8-KOther Events

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 8-K Report (May 11, 2004)

Filed May 11, 2004For Securities:WFCWFC-PDWFC-PCWFC-PYWFC-PAWFC-PLWFCNPWFC-PZ

Summary

This Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 8-K filing from May 11, 2004, primarily serves to disclose the issuance of two new structured note offerings. Investors should note the details of these notes, which are linked to the performance of specific underlying assets. Specifically, Wells Fargo issued Notes Linked to the Common Stock of Station Casinos, Inc., with a maturity date of April 29, 2014, and Principal Protected Minimum Return Notes Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, maturing on May 5, 2011.

Key Highlights

  • 1Wells Fargo issued Notes Linked to the Common Stock of Station Casinos, Inc. due April 29, 2014.
  • 2Wells Fargo issued Principal Protected Minimum Return Notes Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM due May 5, 2011.
  • 3These issuances are related to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 previously filed by Wells Fargo.
  • 4The filing includes the forms of the notes as exhibits.
  • 5The consent of Faegre & Benson LLP, special tax counsel, is also filed as an exhibit.
  • 6This filing does not contain material financial results but rather announces new debt-like instruments.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to formally disclose the issuance of two new types of structured notes by Wells Fargo & Company and to provide the relevant documentation, including the forms of the notes and the consent of their special tax counsel, as exhibits.

One note is linked to the common stock of Station Casinos, Inc., and the other is linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM.

The Notes Linked to the Common Stock of Station Casinos, Inc. mature on April 29, 2014, and the Principal Protected Minimum Return Notes Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM mature on May 5, 2011.

No, this filing does not contain specific financial statements or performance data for Wells Fargo itself. Its purpose is to report on the issuance of these structured notes.