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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent common stock of Wells Fargo &amp; Company (the &quot;Company&quot;) acquired on March 15, 2021 upon settlement of a Performance Share award granted on February 26, 2018 for the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2020 (as previously disclosed on a Form 4 filed on February 25, 2021).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Number of shares represents a Restricted Share Right (&quot;RSR&quot;) vesting on March 15, 2021. Original grant date was February 26, 2019. This vesting represents one-third of the original amount of RSRs granted (plus dividend equivalents reinvested in additional RSRs).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Number of shares represents a RSR vesting on March 15, 2021. Original grant date was March 3, 2020. This vesting represents one-third of the original amount of RSRs granted (plus dividend equivalents reinvested in additional RSRs).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Reflects share equivalent of units in the Wells Fargo ESOP Fund under the 401(k) Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) as of February 26, 2021, as if investable cash equivalents held by Plan were fully invested in Company common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock upon vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents the number of 2018 Performance Shares determined based on financial performance for the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2020 pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Performance Share award granted on February 26, 2018, which is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). As a condition to receiving the grant, the reporting person agreed to hold, while employed by the Company and for one year after retirement, shares of Company common stock as required under the Company's Stock Ownership Policy.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Each RSR represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">These RSRs, which were awarded as a portion of long-term incentive compensation for 2019, vest in three installments: one-third on 3/15/2020, 3/15/2021, and 3/15/2022.  As a condition to receiving the grant, the reporting person agreed to hold, while employed by the Company and for one year after retirement, shares of Company common stock as required under the Company's Stock Ownership Policy.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">These RSRs vest in three installments: one-third on 3/15/2021, 3/15/2022, and 3/15/2023.  As a condition to receiving the grant, the reporting person agreed to hold, while employed by the Company and for one year after retirement, shares of Company common stock as required under the Company's Stock Ownership Policy.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Petros G. Pelos, by Anthony R. Augliera, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-03-17</signatureDate>
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