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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): September 28, 1999
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-2979 No. 41-0449260
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94163
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-411-4932
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5: OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is a Press Release announcing Wells
Fargo & Company's additional share repurchase authorization.
Item 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99 Copy of the Press Release announcing Wells Fargo &
Company's additional share repurchase authorization
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, thereunto duly authorized, on September 29, 1999.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By: LES L. QUOCK
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Les L. Quock
Senior Vice President and Controller
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MEDIA
Larry Haeg
415-396-3070
INVESTOR
Robert S. Strickland
415-396-0523
Exhibit 99
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AUTHORIZES
BUYBACK OF UP TO 82 MILLION COMMON SHARES
SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 1999 -- Wells Fargo & Company's (NYSE: WFC) Board
of Directors today authorized the Company to acquire, from time to time, up to
82 million shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock. This is
about five percent of the Company's 1.7 billion shares of outstanding common
stock.
These shares, to be purchased at market price, are part of the Company's
systematic pattern of common stock repurchases to meet the periodic common stock
issuance requirements for benefit plans and conversion of convertible
securities, and for other Company purposes, including acquisitions accounted for
as purchases and for managing the Company's capital position.
Wells Fargo & Company is a $205 billion diversified financial services company
providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through
almost 6,000 stores, the Internet and other distribution channels across North
America, including all 50 states, and elsewhere internationally.
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