SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Wachovia Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| North Carolina | 56-0898180 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) |
| One Wachovia Center | ||
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 28288-0013 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: x | If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ¨ |
| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: |
333-123311 | |||
| (If applicable) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |
Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
| 10.5% Trigger CAPITALSSM (Covered Asset ParticIpation Target exchAngeabLe Securities) Linked to the Common Stock of eBay Inc. due July 28, 2006 | American Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered |
Wachovia Corporation (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its securities to be registered hereunder contained in the Prospectus dated May 13, 2005 under “Description of the Notes We May Offer” and in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated July 5, 2005 filed with the Commission on July 6, 2005 under Rule 424(b)(5), pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-123311) filed with the Commission on March 14, 2005 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Registration Statement”).
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| 1. | Senior Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1983, between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee, including form of senior debt securities (included as Exhibit 4(a) to the Registration Statement) |
| 2. | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 1986, between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee (included as Exhibit 4(b) to the Registration Statement) |
| 3. | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1988, between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee (included as Exhibit 4(c) to the Registration Statement) |
| 4. | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1990, between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee (included as Exhibit 4(d) to the Registration Statement) |
| 5. | Form of 10.5% Trigger CAPITALSSM (Covered Asset ParticIpation Target exchAngeabLe Securities) Linked to the Common Stock of eBay Inc. due July 28, 2006 |
| 6. | SIGNATURE |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Wachovia Corporation (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: July 21, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Anthony R. Augliera | ||||||
| Anthony R. Augliera Senior Vice President | ||||||||