June 19, 2023
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
IN RE WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SECURITIES LITIGATION
Case No. 1:20-cv-04494-GHW-SN
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT FAIRNESS HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND LITIGATION EXPENSES
TO:Â Â Â Â All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Wells Fargo & Company during the period from February 2, 2018 through March 12, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”), and were damaged thereby (the “Settlement Class”).1
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), that the above-captioned securities class action (the “Action”) is pending in the Court.
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Lead Plaintiffs in the Action have reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $1,000,000,000 in cash (the “Settlement”), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing will be held on September 8, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., before the Honorable Gregory H. Woods either in person at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom 12C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312, or by telephone or videoconference, to determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether, for purposes of the proposed Settlement only, the Action should be certified as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class, Lead Plaintiffs should be certified as Class Representatives for the Settlement Class, and Lead Counsel should be appointed as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class; (iii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated May 8, 2023 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iv) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (v) whether Lead Counsel’s application for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses should be approved.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to a payment from the Settlement. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Wells Fargo Securities Litigation, c/o Epiq Class Action and Claims Solutions, Inc., P.O. Box 5430, Portland, OR 97228-5430; (888) 301-4209; or info@WellsFargoSecuritiesClassAction.com. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the Settlement website, www.WellsFargoSecuritiesClassAction.com.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked (or submitted online) no later than October 5, 2023. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than August 18, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. Excluding yourself is the only option that may allow you to be part of any other current or future lawsuit against Defendants or any of the other released parties concerning the claims being resolved by the Settlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Representative Defendants’ Counsel such that they are received no later than August 18, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk’s office, Defendants, or their counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel.
Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:
Wells Fargo Securities Litigation
c/o Epiq Class Action and Claims Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 5430
Portland, OR 97228-5430
(888) 301-4209
info@WellsFargoSecuritiesClassAction.com
www.WellsFargoSecuritiesClassAction.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to Lead Counsel:
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Attn: Laura H. Posner
88 Pine St., 14th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel.: (212) 220-2925
Fax: (212) 838-7745
Email: lposner@cohenmilstein.com
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Attn: John C. Browne
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Tel.: (212) 554-1400
Fax: (212) 554-1444
Email: settlements@blbglaw.com
By Order of the Court
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1 Certain persons and entities are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses (the “Notice”), available at www.WellsFargoSecuritiesClassAction.com.