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| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236148) filed by Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
On April 27, 2022, the Company issued CAD750,000,000 4.168% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes Due April 28, 2026 (the “Notes”).
The purpose of this Current Report is to file with the SEC the following documents: (i) the Underwriting Agreement for the Notes; (ii) the form of the Notes; and (iii) the opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding the Notes.
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| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated April 20, 2022 among the Company and the Underwriters named therein. | Filed herewith | ||
| 4.1 | Form of 4.168% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes Due April 28, 2026. | Filed herewith | ||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding the Notes. | Filed herewith | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. | Included as part of Exhibit 5.1 | ||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | Filed herewith | ||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | ||
| DATED: April 27, 2022 | /s/ Bryant Owens | |
| Bryant Owens | ||
| Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | ||