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Published on 8/31/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Wells Fargo prices $5.1 million growth securities linked to ETF basket

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 31 - Wells Fargo & Co. priced $5.1 million of 0% growth securities with leveraged upside participation to a cap and contingent downside protection due Sept. 1, 2017 linked to a basket of exchange-traded funds, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket is comprised of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a 70% weight, the iShares Russell 1000 Value index fund with a 15% weight and the iShares Russell 2000 Growth index fund with a 15% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 1.5 times any gain in the basket, up to a maximum return of 90%. Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 20% and will be fully exposed to the basket's decline from its initial level if it declines by more than 20%.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is the agent.

Issuer:Wells Fargo & Co.
Issue:Growth securities
Underlying ETFs:SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (70% weight), iShares Russell 1000 Value index fund (15% weight) and iShares Russell 2000 Growth index fund (15% weight)
Amount:$5.1 million
Maturity:Sept. 1, 2017
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 1.5 times any gain in basket, up to maximum return of 90%; par if basket falls by up to 20%; full exposure to basket's decline from initial level if it declines by more than 20%
Initial share prices:$141.51 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust; $70.53 for iShares Russell 1000 Value; $93.61 for iShares Russell 2000 Growth
Pricing date:Aug. 29
Settlement date:Sept. 4
Agent:Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Fees:2.9%
Cusip:94986RLG4

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