Preferred Term Sheet

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Summary of Terms

 

Filed under Rule 433

Registration No. 333-125271

Wachovia Corporation

80,000,000 Depository Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of

8.00% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J

(liquidation amount $25 per Share)

 

Issuer:    Wachovia Corporation
Securities Offered:    Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Wachovia Corporation 8.00% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J
Ratings:    A2 (Moody’s) / A (S&P) / A+ (Fitch)
Amount:    80,000,000 Depository Shares
Over-allotment Option:    12,000,000 Depository Shares
Maturity:    Perpetual
Day Count:    30/360
Trade Date:    December 18, 2007
Settlement Date:    December 21, 2007
Dividend Rate (Non-Cumulative):    8.00%
Dividend Payment Dates:    March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each year, or by the next business day, beginning March 15, 2008.
Optional Redemption:    On any Dividend Payment Date on or after December 15, 2017 (subject to limitations described in the prospectus supplement dated December 18, 2007)
Public Offering Price:    $25 per depository share
Underwriting Commissions:    $0.7875, save for sales to institutions in respect of which the underwriting compensation will be $0.50
Net Proceeds:    Approximately $1.95 billion
Book-Running Manager:    Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
Senior Co-Managers:    Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC
Junior Co-Managers:    Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., NatCity Investments, Inc., RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc., Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., The Williams Capital Group, L.P., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Depositary, registrar and paying

agent for the Depositary Shares:

   U.S. Bank, National Association

Registrar and paying agent for

the Series J Preferred Stock:

   American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
Listing:    NYSE


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Summary of Terms

 

Filed under Rule 433

Registration No. 333-125271

 

CUSIP for Depository Shares:    929903276
   The security ratings above are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities offered hereby. The ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. Each of the security ratings above should be evaluated independently of any other security rating.
  

 

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