Wells Fargo 2009 Annual Report Download - page 194

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Common stock
Wells Fargo & Company is listed and trades on the
New York Stock Exchange: WFC
5,178,624,593 common shares outstanding (12/31/09)
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Form 10-K
We will send Wells Fargo’s 2009 Annual Report on
Form 10-K (including the financial statements filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission) free to any
stockholder who asks for a copy in writing. Stockholders
also can ask for copies of any exhibit to the Form 10-K.
We will charge a fee to cover expenses to prepare and send
any exhibits. Please send requests to: Corporate Secretary,
Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Center, MAC N9305-173,
Sixth and Marquette, Minneapolis, MN 55479.
SEC filings
Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments
to those reports are available free of charge on our website
(www.wellsfargo.com) as soon as practical after they are
electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Those
reports and amendments are also available free of charge
on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Independent registered
public accounting firm
KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
1-415-963-5100
Contacts
Investor Relations
1-888-662-7865
[e-mail]
Shareholder Services and
Transfer Agent
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64854
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0854
1-877-840-0492
www.wellsfargo.com/com/
shareowner_services
Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Julia Morgan Ballroom
Merchants Exchange Building
465 California Street
San Francisco, California
Our reputation
Fortune
World’s 14th Most Admired
Company, America’s 12th Largest
Private Employer
Forbes
One of America’s Best Big Companies
Among World’s 100 Best Companies
American Customer Satisfaction Index
Best among large banks
Wells Fargo & Company
Forward-Looking Statements In this report we may make forward-looking statements about our company’s financial condition, results of operations,
plans, objectives and future performance and business. We make forward-looking statements when we use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “may,” “can,” “will” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements describe risks and uncertainties. They are based on current
expectations. Several factors could cause actual results to differ significantly from expectations including • current economic and market conditions •
our capital requirements and ability to raise capital on favorable terms • the effect of higher bank regulatory capital requirements • the effect of legislative
and regulatory restrictions on our business • restrictions on our ability to compensate senior executives and other key team members • proposals to allow
bankruptcy courts to force creditors to accept less than they are owed on mortgage loans • our ability to successfully integrate Wachovia and realize
expected cost savings and other benefits of the merger • the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses • recognition of other-than-temporary impairment
on securities held in our available-for-sale portfolio • the effect of changes in interest rates on our net interest margin and our mortgage originations,
mortgage servicing rights and mortgages held for sale • disruptions in the capital markets and reduced investor demand for mortgage loans • our ability
to earn more of our customers’ business • the effect of the recession on the demand for our products and services • the effect of a fall in stock market
prices on fee income from our brokerage and asset management businesses • our election to provide support to our mutual funds for structured credit
products they may hold • changes in the value of our venture capital investments • changes in our accounting policies or in accounting standards or in
how accounting standards are to be applied • mergers and acquisitions • federal and state regulations • reputation damage from negative publicity •
fines, penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations • the loss of checking and savings account deposits to other investments
such as the stock market • fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board • current and future legal proceedings. Under “Risk Factors” on pages
81-87 of this report we discuss these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations. We discuss additional factors elsewhere
in the Financial Review and in the Financial Statements (and related Notes) in this report and in the “Regulation and Supervision” section of our 2009
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Barron’s
Among World’s 50 Most
Respected Companies
BusinessWeek
#2 in Corporate Philanthropy;
Best Places to Launch a Career
Newsweek
America’s #1 Green Bank,
#13 Greenest Big Company
CRO Magazine
100 Best Corporate Citizens
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Top 20 Green Power Partner Companies
DiversityInc.
Top 50 Companies for Diversity
LATINA Style
Top 50 U.S. Companies for Latinas
Out and Equal
Workplace Excellence Award
AARP magazine
Best Employers for Workers over 50
Brookings Institution
#1 Corporate Web Site
for Technology Innovation
InformationWeek
#4 Most Innovative Business
Technology Organization
Global Finance
America’s Top Consumer
Internet Bank
Brand Keys
#1 Bank Brand in Customer Loyalty
Engagement Index