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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ibf11707abdad4dcf834cff4123bd4a69_33"></div><div style="min-height:40.5pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2021</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration No. 333-            </font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNDER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">WELLS FARGO &#38; COMPANY</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">________________</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:52.650%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.050%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">41-0449260</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(IRS Employer<br>Identification Number)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">420 Montgomery Street<br>San Francisco, California<br>(800) 292-9932</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">94163</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(Zip code)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Wells Fargo &#38; Company Stock Purchase Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Full title of the plan)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Ellen R. Patterson</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Wells Fargo &#38; Company</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 Hudson Yards, Floor 61</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">New York, NY  10001</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(415) 979-0775</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Copies to&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Maggi Bixler</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Wells Fargo &#38; Company</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">MAC D1130-161 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">301 S. Tryon St.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Charlotte, NC 28202</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(704) 410-7025</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.416%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.227%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.964%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.346%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.410%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.964%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:1.961%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Non-accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#168;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Smaller reporting company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Emerging growth company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> &#168;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">_____________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.861%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.676%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.676%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.051%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.728%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.051%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.112%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.051%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.530%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.051%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.674%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Title Of Securities</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">To Be Registered</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Amount</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">To Be</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registered (1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Proposed</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Offering Price</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Per Share (2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Proposed</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Aggregate</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Offering Price (2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Amount Of</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration Fee (3)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Common Stock, par value $1-2&#47;3</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">6,000,000 Shares</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$45.86</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$275,160,000</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$25,507.33</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.68pt">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;Act&#8221;), this registration statement also covers additional securities that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.68pt">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of Wells Fargo &#38; Company common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 14, 2021, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Act.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.68pt">Determined in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Act. </font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="ibf11707abdad4dcf834cff4123bd4a69_60"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:40.5pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 6,000,000 shares of common stock of Wells Fargo &#38; Company (&#8220;Wells Fargo&#8221;) to be issued pursuant to the Wells Fargo &#38; Company Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). In accordance with Section E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 previously filed by Wells Fargo with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) relating to the Plan (Registration Statement No. 333-211638), including the information contained therein, is incorporated by reference herein.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ibf11707abdad4dcf834cff4123bd4a69_66"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">PART II</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div><div style="text-indent:23pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The following documents (or portions thereof) filed by Wells Fargo with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), are incorporated herein by reference (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed). All documents were filed with the Commission under File No. 001-02979.</font></div><div style="text-indent:23pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:11.41pt">Wells Fargo&#8217;s Annual Report on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000197/wfc-20201231.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-K</a></font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">for the year ended December 31, 2020, including information specifically incorporated by reference into the Form 10-K from Wells Fargo&#8217;s </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000197/wfc-20201231_d2.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">2020 Annual Report</a></font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">to Stockholders and Wells Fargo&#8217;s </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000119312521082907/d71313ddef14a.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">Proxy Statement</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-indent:-4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:10.84pt">Wells Fargo&#8217;s Quarterly Report on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000221/wfc-20210331.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-Q</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and Quarterly Report on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000267/wfc-20210630.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-Q</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> for the quarter ended June 30, 2021&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-indent:-4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:11.41pt">Wells Fargo&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a 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href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000072971/000007297121000272/wfc-20210809.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">August 10, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">, </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000289/wfc-20210909.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">September 9, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">, </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000119312521275177/d148755d8k.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">September 16, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">, and </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000294/wfc-20211014.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">October 1</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297121000294/wfc-20211014.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline">4, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%"> (other than portions of these documents not deemed to be filed)&#59; and</font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-indent:-4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:40.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:10.84pt">The description of Wells Fargo&#8217;s common stock contained in </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;text-decoration:underline"><a 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VAUTRINOT</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div><img alt="imagea.jpg" src="imagea.jpg" style="height:91px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:17px"></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">A majority of the Board of Directors*</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">________</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.022%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:96.678%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Charles W. 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2021
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
________________
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
________________
Delaware
41-0449260
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California
(800) 292-9932
94163
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
________________
Wells Fargo & Company Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
________________
Ellen R. Patterson
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Wells Fargo & Company
30 Hudson Yards, Floor 61
New York, NY  10001
(415) 979-0775
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Maggi Bixler
Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel
Wells Fargo & Company
MAC D1130-161
301 S. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 410-7025
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
Emerging growth company
¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
¨
_____________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount Of
Registration Fee (3)
Common Stock, par value $1-2/3
6,000,000 Shares
$45.86
$275,160,000
$25,507.33
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), this registration statement also covers additional securities that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of Wells Fargo & Company common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 14, 2021, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Act.
(3)
Determined in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 6,000,000 shares of common stock of Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo") to be issued pursuant to the Wells Fargo & Company Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). In accordance with Section E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 previously filed by Wells Fargo with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relating to the Plan (Registration Statement No. 333-211638), including the information contained therein, is incorporated by reference herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents (or portions thereof) filed by Wells Fargo with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed). All documents were filed with the Commission under File No. 001-02979.
(a)
Wells Fargo's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020, including information specifically incorporated by reference into the Form 10-K from Wells Fargo's
2020 Annual Report
to Stockholders and Wells Fargo's
Proxy Statement
for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
(b)
Wells Fargo's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2021;
(c)
Wells Fargo's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
January 8, 2021
,
January 15, 2021
,
January 19, 2021
,
January 22, 2021
,
January 26, 2021
,
January 26, 2021
,
January 29, 2021
,
January 29, 2021
,
February 1, 2021
,
February 9, 2021
,
February 10, 2021
,
February 12, 2021
,
March 1, 2021
,
March 16, 2021
,
April 14, 2021
,
April 30, 2021
,
May 12, 2021
,
May 19, 2021
,
May 20, 2021
,
June 16, 2021
,
July 14, 2021
,
July 27, 2021
,
August 3, 2021
,
August 10, 2021
,
September 9, 2021
,
September 16, 2021
, and
October 1
4, 2021
(other than portions of these documents not deemed to be filed); and
(d)
The description of Wells Fargo's common stock contained in
Exhibit 4
(c)
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, including any amendment or report filed to update such description.
All reports and/or documents filed by Wells Fargo with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, except for such reports and/or other documents (or portions thereof) that are only "furnished" to the Commission or that are otherwise not deemed to be filed with the Commission pursuant to such Exchange Act sections, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of such filing.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part hereof.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Maggi Bixler, Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel at Wells Fargo, has rendered an opinion regarding the legality of the shares of Wells Fargo common stock being offered pursuant to the Plan. Ms. Bixler owns, or has the right to acquire, a number of shares of Wells Fargo common stock which represents less than 0.1% of the total outstanding common stock. Ms. Bixler is eligible to participate in the Plan.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
Location
5
Opinion of Maggi Bixler
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of Maggi Bixler (included in Exhibit 5)
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
Filed herewith
24
Powers of Attorney
Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on October 21, 2021.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By:
/s/ Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on October 21, 2021 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
/s/ Charles W. Scharf
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Charles W. Scharf
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael P. Santomassimo
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael P. Santomassimo
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Muneera S. Carr
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Muneera S. Carr
(Principal Accounting Officer)
MARK A. CHANCY
CELESTE A. CLARK
THEODORE F. CRAVER, JR.
WAYNE M. HEWETT
MARIA R. MORRIS
JUAN A. PUJADAS
RONALD L. SARGENT
SUZANNE M. VAUTRINOT
A majority of the Board of Directors*
________
*
Charles W. Scharf, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the directors named above pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons.
/s/ Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf
Attorney-in-fact