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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 8-K Report (Jun 7, 2004)

Filed June 7, 2004For Securities:WFCWFC-PDWFC-PCWFC-PYWFC-PAWFC-PLWFCNPWFC-PZ

Summary

This Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 8-K filing from June 2004 primarily announces the issuance of new Notes Linked to the Wells Fargo Headline Commodity IndexSM, due June 5, 2006. This offering is detailed within a related Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC. The purpose of this specific 8-K is to formally file the form of the Note and the consent of the company's special tax counsel, Faegre & Benson LLP, which is relevant to the tax consequences section of the related prospectus supplement.

Key Highlights

  • 1Wells Fargo & Company issued Notes Linked to the Wells Fargo Headline Commodity IndexSM on June 4, 2004.
  • 2The maturity date for these notes is June 5, 2006.
  • 3The issuance is part of a broader Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-103711).
  • 4The 8-K filing includes the form of the specific Note as an exhibit.
  • 5Consent from Faegre & Benson LLP, special tax counsel, is included as an exhibit.
  • 6The tax counsel's consent pertains to their name being used in the prospectus supplement regarding U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially report the issuance of new Notes Linked to the Wells Fargo Headline Commodity IndexSM and to file the associated documentation, including the form of the Note and the consent of its special tax counsel, as required by the SEC.

These notes are a type of financial instrument whose return is tied to the performance of the Wells Fargo Headline Commodity IndexSM. Investors in these notes would be exposed to the fluctuations of this specific commodity index. The filing provides the specific form of this note.

The consent of Faegre & Benson LLP is included because their firm acted as special tax counsel for this issuance. Their consent allows their name to be referenced in the prospectus supplement, specifically in the section discussing the United States Federal Income Tax Consequences related to these notes.

More detailed information regarding this note issuance can be found in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-103711) previously filed by Wells Fargo & Company with the SEC, which this 8-K filing references.