Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
MCFAYDEN SHANNON W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WACHOVIA CORP NEW [WB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SEVP, Corp. Comm. Affairs
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE WACHOVIA CENTER, 301 S. COLLEGE ST.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/23/2006
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28288
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               151.1629 I by 401(K)
Common Stock 01/23/2006   M   782 A $ 29.25 28,843 D  
Common Stock 01/23/2006   S   575 D $ 51.66 28,268 D  
Common Stock 01/23/2006   M(3)   3,418 A $ 29.25 31,686 D  
Common Stock 01/23/2006   F   1,937 D $ 51.59 29,749 (4) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
ESOP (Right to Buy) (1) $ 29.25 01/23/2006   M     782 04/16/1997 04/16/2006 Common Stock 782 $ 0 0 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) (2) $ 29.25 01/23/2006   M     3,418 04/16/1997 04/16/2006 Common Stock 3,418 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCFAYDEN SHANNON W
ONE WACHOVIA CENTER
301 S. COLLEGE ST.
CHARLOTTE, NC 28288
      SEVP, Corp. Comm. Affairs  

Signatures

 Shannon W. McFayden   01/25/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 witholding of shares to satisfy tax witholding obligations and the witholding of shares in payment of the exercise price.
(2) 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.
(3) The exercise price for the 3,418 shares was paid by delivering 1,937 shares of common stock at a fair market value of $51.59, plus $96.67 in cash.
(4) Includes 10,780 shares 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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