Wachovia Corporation

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by John McKenna, as the Foreign Representative of BluePoint Re Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bermuda-based Security Capital Assurance Ltd., in which XL Capital owns a 46% stake, has been hit with a new wave of class action lawsuits. Already facing class action litigation brought on behalf of shareholders for alleged fraud, the latest lawsuits seek to recover damages on behalf of purchasers of municipal derivatives from January 1, 1992 to the present. The latest class action complaints - numbering three so far - were filed at three different federal courts in the United States from March 12 to April 23, 2008, with eight municipalities or cities and one university as the specimen plaintiffs.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands Antilles - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 22, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Joao Estavano Mendes Neves, Teresa Marie Dos Santos, Plantage Mendes NV, Trees & Flowers NV, d/b/a Cactus Entertainment, and Wachovia Corporation.