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): February 27, 2018

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

420 Montgomery Street,

San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1-866-249-3302

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

On February 27, 2018, each of John S. Chen, Lloyd H. Dean, Enrique Hernandez, Jr., and Federico F. Peña notified Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) that he will not stand for reelection at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and will retire from the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. Their decisions to retire were not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.    

The Company’s news release (the “News Release”) announcing the retirements of the above directors is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.        

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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.

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