Wells Fargo Financial Establishes $1.5B MTN Program

On December 1, 2003, Wells Fargo Financial Canada Corp. established a $1.5 billion domestic medium term note program. The notes are guaranteed by the indirect parent corporation of the issuer, Wells Fargo & Co. The agents included under the program are BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Wells Fargo was represented by in-house counsel Christopher Adam and Robert Kaukol; and by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, with a team that included Paul Harricks, Todd May, Léonard Serafini and Gloria Geddes (tax) and Bernadette Corpuz. The agents were represented by Steven Smith and Gregory Wylie (tax) and Eleanor Farrell of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.