WELLS FARGO & CO/MN
305B2, 1999-07-23
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                          ---------------------------

                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

          Check if an application to determine eligibility of a Trustee
                       pursuant to Section 305 (b)(2)   X
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                                 CITIBANK, N.A.
               (Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)


  399 Park Avenue, New York, New York                     13-5266470
(Address of principal executive office)     (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

                                      10043
                                   (Zip Code)
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                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                      41-0449260
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
incorporation or organization)

       420 Montgomery Street
      San Francisco, California                            94163
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

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                                 Debt Securities
                       (Title of the Indenture securities)
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Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

         (a)      Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                  which it is subject.

                  Name                                        Address
                  ----                                        -------
                  Comptroller of the Currency                 Washington, D.C.
                  Federal Reserve Bank of New York            New York, NY
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.

         (b)      Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                  Yes.

Item 2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such
         affiliation.

                  None.

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

         List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
         Eligibility.

         Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
         are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.

         Exhibit 1 - Copy of Articles of Association of the Trustee, as now in
         effect. (Exhibit 1 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-79983)

         Exhibit 2 - Copy of certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
         business. (Exhibit 2 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-29577).

         Exhibit 3 - Copy of authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate
         trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-55519)

         Exhibit 4 - Copy of existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to T-1
         to Registration Statement No. 33-34988)

         Exhibit 5 - Not applicable.

         Exhibit 6 - The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of
         the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (Exhibit 6 to T-1 to Registration
         Statement No. 33-19227.)
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         Exhibit 7 - Copy of the latest Report of Condition of Citibank, N.A.,
         as of March 31, 1999.

         Exhibit 8 - Not applicable.

         Exhibit 9 - Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the Trustee, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized
and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused
this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York and State of New York, on
the 23rd day of July, 1999.



                                    CITIBANK, N.A.




                                    By /s/Florence Mills
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                                       Florence Mills
                                       Senior Trust Officer

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 7

Charter No. 1461
Comptroller of the Currency
Northeastern District
REPORT OF CONDITION
CONSOLIDATING
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
SUBSIDIARIES OF
Citibank, N.A.

of New York in the State of New York, at the close of business on March 31,
1999, published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under
Title 12, United States Code, Section 161. Charter Number 1461 Comptroller of
the Currency Northeastern District.

                                     ASSETS
                                                  Thousands
                                                  of dollars
Cash and balances due from depository
    institutions:
    Noninterest-bearing balances
    and currency and coin....................     $  7,997,000
    Interest-bearing balances................       12,201,000
Held-to-maturity securities..................                0
Available-for-sale securities................       36,050,000
Federal funds sold and
    securities purchased under
    agreements to resell.....................        8,658,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
    Loans and Leases, net of un-
    earned income............................     $189,886,000
    LESS: Allowance for loan
    and lease losses               4,674,000
                                   ---------
Loans and leases, net of
    unearned income, allowance,
    and reserve..............................     $185,212,000
Trading assets...............................       31,195,000
Premises and fixed assets
    (including capitalized leases)...........        3,911,000
Other real estate owned......................          400,000
Investments in unconsolidated
    subsidiaries and associated com-
    panies...................................        1,128,000
Customers' liability to this bank
    on acceptances outstanding...............        1,426,000
Intangible assets............................        3,560,000
Other assets.................................       12,578,000
                                                  ------------
TOTAL ASSETS.................................     $304,316,000
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                         LIABILITIES
Deposits:
    In domestic offices......................     $ 40,444,000
    Noninterest-
    bearing....................  $13,607,000
    Interest-
    bearing....................   26,837,000
                                 -----------
In foreign offices, Edge and
    Agreement subsidiaries, and
    IBFs.....................................      173,560,000
    Noninterest-
    bearing.....................   11,287,000
    Interest-
    bearing.....................  162,273,000
                                  -----------
Federal funds purchased and
    securities sold under agree-
    ments to repurchase......................        6,977,000
Trading liabilities..........................       25,422,000
    Other borrowed money (includes mortgage
    indebtedness and obligations
    under capitalized leases):
     With a remaining maturity of one
     year or less............................       11,454,000
     With a remaining maturity of more
     than one year through three years.......        1,569,000
     With a remaining maturity of more
     than three years........................        2,156,000
Bank's liability on acceptances ex-
    ecuted and outstanding...................        1,500,000
Subordinated notes and
    debentures...............................        6,600,000
Other liabilities............................       14,406,000
                                                  ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES............................     $284,088,000
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               EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock
    and related surplus......................                0
Common stock.................................     $    751,000
Surplus......................................        9,524,000
Undivided profits and capital re-
    serves...................................       10,651,000
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
    on available-for-sale securities.........           31,000
Accumulated net gains (losses)
    on cash flow hedges......................                0
Cumulative foreign currency
    translation adjustments..................         (729,000)
                                                  ------------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.........................     $ 20,228,000
                                                  ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-
    LIFE PREFERRED STOCK, AND
    EQUITY CAPITAL...........................     $304,316,000
                                                  ============

I, Roger W. Trupin, Controller of the above-named bank do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
                                               ROGER W. TRUPIN
                                               CONTROLLER

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the
best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with
the instructions and is true and correct.
                                               PAUL J. COLLINS
                                                  JOHN S. REED
                                             WILLIAM R. RHODES
                                                     DIRECTORS


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