Filed by SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act of 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934

Subject Company: Wachovia Corporation
Commission File No. 1-9021

Date: July 9, 2001

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ADVERTISEMENT WHICH RAN IN VARIOUS EAST COAST PUBLICATIONS TODAY.