Summary
This Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 8-K filing from April 4, 2012, primarily serves to announce the issuance of several series of Medium-Term Notes, Series K. These notes are linked to various underlying assets, including the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, a Global ETF Basket, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, and a Currency Basket. The filing provides investors with access to the forms of these notes, as well as legal opinions from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and tax opinions from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Key Highlights
- 1Wells Fargo issued multiple series of Medium-Term Notes, Series K, on or around April 3, 2012.
- 2The notes are structured as debt instruments with returns linked to specific market indices or baskets.
- 3Included are notes linked to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.
- 4Other note offerings are linked to a Global ETF Basket and the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM.
- 5A portion of the issuance is also linked to a Currency Basket.
- 6The filing includes the forms of these notes and accompanying legal and tax opinions.
- 7This report is filed in connection with a previously submitted Registration Statement on Form S-3.