Surry Business

Wachovia Corporation’s board of directors has approved the company’s regular 64-cents-per-share quarterly cash dividend on its common stock.

The dividend is payable on Dec. 17, 2007, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 30, 2007.

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) is one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $719.9 billion and market capitalization of $97.5 billion at June 30, 2007. Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to 13 million household and business customers. Wachovia has 3,400 retail financial centers including three in Surry County: 554 N. Main in Mount Airy, 105 N. Crutchfield in Dobson and 1500 N. Bridge St. in Elkin.

Retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage more than $795 billion in client assets through approximately 10,800 registered representatives in 774 offices in 48 states.

Online banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and services at wachoviasec.com; and investment products and services at evergreeninvestments.com.