SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Wells Fargo & Company
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020
The following materials relate to the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) of Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”), dated March 16, 2020, furnished to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. These definitive additional materials are being filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are being made available to shareholders on or about April 6, 2020.
PLEASE READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS.
NOTICE OF CHANGE TO A VIRTUAL-ONLY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 28, 2020
Dear Shareholders,
In the interest of the health and safety of our shareholders, employees, and communities, and in light of further developments regarding the coronavirus orCOVID-19 and recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and federal, state and local public health authorities, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) of Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) now will be held by remote communication in a virtual-only format. Shareholders will not be able to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting in person. The previously announced date and time of the meeting (April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time) has not changed. The items of business are the same as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders previously mailed or made available to shareholders.
Shareholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on February 28, 2020, the record date, can attend, vote, and ask questions at the 2020 Annual Meeting. The charts below provide instructions for: (1) attending and participating at the 2020 Annual Meeting, and (2) voting during the 2020 Annual Meeting. Please note that the instructions for voting during the 2020 Annual Meeting differ based on if you are a record holder or a beneficial, or street name, holder. Participants in the Company’s 401(k) Plan and/or Stock Purchase Plan (the “Company Plans”) must provide their voting instructions prior to the 2020 Annual Meeting by the deadlines included in their proxy materials.
How Shareholders Can Attend and Guests Can Listen to the 2020 Annual Meeting
Attend and Participate in 2020 Annual Meeting as a Shareholder |
Go towww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020 and, when prompted, enter the16-digit control number included in your proxy materials. Once you are admitted to the meeting as a shareholder, you can ask questions by following the directions on the virtual meeting website. We encourage shareholders to log into this website and access the virtual meeting before the start time.
Meeting date: April 28, 2020
Meeting time: 10:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time / 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time
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Attend 2020 Annual Meeting as a Guest |
Those without a16-digit control number may attend the 2020 Annual Meeting as guests, but they will not have the option to vote their shares or ask questions during the virtual meeting. Go towww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020 and, when prompted, register as a guest in order to listen to the meeting.
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How Record Holders and Beneficial, or Street Name, Holders Can Vote During the 2020 Annual Meeting
Voting by Record Holders:
Vote By Internet |
Vote atwww.proxypush.com/wfc by entering, when prompted, the11-digit control number included in the proxy materials previously distributed to you.
Please note that record holders will receive a separate communication beginning on or about April 6, 2020 relating to the separate16-digit control number required to access the virtual meeting as a shareholder, including in order to ask questions during the meeting.
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Vote By Phone |
Call1-866-883-3382 using a touch-tone telephone and follow the recorded instructions. You will need your11-digit control number included in the proxy materials previously distributed to you.
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Voting by Beneficial, or Street Name, Holders:
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Vote By Internet |
Vote atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020 by entering, when prompted, the16-digit control number included in the proxy materials previously distributed to you on behalf of your broker or bank.
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Vote By Phone |
Call1-800-690-6903 using a touch-tone telephone and follow the recorded instructions. You will need your16-digit control number included in the proxy materials previously distributed to you.
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Your vote is important. We encourage you to submit your proxy before the 2020 Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in your proxy materials even if you plan to attend the virtual-only 2020 Annual Meeting. The proxy card or voting instruction form included with the proxy materials that were previously distributed to you will not be updated to reflect the change in location. You may continue to use the proxy card or voting instruction form to submit your proxy in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting.
By Order of our Board of Directors,
Anthony R. Augliera
Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The 2020 Annual Meeting on April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time is available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020. Wells Fargo’s 2020 Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 are available at:www.proxypush.com/wfc(for record holders) orwww.proxyvote.com(for street name holders and participants in the Company Plans).
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News Release | April 6, 2020
Wells Fargo Announces Change to a Virtual-Only Format for 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
SAN FRANCISCO – April 6, 2020 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today a change in the location of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”). In the interest of the health and safety of our shareholders, employees, and communities, and in light of further developments regarding the coronavirus orCOVID-19 and recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and federal, state and local public health authorities, the 2020 Annual Meeting now will be held by remote communication in a virtual-only format. Shareholders will not be able to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting in person.
The previously announced date and time of the 2020 Annual Meeting has not changed. Shareholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on February 28, 2020, the record date, can participate in the 2020 Annual Meeting via the virtual meeting website below. All shareholders will need their16-digit control number to be admitted to the meeting as a shareholder, including to ask questions. Those without a16-digit control number may attend as guests, but they will not have the option to ask questions.
For more information on how shareholders of record can vote during the 2020 Annual Meeting, please read our Notice of Change to a Virtual-only Annual Meeting of Shareholders on our website atwww.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/annual-reports.
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time / 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time
Virtual Location:www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 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 7,400 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 32 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 260,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2019 rankings of America’s largest corporations.
Additional information may be found at www.wellsfargo.com | Twitter: @WellsFargo.
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Contact Information
Media
Ancel Martinez,415-222-3858
ancel.martinez@wellsfargo.com
or
Investor Relations
John Campbell,415-396-0523
john.m.campbell@wellsfargo.com
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 10:00 A.M., MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
CHANGE TO A VIRTUAL-ONLY FORMAT FOR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
In the interest of the health and safety of our shareholders, employees, and communities, and in light of further developments regarding the coronavirus orCOVID-19 and recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and federal, state and local public health authorities, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 28, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) now will be held by remote communication in a virtual-only format. You will not be able to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting in person. Shareholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on February 28, 2020, the record date, can participate in the 2020 Annual Meeting via the virtual meeting website located below by entering when prompted the16-digit control number printed in the box marked by the arrow located above. Once you are admitted to the meeting, you can ask questions by following the directions on the virtual meeting website. Those without a16-digit control number may attend the 2020 Annual Meeting as guests, but will not have the option to ask questions.
TO ATTEND THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING (requires16-digit control number above to enter as a shareholder):www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WFC2020
TO VOTE DURING THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING (requires11-digit control number from your proxy materials): www.proxypush.com/wfc
As a record shareholder, you can submit your proxy before and vote during the 2020 Annual Meeting atwww.proxypush.com/wfc using the11-digit control number included in the proxy materials previously distributed to you. Please refer to your proxy materials for other methods for submitting your proxy or voting your shares.
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