Form of Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Principal at Risk Securities Linked to an Equity Index Basket due February 22, 2022

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 8-K

Exhibit 4.1

[Face of Note]

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC

MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES A

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company

Principal at Risk Securities Linked to an Equity Index Basket

due February 22, 2022

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under and as defined in the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., or registered assigns, an amount equal to the Maturity Payment Amount (as defined below), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, on the Stated Maturity Date. The “Initial Stated Maturity Date” shall be February 22, 2022. If the Calculation Day (as defined below) is not postponed for either Basket Component (as defined below), the Initial Stated Maturity Date will be the “Stated Maturity Date.” If the Calculation Day is postponed for either Basket Component, the “Stated Maturity Date” shall be the later of (i) the Initial Stated Maturity Date and (ii) three Business Days (as defined below) after the last Calculation Day as postponed. This Security shall not bear any interest.

Any payments on this Security at Maturity will be made against presentation of this Security at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose.

“Face Amount” shall mean, when used with respect to this Security, the amount set forth on the face of this Security as its “Face Amount.”

Determination of Maturity Payment Amount

The “Maturity Payment Amount” of this Security will equal:

	●	if the Ending Level is greater than the Starting Level: the Face Amount plus the lesser of:
		(ii)    the Maximum Return;
	●	if the Ending Level is less than or equal to the Starting Level, but greater than or equal to the Threshold Level: the Face Amount; or

All calculations with respect to the Maturity Payment Amount will be rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth, with five one-millionths rounded upward (e.g., 0.000005 would be rounded to 0.00001); and the Maturity Payment Amount will be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent rounded upward.

“Basket” shall mean a basket comprised of the following Basket Components, with the return of each Basket Component having the weighting noted parenthetically: EURO STOXX 50^® Index (50%); and S&P 500^® Index (50%).

“Basket Component” shall mean each of the EURO STOXX 50 Index and the S&P 500 Index.

The “Pricing Date” shall mean February 12, 2020.

The “Starting Level” is 100.

The “Ending Level” will be calculated based on the weighted returns of the Basket Components and will be equal to the product of (i) 100 and (ii) an amount equal to 1 plus the sum of: (A) 50% of the Component Return of the EURO STOXX 50 Index; and (B) 50% of the Component Return of the S&P 500 Index.

The “Component Return” of a Basket Component will be equal to:

Final Component Level – Initial Component Level

Initial Component Level

where,

The “Closing Level” of a Basket Component on any Trading Day means the official closing level of that Basket Component reported by the relevant Index Sponsor on such Trading Day, as obtained by the Calculation Agent on such Trading Day from the licensed third-party market data vendor contracted by the Calculation Agent at such time; in particular, taking into account the decimal precision and/or rounding convention employed by such licensed third-party market data vendor on such date, subject to the provisions set forth below under “Adjustments to a Basket Component,” Discontinuance of a Basket Component” and “Market Disruption Events.”

The “Threshold Level” is 90, which is equal to 90% of the Starting Level.

The “Participation Rate” is 150%.

The “Maximum Return” is 19% of the Face Amount of this Security.

“Business Day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in New York, New York.

A “Trading Day” with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index means a day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which (i) the relevant Index Sponsor is scheduled to publish the level of the EURO STOXX 50 Index and (ii) each Related Futures or Options Exchange with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index is scheduled to be open for trading for its regular trading session.

A “Trading Day” with respect to the S&P 500 Index means a day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which (i) the Relevant Stock Exchanges with respect to each security underlying the S&P 500 Index are scheduled to be open for trading for their respective regular trading sessions and (ii) each Related Futures or Options Exchange with respect to the S&P 500 Index is scheduled to be open for trading for its regular trading session.

The “Relevant Stock Exchange” for any security underlying a Basket Component means the primary exchange or quotation system on which such security is traded, as determined by the Calculation Agent.

The “Related Futures or Options Exchange” for a Basket Component means an exchange or quotation system where trading has a material effect (as determined by the Calculation Agent) on the overall market for futures or options contracts relating to such Basket Component.

The “Calculation Day” shall be February 14, 2022. If such day is not a Trading Day with respect to either Basket Component, the Calculation Day for each Basket Component will be postponed to the next succeeding day that is a Trading Day with respect to each Basket Component. The Calculation Day for a Basket Component is also subject to postponement due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event (as defined below) with respect to such Basket Component. If a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing with respect to a Basket Component on the Calculation Day, then the Calculation Day for such Basket Component will be postponed to the first succeeding Trading Day for such Basket Component on which a Market Disruption Event for such Basket Component has not occurred and is not continuing; however, if such first succeeding Trading Day has not occurred as of the eighth Trading Day for such Basket Component after the originally scheduled Calculation Day, that eighth Trading Day shall be deemed to be the Calculation Day for such Basket Component. If the Calculation Day has been postponed eight Trading Days for a Basket Component after the originally scheduled Calculation Day and a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing with respect to such Basket Component on such eighth Trading Day, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Level of such Basket Component on such eighth Trading Day in accordance with the formula for and method of calculating the Closing Level of such Basket Component last in effect prior to commencement of the Market Disruption Event, using the closing price (or, with respect to any relevant security, if a Market Disruption Event has occurred with respect to such security, its good faith estimate of the value of such security at (i) with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the time at which the official Closing Level of such Basket Component is calculated and published by the relevant Index Sponsor) on such date of each security included in such Basket Component or (ii) with respect to the S&P 500 Index, the Scheduled Closing Time of the Relevant Stock Exchange for such security or, if earlier, the actual closing time of the regular trading session of such Relevant Stock Exchange. As used herein, “closing price” means, with respect to any security on any date, the Relevant Stock Exchange traded or quoted price of such security as of (i) with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the time at which the official Closing Level of such Basket Component is calculated and published by the relevant Index Sponsor or (ii) with respect to the S&P 500 Index, the Scheduled Closing Time of the Relevant Stock Exchange for such security or, if earlier, the actual closing time of the regular trading session of such Relevant Stock Exchange. Notwithstanding the postponement of the Calculation Day for one Basket Component due to a Market Disruption Event with respect to such Basket Component on the Calculation Day, the originally scheduled Calculation Day will remain the Calculation Day for the other Basket Component if such other Basket Component is not affected by a Market Disruption Event on such day.

“Calculation Agent Agreement” shall mean the Calculation Agent Agreement dated as of May 18, 2018 between the Company and the Calculation Agent, as amended from time to time.

“Calculation Agent” shall mean the Person that has entered into the Calculation Agent Agreement with the Company providing for, among other things, the determination of the Ending Level and the Maturity Payment Amount, which term shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include its successors under such Calculation Agent Agreement. The initial Calculation Agent shall be Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Pursuant to the Calculation Agent Agreement, the Company may appoint a different Calculation Agent from time to time after the initial issuance of this Security without the consent of the Holder of this Security and without notifying the Holder of this Security.

Adjustments to a Basket Component

If at any time the method of calculating a Basket Component or a Successor Basket Component, or the closing level thereof, is changed in a material respect, or if a Basket Component or a Successor Basket Component is in any other way modified so that such basket component does not, in the opinion of the Calculation Agent, fairly represent the level of such basket component had those changes or modifications not been made, then the Calculation Agent will, at the close of business in New York, New York, on each date that the closing level of such basket component is to be calculated, make such calculations and adjustments as, in the good faith judgment of the Calculation Agent, may be necessary in order to arrive at a level of a basket component comparable to such Basket Component or Successor Basket Component as if those changes or modifications had not been made, and the Calculation Agent will calculate the closing level of such Basket Component or Successor Basket Component with reference to such basket component, as so adjusted. Accordingly, if the method of calculating a Basket Component or Successor Basket Component is modified so that the level of such basket component is a fraction or a multiple of what it would have been if it had not been modified (e.g., due to a split or reverse split in such related equity index), then the Calculation Agent will adjust such Basket Component or Successor Basket Component in order to arrive at a level of such basket component as if it had not been modified (e.g., as if the split or reverse split had not occurred).

Discontinuance of a Basket Component

If a sponsor or publisher of a Basket Component (each, an “Index Sponsor”) discontinues publication of a Basket Component, and such Index Sponsor or another entity publishes a successor or substitute basket component that the Calculation Agent determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to such Basket Component (a “Successor Basket Component”), then, upon the Calculation Agent’s notification of that determination to the Trustee and the Company, the Calculation Agent will substitute the Successor Basket Component as calculated by the relevant Index Sponsor or any other entity and calculate the Final Component Level as described in this Security. Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of a Successor Basket Component, the Company will cause notice to be given to the Holder of this Security.

In the event that an Index Sponsor discontinues publication of a Basket Component prior to, and the discontinuance is continuing on, the Calculation Day and the Calculation Agent determines that no Successor Basket Component is available at such time, the Calculation Agent will calculate a substitute Closing Level for such Basket Component in accordance with the formula for and method of calculating such Basket Component last in effect prior to the discontinuance, but using only those securities that comprised such Basket Component immediately prior to that discontinuance. If a Successor Basket Component is selected or the Calculation Agent calculates a level as a substitute for such Basket Component, the Successor Basket Component or level will be used as a substitute for such Basket Component for all purposes, including the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists.

If on the Calculation Day an Index Sponsor fails to calculate and announce the level of a Basket Component, the Calculation Agent will calculate a substitute Closing Level of such Basket Component in accordance with the formula for and method of calculating such Basket Component

last in effect prior to the failure, but using only those securities that comprised such Basket Component immediately prior to that failure; provided that, if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on such day with respect to such Basket Component, then the provisions set forth above under the definition of “Calculation Days” shall apply in lieu of the foregoing.

Market Disruption Events

A “Market Disruption Event” with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index means any of (A), (B), (C) or (D) below, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion:

For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred with respect to the EURO STOXX 50 Index:

A “Market Disruption Event” with respect to the S&P 500 Index means any of the following events as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion:

For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred with respect to the S&P 500 Index:

Calculation Agent

The Calculation Agent will determine the Maturity Payment Amount and the Ending Level. In addition, the Calculation Agent will (i) determine the Closing Level of a Basket Component under

the circumstances described in this Security, (ii) determine if adjustments are required to the Closing Level of a Basket Component under the circumstances described in this Security, (iii) if publication of a Basket Component is discontinued, select a Successor Basket Component or, if no Successor Basket Component is available, determine the Closing Level of such Basket Component and (iv) determine whether a Market Disruption Event or non-Trading Day has occurred.

The Company covenants that, so long as this Security is Outstanding, there shall at all times be a Calculation Agent (which shall be a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution) with respect to this Security.

All determinations made by the Calculation Agent with respect to this Security will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company and the Holder of this Security.

Tax Considerations

The Company agrees, and by acceptance of a beneficial ownership interest in this Security each Holder of this Security will be deemed to have agreed (in the absence of a statutory, regulatory, administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary), for United States federal income tax purposes to characterize and treat this Security as a prepaid derivative contract that is an “open transaction.”

Redemption and Repayment

This Security is not subject to redemption at the option of the Company or repayment at the option of the Holder hereof prior to February 22, 2022. This Security is not entitled to any sinking fund.

Acceleration

If an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, with respect to this Security shall occur and be continuing, the Maturity Payment Amount (calculated as set forth in the next sentence) of this Security may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. The amount payable to the Holder hereof upon any acceleration permitted under the Indenture will be equal to the Maturity Payment Amount hereof calculated as provided herein as though the date of acceleration was the Calculation Day.

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Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature or its duly authorized agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

DATED: 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the
series designated therein described
in the within-mentioned Indenture.

[Reverse of Note] 

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC

MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES A

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company

Principal at Risk Securities Linked to an Equity Index Basket

due February 22, 2022

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an indenture dated as of April 25, 2018, as amended or supplemented from time to time (herein called the “Indenture”), among the Company, as issuer, Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”) and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series of the Securities designated as Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of the Company. The amount payable on the Securities of this series may be determined by reference to the performance of one or more equity-, commodity- or currency-based indices, exchange traded funds, securities, commodities, currencies, statistical measures of economic or financial performance, or a basket comprised of two or more of the foregoing, or any other market measure or may bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate. The Securities of this series may mature at different times, be redeemable at different times or not at all, be repayable at the option of the Holder at different times or not at all and be denominated in different currencies.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons and will be either (a) book-entry securities represented by one or more Global Securities recorded in the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary or (b) certificated securities issued to and registered in the names of, the beneficial owners or their nominees.

The Company agrees, to the extent permitted by law, not to voluntarily claim the benefits of any laws concerning usurious rates of interest against a Holder of this Security.

Guarantee

The Securities of this series are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture.

Modification and Waivers

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the

Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected, acting together as a class. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding affected by certain provisions of the Indenture, acting together as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company or the Guarantor with those provisions of the Indenture. Certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences may be waived under the Indenture by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series. Solely for the purpose of determining whether any consent, waiver, notice or other action or Act to be taken or given by the Holders of Securities pursuant to the Indenture has been given or taken by the Holders of Outstanding Securities in the requisite aggregate principal amount, the principal amount of this Security will be deemed to be equal to the amount set forth on the face hereof as the “Face Amount” hereof. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

Defeasance

Section 403 and Article Fifteen of the Indenture and the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 401(1)(B) of the Indenture, relating to defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness on this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants, upon compliance by the Company or the Guarantor with certain conditions set forth therein, shall not apply to this Security. The remaining provisions of Section 401 of the Indenture shall apply to this Security.

Authorized Denominations

This Security is issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000.

Registration of Transfer

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Security at the office or agency of the Company in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a new Security or Securities of this series, with the same terms as this Security, in authorized denominations for an equal aggregate Face Amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor, as provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations provided therein and to the limitations described below, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

This Security is exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Security or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (y) the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Security shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form and notifies the Trustee thereof or (z) an Event of Default with respect to the Securities

represented hereby has occurred and is continuing. If this Security is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form, having the same date of issuance, Stated Maturity Date and other terms and of authorized denominations aggregating a like amount.

This Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of such successor. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in this Global Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the Holders hereof for any purpose under the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Obligation of the Company Absolute

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the Maturity Payment Amount at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed, except as otherwise provided in this Security.

No Personal Recourse

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the Maturity Payment Amount, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor corporation or of the Guarantor or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.

Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise defined in this Security.

Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. 

ABBREVIATIONS 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto

the within Security of WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________ attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.