Wells Fargo Canada Corporation announced that is has filed and received a receipt for a final base shelf prospectus. This filing reflects a legal name change for the company from Wells Fargo Financial Canada Corporation to Wells Fargo Canada Corporation and no change to the underlying assets or business. The shelf prospectus has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and enables Wells Fargo Canada Corporation to offer up to CA$7 billion of debt securities (unsecured) from time to time over a 25-month period from the date of the shelf prospectus. The debt securities will be unconditionally guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company as to the payment of principal, premium and interest. The shelf prospectus was filed to provide Wells Fargo Canada Corporation with efficient access to Canadian markets by replacing its expiring CA$7 billion base shelf prospectus.

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortune's 2011 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy all our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially.

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