8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2010

 

 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-2979   No. 41-0449260

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1-866-249-3302

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 22, 2010, the Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”) granted to each of John G. Stumpf, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Howard I. Atkins, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David M. Carroll, Senior Executive Vice President and head of Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement Services, David A. Hoyt, Senior Executive Vice President and head of Wholesale Banking, and Mark C. Oman, Senior Executive Vice President and head of Home and Consumer Finance, Performance Shares under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTICP), based on the achievement of specified performance criteria and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions summarized below. The awards provide an incentive for these executives to remain with and provide valuable leadership and services to the Company. The awards will vest after three years of service in the third quarter of 2013, with the target number of Performance Shares for each executive subject to adjustment upward or downward based on the Company’s performance over the three-year period ending June 30, 2013 with respect to specified performance criteria relative to specified financial performance peer group companies as of June 30, 2013. In no event will the final number of Performance Shares received by each of the executives be greater than 150% of the executive’s applicable target award number, plus any applicable dividend equivalents as described below.

The following table shows the target number of Performance Shares granted to each of the executives named below:

 

     Target Number of Performance Shares

John G. Stumpf

   400,583

Howard I. Atkins

   200,292

David M. Carroll

   182,084

David A. Hoyt

   236,708

Mark C. Oman

   182,084

Each of the executives will forfeit the Performance Shares if he terminates his employment with the Company prior to the vesting date for the Performance Shares, other than because of his death, involuntary termination in connection with a disability or retirement. Upon the executive’s retirement prior to the vesting date for the Performance Shares, the award will vest upon the scheduled vesting date based on the Company’s performance and provided the executive meets certain vesting conditions following termination of employment through such vesting date. Those vesting conditions are complying with the terms of an agreement with the Company regarding non-disclosure of trade secrets and other confidential information and the non-solicitation of team members and customers.

The Committee required as a condition to receiving the awards, that each of the executives agree to hold, while employed by the Company and for at least one year after retirement, shares of Company common stock equal to at least 50% of the after-tax shares (assuming a 50% tax rate) acquired upon vesting and settlement of the Performance Shares. The Committee may reduce, delay vesting, modify, revoke, cancel, impose additional conditions and restrictions on or recover all or a portion of the awards if the Committee deems it necessary or advisable to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations. In addition, the awards are subject to any applicable recoupment or “clawback” policies of the Company, as amended from time to time, and any applicable recoupment or clawback requirements imposed under laws, rules and regulations. The Performance Shares include the right to receive dividend equivalents to be reinvested in Company common stock in the form of additional Performance Shares. The additional Performance Shares will be distributed in shares of Company common stock when, and if, the underlying Performance Shares vest and are distributed.

For more information about the grant terms, refer to the form of Performance Share Award Agreement filed as Exhibit 10(a) to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Performance Share grants is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10(a)   Form of Performance Share Award Agreement


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 25, 2010   WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
  By:   /S/    PATRICIA R. CALLAHAN        
   

Patricia R. Callahan

Executive Vice President


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10(a)   Form of Performance Share Award Agreement