UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 25, 2026
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-02979 | No. 41-0449260 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
333 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-866-249-3302
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $1-2/3 | WFC | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | ||
| 7.5% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock, Series L | WFC.PRL | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series Y | WFC.PRY | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series Z | WFC.PRZ | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series AA | WFC.PRA | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series CC | WFC.PRC | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series DD | WFC.PRD | NYSE | ||
| Guarantee of Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due October 30, 2028 of Wells Fargo Finance LLC | WFC/28A | NYSE | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 25, 2026, Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it will redeem on March 15, 2026 (which, due to the occurrence of a non-business day, will shift to March 16, 2026, the “Redemption Date”) all 140,400 outstanding shares of its 3.90% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series BB (the “Series BB Preferred Stock”) and all outstanding shares of the related depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the Series BB Preferred Stock (the “Series BB Depositary Shares”). After giving effect to the redemption on the Redemption Date, no shares of the Series BB Preferred Stock or the Series BB Depositary Shares will remain outstanding.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | Location | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 25, 2026. | Filed herewith | ||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | Filed herewith | ||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | ||||||
| DATED: February 25, 2026 | /s/ Bryant Owens | |||||
| Bryant Owens | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | ||||||