UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 27, 2007
Wachovia Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-10000 | 56-0898180 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Wachovia Center Charlotte, North Carolina |
28288-0013 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(704) 374-6565
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 27, 2007, Wachovia Corporation (“Wachovia”) announced that Peter M. Carlson, Wachovia’s interim Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, has been appointed Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, effective June 27, 2007.
Mr. Carlson, age 43, has served as Wachovia’s interim Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since October 2006, and Wachovia’s Director of External Reporting from March 2004. From October 2003 until March 2005, Mr. Carlson was a Co-Director of Accounting Policy, and from August 2002 until October 2003, he served as Vice President and Manager of Accounting Policy at Wachovia. Prior to joining Wachovia in August 2002, Mr. Carlson was an audit partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.
A copy of the news release (the “News Release”) announcing Mr. Carlson’s appointment is attached as Exhibit (99) to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| (99) | The News Release. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WACHOVIA CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: June 28, 2007 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Wurtz | ||
| Name: | Thomas J. Wurtz | |||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| (99) | The News Release |