Mario Lopez Appears at Wachovia's Way2Save(SM) Challenge

Mario Lopez Appears at Wachovia's Way2Save(SM) Challenge

Wachovia's Free Way2Save Challenge Motivates Americans to Start Saving; Awards $10,000 in Cash and other Great Prizes at Hollywood & Highland on Feb. 19

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Join Wachovia and Mario Lopez at a free, fun event challenging Americans to start saving. The public event features a stage stacked three stories high with eight glass "money" machines and an interactive, entertaining and educational experience designed to show how easy it is to start saving. The event at Hollywood & Highland kicks off an 11-city tour, which will award participants more than $190,000 in cash prizes while highlighting Wachovia's new Way2Save product.

* Lopez will sign autographs, pose for fan photos and grab flying dollars
in one of the "money" machines.
* Five lucky people will win $2,000 each, for a total of $10,000 in cash
prizes in each market.
* Eligible contestants will have the chance to grab flying dollars in one
of eight glass "money" machines. The event is free and open to the
general public. No purchase is necessary to participate.
* KIIS-FM DJ Manny Guevara will broadcast live.
* Visitors can test their savings savvy in an entertaining and interactive
environment.
* Participants can unwind in the Relax and Save area with shoulder
massages and learn how to find peace of mind in their financial lives.

What: Meet Mario Lopez and Take the Way2Save Challenge
First stop in an 11-city mobile tour

When: Tues., Feb. 19
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Where: Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Who: Mario Lopez, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
KIIS-FM Manny Guevara of Manny on the Streets can be heard on
102.7 KIIS-FM, 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Kathryn Black, Wachovia Savings Director

Photo Ops: Mario Lopez signs autographs, poses for photos with fans and grabs dollars for charity on a stage stacked three stories high with eight glass money machines. Interviews with Mario Lopez: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

No purchase necessary to enter or win in the Wachovia Way2Save(SM) Challenge. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia 18+ years as of the date of entry. For list of exact dates, hours of operation and location of each of the 12 Events and Official Rules visit www.wachovia.com/way2savetour between 12:00:00 am ET on 2/19/08 and 11:59:59 pm ET on 5/10/08 (promotion period). Void where prohibited. Subject to Official Rules available at the website address above or by sending a SASE for receipt by 6/23/08 to: Wachovia Way2Save(SM) Challenge RULES, P.O. Box 13198 Bridgeport, CT 06673-3198. Sponsor: Wachovia Corporation. Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank of Delaware are Members FDIC

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $782.9 billion and market capitalization of $75.3 billion at December 31, 2007. Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers through 3,400 retail financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices. Our retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage more than $1.2 trillion in client assets through 17,900 registered representatives in 1,500 offices nationwide. Online banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and services at wachoviasec.com; and investment products and services at evergreeninvestments.com.

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Source: Wachovia Corporation

CONTACT: Jennifer Darwin of Wachovia, +1-704-383-8149,
Jennifer.Darwin@wachovia.com, or Jennifer Sharpe, +1-704-451-3960 c.,
Jennifer.Sharpe@mullen.com, for Wachovia

Web site:

http://www.wachovia.com/
http://www.wachovia.com/way2savetour

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