Wells Fargo & Company Announces Redemption of its Series V Preferred Stock and Related Depositary Shares

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Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will redeem all 40,000 shares of its Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series V, on December 15, 2020. The redemption price is set at $25,000 per share and $25 per depositary share, totaling 40 million shares. The redemption coincides with a dividend payment date, but the redemption price excludes declared and unpaid dividends. All regulatory conditions for the redemption have been fulfilled, and payments will be processed by Equiniti Trust Company on the redemption date.

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• The redemption of preferred shares demonstrates financial management and commitment to capital efficiency.
• Wells Fargo will eliminate 40,000 shares, potentially improving its capital structure.

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that on Dec. 15, 2020, it will redeem all 40,000 shares (the “Redeemed Preferred Shares”) of its Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series V (the “Series V Preferred Stock”). The redemption of the Redeemed Preferred Shares will trigger the redemption of the 40,000,000 shares of the related depositary shares (the “Redeemed Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/1,000 interest in a share of Series V Preferred Stock (the “Series V Depositary Shares”) (NYSE: WFC.PRV).

The redemption price will be equal to $25,000.00 per Redeemed Preferred Share and $25.00 per Redeemed Depositary Share. After giving effect to the redemption, no shares of the Series V Preferred Stock or the Series V Depositary Shares will remain outstanding.

Because the redemption date is also a dividend payment date for the Series V Preferred Stock and Series V Depositary Shares, the redemption price does not include declared and unpaid dividends. Regular quarterly dividends will be paid separately in the customary manner on Dec. 15, 2020 to holders of record at the close of business on Nov. 30, 2020.

All regulatory requirements relating to the redemption of the Redeemed Preferred Shares and Redeemed Depositary Shares have been satisfied by Wells Fargo & Company. The redemption agent is Equiniti Trust Company, 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120. Payment of the redemption price for the Redeemed Depositary Shares will be sent to holders by the redemption agent on the redemption date.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.92 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,200 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 31 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2020 rankings of America’s largest corporations.

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