424B2 1 wfcr1908-424b2_110719.htm PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 232

 

 

The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these notes and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 232
(To Product Supplement No. EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1
dated April 25, 2019, Prospectus Supplement dated
May 18, 2018 and Prospectus dated April 5, 2019)

 

Subject to Completion

Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated

November 7, 2019

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 333-221324 and

333-221324-01


    Units
$10 principal amount per unit
CUSIP No.

 

Pricing Date*
Settlement Date*
Maturity Date*


November  , 2019
November  , 2019
December  , 2020
*Subject to change based on the actual date the notes are priced for initial sale to the public (the “pricing date”)
       

Wells Fargo Finance LLC

Capped Notes Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company

1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Basket beyond a 7.50% decline, with up to 92.50% of your principal at risk
Maturity of approximately 13 months
1-to-1 upside exposure to increases in the Basket, subject to a capped return of [7.00% to 8.00%]
The Basket will be comprised of the EURO STOXX 50® Index  and the S&P 500® Index. The EURO STOXX 50® Index will be given an initial weight of 60.00%, and the S&P 500® Index will be given an initial weight of 40.00%
All payments occur at maturity and are subject to credit risk; if Wells Fargo Finance LLC, as issuer, and Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor, default on their obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment
No periodic interest payments or dividends
In addition to the underwriting discount set forth below, the notes include a hedging-related charge of $0.075 per unit. See “Structuring the Notes”
Limited secondary market liquidity, with no exchange listing; intended to be held to maturity
The notes are the unsecured obligations of Wells Fargo Finance LLC.  The notes and the related guarantee are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of a depository institution and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Deposit Insurance Fund or any other governmental agency
   

 

The notes are being issued by Wells Fargo Finance LLC and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company. The notes have complex features and investing in the notes involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-7 of this term sheet and beginning on page PS-7 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

The initial estimated value of the notes as of the pricing date is expected to be between $9.49 and $9.69 per unit, which is less than the public offering price listed below. The range for the initial estimated value of the notes is based on the estimated value of the notes determined for us as of the date of this term sheet by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC using its proprietary pricing models. The actual value of your notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted with accuracy. See “Summary” on the following page, “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-7 of this term sheet and “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-22 of this term sheet for additional information.

 

 

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Note Prospectus (as defined below) is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

  Per Unit Total
Public offering price(1) $     10.00 $            
Underwriting discount(1) $       0.20 $            
Proceeds, before expenses, to Wells Fargo Finance LLC $      9.80 $            
(1)For any purchase of 500,000 units or more in a single transaction by an individual investor or in combined transactions with the investor’s household in this offering, the public offering price and the underwriting discount will be $9.95 per unit and $0.15 per unit, respectively. See “Supplement to the Plan of Distribution” below.

 

The notes and the related guarantee:

Are Not FDIC Insured Are Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value

BofA Securities

November      , 2019

 

 

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Summary

The Capped Notes Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December , 2020 (the “notes”) are our senior unsecured debt securities. All payments on the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company. The notes and the related guarantee are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of a depository institution and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Deposit Insurance Fund or any other governmental agency. The notes will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The guarantee of the notes will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor. Any payments due on the notes, including any repayment of principal, will be subject to credit risk. If Wells Fargo Finance LLC, as issuer, and Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor, default on their obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment.

The notes provide you a 1-to-1 return, subject to a cap, if the Ending Value of the Market Measure, which is the global equity index basket described below (the “Basket”), is greater than its Starting Value. If the Ending Value is equal to or less than the Starting Value but greater than or equal to the Threshold Value, you will receive the principal amount of your notes. If the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value, you will lose a portion, which could be significant, of the principal amount of your notes. Any payments on the notes will be calculated based on the $10 principal amount per unit and will depend on the performance of the Basket, subject to our and the Guarantor’s credit risk. See “Terms of the Notes” and “The Basket” below.

The Basket will be comprised of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and the S&P 500® Index (each, a “Basket Component”). The EURO STOXX 50® Index will be given an initial weight of 60.00%, and the S&P 500® Index will be given an initial weight of 40.00%.

The public offering price of each note of $10 includes certain costs that are borne by you. Because of these costs, the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than the public offering price. The costs included in the public offering price relate to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes, as well as to our funding considerations for debt of this type.

The costs related to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes include (a) the underwriting discount, (b) the projected profit that our hedge counterparty (which may be Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), BofAS or one of its affiliates) expects to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes and (c) hedging and other costs relating to the offering of the notes.

Our funding considerations take into account the higher issuance, operational and ongoing management costs of market-linked debt such as the notes as compared to conventional debt of Wells Fargo & Company of the same maturity, as well as our and our affiliates’ liquidity needs and preferences. Our funding considerations are reflected in the fact that we determine the economic terms of the notes based on an assumed rate that is generally lower than our internal funding rate, which is described in “Risk Factors—The estimated value of the notes is determined by our affiliate’s pricing models, which may differ from those of MLPF&S, BofAS or other dealers” below and is used in determining the estimated value of the notes.

If the costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes were lower, or if the assumed rate we use to determine the economic terms of the notes were higher, the economic terms of the notes would be more favorable to you and the estimated value would be higher. The initial estimated value of the notes as of the pricing date will be set forth in the final term sheet made available to investors in the notes.

Our affiliate, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), calculated the range for the initial estimated value of the notes set forth on the cover page of this term sheet, based on its proprietary pricing models. The range for the initial estimated value reflects terms that are not yet fixed, as well as uncertainty about market conditions and other relevant factors as of the pricing date. In no event will the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date be less than the bottom of the range. Based on WFS’s proprietary pricing models and related market inputs and assumptions, WFS determined an estimated value for the notes by estimating the value of the combination of hypothetical financial instruments that would replicate the payout on the notes, which combination consists of a non-interest bearing, fixed-income bond (the “debt component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying the economic terms of the notes (the “derivative component”). For more information about the initial estimated value and the structuring of the notes, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-7 of this term sheet and “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-22 of this term sheet.

 

Capped NotesTS-2

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Terms of the Notes Redemption Amount Determination
Issuer: Wells Fargo Finance LLC On the maturity date, you will receive a cash payment per unit determined as follows:
Guarantor: Wells Fargo & Company  
Principal Amount: $10.00 per unit
Term: Approximately 13 months
Market Measure: A global equity index basket comprised of the EURO STOXX 50® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SX5E”) and the S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”). Each Basket Component is a price return index.
Starting Value: The Starting Value will be set to 100.00 on the pricing date.
Ending Value: The average of the values of the Market Measure on each calculation day occurring during the Maturity Valuation Period, calculated as specified in “The Basket” on page TS-10 and “Description of LIRNs—Basket Market Measures” beginning on page PS-23 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1. The scheduled calculation days are subject to postponement in the event of Market Disruption Events, as described on page PS-25 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.
Threshold Value: 92.50% of the Starting Value.
Participation Rate: 100.00%
Capped Value: [$10.70 to $10.80] per unit, which represents a return of [7.00% to 8.00%] over the principal amount. The actual Capped Value will be determined on the pricing date.
Maturity Valuation Period: Five scheduled calculation days shortly before the maturity date, which will be set forth in the final pricing supplement.
Fees and Charges: The underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit listed on the cover page and the hedging related charge of $0.075 per unit. See “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-22.
Joint Calculation Agents: WFS and BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”), acting jointly.

Capped NotesTS-3

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

The terms and risks of the notes are contained in this term sheet and in the following:

Product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1 dated April 25, 2019:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000138713119002921/wfclirn1-424b2_042519.htm
Prospectus supplement dated May 18, 2018:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000119312518167593/d523952d424b2.htm
Prospectus dated April 5, 2019:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000138713119002551/wfc-424b2_040519.htm

When you read the accompanying prospectus supplement, note that all references in such supplement to the prospectus dated April 27, 2018, or to any sections therein, should refer instead to the accompanying prospectus dated April 5, 2019 or to the corresponding sections of such prospectus, as applicable.

As a result of the completion of the reorganization of Bank of America’s U.S. broker-dealer business, references to MLPF&S in the accompanying product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1, as such references relate to MLPF&S’s institutional services, should now be read as references to BofAS.

These documents (together, the “Note Prospectus”) have been filed as part of a registration statement with the SEC, which may, without cost, be accessed on the SEC website as indicated above or obtained from MLPF&S or BofAS by calling 1-800-294-1322. Before you invest, you should read the Note Prospectus, together with this term sheet, for information about us, the Guarantor and this offering. Any prior or contemporaneous oral statements and any other written materials you may have received are superseded by the Note Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this term sheet have the meanings set forth in product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1. When we refer to “we,” “us” or “our” in this document, we refer only to Wells Fargo Finance LLC and not to any of its affiliates, including Wells Fargo & Company.

Investor Considerations

You may wish to consider an investment in the notes if: The notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if:

      You anticipate that the value of the Basket will increase moderately from the Starting Value to the Ending Value.

      You are willing to risk a loss of principal and return if the value of the Basket decreases from the Starting Value to an Ending Value that is below the Threshold Value.

      You accept that the return on the notes will be capped.

      You are willing to forgo the interest payments that are paid on conventional interest bearing debt securities.

      You are willing to forgo dividends or other benefits of owning the stocks included in the Basket Components.

      You are willing to accept a limited market or no market for sales prior to maturity, and understand that the market prices for the notes, if any, will be affected by various factors, including our and the Guarantor’s actual and perceived creditworthiness, our assumed rate used to determine the economic terms of the notes and fees and charges on the notes.

      You are willing to assume our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, and the Guarantor’s credit risk, as guarantor of the notes, for all payments under the notes, including the Redemption Amount.

      You believe that the value of the Basket will decrease from the Starting Value to the Ending Value or that it will not increase sufficiently over the term of the notes to provide you with your desired return.

      You seek 100% principal repayment or preservation of capital.

      You seek an uncapped return on your investment.

      You seek interest payments or other current income on your investment.

      You want to receive dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Basket Components.

      You seek an investment for which there will be a liquid secondary market or you are unwilling to hold the notes to maturity.

      You are unwilling to accept the credit risk of Wells Fargo Finance LLC, as issuer, and Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor, or unwilling to obtain exposure to the Basket through an investment in the notes.

We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors before you invest in the notes.

 

Capped NotesTS-4

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Hypothetical Payout Profile

The graph below is based on hypothetical numbers and values.

Capped Notes

This graph reflects the returns on the notes, based on the Threshold Value of 92.50% of the Starting Value, the Participation Rate of 100% and a Capped Value of $10.75 per unit (the midpoint of the Capped Value range of [$10.70 to $10.80]). The green line reflects the returns on the notes, while the dotted gray line reflects the returns of a direct investment in the stocks included in the Basket Components, excluding dividends.

This graph has been prepared for purposes of illustration only.
See below table for a further illustration of the range of hypothetical payments at maturity.

Hypothetical Payments at Maturity

The following table and examples are for purposes of illustration only. They are based on hypothetical values and show hypothetical returns on the notes. They illustrate the calculation of the Redemption Amount and total rate of return based on the Starting Value of 100, the Threshold Value of 92.50, the Participation Rate of 100%, a hypothetical Capped Value of $10.75 (the midpoint of the range for the Capped Value), a hypothetical public offering price of $10.00 per unit and a range of hypothetical Ending Values. The actual amount you receive and the resulting total rate of return will depend on the actual Ending Value, Capped Value, the actual price you pay for the notes and whether you hold the notes to maturity. The following examples do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the notes.

For recent hypothetical values of the Basket, see “The Basket” section below. For recent actual levels of the Basket Components, see “The Basket Components” section below. Each Basket Component is a price return index and as such the Ending Value will not include any income generated by dividends paid on the stocks included in any of the Basket Components, which you would otherwise be entitled to receive if you invested in those stocks directly. In addition, all payments on the notes are subject to credit risk. If Wells Fargo Finance LLC, as issuer, and Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor, default on their obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment.

 

Ending Value

Percentage Change from the
Starting Value to the Ending Value

Redemption Amount per
Unit

Total Rate of Return on the
Notes

0.00 -100.00% $0.75 -92.50%
50.00 -50.00% $5.75 -42.50%
60.00 -40.00% $6.75 -32.50%
70.00 -30.00% $7.75 -22.50%
80.00 -20.00% $8.75 -12.50%
90.00 -10.00% $9.75 -2.50%
   92.50(1) -7.50% $10.00 0.00%
95.00 -5.00% $10.00 0.00%
98.00 -2.00% $10.00 0.00%
   100.00(2) 0.00% $10.00 0.00%
102.00 2.00% $10.20 2.00%
105.00 5.00% $10.50 5.00%
107.50 7.50%    $10.75(3) 7.50%
110.00 10.00% $10.75 7.50%
120.00 20.00% $10.75 7.50%
130.00 30.00% $10.75 7.50%
140.00 40.00% $10.75 7.50%
150.00 50.00% $10.75 7.50%
160.00 60.00% $10.75 7.50%
(1)The Threshold Value will be set to 92.50 on the pricing date.
(2)The Starting Value will be set to 100.00 on the pricing date.
(3)The Redemption Amount per unit cannot exceed the hypothetical Capped Value. Therefore, your return on the notes for Ending Values greater than 107.50% of the Starting Value will be limited to the Capped Value.

Capped NotesTS-5

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Redemption Amount Calculation Examples

Example 1
The Ending Value is 50.00, or 50.00% of the Starting Value:
Starting Value: 100.00
Threshold Value: 92.50
Ending Value: 50.00
 

= $5.75 Redemption Amount per unit

Example 2

The Ending Value is 95.00, or 95.00% of the Starting Value:
Starting Value:           100.00
Threshold Value:       92.50
Ending Value:            95.00

Redemption Amount (per unit) = $10.00, the principal amount, since the Ending Value is less than the Starting Value but equal to or greater than the Threshold Value.

Example 3
The Ending Value is 105.00, or 105.00% of the Starting Value:
Starting Value:        100.00
Ending Value:         105.00
= $10.50 Redemption Amount per unit

Example 4

The Ending Value is 130.00, or 130.00% of the Starting Value:
Starting Value:        100.00
Ending Value:         130.00
= $13.00, however, because the Redemption Amount for the notes cannot exceed the Capped Value, the Redemption Amount will be $10.75 per unit.
 

Capped NotesTS-6

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Risk Factors

There are important differences between the notes and a conventional debt security. An investment in the notes involves significant risks, including those listed below. You should carefully review the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the notes in the “Risk Factors” sections beginning on page PS-7 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1 identified above. We also urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors before you invest in the notes.

Depending on the performance of the Basket as measured shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal. As a result, even if the value of the Basket has increased at certain times during the term of the notes, if the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value, you will receive less than, and possibly lose a significant portion of, your principal amount.
Your return on the notes may be less than the yield you could earn by owning a conventional fixed or floating rate debt security of comparable maturity. There will be no periodic interest payments on notes as there would be on a conventional fixed-rate or floating-rate debt security having the same maturity.
Any positive return on your investment is limited to the return represented by the Capped Value and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the stocks included in the Basket Components.
The notes are subject to credit risk. The notes are our obligations, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any other third party. Any amounts payable under the notes are subject to creditworthiness, and you will have no ability to pursue any securities included in the Basket Components for payment. As a result, our and the Guarantor’s actual and perceived creditworthiness may affect the value of the notes and, in the event we and the Guarantor were to default on the obligations under the notes and the guarantee, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the notes.
As a finance subsidiary, we have no independent operations and will have no independent assets. As a finance subsidiary, we have no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of our securities and will have no independent assets available for distributions to the holders of our securities, including the notes, if they make claims in respect of such securities in a bankruptcy, resolution or similar proceeding. Accordingly, any recoveries by such holders will be limited to those available under the related guarantee by the Guarantor and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor. Holders will have recourse only to a single claim against the Guarantor and its assets under the guarantee. Holders of the notes should accordingly assume that in any such proceedings they would not have any priority over and should be treated pari passu with the claims of other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors of the Guarantor, including holders of unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by the Guarantor.
Holders of the notes have limited rights of acceleration.
Holders of the notes could be at greater risk for being structurally subordinated if either we or the Guarantor convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our or its assets to one or more of the Guarantor’s subsidiaries.
The notes will not have the benefit of any cross-default or cross-acceleration with other indebtedness of the Guarantor; events of bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or liquidation relating to the Guarantor and failure by the Guarantor to perform any of its covenants or warranties (other than a payment default under the guarantee) will not constitute an event of default with respect to the notes.
The estimated value of the notes is determined by our affiliate’s pricing models, which may differ from those of MLPF&S, BofAS or other dealers. The estimated value of the notes was determined for us by WFS using its proprietary pricing models and related market inputs and assumptions. Based on these pricing models and related market inputs and assumptions, WFS determined an estimated value for the notes by estimating the value of the combination of hypothetical financial instruments that would replicate the payout on the notes, which combination consists of a non-interest bearing, fixed-income bond (the “debt component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying the economic terms of the notes (the “derivative component”).

The estimated value of the debt component is based on an internal funding rate that reflects, among other things, our and our affiliates’ view of the funding value of the notes. This rate is used for purposes of determining the estimated value of the notes since we expect secondary market prices, if any, for the notes that are provided by WFS or any of its affiliates to generally reflect such rate. WFS determined the estimated value of the notes based on this internal funding rate, rather than the assumed rate that we use to determine the economic terms of the notes, for the same reason. WFS calculated the estimated value of the derivative component based on a proprietary derivative-pricing model, which generated a theoretical price for the derivative instruments that constitute the derivative component based on various inputs, including, but not limited to, the performance of the Basket; interest rates; volatility of the Basket Components; correlation between the Basket Components; volatility of currency exchange rates; correlation between currency exchange rates and the Basket Components; the time remaining to maturity; and dividend yields on the securities included in the Basket Components. These inputs may be market-observable or may be based on assumptions made by WFS in its discretion.

The estimated value of the notes is not an independent third-party valuation and certain inputs to these models may be determined by WFS in its discretion. WFS’s views on these inputs may differ from those of MLPF&S, BofAS and other dealers, and WFS’s estimated value of the notes may be higher, and perhaps materially higher, than the estimated value of the notes that would be determined by MLPF&S, BofAS or other dealers in the market. WFS’s models and its inputs and related assumptions may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the notes.

Capped NotesTS-7

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

The estimated value of the notes on the pricing date, based on WFS’s proprietary pricing models, will be less than the public offering price. The public offering price of the notes includes certain costs that are borne by you. Because of these costs, the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than the public offering price. The costs included in the public offering price relate to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes, as well as to our funding considerations for debt of this type. The costs related to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes include the underwriting discount, the projected profit that our hedge counterparty (which may be MLPF&S, BofAS or one of its affiliates) expects to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes and hedging and other costs relating to the offering of the notes. Our funding considerations are reflected in the fact that we determine the economic terms of the notes based on an assumed rate that is generally lower than our internal funding rate, which is described in the preceding risk factor. If the costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes were lower, or if the assumed funding rate we use to determine the economic terms of the notes were higher, the economic terms of the notes would be more favorable to you and the estimated value would be higher.
The public offering price you pay for the notes will exceed the initial estimated value. If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and lower than the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things, the assumed rate used to determine the economic terms of the notes, and the inclusion in the public offering price of the underwriting discount and the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes (which includes a hedging related charge), as further described in “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-22. These factors, together with customary bid ask spreads, other transaction costs and various credit, market and economic factors over the term of the notes, including changes in the value of the Basket, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the notes in complex and unpredictable ways.
The initial estimated value does not represent the price at which we, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our respective affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your notes at any time after issuance will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including the performance of the Basket, our creditworthiness and the Guarantor’s creditworthiness and changes in market conditions. BofAS has advised us that any repurchases by them or their affiliates are expected to be made at prices determined by reference to their pricing models and at their discretion, and these prices will include MLPF&S’s and BofAS’s trading commissions and mark-ups. If you sell your notes to a dealer other than MLPF&S or BofAS in a secondary market transaction, the dealer may impose its own discount or commission.
The notes will be not listed on any securities exchange or quotation system and a trading market is not expected to develop for the notes. None of us, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our respective affiliates is obligated to make a market for, or to repurchase, the notes. There is no assurance that any party will be willing to purchase your notes at any price in the secondary market. If a secondary market does exist, it may be limited, which may affect the price you receive upon any sale. Consequently, you should be willing to hold the notes until the maturity date.
If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value, if any, will be affected by various factors that interrelate in complex ways, and their market value may be less than the principal amount. The following factors are expected to affect the value of the notes: value of the Basket at such time; volatility of the Basket Components; economic and other conditions generally; interest rates; dividend yields; exchange rate movements and volatility; our and the Guarantor’s creditworthiness; and time to maturity.
Trading, hedging and other business activities of the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, and those of MLPF&S or BofAS or one or more of its affiliates, may affect your return on the notes and their market value and create conflicts of interest with you. The Guarantor and any of our other affiliates’ business, hedging and trading activities, and those of MLPF&S or BofAS or its affiliates (including trading in shares of companies included in the Basket Components), and any hedging and trading activities the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates or MLPF&S or BofAS or its affiliates engage in for their clients’ accounts, may adversely affect the value of the Basket and, therefore, adversely affect the market value of and return on the notes and may create conflicts of interest with you. The Guarantor and any of our other affiliates or MLPF&S or BofAS and its affiliates may also publish research reports on either Basket Component or one of the companies included in a Basket Component, which may be inconsistent with an investment in the notes and may adversely affect the value of the Basket. For more information about the hedging arrangements related to the notes, see “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-22.
Changes in the level of a Basket Component may be offset by changes in the level of the other Basket Component. Due to the different Initial Component Weights, changes in the level of the more heavily weighted Basket Component will have a more substantial impact on the value of the Basket than similar changes in the level of the other Basket Component.
You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment linked to the Basket.
The index sponsors may adjust their respective Basket Components in a way that affects their levels, and have no obligation to consider your interests.
You will have no rights of a holder of the securities included in the Basket Components, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
While the Guarantor or our other affiliates and MLPF&S, BofAS or its affiliates may from time to time own securities of companies included in the Basket Components, except to the extent that the Guarantor’s common stock and the common stock of Bank of America Corporation (the parent company of MLPF&S) are included in the Basket

Capped NotesTS-8

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Components, we, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS and our and their respective affiliates do not control any company included in the Basket Components, and have not verified any disclosure made by any company.

Your return on the notes may be affected by factors affecting the international securities markets, specifically changes in the countries represented by the EURO STOXX 50® Index. In addition, you will not obtain the benefit of any increase in the value of the currencies in which the securities included in the EURO STOXX 50® Index trade against the U.S. dollar which you would have received if you had owned the securities included in the EURO STOXX 50® Index during the term of your notes, although the value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index, and thus the Basket, may be adversely affected by general exchange rate movements in the market.
There may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agents, one of which is our affiliate and one of which is BofAS. As joint calculation agents, WFS and BofAS will determine the levels of the Basket Components and make any other determination necessary to calculate any payments on the notes. In making these determinations, WFS and BofAS may be required to make discretionary judgments that may adversely affect any payments on the notes. See the sections entitled “Description of LIRNs—Market Disruption Events,” “—Adjustments to an Index,” and “—Discontinuance of an Index” in the accompanying product supplement.
The U.S. federal tax consequences of the notes are uncertain, and may be adverse to a holder of the notes. See “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” below, “Risk Factors—General Risks Relating to LIRNs—The U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the LIRNs are unclear” beginning on page PS-14 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1 and “United States Federal Tax Considerations” beginning on page PS-31 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

Other Terms of the Notes

Market Measure Business Day

The following definition shall supersede and replace the definition of a “Market Measure Business Day” set forth in product supplement

EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

A “Market Measure Business Day” means a day on which:

(A)each of the Eurex (as to the EURO STOXX 50® Index), and the New York Stock Exchange and The Nasdaq Stock Market (as to the S&P 500® Index) (or any successor to the foregoing exchanges) are open for trading; and
(B)the Basket Components or any successors thereto are calculated and published.

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The Basket

The Basket is designed to allow investors to participate in the percentage changes in the levels of the Basket Components from the Starting Value to the Ending Value of the Basket. The Basket Components are described in the section “The Basket Components” below. Each Basket Component will be assigned an initial weight on the pricing date, as set forth in the table below.

For more information on the calculation of the value of the Basket, please see the section entitled “Description of LIRNs—Basket Market Measures” beginning on page PS-23 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

If November 6, 2019 were the pricing date, for each Basket Component, the Initial Component Weight, the closing level, the hypothetical Component Ratio and the initial contribution to the Basket value would be as follows:

 

Basket Component   Bloomberg
Symbol
  Initial
Component
Weight
  Closing
Level(1)(2)
  Hypothetical
Component
Ratio(1)(3)
  Initial Basket
Value
Contribution
EURO STOXX 50® Index   SX5E   60.00%   3,688.74   0.01626572   60.00
S&P 500® Index   SPX   40.00%   3,076.78   0.01300060   40.00
                Starting Value   100.00

 

(1)The actual closing level of each Basket Component and the resulting actual Component Ratios will be determined on the pricing date, subject to adjustment as more fully described in the section entitled “Description of LIRNs—Basket Market Measures—Determination of the Component Ratio for Each Basket Component” beginning on page PS-23 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1 if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the pricing date as to either Basket Component or if the pricing date is not a Market Measure Business Day as to either Basket Component.
(2)These were the closing levels of the Basket Components on November 6, 2019.
(3)Each hypothetical Component Ratio equals the Initial Component Weight of the relevant Basket Component (as a percentage) multiplied by 100, and then divided by the closing level of that Basket Component on November 6, 2019 and rounded to eight decimal places.

The calculation agents will calculate the value of the Basket by summing the products of the closing level for each Basket Component on each calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period and the Component Ratio applicable to such Basket Component. If a Market Disruption Event occurs as to either Basket Component on any scheduled calculation day, the closing level of that Basket Component will be determined as more fully described in the section entitled “Description of LIRNs—Basket Market Measures—Ending Value of the Basket” beginning on page PS-24 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

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While actual historical information on the Basket will not exist before the pricing date, the following graph sets forth the hypothetical historical performance of the Basket from January 1, 2009 through November 6, 2019. The graph is based upon actual daily historical levels of the Basket Components, hypothetical Component Ratios based on the closing levels of the Basket Components as of December 31, 2008, and a Basket value of 100.00 as of that date. This hypothetical historical data on the Basket is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Basket or what the value of the notes may be. Any hypothetical historical upward or downward trend in the value of the Basket during any period set forth below is not an indication that the value of the Basket is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the term of the notes.

 

Hypothetical Historical Performance of the Basket 

 

 

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The Basket Components

All disclosures contained in this term sheet regarding the Basket Components, including, without limitation, their make-up, method of calculation, and changes in their components, have been derived from publicly available sources. That information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, the applicable index sponsor. The consequences of an index sponsor discontinuing publication of a Basket Component are discussed in the section entitled “Description of LIRNs—Discontinuance of an Index” on page PS-22 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1. None of us, the Guarantor, the calculation agents, MLPF&S, or BofAS has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any information with respect to either Basket Component in connection with the notes, nor accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of either Basket Component or any successor index.

In addition, information about the Basket Components may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, the applicable index sponsor’s website (including information regarding top ten constituents and their respective weightings, sector weightings and country weights). We are not incorporating by reference into this term sheet any index sponsor’s website or any material it includes. None of us, the Guarantor or the agent makes any representation that such publicly available information regarding either Basket Component is accurate or complete.

The EURO STOXX 50® Index

The EURO STOXX 50® Index (the “SX5E Index”) is calculated, maintained and published by STOXX Limited (“STOXX”), the index sponsor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG. Publication of the SX5E Index began on February 26, 1998, based on an initial index value of 1,000 on December 31, 1991. The SX5E Index is published in The Wall Street Journal and disseminated on STOXX’s website.

The SX5E Index does not reflect the payment of dividends on the stocks underlying it and therefore the payment on the notes will not produce the same return you would receive if you were able to purchase such underlying stocks and hold them until maturity.

Index Composition

The SX5E Index is composed of 50 component stocks of market sector leaders in terms of free-float market capitalization from within the EURO STOXX Supersector indexes, which includes stocks selected from 11 Eurozone countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. At any given time, some eligible countries may not be represented in the SX5E Index. The component stocks have a high degree of liquidity and represent the largest companies across all supersectors as defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark.

Component Selection. The composition of the SX5E Index is reviewed by STOXX annually in September. Within each of the 19 EURO STOXX Supersector indexes, the respective index component stocks are ranked by free-float market capitalization. The largest stocks are added to the selection list until the coverage is close to, but still less than, 60% of the free-float market capitalization of the corresponding EURO STOXX Total Market Index Supersector Index. If the next highest-ranked stock brings the coverage closer to 60% in absolute terms, then it is also added to the selection list. All remaining stocks that are current SX5E Index components are then added to the selection list. The stocks on the selection list are then ranked by free-float market capitalization. The 40 largest stocks on the selection list are chosen as index components. The remaining 10 stocks are then selected from the largest current stocks ranked between 41 and 60. If the number of index components is still below 50, then the largest remaining stocks on the selection list are added until the SX5E Index contains 50 stocks.

Ongoing Maintenance of Component Stocks

The component stocks of the SX5E Index are monitored on an ongoing monthly basis for deletion and quarterly basis for addition. Changes to the composition of the SX5E Index due to corporate actions (including mergers and takeovers, spin-offs, sector changes and bankruptcy) are announced immediately, implemented two trading days later and become effective on the next trading day after implementation.

The component stocks of the SX5E Index are subject to a “fast exit” rule. A component stock is deleted if it ranks 75 or below on the monthly selection list and it ranked 75 or below on the selection list of the previous month. The highest-ranked non-component stock will replace the exiting component stock. The SX5E Index is also subject to a “fast entry” rule. All stocks on the latest selection lists and initial public offering (IPO) stocks are reviewed for a fast-track addition on a quarterly basis. A stock is added if it qualifies for the latest blue-chip selection list generated at the end of February, May, August or November and if it ranks within the lower buffer (between 1 and 25) on the selection list. If added, the stock replaces the smallest component stock.

A deleted stock is replaced immediately to maintain the fixed number of stocks. The replacement is based on the latest monthly selection list. In the case of a merger or takeover where a component stock is involved, the original component stock is replaced by the new component stock. In the case of a spin-off, if the original stock was a component stock, then each spin-off stock qualifies for addition if it lies within the lower buffer (between 1 and 40) on the latest selection list. The largest qualifying spin-off stock replaces the original component stock, while the next qualifying spin-off stock replaces the lowest ranked component stock and likewise for other qualifying spin-off stocks.

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The free float factors and outstanding number of shares for each component stock that STOXX uses to calculate the SX5E Index, as described below, are reviewed, calculated and implemented on a quarterly basis and are fixed until the next quarterly review. Certain extraordinary adjustments to the free float factors and/or the number of outstanding shares are implemented and made effective more quickly. The timing depends on the magnitude of the change. Each component’s weight is capped at 10% of the SX5E Index’s total free float market capitalization. The free float factor reduces the component stock’s number of shares to the actual amount available on the market. All holdings that are larger than five percent of the total outstanding number of shares and held on a long-term basis are excluded from the index calculation (including, but not limited to, stock owned by the company itself, stock owned by governments, stock owned by certain individuals or families, and restricted shares).

Calculation of the SX5E Index

The SX5E Index is calculated with the “Laspeyres formula,” which measures the aggregate price changes in the component stocks against a fixed base quantity weight. The formula for calculating the SX5E Index value can be expressed as follows:

Index =   Free-float market capitalization of the
SX5E Index
Divisor

 

The “free-float market capitalization of the SX5E Index” is equal to the sum of the products of the closing price, the number of shares, the free float factor and the weighting cap factor for each component stock as of the time the SX5E Index is being calculated. The component stocks trade in euros and thus, no currency conversion is required. The cap factor limits the weight of a component within the SX5E Index to a maximum of 10%.

The SX5E Index is also subject to a divisor, which is adjusted to maintain the continuity of the SX5E Index values across changes due to corporate actions. The following is a summary of the adjustments to any component stock made for corporate actions and the effect of such adjustment on the divisor, where shareholders of the component stock will receive “B” number of shares for every “A” share held (where applicable).

(1)Special cash dividend

Cash distributions that are outside the scope of the regular dividend policy or that the company defines as an extraordinary distribution.

Adjusted price = closing price – dividend announced by the company * (1 – withholding tax, if applicable)

Divisor: decreases

 

(2)Split and reverse split:
Adjusted price = closing price * A/B
New number of shares = old number of shares * B/A
Divisor: no change
(3)Rights offering:
Adjusted price = (closing price * A + subscription price * B) / (A + B)
New number of shares = old number of shares * (A + B) / A
Divisor: increases
(4)Stock dividend:
Adjusted price = closing price * A / (A + B)
New number of shares = old number of shares * (A + B) / A
Divisor: no change
(5)Stock dividend from treasury stock (if treated as extraordinary dividend):
Adjusted close = close – close * B / (A + B)
Divisor: decreases
(6)Stock dividend of another company:
Adjusted price = (closing price * A - price of other company * B) / A
Divisor: decreases
(7)Return of capital and share consolidation:
Adjusted price = (closing price – capital return announced by company * (1 – withholding
tax)) * A / B
New number of shares = old number of shares * B / A
Divisor: decreases
(8)Repurchase shares / self tender:
Adjusted price = ((price before tender * old number of shares) – (tender price * number of
tendered shares)) / (old number of shares – number of tendered shares)

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New number of shares = old number of shares – number of tendered shares
Divisor: decreases

(9)Spin-off:
Adjusted price = (closing price * A - price of spin-off shares B) / A
Divisor: decreases
(10)Combination stock distribution (dividend or split) and rights offering:
For this corporate action, the following additional assumptions apply:

 

Shareholders receive B new shares from the distribution and C new shares from the rights offering for every A shares held
If A is not equal to one, all the following “new number of shares” formulas need to be divided by A:
oIf rights are applicable after stock distribution (one action applicable to another):
Adjusted price = (closing price * A + subscription price * C * (1 + B / A)) /
((A + B) * (1 + C / A))
New number of shares = old number of shares * ((A + B) * (1 + C / A)) / A
Divisor: increases
oIf stock distribution is applicable after rights (one action applicable to another):
Adjusted price = (closing price * A + subscription price * C) / ((A + C) * (1 + B / A))
New number of shares = old number of shares * ((A + C) * (1 + B / A))
Divisor: increases
oStock distribution and rights (neither action is applicable to the other):
Adjusted price = (closing price * A + subscription price * C) / (A + B + C)
New number of shares = old number of shares * (A + B + C) / A
Divisor: increases
(11)Addition / deletion of a company:
No price adjustments are made. The net change in market capitalization determines the divisor adjustment.
(12)Free Float and shares changes:
No price adjustments are made. The net change in market capitalization determines the divisor adjustment.

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The following graph shows the daily historical performance of the SX5E Index in the period from January 1, 2009 through November 6, 2019. We obtained this historical data from Bloomberg L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg L.P. On November 6, 2019, the closing level of the SX5E Index was 3,688.74.

Historical Performance of the SX5E Index

 

This historical data on the SX5E Index is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the SX5E Index or what the value of the notes may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level of the SX5E Index during any period set forth above is not an indication that the level of the SX5E Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the term of the notes.

License Agreement

STOXX Limited (“STOXX”) and its licensors (the “Licensors”) have no relationship to us, other than the licensing of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and the related trademarks to Wells Fargo & Company, our parent company, for use in connection with the notes.

STOXX and its Licensors do not: (i) Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the notes; (ii) recommend that any person invest in the notes; (iii) have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the notes; (iv) have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the notes; (v) Consider the needs of the notes or the owners of the notes in determining, composing or calculating the EURO STOXX 50® Index or have any obligation to do so.

STOXX and its Licensors will not have any liability in connection with the notes. Specifically, STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied, and disclaim any and all warranty about: the results to be obtained by the notes, the owner of the notes or any other person in connection with the use of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and the data included in the EURO STOXX 50® Index; the accuracy or completeness of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and its data; the merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and its data.

STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the EURO STOXX 50® Index or its data. Under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur.

The licensing agreement between Wells Fargo & Company and STOXX is solely for their benefit and not for the benefit of the owners of the notes or any other third parties.

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The S&P 500® Index

The S&P 500® Index is published by S&P Dow Jones and is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of common stock price movement in the large capitalization segment of the United States equity market. The S&P 500® Index covers approximately 80% of the United States equity market. As of the date of this term sheet, to be added to the S&P 500® Index, a company must have a market capitalization of $8.2 billion or more. A company meeting the unadjusted company market capitalization criteria is also required to have a security level float-adjusted market capitalization that is at least $4.1 billion. As of the date of this term sheet, Wells Fargo & Company, our parent company, is one of the companies included in the S&P 500® Index.

The S&P 500® Index does not reflect the payment of dividends on the stocks underlying it and therefore the payment on the notes will not produce the same return you would receive if you were able to purchase such underlying stocks and hold them until maturity.

 

Composition of the S&P 500® Index

Changes to the S&P 500® Index are made on as needed basis, with no annual or semi-annual reconstitution. Constituent changes are typically announced one to five days before they are scheduled to be implemented.

Additions to the S&P 500® Index

Additions to the S&P 500® Index are evaluated based on the following eligibility criteria. These criteria are for additions to the S&P 500® Index, not for continued membership. A stock may be removed from the S&P 500® Index if it violates the addition criteria and if ongoing conditions warrant its removal as described below under “—Removal from the S&P 500® Index.”

Market Capitalization. The unadjusted company market capitalization should be within the specified range applicable to the S&P 500® Index, as noted above. This range is reviewed from time to time to assure consistency with market conditions. For spin-offs, membership eligibility is determined using when-issued prices, if available.
Liquidity. Using composite pricing and volume, the ratio of annual dollar value traded (defined as average closing price over the period multiplied by historical volume) to float-adjusted market capitalization should be at least 1.00, and the stock should trade a minimum of 250,000 shares in each of the six months leading up to the evaluation date.
Domicile. The company should be a U.S. company, meaning a company that has the following characteristics:
othe company should file 10-K annual reports;
othe U.S. portion of fixed assets and revenues should constitute a plurality of the total, but need not exceed 50%. When these factors are in conflict, assets determine plurality. Revenue determines plurality when there is incomplete asset information. If this criteria is not met or is ambiguous, S&P Dow Jones may still deem the company to be a U.S. company for purposes of inclusion in the S&P 500® Index if its primary listing, headquarters and incorporation are all in the United States and/or “a domicile of convenience” (Bermuda, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, islands in the Caribbean, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Liberia or Panama); and
othe primary listing must be on an eligible U.S. exchange as described under “Eligible Securities” below.

In situations where the only factor suggesting that a company is not a U.S. company is its tax registration in a “domicile of convenience” or another location chosen for tax-related reasons, S&P Dow Jones normally determines that the company is still a U.S. company. The final determination of domicile eligibility is made by the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee.

Public Float. There should be a public float of at least 50% of the company’s stock.
Sector Classification. The company is evaluated for its contribution to sector balance maintenance, as measured by a comparison of each GICS® sector’s weight in the S&P 500® Index with its weight in the S&P Total Market Index, in the relevant market capitalization range. The S&P Total Market Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization weighted index designed to track the broad equity market, including large-, mid-, small- and micro-cap stocks.
Treatment of IPOs. Initial public offerings should be traded on an eligible exchange for at least 12 months before being considered for addition to the S&P 500® Index. Spin-offs or in-specie distributions from existing constituents do not need to be seasoned for 12 months prior to their inclusion in the S&P 500® Index.
Financial Viability. The sum of the most recent four consecutive quarters’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) earnings (net income excluding discontinued operations) should be positive as should the most recent quarter. For equity real

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estate investment trusts (“REITs”), financial viability is based on GAAP earnings and/or Funds From Operations (“FFO”), if reported.
Eligible Securities. Eligible securities are the common stock of U.S. companies with a primary listing on NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Select Market, Nasdaq Capital Market, Investors Exchange (IEX), Cboe BZX, Cboe BYX, Cboe EDGA or Cboe EDGX. Ineligible exchanges include the OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets. Eligible organizational structures and share types are corporations (including equity and mortgage REITS) and common stock (i.e., shares). Ineligible organizational structures and share types include business development companies, limited partnerships, master limited partnerships, limited liability companies, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes, royalty trusts, tracking stocks, preferred and convertible preferred stock, unit trusts, equity warrants, convertible bonds, investment trusts, rights and American Depositary Receipts. In addition, as of July 31, 2017, the securities of companies with multiple share class structures (including companies with listed and unlisted share classes) are no longer eligible to be added to the S&P 500® Index, but securities already included in the S&P 500® Index have been grandfathered and are not affected by this change.

Removal from the S&P 500® Index

Removals from the S&P 500® Index are evaluated based as follows:

Companies that are involved in mergers, acquisitions or significant restructuring such that they no longer meet inclusion criteria:
oCompanies delisted as a result of merger, acquisition or other corporate action are removed at a time announced by S&P Dow Jones, normally at the close of the last day of trading or expiration of a tender offer. Constituents that are halted from trading may be kept in the S&P 500® Index until trading resumes, at the discretion of S&P Dow Jones. If a stock is moved to the pink sheets or the bulletin board, the stock is removed.
oAny company that is removed from the S&P 500® Index (including discretionary and bankruptcy/exchange delistings) must wait a minimum of one year from its removal date before being reconsidered as a replacement candidate.
Companies that substantially violate one or more of the addition criteria.
oS&P Dow Jones believes turnover in membership of the S&P 500® Index should be avoided when possible. At times a stock included in the S&P 500® Index may appear to temporarily violate one or more of the addition criteria. However, the addition criteria are for addition to the S&P 500® Index, not for continued membership. As a result, the S&P 500® Index constituent that appears to violate criteria for addition to the S&P 500® Index is not removed unless ongoing conditions warrant its removal. When a stock is removed from the S&P 500® Index, S&P Dow Jones explains the basis for the removal.

Migration

Current constituents of a S&P Composite 1500® component index (which includes the S&P 500® Index and other S&P indices) can be migrated from one S&P Composite 1500® component index to another without meeting the financial viability, public float and/or liquidity eligibility criteria if the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee decides that such a move will enhance the representativeness of the relevant index as a market benchmark.

Companies that are spun-off from current index constituents do not need to meet the outside addition criteria, but they should have a total market cap representative of the index to which they are being added.

Calculation of the S&P 500® Index

The S&P 500® Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index. On any given day, the value of the S&P 500® Index is the total float-adjusted market capitalization of the S&P 500® Index’s constituents divided by the S&P 500® Index’s divisor. The float-adjusted market capitalization reflects the price of each stock in the S&P 500® Index multiplied by the number of shares used in the S&P 500® Index’s value calculation.

Float Adjustment. Float adjustment means that the number of shares outstanding is reduced to exclude closely held shares from the calculation of the index value because such shares are not available to investors. The goal of float adjustment is to distinguish between strategic (control) shareholders, whose holdings depend on concerns such as maintaining control rather than the economic fortunes of the company, and those holders whose investments depend on the stock’s price and their evaluation of a company’s future prospects. Generally, these “control holders” include officers and directors, private equity, venture capital and special equity firms, other publicly traded companies that hold shares for control, strategic partners, holders of restricted shares, employee stock ownership plans, employee and family trusts, foundations associated with the company, holders of unlisted share classes of stock or government entities at all levels (other than government retirement/pension funds) and any individual person who controls a 5% or greater stake in a company as reported in regulatory filings. Shares that are not considered outstanding are also not included in the available float. These generally include treasury stock, stock options, equity participation units, warrants, preferred stock, convertible stock and rights.

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For each component, S&P Dow Jones calculates an Investable Weight Factor (“IWF”), which represents the portion of the total shares outstanding that are considered part of the public float for purposes of the S&P 500® Index.

Divisor. Continuity in index values of the S&P 500® Index is maintained by adjusting its divisor for all changes in its constituents’ share capital after its base date. This includes additions and deletions to the S&P 500® Index, rights issues, share buybacks and issuances and non-zero price spin-offs. The value of the S&P 500® Index’s divisor over time is, in effect, a chronological summary of all changes affecting the base capital of the S&P 500® Index. The divisor of the S&P 500® Index is adjusted such that the index value of the S&P 500® Index at an instant just prior to a change in base capital equals the index value of the S&P 500® Index at an instant immediately following that change.

Maintenance of the S&P 500® Index

Changes in response to corporate actions and market developments can be made at any time. Constituent changes are typically announced one to five days before they are scheduled to be implemented.

Share Updates. Changes in a company’s shares outstanding and IWF due to its acquisition of another public company are made as soon as reasonably possible. At S&P Dow Jones’ discretion, de minimis merger and acquisition share changes are accumulated and implemented with the quarterly share rebalancing. All other changes of less than 5% are accumulated and made quarterly on the third Friday of March, June, September and December.

5% Rule. Changes in a company’s total shares outstanding of 5% or more due to public offerings are made as soon as reasonably possible. Other changes of 5% or more (for example, due to tender offers, Dutch auctions, voluntary exchange offers, company stock repurchases, private placements, acquisitions of private companies or non-index companies that do not trade on a major exchange, redemptions, exercise of options, warrants, conversion of preferred stock, notes, debt, equity participations, at-the-market stock offerings or other recapitalizations) are made weekly, and are announced on Fridays for implementation after the close of trading the following Friday (one week later). If an exchange holiday/closure falls on a Friday, the weekly share change announcement will be made the day before the exchange holiday/closure, and the implementation date will remain after the close of trading the following Friday (i.e., one week later).

If a 5% or more share change causes a company’s IWF to change by five percentage points or more (for example from 0.80 to 0.85), the IWF is updated at the same time as the share change. IWF changes resulting from partial tender offers are considered on a case-by-case basis.

For weekly share reviews involving companies with multiple share classes, the 5% share change threshold is based on each individual share class rather than total company shares.

Share/IWF Freeze. A share/IWF freeze period is implemented during each quarterly rebalancing. The freeze period begins after the market close on the Tuesday preceding the second Friday of each rebalancing month (i.e., March, June, September, and December) and ends after the market close on the third Friday of a rebalancing month. Pro-forma files are normally released after the market close on the second Friday, one week prior to the rebalancing effective date. In September, preliminary share and float data are released on the first Friday of the month, but the share freeze period for September will follow the same schedule as the other three quarterly share freeze periods. For illustration purposes, if rebalancing pro-forma files are scheduled to be released on Friday, March 13, the share/IWF freeze period will begin after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 10 and will end after the close of trading the following Friday, March 20 (i.e., the third Friday of the rebalancing month).

During the share/IWF freeze period, shares and IWFs are not changed except for certain corporate action events (such as merger activity, stock splits, rights offerings). Share/IWF changes for index constituents resulting from secondary public offerings that would otherwise be eligible for next day implementation are instead collected during the freeze period and added to the weekly share change announcement on the third Friday of the rebalancing month for implementation the following Friday night. There is no weekly share change announcement on the second Friday of a rebalancing month.

Corporate Actions. Corporate actions (such as stock splits, stock dividends, non-zero price spin-offs and rights offerings) are applied after the close of trading on the day prior to the ex-date.

Other Adjustments. In cases where there is no achievable market price for a stock being deleted, it can be removed at a zero or minimal price at the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee’s discretion.

Capped NotesTS-18

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

 

The table below summarizes types of index maintenance adjustments and indicates whether or not a divisor adjustment is required.

Type of
Corporate Action

Comments

Divisor
Adjustment?

Company added/deleted Net change in market value determines divisor adjustment. Yes
Change in shares outstanding Any combination of secondary issuance, share repurchase or buy back – share counts revised to reflect change. Yes
Stock split Share count revised to reflect new count.  Divisor adjustment is not required since the share count and price changes are offsetting. No
Spin-off The spin-off is added to the S&P 500® Index on the ex-date at a price of zero. No
Change in IWF Increasing (decreasing) the IWF increases (decreases) the total market value of the S&P 500® Index.  The divisor change reflects the change in market value caused by the change to an IWF. Yes
Special dividend When a company pays a special dividend, the share price is assumed to drop by the amount of the dividend; the divisor adjustment reflects this drop in index market value. Yes
Rights offering Each shareholder receives the right to buy a proportional number of additional shares at a set (often discounted) price.  The calculation assumes that the offering is fully subscribed.  Divisor adjustment reflects increase in market capitalization measured as the shares issued multiplied by the price paid. Yes

Stock splits and stock dividends do not affect the divisor, because following a split or dividend, both the stock price and number of shares outstanding are adjusted by S&P Dow Jones so that there is no change in the market value of the relevant component. All stock split and dividend adjustments are made after the close of trading on the day before the ex-date.

Governance of the S&P 500® Index

The S&P 500® Index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee. All index committee members are full-time professional members of S&P Dow Jones’ staff. The index committee meets monthly. At each meeting, the index committee reviews pending corporate actions that may affect constituents of the S&P 500® Index, statistics comparing the composition of the S&P 500® Index to the market, companies that are being considered as candidates for addition to the S&P 500® Index, and any significant market events. In addition, the index committee may revise the S&P 500® Index’s policy covering rules for selecting companies, treatment of dividends, share counts or other matters.

Capped NotesTS-19

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

 

The following graph shows the daily historical performance of the S&P 500® Index in the period from January 1, 2009 through November 6, 2019. We obtained this historical data from Bloomberg L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg L.P. On November 6, 2019, the closing level of the S&P 500® Index was 3,076.78.

Historical Performance of the S&P 500® Index

 (LINE GRAPH)

This historical data on the S&P 500® Index is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the S&P 500® Index or what the value of the notes may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level of the S&P 500® Index during any period set forth above is not an indication that the level of the S&P 500® Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the term of the notes.

License Agreement

Wells Fargo &Company, our parent company, and S&P Dow Jones have entered into a non-transferable, non-exclusive license agreement providing for the license to Wells Fargo & Company and certain of its affiliated or subsidiary companies (including us), in exchange for a fee, of the right to use the S&P 500® Index in connection with the issuance of the notes.

The license agreement between Wells Fargo & Company and S&P Dow Jones provides that the following language must be stated in this term sheet:

“The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones or its third party licensors. Neither S&P Dow Jones nor its third party licensors makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the notes particularly or the ability of the S&P 500® Index to track general stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones’ and its third party licensor’s only relationship to Wells Fargo & Company is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of S&P Dow Jones and the third party licensors and of the S&P 500® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones or its third party licensors without regard to Wells Fargo & Company or the notes. S&P Dow Jones and its third party licensors have no obligation to take the needs of Wells Fargo & Company or the owners of the notes into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index. Neither S&P Dow Jones nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the notes or the timing of the issuance or sale of the notes or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the notes are to be converted into cash. S&P Dow Jones has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the notes.

NEITHER S&P DOW JONES, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.”

Capped NotesTS-20

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Supplement to the Plan of Distribution

Under our distribution agreement with BofAS, BofAS will purchase the notes from us as principal at the public offering price indicated on the cover of this term sheet, less the indicated underwriting discount.

BofAS has informed us of the information in the following paragraph. MLPF&S will purchase the notes from BofAS for resale, and will receive a selling concession in connection with the sale of the notes in an amount up to the full amount of underwriting discount set forth on the cover of this term sheet.

We may deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on a date that is greater than two business days following the pricing date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if the initial settlement of the notes occurs more than two business days from the pricing date, purchasers who wish to trade the notes more than two business days prior to the original issue date will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. In the original offering of the notes, the notes will be sold in minimum investment amounts of 100 units. If you place an order to purchase the notes, you are consenting to MLPF&S and/or one of its affiliates acting as a principal in effecting the transaction for your account.

BofAS has advised us that MLPF&S, BofAS or their affiliates may repurchase and resell the notes, with repurchases and resales being made at prices related to then-prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices determined by reference to their pricing models and at their discretion, and these prices will include MLPF&S’s and BofAS’s trading commissions and mark-ups or mark-downs. MLPF&S and BofAS may act as principal or agent in these market-making transactions; however, neither is obligated to engage in any such transactions. BofAS has informed us that at MLPF&S’s and BofAS’s discretion, assuming no changes in market conditions from the pricing date, MLPF&S and BofAS may offer to buy the notes in the secondary market at a price that may exceed the initial estimated value of the notes for a short initial period after the issuance of the notes. Any price offered by MLPF&S or BofAS for the notes is expected to be based on then-prevailing market conditions and other considerations, including the performance of the Basket and the remaining term of the notes. However, none of us, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS, or any of our respective affiliates is obligated to purchase your notes at any price or at any time, and we cannot assure you that we, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our respective affiliates will purchase your notes at a price that equals or exceeds the initial estimated value of the notes.

BofAS has informed us that, as of the date of this term sheet, it expects that if you hold your notes in a BofAS account, the value of the notes shown on your account statement will be based on BofAS’s estimate of the value of the notes if BofAS or another of its affiliates were to make a market in the notes, which it is not obligated to do; and that estimate will be based upon the price that BofAS may pay for the notes in light of then-prevailing market conditions, and other considerations, as mentioned above, and will include transaction costs. Any such price may be higher than or lower than the initial estimated value of the notes.

The distribution of the Note Prospectus in connection with these offers or sales will be solely for the purpose of providing investors with the description of the terms of the notes that was made available to investors in connection with their initial offering. Secondary market investors should not, and will not be authorized to, rely on the Note Prospectus for information regarding Wells Fargo Finance LLC or Wells Fargo & Company or for any purpose other than that described in the immediately preceding sentence.

An investor’s household, as referenced on the cover of this term sheet, will generally include accounts held by any of the following, as determined by MLPF&S in its discretion and acting in good faith based upon information then available to MLPF&S:

the investor’s spouse (including a domestic partner), siblings, parents, grandparents, spouse’s parents, children and grandchildren, but excluding accounts held by aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews or any other family relationship not directly above or below the individual investor;
a family investment vehicle, including foundations, limited partnerships and personal holding companies, but only if the beneficial owners of the vehicle consist solely of the investor or members of the investor’s household as described above; and
a trust where the grantors and/or beneficiaries of the trust consist solely of the investor or members of the investor’s household as described above; provided that, purchases of the notes by a trust generally cannot be aggregated together with any purchases made by a trustee’s personal account.

Purchases in retirement accounts will not be considered part of the same household as an individual investor’s personal or other non-retirement account, except for individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), simplified employee pension plans (“SEPs”), savings incentive match plan for employees (“SIMPLEs”), and single-participant or owners only accounts (i.e., retirement accounts held by self-employed individuals, business owners or partners with no employees other than their spouses).

Please contact your Merrill financial advisor if you have any questions about the application of these provisions to your specific circumstances or think you are eligible.


Capped NotesTS-21

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

Structuring the Notes

The notes are our debt securities, the return on which is linked to the performance of the Basket. The related guarantees are Wells Fargo & Company’s obligations. As is the case for all of our debt securities, including our market-linked notes, the economic terms of the notes reflect our and the Guarantor’s actual or perceived creditworthiness at the time of pricing. Because of the higher issuance, operational and ongoing management costs of market-linked notes as compared to conventional debt of Wells Fargo & Company of the same maturity, as well as our and our affiliates’ liquidity needs and preferences, the assumed rate we use in pricing market-linked notes is generally lower than our internal funding rate. This relatively lower assumed rate, which is reflected in the economic terms of the notes, along with other costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes, results in the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date being less than the public offering price. If the costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the notes were lower, or if the funding rate we use to determine the economic terms of the notes were higher, the economic terms of the notes would be more favorable to you and the estimated value would be higher.

The Redemption Amount payable at maturity will be calculated based on the $10 principal amount per unit and will depend on the performance of the Basket. In order to meet these payment obligations, at the time we issue the notes, we expect to enter into certain hedging arrangements (which may include call options, put options or other derivatives) with BofAS or one of its affiliates. The terms of these hedging arrangements are determined by seeking bids from market participants, which may include us, BofAS, MLPF&S and one of our respective affiliates, and take into account a number of factors, including our and the Guarantor’s creditworthiness, interest rate movements, the volatility of the Basket Components, the tenor of the notes and the tenor of the hedging arrangements. The economic terms of the notes and their initial estimated value depend in part on the terms of these hedging arrangements.

BofAS has advised us that the hedging arrangements will include a hedging related charge of approximately $0.075 per unit, reflecting an estimated profit to be credited to BofAS from these transactions. Since hedging entails risk and may be influenced by unpredictable market forces, additional profits and losses from these hedging arrangements may be realized by our affiliates, MLPF&S, BofAS or any other hedge providers. Any profit in connection with such hedging activity will be in addition to any other compensation that our affiliates, the agent and its affiliates receive for the sale of notes, which creates an additional incentive to sell the notes to you.

For further information, see “Risk Factors—General Risks Relating to LIRNs” beginning on page PS-7 and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page PS-18 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES LIRN-1.

 

Capped NotesTS-22

Capped Notes
Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket, due December    , 2020

 

United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

You should read carefully the discussion under “United States Federal Tax Considerations” and “Risk Factors—General Risks Relating to LIRNs—The U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the LIRNs are unclear” in the accompanying product supplement and “Risk Factors” in this term sheet.

In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a note should be treated as a prepaid derivative contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. By purchasing a note, you agree (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to this treatment. There is uncertainty regarding this treatment, and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court might not agree with it. Moreover, our counsel’s opinion is based on market conditions as of the date of this preliminary term sheet and is subject to confirmation in the final term sheet.

Assuming this treatment of the notes is respected and subject to the discussion in “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result under current law:

You should not recognize taxable income over the term of the notes prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange.
Upon a sale or exchange of a note (including retirement at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and your tax basis in the note. Such gain or loss should be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the note for more than one year.

The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS have requested comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar financial instruments and have indicated that such transactions may be the subject of future regulations or other guidance. Furthermore, members of Congress have proposed legislative changes to the tax treatment of derivative contracts. Any legislation, Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax adviser regarding possible alternative tax treatments of the notes and potential changes in applicable law.

Non-U.S. Holders. If you are a non-U.S. holder (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the notes, you generally should not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax in respect of any amount paid to you with respect to the notes, provided that you comply with the applicable certification requirements.

Section 871(m) of the Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid to non-U.S. holders with respect to certain financial instruments linked to U.S. equities (“underlying securities”) or indices that include underlying securities. Section 871(m) generally applies to instruments that substantially replicate the economic performance of one or more underlying securities, as determined based on tests set forth in the applicable Treasury regulations. However, the regulations, as modified by an IRS notice, exempt financial instruments issued prior to January 1, 2021 that do not have a “delta” of one. Based on the terms of the notes and representations provided by us as of the date of this term sheet, our counsel is of the opinion that the notes should not be treated as transactions that have a “delta” of one within the meaning of the regulations with respect to any underlying security and, therefore, should not be subject to withholding tax under Section 871(m). However, the final determination regarding the treatment of the notes under Section 871(m) will be made as of the pricing date for the notes.

A determination that the notes are not subject to Section 871(m) is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this treatment. Moreover, Section 871(m) is complex and its application may depend on your particular circumstances, including your other transactions. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the notes.

In the event withholding applies, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

You should read the section entitled “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement. The preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the notes.

You should consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an investment in the notes and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

 

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Annex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPPED NOTES  

 

Capped Notes Linked to a Global Equity Index Basket
Issuer Wells Fargo Finance LLC
Guarantor Wells Fargo & Company
Principal Amount $10.00 per unit
Term Approximately 13 months
Market Measure A global equity index basket comprised of the EURO STOXX 50® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SX5E”) and the S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”). The EURO STOXX 50® Index will be given an initial weight of 60.00% and the S&P 500® Index will be given an initial weight of 40.00%
Payout Profile at Maturity

         

1-to-1 upside exposure to increases in the Market Measure, subject to the Capped Value

         

1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure beyond a 7.50% decline, with up to 92.50% of your principal at risk

Capped Value [$10.70 to $10.80] per unit, a [7.00% to 8.00%] return over the principal amount, to be determined on the pricing date.
Participation Rate 100%
Threshold Value 92.50% of the Starting Value of the Market Measure
Interest Payments None
Preliminary Offering Documents  
Exchange Listing No

You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest. Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.

Risk Factors

Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:

         

Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured from the closing level of the Market Measure on the pricing date to the average of the closing levels of the Market Measure on five scheduled calculation days occurring shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.

         

Any positive return on your investment is limited to the return represented by the Capped Value and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the stocks included in the Basket Components.

         

All payments on the notes are subject to credit risk; if Wells Fargo Finance LLC, as issuer, and Wells Fargo & Company, as Guarantor, default on their obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment.

         

As a finance subsidiary, the issuer has no independent operations and will have no independent assets.

         

Holders have limited rights of acceleration and could be at greater risk for being structurally subordinated.

         

The notes will not have the benefit of any cross-default or cross-acceleration with other indebtedness of the Guarantor; events of bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or liquidation relating to the Guarantor and failure by the Guarantor to perform any of its covenants or warranties (other than a payment default under the guarantee) will not constitute an event of default with respect to the notes.

         

The initial estimated value of the notes as of the pricing date will be less than the public offering price as the public offering price includes certain costs that are borne by you, including an underwriting discount and a hedging related charge; the estimated value of the notes is determined by the issuer’s affiliate’s pricing models, which may differ from those of MLPF&S, BofAS or other dealers; and the initial estimated value does not represent the price at which the Guarantor, the issuer, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of their respective affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time.

         

If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.

         

You will have no rights of a holder of the securities included in the Basket Components, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.

         

Changes in the value of one of the Basket Components may be offset by changes in the value of the other Basket Components.

         

The index sponsors may adjust the Basket Components in a way that affects their levels, and have no obligation to consider your interests.

         

While the Guarantor or the issuer’s other affiliates and MLPF&S, BofAS or its affiliates may from time to time own securities of companies included in the Basket Components, except to the extent that the Guarantor’s common stock and the common stock of Bank of America Corporation (the parent company of MLPF&S) are included in the Basket Components, the issuer, the Guarantor, MLPF&S, BofAS and their respective affiliates do not control any company included in the Basket Components, and have not verified any disclosure made by any company.

         

Your return on the notes and the value of the notes may be affected by exchange rate movements and factors affecting the international securities markets, specifically changes in the countries represented by the EURO STOXX 50® Index. In addition, you will not obtain the benefit of any increase in the value of the currencies in which the securities in the EURO STOXX 50® Index trade against the U.S. dollar which you would have received if you had owned the securities in the EURO STOXX 50® Index during the term of your notes, although the value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index, and thus the Basket, may be adversely affected by general exchange rate movements in the market.

Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks, tax disclosure and more information about the initial estimated value.

 

 

 

The graph above and the table below reflect the hypothetical return on the notes, based on the terms contained in the table to the left (using the mid-point for any range(s)). The graph and table have been prepared for purposes of illustration only and do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the notes.

Hypothetical Percentage Change from the Starting Value to the Ending Value Hypothetical Redemption
Amount per Unit
Hypothetical Total Rate of
Return on the Notes
-100.00%   $0.75   -92.50%  
-50.00%   $5.75   -42.50%  
-40.00%   $6.75   -32.50%  
-30.00%   $7.75   -22.50%  
-20.00%   $8.75   -12.50%  
-10.00%   $9.75   -2.50%  
-7.50%(1)   $10.00   0.00%  
-5.00%   $10.00   0.00%  
-2.00%   $10.00   0.00%  
0.00%   $10.00   0.00%  
2.00%   $10.20   2.00%  
5.00%   $10.50   5.00%  
7.50%   $10.75(2)   7.50%  
10.00%   $10.75   7.50%  
20.00%   $10.75   7.50%  
30.00%   $10.75   7.50%  
40.00%   $10.75   7.50%  
50.00%   $10.75   7.50%  
60.00%   $10.75   7.50%  

 

(1)This hypothetical percentage change corresponds to the Threshold Value.
(2)The Redemption Amount per unit cannot exceed the hypothetical Capped Value.