.42    1.49    1.54  

Allowance for loan losses as % of nonperforming assets (a)

     241     218    205    164    154  

Allowance for credit losses as % of loans, net (a)

     1.43     1.49    1.51    1.59    1.66  

Net charge-offs as % of average loans, net

     0.17     0.13    0.39    0.33    0.43  

Nonperforming assets as % of loans, net, foreclosed properties and loans held for sale

     0.55 %   0.63    0.69    0.95    1.04  
    


 
  
  
  

CAPITAL ADEQUACY(b)

                             

Tier I capital ratio

     8.35 %   8.54    8.52    8.67    8.33  

Total capital ratio

     11.31     11.67    11.82    12.21    11.92  

Leverage ratio

     6.23 %   6.33    6.36    6.56    6.78  
    


 
  
  
  

OTHER DATA

                             

Average diluted common shares (In millions)

     1,320     1,326    1,332    1,338    1,346  

Actual common shares (In millions)

     1,309     1,312    1,312    1,328    1,332  

Dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.40     0.40    0.35    0.35    0.29  

Dividends paid per preferred share

   $ —       —      —      —      0.01  

Dividend payout ratio on common shares

     42.11 %   42.55    42.17    42.17    37.66  

Book value per common share

   $ 24.93     25.42    24.71    24.71    24.37  

Common stock price

     44.50     47.00    46.59    41.19    39.96  

Market capitalization

   $ 58,268     61,650    61,139    54,701    53,228  

Common stock price to book

     178 %   185    189    167    164  

FTE employees

     85,042     85,460    86,114    86,635    78,965  

Total financial centers/brokerage offices

     3,272     3,305    3,360    3,399    3,176  

ATMs

     4,396     4,404    4,408    4,420    4,479  
    


 
  
  
  


(a) As of June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments has been reclassified from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities. The allowance for credit losses is the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004.
(b) The second quarter of 2004 is based on estimates.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

   2003

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


EARNINGS EXCLUDING MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE(a)(b)

                            

Return on average common stockholders’ equity

     16.04 %   15.95    14.41     14.46    13.49

Return on average assets

     1.27     1.31    1.20     1.23    1.28

Overhead efficiency ratio

     61.54     62.61    65.45     64.18    61.02

Overhead efficiency ratio excluding brokerage

     55.34 %   56.53    60.00     58.23    57.93

Operating leverage

   $ (8 )   208    6     54    30
    


 
  

 
  

EARNINGS EXCLUDING MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES, OTHER INTANGIBLE AMORTIZATION AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE(a)(b)(c)

                            

Dividend payout ratio on common shares

     38.83 %   38.83    37.23     37.63    33.33

Return on average tangible common stockholders’ equity

     27.15     26.97    24.83     24.97    23.32

Return on average tangible assets

     1.38     1.42    1.32     1.36    1.43

Overhead efficiency ratio

     59.60     60.64    63.28     61.79    58.27

Overhead efficiency ratio excluding brokerage

     52.95 %   54.06    57.30     55.24    54.81

Operating leverage

   $ (13 )   200    (1 )   50    21
    


 
  

 
  

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

                            

Net interest margin

     3.37 %   3.55    3.64     3.57    3.81

Fee and other income as % of total revenue

     47.24     48.53    46.95     49.05    45.34

Effective income tax rate

     32.19     32.73    29.76     30.41    30.54

Tax rate (Tax-equivalent) (d)

     34.44 %   34.93    32.57     33.10    33.37
    


 
  

 
  

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA

                            

Commercial loans, net

   $ 92,107     90,368    90,628     90,912    92,464

Consumer loans, net

     71,535     68,813    68,972     67,082    65,271

Loans, net

     163,642     159,181    159,600     157,994    157,735

Earning assets

     344,847     330,320    322,274     303,503    273,875

Total assets (e)

     411,074     398,688    388,987     376,894    341,912

Core deposits

     223,809     208,673    194,109     185,715    179,417

Total deposits

     238,692     224,022    212,277     200,395    193,800

Interest-bearing liabilities

     301,652     289,741    284,005     266,351    239,011

Stockholders’ equity

   $ 32,496     32,737    32,141     31,985    32,362
    


 
  

 
  

PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET DATA

                            

Commercial loans, net

   $ 101,581     97,742    97,030     96,705    97,303

Consumer loans, net

     71,336     69,561    68,541     69,220    65,530

Loans, net

     172,917     167,303    165,571     165,925    162,833

Goodwill and other intangible assets

                            

Goodwill

     11,481     11,233    11,149     11,094    10,907

Deposit base

     568     659    757     863    977

Customer relationships

     387     401    396     400    254

Tradename

     90     90    90     90    90

Total assets (e)

     418,441     411,140    401,188     388,924    364,479

Core deposits

     228,204     217,954    204,660     187,516    187,393

Total deposits

     243,380     232,338    221,225     203,495    201,292

Stockholders’ equity

   $ 32,646     33,337    32,428     32,813    32,464
    


 
  

 
  

(a) These financial measures are calculated by excluding from GAAP computed net income presented on page 9, $47 million, $48 million, $75 million, $83 million and $60 million in the second and first quarters of 2004, and in the fourth, third and second quarters of 2003, respectively, of after-tax net merger-related and restructuring expenses, and $17 million after tax in the third quarter of 2003 related to the change in accounting principle.
(b) See page 9 for the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and pages 21 and 22 for a more detailed reconciliation.
(c) These financial measures are calculated by excluding from GAAP computed net income presented on page 9, $67 million, $69 million, $74 million, $79 million and $81 million in the second and first quarters of 2004, and in the fourth, third and second quarters of 2003, respectively, of deposit base and other intangible amortization.
(d) The tax-equivalent tax rate applies to fully tax-equivalized revenues.
(e) Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004.

 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

   2003

 

(In millions, except per share data)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

INTEREST INCOME

                              

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 2,316    2,335    2,357     2,352     2,391  

Interest and dividends on securities

     1,110    1,141    1,104     885     900  

Trading account interest

     237    197    189     174     182  

Other interest income

     356    326    301     301     223  
    

  
  

 

 

Total interest income

     4,019    3,999    3,951     3,712     3,696  
    

  
  

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

                              

Interest on deposits

     654    648    568     534     619  

Interest on short-term borrowings

     316    299    311     317     303  

Interest on long-term debt

     211    191    195     208     234  
    

  
  

 

 

Total interest expense

     1,181    1,138    1,074     1,059     1,156  
    

  
  

 

 

Net interest income

     2,838    2,861    2,877     2,653     2,540  

Provision for credit losses

     61    44    86     81     195  
    

  
  

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     2,777    2,817    2,791     2,572     2,345  
    

  
  

 

 

FEE AND OTHER INCOME

                              

Service charges

     489    471    436     439     426  

Other banking fees

     293    259    241     257     248  

Commissions

     682    792    778     765     468  

Fiduciary and asset management fees

     675    679    672     662     474  

Advisory, underwriting and other investment banking fees

     197    192    213     191     220  

Trading account profits (losses)

     39    74    5     (46 )   49  

Principal investing

     15    38    (13 )   (25 )   (57 )

Securities gains (losses)

     36    2    (24 )   22     10  

Other income

     173    250    296     351     320  
    

  
  

 

 

Total fee and other income

     2,599    2,757    2,604     2,616     2,158  
    

  
  

 

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

                              

Salaries and employee benefits

     2,164    2,182    2,152     2,109     1,748  

Occupancy

     224    229    244     220     190  

Equipment

     253    259    285     264     238  

Advertising

     48    48    56     38     34  

Communications and supplies

     157    151    156     159     140  

Professional and consulting fees

     126    109    146     109     105  

Other intangible amortization

     107    112    120     127     131  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses

     102    99    135     148     96  

Sundry expense

     306    467    472     396     319  
    

  
  

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     3,487    3,656    3,766     3,570     3,001  
    

  
  

 

 

Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries

     45    57    63     55     16  
    

  
  

 

 

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     1,844    1,861    1,566     1,563     1,486  

Income taxes

     592    610    466     475     454  
    

  
  

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     1,252    1,251    1,100     1,088     1,032  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes

     —      —      —       17     —    
    

  
  

 

 

Net income

     1,252    1,251    1,100     1,105     1,032  

Dividends on preferred stock

     —      —      —       —       1  
    

  
  

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 1,252    1,251    1,100     1,105     1,031  
    

  
  

 

 

PER COMMON SHARE DATA

                              

Basic

                              

Income before change in accounting principle

   $ 0.96    0.96    0.84     0.83     0.77  

Net income

     0.96    0.96    0.84     0.84     0.77  

Diluted

                              

Income before change in accounting principle

     0.95    0.94    0.83     0.82     0.77  

Net income

     0.95    0.94    0.83     0.83     0.77  

Cash dividends

   $ 0.40    0.40    0.35     0.35     0.29  

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

                              

Basic

     1,300    1,302    1,311     1,321     1,333  

Diluted

     1,320    1,326    1,332     1,338     1,346  
    

  
  

 

 


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (a)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Six Months Ended
June 30,


 

(In millions, except per share data)


   2004

   2003

 

INTEREST INCOME

             

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 4,651    4,798  

Interest and dividends on securities

     2,251    1,839  

Trading account interest

     434    361  

Other interest income

     682    419  
    

  

Total interest income

     8,018    7,417  
    

  

INTEREST EXPENSE

             

Interest on deposits

     1,302    1,258  

Interest on short-term borrowings

     615    591  

Interest on long-term debt

     402    491  
    

  

Total interest expense

     2,319    2,340  
    

  

Net interest income

     5,699    5,077  

Provision for credit losses

     105    419  
    

  

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     5,594    4,658  
    

  

FEE AND OTHER INCOME

             

Service charges

     960    856  

Other banking fees

     552    481  

Commissions

     1,474    886  

Fiduciary and asset management fees

     1,354    943  

Advisory, underwriting and other investment banking fees

     389    365  

Trading account profits

     113    126  

Principal investing

     53    (101 )

Securities gains

     38    47  

Other income

     423    621  
    

  

Total fee and other income

     5,356    4,224  
    

  

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

             

Salaries and employee benefits

     4,346    3,447  

Occupancy

     453    387  

Equipment

     512    472  

Advertising

     96    66  

Communications and supplies

     308    283  

Professional and consulting fees

     235    205  

Other intangible amortization

     219    271  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses

     201    160  

Sundry expense

     773    615  
    

  

Total noninterest expense

     7,143    5,906  
    

  

Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries

     102    25  
    

  

Income before income taxes

     3,705    2,951  

Income taxes

     1,202    892  
    

  

Net income

     2,503    2,059  

Dividends on preferred stock

     —      5  
    

  

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 2,503    2,054  
    

  

PER COMMON SHARE DATA

             

Basic earnings

   $ 1.92    1.54  

Diluted earnings

     1.89    1.53  

Cash dividends

   $ 0.80    0.55  

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

             

Basic

     1,301    1,334  

Diluted

     1,323    1,346  
    

  


(a) Amounts presented in the six months ended June 30, 2003, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the six months ended June 30, 2004.


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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2004

(In millions)


   General
Bank


   Capital
Management


    Wealth
Management


   Corporate
and
Investment
Bank


    Parent

    Net Merger-
Related and
Restructuring
Expenses (b)


    Total

CONSOLIDATED

                                        

Net interest income (a)

   $ 1,902    131     119    610     141     (65 )   2,838

Fee and other income

     601    1,245     147    716     (110 )   —       2,599

Intersegment revenue

     40    (12 )   3    (30 )   (1 )   —       —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Total revenue (a)

     2,543    1,364     269    1,296     30     (65 )   5,437

Provision for credit losses

     65    —       —      (4 )   —       —       61

Noninterest expense

     1,297    1,147     187    616     138     102     3,487

Minority interest

     —      —       —      —       70     (25 )   45

Income taxes (benefits)

     419    79     30    222     (128 )   (30 )   592

Tax-equivalent adjustment

     11    —       —      31     23     (65 )   —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 751    138     52    431     (73 )   (47 )   1,252
    

  

 
  

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

(In millions)


   General
Bank


   Capital
Management


    Wealth
Management


   Corporate
and
Investment
Bank


    Parent

    Net Merger-
Related and
Restructuring
Expenses (b)


    Total

CONSOLIDATED

                                        

Net interest income (a)

   $ 1,856    118     114    594     241     (62 )   2,861

Fee and other income

     568    1,350     143    743     (47 )   —       2,757

Intersegment revenue

     38    (13 )   1    (27 )   1     —       —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Total revenue (a)

     2,462    1,455     258    1,310     195     (62 )   5,618

Provision for credit losses

     68    —       —      (26 )   2     —       44

Noninterest expense

     1,314    1,226     185    617     215     99     3,656

Minority interest

     —      —       —      —       79     (22 )   57

Income taxes (benefits)

     381    83     26    231     (82 )   (29 )   610

Tax-equivalent adjustment

     10    —       —      32     20     (62 )   —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 689    146     47    456     (39 )   (48 )   1,251
    

  

 
  

 

 

 


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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

(In millions)


   General
Bank


   Capital
Management


    Wealth
Management


   Corporate
and
Investment
Bank


    Parent

    Net Merger-
Related and
Restructuring
Expenses (b)


    Total

CONSOLIDATED

                                        

Net interest income (a)

   $ 1,811    37     105    568     82     (63 )   2,540

Fee and other income

     572    814     132    556     84     —       2,158

Intersegment revenue

     42    (16 )   2    (27 )   (1 )   —       —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Total revenue (a)

     2,425    835     239    1,097     165     (63 )   4,698

Provision for credit losses

     100    —       5    95     (5 )   —       195

Noninterest expense

     1,307    683     179    559     177     96     3,001

Minority interest

     —      —       —      —       16     —       16

Income taxes (benefits)

     362    56     20    135     (83 )   (36 )   454

Tax-equivalent adjustment

     10    —       —      31     22     (63 )   —  
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Net income

     646    96     35    277     38     (60 )   1,032

Dividends on preferred stock

     —      —       —      —       1     —       1
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 646    96     35    277     37     (60 )   1,031
    

  

 
  

 

 

 

(a) Tax-equivalent.
(b) The tax-equivalent amounts are eliminated herein in order for “Total” amounts to agree with amounts appearing in the Consolidated Statements of Income.


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LOANS—ON-BALANCE SHEET, AND MANAGED AND SERVICING PORTFOLIOS

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

   2003

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


ON-BALANCE SHEET LOAN PORTFOLIO                           
COMMERCIAL                           

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 58,340    55,999    55,453    55,181    56,070

Real estate—construction and other

     6,433    6,120    5,969    5,741    5,442

Real estate—mortgage

     14,927    15,099    15,186    15,746    16,325

Lease financing

     23,894    23,688    23,978    23,598    23,204

Foreign

     8,075    7,054    6,880    6,815    6,622
    

  
  
  
  

Total commercial

     111,669    107,960    107,466    107,081    107,663
    

  
  
  
  

CONSUMER

                          

Real estate secured

     53,759    51,207    50,726    51,516    47,853

Student loans

     9,838    8,876    8,435    8,160    7,657

Installment loans

     7,330    9,054    8,965    9,110    9,644
    

  
  
  
  

Total consumer

     70,927    69,137    68,126    68,786    65,154
    

  
  
  
  

Total loans

     182,596    177,097    175,592    175,867    172,817

Unearned income

     9,679    9,794    10,021    9,942    9,984
    

  
  
  
  

Loans, net (On-balance sheet)

   $ 172,917    167,303    165,571    165,925    162,833
    

  
  
  
  

MANAGED PORTFOLIO (a)

                          

COMMERCIAL

                          

On-balance sheet loan portfolio

   $ 111,669    107,960    107,466    107,081    107,663

Securitized loans—off-balance sheet

     1,868    1,927    2,001    2,071    2,126

Loans held for sale included in other assets

     1,887    2,242    2,574    1,347    1,282
    

  
  
  
  

Total commercial

     115,424    112,129    112,041    110,499    111,071
    

  
  
  
  

CONSUMER

                          

Real estate secured

                          

On-balance sheet loan portfolio

     53,759    51,207    50,726    51,516    47,853

Securitized loans—off-balance sheet

     7,194    8,218    8,897    10,192    9,944

Securitized loans included in securities

     9,506    10,261    10,905    11,809    13,015

Loans held for sale included in other assets

     14,003    11,607    9,618    8,368    8,223
    

  
  
  
  

Total real estate secured

     84,462    81,293    80,146    81,885    79,035
    

  
  
  
  

Student

                          

On-balance sheet loan portfolio

     9,838    8,876    8,435    8,160    7,657

Securitized loans—off-balance sheet

     612    1,532    1,658    1,786    1,947

Loans held for sale included in other assets

     367    433    433    458    583
    

  
  
  
  

Total student

     10,817    10,841    10,526    10,404    10,187
    

  
  
  
  

Installment

                          

On-balance sheet loan portfolio

     7,330    9,054    8,965    9,110    9,644

Securitized loans—off-balance sheet

     1,794    —      —      —      —  

Securitized loans included in securities

     130    —      —      —      —  
    

  
  
  
  

Total installment

     9,254    9,054    8,965    9,110    9,644
    

  
  
  
  

Total consumer

     104,533    101,188    99,637    101,399    98,866
    

  
  
  
  

Total managed portfolio

   $ 219,957    213,317    211,678    211,898    209,937
    

  
  
  
  

SERVICING PORTFOLIO (b)

                          

Commercial

   $ 108,207    99,601    85,693    80,207    73,128

Consumer

   $ 24,475    16,240    13,279    8,465    6,581
    

  
  
  
  

(a) The managed portfolio includes the on-balance sheet loan portfolio, loans securitized for which the assets are classified in securities on-balance sheet, loans held for sale that are classified in other assets on-balance sheet and the off-balance sheet portfolio of securitized loans sold, where we service the loans.
(b) The servicing portfolio consists of third party commercial and consumer loans for which our sole function is that of servicing the loans for the third parties.


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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND NONPERFORMING ASSETS

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

    2003

 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (a)

                                

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 2,338     2,348     2,474     2,510     2,553  

Provision for credit losses

     73     59     63     118     169  

Provision for credit losses relating to loans transferred to other assets or sold

     (9 )   (8 )   24     —       26  

Allowance relating to loans acquired, transferred to other assets or sold

     (3 )   (9 )   (57 )   (22 )   (69 )

Net charge-offs

     (68 )   (52 )   (156 )   (132 )   (169 )
    


 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 2,331     2,338     2,348     2,474     2,510  
    


 

 

 

 

as % of loans, net

     1.35 %   1.40     1.42     1.49     1.54  
    


 

 

 

 

as % of nonaccrual and restructured loans (b)

     270 %   242     227     178     167  
    


 

 

 

 

as % of nonperforming assets (b)

     241 %   218     205     164     154  
    


 

 

 

 

LOAN LOSSES

                                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 41     48     105     88     128  

Commercial real estate—construction and mortgage

     1     1     4     5     7  

Consumer

     66     86     106     106     91  
    


 

 

 

 

Total loan losses

     108     135     215     199     226  
    


 

 

 

 

LOAN RECOVERIES

                                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     23     57     37     45     37  

Commercial real estate—construction and mortgage

     —       2     2     1     1  

Consumer

     17     24     20     21     19  
    


 

 

 

 

Total loan recoveries

     40     83     59     67     57  
    


 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

   $ 68     52     156     132     169  
    


 

 

 

 

Commercial loans net charge-offs as % of average commercial loans, net (c)

     0.08 %   (0.05 )   0.31     0.21     0.42  

Consumer loans net charge-offs as % of average consumer loans, net (c)

     0.28     0.36     0.50     0.51     0.44  

Total net charge-offs as % of average loans, net (c)

     0.17 %   0.13     0.39     0.33     0.43  
    


 

 

 

 

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

                                

Nonaccrual loans

                                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 610     700     765     1,072     1,153  

Commercial real estate—construction and mortgage

     33     47     54     76     96  

Consumer real estate secured

     207     199     192     215     221  

Installment loans

     13     22     24     28     31  
    


 

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

     863     968     1,035     1,391     1,501  

Foreclosed properties (d)

     104     103     111     116     130  
    


 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 967     1,071     1,146     1,507     1,631  
    


 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans included in loans held for sale (e)

   $ 68     67     82     160     167  

Nonperforming assets included in loans and in loans held for sale

   $ 1,035     1,138     1,228     1,667     1,798  
    


 

 

 

 

as % of loans, net, and foreclosed properties (b)

     0.56 %   0.64     0.69     0.91     1.00  
    


 

 

 

 

as % of loans, net, foreclosed properties and loans in other assets as held for sale (e)

     0.55 %   0.63     0.69     0.95     1.04  
    


 

 

 

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days

   $ 419     328     341     291     293  
    


 

 

 

 


(a) As of June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments has been reclassified from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities. Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004. At June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments was $146 million.
(b) These ratios do not include nonperforming loans included in loans held for sale.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Restructured loans are not significant.
(e) These ratios reflect nonperforming loans included in loans held for sale. Loans held for sale, which are included in other assets, are recorded at the lower of cost or market value, and accordingly, the amounts shown and included in the ratios are net of the transferred allowance for loan losses and the lower of cost or market value adjustments.


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     2004

    2003

 

(In millions, except per share data)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

ASSETS

                                

Cash and due from banks

   $ 10,701     10,564     11,479     11,178     13,088  

Interest-bearing bank balances

     2,059     5,881     2,308     3,664     7,539  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

     21,970     23,845     24,725     22,491     13,854  
    


 

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

     34,730     40,290     38,512     37,333     34,481  
    


 

 

 

 

Trading account assets

     39,659     36,893     34,714     36,392     40,436  

Securities

     102,934     104,203     100,445     87,176     73,764  

Loans, net of unearned income

     172,917     167,303     165,571     165,925     162,833  

Allowance for loan losses (a)

     (2,331 )   (2,338 )   (2,348 )   (2,474 )   (2,510 )
    


 

 

 

 

Loans, net (a)

     170,586     164,965     163,223     163,451     160,323  
    


 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

     4,522     4,620     4,619     4,746     4,635  

Due from customers on acceptances

     703     605     854     732     1,074  

Goodwill

     11,481     11,233     11,149     11,094     10,907  

Other intangible assets

     1,045     1,150     1,243     1,353     1,321  

Other assets

     52,781     47,181     46,429     46,647     37,538  
    


 

 

 

 

Total assets (a)

   $ 418,441     411,140     401,188     388,924     364,479  
    


 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                

Deposits

                                

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     51,613     49,018     48,683     45,493     48,081  

Interest-bearing deposits

     191,767     183,320     172,542     158,002     153,211  
    


 

 

 

 

Total deposits

     243,380     232,338     221,225     203,495     201,292  

Short-term borrowings

     66,360     65,452     71,290     65,474     49,123  

Bank acceptances outstanding

     708     613     876     743     1,078  

Trading account liabilities

     20,327     21,956     19,184     23,959     25,141  

Other liabilities (a)

     15,321     15,564     16,945     22,800     17,481  

Long-term debt

     37,022     39,352     36,730     37,541     37,051  
    


 

 

 

 

Total liabilities (a)

     383,118     375,275     366,250     354,012     331,166  
    


 

 

 

 

Minority interest in net assets of consolidated subsidiaries

     2,677     2,528     2,510     2,099     849  
    


 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                

Dividend Equalization Preferred shares, no par value, 97 million shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2004

     —       —       —       —       —    

Common stock, $3.33 1/3 par value; authorized 3 billion shares, outstanding 1.309 billion shares at June 30, 2004

     4,365     4,372     4,374     4,427     4,440  

Paid-in capital

     17,920     17,869     17,811     17,882     17,784  

Retained earnings

     9,890     9,382     8,904     8,829     8,106  

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

     471     1,714     1,339     1,675     2,134  
    


 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     32,646     33,337     32,428     32,813     32,464  
    


 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (a)

   $ 418,441     411,140     401,188     388,924     364,479  
    


 

 

 

 


(a) As of June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments has been reclassified from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities. Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004.


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WACHOVIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NET INTEREST INCOME SUMMARIES

(Unaudited)

 

     SECOND QUARTER 2004

    FIRST QUARTER 2004

 

(In millions)


   Average
Balances


   Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


    Average
Balances


   Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


 

ASSETS

                                        

Interest-bearing bank balances

   $ 4,015      11    1.13 %   $ 3,237      10    1.18 %

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

     23,800      62    1.05       24,806      61    0.99  

Trading account assets

     26,135      260    3.98       20,956      220    4.21  

Securities

     100,209      1,196    4.77       98,222      1,221    4.97  

Loans

                                        

Commercial

                                        

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     56,648      599    4.25       55,476      576    4.18  

Real estate—construction and other

     6,309      56    3.56       6,022      53    3.52  

Real estate—mortgage

     15,029      158    4.21       15,241      160    4.23  

Lease financing

     7,011      180    10.28       6,945      183    10.52  

Foreign

     7,110      41    2.32       6,684      41    2.49  
    

  

        

  

      

Total commercial

     92,107      1,034    4.51       90,368      1,013    4.50  
    

  

        

  

      

Consumer

                                        

Real estate secured

     52,389      691    5.29       50,879      705    5.55  

Student loans

     9,941      90    3.63       8,908      78    3.53  

Installment loans

     9,205      126    5.48       9,026      130    5.80  
    

  

        

  

      

Total consumer

     71,535      907    5.08       68,813      913    5.32  
    

  

        

  

      

Total loans

     163,642      1,941    4.76       159,181      1,926    4.86  
    

  

        

  

      

Loans held for sale (a)

     15,603      161    4.12       12,759      131    4.12  

Other earning assets (a)

     11,443      82    2.91       11,159      84    3.02  
    

  

        

  

      

Total earning assets excluding derivatives

     344,847      3,713    4.32       330,320      3,653    4.43  

Risk management derivatives (b)

     —        371    0.43       —        408    0.50  
    

  

        

  

      

Total earning assets including derivatives

     344,847      4,084    4.75       330,320      4,061    4.93  
           

  

        

  

Cash and due from banks

     11,254                   10,957              

Other assets (a)

     54,973                   57,411              
    

               

             

Total assets (a)

   $ 411,074                 $ 398,688              
    

               

             

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                                        

Savings and NOW accounts

     70,205      78    0.45       65,366      70    0.43  

Money market accounts

     76,850      172    0.90       69,208      154    0.90  

Other consumer time

     26,288      176    2.69       27,496      189    2.76  

Foreign

     7,110      20    1.14       7,673      22    1.17  

Other time

     7,773      34    1.76       7,676      34    1.75  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing deposits

     188,226      480    1.03       177,419      469    1.06  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

     46,620      116    1.00       48,353      124    1.03  

Commercial paper

     12,382      32    1.04       11,852      30    1.01  

Securities sold short

     10,571      73    2.78       8,412      47    2.25  

Other short-term borrowings

     6,013      11    0.80       6,436      10    0.59  

Long-term debt

     37,840      378    3.99       37,269      364    3.91  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities excluding derivatives

     301,652      1,090    1.45       289,741      1,044    1.45  

Risk management derivatives (b)

     —        91    0.12       —        94    0.13  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities including derivatives

     301,652      1,181    1.57       289,741      1,138    1.58  
           

  

        

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     50,466                   46,603              

Other liabilities (a)

     26,460                   29,607              

Stockholders’ equity

     32,496                   32,737              
    

               

             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (a)

   $ 411,074                 $ 398,688              
    

               

             

Interest income and rate earned—including derivatives

          $ 4,084    4.75 %          $ 4,061    4.93 %

Interest expense and equivalent rate paid—including derivatives

            1,181    1.38              1,138    1.38  
           

  

        

  

Net interest income and margin—including derivatives

          $ 2,903    3.37 %          $ 2,923    3.55 %
           

  

        

  


(a) Amounts presented prior to the second quarter of 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the second quarter of 2004.
(b) The rates earned and the rates paid on risk management derivatives are based on off-balance sheet notional amounts. The fair value of these instruments is included in other assets and other liabilities.


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NET INTEREST INCOME SUMMARIES

(Unaudited)

 

FOURTH QUARTER 2003

    THIRD QUARTER 2003

    SECOND QUARTER 2003

 
Average
Balances


  Interest
Income/
Expense


  Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


    Average
Balances


  Interest
Income/
Expense


  Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


    Average
Balances


  Interest
Income/
Expense


  Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


 
                                                   
$ 2,569     7   1.17 %   $ 4,342     14   1.27 %   $ 4,751     16   1.34 %
  23,591     60   1.00       22,080     48   0.88       12,282     35   1.10  
  20,038     213   4.24       18,941     197   4.15       18,254     203   4.46  
  94,584     1,184   5.00       78,436     962   4.90       68,994     977   5.67  
                                                   
                                                   
  55,439     593   4.25       55,596     588   4.19       56,928     599   4.22  
  5,789     52   3.53       5,574     48   3.47       5,516     49   3.54  
  15,555     166   4.23       16,075     174   4.31       16,508     186   4.52  
  7,084     185   10.45       6,911     183   10.61       6,885     187   10.87  
  6,761     45   2.66       6,756     47   2.73       6,627     47   2.89  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  90,628     1,041   4.56       90,912     1,040   4.55       92,464     1,068   4.63  


 

       

 

       

 

     
                                                   
  51,380     718   5.58       49,438     707   5.70       47,558     691   5.82  
  8,502     78   3.62       7,962     74   3.70       7,710     78   4.04  
  9,090     137   5.99       9,682     152   6.18       10,003     166   6.63  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  68,972     933   5.39       67,082     933   5.54       65,271     935   5.73  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  159,600     1,974   4.92       157,994     1,973   4.97       157,735     2,003   5.09  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  10,627     109   4.10       10,244     111   4.34       8,917     99   4.45  
  11,265     83   2.95       11,466     87   2.98       2,942     35   4.74  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  322,274     3,630   4.49       303,503     3,392   4.45       273,875     3,368   4.92  
  —       386   0.47       —       384   0.50       —       391   0.58  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  322,274     4,016   4.96       303,503     3,776   4.95       273,875     3,759   5.50  
     

 

       

 

       

 

  10,728                 11,092                 10,845            
  55,985                 62,299                 57,192            


             

             

           
$ 388,987               $ 376,894               $ 341,912            


             

             

           
                                                   
                                                   
  56,755     58   0.40       52,570     52   0.39       52,196     71   0.55  
  63,202     141   0.89       58,576     126   0.85       53,302     156   1.18  
  28,456     200   2.80       29,814     217   2.89       31,330     243   3.09  
  10,648     31   1.13       7,581     22   1.17       6,841     24   1.44  
  7,520     33   1.77       7,099     33   1.80       7,542     35   1.88  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  166,581     463   1.10       155,640     450   1.15       151,211     529   1.40  
  55,378     133   0.95       46,359     114   0.98       37,957     139   1.47  
  11,670     31   1.06       11,978     32   1.05       2,381     5   0.80  
  7,970     50   2.48       8,850     57   2.58       8,121     58   2.84  
  6,551     9   0.53       7,136     15   0.87       3,590     8   0.88  
  35,855     357   3.97       36,388     365   4.02       35,751     366   4.10  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  284,005     1,043   1.46       266,351     1,033   1.54       239,011     1,105   1.85  
  —       31   0.04       —       26   0.04       —       51   0.09  


 

       

 

       

 

     
  284,005     1,074   1.50       266,351     1,059   1.58       239,011     1,156   1.94  
     

 

       

 

       

 

  45,696                 44,755                 42,589            
  27,145                 33,803                 27,950            
  32,141                 31,985                 32,362            


             

             

           
$ 388,987               $ 376,894               $ 341,912            


             

             

           
      $ 4,016   4.96 %         $ 3,776   4.95 %         $ 3,759   5.50 %
        1,074   1.32             1,059   1.38             1,156   1.69  
     

 

       

 

       

 

      $ 2,942   3.64 %         $ 2,717   3.57 %         $ 2,603   3.81 %
     

 

       

 

       

 


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WACHOVIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NET INTEREST INCOME SUMMARIES(a)

(Unaudited)

 

     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004


    SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003


 

(In millions)


   Average
Balances


   Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


    Average
Balances


   Interest
Income/
Expense


   Average
Rates
Earned/
Paid


 

ASSETS

                                        

Interest-bearing bank balances

   $ 3,626      21    1.15 %   $ 4,222      29    1.38 %

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

     24,303      123    1.02       10,624      64    1.20  

Trading account assets

     23,546      480    4.08       17,281      404    4.70  

Securities

     99,216      2,417    4.87       70,546      1,997    5.67  

Loans

                                        

Commercial

                                        

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     56,062      1,175    4.21       57,302      1,209    4.25  

Real estate—construction and other

     6,166      109    3.54       5,100      90    3.55  

Real estate—mortgage

     15,135      318    4.22       16,972      380    4.51  

Lease financing

     6,978      363    10.40       6,831      371    10.87  

Foreign

     6,897      82    2.40       6,545      97    3.00  
    

  

        

  

      

Total commercial

     91,238      2,047    4.51       92,750      2,147    4.66  
    

  

        

  

      

Consumer

                                        

Real estate secured

     51,634      1,396    5.42       47,354      1,399    5.92  

Student loans

     9,425      168    3.58       7,601      153    4.06  

Installment loans

     9,115      256    5.64       10,144      341    6.78  
    

  

        

  

      

Total consumer

     70,174      1,820    5.20       65,099      1,893    5.84  
    

  

        

  

      

Total loans

     161,412      3,867    4.81       157,849      4,040    5.15  
    

  

        

  

      

Loans held for sale

     14,181      292    4.12       7,763      175    4.51  

Other earning assets

     11,299      166    2.96       2,965      73    5.00  
    

  

        

  

      

Total earning assets excluding derivatives

     337,583      7,366    4.37       271,250      6,782    5.02  

Risk management derivatives (b)

     —        779    0.47       —        762    0.57  
    

  

        

  

      

Total earning assets including derivatives

     337,583      8,145    4.84       271,250      7,544    5.59  
           

  

        

  

Cash and due from banks

     11,105                   10,866              

Other assets

     56,193                   57,590              
    

               

             

Total assets

   $ 404,881                 $ 339,706              
    

               

             

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                                        

Savings and NOW accounts

     67,786      148    0.44       51,545      150    0.59  

Money market accounts

     73,029      326    0.90       50,659      298    1.19  

Other consumer time

     26,891      365    2.73       31,997      506    3.18  

Foreign

     7,392      42    1.16       7,071      51    1.46  

Other time

     7,724      68    1.76       8,096      77    1.93  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing deposits

     182,822      949    1.04       149,368      1,082    1.46  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

     47,486      240    1.02       37,676      278    1.49  

Commercial paper

     12,117      62    1.03       2,492      9    0.75  

Securities sold short

     9,491      120    2.54       7,431      102    2.76  

Other short-term borrowings

     6,225      21    0.69       3,458      16    0.89  

Long-term debt

     37,555      742    3.95       37,240      754    4.05  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities excluding derivatives

     295,696      2,134    1.45       237,665      2,241    1.90  

Risk management derivatives (b)

     —        185    0.13       —        99    0.08  
    

  

        

  

      

Total interest-bearing liabilities including derivatives

     295,696      2,319    1.58       237,665      2,340    1.98  
           

  

        

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     48,535                   42,019              

Other liabilities

     28,034                   27,814              

Stockholders’ equity

     32,616                   32,208              
    

               

             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 404,881                 $ 339,706              
    

               

             

Interest income and rate earned—including derivatives

          $ 8,145    4.84 %          $ 7,544    5.59 %

Interest expense and equivalent rate paid—including derivatives

            2,319    1.38              2,340    1.74  
           

  

        

  

Net interest income and margin—including derivatives

          $ 5,826    3.46 %          $ 5,204    3.85 %
           

  

        

  


(a) Amounts presented in the six months ended June 30, 2003, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the six months ended June 30, 2004.
(b) The rates earned and the rates paid on risk management derivatives are based on off-balance sheet notional amounts. The fair value of these instruments is included in other assets and other liabilities.


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WACHOVIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

RECONCILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited)

 

          2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   *

   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

INCOME BEFORE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

                                     

Net income (GAAP)

   A    $ 1,252     1,251     1,100     1,105     1,032  

After tax change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (17 )   —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          1,252     1,251     1,100     1,088     1,032  

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          47     48     75     83     60  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   B      1,299     1,299     1,175     1,171     1,092  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          67     69     74     79     81  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle, excluding after tax merger-related and restructuring expenses, and other intangible amortization (Cash basis)

   C    $ 1,366     1,368     1,249     1,250     1,173  
    
  


 

 

 

 

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

                                     

Net income available to common stockholders (GAAP)

   D    $ 1,252     1,251     1,100     1,105     1,031  

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          47     48     75     83     60  

After tax change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (17 )   —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   E      1,299     1,299     1,175     1,171     1,091  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          67     69     74     79     81  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders, excluding after tax merger-related and restructuring expenses, and other intangible amortization (Cash basis)

   F    $ 1,366     1,368     1,249     1,250     1,172  
    
  


 

 

 

 

RETURN ON AVERAGE COMMON STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                     

Average common stockholders’ equity (GAAP)

   G    $ 32,496     32,737     32,141     31,985     32,362  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          69     20     199     138     63  

Change in accounting principle

          —       —       —       (14 )   —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average common stockholders’ equity, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   H      32,565     32,757     32,340     32,109     32,425  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

   I      (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average common stockholders’ equity (Cash basis)

   J    $ 20,239     20,406     19,960     19,859     20,175  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Return on average common stockholders’ equity

                                     

GAAP

   D/G      15.49 %   15.37     13.58     13.71     12.78  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   E/H      16.04     15.95     14.41     14.46     13.49  

Return on average tangible common stockholders’ equity

                                     

GAAP

   D/G+I      24.96     24.68     22.09     22.22     20.56  

Cash basis

   F/J      27.15 %   26.97     24.83     24.97     23.32  
    
  


 

 

 

 

RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS

                                     

Average assets (GAAP)

   K    $ 411,074     398,688     388,987     376,894     341,912  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

          (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average tangible assets (GAAP)

   L      398,748     386,337     376,607     364,644     329,662  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average assets (GAAP)

          411,074     398,688     388,987     376,894     341,912  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          69     20     199     138     63  

Change in accounting principle

          —       —       —       (14 )   —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average assets excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   M      411,143     398,708     389,186     377,018     341,975  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

          (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Average tangible assets excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   N    $ 398,817     386,357     376,806     364,768     329,725  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

                                     

GAAP

   A/K      1.22 %   1.26     1.12     1.16     1.21  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   B/M      1.27     1.31     1.20     1.23     1.28  

Return on average tangible assets

                                     

GAAP

   A/L      1.26     1.30     1.16     1.20     1.26  

Cash basis

   C/N      1.38 %   1.42     1.32     1.36     1.43  
    
  


 

 

 

 


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WACHOVIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

RECONCILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited)

 

          2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   *

   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

OVERHEAD EFFICIENCY RATIOS

                                     

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   O    $ 3,487     3,656     3,766     3,570     3,001  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          (102 )   (99 )   (135 )   (148 )   (96 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense, excluding merger-related and

restructuring expenses

   P      3,385     3,557     3,631     3,422     2,905  

Other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          (107 )   (112 )   (120 )   (127 )   (131 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense (Cash basis)

   Q    $ 3,278     3,445     3,511     3,295     2,774  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

        $ 2,838     2,861     2,877     2,653     2,540  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

          65     62     65     64     63  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

        $ 2,903     2,923     2,942     2,717     2,603  

Fee and other income (GAAP)

          2,599     2,757     2,604     2,616     2,158  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Total

   R    $ 5,502     5,680     5,546     5,333     4,761  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Retail Brokerage Services, excluding insurance

                                     

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   S    $ 908     989     957     941     472  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

        $ 117     107     82     69     30  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

          —       —       1     —       —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

          117     107     83     69     30  

Fee and other income (GAAP)

          907     1,031     1,008     1,001     532  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Total

   T    $ 1,024     1,138     1,091     1,070     562  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Overhead efficiency ratios

                                     

GAAP

   O/R      63.40 %   64.36     67.90     66.95     63.03  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   P/R      61.54     62.61     65.45     64.18     61.02  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and brokerage

   P-S/R-T      55.34     56.53     60.00     58.23     57.93  

Cash basis

   Q/R      59.60     60.64     63.28     61.79     58.27  

Cash basis excluding brokerage

   Q-S/R-T      52.95 %   54.06     57.30     55.24     54.81  
    
  


 

 

 

 

OPERATING LEVERAGE

                                     

Operating leverage (GAAP)

        $ (11 )   244     18     2     (1 )

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          3     (36 )   (12 )   52     31  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Operating leverage, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

          (8 )   208     6     54     30  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          (5 )   (8 )   (7 )   (4 )   (9 )
    
  


 

 

 

 

Operating leverage (Cash basis)

        $ (13 )   200     (1 )   50     21  
    
  


 

 

 

 

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIOS ON COMMON SHARES

                                     

Dividends paid per common share

   U    $ 0.40     0.40     0.35     0.35     0.29  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)

   V    $ 0.95     0.94     0.83     0.83     0.77  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          0.03     0.04     0.05     0.06     0.04  

Other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          0.05     0.05     0.06     0.05     0.06  

Change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (0.01 )   —    
    
  


 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share (Cash basis)

   W    $ 1.03     1.03     0.94     0.93     0.87  
    
  


 

 

 

 

Dividend payout ratios (GAAP)

                                     

GAAP

   U/V      42.11 %   42.55     42.17     42.17     37.66  

Cash basis

   U/W      38.83 %   38.83     37.23     37.63     33.33  
    
  


 

 

 

 


* The letter included in the columns are provided to show how the various ratios presented in the tables on pages 21 and 22 are calculated. For example, return on average assets on a GAAP basis is calculated by dividing income before change in accounting principle (GAAP) by average assets (GAAP) (i.e., A/K) and annualized where appropriate.


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On July 15, 2004, Wachovia issued the following supplemental materials relating to its Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Release

 

LOGO

Wachovia

Second Quarter 2004

Quarterly Earnings Report

July 15, 2004

 

Table of Contents

 

Second Quarter 2004 Financial Highlights

   1

Earnings Reconciliation

   2

Summary Results

   3

Other Financial Measures

   4

Loan and Deposit Growth

   5

Fee and Other Income

   6

Noninterest Expense

   7

Consolidated Results—Segment Summary

   8

General Bank

   9

Capital Management

   10

Wealth Management

   11

Corporate and Investment Bank

   12

Asset Quality

   13

2004 Full Year Outlook—Updated

   14

Appendix

   15-35

Explanation of Our Use and Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

   36-39

Cautionary Statement

   40

Additional Information

   41

 

READERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER TO WACHOVIA’S RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004, PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (“GAAP”), WHICH MAY BE FOUND IN WACHOVIA’S FIRST QUARTER REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.

 

ALL NARRATIVE COMPARISONS ARE WITH FIRST QUARTER 2004 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN INCLUDES CERTAIN NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES. PLEASE REFER TO PAGES 36-39 FOR AN IMPORTANT EXPLANATION OF OUR USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATION OF THOSE NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP.


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Wachovia 2Q04 Quarterly Earnings Report

 

Second Quarter 2004 Financial Highlights

 

Versus 1Q04

 

  Earnings of $1.3 billion, up slightly from record 1Q04 and 21% over 2Q03; EPS of $0.95 up 1% and up 23% from 2Q03

 

  Excluding $0.03 per share of net merger-related and restructuring expenses; EPS of $0.98 matched strong 1Q04 results and increased 21% from 2Q03

 

  Segment earnings reflect strong execution in core banking businesses

 

  General Bank a record $751 million, up 9% and up 16% from 2Q03

 

  Wealth Management a record $52 million, up 11% and up 49% from 2Q03

 

  Corporate and Investment Bank down 5% from record 1Q04, up 56% from 2Q03

 

  Capital Management, down 5% from record 1Q04 and up 44% from 2Q03 due to retail brokerage transaction

 

  Revenue of $5.5 billion decreased 3% and up 16% from 2Q03

 

  Net interest income declined $20 million, consistent with expectations; up 12% from 2Q03

 

  Generated strong core deposit and loan growth of 7% and 3%, respectively

 

  Fee and other income of $2.6 billion down 6% largely due to less favorable capital markets conditions and loss on a corporate real estate sale and leaseback

 

  Total noninterest expense declined 5% to $3.5 billion

 

  Credit quality continued to be exceptionally strong

 

  Provision expense of $61 million rose $17 million from very low 1Q04 levels; down 69% from 2Q03

 

  Net charge-offs were 17 bps of average loans

 

  Total NPAs declined 9% to $1.0 billion; down 42% from 2Q03

 

  Average diluted share count decreased 5.8 million shares to 1,320 million

 

  Proposed merger with SouthTrust expected to close 4Q04

 

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Wachovia 2Q04 Quarterly Earnings Report

 

Earnings Reconciliation

 

Earnings Reconciliation   2004

  2003

  2 Q 04 EPS

 

(After-tax in millions,

except per share data)


  Second Quarter

  First Quarter

  Fourth Quarter

  Third Quarter

    Second Quarter

 

vs

1 Q 04


   

vs

2 Q 03


 
  Amount

  EPS

  Amount

  EPS

  Amount

  EPS

  Amount

  EPS

    Amount

  EPS

   

Net income available to common
stockholders (GAAP)

  $ 1,252   0.95   1,251   0.94   1,100   0.83   1,105   0.83     1,031   0.77   1 %   23  

Dividends on preferred stock

    —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —       1   —     —       —    
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

Net income

    1,252   0.95   1,251   0.94   1,100   0.83   1,105   0.83     1,032   0.77   1     23  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

    —     —     —     —     —     —     17   (0.01 )   —     —     —       —    

Net merger-related and restructuring expenses

    47   0.03   48   0.04   75   0.05   83   0.06     60   0.04   (25 )   (25 )
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

    1,299   0.98   1,299   0.98   1,175   0.88   1,171   0.88     1,092   0.81   —       21  

Deposit base and other intangible amortization

    67   0.05   69   0.05   74   0.06   79   0.05     81   0.06   —       (17 )
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, other intangible amortization and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

  $ 1,366   1.03   1,368   1.03   1,249   0.94   1,250   0.93     1,173   0.87   %     18  
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 

  Expected remaining amortization of existing intangibles for 2004: 3Q04 $0.05; 4Q04 $0.04; calculated using average diluted shares outstanding of 1,320 million

 

  Expect additional amortization of intangibles resulting from the proposed merger with SouthTrust Corporation of approximately $0.01 in 4Q04

 

(See Appendix, page 15 for further detail)

 

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Summary Results

 

 

Earnings Summary   2004

  2003

   

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions, except per share data)


  Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


  Fourth
Quarter


  Third
Quarter


  Second
Quarter


     

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

  $ 2,903     2,923   2,942   2,717   2,603     (1 )%   12  

Fee and other income

    2,599     2,757   2,604   2,616   2,158     (6 )   20  
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

    5,502     5,680   5,546   5,333   4,761     (3 )   16  

Provision for credit losses

    61     44   86   81   195     39     (69 )

Other noninterest expense

    3,278     3,445   3,511   3,295   2,774     (5 )   18  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses

    102     99   135   148   96     3     6  

Other intangible amortization

    107     112   120   127   131     (4 )   (18 )
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

    3,487     3,656   3,766   3,570   3,001     (5 )   16  

Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries

    45     57   63   55   16     (21 )   181  
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
(Tax-equivalent)

    1,909     1,923   1,631   1,627   1,549     (1 )   23  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

    657     672   531   539   517     (2 )   27  
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

    1,252     1,251   1,100   1,088   1,032     —       21  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

    —       —     —     17   —       —       —    
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Net income

  $ 1,252     1,251   1,100   1,105   1,032     —   %     21  
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.95     0.94   0.83   0.83   0.77     1 %   23  

Dividend payout ratio on common shares

    42.11 %   42.55   42.17   42.17   37.66     —       —    

Return on average common stockholders' equity

    15.49     15.37   13.58   13.71   12.78     —       —    

Return on average assets

    1.22     1.26   1.12   1.16   1.21     —       —    

Overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

    63.40 %   64.36   67.90   66.95   63.03     —       —    

Operating leverage (Tax-equivalent)

  $ (11 )   244   18   2   (1 )   —   %     —    
   


 
 
 
 

 

 

 

  Net interest income declined $20 million, to $2.9 billion

 

  2Q04 decline more modest than originally expected due to higher trading assets and strong loan fee income

 

  Fee and other income decreased 6% or $158 million from record 1Q04, as growth in service charges and other banking fees were more than offset by reduced retail brokerage activity, lower trading profits, principal investing net gains and other income due to a corporate real estate sale and leaseback

 

  Provision expense rose $17 million to $61 million from exceptionally low levels in 1Q04

 

  Expenses declined 5% largely on lower brokerage commission expense and lower legal costs

 

(See Appendix, pages 15 - 18 for further detail)

 

MINORITY INTEREST IN PRE-TAX INCOME OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS AN EXPENSE ON OUR INCOME STATEMENT. BEGINNING IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2003, MINORITY INTEREST INCLUDES THE EXPENSE REPRESENTED BY PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.’S 38% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN WACHOVIA SECURITIES FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, LLC (WSFH) CREATED ON JULY 1, 2003, IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER MINORITY INTERESTS IN OUR CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES.

 

THIS GAAP BASIS MINORITY INTEREST EXPENSE IS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE SAME MANNER IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. UNDER PURCHASE ACCOUNTING, EACH ENTITY CONTRIBUTING BUSINESSES TO WSFH RECORDS FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED BY THE OTHER ENTITY. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT REFLECTED HEREIN SHOULD NOT BE USED TO FORECAST THE IMPACT OF PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL’S MINORITY INTEREST IN WSFH ON ITS RESULTS.

 

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Other Financial Measures

 

Performance Highlights

 

     2004

   2003

   2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle(a)(b)

                                         

Net income

   $ 1,299     1,299    1,175     1,171    1,092    —   %   19  

Return on average assets

     1.27 %   1.31    1.20     1.23    1.28    —       —    

Return on average common stockholders’ equity

     16.04     15.95    14.41     14.46    13.49    —       —    

Overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     61.54     62.61    65.45     64.18    61.02    —       —    

Overhead efficiency ratio excluding brokerage (Tax-equivalent)

     55.34 %   56.53    60.00     58.23    57.93    —       —    

Operating leverage (Tax-equivalent)

   $ (8 )   208    6     54    30    —   %   —    
    


 
  

 
  
  

 

Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, other intangible amortization and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle(a)(b)

                                         

Net income

   $ 1,366     1,368    1,249     1,250    1,173    —   %   16  

Dividend payout ratio on common shares

     38.83 %   38.83    37.23     37.63    33.33    —       —    

Return on average tangible assets

     1.38     1.42    1.32     1.36    1.43    —       —    

Return on average tangible common stockholders’ equity

     27.15     26.97    24.83     24.97    23.32    —       —    

Overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     59.60     60.64    63.28     61.79    58.27    —       —    

Overhead efficiency ratio excluding brokerage (Tax-equivalent)

     52.95 %   54.06    57.30     55.24    54.81    —       —    

Operating leverage (Tax-equivalent)

   $ (13 )   200    (1 )   50    21    —   %   —    
    


 
  

 
  
  

 

Other financial data

                                         

Net interest margin

     3.37 %   3.55    3.64     3.57    3.81    —       —    

Fee and other income as % of total revenue

     47.24     48.53    46.95     49.05    45.34    —       —    

Effective income tax rate

     32.19     32.73    29.76     30.41    30.54    —       —    

Tax rate (Tax-equivalent) (c)

     34.44 %   34.93    32.57     33.10    33.37    —       —    
    


 
  

 
  
  

 

Asset quality

                                         

Allowance for loan losses as % of loans, net (d)

     1.35 %   1.40    1.42     1.49    1.54    —       —    

Allowance for credit losses as % of loans, net (d)

     1.43     1.49    1.51     1.59    1.66    —       —    

Allowance for loan losses as % of nonperforming assets (d)

     241     218    205     164    154    —       —    

Net charge-offs as % of average loans, net

     0.17     0.13    0.39     0.33    0.43    —       —    

Nonperforming assets as % of loans, net, foreclosed properties and loans held for sale

     0.55 %   0.63    0.69     0.95    1.04    —       —    
    


 
  

 
  
  

 

Capital adequacy

                                         

Tier 1 capital ratio (e)

     8.35 %   8.54    8.52     8.67    8.33    —       —    

Tangible capital ratio (including FAS 115/133)

     4.96     5.25    5.15     5.41    5.74    —       —    

Tangible capital ratio (excluding FAS 115/133)

     4.85     4.85    4.83     4.99    5.17             

Leverage ratio (e)

     6.23 %   6.33    6.36     6.56    6.78    —       —    
    


 
  

 
  
  

 

Other

                                         

Average diluted common shares

     1,320     1,326    1,332     1,338    1,346    —   %   (2 )

Actual common shares

     1,309     1,312    1,312     1,328    1,332    —       (2 )

Dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.40     0.40    0.35     0.35    0.29    —       38  

Book value per common share

     24.93     25.42    24.71     24.71    24.37    (2 )   2  

Common stock price

     44.50     47.00    46.59     41.19    39.96    (5 )   11  

Market capitalization

   $ 58,268     61,650    61,139     54,701    53,228    (5 )   9  

Common stock price to book

     178 %   185    189     167    164    —       —    

FTE employees

     85,042     85,460    86,114     86,635    78,965    —       8  

Total financial centers/brokerage offices

     3,272     3,305    3,360     3,399    3,176    (1 )   3  

ATMs

     4,396     4,404    4,408     4,420    4,479    —   %   (2 )
    


 
  

 
  
  

 


(a) See tables on page 2, and on pages 37 through 39 for reconciliation to earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(b) See page 3 for the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and pages 37 through 39 for reconciliation to earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(c) The tax-equivalent tax rate applies to fully tax-equivalized revenues.
(d) As of June 30, 2004, the reserve for unfunded lending commitments has been reclassified from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities.
(e) The second quarter of 2004 is based on estimates.

 

Key Points

 

  Cash overhead efficiency ratio of 59.60%; excluding our large retail brokerage operation, ratio was 52.95%

 

  Net interest margin decreased 18 bps to 3.37% largely on growth in lower-yielding assets from continued investment of FDIC-insured sweep deposit growth, up an average $6.0 billion during the quarter, and $5.2 billion in incremental trading assets

 

  Allowance to NPAs of 241%

 

  Reflects revised reporting of reserves attributable to unfunded lending commitments

 

  Allowance to loans of 1.35% dropped slightly due to overall improvement in credit quality and continued shift in mix toward lower risk loans

 

  Average diluted shares down 5.8 million reflecting repurchase of 7.5 million shares at an average cost of $46.16 per share, partially offset by shares associated with the net effect of employee stock option activity

 

(See Appendix, pages 15-18 for further detail)

 

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Loan and Deposit Growth

 

Average Balance Sheet Data

 

     2004

   2003

   2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Assets

                                       

Trading assets

   $ 26,135    20,956    20,038    18,941    18,254    25 %   43  

Securities

     100,209    98,222    94,584    78,436    68,994    2     45  

Commercial loans, net

                                       

General Bank

     52,070    50,837    50,468    50,012    50,097    2     4  

Corporate and Investment Bank

     29,843    29,748    30,861    31,939    34,385    —       (13 )

Other

     10,194    9,783    9,299    8,961    7,982    4     28  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total commercial loans, net

     92,107    90,368    90,628    90,912    92,464    2     —    

Consumer loans, net

     71,535    68,813    68,972    67,082    65,271    4     10  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total loans, net

     163,642    159,181    159,600    157,994    157,735    3     4  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Loans held for sale

     15,603    12,759    10,627    10,244    8,917    22     75  

Other earning assets (a)

     39,258    39,202    37,425    37,888    19,975    —       97  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total earning assets

     344,847    330,320    322,274    303,503    273,875    4     26  

Cash

     11,254    10,957    10,728    11,092    10,845    3     4  

Other assets

     54,973    57,411    55,985    62,299    57,192    (4 )   (4 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total assets

   $ 411,074    398,688    388,987    376,894    341,912    3 %   20  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                                       

Core interest-bearing deposits

     173,343    162,070    148,413    140,960    136,828    7     27  

Foreign and other time deposits

     14,883    15,349    18,168    14,680    14,383    (3 )   3  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     188,226    177,419    166,581    155,640    151,211    6     24  

Short-term borrowings

     75,586    75,053    81,569    74,323    52,049    1     45  

Long-term debt

     37,840    37,269    35,855    36,388    35,751    2     6  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     301,652    289,741    284,005    266,351    239,011    4     26  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     50,466    46,603    45,696    44,755    42,589    8     18  

Other liabilities

     26,460    29,607    27,145    33,803    27,950    (11 )   (5 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total liabilities

     378,578    365,951    356,846    344,909    309,550    3     22  

Stockholders’ equity

     32,496    32,737    32,141    31,985    32,362    (1 )   —    
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 411,074    398,688    388,987    376,894    341,912    3 %   20  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 


(a) Includes interest-bearing bank balances, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements.

 

Memoranda

                                       

Low-cost core deposits

   $ 184,094    167,765    154,176    145,558    137,366    10 %   34  

Other core deposits

     39,715    40,908    39,933    40,157    42,051    (3 )   (6 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total core deposits

   $ 223,809    208,673    194,109    185,715    179,417    7 %   25  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

Key Points

 

  Trading assets up 25% due to growth in structured product warehouses and higher customer transaction activity

 

  Average VAR relatively modest at $20 million

 

  Securities increased $2.0 billion reflecting continued growth in FDIC-insured sweep deposits

 

  Duration of investment portfolio increased to 3.2 years from 2.2 years at 1Q04; excluding floating rate assets tied to our FDIC-insured sweep product, duration rose to 3.5 years from 2.4 years

 

  Commercial loans grew 2%, or 8% annualized, to $92 billion; period-end commercial loans up $3.8 billion or 4%

 

  General Bank generated commercial and commercial real estate loan growth of 2% or $1.2 billion

 

  Corporate and Investment Bank commercial loans were up $95 million

 

  Consumer loans grew 4%, or 16% annualized, and were up 10% from 2Q03 due to continued growth in consumer real estate secured, student and auto loans

 

  Retail and Small Business consumer loan production up 25% to $15.8 billion; up 17% excluding mortgage

 

  Securitized $2.0 billion of consumer auto loans in late June

 

  Total earning assets include $14.1 billion of consumer loans held for sale, up 29% and $6.2 billion of margin loans

 

  Low-cost core deposits up 10% and up 34% from 2Q03 levels; total core deposits increased 7% and increased 25% from 2Q03 levels

 

  Total core deposits include an additional $6.0 billion of FDIC-insured sweep deposits, of which $5.7 billion were low-cost core

 

  Low-cost core deposits, excluding FDIC-insured sweep deposits, were up 7% and 21% from 2Q03

 

(See Appendix, pages 16-17 for further detail)

 

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Fee and Other Income

 

Fee and Other Income

 

     2004

   2003

   

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


     

Service charges

   $ 489    471    436     439     426     4 %   15  

Other banking fees

     293    259    241     257     248     13     18  

Commissions

     682    792    778     765     468     (14 )   46  

Fiduciary and asset management fees

     675    679    672     662     474     (1 )   42  

Advisory, underwriting and other

                                          

investment banking fees

     197    192    213     191     220     3     (10 )

Trading account profits (losses)

     39    74    5     (46 )   49     (47 )   (20 )

Principal investing

     15    38    (13 )   (25 )   (57 )   (61 )   —    

Securities gains (losses)

     36    2    (24 )   22     10     —       —    

Other income

     173    250    296     351     320     (31 )   (46 )
    

  
  

 

 

 

 

Total fee and other income

   $ 2,599    2,757    2,604     2,616     2,158     (6 )%   20  
    

  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Key Points

 

  Fee and other income decreased 6% to $2.6 billion from record 1Q04; up 20% from 2Q03 largely due to retail brokerage transaction

 

  Service charges grew 4% as growth in consumer charges of 11% was partially offset by seasonal declines in commercial DDA charges; service charges up 15% over the prior year quarter

 

  Other banking fees rose 13% driven by higher debit card interchange volume and consumer mortgage originations; up 18% over 2Q03

 

  Commissions decreased 14% due to lower retail brokerage transaction activity

 

  Advisory, underwriting and other investment banking fees grew 3% or $5 million

 

  Strength in structured products partially offset by declines in investment grade and convertible debt origination activity; loan syndication revenues remained strong

 

  Trading account profits declined $35 million to $39 million from very strong 1Q04

 

  Securities gains of $36 million primarily reflect a $6 million loss in the investment portfolio and $36 million of gains associated with corporate banking activity

 

  Other income declined $77 million or 31%; included a $68 million loss associated with a corporate real estate sale and leaseback and lower securitization income

 

(See Appendix, pages 17—18 for further detail)

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest Expense

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 2,164    2,182    2,152    2,109    1,748    (1 )%   24  

Occupancy

     224    229    244    220    190    (2 )   18  

Equipment

     253    259    285    264    238    (2 )   6  

Advertising

     48    48    56    38    34    —       41  

Communications and supplies

     157    151    156    159    140    4     12  

Professional and consulting fees

     126    109    146    109    105    16     20  

Sundry expense

     306    467    472    396    319    (34 )   (4 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Other noninterest expense

     3,278    3,445    3,511    3,295    2,774    (5 )   18  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses

     102    99    135    148    96    3     6  

Other intangible amortization

     107    112    120    127    131    (4 )   (18 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total noninterest expense

   $ 3,487    3,656    3,766    3,570    3,001    (5 )%   16  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

Key Points

 

  Other noninterest expense decreased 5%; up 18% from 2Q03 due to retail brokerage transaction

 

  Salaries and employee benefits were 1% lower primarily due to lower retail brokerage commissions

 

  Occupancy and equipment expenses declined reflecting the benefits of integration efforts

 

  Sundry expense fell $161 million largely due to lower legal costs from higher 1Q04 levels and lower brokerage-related expenses

 

(See Appendix, page 18 for further detail)

 

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Consolidated Results—Segment Summary

 

Wachovia Corporation

 

Performance Summary

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2004

(In millions)


   General
Bank


    Capital
Management


   Wealth
Management


   Corporate and
Investment Bank


    Parent

    Merger-Related
and Restructuring
Expenses


    Total
Corporation


Income statement data

                                        

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 2,543     1,364    269    1,296     30     —       5,502

Noninterest expense

     1,297     1,147    187    616     138     102     3,487

Minority interest

     —       —      —      —       70     (25 )   45

Segment earnings (loss)

   $ 751     138    52    431     (73 )   (47 )   1,252
    


 
  
  

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 575     101    37    274     (72 )   —       915

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     55.11 %   41.66    50.88    34.23     (2.82 )   —       37.67

Economic capital, average

   $ 5,247     1,336    369    4,735     2,109     —       13,796

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     51.03 %   84.08    69.95    47.59     96.06     —       59.60

FTE employees

     34,487     19,461    3,674    4,525     22,895     —       85,042
    


 
  
  

 

 

 

Business mix/Economic capital

                                        

Based on total revenue

     46.22 %   24.79    4.89    23.56                  

Based on segment earnings

     57.81     10.62    4.00    33.18                  

Average economic capital change (2Q04 vs. 2Q03)

     (8.00 )%   88.00    —      (21.00 )                

 

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General Bank

 

This segment includes Retail and Small Business and Commercial.

 

General Bank

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

   2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                        

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 1,902     1,856    1,875    1,882    1,811    2 %   5  

Fee and other income

     601     568    501    561    572    6     5  

Intersegment revenue

     40     38    49    46    42    5     (5 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     2,543     2,462    2,425    2,489    2,425    3     5  

Provision for credit losses

     65     68    145    120    100    (4 )   (35 )

Noninterest expense

     1,297     1,314    1,386    1,318    1,307    (1 )   (1 )

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     430     391    325    384    372    10     16  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 751     689    569    667    646    9 %   16  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 575     506    422    499    466    14 %   23  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     55.11 %   48.92    41.17    45.84    43.68    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 5,247     5,366    5,559    5,681    5,713    (2 )   (8 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     51.03 %   53.35    57.14    52.96    53.91    —       —    

Lending commitments

   $ 73,196     69,977    65,457    63,509    63,712    5     15  

Average loans, net

     122,028     118,123    116,336    114,535    113,267    3     8  

Average core deposits

   $ 166,628     160,845    158,091    155,296    151,409    4     10  

FTE employees

     34,487     34,382    34,550    34,882    35,300    —   %   (2 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

General Bank Key Metrics

                        
     2004

   2003

   2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 
     Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Customer overall satisfaction score (a)

     6.57     6.58    6.57    6.55    6.54    —   %   —    

New/Lost ratio

     1.38     1.41    1.28    1.17    1.11    (2 )   24  

Online product and service enrollments (In thousands) (b)

     6,986     6,637    6,239    5,915    5,609    5     25  

Online active customers (In thousands) (b)

     2,514     2,240    2,144    1,991    1,884    12     33  

Financial centers

     2,519     2,531    2,565    2,580    2,619    —       (4 )

ATMs

     4,396     4,404    4,408    4,420    4,479    —   %   (2 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 


(a) Gallup survey measured on a 1-7 scale; 6.4 = “best in class”.
(b) Retail and small business.

 

Segment earnings a record $751 million, up 9% and up 16% from 2Q03

 

  Total revenue increased 3% and increased 5% from 2Q03 driven by strength in net interest income, growth in other banking fees and consumer service charges

 

  Non-mortgage-related revenue up 3% to $2.4 billion; up 9% from 2Q03

 

  Mortgage revenue increased 23% to $112 million; down 45% versus 2Q03

 

  Provision expense declined 4% and was down 35% from 2Q03

 

  Gross charge-offs of $95 million and recoveries of $30 million vs. $103 million and $38 million, respectively, in 1Q04

 

  Expenses declined 1% despite higher salaries and incentives expense; 1Q04 more reflective of normal levels

 

  Reflects lower legal and advertising expenses

 

  Average loans up 3% largely on growth in home equity; up 8% from 2Q03

 

  Low-cost core deposit momentum continued with 6% growth and 20% growth over 2Q03; core deposits grew 4% and rose 10% over 2Q03

 

  Strong customer satisfaction scores and customer acquisition results continue

 

(See Appendix, pages 19-21 for further discussion of business unit results)

 

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Capital Management

 

This segment includes Asset Management and Retail Brokerage Services.

 

Capital Management

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

    2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


     

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 131     118     95     79     37     11 %   —    

Fee and other income

     1,245     1,350     1,327     1,304     814     (8 )   53  

Intersegment revenue

     (12 )   (13 )   (17 )   (17 )   (16 )   8     25  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     1,364     1,455     1,405     1,366     835     (6 )   63  

Provision for credit losses

     —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Noninterest expense

     1,147     1,226     1,196     1,161     683     (6 )   68  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     79     83     75     75     56     (5 )   41  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings

   $ 138     146     134     130     96     (5 )%   44  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ 101     108     96     94     76     (6 )%   33  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     41.66 %   41.83     38.52     39.79     53.80     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 1,336     1,403     1,374     1,299     712     (5 )   88  

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     84.08 %   84.25     85.07     84.98     81.97     —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 254     139     156     135     137     83     85  

Average core deposits

   $ 24,732     18,360     7,015     1,630     1,226     35     —    

FTE employees

     19,461     19,581     19,937     20,012     12,404     (1 )%   57  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Management Key Metrics

                                            
     2004

    2003

    2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


     

Separate account assets

   $ 143,368     146,405     137,267     126,560     123,223     (2 )%   16  

Mutual fund assets

     104,217     104,154     109,359     113,700     115,414     —       (10 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets under management (a)

     247,585     250,559     246,626     240,260     238,637     (1 )   4  

Securities lending

     36,500     36,200     —       —       —       1     —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets under management and securities lending

   $ 284,085     286,759     246,626     240,260     238,637     (1 )   19  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross fluctuating mutual fund sales

   $ 3,884     4,378     3,892     4,802     6,645     (11 )   (42 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-service financial advisors series 7

     8,009     8,133     8,192     8,309     4,613     (2 )   74  

Financial center advisors series 6

     2,871     3,081     3,270     3,316     3,331     (7 )   (14 )

Broker client assets (b)

   $ 618,800     623,000     603,100     568,500     282,200     (1 )   —    

Margin loans

   $ 6,161     6,143     6,097     5,832     2,436     —       —    

Brokerage offices (Actual)

     3,240     3,273     3,328     3,367     3,146     (1 )%   3  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) Includes $60 billion in assets managed for Wealth Management which are also reported in that segment.
(b) First quarter 2004 balance restated to be consistent with second quarter 2004 presentation. Information is not available for prior periods.

 

Retail Brokerage Integration

 

     2004

                   % of
Goal
Complete


 
     Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   2003

   Cumulative
Total


   Goal

   

Merger costs (Dollars in millions)

   $ 432    90    203    725    1,020 (a)   71 %

Position reductions

     125    109    86    320    1,750     18  

Real estate square footage reduction (In millions)

     0.2    0.2    0.5    0.9    2.7     33  

Branches consolidated

     32    24    22    78    153     51 %
    

  
  
  
  

 


(a) Lowered original estimate of $1.128 billion by $108 million.

 

Segment earnings of $138 million, down 5% and up 44% from 2Q03

 

  Revenue down 6%

 

  Brokerage commissions decreased $115 million and more than offset $13 million improvement in net interest income and $17 million net benefit from the sale of two non-strategic businesses

 

  Expenses declined 6% reflecting lower volume-based commissions

 

  AUM relatively flat compared to 1Q04, consistent with the equity markets, before the effects of approximately $2 billion transfer of Evergreen money market funds to our FDIC-insured sweep product

 

  68% of Evergreen portfolios rated 4 or 5 stars; 69% of fluctuating taxable funds in top 2 three-year Lipper quartiles

 

  Retail brokerage merger integration proceeding as planned; regretted broker attrition better than expected; 32 branches consolidated during the quarter

 

  Reducing estimated retail brokerage transaction merger costs to $1.0 billion; $500 million of merger-related and restructuring expenses and $520 million of PAAs

 

(See Appendix, pages 22-23 for further discussion of business unit results)

 

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Wealth Management

 

This segment includes Private Banking, Personal Trust, Investment Advisory Services, Charitable Services, Financial Planning, and Insurance Brokerage (property and casualty and high net worth life).

 

Wealth Management

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                        

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 119     114    114    112    105    4 %   13  

Fee and other income

     147     143    138    131    132    3     11  

Intersegment revenue

     3     1    1    2    2    —       50  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     269     258    253    245    239    4     13  

Provision for credit losses

     —       —      1    2    5    —       —    

Noninterest expense

     187     185    187    183    179    1     4  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     30     26    24    21    20    15     50  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 52     47    41    39    35    11 %   49  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 37     32    25    24    23    16 %   61  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     50.88 %   45.09    37.51    35.38    36.19    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 369     379    385    383    368    (3 )   —    

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     69.95 %   71.37    74.24    74.51    74.77    —       —    

Lending commitments

   $ 4,445     4,117    4,012    3,843    3,678    8     21  

Average loans, net

     10,534     10,309    9,926    9,705    9,558    2     10  

Average core deposits

   $ 12,032     11,488    11,322    11,055    10,754    5     12  

FTE employees

     3,674     3,745    3,791    3,802    3,842    (2 )%   (4 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Wealth Management Key Metrics                                         
     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Investment assets under administration

   $ 108,749     109,174    107,161    100,769    100,501    —   %   8  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Assets under management (a)

   $ 60,000     60,200    59,600    57,100    57,500    —       4  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Client relationships (Actual) (b)

     66,624     70,630    70,897    70,279    64,719    (6 )   3  

Wealth Management advisors (Actual)

     958     954    960    993    1,027    —   %   (7 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 


(a) These assets are managed by and reported in Capital Management. Historical periods have been restated to reflect the transfer of assets from Wealth Management to other channels that best meet client needs.
(b) Historical periods not restated to reflect the transfer of 3,739 client relationships to the Private Advisory Group and other retail channels in the General Bank.

Future restatements may occur as relationships are moved to channels that best meet client needs.

 

Segment earnings a record $52 million, up 11% and 49% from 2Q03

 

  Fee and other income increased 3% and rose 11% from 2Q03, driven by growth in trust and investment management fees and insurance commissions

 

  Cash efficiency ratio now under 70%, improved over 480 bps from 74.77% in 2Q03

 

  Average loans up 2% and up 10% from 2Q03 and average core deposits up 5% and up 12% from 2Q03, reflecting continued private banking momentum

 

  AUM consistent with 1Q04, reflecting stable market conditions, and up 4% from 2Q03 largely attributable to higher market valuations and continued sales momentum

 

(See Appendix, page 24 for further discussion of business unit results)

 

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Corporate and Investment Bank

 

This segment includes Corporate Lending, Investment Banking, Global Treasury and Trade Finance, and Principal Investing.

 

Corporate and Investment Bank

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 610     594     591     572     568     3 %   7  

Fee and other income

     716     743     621     539     556     (4 )   29  

Intersegment revenue

     (30 )   (27 )   (34 )   (31 )   (27 )   11     11  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     1,296     1,310     1,178     1,080     1,097     (1 )   18  

Provision for credit losses

     (4 )   (26 )   35     10     95     (85 )   —    

Noninterest expense

     616     617     648     578     559     —       10  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     253     263     185     181     166     (4 )   52  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings

   $ 431     456     310     311     277     (5 )%   56  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ 274     280     161     138     130     (2 )%   —    

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     34.23 %   34.52     23.47     21.10     19.77     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 4,735     4,794     5,138     5,401     5,974     (1 )   (21 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     47.59 %   47.06     55.04     53.37     51.05     —       —    

Lending commitments

   $ 75,295     71,147     69,728     69,481     72,275     6     4  

Average loans, net

     29,850     29,755     30,869     31,947     34,393     —       (13 )

Average core deposits

   $ 18,772     16,748     16,465     16,422     14,744     12     27  

FTE employees

     4,525     4,355     4,317     4,224     4,229     4 %   7  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings of $431 million down 5% and up 56% from 2Q03

 

  Revenue of $1.3 billion remained relatively flat versus record 1Q04 and up 18% from 2Q03

 

  Net interest income up 3% on strong core deposit growth of 12% and 27% from 2Q03; also reflects improving loan mix

 

Corporate and Investment Bank

 

Sub-segment Revenue

 

     2004

   2003

    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


   

Investment Banking

   $ 567    491     15 %

Corporate Lending

     480    436     10  

Global Treasury and Trade Finance

     240    227     6  

Principal Investing

     9    (57 )   116  
    

  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 1,296    1,097     18 %
    

  

 

Memoranda

                   

Total net trading revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 254    247     3 %
    

  

 

 

  Provision recovery of $4 million reflects gross charge-offs of $15 million (21 bps of average loans), and gains and recoveries of $19 million

 

  Expenses remained relatively flat as higher salary and benefit expense was largely offset by lower incentives

 

  Average loans increased slightly with growth in asset-based lending and international correspondent banking; also reflects the sale or transfer to held for sale of $59 million of loans ($32 million sold and $27 million transferred)

 

(See Appendix, pages 25 – 28 for further discussion of business unit results)

 

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Asset Quality

 

Asset Quality

 

     2004

    2003

    2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


     

Nonperforming assets

                                            

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 863     968     1,035     1,391     1,501     (11 )%   (43 )

Foreclosed properties

     104     103     111     116     130     1     (20 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 967     1,071     1,146     1,507     1,631     (10 )%   (41 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

as % of loans, net and foreclosed properties

     0.56 %   0.64     0.69     0.91     1.00     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets in loans held for sale

   $ 68     67     82     160     167     1 %   (59 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets in loans and in loans held for sale

   $ 1,035     1,138     1,228     1,667     1,798     (9 )%   (42 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

as % of loans, net, foreclosed properties and loans in other assets as held for sale

     0.55 %   0.63     0.69     0.95     1.04     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses (a)

                                            

Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period

   $ 2,338     2,348     2,474     2,510     2,553     —   %   (8 )

Net charge-offs

     (68 )   (52 )   (156 )   (132 )   (169 )   31     (60 )

Allowance relating to loans transferred or sold

     (3 )   (9 )   (57 )   (22 )   (69 )   (67 )   (96 )

Provision for credit losses related to loans transferred or sold (b)

     (9 )   (8 )   24     —       26     13     —    

Provision for credit losses

     73     59     63     118     169     24     (57 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses, end of period

     2,331     2,338     2,348     2,474     2,510     —       (7 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, beginning of period

     149     156     157     194     194     (4 )   (23 )

Provision for credit losses

     (3 )   (7 )   (1 )   (37 )   —       (57 )   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, end of period

     146     149     156     157     194     (2 )   (25 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

   $ 2,477     2,487     2,504     2,631     2,704     —   %   (8 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

                                            

as % of loans, net

     1.35 %   1.40     1.42     1.49     1.54     —       —    

as % of nonaccrual and restructured loans (c)

     270     242     227     178     167     —       —    

as % of nonperforming assets (c)

     241     218     205     164     154     —       —    

Allowance for credit losses

                                            

as % of loans, net

     1.43 %   1.49     1.51     1.59     1.66     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

   $ 68     52     156     132     169     31 %   (60 )

Commercial, as % of average commercial loans

     0.08 %   (0.05 )   0.31     0.21     0.42     —       —    

Consumer, as % of average consumer loans

     0.28     0.36     0.50     0.51     0.44     —       —    

Total, as % of average loans, net

     0.17 %   0.13     0.39     0.33     0.43     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Past due loans, 90 days and over, and nonaccrual loans (c)

                                            

Commercial, as a % of loans, net

     0.66 %   0.78     0.87     1.20     1.30     —       —    

Consumer, as a % of loans, net

     0.86 %   0.77     0.77     0.76     0.80     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) The allowance for credit losses is the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.
(b) The provision related to loans transferred or sold includes recovery of lower of cost or market losses.
(c) These ratios do not include nonperforming assets included in other assets as held for sale.

 

Key Points

 

  Net charge-offs of $68 million, or 17 bps of average loans, rose 31%, reflecting lower gross charge-offs of $108 million, or 27 bps, and lower recoveries totaling $40 million

 

  Provision expense of $61 million rose $17 million and included $9 million net benefit associated with loan sales

 

  Revised allowance reporting reflects a separation of reserve for unfunded lending commitments from allowance for loan losses

 

  Allowance for loan losses totaled $2.3 billion, or 1.35% of loans; declined $7 million reflecting continued improvement in credit quality; balance reflects a $3 million reduction relating to the sale, securitization or transfer of loans to held for sale

 

  Allowance for credit losses to loans of 1.43%

 

  Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets improved to 241% from 218% in 1Q04; strongest in company’s history

 

  Continued proactive portfolio management actions

 

  Sold $84 million of exposure out of the loan portfolio including $40 million of outstandings, of which $19 million were nonperforming loans

 

  Also transferred $32 million of commercial loan exposure, including $27 million outstanding to held for sale

 

(See Appendix, pages 30-32 for further detail)

 

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2004 Full Year Outlook—No Change in Overall Expectations

 

Anticipate Benefits of Better Credit Quality to Be Offset by Weaker Brokerage and Principal Investing Results

 

Excludes The Effect of the Proposed Merger with SouthTrust

 

Italics denotes change in outlook

 

(Versus Full-Year 2003 Unless Otherwise Noted; Reflects Full-Year Effect of Larger Retail Brokerage Operation

vs. 6 months in 2003)

 

Total Revenue

   Expected % growth in low double-digit range

Net Interest Income

   Expected % growth in mid single-digit range

Net Interest Margin

   Expected to remain relatively flat excluding the impact of the following items totaling—30 BPS
     Full-year effect of larger brokerage operation    -9 bps
     Securities growth—FDIC-Insured money market sweep    -15 bps
     Full year effect of FIN 46 consolidation    -6 bps

Fee Income

   Anticipate % growth in mid-to-upper teens range

Noninterest Expense

   Expected % growth in high single-digit range; marginally lower than revenue

Expected Loan Growth

   Expect mid single-digit % growth from 4Q03 (excluding securitizations)
    

Consumer

   Mid single-digit % growth
    

Commercial and Industrial

   Mid single-digit % growth
    

Small Business

   Mid–to-high teens % growth
    

Commercial

   Mid single-digit % growth
    

Large Corporate

   Relatively flat
    

Commercial real estate

   Low single-digit % growth

Charge-offs

   15-25 bps of average net loans range
     Provision expected to be within this range

Effective Tax Rate

   Approximately 35% (tax-equivalent)

Leverage Ratio

   Target > 6.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

   40%–50% of earnings (before merger-related and restructuring expenses and other intangible amortization)

Excess Capital

   Opportunistically repurchase shares; authorization for 107.7 million shares remaining
     Financially attractive, shareholder friendly small acquisitions

 

Additional Estimated Impact of Proposed SouthTrust Merger

 

As Presented in June 21, 2004 SouthTrust merger announcement, Proposed merger is expected to result in approximately $0.03 per share dilution to 2004 EPS excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, assuming 4Q04 consummation

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary Operating Results

   15

Net Interest Income

   16

Fee and Other Income

   17

Noninterest Expense

   18

General Bank

   19

Capital Management

   22

Wealth Management

   24

Corporate and Investment Bank

   25

Parent

   29

Asset Quality

   30

Merger Integration Update

   33

Explanation of Our Use of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

   36

Reconciliation Of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

   37

Cautionary Statement

   40

Additional Information

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Summary Operating Results

 

Business segment results are presented excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, deposit base intangible and other intangible amortization expense, and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. This is the basis on which we manage and allocate capital to our business segments. We continuously assess assumptions, methodologies and reporting classifications to better reflect the true economics of our business segments.

 

In May 2004, we entered into an agreement to sell 150 offices and financial centers totaling 8.2 million square feet. At the same time, we agreed to lease approximately 5.0 million square feet of this space on a long-term basis and 1.1 million square feet on a short-term basis. The accounting treatment for this transaction resulted in a 2Q04 loss of $68 million, which is included in other income. The transaction is expected to result in average annual expense savings of $22 million pre-tax due to the elimination of ongoing operating and property maintenance expense on surplus properties. No branch closures are planned in connection with this transaction.

 

Wachovia and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have settled all issues relating to the IRS’s challenge of our tax position on lease-in, lease-out (“LILO”) transactions entered into by First Union Corporation and legacy Wachovia Corporation. Our current and deferred tax liabilities previously accrued were adequate to cover this resolution.

 

As of June 30, 2004, we have revised the model used for determining certain components of our allowance for loan losses. The model revision did not have a material impact on our recorded allowance. Additionally, as of June 30, 2004, we have reclassified the reserve for unfunded lending commitments from the allowance for loan losses to other liabilities. Amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to be consistent with the current quarter presentation. In addition to presenting the balance and metrics relating to the allowance for loan losses, we are also presenting the balance and certain metrics relating to the allowance for credit losses, which is the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.

 

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Net Interest Income

 

(See Table on Page 5)

 

Net Interest Income Summary

 

    

2004


   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Average earning assets

   $ 344,847     330,320    322,274    303,503    273,875    4 %   26

Average interest-bearing liabilities

     301,652     289,741    284,005    266,351    239,011    4     26
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Interest income (Tax-equivalent)

     4,084     4,061    4,016    3,776    3,759    1     9

Interest expense

     1,181     1,138    1,074    1,059    1,156    4     2
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 2,903     2,923    2,942    2,717    2,603    (1 )%   12
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Average rate earned

     4.75 %   4.93    4.96    4.95    5.50    —       —  

Equivalent rate paid

     1.38     1.38    1.32    1.38    1.69    —       —  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Net interest margin

     3.37 %   3.55    3.64    3.57    3.81    —       —  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

 

In early 4Q03, we began marketing our FDIC-insured money market deposit account to brokerage sweep customers. Since then, customers have been transferring balances from money market mutual fund accounts to these deposit accounts. We have been investing these deposits in securities that in concert produce an asset/liability structure that enables us to maintain our desired interest rate sensitivity. This product has captured $25.0 billion in new deposits to date, up $4.5 billion. These deposits represented $23.0 billion in 2Q04 average core deposits, up from an average $17.0 billion in 1Q04.

 

Net interest income of $2.9 billion was down $20 million, primarily reflecting the effect of increased premium amortization associated with prepayments, offset in part by growth in earning assets. Compared with 2Q03, net interest income increased $300 million, reflecting earning assets growth (discussed below).

 

Net interest margin declined 18 bps to 3.37%, primarily reflecting growth in lower-yielding assets, including the investment of an additional $6 billion growth in average FDIC-insured money market sweep balances, as well as narrower spreads on trading assets and higher premium amortization associated with prepayments. Net interest margin declined 44 bps from 2Q03, driven by the investment of FDIC-insured money market sweep deposits, the addition of assets associated with the retail brokerage transaction, and assets consolidated pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN46).

 

In order to maintain our targeted interest rate risk profile, derivative positions are used to hedge the repricing risk inherent in balance sheet positions. The contribution of hedge-related derivatives, primarily on fixed rate debt, fixed rate consumer deposits and floating rate loans, offsets effects on income from balance sheet positions. In 2Q04, net hedge-related derivative income contributed 33 bps to the net interest margin vs. 38 bps in 1Q04 and 50 bps in 2Q03.

 

Trading assets grew $5.2 billion related to asset growth in structured products warehouses and generally higher customer activity. Average securities rose $2.0 billion reflecting continued investment of FDIC-insured money market sweep balances. Average loans rose 3% linked quarter. Average commercial loans were up $1.7 billion, or 2%, as growth in middle market, business banking, and small business lending, and growth in asset-based lending, offset an $892 million decline in large corporate borrowings. Period-end commercial loans increased $3.8 billion, or 4%. Average consumer loans were up 4%, driven by $2.7 billion growth generated by the General Bank, which included an average $849 million in student loans brought back into loans from a securitization we unwound. Loans held for sale increased $2.8 billion, or 22%, on growth in prime equity lines. Other earning assets were flat. Compared with 2Q03, total earning asset growth of $71 billion was driven by the investment of $23 billion in FDIC-insured money market sweep deposits, $6 billion growth in loans and $7 billion growth in loans held for sale, and $8 billion growth in trading assets. Additionally, we added $15 billion in assets associated with the retail brokerage transaction and $10 billion related to the consolidation of assets pursuant to FIN 46.

 

Average core deposits increased $15.1 billion, or 7%. Core deposit growth included an average $6.0 billion in additional FDIC-insured money market sweep deposits in our retail brokerage business; growth in our remaining businesses was 5%. Low-cost core deposit growth was $16.3 billion, or 10%. Average foreign and other time deposits and average short-term borrowings were flat in aggregate. Average long-term debt increased modestly. Compared with 2Q03, core deposits increased $44 billion, including $23 billion related to the FDIC-insured money market sweep product; short-term borrowings increased $24 billion related to the consolidation of assets

 

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under FIN 46 and addition of borrowings related to the retail brokerage transaction; and long-term debt increased $2 billion.

 

The following tables provide additional detail on our consumer loans.

 

Average Consumer Loans—Total Corporation

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Mortgage

   $ 25,038    23,558    23,898    22,069    20,343    6 %   23  

Home equity loans

     24,532    24,233    24,342    24,255    23,623    1     4  

Home equity lines

     2,819    3,088    3,140    3,114    3,592    (9 )   (22 )

Student

     9,941    8,908    8,502    7,962    7,710    12     29  

Installment

     3,272    3,059    3,069    3,428    3,631    7     (10 )

Other consumer loans

     5,933    5,967    6,021    6,254    6,372    (1 )   (7 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total consumer loans

   $ 71,535    68,813    68,972    67,082    65,271    4 %   10  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

Period-End On-Balance Sheet Consumer Loans
In Loans, Securities, and Other Assets

(In millions)

   2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 
   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

On-balance sheet loan portfolio

   $ 70,927    69,137    68,126    68,786    65,154    3 %   9  

Securitized loans included in securities

     9,636    10,261    10,905    11,809    13,015    (6 )   (26 )

Loans held for sale included in other assets

     14,370    12,040    10,051    8,826    8,806    19     63  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total consumer loan assets

   $ 94,933    91,438    89,082    89,421    86,975    4 %   9  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

We hold consumer loan assets on our balance sheet in our consumer loan portfolio, in securitized form in our securities portfolio, and in loans held for sale included in other assets. On-balance sheet period-end consumer loan assets of $94.9 billion increased 4% and rose 9% from 2Q03. The linked-quarter and year-over-year increases were driven by strong growth in consumer real estate secured outstandings in our loan portfolio and held for sale warehouse as we slowed our securitization activity, somewhat offset by modest declines in securitized balances. In late June we securitized $2.0 billion in auto loans in order to more efficiently manage our capital, which reduced period-end loans.

 

The following table provides additional period-end balance sheet data.

 

Period-End Balance Sheet Data    2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Commercial loans, net

   $ 101,581    97,742    97,030    96,705    97,303    4 %   4  

Consumer loans, net

     71,336    69,561    68,541    69,220    65,530    3     9  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Loans, net

     172,917    167,303    165,571    165,925    162,833    3     6  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

                                       

Goodwill

     11,481    11,233    11,149    11,094    10,907    2     5  

Deposit base

     568    659    757    863    977    (14 )   (42 )

Customer relationships

     387    401    396    400    254    (3 )   52  

Tradename

     90    90    90    90    90    —       —    

Total assets

     418,441    411,140    401,188    388,924    364,479    2     15  

Core deposits

     228,204    217,954    204,660    187,516    187,393    5     22  

Total deposits

     243,380    232,338    221,225    203,495    201,292    5     21  

Stockholders' equity

   $ 32,646    33,337    32,428    32,813    32,464    (2 )%   1  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Memoranda

                                       

Unrealized gains (Before income taxes)

                                       

Securities, net

   $ 798    2,959    2,177    2,346    2,832             

Risk management derivative

                                       

financial instruments, net

     1,133    1,576    1,395    2,041    2,090             
    

  
  
  
  
            

Unrealized gains, net (Before income taxes)

   $ 1,931    4,535    3,572    4,387    4,922             
    

  
  
  
  
            

 

Fee and Other Income

 

(See Table on Page 6)

 

Fee and other income of $2.6 billion declined 6% from a strong 1Q04 and rose 20% from 2Q03. Fees represented 47% of total revenue in 2Q04 and 49% in 1Q04.

 

Service charges of $489 million rose 4% and rose 15% from 2Q03. Stronger consumer DDA charges, aided by growth in no-fee checking account charges, were partially offset by seasonally lower commercial DDA charges.

 

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Other banking fees of $293 million were up 13%, primarily due to higher debit card interchange fees on growth in volume as well as higher mortgage origination income. The 18% growth from 2Q03 was primarily due to growth in interchange fees.

 

Commissions of $682 million were down 14% as retail market activity was markedly slower than the prior quarter. Commissions were up 46% from 2Q03 as a result of the retail brokerage transaction.

 

Fiduciary and asset management fees of $675 million declined 1%, and increased 42% from 2Q03 primarily due to the retail brokerage transaction.

 

Advisory, underwriting and other investment banking fees of $197 million increased 3%, as strong asset-backed results in structured products were partially offset by modestly lower fixed income and equity capital markets/M&A results. The decrease vs. 2Q03 reflects lower fixed income revenue from a robust 2Q03, partially offset by stronger structured products and equity capital markets results.

 

Trading account profits of $39 million were down $35 million from a strong 1Q04 marked by exceptional real estate capital markets and mortgage options trading, and were down $10 million from 2Q03. 2Q04 results included a hedging gain of $8 million associated with the securitization of auto loans.

 

Principal investing recorded net gains of $15 million, a decline of $23 million, with the decline due to lower direct investment gains. Results were up $72 million vs. 2Q03 on lower write-downs.

 

Net securities gains were $36 million in 2Q04, including $3 million in impairment losses, vs. 1Q04 gains of $2 million, including $29 million in impairment losses. Net securities gains in the Corporate and Investment Bank were $40 million vs. $56 million in 1Q04, primarily associated with securities received in settlement for problem loans. These gains were partially offset by net losses of $6 million in our investment portfolio vs. $53 million in net losses in 1Q04. Net securities gains in 2Q03 were $10 million and included $60 million in impairment losses.

 

Other income of $173 million declined $77 million. 2Q04 mortgage and home equity sale and securitization income increased to $53 million from $21 million in 1Q04. Net gains from market valuation adjustments on and sales of loans held for sale were $44 million in 2Q04 vs. $41 million in 1Q04. 2Q04 results also included gains of $21 million in our Asset Management sub-segment associated with the sale of two non-strategic businesses. Offsetting these increases were a 2Q04 loss of $68 million associated with the sale and leaseback of offices and financial centers, a $46 million loss on the auto loan securitization, and losses of $13 million associated with equity collars on our stock. Compared with 2Q03, the primary drivers of the $147 million decline were the sale and leaseback and auto loan securitization losses, and a $61 million decline in other securitization income, partially offset by the gains in Asset Management.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

(See Table on Page 7)

 

Total noninterest expense declined 5%. Excluding the effect of merger-related and restructuring expenses and other intangible amortization, expenses were down 5% primarily reflecting higher legal costs in 1Q04, and were up 18% vs. 2Q03, primarily reflecting the retail brokerage transaction.

 

Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased 1% as incentives declined from a strong first quarter. Professional and consulting fees increased 16% from seasonally low 1Q04 billings. Sundry expense was down 34%, reflecting higher legal costs in 1Q04 and lower brokerage-related expenses. Other intangible amortization of $107 million included $91 million deposit base intangible amortization and $16 million other intangible amortization.

 

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General Bank

 

This segment consists of the Retail and Small Business, and Commercial operations.

 

(See Table on Page 9)

 

Retail and Small Business

 

This sub-segment includes Retail Banking, Small Business Banking, Wachovia Mortgage, Wachovia Home Equity, Educaid and other retail businesses.

 

Retail and Small Business

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                        

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 1,351     1,322    1,332    1,354    1,304    2 %   4  

Fee and other income

     505     443    411    470    492    14     3  

Intersegment revenue

     16     15    18    19    19    7     (16 )
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     1,872     1,780    1,761    1,843    1,815    5     3  

Provision for credit losses

     50     62    88    85    72    (19 )   (31 )

Noninterest expense

     1,022     1,040    1,094    1,038    1,036    (2 )   (1 )

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     292     245    209    264    259    19     13  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 508     433    370    456    448    17 %   13  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 419     348    297    384    367    20 %   14  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     66.32 %   56.74    49.30    59.60    57.95    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 3,044     3,061    3,092    3,127    3,130    (1 )   (3 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     54.65 %   58.39    62.07    56.33    57.16    —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 70,540     67,805    66,251    64,526    62,786    4     12  

Average core deposits

   $ 129,194     125,831    124,223    123,521    122,173    3 %   6  

 

Net interest income increased 2% and rose 4% from 2Q03. Linked-quarter performance reflects continued core deposit and consumer loan growth partially offset by margin compression due to lower loan spreads. Average loans rose 4% driven by a 25% increase in production, primarily in home equity and mortgage. Loans were up 12% from the prior year quarter. Excluding an average $849 million in student loans associated with an unwound securitization, loans grew 3% and rose 11% from 2Q03. Average core deposits grew 3% and increased 6% from 2Q03. Linked-quarter performance reflects continued strong low-cost core deposit growth of 5%, driven by increases in money market, DDA and interest checking, offset by a 4% decline in CDs.

 

Fee and other income grew 14% and increased 3% from 2Q03. The linked-quarter performance was driven by continued growth in NSF charges and interchange fees due to both improving volumes and a continued stabilization in mix of online and offline transactions. Non-mortgage-related fees grew 10% versus an 11% increase in 1Q04, to $452 million. Mortgage-related fee and other income increased 55% to $52 million on increased originations. These results included $20 million in net gains on mortgage deliveries and servicing sales compared with $12 million in 1Q04 and $72 million in 2Q03.

 

Provision expense was 19% lower reflecting continued improvement in credit quality.

 

Noninterest expense decreased 2% as higher personnel costs associated with higher volumes were more than offset by increased deferral of consumer loan origination expenses.

 

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General Bank—Retail and Small Business Loan Production

 

Retail and Small Business

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


  

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Loan production

                                       

Mortgage

   $ 4,572    3,106    3,129    6,778    6,776    47 %   (33 )

Home equity

     8,787    7,257    6,795    8,907    8,449    21     4  

Student

     407    763    541    660    351    (47 )   16  

Installment

     128    123    126    166    174    4     (26 )

Other retail and small business

     1,857    1,402    1,446    1,511    1,578    32     18  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total loan production

   $ 15,751    12,651    12,037    18,022    17,328    25 %   (9 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

Loan production increased 25% to $15.8 billion on strength in home equity, mortgage, and other retail and small business. Mortgage originations improved from 1Q04 levels to $4.6 billion.

 

Wachovia.com

 

Wachovia.com

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In thousands)


  

Second

Quarter


  

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Online product and service enrollments

                                       

Retail

     6,986    6,637    6,239    5,915    5,609    5 %   25  

Wholesale

     411    397    361    340    328    4     25  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Total online product and service enrollments

     7,397    7,034    6,600    6,255    5,937    5     25  

Enrollments per quarter

     377    458    375    435    444    (18 )   (15 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Dollar value of transactions (In billions)

   $ 23.3    22.0    18.6    15.5    17.8    6 %   31  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

The dollar value of online transactions increased 6% and rose 31% from 2Q03 due to growth in bill payment, fed funds products, and online funds transfers.

 

Wachovia Contact Center

 

Wachovia Contact Center Metrics

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Customer calls to

                                    

Person

   9.4     9.6    9.1    9.5    9.0    (2 )%   4

Voice response unit

   36.6     36.9    33.4    32.6    32.8    (1 )   12
    

 
  
  
  
  

 

Total calls

   46.0     46.5    42.5    42.1    41.8    (1 )   10
    

 
  
  
  
  

 

% of calls handled in 30 seconds or less (Target 70%)

   74 %   57    71    62    74    —   %   —  
    

 
  
  
  
  

 

 

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Commercial

 

This sub-segment includes Business Banking, Middle-Market Commercial, Commercial Real Estate and Government Banking.

 

Commercial

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                        

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 551     534    543    528    507    3 %   9  

Fee and other income

     96     125    90    91    80    (23 )   20  

Intersegment revenue

     24     23    31    27    23    4     4  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     671     682    664    646    610    (2 )   10  

Provision for credit losses

     15     6    57    35    28    —       (46 )

Noninterest expense

     275     274    292    280    271    —       1  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     138     146    116    120    113    (5 )   22  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 243     256    199    211    198    (5 )%   23  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 156     158    125    115    99    (1 )%   58  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     39.61 %   38.53    30.98    28.99    26.40    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 2,203     2,305    2,467    2,554    2,583    (4 )   (15 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     40.96 %   40.17    44.05    43.34    44.28    —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 51,488     50,318    50,085    50,009    50,481    2     2  

Average core deposits

   $ 37,434     35,014    33,868    31,775    29,236    7 %   28  

 

Net interest income increased 3% to $551 million and rose 9% from 2Q03. The increase was attributable to both balance sheet growth and relatively stable spreads on both loans and deposits. Total loans grew $1.2 billion with growth in all commercial sub-segments. Excluding commercial real estate loans, commercial loans were up 2% to $33.9 billion on increased demand and higher line utilization from commercial and business banking customers, while commercial real estate increased 3% linked quarter on strong production. Core deposit growth of 7% and 28% from 2Q03 reflected growth in checking and money market deposits driven by customer acquisition, higher government deposits and increasing customer liquidity.

 

Fee and other income declined $29 million, or 23%, on lower commercial service charges and lower loan sales and held for sale gains. Excluding gains on loan sales of $27 million in 1Q04, fee income was relatively flat. Fee and other income increased 20% from 2Q03 on higher service charges and loan sales and held for sale gains.

 

Provision expense increased $9 million as modestly higher charge-offs were coupled with slightly lower recoveries. Gross charge-offs of $28 million during the quarter were $6 million higher. Provision relating to loan sales or transfers to held for sale was less than $1 million compared with $3 million in 1Q04.

 

Noninterest expense was flat and increased 1% vs. 2Q03 on higher personnel expense.

 

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Capital Management

 

This segment includes Asset Management and Retail Brokerage Services.

 

(See Table on Page 10)

 

Asset Management

 

This sub-segment consists of the mutual fund business, customized investment advisory services, and Corporate and Institutional Trust Services.

 

Asset Management

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                       

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 11     9    10    8     6    22 %   83

Fee and other income

     287     269    262    252     240    7     20

Intersegment revenue

     —       —      —      (1 )   1    —       —  
    


 
  
  

 
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     298     278    272    259     247    7     21

Provision for credit losses

     —       —      —      —       —      —       —  

Noninterest expense

     227     226    226    209     199    —       14

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     26     19    17    17     18    37     44
    


 
  
  

 
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 45     33    29    33     30    36 %   50
    


 
  
  

 
  

 

Performance and other data

                                       

Economic profit

   $ 39     28    23    27     25    39 %   56

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     90.84 %   66.13    55.59    64.31     69.31    —       —  

Economic capital, average

   $ 199     201    209    198     175    (1 )   14

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     76.35 %   81.28    83.05    80.50     80.69    —       —  

Average loans, net

   $ 253     139    156    135     135    82     87

Average core deposits

   $ 1,566     1,199    1,387    1,212     1,018    31 %   54

 

Fee and other income increased 7% and increased 20% over 2Q03. The linked-quarter increase was driven by a $17 million net benefit from the sale of two non-strategic businesses and modest increases in fees associated with growth in equity assets. The year-over-year increase in fee income was driven by the gain on sale of the non-strategic businesses, growth in equity and fixed income assets under management and the effect of two Corporate and Institutional Trust acquisitions, including a securities lending business.

 

Noninterest expense remained relatively flat but rose 14% from 2Q03 levels, largely due to the effect of the Corporate and Institutional Trust acquisitions.

 

Mutual Funds

 

    2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 
   

Second
Quarter


   

First Quarter


   

Fourth Quarter


   

Third Quarter


   

Second
Quarter


     

(In billions)


  Amount

  Fund
Mix


    Amount

  Fund
Mix


    Amount

  Fund
Mix


    Amount

  Fund
Mix


    Amount

  Fund
Mix


     

Assets under management

                                                                       

Money market

  $ 51   49 %   $ 50   48 %   $ 56   51 %   $ 63   55 %   $ 65   57 %   2 %   (22 )

Equity

    26   25       25   24       24   22       21   19       20   17     4     30  

Fixed income

    27   26       29   28       29   27       30   26       30   26     (7 )   (10 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mutual fund assets

  $ 104   100 %   $ 104   100 %   $ 109   100 %   $ 114   100 %   $ 115   100 %   %     (10 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets Under Management

 

    2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 
   

Second Quarter


   

First Quarter


   

Fourth Quarter


   

Third
Quarter


   

Second Quarter


     

(In billions)


  Amount

  Mix

    Amount

  Mix

    Amount

  Mix

    Amount

  Mix

    Amount

  Mix

     

Assets under management

                                                                       

Money market

  $ 64   26 %   $ 63   25 %   $ 67   27 %   $ 72   30 %   $ 75   31 %   2 %   (15 )

Equity

    74   30       74   30       72   29       64   27       63   26     —       17  

Fixed income

    110   44       114   45       108   44       104   43       101   43     (4 )   9  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets under management

    248   100       251   100       247   100       240   100       239   100     (1 )   4  

Securities lending

    36   n/a       36   n/a       —     n/a       —     n/a       —     n/a     —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets under management and securities lending

  $ 284   n/a %   $ 287   n/a %   $ 247   n/a %   $ 240   n/a %   $ 239   n/a %   (1 )%   19  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Despite net equity mutual fund sales of $750 million and positive net money market flows, total assets under management decreased 1% due to seasonal outflows in an institutional fixed income account.

 

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Retail Brokerage Services

 

This sub-segment includes Retail Brokerage and Insurance Services.

 

Retail Brokerage Services

 

Performance Summary

 

 

     2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


     

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 119     109     84     71     30     9 %   —    

Fee and other income

     963     1,086     1,070     1,057     582     (11 )   65  

Intersegment revenue

     (13 )   (12 )   (16 )   (15 )   (16 )   (8 )   19  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     1,069     1,183     1,138     1,113     596     (10 )   79  

Provision for credit losses

     —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Noninterest expense

     931     1,009     982     961     495     (8 )   88  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     48     64     54     58     37     (25 )   30  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings

   $ 90     110     102     94     64     (18 )%   41  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ 59     77     69     64     49     (23 )%   20  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     31.68 %   36.84     34.03     34.25     47.30     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 1,140     1,205     1,168     1,104     540     (5 )   —    

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     86.83 %   85.36     86.16     86.50     83.18     —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 1     —       —       —       2     —       (50 )

Average core deposits

   $ 23,166     17,161     5,628     418     208     35 %   —    

 

Net interest income increased 9% to $119 million from $109 million driven by incremental deposit growth of an average $6 billion associated with the movement of money market balances to the FDIC-insured money market sweep product. Period-end deposits increased $4.5 billion due to the sweep product.

 

Fee and other income decreased $123 million, or 11% largely on lower retail trading activity. Growth in fees from 2Q03 was primarily due to the retail brokerage transaction.*

 

Noninterest expense decreased 8% primarily due to lower production-based costs. Year-over-year growth was largely due to the retail brokerage transaction.*

 

*Beginning in 3Q03, the Retail Brokerage Services sub-segment results shown in the above table include 100% of the results of the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction which is the combination of Wachovia’s and Prudential Financial’s retail brokerage operations. This transaction was consummated on July 1, 2003. The entity is a consolidated subsidiary of Wachovia Corporation for GAAP purposes. Wachovia Corporation owns 62% of Wachovia Securities retail brokerage and Prudential Financial, Inc. owns 38%. Prudential Financial’s minority interest is included in minority interest reported in the Parent (see page 29) and in Wachovia Corporation’s consolidated statements of income on a GAAP basis, which differs from our segment reporting as noted on pages 3 and 15. For the three months ended June 30, 2004, Prudential Financial’s pre-tax minority interest on a GAAP basis was $25 million.

 

The Retail Brokerage Services sub-segment results reported in the above table also includes our Insurance Services sub-segment, as well as additional corporate allocations that are not included in the Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings results.

 

Capital Management Eliminations

 

In addition to the above sub-segments, Capital Management results include eliminations among business units. Certain brokerage commissions earned on mutual fund sales by our brokerage sales force are eliminated and deferred in the consolidation of Capital Management reported results. In 2Q04, brokerage revenue and expense eliminations were a reduction of $3 million and $11 million, respectively.

 

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Wealth Management

 

This segment includes Private Banking, Personal Trust, Investment Advisory Services, Charitable Services, Financial Planning and Insurance Brokerage (property and casualty, and high net worth life).

 

Wealth Management

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04

vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    

Income statement data

                                        

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 119     114    114    112    105    4 %   13  

Fee and other income

     147     143    138    131    132    3     11  

Intersegment revenue

     3     1    1    2    2    —       50  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     269     258    253    245    239    4     13  

Provision for credit losses

     —       —      1    2    5    —       —    

Noninterest expense

     187     185    187    183    179    1     4  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     30     26    24    21    20    15     50  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 52     47    41    39    35    11 %   49  
    


 
  
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                        

Economic profit

   $ 37     32    25    24    23    16 %   61  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     50.88 %   45.09    37.51    35.38    36.19    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 369     379    385    383    368    (3 )   —    

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     69.95 %   71.37    74.24    74.51    74.77    —       —    

Lending commitments

   $ 4,445     4,117    4,012    3,843    3,678    8     21  

Average loans, net

     10,534     10,309    9,926    9,705    9,558    2     10  

Average core deposits

   $ 12,032     11,488    11,322    11,055    10,754    5     12  

FTE employees

     3,674     3,745    3,791    3,802    3,842    (2 )%   (4 )

 

Net interest income of $119 million was up 4% as balance sheet growth was offset by spread compression on deposits. Average loans grew 2% on increased volume in both the consumer and commercial segments. Core deposit growth of 5% was driven by higher money market and demand deposit balances. Net interest income growth of 13% vs. 2Q03 was driven by loan growth of 10% and core deposit growth of 12%.

 

Fee and other income increased 3% on higher insurance commissions and increased trust and investment management fees. The 11% year-over-year increase in fee and other income was driven by growth in trust and investment management fees and insurance commissions.

 

Noninterest expense was up slightly as higher revenue-based incentives were partially offset by declines in benefit expense and technology costs. Expenses increased 4% vs. 2Q03 on higher incentive costs and occupancy expense.

 

Wealth Management Key Metrics

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04
vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


  

First

Quarter


  

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


    

Investment assets under administration

   $ 108,749    109,174    107,161    100,769    100,501    —   %   8  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Assets under management (a)

   $ 60,000    60,200    59,600    57,100    57,500    —       4  
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

Client relationships (Actual) (b)

     66,624    70,630    70,897    70,279    64,719    (6 )   3  

Wealth Management advisors (Actual)

     958    954    960    993    1,027    —   %   (7 )
    

  
  
  
  
  

 

 

 

(a) These assets are managed by and reported in Capital Management. Historical periods have been restated to reflect the transfer of assets from Wealth Management to other channels that best meet client needs.

 

(b) Historical periods not restated to reflect the transfer of 3,739 client relationships to the Private Advisory Group and other retail channels in the General Bank.

 

Future restatements may occur as relationships are moved to channels that best meet client needs.

 

AUM remained relatively flat and grew 4% from 2Q03, reflecting higher market valuations and sales momentum.

 

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Corporate and Investment Bank

 

This segment includes Corporate Lending, Investment Banking, Global Treasury and Trade Finance, and Principal Investing.

 

(See Table on Page 12)

 

Corporate Lending

 

This sub-segment includes Large Corporate Lending, Loan Syndications and Leasing.

 

Corporate Lending

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

            
    

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


  

Third

Quarter


  

Second

Quarter


   2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


                 

Income statement data

                                         

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 289     279     293    299    299    4 %   (3 )

Fee and other income

     186     181     200    189    134    3     39  

Intersegment revenue

     5     6     3    4    3    (17 )   67  
    


 

 
  
  
  

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     480     466     496    492    436    3     10  

Provision for credit losses

     (4 )   (27 )   36    10    95    (85 )   —    

Noninterest expense

     127     124     123    124    121    2     5  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     133     138     126    135    84    (4 )   58  
    


 

 
  
  
  

 

Segment earnings

   $ 224     231     211    223    136    (3 )%   65  
    


 

 
  
  
  

 

Performance and other data

                                         

Economic profit

   $ 131     120     123    106    54    9 %   —    

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     31.33 %   29.59     27.32    23.79    16.82    —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 2,574     2,607     2,983    3,278    3,708    (1 )   (31 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     26.40 %   26.61     24.78    25.26    27.78    —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 22,874     23,766     25,021    26,121    28,890    (4 )   (21 )

Average core deposits

   $ 789     807     916    1,355    1,250    (2 )%   (37 )

 

Net interest income increased $10 million, or 4%, as higher recognition of deferred fees driven by early loan pay-offs and higher interest income associated with loans returning to accrual status more than offset lower loans outstanding. Compared with 2Q03, net interest income declined $10 million, or 3%, on lower loans outstanding. Average loans outstanding declined $892 million, or 4%, on the continued reduction in credit facility usage. Average core deposits declined 2% and declined 37% from 2Q03 driven by the reduction in balances by several large corporate customers.

 

Fee and other income grew $5 million, or 3%, driven by improved rail leasing rental income. Compared with 2Q03, fee and other income increased $52 million, or 39%, as higher security gains and improved credit default swap trading results more than offset a decline in loan sale gains. There were $39 million in net gains on securities and other investments in 2Q04 versus $40 million in 1Q04 and losses of $2 million in 2Q03. Gains on loans sold and held for sale were $15 million in 2Q04 versus $15 million in 1Q04 and $32 million in 2Q03.

 

Provision expense was a recovery of $4 million during the quarter vs. a recovery of $27 million in 1Q04 and an expense of $95 million in 2Q03. Gross charge-offs of $15 million during the quarter were offset by $9 million in recoveries and a $9 million benefit from the recovery of lower of cost or market losses on assets sold out of the loan portfolio. Recoveries and benefits were $55 million in 1Q04 and recoveries were $24 million in 2Q03.

 

Noninterest expense increased 2% to $127 million on increased personnel expenses associated with annual merit increases.

 

Economic capital declined 1% and fell 31% vs. 2Q03 on the continued decline in loan exposures and improvement in credit quality.

 

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Investment Banking

 

This sub-segment includes Equity Capital Markets, M&A, Equity-Linked Products and the activities of our Fixed Income Division including Interest Rate Products, Credit Products, Structured Products and Non-Dollar Products.

 

Investment Banking

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04
vs

1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs

2 Q 03


 
    

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

(In millions)


              

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 240     235     214     190     194     2 %   24  

Fee and other income

     335     345     257     197     306     (3 )   9  

Intersegment revenue

     (8 )   (7 )   (12 )   (11 )   (9 )   (14 )   (11 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     567     573     459     376     491     (1 )   15  

Provision for credit losses

     —       1     (1 )   —       3     —       —    

Noninterest expense

     316     316     332     268     255     —       24  

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     92     91     47     36     85     1     8  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings

   $ 159     165     81     72     148     (4 )%   7  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ 121     128     51     49     119     (5 )%   2  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     50.97 %   52.46     30.36     29.66     55.06     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 1,224     1,236     1,073     1,030     1,089     (1 )   12  

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     56.01 %   55.01     72.29     70.31     52.20     —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 2,017     1,683     1,803     1,784     1,801     20     12  

Average core deposits

   $ 6,082     4,919     4,931     4,994     4,413     24 %   38  

 

Net interest income increased 2%, or $5 million, tied to increased escrow deposits in Structured Products commercial mortgage servicing and higher spreads on trading assets. Net interest income growth of 24%, or $46 million, from 2Q03 was driven by higher spreads on trading assets and 38% growth in escrow deposits in Structured Products commercial mortgage servicing.

 

Fee and other income declined $10 million, or 3%, to $335 million. 2Q04 results were driven by a $44 million decline in trading gains in interest rate products and investment grade debt partially offset by strength in structured products underwriting. Fixed income securities gains were $5 million in the quarter vs. securities gains of $3 million in 1Q04. Fee and other income was up 9% from 2Q03 on strength in real estate capital markets and higher securities gains, partially offset by lower fixed income trading and mergers and acquisitions results.

 

Noninterest expense was flat as lower revenue-based variable pay was offset by higher personnel costs.

 

Investment Banking

 

Net Trading Revenue

 

     2004

   2003

  

2 Q 04
vs

1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


   First
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


    

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 140    143    130    107     122    (2 )%   15  

Trading account profits (losses)

     47    91    20    (30 )   67    (48 )   (30 )

Other fee income

     67    64    68    67     58    5     16  
    

  
  
  

 
  

 

Total net trading revenue (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 254    298    218    144     247    (15 )%   3  
    

  
  
  

 
  

 

 

Investment Banking net trading revenue was $254 million for the quarter, a decrease of $44 million. The lower trading results were driven by reductions in interest rate products and investment grade debt.

 

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Global Treasury and Trade Finance

 

This sub-segment includes Treasury Services, and International Correspondent Banking and Trade Finance.

 

Global Treasury and Trade Finance

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

    2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 
    

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

(In millions)


              

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 87     85     85     80     75     2 %   16  

Fee and other income

     180     179     176     178     173     1     4  

Intersegment revenue

     (27 )   (26 )   (25 )   (24 )   (21 )   4     29  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     240     238     236     234     227     1     6  

Provision for credit losses

     —       —       —       —       (3 )   —       —    

Noninterest expense

     164     168     181     174     170     (2 )   (4 )

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     28     25     21     22     23     12     22  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings

   $ 48     45     34     38     37     7 %   30  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ 41     37     26     28     25     11 %   64  

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     80.54 %   75.81     51.20     51.14     46.80     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 236     230     251     277     284     3     (17 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     68.29 %   70.54     77.07     74.43     75.19     —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ 4,959     4,306     4,045     4,042     3,702     15     34  

Average core deposits

   $ 11,901     11,022     10,618     10,073     9,081     8 %   31  

 

Net interest income increased 2% driven by a 15% increase in average loans in International Correspondent Banking and 8% growth in average core deposits. Net interest income was up 16% from 2Q03 on 31% growth in deposits in both Treasury Services and International Correspondent Banking and 34% growth in average loans in International Correspondent Banking.

 

Fee and other income of $180 million was relatively flat with 1% growth.

 

Noninterest expense declined 2% driven by lower volume-based operating costs.

 

The Treasury Services business is managed in the Corporate and Investment Bank. Product revenues and earnings are also realized in other business lines within the company, including the General Bank and Wealth Management. Total treasury services product revenues for the company were $578 million in 2Q04 vs. $563 million in 1Q04 and $498 million in 2Q03. Increased revenue trends are primarily driven by higher deposit balances related to Treasury Services product activities.

 

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Principal Investing

 

This sub-segment includes the public equity, private equity, and mezzanine portfolios and fund investment activities.

 

Principal Investing

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

    2 Q 04
vs
1 Q 04


    2 Q 04
vs
2 Q 03


 
    

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

(In millions)


              

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ (6 )   (5 )   (1 )   3     —       20 %   —    

Fee and other income

     15     38     (12 )   (25 )   (57 )   (61 )   —    

Intersegment revenue

     —       —       —       —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     9     33     (13 )   (22 )   (57 )   (73 )   —    

Provision for credit losses

     —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Noninterest expense

     9     9     12     12     13     —       (31 )

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     —       9     (9 )   (12 )   (26 )   —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings (loss)

   $ —       15     (16 )   (22 )   (44 )   —   %   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ (19 )   (5 )   (39 )   (45 )   (68 )   —   %   (72 )

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     0.08 %   8.46     (7.59 )   (10.71 )   (19.66 )   —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 701     721     831     816     893     (3 )   (22 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     n/m %   n/m     n/m     n/m     n/m     —       —    

Average loans, net

   $ —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Average core deposits

   $ —       —       —       —       —       —   %   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal investing net gains in 2Q04 were $15 million compared with net gains of $38 million and net losses of $57 million in 2Q03. These results reflect $29 million of gross gains and $14 million in gross losses during the quarter. Net gains were attributable to direct equity gains of $14 million and fund investment gains of $1 million.

 

The carrying value of the principal investing portfolio at the end of 2Q04 was $1.6 billion compared with $1.6 billion in 1Q04. The portfolio at the end of 2Q04 was invested as follows: 51% direct investments (36% direct equity, 15% mezzanine) and 49% fund investments.

 

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Parent

 

This sub-segment includes the central money book, investment portfolio, some consumer real estate and mortgage assets, minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries, businesses being wound down or divested, other intangibles amortization, and eliminations.

 

Parent

 

Performance Summary

 

     2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

Income statement data

                                            

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

   $ 141     241     267     72     82     (41 )%   72  

Fee and other income

     (110 )   (47 )   17     81     84     —       —    

Intersegment revenue

     (1 )   1     1     —       (1 )   —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (Tax-equivalent)

     30     195     285     153     165     (85 )   (82 )

Provision for credit losses

     —       2     (95 )   (51 )   (5 )   —       —    

Noninterest expense

     138     215     214     182     177     (36 )   (22 )

Minority interest

     70     79     78     71     16     (11 )   —    

Income taxes (Tax-equivalent)

     (105 )   (62 )   (33 )   (73 )   (61 )   69     72  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings (loss)

   $ (73 )   (39 )   121     24     38     87 %   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance and other data

                                            

Economic profit

   $ (72 )   (33 )   71     4     44     —   %   —    

Risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)

     (2.82 )%   4.68     24.16     12.01     18.05     —       —    

Economic capital, average

   $ 2,109     2,112     2,099     2,095     2,452     —       (14 )

Cash overhead efficiency ratio (Tax-equivalent)

     96.06 %   53.45     32.14     37.37     27.15     —       —    

Lending commitments

   $ 328     484     482     492     524     (32 )   (37 )

Average loans, net

     976     855     2,313     1,672     380     14     —    

Average core deposits

   $ 1,645     1,232     1,216     1,312     1,284     34     28  

FTE employees

     22,895     23,397     23,519     23,715     23,190     (2 )%   (1 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income decreased $100 million as spreads compressed and increased $59 million vs. 2Q03 as higher investment interest income more than offset increased deposit earnings credits paid to business units.

 

Fee and other income decreased $63 million. 2Q04 results included a loss of $68 million associated with the sale and leaseback of offices and financial centers as well as a $46 million loss on an auto loan securitization. Other securitization income was $28 million compared with $7 million in 1Q04. Net securities losses were $6 million vs. net losses of $53 million in 1Q04. Trading losses of $11 million, including a hedging gain of $8 million associated with the auto loan securitization, compared with losses of $25 million in 1Q04. 2Q04 also included losses of $13 million associated with equity collars on our stock. The primary drivers of the reduction vs. 2Q03 were the 2Q04 sale and leaseback and auto loan securitization losses and a $13 million decline in other securitization income.

 

Noninterest expense decreased $77 million primarily due to lower legal costs, partially offset by increased personnel expense. Expense declined from 2Q03 due to lower other intangible amortization and lower legal costs.

 

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Asset Quality

 

(See Table on Page 13)

 

Net charge-offs in the loan portfolio of $68 million increased $16 million and were down 60% from 2Q03. As a percentage of average net loans, net charge-offs were 0.17% in 2Q04 compared with 0.13% in 1Q04 and 0.43% in 2Q03. Gross charge-offs of $108 million represented 0.27% of average loans and were offset by $40 million in recoveries.

 

Provision for credit losses totaled $61 million, up $17 million and down $134 million from 2Q03. Included in the provision was a $12 million benefit related to the recovery of lower of cost or market losses due to payments received on loans that had been previously been carried in loans held for sale. Provision included $3 million relating to the sale of $77 million of commercial exposure out of the loan portfolio, of which $32 million was outstanding. Provision for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments was a credit of $3 million.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

     2004

 
     Second Quarter

 

(In millions)


   Amount

  

As a % of

loans, net


 

Allowance for loan losses

             

Commercial

   $ 1,601    1.58 %

Consumer

     647    0.91  

Unallocated

     83    —    
    

  

Total

     2,331    1.35  

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments

             

Commercial

     146    —    
    

  

Allowance for credit losses

   $ 2,477    1.43 %
    

  

Memoranda

             

Total commercial (including reserve for unfunded lending commitments)

   $ 1,747    1.72 %
    

  

 

Allowance for credit losses was $2.5 billion, or 1.43% of net loans, down $10 million and down $227 million from 2Q03. In 2Q04, we began reporting allowance for loan losses separately from reserve for unfunded lending commitments. Allowance for loan losses was $2.3 billion, or 1.35% of net loans, down $7 million and down $179 million from 2Q03. Included in the reduction was $3 million in previous allowance established for commercial and consumer loans that were transferred to held for sale, sold or securitized. Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, which includes unfunded loans and standby letters of credit, was $146 million, down $3 million and down $48 million from 2Q03.

 

The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans increased to 270% from 242% and 167% in 2Q03, and the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets (excluding NPAs in loans held for sale) increased to 241% versus 218% and 154% in 2Q03.

 

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Nonperforming Loans

 

Nonperforming Loans (a)

 

     2004

    2003

   

2 Q 04

vs
1 Q 04


   

2 Q 04

vs
2 Q 03


 

(In millions)


  

Second

Quarter


   

First

Quarter


   

Fourth

Quarter


   

Third

Quarter


   

Second

Quarter


     

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 968     1,035     1,391     1,501     1,622     (6 )%   (40 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial nonaccrual loan activity

                                            

Commercial nonaccrual loans, beginning of period

     747     819     1,148     1,249     1,371     (9 )   (46 )

New nonaccrual loans and advances

     100     183     122     252     291     (45 )   (66 )

Charge-offs

     (41 )   (49 )   (109 )   (93 )   (135 )   (16 )   (70 )

Transfers (to) from loans held for sale

     (6 )   (7 )   —       (37 )   (44 )   (14 )   (86 )

Transfers (to) from other real estate owned

     (2 )   —       (5 )   —       (6 )   —       (67 )

Sales

     (19 )   (73 )   (101 )   (56 )   (29 )   (74 )   (34 )

Other, principally payments

     (136 )   (126 )   (236 )   (167 )   (199 )   8     (32 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Net commercial nonaccrual loan activity

     (104 )   (72 )   (329 )   (101 )   (122 )   44     (15 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial nonaccrual loans, end of period

     643     747     819     1,148     1,249     (14 )   (49 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer nonaccrual loan activity

                                            

Consumer nonaccrual loans, beginning of period

     221     216     243     252     251     2     (12 )

New nonaccrual loans, advances and other, net

     (1 )   5     13     15     22     —       —    

Transfers (to) from loans held for sale

     —       —       (13 )   (24 )   (21 )   —       —    

Sales and securitizations

     —       —       (27 )   —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Net consumer nonaccrual loan activity

     (1 )   5     (27 )   (9 )   1     —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer nonaccrual loans, end of period

     220     221     216     243     252     —       (13 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 863     968     1,035     1,391     1,501     (11 )%   (43 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) Excludes nonperforming loans included in loans held for sale, which at June 30 and March 31, 2004, and at December 31, September 30 and June 30, 2003, were $68 million, $67 million, $82 million, $160 million and $167 million, respectively.

 

Nonperforming loans in the loan portfolio of $863 million decreased $105 million, or 11%, and decreased $638 million, or 43%, from 2Q03. Total nonperforming assets including loans held for sale of $1.0 billion decreased $103 million, or 9%, and decreased $763 million, or 42%, from 2Q03.

 

Commercial nonaccrual inflows to the nonaccrual portfolio were $100 million, down 45% from $183 million. Payments and other resolutions reduced nonperforming commercial loan balances by $136 million, or 18% of beginning 2Q04 nonperforming commercial loan balances. In the quarter, $19 million in nonperforming commercial loans were sold directly out of the loan portfolio and $6 million in nonperforming commercial loans were transferred to held for sale. Consumer nonaccruals were $220 million vs. $221 million in 1Q04 and $252 million in 2Q03.

 

Loans Held For Sale

 

Loans Held for Sale

 

     2004

    2003

 
     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  

(In millions)


   Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

 

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 14,282     12,625     10,173     10,088     7,461  
    


 

 

 

 

Core business activity

                                

Core business activity, beginning of period

     14,183     12,504     9,897     9,762     6,937  

Originations/purchases

     10,165     6,978     8,343     9,271     9,729  

Transfers to (from) loans held for sale, net

     (124 )   (92 )   8     (783 )   18  

Lower of cost or market value adjustments

     —       —       (8 )   (7 )   (6 )

Performing loans sold or securitized

     (5,879 )   (3,770 )   (4,484 )   (7,253 )   (6,171 )

Nonperforming loans sold

     —       (2 )   (36 )   (11 )   —    

Other, principally payments

     (2,145 )   (1,435 )   (1,216 )   (1,082 )   (745 )
    


 

 

 

 

Core business activity, end of period

     16,200     14,183     12,504     9,897     9,762  
    


 

 

 

 

Portfolio management activity

                                

Portfolio management activity, beginning of period

     99     121     276     326     524  

Transfers to (from) loans held for sale, net

                                

Performing loans

     16     50     29     81     83  

Nonperforming loans

     5     6     13     61     59  

Lower of cost or market value adjustments

     —       —       5     —       —    

Performing loans sold

     (43 )   (60 )   (108 )   (102 )   (220 )

Nonperforming loans sold

     (8 )   (8 )   (63 )   (64 )   (2 )

Allowance for loan losses related to loans transferred to loans held for sale

     (1 )   (7 )   (17 )   (18 )   (44 )

Other, principally payments

     (11 )   (3 )   (14 )   (8 )   (74 )
    


 

 

 

 

Portfolio management activity, end of period

     57     99     121     276     326  
    


 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period (a)

   $ 16,257     14,282     12,625     10,173     10,088  
    


 

 

 

 


(a) Nonperforming assets included in loans held for sale at June 30 and March 31, 2004, and at December 31, September 30 and June 30, 2003, were $68 million, $67 million, $82 million, $160 million and $167 million, respectively.

 

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Core Business Activity

 

In 2Q04, a net $10.2 billion of loans were originated or purchased for sale representing core business activity. We sold or securitized a total of $5.9 billion of loans out of the loans held for sale portfolio.

 

Portfolio Management Activity

 

We sold or securitized a total of $2.0 billion of loans directly out of the loan portfolio, including a $2.0 billion consumer auto loan securitization initiated to more efficiently utilize capital. These sales included $32 million of commercial loans, $19 million of which were nonperforming. During the quarter, we also transferred $32 million in corporate and commercial exposure to held for sale, including $27 million of outstandings and $5 million of unfunded lending commitments. $25 million of the exposure transferred was performing. $2.0 billion of the non-flow loan sales/transfers were performing and $25 million were nonperforming.

 

At the end of 2Q04, 99% of the $4.3 billion in large corporate and commercial exposure moved to held for sale since 3Q01 has been sold or paid down. The following table provides additional information related to the direct loan sale and securitization activity and the types of loans transferred to loans held for sale.

 

Second Quarter 2004 Loans Securitized or

Sold or Transferred to Held for Sale

Out of Loan Portfolio

 

     Balance

  

Direct

Allowance

Reduction


  

Provision to

Adjust Value


    Inflow as Loans Held For Sale

(In millions)


   Non-performing

   Performing

   Total

        Non-performing

   Performing

   Total

Commercial loans

   $ 19    13    32    —      3     —      —      —  

Consumer loans

     —      2,010    2,010    11    —       —      —      —  
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

Loans securitized/sold out of loan portfolio

     19    2,023    2,042    11    3     —      —      —  
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

Commercial loans

     6    21    27    1    —       6    20    26

Consumer loans

     —      —      —      —      —       —      —      —  
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

Loans transferred to held for sale

     6    21    27    1    —       6    20    26
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

Recovery of lower of cost or market losses

     —      —      —      —      (12 )   —      —      —  
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

Total

   $ 25    2,044    2,069    12    (9 )   6    20    26
    

  
  
  
  

 
  
  

 

In addition to the provision described above, provision for credit losses related to loans transferred or sold included a $12 million benefit related to recovery of lower of cost or market losses recorded in prior quarters as a result of payoffs received on loans currently held in the loan portfolio that had been previously carried in loans held for sale.

 

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Merger Integration Update

 

Estimated Merger Expenses

 

In connection with the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction, which closed on July 1, 2003, we began recording certain merger-related and restructuring expenses in 3Q03. These expenses are reflected in our income statement. In addition, we recorded purchase accounting adjustments to reflect Prudential Financial’s contributed assets and liabilities at their respective fair values as of July 1, 2003, and to reflect certain exit costs related to Prudential’s contributed businesses, which has the effect of increasing goodwill. These purchase accounting adjustments are final as of June 30, 2004, and total $520 million. This amount is $164 million less than the previously announced estimate. We currently expect merger-related and restructuring expenses to be $500 million. During 2Q04, we reduced our estimate of total one-time costs for the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction by $108 million to $1.0 billion.

 

In connection with the First Union/Wachovia merger, we have also been recording certain merger-related and restructuring expenses reflected in our income statement, as well as purchase accounting adjustments relating to recording the former Wachovia’s assets and liabilities at their respective fair values as of September 1, 2001, and certain exit costs relating to the former Wachovia’s businesses. For the 12-month period following the merger consummation, these exits costs were recorded as purchase accounting adjustments, and accordingly, had the effect of increasing goodwill. In accordance with GAAP, as of 4Q02, we began recording former Wachovia exit costs, as merger-related and restructuring expenses in our income statement and the fair value purchase accounting adjustments were final as of September 1, 2002. During 2Q04, we reduced our estimate of total one-time costs for the First Union/Wachovia merger by $100 million to $1.3 billion.

 

The following table indicates our progress compared with the estimated merger expenses for each of the respective transactions.

 

Wachovia Securities Retail Brokerage Transaction

 

    

Net Merger-

Related and

Restructuring

Expenses


  

Exit Cost

Purchase

Accounting

Adjustments
(a)


  

Total


          
          

(In millions)


        

Total estimated expenses

   $ 500    520    1,020
    

  
  

Actual expenses

                

2003

     85    118    203

First quarter 2004

     55    35    90

Second quarter 2004

     65    367    432
    

  
  

Total actual expenses

   $ 205    520    725
    

  
  

(a) These adjustments represent incremental costs related to combining the two companies and are specifically attributable to Prudential's contributed business. Examples include employee termination costs, employee relocation costs, contract cancellations including leases and closing redundant Prudential contributed facilities. These adjustments are reflected in goodwill and are not charges against income.

 

First Union/Wachovia Merger

 

    

Net Merger-

Related and

Restructuring

Expenses


  

Exit Cost

Purchase

Accounting

Adjustments
(a)


  

Total


          
          

(In millions)


        

Total estimated expenses

   $ 1,064    251    1,315
    

  
  

Actual expenses

                

2001

   $ 178    141    319

2002

     386    110    496

2003

     364    —      364

First quarter 2004

     47    —      47

Second quarter 2004

     37    —      37
    

  
  

Total actual expenses

   $ 1,012    251    1,263
    

  
  

(a) These adjustments represent incremental costs related to combining the two companies and are specifically attributable to the former Wachovia. Examples include employee termination costs, employee relocation costs, contract cancellations including leases and closing redundant former Wachovia facilities. These adjustments are reflected in goodwill and are not charges against income.

 

The total one-time costs for each of these transactions are the sum of total merger-related and restructuring expenses as reported in the following Merger-Related and Restructuring Expenses table and Total pre-tax exit cost purchase accounting adjustments (one-time costs) as detailed in the Goodwill and Other Intangibles table on the following pages for each of the respective transactions.

 

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During the quarter, we recorded one-time costs of $432 million relating to the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction for a cumulative total of $725 million. We also recorded $37 million in the quarter relating to the First Union/Wachovia merger for a cumulative total for that merger of $1.3 billion.

 

Merger-Related and Restructuring Expenses

 

(Income Statement Impact)

 

     2004

    2003

 
     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  

(In millions)


   Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

    Quarter

 

Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction merger-related and restructuring expenses

                                

Personnel and employee termination benefits

   $ 20     19     16     13     —    

Occupancy and equipment

     7     2     2     1     —    

Advertising

     1     16     —       —       —    

Contract cancellations and system conversions

     33     15     19     12     —    

Other

     4     3     5     17     —    
    


 

 

 

 

Total Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction merger-related and restructuring expenses

     65     55     42     43     —    
    


 

 

 

 

First Union/Wachovia merger-related and restructuring expenses

                                

Personnel and employee termination benefits

     12     14     30     2     10  

Occupancy and equipment

     10     13     6     27     29  

Advertising

     —       1     25     18     15  

Contract cancellations and system conversions

     11     13     27     44     36  

Other

     4     6     5     14     6  
    


 

 

 

 

Total First Union/Wachovia merger-related and restructuring expenses

     37     47     93     105     96  
    


 

 

 

 

Other merger-related and restructuring expenses (reversals), net

     —       (3 )   —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

Net merger-related and restructuring expenses

     102     99     135     148     96  
    


 

 

 

 

Prudential Financial's 38 percent of shared Wachovia/Prudential Financial retail brokerage merger-related and restructuring expenses (minority interest)

     (25 )   (22 )   (15 )   (16 )   —    

Income taxes (benefits)

     (30 )   (29 )   (45 )   (49 )   (36 )
    


 

 

 

 

After-tax net merger-related and restructuring expenses

   $ 47     48     75     83     60  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Merger-Related And Restructuring Expenses

 

In the quarter, we recorded $40 million in net merger-related and restructuring expenses related to the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction after giving effect to Prudential Financial’s share of these expenses of $25 million. The majority of these expenses related to personnel and employee termination benefits as well as contract cancellation and system conversions costs. We also recorded $37 million of expenses relating to the First Union/Wachovia merger. Personnel and employee termination benefits, occupancy and equipment, contract cancellations and system conversions were the largest categories.

 

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

 

Under purchase accounting, the assets and liabilities contributed by Prudential Financial to the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction and the assets and liabilities of the former Wachovia are recorded at their respective fair values as of July 1, 2003, and September 1, 2001, respectively, as if they had been individually purchased in the open market. The premiums and discounts that resulted from the purchase accounting adjustments to financial instruments are accreted/amortized into income/expense over the estimated term of the respective assets and liabilities, similar to the purchase of a bond at a premium or discount. This results in a market yield in the income statement for those assets and liabilities. Assuming a stable market environment from the date of purchase, we would expect that as these assets and liabilities mature, they could generally be replaced with instruments of similar yields.

 

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The fair value purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Wachovia Securities retail transaction were final as of June 30, 2004.

 

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Created by the Wachovia Securities Retail Brokerage Transaction—Final

 

    

2004


   

2003


 

(In millions)


   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


 

Contributed value less book value of net assets contributed by Prudential Financial, Inc. as of July 1, 2003 (a)

   $ 118     118     118     140  
    


 

 

 

Fair value purchase accounting adjustments (b)

                          

Premises and equipment

     116     136     136     136  

Other

     127     59     33     6  

Income taxes

     (86 )   (67 )   (67 )   (56 )
    


 

 

 

Total fair value purchase accounting adjustments

     157     128     102     86  
    


 

 

 

Exit cost purchase accounting adjustments (c)

                          

Personnel and employee termination benefits

     147     34     22     —    

Occupancy and equipment

     328     88     77     76  

Other

     45     31     19     17  
    


 

 

 

Total pre-tax exit costs

     520     153     118     93  

Income taxes

     (201 )   (56 )   (42 )   (32 )
    


 

 

 

Total after-tax exit cost purchase accounting adjustments (One-time costs)

     319     97     76     61  
    


 

 

 

Total purchase intangibles

     594     343     296     287  

Customer relationships intangibles (Net of income taxes)

     91     91     91     91  
    


 

 

 

Goodwill

   $ 503     252     205     196  
    


 

 

 


(a) 3Q03 based on preliminary valuation of net assets contributed.
(b) These adjustments represent fair value adjustments in compliance with purchase accounting standards and adjust assets and liabilities contributed by Prudential Financial to their fair values as of July 1, 2003.
(c) These adjustments represent incremental costs relating to combining the two companies and are specifically attributable to those businesses contributed by Prudential Financial.

 

In 2Q04, we recorded certain refinements to our initial estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities contributed by Prudential Financial in the Wachovia Securities retail brokerage transaction and recorded additional exit cost purchase accounting adjustments. Together, these adjustments resulted in an after-tax net increase to goodwill of $251 million. This amount includes an additional $367 million in pre-tax exit cost purchase accounting adjustments principally pertaining to occupancy and equipment as we finalized our plans for the integration, and reflects the costs associated with consolidating operations to Richmond, VA and personnel and employee termination benefits. As of June 30, 2004, the goodwill attributable to this transaction totaled $503 million.

 

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Created by the First Union/Wachovia Merger—Final

 

(In millions)


      

Purchase price less former Wachovia ending tangible stockholders' equity as of September 1, 2001

   $ 7,466  
    


Fair value purchase accounting adjustments (a)

        

Financial assets

     836  

Premises and equipment

     167  

Employee benefit plans

     276  

Financial liabilities

     (13 )

Other, including income taxes

     (154 )
    


Total fair value purchase accounting adjustments

     1,112  
    


Exit cost purchase accounting adjustments (b)

        

Personnel and employee termination benefits

     152  

Occupancy and equipment

     85  

Gain on regulatory-mandated branch sales

     (47 )

Contract cancellations

     8  

Other

     53  
    


Total pre-tax exit costs

     251  

Income taxes

     (73 )
    


Total after-tax exit cost purchase accounting adjustments (One-time costs)

     178  
    


Total purchase intangibles

     8,756  

Deposit base intangible (Net of income taxes)

     1,194  

Other identifiable intangibles (Net of income taxes)

     209  
    


Goodwill as of June 30, 2004

   $ 7,353  
    



(a) These adjustments represent fair value adjustments in compliance with purchase accounting standards and adjust assets and liabilities of the former Wachovia to their fair values as of September 1, 2001.
(b) These adjustments represent incremental expenses relating to combining the two companies and are specifically attributable to the former Wachovia.

 

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E xplanation of Our Use of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this quarterly earnings report includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those presented on pages 2 and 4 under the captions “Earnings Reconciliation”, and “Other Financial Measures”, each with the sub-headings – “Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle” and — “Earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, other intangible amortization and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle”, and which are reconciled to GAAP financial measures on pages 37-39. In addition, in this quarterly earnings report certain designated net interest income amounts are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, including the calculation of the overhead efficiency ratio.

 

Wachovia believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the underlying operational performance of the company, its business and performance trends and facilitates comparisons with the performance of others in the financial services industry. Specifically, Wachovia believes that the exclusion of merger-related and restructuring expenses, and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle permits evaluation and a comparison of results for on-going business operations, and it is on this basis that Wachovia’s management internally assesses the company’s performance. Those non-operating items are excluded from Wachovia’s segment measures used internally to evaluate segment performance in accordance with GAAP because management does not consider them particularly relevant or useful in evaluating the operating performance of our business segments. In addition, because of the significant amount of deposit base intangible amortization, Wachovia believes that the exclusion of this expense provides investors with consistent and meaningful comparisons to other financial services firms. Wachovia’s management makes recommendations to its board of directors about dividend payments based on reported earnings excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, other intangible amortization and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (cash earnings), and has communicated certain cash dividend payout ratio goals to investors. Management believes that the cash dividend payout ratio is useful to investors because it provides investors with a better understanding of and permits investors to monitor Wachovia’s dividend payout policy. Wachovia also believes that the presentation of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis ensures comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry standards. Wachovia operates one of the largest retail brokerage businesses in our industry, and we have presented an overhead efficiency ratio excluding these brokerage services, which management believes is useful to investors in comparing the performance of our banking business with other banking companies.

 

Although Wachovia believes the above non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP basis financial measures.

 

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Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

         

2004


   

2003


 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   *    Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

Net income

                                     

Net income (GAAP)

   A    $ 1,252     1,251     1,100     1,105     1,032  

After tax change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (17 )   —    
         


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          1,252     1,251     1,100     1,088     1,032  

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          47     48     75     83     60  
         


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   B      1,299     1,299     1,175     1,171     1,092  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          67     69     74     79     81  
         


 

 

 

 

Income before change in accounting principle, excluding after tax merger-related and restructuring expenses, and other intangible amortization (Cash basis)

   C    $ 1,366     1,368     1,249     1,250     1,173  
         


 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

                                     

Net income available to common stockholders (GAAP)

   D    $ 1,252     1,251     1,100     1,105     1,031  

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          47     48     75     83     60  

After tax change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (17 )   —    
         


 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   E      1,299     1,299     1,175     1,171     1,091  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          67     69     74     79     81  
         


 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders, excluding after tax merger-related and restructuring expenses, and other intangible amortization (Cash basis)

   F    $ 1,366     1,368     1,249     1,250     1,172  
         


 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

                                     

Average assets (GAAP)

   G    $ 411,074     398,688     388,987     376,894     341,912  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

          (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
         


 

 

 

 

Average tangible assets (GAAP)

   H    $ 398,748     386,337     376,607     364,644     329,662  
         


 

 

 

 

Average assets (GAAP)

        $ 411,074     398,688     388,987     376,894     341,912  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          69     20     199     138     63  

Change in accounting principle

          —       —       —       (14 )   —    
         


 

 

 

 

Average assets, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   I      411,143     398,708     389,186     377,018     341,975  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

          (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
         


 

 

 

 

Average tangible assets (Cash basis)

   J    $ 398,817     386,357     376,806     364,768     329,725  
         


 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

                                     

GAAP

   A/G      1.22 %   1.26     1.12     1.16     1.21  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   B/I      1.27     1.31     1.20     1.23     1.28  

Return on average tangible assets

                                     

GAAP

   A/H      1.26     1.30     1.16     1.20     1.26  

Cash basis

   C/J      1.38 %   1.42     1.32     1.36     1.43  
         


 

 

 

 

 

Table continued on next page.

 

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Reconciliation Of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                   
          2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   *

   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

Return on average common stockholders' equity

                                     

Average common stockholders' equity (GAAP)

   K    $ 32,496     32,737     32,141     31,985     32,362  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          69     20     199     138     63  

Change in accounting principle

          —       —       —       (14 )   —    
         


 

 

 

 

Average common stockholders' equity, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   L      32,565     32,757     32,340     32,109     32,425  

Average intangible assets (GAAP)

   M      (12,326 )   (12,351 )   (12,380 )   (12,250 )   (12,250 )
         


 

 

 

 

Average common stockholders' equity (Cash basis)

   N    $ 20,239     20,406     19,960     19,859     20,175  
         


 

 

 

 

Return on average common stockholders' equity
GAAP
   D/K      15.49 %   15.37     13.58     13.71     12.78  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and change in accounting principle

   E/L      16.04     15.95     14.41     14.46     13.49  
Return on average tangible common stockholders' equity
GAAP
   D/K+M      24.96     24.68     22.09     22.22     20.56  

Cash basis

   F/N      27.15 %   26.97     24.83     24.97     23.32  
         


 

 

 

 


* The letters included in the column are provided to show how the various ratios presented in the tables on pages 37 through 39 are calculated. For example, return on average assets on a GAAP basis is calculated by dividing net income (GAAP) by average assets (GAAP) (i.e., A/G), and annualized where appropriate.

 

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Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                   
          2004

    2003

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)


   *

   Second
Quarter


    First
Quarter


    Fourth
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


    Second
Quarter


 

Overhead efficiency ratios

                                     

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   O    $ 3,487     3,656     3,766     3,570     3,001  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          (102 )   (99 )   (135 )   (148 )   (96 )
         


 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   P      3,385     3,557     3,631     3,422     2,905  

Other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          (107 )   (112 )   (120 )   (127 )   (131 )
         


 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense (Cash basis)

   Q    $ 3,278     3,445     3,511     3,295     2,774  
         


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

        $ 2,838     2,861     2,877     2,653     2,540  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

          65     62     65     64     63  
         


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

        $ 2,903     2,923     2,942     2,717     2,603  

Fee and other income (GAAP)

          2,599     2,757     2,604     2,616     2,158  
         


 

 

 

 

Total

   R    $ 5,502     5,680     5,546     5,333     4,761  
         


 

 

 

 

Retail Brokerage Services, excluding insurance

                                     

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   S    $ 908     989     957     941     472  
         


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

        $ 117     107     82     69     30  

Tax-equivalent adjustment

          —       —       1     —       —    
         


 

 

 

 

Net interest income (Tax-equivalent)

          117     107     83     69     30  

Fee and other income (GAAP)

          907     1,031     1,008     1,001     532  
         


 

 

 

 

Total

   T    $ 1,024     1,138     1,091     1,070     562  
         


 

 

 

 

Overhead efficiency ratios

                                     

GAAP

   O/R      63.40 %   64.36     67.90     66.95     63.03  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

   P/R      61.54     62.61     65.45     64.18     61.02  

Excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses, and brokerage

   P-S/R-T      55.34     56.53     60.00     58.23     57.93  

Cash basis

   Q/R      59.60     60.64     63.28     61.79     58.27  

Cash basis excluding brokerage

   Q-S/R-T      52.95 %   54.06     57.30     55.24     54.81  
         


 

 

 

 

Operating leverage

                                     

Operating leverage (GAAP)

        $ (11 )   244     18     2     (1 )

After tax merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          3     (36 )   (12 )   52     31  
         


 

 

 

 

Operating leverage, excluding merger-related and restructuring expenses

          (8 )   208     6     54     30  

After tax other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          (5 )   (8 )   (7 )   (4 )   (9 )
         


 

 

 

 

Operating leverage (Cash basis)

        $ (13 )   200     (1 )   50     21  
         


 

 

 

 

Dividend payout ratios on common shares

                                     

Dividends paid per common share

   U    $ 0.40     0.40     0.35     0.35     0.29  
         


 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)

   V    $ 0.95     0.94     0.83     0.83     0.77  

Merger-related and restructuring expenses (GAAP)

          0.03     0.04     0.05     0.06     0.04  

Other intangible amortization (GAAP)

          0.05     0.05     0.06     0.05     0.06  

Change in accounting principle (GAAP)

          —       —       —       (0.01 )   —    
         


 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share (Cash basis)

   W    $ 1.03     1.03     0.94     0.93     0.87  
         


 

 

 

 

Dividend payout ratios (GAAP)

                                     

GAAP

   U/V      42.11 %   42.55     42.17     42.17     37.66  

Cash basis

   U/W      38.83 %   38.83     37.23     37.63     33.33  
         


 

 

 

 


* The letters included in the column are provided to show how the various ratios presented in the tables on pages 37 through 39 are calculated. For example, return on average assets on a GAAP basis is calculated by dividing net income (GAAP) by average assets (GAAP) (i.e., A/G), and annualized where appropriate.

 

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Wachovia 2Q04 Quarterly Earnings Report

 

Cautionary Statement

 

The foregoing materials and management’s discussion of them may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to Wachovia, as well as the goals, plans, objectives, intentions, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of Wachovia, including, without limitation, (i) statements relating to certain of 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, (ii) statements relating to the benefits of (A) the proposed merger between Wachovia Corporation and SouthTrust Corporation (the “Merger”), and (B) the retail securities brokerage combination transaction between Wachovia and Prudential Financial, Inc., completed July 1, 2003 (the “Brokerage Transaction”), including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and the accretion of reported earnings that may be realized from the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction, (iii) statements with respect to Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts, and (iv) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “intends”, “plans”, “targets”, “probably”, “potentially”, “projects”, “outlook” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Wachovia’s or SouthTrust’s control). The following factors, among others, could cause Wachovia’s financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements: (1) the risk that the businesses involved in the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction will not be integrated successfully or such integrations may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (2) expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; (3) revenues following the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction may be lower than expected; (4) deposit attrition, customer attrition, operating costs, and business disruption following the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction, including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (5) the failure of Wachovia’s and/or SouthTrust’s shareholders to approve the merger; (6) enforcement actions by governmental agencies that are not currently anticipated; (7) 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; (8) 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; (9) inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; (10) 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, its 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; (11) adverse changes in the financial performance and/or condition of Wachovia’s borrowers which could impact the repayment of such borrowers’ outstanding loans; and (12) 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. Additional information with respect to factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements is included in the reports filed by Wachovia with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 2004.

 

Wachovia cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Merger and/or the Brokerage Transaction or other matters and attributable to Wachovia or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Wachovia does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral.

 

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Additional Information

 

The proposed merger between Wachovia Corporation and SouthTrust Corporation will be submitted to Wachovia’s and SouthTrust’s shareholders for their consideration, and, on July 9, 2004, Wachovia filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of Wachovia and SouthTrust and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders are urged to read the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. You will be able to obtain a free copy of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Wachovia and SouthTrust, at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, at www.wachovia.com under the tab “Inside Wachovia – Investor Relations” and then under the heading “Financial Reports—SEC Filings”. You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, at www.southtrust.com under the tab “About SouthTrust”, then under “Investor Relations” and then under “SEC Documents”. Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Wachovia Corporation, Investor Relations, One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28288-0206, (704)-374-6782, or to SouthTrust Corporation, P. O. Box 2554, Birmingham, AL 35290, (205)-254-5187.

 

Wachovia and SouthTrust, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Wachovia and SouthTrust in connection with the merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Wachovia and their ownership of Wachovia common stock is set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 15, 2004, for Wachovia’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Information about the directors and executive officers of SouthTrust and their ownership of SouthTrust common stock is set forth in the proxy statement, dated March 8, 2004, for SouthTrust’s 2004 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.

 

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The following is a transcript of a video broadcast made available to Wachovia employees.

 

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>>Mary: WELCOME TO “EARNINGS REVIEW,” YOUR SOURCE FOR THE STORY BEHIND WACHOVIA’S PERFORMANCE EACH QUARTER. WE COME TO YOU FOUR TIMES A YEAR ON THE DAYS WE ANNOUNCE CORPORATE EARNINGS FOR THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE COMPANY’S FINANCIALS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO WACHOVIA’S REPUTATION. TODAY, WE’RE LOOKING AT SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS FOR 2004. WITH US TODAY, AS ALWAYS, IS BOB KELLY, CFO AND HEAD OF FINANCE. WELCOME, BOB. THANKS FOR JOINING US.

 

>>Bob: NICE TO BE HERE, MARY.

 

>>Mary: AND WE ALSO REGULARLY INVITE MEMBERS OF WACHOVIA’S LEADERSHIP TEAM TO JOIN US AS GUESTS. WITH US TODAY IS SHANNON McFAYDEN, HEAD OF CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, WHICH INCLUDES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. SHANNON IS GOING TO DISCUSS WACHOVIA’S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND CURRENT EFFORTS AROUND THE COMPANY’S EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE. LET’S START WITH THE NEWS FROM THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004. BOB, COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THE QUARTER’S RESULTS?

 

>>Bob: I WOULD BE PLEASED TO, MARY. IT WAS A GREAT QUARTER, QUITE FRANKLY. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT THE MARKET WAS EXPECTING. EARNINGS WERE VERY STRONG. EPS WAS VERY STRONG, AND WHEN YOU ACTUALLY STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR EARNINGS WERE ACTUALLY UP 21% YEAR OVER YEAR. MY EXPECTATION IS THAT’S PROBABLY THE HIGHEST OF ALL THE BIG BANKS IN THE COUNTRY. SO THE TOP 20 BANKS, WE’RE PROBABLY NUMBER ONE ON A YEAR-OVER-YEAR BASIS. CREDIT QUALITY CONTINUES TO BE EXTRAORDINARY. OUR NON-PERFORMING LOANS, — THOSE ARE THE LOANS THAT WE’RE NOT ACCRUING INTEREST ON, — IS ACTUALLY DOWN 9% ONE QUARTER OVER THE NEXT, WHICH WAS A GAIN AND VERY IMPRESSIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NON-PERFORMING ASSETS ARE ALREADY VERY LOW, SO THIS IS FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN CREDIT QUALITY, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT EACH ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES, I THINK THEY’RE EXECUTING VERY NICELY.

 

>>Mary: WELL, THAT’S GREAT. YOU MENTIONED THAT WE DID EXCEED WALL STREET’S EXPECTATIONS FOR THE QUARTER.

 

>>Bob: WE DID.

 

>>Mary: BUT WE’VE NOTICED THAT, I GUESS, DATING BACK TO THE SOUTHTRUST ANNOUNCEMENT, THE STOCK PRICE HAS BEEN DEPRESSED A LITTLE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THAT’S THE CASE?

 

>>Bob: WELL, SURE. TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ANYONE THINKS ABOUT AN ACQUISITION OR A MERGER, IN ALMOST ALL SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, THE ACQUIRING COMPANY’S STOCK PRICE USUALLY GOES DOWN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 6%. OUR STOCK PRICE WENT DOWN 4% BECAUSE PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT: GEE, DID THEY PAY TOO MUCH? DID THEY PAY IN A WAY IN WHICH IT WILL BE HARD FOR THEM TO GET SYNERGIES? ARE THEIR SYNERGIES TOO HIGH, TOO LITTLE? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY’RE DOING? THERE’S SOME INTEGRATION RISKS AND THE MARKET WORRIES ABOUT THAT, AND IT’S CHANGE, SO TYPICALLY THE MARKET DINGS YOU A LITTLE BIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. MY GUESS IS I DON’T THINK WE’LL HAVE THIS ISSUE TWO OR THREE MONTHS FROM NOW.

 

>>Mary: THAT’S GOOD NEWS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. LET’S THINK ABOUT THE SECOND QUARTER AGAIN AND EACH LINE OF BUSINESS.

 

>>Bob: SURE.


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>>Mary: TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW EACH OF OUR FOUR CORE LINES OF BUSINESS DID FOR THE QUARTER.

 

>>Bob: I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO. FIRSTLY, EVERY ONE OF THE BUSINESSES HAD A VERY NICE REVENUE INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD DOUBLE DIGIT EARNINGS GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THAT’S HOW YOU ACHIEVE A 21%, BOTTOM LINE IMPROVEMENT YEAR OVER YEAR. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF EACH ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES, FIRSTLY THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANK, THEIR REVENUE IS UP 18% YEAR OVER YEAR WITH AN OVER 50% IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. THAT’S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CAPITAL MARKETS BEING STRONGER THAN THEY WERE, BUT IT’S ALSO A GREAT REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT THEY’RE GAINING MARKET SHARE OVER OTHER BIG INVESTMENT BANKS, SO THEY’RE DOING A GREAT JOB. CMG HAD A TOUGHER QUARTER THIS QUARTER. THEY’RE REVENUES ARE UP HUGELY YEAR OVER YEAR AND SO IS THE BOTTOM LINE BECAUSE IT INCLUDES PRUDENTIAL, BUT THEY’RE DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN REVENUE AND A LITTLE BIT IN EARNINGS OVER THE FIRST QUARTER BECAUSE RETAIL INVESTMENT ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE NATION IS DOWN. SO IN OTHER WORDS, INDIVIDUALS AREN’T BUYING MUTUAL FUNDS AND STOCKS AND BONDS AS AGGRESSIVELY AS THEY WERE IN THE FIRST QUARTER. HAVING SAID THAT, IT WAS STILL A GOOD QUARTER FOR CMG. IN TERMS OF GBG, THEY HAD A FANTASTIC QUARTER. THEIR REVENUES WERE UP 5% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS UP 16%, AND THAT’S A REFLECTION OF FANTASTIC SALES, WONDERFUL SERVICE, DEPOSIT GROWTH CONTINUES TO BE EXTRAORDINARY, AND WE’RE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LOAN GROWTH, MORE SO THAN WE WOULD HAVE PERHAPS IN PRIOR QUARTERS, SO GREAT QUARTER FROM GBG, AND FINALLY, WEALTH, AND THEY HAD AN EXCELLENT QUARTER. WE HAVE REVENUE UP 13% YEAR OVER YEAR AND THEIR BOTTOM LINE IS UP ALMOST 50% YEAR OVER YEAR SO WHEN YOU ACTUALLY SLICE AND DICE IT AND LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THE BUSINESSES, MARY, IT’S A GREAT STORY.

 

>>Mary: AND I THINK IT REALLY ALSO ADVOCATES WHY OUR BUSINESS MODEL MAKES SO MUCH SENSE BECAUSE THE VARIOUS BUSINESSES ARE DOING WELL OR BETTER AT DIFFERENT TIMES, AND IT GIVES US A LOT OF STRENGTH.

 

>>Bob: WELL, IT’S TRUE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ABOUT — WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 2002 AND 2003, THOSE WERE INCREDIBLY GOOD YEARS FOR OUR GENERAL BANK, AND THEY WERE MUCH TOUGHER YEARS FOR THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANK. THIS YEAR, THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANK IS JUST FLYING HIGH AND GREAT EARNINGS IMPROVEMENT YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THE GENERAL BANK STILL HAS FANTASTIC IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOT TO THE SAME EXTENT. SO THE GENERAL BANK REALLY CARRIED US LARGELY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE RECESSION AND NOW THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANK IS REALLY DOING GREAT THINGS FOR OUR BOTTOM LINE.

 

>>Mary: I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. AS INTEREST RATES HAVE RISEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHAT DO YOU SEE THE AFFECT OF THAT BEING ON WACHOVIA? WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THAT IN THE NEWS, IN GENERAL.

 

>>Bob: IT’S KIND OF MIXED. THE MARKET TRADITIONALLY THINKS THAT AS RATES GO UP, IT’S BAD FOR BANK EARNINGS, AND THAT’S ONLY IF THE BANKS HAVEN’T ANTICIPATED AN INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES. YOU CAN POSITION YOUR BALANCE SHEET AND YOUR INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY SO ON AVERAGE IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER, OR YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON IT, AND THAT’S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DO. A RISE IN INTEREST RATES, YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE ON OUR EARNINGS. THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT A RISE IN INTEREST RATES. THAT IMPLIES THAT THE ECONOMY IS GETTING STRONGER AND THAT LOAN GROWTH SHOULD BE HIGHER AND FEE GROWTH SHOULD BE HIGHER. SO I ACTUALLY FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT AT LEAST SOME RISE IN INTEREST RATES BECAUSE THAT TELLS US THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER IN THE ECONOMY.


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>>Mary: WELL, THAT’S GOOD. THANKS FOR THAT GREAT REVIEW OF THE QUARTER, AND NOW I’D LIKE TO TURN TO SHANNON AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AS A CORPORATION. WE TALKED ABOUT FIVE PRIORITIES A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW WE’VE ADDED A SIXTH WITH THE SOUTHTRUST ANNOUNCEMENT. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SIX CORPORATE PRIORITIES.

 

>>Shannon: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AS YOU SAID, THEY REALLY HAVE NOT CHANGED A LOT. EARLIER THIS YEAR, KEN ASKED ALL OF US TO FOCUS ON SOME THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN FOCUSING ON, REVENUE GROWTH, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND REALLY TAKING THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, CONTINUING TO BUILD ON OUR STRONG FOUNDATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. HE ADDED A FIFTH ONE FOR US THIS YEAR, WHICH IS EXPENSE CONTROL, REDUCING EXPENSES. REALLY, IN ESSENCE, INCREASING OUR EFFICIENCY. WE WERE FOCUSED ON THOSE FIVE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER LAST MONTH ADDED BACK ON A NUMBER SIX PRIORITY, WHICH WE HAVE DONE BEFORE SO WELL, BUT WE MUST CONTINUE TO DO IT AGAIN WITH THE SOUTHTRUST MERGER AND THAT IS, HAVING A SUCCESSFUL MERGER INTEGRATION.

 

>>Mary: RIGHT. WELL, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE QUARTER’S RESULTS AND OVER THE PAST EIGHT QUARTERS, I GUESS, THEY’VE CONTINUED TO HAVE INCREASED EARNINGS EACH QUARTER, BUT WACHOVIA’S DOING WELL, SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS EFFICIENCY GOAL, WHY IS IT THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY? I WOULD OPEN THAT UP TO BOTH OF YOU.

 

>>Shannon: WELL, THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION, AND IT CAN SEEM LIKE A DISCONNECT WITH ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT BOB DESCRIBED THAT WE’RE DOING, WHY IS IT THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON A FIFTH EFFICIENCY? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE AND THE DATA IS PRETTY COMPELLING. YOU HEARD BOB MENTION OUR PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO OUR TOP 20 PEER BANKS AND ON ANY NUMBER OF MEASURES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT BOB OUTLINED, WE REALLY ARE AMONG THE TOP. SOMETIMES IN THE NUMBER ONE POSITION, BUT TYPICALLY IN THE TOP QUARTILE. THERE’S ONE RATIO, THOUGH, WHERE WE ARE LAGGING OUR PEERS AND PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY LAGGING OUR PEERS, AND THAT IS THE OVERHEAD EFFICIENCY RATIO, ALSO KNOWN AS OER. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT RATIO, WHICH IS A MEASURE OF OUR EFFICIENCY, WE’RE AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR 20 PEER BANKS. EVEN IF YOU REMOVE BROKERAGE FROM THAT EQUATION, WHICH IS BY THE NATURE OF ITS BUSINESS A MORE COST-INTENSIVE BUSINESS, WE STILL ARE IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF OUR PEER GROUP, AND THAT’S NOT A PLACE WHERE WE WANT TO BE. IN ORDER TO BE THE BEST, MOST TRUSTED AND ADMIRED, WE NEED TO BE IN THE TOP HALF, IN THE FIRST OR SECOND QUARTILE AGAINST OUR PEERS, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EFFICIENCY RATIO, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO IMPROVE IT, REVENUE GROWTH AND A REDUCTION IN COSTS, AND SO WE’RE GOING TO WORK ON BOTH OF THOSE.

 

>>Mary: WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE. BOB, WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING?

 

>>Bob: I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT SUMMARY, SHANNON. IT’S TRUE. WHEN ONE THINKS ABOUT BUILDING A GREAT COMPANY, YOU WANT TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR KEY RATIOS AND METRICS BE IN FIRST QUARTILE, BEING THE BEST IN THE NATION. THE ONLY ONE WE CAN LEGITIMATELY BE CRITICIZED FOR WOULD BE THAT RATIO, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IMPROVING THAT, IT’S ABOUT DOING A BETTER JOB FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHILE BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT. AND IT’S NOT ABOUT ACTUALLY CUTTING EXPENSES. IT’S ABOUT SLOWING DOWN THE GROWTH RATE OF EXPENSES. WE’RE STILL GOING TO GROW AND WE’RE GOING TO INVEST IN THE COMPANY AND INVEST IN OUR BUSINESSES, BUT WE JUST WANT TO SLOW DOWN THAT GROWTH AND EXPENSES MORE THAN WE HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS.


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>>Mary: NOW WE UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE’RE ACTUALLY TAKING, SHANNON, IN ORDER TO REACH THAT GOAL?

 

>>Shannon: WELL, WE’RE TRYING TO BE VERY COMPREHENSIVE, BUT ALSO VERY THOUGHTFUL AND FACT-BASED. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF REVENUE GROWTH INITIATIVES THAT ALL OF OUR LINES OF BUSINESSES ARE WORKING ON TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO EVEN GROW MORE OUR REVENUE BASE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE’VE GOT TO LOOK AT OUR EXPENSE GROWTH, AND SO WE HAVE FORMED A PROGRAM OFFICE. PETER SIDEBOTTOM AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LEAD THAT OFFICE. WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A TEAM FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMUNICATIONS, OPERATIONAL RISK, FINANCE. WE ARE ATTACKING THIS THROUGH TAKING A LOT OF DATA IN THE COMPANY AND SAYING, HOW DO WE NOW SCOPE OUT AND ASSESS WHERE ARE THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES? WE’RE LOOKING AT PROCESSES. WE’RE LOOKING AT ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS. WE’RE LOOKING AT STRUCTURES. WE’RE LOOKING AT WHERE ARE THERE PERHAPS DUPLICATIONS OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD REDUCE. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVEN INITIAL INITIATIVES, AND WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SCOPING THOSE TO SEE IS THERE REALLY OPPORTUNITY THERE, HOW BIG IT IS, AND CAN WE PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN A WAY THAT WON’T DISRUPT REVENUE GROWTH, WON’T DISRUPT CUSTOMER SERVICE, WON’T DISRUPT MERGER INTEGRATION. AS WE SCOPE EACH OF THOSE FOR TIMING AND SEQUENCING, WE CONTINUE TO ADD POSSIBLE INITIATIVES TO THE LIST AND OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE’LL LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY WE CAN FIND.

 

>>Mary: OKAY. WE KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SIX STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, THEY SEEM TO BE ALMOST IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU REDUCE EXPENSES OR EVEN THE GROWTH RATE IN EXPENSES AT THE SAME TIME YOU’RE INCREASING LOYALTY AMONG YOUR CUSTOMERS OR FLAWLESSLY EXECUTING A MERGER INTEGRATION? HOW DO YOU RESOLVE THOSE PERCEIVED CONFLICTS IN THE PRIORITIES?

 

>>Shannon: THAT IS THE QUESTION AND THE ONE THAT IS TOP OF MIND FOR US, AND WE’RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, I OVERSIMPLIFY IT, BUT I LIKEN IT TO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IN OUR LIVES. RUNNING THIS COMPANY WOULD BE EASY IF WE COULD SAY THIS YEAR, WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON CUSTOMERS AND NEXT YEAR, WE WILL FOCUS ON REVENUE, AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT, WE WILL FOCUS ON EXPENSES. JUST LIKE IT WOULD BE EASIER TO SAY THIS YEAR WILL BE MY FAMILY, AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE MY JOB AND THE YEAR AFTER MY HEALTH. WE CAN’T DO THAT, AND IN FACT, “BUSINESS ETHICS MAGAZINE” PRODUCED THEIR LIST OF 100 BEST CORPORATE CITIZENS. A LIST THAT WE SHOULD BE SO PROUD THAT WACHOVIA MADE, BUT THEIR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS AND WHAT HELPED US TO BE PLACED ON THAT LIST, IS COMPANIES WHO DO WELL SERVING ALL THEIR CONSTITUENCIES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THAT IS, TAKING CARE OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS, OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR COMMUNITIES, AND CAN WE DO ALL FOUR OF THOSE WELL AND AT THE SAME TIME? THAT’S WHAT THIS INITIATIVE IS ALL ABOUT. SO IT’S GOING TO REQUIRE CONSTANT FOCUS. WE HAVE WONDERFUL INITIATIVE LEADERS. WE HAVE GREAT STEERING COMMITTEES AND REALLY, THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM OFFICE IN PLACE, TO JUGGLE THE COMPETING PRIORITIES AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THEM ALL WELL.

 

>>Mary: RIGHT. CAN YOU ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, BOB?

 

>>Bob: DID I MENTION HOW MUCH I LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO BE EFFICIENT?

 

>>Mary: I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE THAT.

 

>>Bob: ESPECIALLY ON THIS SHOW. IT’S WONDERFUL. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SHANNON SAYS.


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>>Mary: ABSOLUTELY. EFFICIENCY CANNOT ONLY BE WITH THE CFO AND THE FINANCE DIVISION. IT’S SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN.

 

>>Bob: RIGHT.

 

>>Mary: SHANNON, I HEARD WITH RESPECT TO THE EFFICIENCY EFFORT THAT THERE’S A NEW ROLE FOR THE INITIATIVE TEAM THAT’S CALLED THE CHALLENGER. TELL ME WHAT THAT MEANS.

 

>>Shannon: IT IS. IT’S A NEW CONCEPT WE’RE GOING TO USE, AND I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. I’M SURE YOU, LIKE I HAVE, OVER THE YEARS HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME CHANGE COMING OUT IN THE COMPANY, AND WE SIT BACK AND WE SCRATCH OUR HEADS AND SAY, DIDN’T ANYBODY SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO EXIST? YOU KNOW, WASN’T ANYBODY ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS? THAT’S THE ROLE OF THE CHALLENGER, IS TO BE OUR THOUGHT PROVOKERS, TO ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT CUSTOMERS? WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT’S THE IMPACT? IF YOU PULL THAT LEVER HERE, WHAT’S THE IMPACT GOING TO BE OVER HERE? THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE GREAT CROSS-ENTERPRISE THINKERS, WHO ARE BROAD THINKERS, WHO DEMONSTRATED A LOT OF COURAGE AT PUSHING BACK EVEN ON LEADERS AND ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS, AND THAT’S THEIR JOB TO HELP US THINK MORE BROADLY AND TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE ASSOCIATED RISKS AND HELP US REALLY THINK CLEARLY ABOUT EVERYTHING AND ALL CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH THE PROCESS.

 

>>Mary: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT ROLE AND ONE THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE IN A LOT OF INITIATIVES. JUST TO CLARIFY, THOSE CHALLENGERS ARE STILL DOING THEIR EXISTING JOBS.

 

>>Shannon: YES. EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS INITIATIVE FROM THE PROGRAM OFFICE TO INITIATIVE LEADERS TO CHALLENGERS TO STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE ALL HAVE DAYTIME JOBS, AS WELL.

 

>>Mary: GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT UPDATE ON THE PRIORITIES AND ESPECIALLY ON THE EFFICIENCY EFFORT.

 

>>Shannon: THANK YOU.

 

>>Mary: BOB, BEFORE WE CLOSE, I THINK YOU HAVE A MESSAGE, AS YOU USUALLY DO, FOR EMPLOYEES ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON TO CONTINUE THE GREAT MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE.

 

>>Bob: ABSOLUTELY, MARY. THERE’S NO REAL CHANGE TO IT EITHER. WE’VE GOT TO KEEP GROWING OUR BUSINESS. WE’VE BEEN DOING A FANTASTIC JOB ON THAT FOR QUARTER AFTER QUARTER AFTER QUARTER, SO CONGRATULATIONS. IT’S ALL ABOUT HAVING MORE CUSTOMERS, SERVING THEM BETTER, HAVING THEM BE MORE LOYAL, PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY OUR GREAT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OVER TIME, AND THAT’S HAPPENING. LET’S KEEP DOING IT, AND THE REALITY IS, WE’RE DOING IT BETTER THAN MOST BANKS IN THE NATION, AND THE MARKET IS RECOGNIZING THAT, AND THEY’LL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THAT. WE’VE JUST GOT TO KEEP IT GOING. THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE AND LOYALTY CAN’T BE — WE CAN’T EMPHASIZE IT ENOUGH IN THAT OVER TIME, THIS IS A HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE AND WE’RE BETTER THAN MOST BANKS AT IT, AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT AS WELL, AND I THINK OUR CUSTOMERS RECOGNIZE IT, TOO. SHANNON TALKED ABOUT EXPENSE GROWTH. THIS IS STILL GOING TO BE VERY MUCH AN ISSUE FOR US. NOT JUST THIS YEAR. PROBABLY FOREVER AS A CULTURAL ISSUE, BUT CERTAINLY OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS AS WE WORK THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN BECOMING A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT AS A COMPANY, AND FINALLY, OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE — WE STILL HAVE MERGER


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INTEGRATION, WHICH WE’LL PROBABLY HAVE FOREVER IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER GOING ON BECAUSE WE’RE IN A CONSOLIDATING INDUSTRY AND WE ARE ONE OF THE SURVIVORS, SO WE HAVE PRUDENTIAL, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON REALLY SINCE OUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. WE’LL BE 99% DONE PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BIGGEST CONVERSIONS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER, SO GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE IN SYSTEMS BROKERAGE IN GETTING THAT DONE SUCCESSFULLY, AND I’M SURE THEY WILL, AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE SOUTHTRUST. WE ANNOUNCED THAT ON JUNE 21st. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL GET EVERYTHING CONSUMMATED AND PUT TO BED AND INTEGRATED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THING WE WILL HAVE TO DO WHICH WILL BE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER IS ACTUALLY GETTING THE DEAL CLOSED. WE’LL GET IT CLOSED. WE’LL START INTEGRATING. WE’LL DO IT FLAWLESSLY. YOU PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WHILE IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE, SO I’M VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS INTEGRATION WILL GO WELL, AS WELL, AND WE’LL DO IT IN A WAY WHICH IS IN A VERY, VERY CUSTOMER FRIENDLY WAY WHICH ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY GROW OUR CUSTOMER BASE WHILE WE GO THROUGH THE INTEGRATION PROCESS SO NO REAL CHANGE.

 

>>Mary: SOUNDS GREAT. NEXT QUARTER WHEN YOU JOIN US, WE WILL STILL BE LOOKING AT A WACHOVIA THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SOUTHTRUST.

 

>>Bob: THAT’S RIGHT.

 

>>Mary: BUT AFTER THAT —

 

>>Bob: THE FOURTH QUARTER WILL BE A BIG CHANGE FOR US. YOU’LL SEE A LOT MORE REVENUE, A LOT MORE EXPENSES AND A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS.

 

>>Mary: OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU, SHANNON AND BOB, FOR JOINING US TODAY.

 

>>Shannon: THANK YOU.

 

>>Bob: MY PLEASURE.

 

>>Mary: THAT WRAPS UP THIS EDITION OF “EARNINGS REVIEW.” OUR NEXT BROADCAST WILL BE IN OCTOBER WHEN WE REPORT THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS FOR 2004. FOR OUR NEXT BROADCAST, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR TO US ADDRESS, SEND THOSE TO CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS VIA LOTUS NOTES. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.