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): January 28, 2016
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-2979 | No. 41-0449260 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-866-249-3302
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On January 28, 2016, Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) filed with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Company’s 2006 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock which, effective upon filing, eliminated from the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations for the 2006 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 20, 2006.
The Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Company’s 2006 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock is filed herewith as Exhibit 3(a) and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 3(a) | Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Company’s 2006 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, filed herewith |
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: February 1, 2016 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | |||||
| By: | /s/ Anthony R. Augliera | |||||
| Anthony R. Augliera | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Secretary | ||||||