Form 424B2 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-269514
This pricing supplement relates to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, but is not complete and may be changed. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 17, 2023
Pricing Supplement No. 1 dated April , 2023
(to Prospectus Supplement dated February 17, 2023
and Prospectus dated February 17, 2023)
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Medium-Term Notes, Series W
Senior Redeemable Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes
You should read the more detailed description of the notes provided under Description of Notes in the accompanying prospectus supplement and Description of Debt Securities in the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing supplement. All payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of Wells Fargo & Company (the Company). If the Company defaults on its obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. Certain defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus.
| Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | $ | |
| Trade Date: | April , 2023 | |
| Original Issue Date: | April , 2023 (T+5) | |
| Stated Maturity Date: | April , 2034; on the stated maturity date, the holders of the notes will be entitled to receive a cash payment in U.S. dollars equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest. | |
| Optional Redemption: | At our option, we may redeem the notes (i) in whole, but not in part, on April , 2033 (the First Par Call Date) or (ii) in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on or after January , 2034, in each case at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of such redemption. | |
| At our option, we may also redeem the notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on any day included in the Make-Whole Redemption Period (as defined below), at a redemption price calculated as described under Description of Debt SecuritiesRedemption and RepaymentOptional Make-Whole Redemption of Debt Securities. | ||
| As used in connection with the notes: | ||
| The Make-Whole Redemption Period is the period commencing on and including May , 2024 and ending on and including April , 2033. | ||
| The Make-Whole Spread is %. | ||
| Any redemption may be subject to prior regulatory approval and will be effected pursuant to the procedures described under Description of Debt SecuritiesRedemption and RepaymentOptional Redemption By Us and Redemption and RepaymentOptional Make-Whole Redemption of Debt Securities, as applicable, in the accompanying prospectus. | ||
| Price to Public (Issue Price): | %, plus accrued interest, if any, from April , 2023 | |
| Agent Discount | ||
| (Gross Spread): | % | |
| All-in Price (Net of Agent Discount): | %, plus accrued interest, if any, from April , 2023 | |
| Net Proceeds: | $ | |
| Interest Rate: | The notes will bear interest at a fixed rate from April , 2023 to, but excluding, April , 2033 (the Fixed Rate Period) and, if not previously redeemed, at a floating rate from, and including, April , 2033 to, but excluding, maturity (the Floating Rate Period). | |
| _______________________________________________________________________ | ||
| Fixed Rate Terms | ||
| Fixed Rate Period: | See Description of Debt SecuritiesInterest and Principal Payments and Fixed Rate Debt Securities in the accompanying prospectus for additional information. | |
| Interest Rate: | % | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Each April and October , commencing October , 2023 and ending April , 2033 | |
| Benchmark: | UST % due | |
| Benchmark Yield: | % | |
| Spread to Benchmark: | + basis points | |
| Re-Offer Yield: | % | |
| Floating Rate Terms | ||
| Floating Rate Period: | See Description of Debt SecuritiesInterest and Principal Payments, Floating Rate Debt Securities and Floating Rate Debt SecuritiesBase RatesCompounded SOFR Notes in the accompanying prospectus for additional information. | |
| Base Rate: | Compounded SOFR | |
| Spread: | + basis points | |
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| Minimum Interest Rate for an Interest Period: | 0% per annum | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Each January , April , July and October , commencing July , 2033, and at maturity. | |
| Calculation Agent: | The Calculation Agent for the notes has not been appointed, but we will appoint a Calculation Agent prior to the commencement of the Floating Rate Period. An affiliate of ours may be appointed the Calculation Agent. Neither the Security Registrar nor the Paying Agent identified below shall be named as our designee or as Calculation Agent. | |
| _______________________________________________________________________ | ||
| Listing: | None | |
| Principal Amount | ||
| Agents (Sole Bookrunners): | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC $ | |
| Agents (Joint Lead Managers): | ||
| Agents (Co-Managers): | ||
| Total: $ | ||
| Supplemental Plan of Distribution: |
On April , 2023, we agreed to sell to the Agents, and the Agents agreed to purchase, the notes at a purchase price of %, plus accrued interest, if any, from April , 2023. The purchase price equals the issue price of % less a discount of % of the principal amount of the notes. | |
| United States Federal Income Tax Considerations: |
In the opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, the notes should be considered variable rate debt securities that provide for stated interest at a fixed rate in addition to a qualified floating rate. See United States Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsU.S. Federal Income Taxation of U.S. HoldersDebt SecuritiesVariable Rate Debt Securities in the accompanying prospectus. Notwithstanding that we expect that the notes will be issued at par, under rules governing notes with a fixed rate in addition to a qualified floating rate, it is possible that the notes could be issued with OID. Whether the notes are issued with OID will be determined at the time of issue. Information regarding the determination of the amount of OID, if any, on the notes may be obtained by submitting a written request to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Treasury Funding Desk, N9310-060, 550 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1529. | |
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| Additional tax considerations are discussed under United States Federal Income Tax Considerations in the accompanying prospectus. | ||
| Security Registrar and Paying Agent: |
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as agent and attorney-in-fact for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | |
| CUSIP: |
95000U3D3 | |
Risk Factors
See Risk Factors in the accompanying prospectus for risk factors regarding the notes, including, in particular, the risk factors appearing under the heading Risks Relating To SOFR, Compounded SOFR And A Benchmark Replacement.
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