[Wells Fargo & Company Letterhead]
February 15, 2023
Mr. John Stickel U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 | VIA EDGAR |
| Re: | Wells Fargo & Company |
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended
File No. 333-269514
Acceleration Request
Dear Mr. Stickel:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Wells Fargo & Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated and that such Registration Statement be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 17, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, by calling Dawn Pruitt at (612) 766-7103.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bryant Owens
Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
