Specimen of Cert. Series G, Class A Prf. Stock



 Exhibit 4(a) 
  
 
	 Number:             
 	  	                          Shares
 
	 
	  	  	 SEE REVERSE FOR
 
	  	  	 IMPORTANT NOTICE
 
	  	  	 ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
 
	  	  	 AND OTHER INFORMATION
 
	 
	  	  	 CUSIP
                    
 

 
  
 WACHOVIA CORPORATION 
 a Corporation Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina 
  
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT
                                       
 **Specimen**                                     

  
 is the owner of
                                       
              fully paid and non-assessable shares of Series G, Class A Preferred Stock, no par value and a liquidation preference of $150.00 per share, of 

 
 Wachovia Corporation 
  
 (the “Corporation”) transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares
represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Corporation and any amendments thereto. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed on
its behalf by its duly authorized officers. 
  
 DATED
                            ,
             
  
 
	 Countersigned and Registered:
 	 	  	  	  
	 
	                     Transfer Agent
                     and Registrar
 	 	 (SEAL)
 

 	  	  
 
                    President                
    
 
	 
	 By:
                                        
          
 	 	  	  	  
 
Secretary
 

 
  







  
 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
  
 The Corporation will furnish to any shareholder, on request, without charge and in writing, a full statement of the powers, designations and any preferences, conversion and
other rights, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to
issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent set, and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set such rights and preferences of
subsequent series. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time, a copy of which will be sent
without charge to each shareholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent. 
  
 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN 
 OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE
A BOND OF INDEMNITY 
 AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 







  
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  
 TEN
COM — as tenants in common 
 TEN ENT  — as tenants by the entireties 
 JT TEN     — as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common 
  
 UNIF GIFT MIN
ACT —                                 
Custodian                                   
                                       
     (Custodian)                                  (Minor)

  
                                       
      under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 
                                 
                                       
                                        
                                   (State) 
  
 Additional abbreviations by also be used though not in the above list. 
  
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED,                                 
hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
  
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME
AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 
  
 
(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL
SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE) 
  
                                      
        (                                )
shares represented by this Certificate and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                        
     Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  
 
	 Dated:
                                        
            ,             
 	  	  
 

	 In presence of:
                                        
            
 	  	 NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever.