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8-K - FORM 8-K - WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | d388469d8k.htm |
EX-4.1 - FORM OF MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES K, NOTES DUE AUGUST 2, 2027 - WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | d388469dex41.htm |
EX-5.1 - OPINION OF FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP REGARDING THE NOTES - WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | d388469dex51.htm |
Exhibit 8.1
July 31, 2012
Wells Fargo & Company,
420 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, California 94163.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special tax counsel to Wells Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the issuance of $63,938,000 aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes, Series K, Step-Up Callable Notes due August 2, 2027 as described in the Companys Pricing Supplement No. 229 dated July 26, 2012 (Pricing Supplement 229) to the Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2012 and the Prospectus dated April 13, 2012 contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-180728 (the Registration Statement).
We hereby consent to the reference to us under the heading United States Federal Income Tax Considerations in Pricing Supplement 229 and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and thereby incorporated by reference into the Companys Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP