[Wells Fargo & Company Letterhead]
March 20, 2024
Mr. Robert Arzonetti | VIA EDGAR |
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Wells Fargo & Company |
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended
File No. 333-277455
Acceleration Request
Dear Mr. Arzonetti:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Wells Fargo & Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (the Registration Statement), be accelerated and that such Registration Statement be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 22, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, by calling Dawn Pruitt at (612) 766-7103.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Bryant Owens |
Bryant Owens |
Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |