Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Enos Gerald Adams JR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WACHOVIA CORP NEW [WB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
WACHOVIA CORPORATION, 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Operations and Tech
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,368.029 (10)
D
 
Common Stock 551.9373
I
By 401k
Common Stock 2
I
By Son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
ESOP (Right to Buy) (1) 01/22/2000(2) 01/22/2009 Common Stock 2,432 $ 42.91 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 01/22/2000(2) 01/22/2009 Common Stock 8,568 $ 42.91 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (1) 01/28/2001(4) 01/28/2010 Common Stock 3,298 $ 32 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 01/28/2001(4) 01/28/2010 Common Stock 876 $ 32 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (1) 12/18/2001 12/18/2010 Common Stock 4 $ 24.34 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 04/16/2003(5) 04/16/2012 Common Stock 9,796 $ 37.98 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 04/22/2004(6) 04/22/2013 Common Stock 23,718 $ 37.43 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 04/19/2005(7) 04/19/2014 Common Stock 22,864 $ 44.65 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 04/18/2006(8) 04/18/2015 Common Stock 20,777 $ 50.38 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (3) 03/31/2007(9) 03/30/2016 Common Stock 58,740 $ 56.05 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Enos Gerald Adams JR
WACHOVIA CORPORATION
301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET
CHARLOTTE, NC 
      Sr. VP Operations and Tech  

Signatures

Gerald Adams Enos JR 04/20/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Provisions exist with respect to these shares to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations and the withholding of shares in payment of the exercise price. The exercise of certain options in any one year is limited to 100,000 dollars.
(2) The option becomes exercisable in 20% increments on each of January 22, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively.
(3) Provisions exist with respect to these shares to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations and the withholding of shares in payment of the exercise price.
(4) The option becomes exercisable in 20% increments on each of January 28, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, respectively.
(5) The option vests in three equal installments beginning on 4/16/2003.
(6) The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/22/2004.
(7) The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/19/2005.
(8) The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/18/2006.
(9) The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 3/31/2007.
(10) As of 4/18/06 includes 24,864 of unvested restricted stock with respect to which provisions exist to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

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