# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000072971
**File Stem:** 0001839882-26-009703
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001839882-26-009703.hdr.sgml**: 20260213

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001839882-26-009703

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 17

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260213

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260213

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260213

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000072971
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 410449260
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02979
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26631215

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8008693557

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WELLS FARGO & CO/MN
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19981103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NORWEST CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19830516

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 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): **February 13, 2026**

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-02979** | **No. 41-0449260** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |

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**333 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105**

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **415-371-2921**

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of Each Exchange<br> on Which Registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $1-2/3 | WFC | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
| 7.5% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock, Series L | WFC.PRL | NYSE |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of<br> Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series Y | WFC.PRY | NYSE |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of<br> Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series Z | WFC.PRZ | NYSE<br>|
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of<br> Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series AA | WFC.PRA | NYSE |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of<br> Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series CC | WFC.PRC | NYSE |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of<br> Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series DD | WFC.PRD | NYSE |
| Guarantee of Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due October 30, 2028 of<br> Wells Fargo Finance LLC | WFC/28A | NYSE |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 9.01.** | **<u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u>** |

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Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-292881 and 333-292881-01) filed by Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Finance LLC with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On February 13, 2026, Wells Fargo & Company established its Medium-Term Note Program, Series AA, and Wells Fargo Finance LLC established its Medium-Term Note Program, Series B. The purpose of this Current Report is to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the related Distribution Agreements and forms of global master notes approved for each series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** | **Location** |
| [1.1](ex1-1.htm) | [Series AA Distribution Agreement dated February 13, 2026 between Wells Fargo & Company and the Agent named therein.](ex1-1.htm) | Filed herewith |
| [1.2](ex1-2.htm) | [Series B Distribution Agreement dated February 13, 2026 among Wells Fargo Finance LLC, Wells Fargo & Company and the Agent named therein.](ex1-2.htm) | Filed herewith |
| [4.1](ex4-1.htm) | [Form of Global Master Note for Medium-Term Notes, Series AA.](ex4-1.htm) | Filed herewith |
| [4.2](ex4-2.htm) | [Form of Global Master Note for Medium-Term Notes, Series B.](ex4-2.htm) | Filed herewith |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | Filed herewith |

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**<u>SIGNATURE</u>**

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.

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|:---|:---|
|  | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY |
| DATED: February 13, 2026 | /s/ Bryant Owens |
|  | Bryant Owens |
|  | Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |

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## Exhibit 1.1

**[Wells Fargo & Company 8-K](wfc-8k_021326.htm)**

**Exhibit 1.1**

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

**Medium-Term Notes, Series AA**

**DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT**

February 13, 2026

To the Agent listed in Exhibit A hereto<br> and each person that shall have become

an Agent as provided in Section 1(e) hereof

Dear Sirs and Mesdames:

Wells Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), confirms its agreement with each of you (individually, an "**Agent**," and collectively, the "**Agents**") with respect to the issuance and sale by the Company of its Medium-Term Notes, Series AA, described herein (the "**Notes**"). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an indenture (the "**Indenture**") dated as of January 22, 2026, as amended from time to time, between the Company and Computershare, N.A., as trustee (the "**Trustee**") and be evidenced by a master global security with respect to the Notes (the "**Master Note**").

This Agreement provides both for the sale of the Notes by the Company directly to purchasers, in which case the Agents will act as agents of the Company in soliciting Note purchases, and (as may from time to time be agreed to by the Company and any Agent) to any Agent as principal for resale to purchasers.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-292881), as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**1933 Act**"), for the registration of securities, including the Notes, under the 1933 Act, and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act (the "**1933 Act Regulations**"). The maximum aggregate offering price of securities, including the Notes, that may be issued pursuant to the registration statement is limited to $15,000,000,000. The Company proposes to file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, a supplement to a form of prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the Notes in the form heretofore delivered to you. Such registration statement, including any amendments thereto, has been declared effective by the SEC. Such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto (but excluding the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1), as amended at the date of this Agreement, and including any information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the 1933 Act, is hereinafter called the "**Registration Statement**." The term "**Basic Prospectus**" shall refer to (i) the prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement and is filed under Rule 424(b) and (ii) the Medium-Term

Notes, Series AA, prospectus supplement dated February 13, 2026 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act on the date hereof. The term "**Prospectus**," with respect to a tranche of Notes, shall refer to the Basic Prospectus, together with the Pricing Supplement and each Additional Supplement (each as defined in Section 3(a) hereof), if any (other than any Preliminary Prospectus), relating to such tranche of Notes. Any preliminary form of the Prospectus which has been or will be filed pursuant to Rule 424 is hereinafter called a "**Preliminary Prospectus**." The term "**Free Writing Prospectus**" shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act. The term "**Issuer Free Writing Prospectus**" shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act, that (i) is required to be filed with the SEC by the Company or (ii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Notes or the offering that does not reflect the final terms. The term "**Applicable Time**" in respect of a tranche of Notes shall mean the time at or prior to the confirmation of any sales of such Notes, as agreed between the Company and the Agents to whom or through whom such Notes are being sold (i) in a Terms Agreement (hereinafter defined) or (ii) pursuant to any other agreement of the Company and such Agents. The term "**Disclosure Package**," as it relates to any tranche of Notes, shall mean (i) the Basic Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the Applicable Time, (ii) any preliminary Pricing Supplement which has been or will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act, (iii) each applicable Additional Supplement, if any, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act prior to the Applicable Time, and (iv) any Free Writing Prospectus that the Company and an Agent or Agents, as applicable, shall expressly agree in writing to treat as part of such Disclosure Package, in each case relating to such tranche of Notes at the relevant Applicable Time. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package relating to a tranche of Notes shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**1934 Act**"), and incorporated therein as of the date of this Agreement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or the relevant Applicable Time, as the case may be. Any reference herein to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to a tranche of Notes shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the 1934 Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "**1939 Act**").

The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the applicable Agents, and each Agent, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed with the SEC or retained by the Company under Rule 433 under the 1933 Act. Any such Free Writing Prospectus consented to by the Agents or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a "**Permitted Free Writing Prospectus**." The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the 1933 Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing

with the SEC, legending and record keeping. Each Agent agrees that its use of any Free Writing Prospectus not requiring consent of the Company under this Agreement shall comply with Rules 433 and 164 of the 1933 Act (it being understood that in no event will any such Free Writing Prospectus constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement).

SECTION 1. <u>Appointment as Agents</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Appointment of Agents</u>. Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and subject to the reservation by the Company of the right to (i) cause Additional Agents (as defined below) to become Agents under this Agreement or enter into similar agreements from time to time pursuant to Section 1(e) hereof and (ii) sell Notes directly on its own behalf or through any of its affiliated entities and other agents, the Company hereby appoints the Agents as the agents for the purpose of soliciting purchases of Notes from the Company by others and agrees that, except as otherwise contemplated herein, whenever the Company determines to sell Notes directly to any Agent as principal for resale to others, it will enter into a Terms Agreement relating to such sale in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof. No Notes that the Company has agreed to sell pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been purchased and paid for or sold by the Company until such Notes shall have been delivered to the purchaser thereof against payment by such purchaser. The Company may accept offers to purchase Notes through an agent other than an Agent; *provided, however,* that the maximum commission received by any such agent will not exceed 8.00%.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Reasonable Efforts Solicitations; Right to Reject Offers</u>. Upon receipt of instructions from the Company, each of the Agents will use its reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of such principal amount of Notes as the Company and such Agent shall agree upon from time to time during the term of this Agreement, it being understood that the Company shall not approve the solicitation of purchases of Notes in excess of the amount which shall be authorized by the Company from time to time. The Agents will have no responsibility for maintaining records with respect to the aggregate principal amount of Notes sold. Each Agent will communicate to the Company, orally or in writing, each offer to purchase Notes, other than those offers rejected by such Agent. Each Agent shall have the right, in its discretion reasonably exercised, to reject any proposed purchase of Notes, in whole or in part, and any such rejection shall not be deemed a breach by such Agent of this Agreement. The Company may accept or reject any proposed purchase of Notes, in whole or in part.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal</u>. In soliciting purchases of Notes on behalf of the Company and in performing its other obligations hereunder (other than with respect to any purchase by an Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement), each Agent shall act solely as agent for the Company and not as principal. Each Agent shall make reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each purchaser whose offer to purchase Notes has been solicited by such Agent and accepted by the Company; *provided, however,* that such Agent shall not have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. If the Company shall default on its obligation to deliver Notes to a purchaser whose offer it has accepted, the Company shall pay to such Agent the commission it would have received had such sale been consummated and the Company shall hold such Agent harmless against any other loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company. Each purchase of Notes solicited by an Agent as agent shall be confirmed by such

Agent and the Company in writing by electronic mail or otherwise at or about, or prior to, the Applicable Time. Such written confirmation shall identify the Disclosure Package applicable to such tranche of Notes. The Agents shall not have any obligation to purchase Notes from the Company as principal, but any Agent may agree from time to time to purchase Notes as principal. Any such purchase of Notes by an Agent as principal shall be made in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Reliance</u>. The Company and the Agents agree that any Notes, the placement of which any Agent arranges, shall be placed by such Agent, and any Notes purchased by such Agent shall be purchased, in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein and on the terms and conditions and in the manner provided herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Additional Agents</u>. The Company may from time to time appoint one or more additional financial institutions experienced in the distribution of securities similar to the Notes (each such additional institution herein referred to as an "**Additional Agent**") as agent(s) hereunder pursuant to an agreement between the Company and the Additional Agents (an "**Agent Accession Agreement**"), whereupon each such Additional Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Agent Accession Agreement, become a party to this Agreement as an Agent, vested with all the authority, rights and powers and subject to all the duties and obligations of an Agent as if originally named as an Agent hereunder.

SECTION 2. <u>Company Representations and Warranties</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company represents and warrants to each Agent as of the date hereof, as of each date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase Notes at the request of the Company, as of the date of each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of Notes (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal), as of the relevant Applicable Time with respect to the issuance of a tranche of Notes, as of the date of each delivery of Notes (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal) (the date of each such delivery to the Agent as agent or Agent as principal, as the case may be, being hereinafter referred to as a "**Settlement Date**"), and as of any time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented or there is filed with the SEC any document incorporated by reference into the Prospectus (each of the times referenced above being referred to herein as a "**Representation Date**") as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure Package</u>. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC. At the time the Registration Statement was filed and at the time the Registration Statement became effective, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. The Indenture complies in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. The Registration Statement, at the time it became effective, did not, and at each time thereafter at which any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective (including through the filing of any document incorporated by reference in the

Registration Statement) and as of each Representation Date, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Any Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Basic Prospectus, as of the date hereof does not, and each Prospectus relating to a tranche of Notes as of each Representation Date applicable to such tranche of Notes will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. At the relevant Applicable Time relating to any tranche of Notes, the Disclosure Package for such tranche of Notes will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (A) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the 1939 Act of the Trustee and (B) statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of any of the Agents expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as the case may be. In addition, the representations and warranties set forth above, when made as of the date hereof, as of any date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase Notes or on which the Company accepts an offer to purchase Notes shall be deemed not to cover information concerning an offering of a tranche of Notes to the extent such information will be set forth in a Pricing Supplement or any Additional Supplement to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) <u>Filing Fee</u>. The Company has paid the fees required by the SEC relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 457 under the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) <u>Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses</u>. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not, and will not, include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus or prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of any of the Agents expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) <u>Incorporated Documents</u>. The documents incorporated by reference in the applicable Disclosure Package, the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, if any, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the SEC, complied or when so filed will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "**1934 Act Regulations**"), and, when read together and with the other information in the

applicable Disclosure Package and applicable Prospectus, as applicable, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) <u>Authorization and Validity of this Agreement.</u> This Agreement has been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery by each Agent, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company; when the terms of a particular tranche of the Notes to be issued to an Agent as principal have been established in accordance with the Indenture, the related Terms Agreement, if any, will have been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery by the applicable Agent, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) <u>Authorization and Validity of the Indenture</u>. The Indenture has been duly authorized and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) <u>Authorization and Validity of the Master Note and the Notes</u>. The establishment of the Medium-Term Note Program, Series AA, of the Company has been duly authorized. The Master Note has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and when (A) the Master Note has been duly authenticated by the Trustee, (B) the terms of a particular tranche of Notes represented by such Master Note have been established in accordance with the Indenture, (C) the Trustee or the Security Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance with the Indenture and the written instructions of the Company and (D) such Notes are issued and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor specified in the applicable Disclosure Package, such Notes will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant

to applicable law or (ii) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) <u>Form of the Indenture and the Notes</u>. The Indenture will be substantially in the form heretofore delivered to each Agent and the Indenture and the Notes will conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Disclosure Package.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) <u>Investment Company Act of 1940</u>. The Company is not subject to registration or regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) <u>Legal Proceedings; Contracts</u>. Except as may be set forth in the Registration Statement, the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Disclosure Package, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which might, in the opinion of the Company, result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or might materially affect the properties or assets thereof; and there are no contracts or documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the 1933 Act or by the 1933 Act Regulations which have not been so filed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Additional Certifications</u>. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to any Agent or to counsel for any Agent in connection with an offering of Notes or the sale of Notes to such Agent as principal shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to such Agent as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate.

SECTION 3. <u>Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Solicitations as Agent</u>. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Agent agrees, as an agent of the Company, to use its reasonable efforts to solicit offers to purchase Notes upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Disclosure Package and the applicable Prospectus.

The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend solicitation of purchases of Notes through any Agent, as agent, commencing at any time for any period of time or permanently. Upon receipt of at least one business day's prior notice from the Company, such Agent will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Notes from the Company until such time as the Company has advised such Agent that such solicitation may be resumed. While such solicitation is suspended, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates, opinions or letters in accordance with Sections 7(a), 7(b) and 7(c) hereof; *provided, however,* that if the Registration Statement, the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, the applicable Disclosure Package or the applicable Prospectus is amended or supplemented during the period of suspension, no Agent shall be required to resume soliciting offers to purchase the Notes until the Company has delivered such certificates, opinions and letters as such Agent may request.

The Company will pay the presenting Agent (or jointly to two or all Agents if such solicitation is jointly made) on the Settlement Date applicable to such Note a commission negotiated at the time of sale and set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement; *provided, however,* that the maximum commission received by any such Agent will not exceed 8.00%.

The purchase price, interest rate, maturity date and other terms of a tranche of Notes shall be agreed upon by the Company and the applicable Agent and set forth in a pricing supplement to the Basic Prospectus (a "**Pricing Supplement**") to be prepared following each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of the Notes. The manner in which the payment on a tranche of Notes will be calculated and other terms related thereto, if not specified in a Pricing Supplement, shall be set forth in a product supplement and/or other supplement to the Basic Prospectus (each, an "**Additional Supplement**"). All Notes sold through any Agent as agent will be sold at 100% of their principal amount unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and such Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Purchases as Principal</u>. Each sale of Notes to an Agent as principal shall be made in accordance with the terms contained herein and pursuant to a separate agreement which will provide for the sale of such Notes to, and the purchase and reoffering thereof by, such Agent. Each such separate agreement between an Agent and the Company may be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or in another form mutually acceptable to such Agent and the Company, or may be an oral agreement, if confirmed in writing by electronic mail or otherwise, (each such agreement herein referred to as a "**Terms Agreement**"). Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference contained herein to "this Agreement" shall be deemed to include any applicable Terms Agreement between the Company and an Agent. Each such Terms Agreement, whether oral or written, shall be with respect to such information (as applicable) as is specified in Exhibit A hereto. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, any purchase of Notes by an Agent as principal will be on a best efforts basis and such Agent will not be required to purchase or sell any specific number or dollar amount of Notes. An Agent's purchase of Notes as principal pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the principal amount of Notes to be purchased by the Agent pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Notes, the time and place of delivery of and payment for such Notes, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, purchasers acting together with the Agent in the reoffering of such Notes, and such other provisions (including further terms of such Notes) as may be mutually agreed upon. An Agent may utilize a selling or dealer group in connection with the resale of Notes purchased and the Agents may sell any such Notes to any dealers at a discount but, unless specified otherwise in the applicable Pricing Supplement, such discount allowed to any dealer shall not be in excess of the discount payable to the Agents by the Company. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify the requirements for the officer's certificate, opinions of counsel and comfort letter pursuant to Sections 7(a), 7(b) and 7(c) hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Administrative Procedures</u>. The Company and the Agents hereby agree to the administrative procedures with respect to the sale of Notes set forth in Annex A hereto (the "**Procedures**"). Each of the Agents and the Company agree to perform their respective duties and obligations as set forth in the Procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Obligations Several</u>. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of the Agents under this Agreement are several and not joint.

SECTION 4. <u>Covenants of the Company</u>.

The Company covenants with each Agent as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Notice of Certain Events</u>. The Company will notify each Agent immediately (i) of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, if any, or the applicable Prospectus, (iii) of any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the applicable Prospectus or for additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or of any notice that would prevent its use, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order or notice and, if any stop order or notice is issued, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such stop order or notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Notice of Certain Proposed Filings</u>. The Company will give each Agent notice of its intention to file or prepare any additional registration statement with respect to the registration of additional Notes, any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to a Prospectus applicable to any tranche of Notes involving the Agent (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act). The Company will not file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the applicable Prospectus after the earlier of the date of any Terms Agreement or the Applicable Time relating to such Terms Agreement and prior to the related Settlement Date which shall be disapproved by any Agent party to such Terms Agreement promptly after reasonable notice thereof unless in the opinion of counsel to the Company such amendment or supplement is required by law; *provided, however,* that the foregoing requirement shall not apply to any of the Company's periodic filings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act other than filings of Current Reports on Form 8-K (to which the foregoing requirement shall apply), copies of which filings the Company will cause to be delivered to the Agents promptly after being transmitted for filing with the SEC. Neither the Agents' consent to, nor the Agents' delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Copies of the Registration Statement and the Applicable Prospectus</u>. The Company will deliver to counsel for the Agents one manually signed and as many conformed copies as requested of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated by reference in the applicable Prospectus). The Company will furnish to each Agent, without charge, (i) as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (as amended or supplemented including by any Pricing Supplement or Additional Supplement) as such Agent shall reasonably request so long as the Agent is required to deliver such Prospectus (including where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the 1933 Act) in connection with sales or solicitations of offers to purchase Notes, and (ii) with respect to any Notes sold by

an Agent, as many copies of the applicable Disclosure Package relating to such Notes as such Agent shall reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Preparation of Pricing Supplements and Additional Supplements</u>. The Company will prepare, with respect to any Notes to be sold through or to any Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Pricing Supplement with respect to such Notes in a form previously approved by the Agent and will file such Pricing Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act not later than the time period specified therein. If the manner in which the payment on a tranche of Notes will be calculated and other terms related thereto are not specified in a Pricing Supplement, the Company will prepare, with respect to such Notes to be sold through or to any Agent pursuant to this Agreement, an Additional Supplement with respect to such Notes in a form previously approved by the Agent and will file such Additional Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act not later than the time period specified therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Revisions of Applicable Prospectus—Material Changes</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Agents (delivered by the Agents to the Company in writing) or counsel for the Company, to further amend or supplement a Prospectus in order that such Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of either such counsel (communicated to the Company in writing in the case of counsel for the Agents), to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or such Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, immediate notice shall be given by the Company, and confirmed in writing, to each Agent to cease the solicitation of offers to purchase Notes in such Agent's capacity as agent and to cease sales of any Notes such Agent may then own as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, and the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, will file with the SEC such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and a Prospectus comply with such requirements, including in connection with use or delivery of such Prospectus. Neither an Agent's request for, nor any Agent's delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <u>Revisions of Applicable Disclosure Package—Material Changes</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the applicable Agents (delivered by such Agents to the Company in writing) or counsel for the Company, to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package relating to a tranche of Notes in order that such Disclosure Package will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, immediate notice shall be given by the Company, and confirmed in writing, to each such Agent to cease the solicitation of offers to purchase such Notes in such Agent's capacity as agent and to cease sales of any such Notes such Agent may then own as principal pursuant to a Terms

Agreement, and the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, will file with the SEC, if such filing is required, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission, including in connection with use or delivery of the applicable Disclosure Package. Neither an Agent's request for, nor any Agent's delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <u>Prospectus Revisions—Periodic Financial Information</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, on or immediately after the date on which there shall be released to the general public interim financial statement information related to the Company with respect to each of the first three quarters of any fiscal year or preliminary financial statement information with respect to any fiscal year, the Company shall furnish such information to each Agent, confirmed in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <u>Earnings Statements</u>. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering each twelve month period beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the "effective date" (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration Statement with respect to each sale of Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>Blue Sky Qualifications</u>. The Company will arrange to qualify the Notes for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as any Agent may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for as long as may be required for the distribution of the Notes; *provided, however,* that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Notes have been qualified as above provided. The Company will promptly advise each Agent of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for sale in any such state or jurisdiction or the initiating or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <u>1934 Act Filings</u>. The Company, during the period when any Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, file promptly all documents required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) <u>Stand-Off Agreement</u>. If required pursuant to the terms of a Terms Agreement with any Agent, during the period beginning on the date of any Terms Agreement and ending on the business day after the Settlement Date with respect to such Terms Agreement, the Company will not, without such Agent's prior consent, offer or sell, announce the offering of or enter into any agreement to sell, any debt securities of the Company with terms substantially similar to those of the Notes which are the subject of such Terms Agreement (other than the Notes that are to be sold pursuant to such Terms Agreement and commercial paper in the ordinary course of business).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) <u>Suspension of Certain Obligations</u>. The Company shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsections (e), (f) or (g) of this Section with respect to any Agent during any period from the time (i) such Agent shall have suspended solicitation of purchases of the Notes in its capacity as agent pursuant to a request from the Company and (ii) such Agent shall not then have a legal obligation to deliver a prospectus with respect to the sale by it of Notes which it has acquired as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, to the time the Company shall determine that solicitation of purchases of the Notes should be resumed or such Agent shall have such legal obligation to deliver a prospectus. Upon the request of the Company, each Agent will inform the Company whether it has the legal obligation to deliver a prospectus with respect to the sale by it of Notes which it has acquired under a Terms Agreement.

SECTION 5. <u>Conditions of Obligations</u>.

The obligations of each Agent to solicit offers to purchase Notes as agent of the Company and any obligation of any Agent to purchase Notes pursuant to a Terms Agreement will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein and to the accuracy of the statements of the Company's officers made in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance and observance by the Company of all its covenants and agreements herein contained and to the following additional conditions precedent:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Legal Opinions</u>. On the date hereof, each Agent shall have received the following legal opinions, dated as of the date hereof and in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Opinion of Company Counsel</u>. The opinion of counsel
of the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Agents to the effect that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and is duly registered as a financial holding company and a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("**Wells Fargo Bank**") is a national banking association authorized to transact the business of banking under the National Bank Act of 1864, as amended; and WFC Holdings, LLC (together with Wells Fargo Bank, the "**Significant Subsidiaries**") is a duly organized and validly existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Each of the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases any material properties or conducts any material business, except where the failure to so qualify would not have any material adverse effect upon the business, condition or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and (except as provided in 12 U.S.C. §55 in the case of Wells Fargo Bank) nonassessable, and are directly or indirectly owned by the Company free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances. The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or the making of payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) The Master Note has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and when (A) the Master Note has been duly authenticated by the Trustee, (B) the terms of a particular supplemental obligation represented by such Master Note have been established by an authorized officer of the Company by executing and delivering to the Trustee a supplemental certificate of an authorized officer identifying the applicable pricing supplement, such Notes will have been established in conformity with Section 301 of the Indenture and will be duly authorized for issuance, offer and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when (C) issued and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor specified in the applicable Disclosure Package, once the Trustee or the Security Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance with the Indenture and the written instructions of the Company, such Notes will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by

general equity principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (ii) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or foreign currency units or the making of payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) The statements in the Basic Prospectus (other than statements furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of an Agent expressly for use therein) under the captions "Description of Debt Securities of Wells Fargo & Company," "Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)," "Description of Notes" and "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)," insofar as they purport to summarize certain provisions of documents or laws specifically referred to therein, are accurate summaries of such provisions or laws or of the sources from which such summaries were derived (other than the foreign selling restrictions set forth under the caption "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)" and statements with respect to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("**FINRA**") as to which no opinion need be rendered).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) The Indenture is qualified under the 1939 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) The Registration Statement is effective under the 1933 Act and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended, has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened by the SEC; and any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) will be made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) The Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto as of their respective effective or issue dates (other than financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein, other than statements furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of an Agent and other than the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered) complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1939 Act and the regulations under each of those Acts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) To such counsel's knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened which are required to be disclosed in the Basic Prospectus, other than those disclosed therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or of the Indenture, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions

contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes nor the incurrence of the obligations therein contemplated, will conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or bound and which constitutes a material contract and is set forth as an exhibit to the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, or any other indenture or material agreement or instrument known to such counsel and to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or bound, the breach of which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or violate any order or regulation known to such counsel to be applicable to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv) To such counsel's knowledge, there are no contracts, indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments or documents required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement other than those described or referred to therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto, and the descriptions thereof or references thereto are correct.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv) No consent, approval, authorization, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body including the SEC is required for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as may be required under the Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction or regulations adopted by FINRA in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Agents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi) Each document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus complied when filed as to form in all material respects with the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations thereunder (other than financial statements and other financial and statistical information included therein, other than statements furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Agents and other than the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Opinion of Counsel to the Agents</u>. The opinion of
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Agents, to the effect that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Distribution Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, the Indenture is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Assuming the Master Note has been duly authorized, executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, when (i) the terms of a particular tranche of Notes have been duly authorized and established in accordance with all required corporate action in conformity with the requirements of the Indenture, (ii) the Trustee or the Security Registrar (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder and reflecting the issuance of such supplemental obligations and (iii) such Notes have been delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, then such Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are to be issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. In giving the opinions required by subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this Section, the counsel of the Company and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP shall each additionally state that such counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement, at the time it originally became effective (other than financial statements or other financial and statistical information contained therein and the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no statement need be made), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Basic Prospectus, as of the date the opinion is being rendered (other than the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein and the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no statement need be made), includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. For the avoidance of doubt, the statements contained in this subsection do not extend to or otherwise address any Pricing Supplement or Additional Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Officer's Certificates</u>. On the date hereof, the Agents shall have received a certificate signed by any Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President and an accounting or financial officer of the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (provided that no person

shall sign such certificate in more than one official capacity) dated as of the date hereof, to the effect that

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the date of such certificate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the Company has performed or complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date of such certificate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended, has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the SEC, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) no litigation or proceeding is pending to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of the Notes, or that in any way affects the validity of the Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Comfort Letter</u>. On the date hereof, the Agents shall have received a letter from the Company's independent auditor, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to financial statements and financial information included and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Other Documents</u>. On the date hereof (and on each Settlement Date with respect to any applicable Terms Agreement), counsel to the Agents shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as such counsel may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling such counsel to pass upon the issuance and sale of Notes as herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of Notes as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Agents and to counsel for the Agents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Material Adverse Change</u>. There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties, results of operations or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, from that set forth in the applicable Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of the date of such solicitation, and in the applicable Disclosure Package or, if the Notes are sold pursuant to a Terms Agreement, since the date of such Terms Agreement that,

in the judgment of such Agent, is material and adverse and makes it, in the judgment of such Agent, impracticable to proceed with the solicitation of offers to purchase Notes or the purchase by such Agent of Notes from the Company pursuant to such Terms Agreement, as the case may be.

If any condition specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement (or, at the option of any Agent, any applicable Terms Agreement) may be terminated by any Agent insofar as this Agreement relates to such Agent by notice to the Company at any time and any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except that the covenant regarding provision of an earnings statement set forth in Section 4(h) hereof, the provisions concerning payment of expenses under Section 10 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreement set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, the provisions concerning the representations, warranties and agreements to survive delivery of Section 11 hereof and the provisions set forth in Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 hereof shall remain in effect.

SECTION 6. <u>Delivery of and Payment for Notes Sold through the Agents</u>.

Delivery of Notes sold through any Agent as agent shall be made by the Company to such Agent for the account of any purchaser only against payment therefor in immediately available funds. In the event that a purchaser shall fail either to accept delivery of or to make payment for a Note on the date fixed for settlement, the presenting Agent shall promptly notify the Company and deliver the Note to the Company, and, if such Agent has theretofore paid the Company for such Note, the Company will promptly return such funds to such Agent. If such failure occurred for any reason other than default by such Agent in the performance of its obligations hereunder, the Company will reimburse such Agent on an equitable basis for its loss of the use of the funds for the period such funds were credited to the Company's account.

SECTION 7. <u>Additional Covenants of the Company</u>.

The Company covenants and agrees with each Agent that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Certificates</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Company's filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Agent forthwith a certificate dated the date of delivery, in form satisfactory to the Agents, to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 5(b) hereof which were last furnished to the Agents are true and correct at the time of such filing, as though made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to such time (other than by a Non-General Supplement)), or, in lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said Section 5(b), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by a Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such certificate.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment

or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act) or when the Company sells Notes to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such certificate is required by such Terms Agreement), the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to such Agent forthwith a certificate dated the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement, the date of effectiveness of such amendment or the date of such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 5(b) hereof which were last furnished to such Agent are true and correct at the time of amendment, supplement or sale, as the case may be, as though made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to such time, and any applicable Disclosure Package), or, in lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said Section 5(b), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement, such Basic Prospectus and any such Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such certificate, and such Disclosure Package.

The term **"Non-General Supplement"** shall mean any Pricing Supplement, Additional Supplement, Preliminary Prospectus or other supplement to the Basic Prospectus that would relate only to a specific tranche, category or subset of the Notes or is otherwise not intended to be used generally in offers of Notes. The term **"General Supplement"** shall mean a supplement to the Basic Prospectus other than a Non-General Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Legal Opinions</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Company's filing of its report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30 and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to each Agent and to counsel to the Agents a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Company, or other counsel satisfactory to the Agents, dated the date of delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by any Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such opinion.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act), the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to such Agent and to counsel to such Agent a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Company, or other counsel satisfactory to such Agent, dated the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement or the date of effectiveness of such amendment, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by a Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such opinion.

Furthermore, if so requested by an Agent by written notice to Senior Company Counsel of the Company (receipt of which is acknowledged by Senior Company Counsel), when the Company sells Notes to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such opinion is required

by such Terms Agreement), the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to such Agent and to counsel to such Agent a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Company, or other counsel satisfactory to such Agent, dated the date of such sale, in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion, and any applicable Disclosure Package; or, in lieu of such opinion, counsel last furnishing such an opinion to such Agent shall furnish such Agent with a letter to the effect that such Agent may rely on such last opinion to the same extent as though it was dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, such Basic Prospectus and any such Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter authorizing reliance, and such Disclosure Package).

In connection with any opinion and disclosure statement delivered by Senior Company Counsel (or other counsel) pursuant to the provisions above in this Section 7(b), counsel to the Agents shall also deliver an opinion covering certain matters of New York law, substantially as stated in their opinion rendered pursuant to Section 5(a)(2), as well as a disclosure statement in substantially the same form as that required to be delivered by Senior Company Counsel (or other counsel) pursuant to the provisions above in this Section 7(b).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Comfort Letters</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Company's filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company shall cause its independent auditor forthwith to furnish each Agent a letter, in form satisfactory to the Agents, of the same general tenor as the letter referred to in Section 5(c) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by any Non-General Supplement) to the date of the filing of such quarterly or annual report, and with such changes as may be necessary to reflect changes in the financial statements and other information derived from the accounting records of the Company.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act) or when the Company sells Notes to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such letter is required by such Terms Agreement), the Company shall cause its independent auditor forthwith to furnish such Agent a letter, dated (i) no later than five business days following (A) the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement or (B) the date of effectiveness of such amendment or (ii) no later than the date of such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent, of the same general tenor as the letter referred to in Section 5(c) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such filing or effectiveness or a date that is no earlier than five business days prior to such sale, as the case may be, and with such changes as may be necessary to reflect changes in the financial statements and other information derived from the accounting records of the Company.

SECTION 8. <u>Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Indemnification of the Agents</u>. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each person, if any, who controls each Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Prospectus, any Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party to the extent set forth below, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; *provided, however,* that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based on any such untrue statement or omission or such alleged untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Agents expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Indemnification of Company</u>. Each Agent agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Agent, but only with reference to written information relating to such Agent furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Agent expressly for use in the preparation of the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>General</u>. In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8, such person (the "**indemnified party**") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "**indemnifying party**") in writing, and the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent it shall wish, jointly, with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party). Any failure to so notify shall not affect any rights that may exist other than pursuant to this Section 8. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one

identified separate firm (in addition to any identified local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Agents that are indemnified parties in the case of parties to be indemnified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 8 and by the Company in the case of parties to be indemnified pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 8. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

SECTION 9. <u>Contribution</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified parties although applicable in accordance with its terms, the indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the indemnified party, as incurred: (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, from the offering of the Notes to which such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall relate; or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, in connection with such offering shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of such Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts and commissions received by each Agent in respect thereof. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by such Agent and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Each Agent's obligation to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 shall be several in the proportion that the principal amount of the Notes the sale of which by or through such Agent gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities bears to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes the sale of which by or through all Agents gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, and not joint; *provided, however,* that no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent

misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls any Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Agent, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company and the Agents agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof were determined by *pro rata* allocation (even if the Agents were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 9(a) hereof. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 9(a) hereof shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Agent shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes referred to in Section 9(a) hereof that were offered and sold by or through such Agent exceeds the amount of any damages that such Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

SECTION 10. <u>Payment of Expenses</u>.

The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses and any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the preparation, filing and reproduction of this Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of Notes, including any fees and expenses relating to the use of book entry notes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the fees and disbursements of the Company's accountants and counsel, of the Trustee and its counsel, and of any calculation agent or exchange rate agent named in a Prospectus, if applicable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) the qualification of Notes under Blue Sky laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(i) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agents in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey and any Legal Investment Survey;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) the printing and delivery to the Agents in quantities as hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, of any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and the applicable Disclosure Package, and the delivery by each Agent of any Disclosure Package and any Prospectus and any

amendments or supplements thereto in connection with solicitations or confirmations of sales of Notes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) the preparation, printing, reproducing and delivery to the Agents of copies of the Indenture and all supplements and amendments thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Notes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with FINRA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) any advertising and other out of pocket expenses of the Agents incurred with the approval of the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) the cost of providing any CUSIP or other identification numbers for the Notes; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) the fees and expenses of any Depositary (as defined in the Indenture) and any nominees thereof in connection with the Notes.

SECTION 11. <u>Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery</u>.

All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto or thereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent or any controlling person of any Agent, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive each delivery of and payment for any of the Notes.

SECTION 12. <u>Termination</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Termination of this Agreement</u>. This Agreement (excluding any Terms Agreement) may be terminated for any reason, at any time, by either the Company or any Agent (insofar as this Agreement relates to such Agent) upon the giving of 30 days' written notice of such termination to the other party hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Termination of a Terms Agreement</u>. Any Agent may terminate any Terms Agreement, in such Agent's absolute discretion, immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time prior to the Settlement Date relating thereto if there shall have occurred, since the date of such Terms Agreement, any (i) suspension or material limitation of trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or a material disruption in settlement services in the United States, (ii) suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in any over the counter market, (iii) declaration of a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in California or New York by either Federal or state authorities, (iv) lowering of the rating assigned to any debt securities of the Company by any nationally recognized securities rating agency or public announcement by any such rating agency that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative consequences, its rating of any debt securities of the Company, or (v) outbreak or escalation of hostilities in which the United States is involved, declaration of war by Congress or change in financial markets or calamity or crisis, including, without limitation, an act of

terrorism, that, in the judgment of such Agent, is material and adverse and, in the case of any of the events described in clauses (i) through (v), such event, either alone or together with any other such event, makes it, in the judgment of such Agent, impracticable to proceed with completion of the public offering of, or purchase of and payment for, the Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>General</u>. In the event of any such termination, none of the parties will have any liability to the other parties hereto, except that (i) each Agent shall be entitled to any commission earned in accordance with the third paragraph of Section 3(a) hereof, (ii) if at the time of termination (a) any Agent shall own any Notes purchased pursuant to a Terms Agreement with the intention of reselling them or (b) an offer to purchase any of the Notes has been accepted by the Company but the time of delivery to the purchaser or his agent of the Note or Notes relating thereto has not occurred, the covenants set forth in Sections 4 and 7 hereof shall remain in effect until such Notes are so resold or delivered, as the case may be, and (iii) the covenant set forth in Section 4(h) hereof, the provisions of Section 10 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreements set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 11 and 20 hereof shall remain in effect.

SECTION 13. <u>Agent Representations and Agreements</u>.

Each Agent represents and warrants to the Company as of each date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase the Notes, the date of each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of Notes (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal), as of the relevant Applicable Time with respect to the issuance of a tranche of Notes and as of the date of each delivery of Notes (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) It will comply with the non-U.S. selling restrictions set forth in the Basic Prospectus under the heading "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)" and any additional non-U.S. selling restrictions set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that the offer or sale of the Notes by an Agent in a jurisdiction requires any action on the part of the Company in or with respect to such jurisdiction, such Agent represents and agrees that it will (i) inform the Company that the Company is required to take such action prior to the time such action is required to be taken, and (ii) cooperate with and assist the Company in complying with such requirements. Each Agent severally agrees that it will, to the best of its knowledge and belief, comply with all applicable securities laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers the Notes or possesses or distributes any Preliminary Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Notes, and will obtain any required consent, approval or permission for its purchase, offer, sale or delivery of the Notes under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which it makes any such purchases, offers, sales or deliveries.

SECTION 14. <u>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In the event that any party that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such party of this Agreement and any Terms Agreement and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that any party that is a Covered Entity or any BHC Act Affiliate of such party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that may be exercised against such party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement and any Terms Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. The requirements of this Section 14 apply notwithstanding the following Section 15.

SECTION 15. <u>Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 14, no party to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a party that is a Covered Entity with respect to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Act Affiliate of such party becoming subject to Insolvency Proceedings, except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) After a BHC Act Affiliate of a party that is a Covered Entity has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Entity with respect to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

SECTION 16. <u>Definitions</u>.

For purposes of the above Sections 14 and 15, the following definitions will apply:

"<u>BHC Act Affiliate</u>" of a party means an "affiliate" (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such party.

"<u>Covered Entity</u>" means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

"<u>Default Right</u>" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

"<u>Insolvency Proceeding</u>" means a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding.

"<u>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</u>" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 17. <u>Notices</u>.

Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices required under the terms and provisions hereof shall be in writing, either delivered by hand, by mail or by telex, telecopier or telegram, and any such notice shall be effective when received at the address specified below:

if to the Company, to:

Wells Fargo & Company

550 South Tryon Street, Floor 10

MAC #D1086-102

Charlotte, NC 28202-4200

if to any Agent: to the address set forth in Exhibit A hereto,

or at such other address as such party may designate from time to time by notice duly given in accordance with the terms of this Section 17.

SECTION 18. <u>Governing Law</u>.

This Agreement and all the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such State.

SECTION 19. <u>Counterparts and Electronic Signatures</u>.

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and the executed counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by electronic mail (including any electronic

signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

SECTION 20. <u>Parties</u>.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Agent and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 8 and 9 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 21. <u>No Fiduciary Duty</u>.

The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Agents and any affiliate through which they may be acting, on the other, (b) the Agents are acting as principal and not as an agent (except as may occur under Section 3(a) hereof, which the parties acknowledge is solely a contractual obligation) or fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company's engagement of the Agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Agents has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Agents have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency (except as may occur under Section 3(a) hereof, which the parties acknowledge is solely a contractual obligation) or fiduciary duty to the Company, in connection with the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement or the process leading to such purchase and sale.

If the foregoing is in accordance with the Agents' understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between the Agents and the Company in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

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| By: | /s/ Bryant Owens |

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Name: Bryant Owens

Title: Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

Accepted:

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

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| By: | /s/ Barbara Garafalo |
|  | Name: Barbara Garafalo |
|  | Title: Managing Director |

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**EXHIBIT A**

**AGENT**

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

30 Hudson Yards, Floor 14

New York, New York 10001

**EXHIBIT B**

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

**Medium-Term Notes, Series AA**

**TERMS AGREEMENT**

_______________,<u> </u>

Wells Fargo & Company

550 South Tryon Street, Floor 10

MAC #D1086-102

Charlotte, NC 28202-4200

Attention:

Re: Distribution Agreement dated February 13, 2026 (the "**Distribution Agreement**")

This Terms Agreement is supplemental to the Distribution Agreement among the Company and the Agents named therein.

We agree to purchase[, severally and not jointly,]<sup>1</sup> the principal amount of the issuance(s) of notes (the "**Notes**") set forth below opposite our name with the terms described below:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name** | **Principal**<br> **Amount**<br> **of Notes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[NAME] | $|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Insert syndicate list]<sup>2</sup> |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $|

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Agent Discount: $[______].

Net Proceeds: $[______].

Applicable Time: [___:______] New York City time on [______ ____, ______].

The terms of the above-referenced Notes shall be as set forth in the final pricing supplement relating to the above-referenced Notes that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For purposes of this Terms Agreement and the Distribution Agreement, the Disclosure Package relating to the above-referenced Notes shall consist of the Basic

<sup>1</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

<sup>2</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

Prospectus[, Product Supplement No. [___] dated [______ ___, ______], the preliminary Pricing Supplement No. [ ] and [the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated [______ _____, ______]]].

The provisions of the Distribution Agreement applicable to purchases of Notes by the Agents and the related definitions are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if set forth in full herein.

[For purposes of this Terms Agreement, the Agent(s) named herein as the Bookrunning Agent(s) shall have the sole right and authority on behalf of the other Agents named in the Schedule hereto to exercise any discretion, make any judgment or determinations of satisfaction, make any requests or make any other decision which the Agent(s) have the right to make pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, including without limitation, any decisions to terminate this Terms Agreement pursuant to Section 12 of the Distribution Agreement and any determinations as to whether the conditions set forth in Section 5 of the Distribution Agreement have been met as of the Settlement Date of the Notes.]<sup>3</sup>

[If on the Settlement Date any one or more of the Agents shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes that it has or they have agreed to purchase on such date, and the aggregate amount of Notes which such defaulting Agent or Agents agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate amount of the Notes to be purchased on such date, the other Agents shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names above bears to the aggregate amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Agents, or in such other proportions as _____________ may specify, to purchase the Notes which such defaulting Agent or Agents agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If on the Settlement Date any Agent or Agents shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes and the aggregate amount of Notes with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to ___________ and the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Agent or the Company. In any such case either ___________ or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Settlement Date but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the applicable Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Agent from liability in respect of any default of such Agent under this Agreement.]<sup>4</sup> 

<sup>3</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

<sup>4</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

This Agreement is also subject to termination on the terms incorporated by reference herein.

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| [NAME OF RELEVANT AGENT(S)] | [NAME OF RELEVANT AGENT(S)] |
| By | |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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Accepted:

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

By   <br> Name: <br> Title:

**ANNEX A**

[Administrative Procedures]

**ANNEX A**

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

<u>Administrative Procedures</u>

These Administrative Procedures relate to the Notes defined in the Distribution Agreement, dated February 13, 2026 (the "Distribution Agreement"), among Wells Fargo & Company (the "Company") and the Agents named therein (together, the "Agents"), to which these Administrative Procedures are attached as Annex A. Defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Distribution Agreement, the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or the Indenture. To the extent any procedure set forth below conflicts with the provisions of the Notes, the Indenture, the Distribution Agreement or the applicable Terms Agreement, the relevant provisions of the Notes, the Indenture, the Distribution Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement shall control.

An Agent, in relation to a purchase of a Note by a purchaser solicited by such Agent, is referred to herein as the "Selling Agent" and, in relation to a purchase of a Note by such Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, as the "Purchasing Agent."

The Company will advise each Agent in writing of those persons with whom such Agent is to communicate regarding offers to purchase Notes and the related settlement details.

Each Note will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, and will be represented by a Master Global Security (the "Master Note"), held by the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC (a "Book-Entry Security") or a certificate issued in definitive form (a "Certificated Security") delivered to a person designated by an Agent, as set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement. An owner of a Book-Entry Security will not be entitled to receive a certificate representing such a Note, except as provided in the Indenture.

Book-Entry Securities which are payable in U.S. dollars will be issued in accordance with the Administrative Procedures set forth in Part I hereof as they may subsequently be amended as the result of changes in DTC's operating procedures and Certificated Securities will be issued in accordance with the Administrative Procedures set forth in Part II hereof. Notes which are payable in currencies other than in U.S. dollars will be issued in accordance with administrative procedures to be determined and agreed upon by the Company and the applicable Agents.

The Trustee will be the Paying Agent and Security Registrar, unless otherwise provided in respect of an issuance of Notes. The Calculation Agent will be Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, unless otherwise provided in respect of an issuance of Notes.

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| **PART I:** | **ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY SECURITIES** |

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In connection with the qualification of the Book-Entry Securities for eligibility in the book-entry system maintained by DTC, the Trustee will perform the custodial, document control and administrative functions described below, in accordance with its respective obligations as a participant in DTC, including DTC's Same Day Funds Settlement System ("SDFS").

<u>Issuance</u>:

The Master Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

The particular terms of each Supplemental Obligation represented by the Master Note will be determined and established by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the particular terms thereof shall be determined and established at or prior to issuance of such Supplemental Obligation in accordance with a Company Order delivered to the Trustee on or prior to the date of issuance of such Supplemental Obligation pursuant to the Indenture identifying a Pricing Supplement (or Pricing Supplements) relating to such Supplemental Obligation (or Supplemental Obligations) and reflecting the final terms thereof. In accordance with the written instructions of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee shall make the appropriate entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note identifying the Notes as Supplemental Obligations thereunder and to reflect the issuance of such Supplementation Obligations.

<u>Denominations</u>:

Unless otherwise specified in the Master Note and/or the applicable Pricing Supplement, Book-Entry Securities will be issued in principal amounts of U.S. $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of U.S. $1,000.

<u>Posting Rates by the Company</u>:

The Company and the Agents will discuss, from time to time, the rates of interest per annum to be borne by, and the maturity of, Book-Entry Securities that may be sold as a result of the solicitation of offers by an Agent. The Company may establish a fixed set of interest rates and maturities for an offering period (a "Posting"). If the Company decides to change already posted rates, it will promptly advise the Agents to suspend solicitation of offers until the new posted rates have been established with the Agents.

<u>Acceptance of Offers by the Company</u>:

Each Agent will promptly advise the Company by telephone or other appropriate means of all reasonable offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities, other than those rejected by such Agent. Each Agent may, in its discretion reasonably exercised, reject any offer received by it in whole or in part. Each Agent also may make offers to the Company to purchase Book-Entry Securities as a Purchasing Agent. The Company will have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities and may reject any such offer in whole or in part.

The Company will promptly notify the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of its acceptance or rejection of an offer to purchase Book-Entry Securities. If the

Company accepts an offer to purchase Book-Entry Securities, it will confirm such acceptance in writing to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and the Trustee.

<u>Communication of Sale Information to the Company by Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent and Settlement Procedures:</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. After the acceptance of an offer by the Company, the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will communicate promptly, but in no event later than the time set forth under "Settlement Procedure Timetable" below, the following details of the terms of such offer (the "Sale Information") to the Company by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Principal
 amount of Book-Entry Securities to be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) If
 a fixed rate Book-Entry Security, the interest rate, the interest payment dates and the
 initial interest payment date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Trade
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Settlement
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Stated
 maturity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Issue
 price;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Selling
 Agent's commission or Purchasing Agent's discount, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Net
 proceeds to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) If
 a redeemable or repayable Book-Entry Security, provisions relating to such redemption
 or repayment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) If
 an extendible or renewable Book-Entry Security, provisions relating to such extension
 or renewal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) If
 a floating rate Book-Entry Security, such of the following as are applicable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Base
 rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Index
 maturity,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Spread
 or spread multiplier,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Maximum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Minimum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) Initial
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) Interest
 reset dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) Calculation
 dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) Interest
 determination dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) Interest
 payment dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) Regular
 record dates, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) Calculation
 agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Denomination
 of certificates to be delivered at settlement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Selling
 Agent or Purchasing Agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Original
 issue discount provisions, if any; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Any
 other applicable terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. After receiving the Sale Information from the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, the Company will communicate such Sale Information to the Trustee by electronic mail or other acceptable written means. The Trustee or the Company, as the case may be, will assign a CUSIP number to the Note from a list of CUSIP numbers previously delivered to the Trustee by the Company representing such Book-Entry Security and then advise the Company and the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of such CUSIP number as soon as practicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. The Trustee will enter a pending deposit message through DTC's Participant Terminal System, providing the following settlement information to DTC, and DTC shall forward such information to such Agent and Standard & Poor's Corporation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The
 applicable Sale Information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) CUSIP
 number of the Note;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Whether
 such Note will represent any other Book-Entry Security (to the extent known at such time);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Number
 of the participant account maintained by DTC on behalf of the Selling Agent or Purchasing
 Agent, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The
 interest payment period, if any; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Initial
 interest payment date for such Book-Entry Security, if any.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. Upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee will make the appropriate entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note that represents the Notes identifying such Notes as Supplemental Obligations thereunder and to reflect the issuance of such

Supplemental Obligation. The Trustee will maintain possession of the Master Note as custodian for DTC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. DTC will credit such Book-Entry Security to the Trustee's participant account at DTC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. The Trustee will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC's Participant Terminal System instructing DTC to (i) debit such Book-Entry Security to the Trustee's participant account and credit such Book-Entry Security to such Agent's participant account at DTC, and (ii) debit such Agent's settlement account and credit the Trustee's settlement account for an amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry Security less such Agent's commission. The entry of such a deliver order shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Trustee to DTC that (a) the Master Note representing such Book-Entry Security has been issued and authenticated and (b) the Trustee is holding such Master Note pursuant to the Blanket Letter of Representations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such security, such Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC's Participant Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit such Book-Entry Security to such Agent's participant account and credit such Book-Entry Security to the participant accounts of the participants with respect to such Book-Entry Security and (ii) to debit the settlement accounts of such participants and credit the settlement account of such Agent for an amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS deliver orders described in Settlement Procedures "F" and "G" will be settled in accordance with SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I. Upon confirmation of receipt of funds, the Trustee will transfer to such account as the Company may have previously specified to the Trustee, in funds available for immediate use in the amount transferred to the Trustee in accordance with Settlement Procedure "F."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such security, such Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will confirm the purchase of such Book-Entry Security to the purchaser either by transmitting to the participants with respect to such Book-Entry Security a confirmation order or orders through DTC's institutional delivery system or by mailing a written confirmation to such purchaser.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K. At any time upon request, the Trustee will send to the Company a statement setting forth the principal amount of Book-Entry Securities outstanding as of that date under the Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L. DTC will, at any time, upon request of the Company or the Trustee, promptly furnish, to the Company or the Trustee, a list of the names and addresses of the participants for whom DTC has credited Book-Entry Securities.

<u>Preparation of Pricing Supplement by Company</u>:

If the Company accepts an offer to purchase a Book-Entry Security, it will prepare a Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Book-Entry Security and arrange to have

delivered to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, such number of such Pricing Supplements as the Agent may reasonably request, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the Trade Date (as defined below). The Company will arrange to file a copy of the Pricing Supplement with the SEC not later than the close of business of the SEC on the second Business Day following the date on which such Pricing Supplement is first used. The terms of provisions of a Pricing Supplement relating to a Supplemental Obligation will be incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Master Note for purposes of the applicable Supplemental Obligation.

In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is prepared, the relevant Agent will provide a copy of such Pricing Supplement to each investor or purchaser of the relevant Book-Entry Security or its agent. Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than those retained for files) will be destroyed.

<u>Delivery of Confirmation and Prospectus to Purchaser by Selling Agent</u>:

The Selling Agent will deliver to the purchaser of a Book-Entry Security a written confirmation of the sale and delivery and payment instructions. In addition, the Selling Agent will deliver to such purchaser or its agent the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including the Pricing Supplement), in relation to such Book-Entry Security prior to, or together with, the delivery to such purchaser or its agent of the confirmation of sale.

<u>Date of Settlement</u>:

The receipt by the Company of immediately available funds in payment for a Book-Entry Security, the entry of the appropriate entries and/or notations in the Trustee's records relating to the Master Note evidencing the Supplemental Obligation and issuance of the Note representing such Book-Entry Security shall constitute "settlement" with respect to such Book-Entry Security. All orders of Book-Entry Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent and accepted by the Company on a particular date (the "Trade Date") will be settled on a date (the "Settlement Date") which is on or before the fifth Business Day after the Trade Date pursuant to the "Settlement Procedure Timetable" set forth below, unless the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement on another day, which shall be no earlier than the next Business Day after the Trade Date.

<u>Settlement Procedure Timetable</u>:

For offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and accepted by the Company for settlement on the first Business Day after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedures "A" through "J" set forth above shall be completed as soon as possible but not later than the respective times (New York City time) set forth below:

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|:---|:---|
| **Settlement**<br> **Procedure** | **Time** |
| A | 4:00 a.m. on the Business Day after the Trade Date |

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|:---|:---|
| B | 12:00 noon on the Business Day after the Trade Date |
| C | 12:00 noon on the Business Day after the Trade Date |
| D | 9:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date |
| E | 10:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date |
| F-G | 2:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date |
| H | 4:45 p.m. on the Settlement Date |
| I-J | 5:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date |

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If a sale is to be settled more than one Business Day after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedure "A" shall be completed as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 11:00 a.m. on the first Business Day after the Trade Date and Settlement Procedures "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m., as the case may be, two Business Days before the Settlement Date. If the initial interest rate for a floating rate Book-Entry Security has not been determined at the time that Settlement Procedure "A" is completed and the Settlement Date is at least three Business Days after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedures "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as such rate has been determined but no later than 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Settlement Date. Settlement Procedure "H" is subject to extension in accordance with any extension of Fedwire closing deadlines and in the other events specified in the SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date.

If settlement of a Book-Entry Security is rescheduled or cancelled, the Trustee, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, will deliver to DTC, through DTC's Participant Terminal System, a cancellation message to such effect by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding the scheduled Settlement Date.

<u>Failure to Settle:</u>

Upon any failure to settle with respect to a Book-Entry Security, DTC may take any actions in accordance with its SDFS operating procedures then in effect. The Trustee shall make any required entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note to negate any prior endorsement or notation, as required to reflect the fact that such Note did not settle.

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|:---|:---|
| **PART II:** | **ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATED SECURITIES** |

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*<u>If the Company plans to issue a Certificated Security, the Company will provide prompt written notice to each of the Agent, the Paying Agent and the Security Registrar. Upon such notice, each of the Company, the Agent, the Paying Agent and Security Registrar agree to revisit the below procedures and to make appropriate updates.</u>*

<u>Issuance</u>:

Each Certificated Security will be dated and issued as of the date of its authentication by the Trustee. Each Certificated Security will bear an original issue date, which will be (i) with respect to an original Certificated Security (or any portion thereof), its original issue date (which will be the settlement date) and (ii) with respect to any Certificated Security (or portion thereof) issued subsequently upon transfer or exchange of a Certificated Security or in lieu of a destroyed, lost or stolen Certificated Security, the original issue date of the predecessor Certificated Security, regardless of the date of authentication of such subsequently issued Certificated Security.

<u>Posting Rates by Company</u>:

The Company and the Agents will discuss, from time to time, the rates of interest per annum to be borne by, and the maturity of, Certificated Securities that may be sold as a result of the solicitation of offers by an Agent. The Company may establish a Posting. If the Company decides to change already posted rates, it will promptly advise the Agents to suspend solicitation of offers until the new posted rates have been established with the Agents.

<u>Acceptance of Offers by Company</u>:

Each Agent will promptly advise the Company by telephone or other appropriate means of all reasonable offers to purchase Certificated Securities, other than those rejected by such Agent. Each Agent may, in its discretion reasonably exercised, reject any offer received by it in whole or in part. Each Agent also may make offers to the Company to purchase Certificated Securities as a Purchasing Agent. The Company will have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Certificated Securities and may reject any such offer in whole or in part.

The Company will promptly notify the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of its acceptance or rejection of an offer to purchase Certificated Securities. If the Company accepts an offer to purchase Certificated Securities, it will confirm such acceptance in writing to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and the Trustee.

<u>Communication of Sale Information to the Company by Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent and Settlement Procedures</u>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. After the acceptance of an offer by the Company, the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will communicate promptly on the sale date the following details of the terms of such offer (the "Sale Information") to the Company by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Principal
 amount of Certificated Securities to be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) If
 a fixed rate Certificated Security, the interest rate, the interest payment dates and
 the initial interest payment date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Trade
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Settlement
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Stated
 maturity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Issue
 price;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Selling
 Agent's commission or Purchasing Agent's discount, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Net
 proceeds to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) If
 a redeemable or repayable Certificated Security, provisions relating to such redemption
 or repayment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) If
 an extendible or renewable Certificated Security, provisions relating to such extension
 or renewal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) If
 a floating rate Certificated Security, such of the following as are applicable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Base
 rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Index
 maturity,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Spread
 or spread multiplier,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Maximum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Minimum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) Initial
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) Interest
 reset dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) Calculation
 dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) Interest
 determination dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) Interest
 payment dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) Regular
 record dates, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) Calculation
 agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Name,
 address and taxpayer identification number of the registered owner(s) and address for
 payment of principal and interest;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Denomination
 of certificates to be delivered at settlement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Original
 issue discount provisions, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Selling
 Agent or Purchasing Agent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) Any
 other applicable terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. The Company will advise the Trustee by telephone or electronic transmission (confirmed in writing at any time on the same date) of the information set forth in Settlement Procedure "A" above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. The Company will have delivered to the Trustee a pre-printed four ply packet for such Certificated Security, which packet will contain the following documents in forms that have been approved by the Company, the relevant Agent and the Trustee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Security
 with customer confirmation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Stub
 One – For the Trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Stub
 Two – For the relevant Agent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Stub
 Three – For the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. The Trustee will complete such Certificated Security and authenticate such Certificated Security and deliver it (with the confirmation) and Stubs One and Two to the relevant Agent, and such Agent will acknowledge receipt of the Certificated Security by stamping or otherwise marking Stub One and returning it to the Trustee. Such delivery will be made only against such acknowledgment of receipt and evidence that instructions have been given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Company at such account as the Company shall have specified to such Agent and the Trustee, in immediately available funds, of an amount equal to the price of such Certificated Security less such Agent's commission. In the event that the instructions given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Company are revoked, the Company will as promptly as possible wire transfer to the account of such Agent an amount of immediately available funds equal to the amount of such payment made and such Agent will as promptly as possible return the Certificated Security and all Stubs to the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such Certificated Security, such Agent will deliver such Certificated Security (with confirmation) to the customer against payment in immediately available funds. Such Agent will obtain the acknowledgment of receipt of such Certificated Security by retaining Stub Two.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. The Trustee will send Stub Three to the Company by first class mail. At any time upon request from an Agent, the Trustee will also send to the Company a statement setting forth the principal amount of the Certificated Securities outstanding as of that date under the Indenture and setting forth a brief description of any sales of which the Company has advised the Trustee that have not yet been settled.

<u>Preparation of Pricing Supplement by Company</u>:

If the Company accepts an offer to purchase a Certificated Security, it will prepare a Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Certificated Security and arrange to have delivered to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, such number of such Pricing Supplements as the Agent may reasonably request, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the Trade Date, or if the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement on the date of acceptance of such offer, not later than noon, New York City time, on such date. The Company will arrange to file a copy of the Pricing Supplement with the SEC not later than the close of business of the SEC on the second Business Day following the date on which such Pricing Supplement is first used.

In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is prepared, the relevant Agent will provide a copy of such Pricing Supplement to each investor or purchaser of the relevant Certificated Security or its agent. Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than those retained for files) will be destroyed.

<u>Delivery of Confirmation and Prospectus to Purchaser by Selling Agent</u>:

The Selling Agent will deliver to the purchaser of a Certificated Security a written confirmation of the sale and delivery and payment instructions. In addition, the Selling Agent will deliver to such purchaser or its agent the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including the Pricing Supplement), in relation to such Certificated Security prior to, or together with, the delivery to such purchaser or its agent of the confirmation of sale.

<u>Date of Settlement</u>:

The receipt by the Company of immediately available funds in exchange for an authenticated Certificated Security delivered to the relevant Agent and, if applicable, such Agent's delivery of such Certificated Security against receipt of immediately available funds, shall constitute "settlement" with respect to such Security. All offers of Certificated Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent and accepted by the Company will be settled on a date (the "Settlement Date") which is the fifth Business Day after the date of acceptance of such offer, unless the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement (a) on another Business Day after the acceptance of such offer or (b) with respect to an offer accepted by the Company prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such acceptance.

For sales by the Company of Certificated Securities to a Purchasing Agent or through a Selling Agent (unless otherwise specified pursuant to a Terms Agreement), Settlement Procedures "A" through "F" set forth above shall be completed on or before the respective times in New York City set forth below:

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|:---|:---|
| **Settlement <br> Procedure** | **Time** |
| A | 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day before Settlement Date |
| B | 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day before Settlement Date |
| C-D | 12:00 noon on Settlement Date |
| E | 12:00 noon on Settlement Date |
| F | 5:00 p.m. on Settlement Date |

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If the Settlement Date is the date of acceptance by the Company of the offer to purchase Certificated Securities, Settlement Procedure "B" will be given by the Company by 11:00 a.m., New York City time.

The Company shall not use any proceeds advanced by a Selling Agent to acquire securities prior to the Selling Agent receiving the Certificated Securities from the Company.

<u>Failure of Purchaser to Pay Selling Agent</u>:

If a purchaser (other than a Purchasing Agent) fails to make payment to the Selling Agent for a Certificated Security, the Selling Agent will promptly notify the Trustee and the Company thereof by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means. The Selling Agent will immediately return the Certificated Security to the Trustee. Immediately upon receipt of such Certificated Security by the Trustee, the Company will return to the Selling Agent an amount equal to the amount previously paid to the Company in respect of such Certificated Security. Such wire transfer will be made on the Settlement Date, if possible, and in any event not later than the Business Day following the Settlement Date. If the failure shall have occurred for any reason other than a default by such Selling Agent in the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Distribution Agreement, then the Company will reimburse the Selling Agent on an equitable basis for its loss of the use of funds during the period when they were credited to the account of the Company.

The Trustee will cancel the Certificated Security in respect of which the failure occurred, make appropriate entries in its records and, unless otherwise instructed by the Company, destroy the Certificated Security.

## Exhibit 1.2

**[Wells Fargo & Company 8-K](wfc-8k_021326.htm)**

**Exhibit 1.2**

**WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC**

**Medium-Term Notes, Series B**<br> ***Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company***

**DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT**

February 13, 2026<br>

To the Agent listed in Exhibit A hereto<br> and each person that shall have become<br> an Agent as provided in Section 1(e) hereof

Dear Sirs and Mesdames:

Wells Fargo Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "**Company**"), and Wells Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation (the "**Guarantor**"), confirm their agreement with each of you (individually, an "**Agent**," and collectively, the "**Agents**") with respect to the issuance and sale by the Company of its Medium-Term Notes, Series B, described herein (the "**Notes**"). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an indenture (the "**Indenture**") dated as of January 22, 2026, as amended from time to time, among the Company, the Guarantor and Computershare, N.A., as trustee (the "**Trustee**") and be evidenced by a master global security with respect to the Notes (the "**Master Note**"). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor (the "**Guarantee**" and, together with the Notes, the "**Securities**").

This Agreement provides both for the sale of the Securities by the Company directly to purchasers, in which case the Agents will act as agents of the Company in soliciting Security purchases, and (as may from time to time be agreed to by the Company and any Agent) to any Agent as principal for resale to purchasers.

The Company and the Guarantor have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-292881 and 333-292881-01), as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**1933 Act**"), for the registration of securities, including the Securities, under the 1933 Act, and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act (the "**1933 Act Regulations**"). The maximum aggregate offering price of securities, including the Securities, that may be issued pursuant to the registration statement is limited to $15,000,000,000. The Company and the Guarantor propose to file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, a supplement to a form of prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the Securities in the form heretofore delivered to you. Such registration statement, including any amendments thereto, has been declared effective by the SEC. Such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto (but excluding the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1), as amended at the date of this Agreement, and including any

information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the 1933 Act, is hereinafter called the "**Registration Statement**." The term "**Basic Prospectus**" shall refer to (i) the prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement and is filed under Rule 424(b) and (ii) the Medium-Term Notes, Series B, prospectus supplement dated February 13, 2026 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act on the date hereof. The term "**Prospectus**," with respect to a tranche of Securities, shall refer to the Basic Prospectus, together with the Pricing Supplement and each Additional Supplement (each as defined in Section 3(a) hereof), if any (other than any Preliminary Prospectus), relating to such tranche of Securities. Any preliminary form of the Prospectus which has been or will be filed pursuant to Rule 424 is hereinafter called a "**Preliminary Prospectus**." The term "**Free Writing Prospectus**" shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act. The term "**Issuer Free Writing Prospectus**" shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act, that (i) is required to be filed with the SEC by the Company and the Guarantor or (ii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Securities or the offering that does not reflect the final terms. The term "**Applicable Time**" in respect of a tranche of Securities shall mean the time at or prior to the confirmation of any sales of such Securities, as agreed between the Company and the Agents to whom or through whom such Securities are being sold (i) in a Terms Agreement (hereinafter defined) or (ii) pursuant to any other agreement of the Company and such Agents. The term "**Disclosure Package**," as it relates to any tranche of Securities, shall mean (i) the Basic Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the Applicable Time, (ii) any preliminary Pricing Supplement which has been or will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act, (iii) each applicable Additional Supplement, if any, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act prior to the Applicable Time, and (iv) any Free Writing Prospectus that the Company and an Agent or Agents, as applicable, shall expressly agree in writing to treat as part of such Disclosure Package, in each case relating to such tranche of Securities at the relevant Applicable Time. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package relating to a tranche of Securities shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents filed by the Guarantor under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**1934 Act**"), and incorporated therein as of the date of this Agreement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or the relevant Applicable Time, as the case may be. Any reference herein to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to a tranche of Securities shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the 1934 Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "**1939 Act**").

Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the applicable Agents, and each Agent, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company and the Guarantor that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company and the Guarantor, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed with the SEC or retained by the Company or the Guarantor under Rule 433 under the 1933 Act. Any such Free Writing Prospectus consented to by the Agents or

the Company and the Guarantor is hereinafter referred to as a "**Permitted Free Writing Prospectus**." Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the 1933 Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the SEC, legending and record keeping. Each Agent agrees that its use of any Free Writing Prospectus not requiring consent of the Company and the Guarantor under this Agreement shall comply with Rules 433 and 164 of the 1933 Act (it being understood that in no event will any such Free Writing Prospectus constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement).

SECTION 1. <u>Appointment as Agents</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Appointment of Agents</u>. Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and subject to the reservation by the Company of the right to (i) cause Additional Agents (as defined below) to become Agents under this Agreement or enter into similar agreements from time to time pursuant to Section 1(e) hereof and (ii) sell Securities directly on its own behalf or through any of its affiliated entities and other agents, the Company hereby appoints the Agents as the agents for the purpose of soliciting purchases of Securities from the Company by others and agrees that, except as otherwise contemplated herein, whenever the Company determines to sell Securities directly to any Agent as principal for resale to others, it will enter into a Terms Agreement relating to such sale in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof. No Securities that the Company has agreed to sell pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been purchased and paid for or sold by the Company until such Securities shall have been delivered to the purchaser thereof against payment by such purchaser. The Company may accept offers to purchase Securities through an agent other than an Agent; *provided, however*, that the maximum commission received by any such agent will not exceed 8.00%.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Reasonable Efforts Solicitations; Right to Reject Offers</u>. Upon receipt of instructions from the Company, each of the Agents will use its reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of such principal amount or face amount, as applicable, of Securities as the Company and such Agent shall agree upon from time to time during the term of this Agreement, it being understood that the Company shall not approve the solicitation of purchases of Securities in excess of the amount which shall be authorized by the Company from time to time. The Agents will have no responsibility for maintaining records with respect to the aggregate principal amount or face amount of Securities sold. Each Agent will communicate to the Company, orally or in writing, each offer to purchase Securities, other than those offers rejected by such Agent. Each Agent shall have the right, in its discretion reasonably exercised, to reject any proposed purchase of Securities, in whole or in part, and any such rejection shall not be deemed a breach by such Agent of this Agreement. The Company may accept or reject any proposed purchase of Securities, in whole or in part.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal</u>. In soliciting purchases of Securities on behalf of the Company and in performing its other obligations hereunder (other than with respect to any purchase by an Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement), each Agent shall act solely as agent for the Company and not as principal. Each Agent shall make reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each purchaser whose

offer to purchase Securities has been solicited by such Agent and accepted by the Company; *provided, however*, that such Agent shall not have any liability to the Company or the Guarantor in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. If the Company shall default on its obligation to deliver Securities to a purchaser whose offer it has accepted, the Company shall pay to such Agent the commission it would have received had such sale been consummated and the Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall hold such Agent harmless against any other loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company. Each purchase of Securities solicited by an Agent as agent shall be confirmed by such Agent and the Company in writing by electronic mail or otherwise at or about, or prior to, the Applicable Time. Such written confirmation shall identify the Disclosure Package applicable to such tranche of Securities. The Agents shall not have any obligation to purchase Securities from the Company as principal, but any Agent may agree from time to time to purchase Securities as principal. Any such purchase of Securities by an Agent as principal shall be made in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Reliance</u>. The Company, the Guarantor and the Agents agree that any Securities, the placement of which any Agent arranges, shall be placed by such Agent, and any Securities purchased by such Agent shall be purchased, in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and the Guarantor contained herein and on the terms and conditions and in the manner provided herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Additional Agents</u>. The Company may from time to time appoint one or more additional financial institutions experienced in the distribution of securities similar to the Securities (each such additional institution herein referred to as an "**Additional Agent**") as agent(s) hereunder pursuant to an agreement among the Company, the Guarantor and the Additional Agents (an "**Agent Accession Agreement**"), whereupon each such Additional Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Agent Accession Agreement, become a party to this Agreement as an Agent, vested with all the authority, rights and powers and subject to all the duties and obligations of an Agent as if originally named as an Agent hereunder.

SECTION 2. <u>Company and Guarantor Representations and Warranties</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Unless otherwise indicated, each of the Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to each Agent as of the date hereof, as of each date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase Securities at the request of the Company, as of the date of each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of Securities (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal), as of the relevant Applicable Time with respect to the issuance of a tranche of Securities, as of the date of each delivery of Securities (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal) (the date of each such delivery to the Agent as agent or Agent as principal, as the case may be, being hereinafter referred to as a "**Settlement Date**"), and as of any time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented or there is filed with the SEC any document incorporated by reference into the Prospectus (each of the times referenced above being referred to herein as a "**Representation Date**") as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure Package</u>. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC. At the time the Registration Statement was filed and at the time the Registration Statement became effective, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. The Indenture complies in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. The Registration Statement, at the time it became effective, did not, and at each time thereafter at which any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective (including through the filing of any document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement) and as of each Representation Date, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Any Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Basic Prospectus, as of the date hereof does not, and each Prospectus relating to a tranche of Securities as of each Representation Date applicable to such tranche of Securities will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. At the relevant Applicable Time relating to any tranche of Securities, the Disclosure Package for such tranche of Securities will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The representations' and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (A) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the 1939 Act of the Trustee and (B) statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company or the Guarantor in writing by or on behalf of any of the Agents expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as the case may be. In addition, the representations and warranties set forth above, when made as of the date hereof, as of any date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase Securities or on which the Company accepts an offer to purchase Securities shall be deemed not to cover information concerning an offering of a tranche of Securities to the extent such information will be set forth in a Pricing Supplement or any Additional Supplement to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) <u>Filing Fee</u>. The Company and the Guarantor have paid the fees required by the SEC relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 457 under the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) <u>Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses</u>. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not, and will not, include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus or prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply

to statements in or omissions from such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company or the Guarantor in writing by or on behalf of any of the Agents expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) <u>Incorporated Documents</u>. The documents incorporated by reference in the applicable Disclosure Package, the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, if any, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the SEC, complied or when so filed will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "**1934 Act Regulations**"), and, when read together and with the other information in the applicable Disclosure Package and applicable Prospectus, as applicable, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) <u>Authorization and Validity of this Agreement</u>. This Agreement has been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery by each Agent, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantor; when the terms of a particular tranche of the Notes to be issued to an Agent as principal have been established in accordance with the Indenture, the related Terms Agreement, if any, will have been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery by the applicable Agent, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) <u>Authorization and Validity of the Indenture (Including the Guarantee Set Forth Therein)</u>. The Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) has been duly authorized and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantor enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) <u>Authorization and Validity of the Master Note and the Notes</u>. The establishment of the Medium-Term Note Program, Series B, of the Company and the related Guarantees have been duly authorized. The Master Note has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and when (A) the Master Note has been duly authenticated by the Trustee, (B) the terms of a particular tranche of Notes represented by such Master Note have been established in accordance with the Indenture, (C) the Trustee or the Security Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance with the Indenture and

the written instructions of the Company and (D) such Notes are issued and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor specified in the applicable Disclosure Package, such Notes will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (ii) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) <u>Form of the Indenture and the Notes</u>. The Indenture will be substantially in the form heretofore delivered to each Agent and the Indenture and the Notes will conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Disclosure Package.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) <u>Investment Company Act of 1940</u>. Neither the Company nor the Guarantor is subject to registration or regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) <u>Legal Proceedings; Contracts</u>. Except as may be set forth in the Registration Statement, the applicable Prospectus and the applicable Disclosure Package, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Guarantor, threatened against or affecting, the Company or the Guarantor or any of the Guarantor's subsidiaries, which might, in the opinion of the Company or the Guarantor, result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company or the Guarantor and the Guarantor's subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or might materially affect the properties or assets thereof; and there are no contracts or documents of the Company or the Guarantor or any of the Guarantor's subsidiaries which are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the 1933 Act or by the 1933 Act Regulations which have not been so filed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Additional Certifications</u>. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or the Guarantor and delivered to any Agent or to counsel for any Agent in connection with an offering of Securities or the sale of Securities to such Agent as principal shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, to such Agent as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate.

SECTION 3. <u>Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Solicitations as Agent</u>. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Agent agrees, as an agent of the Company, to use its reasonable efforts to solicit offers to purchase Securities upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Disclosure Package and the applicable Prospectus.

The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend solicitation of purchases of Securities through any Agent, as agent, commencing at any time for any period of time or permanently. Upon receipt of at least one business day's prior notice from the Company, such Agent will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Securities from the Company until such time as the Company has advised such Agent that such solicitation may be resumed. While such solicitation is suspended, neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any certificates, opinions or letters in accordance with Sections ‎7(a), ‎7(b) and ‎7(c) hereof; *provided, however*, that if the Registration Statement, the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, the applicable Disclosure Package or the applicable Prospectus is amended or supplemented during the period of suspension, no Agent shall be required to resume soliciting offers to purchase the Securities until the Company and the Guarantor have delivered such certificates, opinions and letters as such Agent may request.

The Company will pay the presenting Agent (or jointly to two or all Agents if such solicitation is jointly made) on the Settlement Date applicable to such Note a commission negotiated at the time of sale and set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement; *provided, however*, that the maximum commission received by any such Agent will not exceed 8.00%.

The purchase price, market measure and/or interest rate, as applicable, maturity date and other terms of a tranche of Securities shall be agreed upon by the Company and the applicable Agent and set forth in a pricing supplement to the Basic Prospectus (a "**Pricing Supplement**") to be prepared following each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of the Securities. The manner in which the payment on a tranche of Securities will be calculated, a description of the market measure to which the payment on a tranche of Securities may be linked and other terms related thereto, if not specified in a Pricing Supplement, shall be set forth in a product supplement, market measure supplement and/or other supplement to the Basic Prospectus (each, an "**Additional Supplement**"). All Securities sold through any Agent as agent will be sold at 100% of their principal amount or face amount, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and such Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Purchases as Principal</u>. Each sale of Securities to an Agent as principal shall be made in accordance with the terms contained herein and pursuant to a separate agreement which will provide for the sale of such Securities to, and the purchase and reoffering thereof by, such Agent. Each such separate agreement among an Agent, the Company and the Guarantor may be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or in another form mutually acceptable to such Agent, the Company and the Guarantor, or may be an oral agreement, if confirmed in writing by electronic mail or otherwise, (each such agreement herein referred to as a "**Terms Agreement**"). Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference contained herein to "this Agreement" shall be deemed to include any applicable Terms Agreement among the Company, the Guarantor and

an Agent. Each such Terms Agreement, whether oral or written, shall be with respect to such information (as applicable) as is specified in Exhibit A hereto. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, any purchase of Securities by an Agent as principal will be on a best efforts basis and such Agent will not be required to purchase or sell any specific number or dollar amount of Securities. An Agent's purchase of Securities as principal pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the principal amount or face amount, as applicable, of Securities to be purchased by the Agent pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Securities, the time and place of delivery of and payment for such Securities, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, purchasers acting together with the Agent in the reoffering of such Securities, and such other provisions (including further terms of such Securities) as may be mutually agreed upon. An Agent may utilize a selling or dealer group in connection with the resale of Securities purchased and the Agents may sell any such Securities to any dealers at a discount but, unless specified otherwise in the applicable Pricing Supplement, such discount allowed to any dealer shall not be in excess of the discount payable to the Agents by the Company. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify the requirements for the officer's certificate, opinions of counsel and comfort letter pursuant to Sections 7(a), 7(b) and 7(c) hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Administrative Procedures</u>. The Company and the Agents hereby agree to the administrative procedures with respect to the sale of Securities set forth in Annex A hereto (the "**Procedures**"). Each of the Agents and the Company agree to perform their respective duties and obligations as set forth in the Procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Obligations Several</u>. The Company and the Guarantor each acknowledge that the obligations of the Agents under this Agreement are several and not joint.

SECTION 4. <u>Covenants of the Company and the Guarantor</u>.

The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant with each Agent as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Notice of Certain Events</u>. The Company or the Guarantor will notify each Agent immediately (i) of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, the applicable Preliminary Prospectus, if any, or the applicable Prospectus, (iii) of any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the applicable Prospectus or for additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or of any notice that would prevent its use, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose. The Company and the Guarantor will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order or notice and, if any stop order or notice is issued, the Company and the Guarantor will use their best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such stop order or notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Notice of Certain Proposed Filings</u>. The Company or the Guarantor will give each Agent notice of its intention to file or prepare any additional registration statement with

respect to the registration of additional Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to a Prospectus applicable to any tranche of Securities involving the Agent (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act). Neither the Company nor the Guarantor will file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the applicable Prospectus after the earlier of the date of any Terms Agreement or the Applicable Time relating to such Terms Agreement and prior to the related Settlement Date which shall be disapproved by any Agent party to such Terms Agreement promptly after reasonable notice thereof unless in the opinion of counsel to the Company or the Guarantor such amendment or supplement is required by law; *provided, however*, that the foregoing requirement shall not apply to any of the Guarantor's periodic filings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act other than filings of Current Reports on Form 8-K (to which the foregoing requirement shall apply), copies of which filings the Company or the Guarantor will cause to be delivered to the Agents promptly after being transmitted for filing with the SEC. Neither the Agents' consent to, nor the Agents' delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Copies of the Registration Statement and the Applicable Prospectus</u>. The Company or the Guarantor will deliver to counsel for the Agents one manually signed and as many conformed copies as requested of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated by reference in the applicable Prospectus). The Company or the Guarantor will furnish to each Agent, without charge, (i) as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (as amended or supplemented including by any Pricing Supplement or Additional Supplement) as such Agent shall reasonably request so long as the Agent is required to deliver such Prospectus (including where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the 1933 Act) in connection with sales or solicitations of offers to purchase Securities, and (ii) with respect to any Securities sold by an Agent, as many copies of the applicable Disclosure Package relating to such Securities as such Agent shall reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Preparation of Pricing Supplements and Additional Supplements</u>. The Company will prepare, with respect to any Securities to be sold through or to any Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Pricing Supplement with respect to such Securities in a form previously approved by the Agent, and the Company and the Guarantor will file such Pricing Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act not later than the time period specified therein. If the manner in which the payment on a tranche of Securities will be calculated, a description of the market measure to which the payment on a tranche of Securities may be linked and other terms related thereto are not specified in a Pricing Supplement, the Company will prepare, with respect to such Securities to be sold through or to any Agent pursuant to this Agreement, an Additional Supplement with respect to such Securities in a form previously approved by the Agent, and the Company and the Guarantor will file such Additional Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act not later than the time period specified therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Revisions of Applicable Prospectus—Material Changes</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Agents (delivered by the Agents to the Company or the Guarantor in writing)

or counsel for the Company or the Guarantor, to further amend or supplement a Prospectus in order that such Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of either such counsel (communicated to the Company or the Guarantor in writing in the case of counsel for the Agents), to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or such Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, immediate notice shall be given by the Company or the Guarantor, and confirmed in writing, to each Agent to cease the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities in such Agent's capacity as agent and to cease sales of any Securities such Agent may then own as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, and the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, the Company and/or the Guarantor, as applicable, will file with the SEC such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and a Prospectus comply with such requirements, including in connection with use or delivery of such Prospectus. Neither an Agent's request for, nor any Agent's delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <u>Revisions of Applicable Disclosure Package—Material Changes</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the applicable Agents (delivered by such Agents to the Company or the Guarantor in writing) or counsel for the Company or the Guarantor, to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package relating to a tranche of Securities in order that such Disclosure Package will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, immediate notice shall be given by the Company or the Guarantor, and confirmed in writing, to each such Agent to cease the solicitation of offers to purchase such Securities in such Agent's capacity as agent and to cease sales of any such Securities such Agent may then own as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, and the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, the Company and/or the Guarantor, as applicable, will file with the SEC, if such filing is required, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission, including in connection with use or delivery of the applicable Disclosure Package. Neither an Agent's request for, nor any Agent's delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <u>Prospectus Revisions—Periodic Financial Information</u>. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (l) of this Section, on or immediately after the date on which there shall be released to the general public interim financial statement information related to the Guarantor with respect to each of the first three quarters of any fiscal year or preliminary financial statement information with respect to any fiscal year, the Company or the Guarantor shall furnish such information to each Agent, confirmed in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <u>Earnings Statements</u>. The Guarantor will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered

thereby, an earnings statement or statements of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering each twelve month period beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of the Guarantor's fiscal quarter next following the "effective date" (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration Statement with respect to each sale of Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>Blue Sky Qualifications</u>. The Company and the Guarantor will arrange to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as any Agent may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for as long as may be required for the distribution of the Securities; *provided, however*, that neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified. The Company and the Guarantor will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been qualified as above provided. The Company or the Guarantor will promptly advise each Agent of the receipt by the Company or the Guarantor of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any such state or jurisdiction or the initiating or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <u>1934 Act Filings</u>. The Guarantor, during the period when any Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will, subject to subsection (b) of this Section, file promptly all documents required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) <u>Stand-Off Agreement</u>. If required pursuant to the terms of a Terms Agreement with any Agent, during the period beginning on the date of any Terms Agreement and ending on the business day after the Settlement Date with respect to such Terms Agreement, the Company will not, without such Agent's prior consent, offer or sell, announce the offering of or enter into any agreement to sell, any debt securities of the Company with terms substantially similar to those of the Securities which are the subject of such Terms Agreement (other than the Securities that are to be sold pursuant to such Terms Agreement and commercial paper in the ordinary course of business).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) <u>Suspension of Certain Obligations</u>. The Company and the Guarantor shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsections ‎(e), ‎(f) or ‎(g) of this Section with respect to any Agent during any period from the time (i) such Agent shall have suspended solicitation of purchases of the Securities in its capacity as agent pursuant to a request from the Company and (ii) such Agent shall not then have a legal obligation to deliver a prospectus with respect to the sale by it of Securities which it has acquired as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, to the time the Company shall determine that solicitation of purchases of the Securities should be resumed or such Agent shall have such legal obligation to deliver a prospectus. Upon the request of the Company, each Agent will inform the Company whether it has the legal obligation to deliver a prospectus with respect to the sale by it of Securities which it has acquired under a Terms Agreement.

SECTION 5. <u>Conditions of Obligations</u>.

The obligations of each Agent to solicit offers to purchase Securities as agent of the Company and any obligation of any Agent to purchase Securities pursuant to a Terms Agreement will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Guarantor contained herein and to the accuracy of the statements of the Company's and the Guarantor's respective officers made in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance and observance by the Company and the Guarantor of all their respective covenants and agreements herein contained and to the following additional conditions precedent:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Legal Opinions</u>. On the date hereof, each Agent shall have received the following legal opinions, dated as of the date hereof and in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Opinion of Guarantor Counsel</u>. The opinion of counsel of the Company and/or the Guarantor reasonably satisfactory to the Agents to the effect that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The Company has been duly formed and is a validly existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Each of the Company and the Guarantor has the corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus (to the extent that such business is described in the Prospectus); the Guarantor is duly registered as a financial holding company and a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("**Wells Fargo Bank**") is a national banking association authorized to transact the business of banking under the National Bank Act of 1864, as amended; and WFC Holdings, LLC (together with Wells Fargo Bank, the "**Significant Subsidiaries**") is a duly organized and validly existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Each of the Company and the Guarantor and the Significant Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases any material properties or conducts any material business, except where the failure to so qualify would not have any material adverse effect upon the business, condition or properties of the Company (in the case of the Company) or the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in the case of the Guarantor).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and (except as provided in 12 U.S.C. §55 in the case of

Wells Fargo Bank) nonassessable, and are directly or indirectly owned by the Guarantor free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances. The Guarantor's authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) The Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor and (assuming the Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or the making of payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) The Master Note has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and when (A) the Master Note has been duly authenticated by the Trustee, (B) the terms of a particular supplemental obligation represented by such Master Note have been established by an authorized officer of the Company by executing and delivering to the Trustee a supplemental certificate of an authorized officer identifying the applicable pricing supplement, such Notes will have been established in conformity with Section 301 of the Indenture and will be duly authorized for issuance, offer and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when (C) issued and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor specified in the applicable Disclosure Package, once the Trustee or the Security Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance with the Indenture and the written instructions of the Company, such Notes will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a

proceeding in equity or at law), and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (ii) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or foreign currency units or the making of payments outside the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) The statements in the Basic Prospectus (other than statements furnished in writing to the Company and the Guarantor by or on behalf of an Agent expressly for use therein) under the captions "Description of Debt Securities of Wells Fargo Finance LLC," "Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)," "Description of Notes" and "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)," insofar as they purport to summarize certain provisions of documents or laws specifically referred to therein, are accurate summaries of such provisions or laws or of the sources from which such summaries were derived (other than the foreign selling restrictions set forth under the caption "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)" and statements with respect to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("**FINRA**") as to which no opinion need be rendered).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) The Indenture is qualified under the 1939 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) The Registration Statement is effective under the 1933 Act and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended, has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened by the SEC; and any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) will be made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) The Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto as of their respective effective or issue dates (other than financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein, other than statements furnished in writing to the Company and the Guarantor by or on behalf of an Agent and other than the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered) complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1939 Act and the regulations under each of those Acts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii) To such counsel's knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened which are required to be disclosed in the Basic Prospectus, other than those disclosed therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or of the Indenture, nor the consummation by the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable,

of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Securities nor the incurrence of the obligations therein contemplated, will conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or bound and which constitutes a material contract and is set forth as an exhibit to the Guarantor's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, or any other indenture or material agreement or instrument known to such counsel and to which the Company, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or bound, the breach of which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company (in the case of the Company) or the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in the case of the Guarantor), or violate any order or regulation known to such counsel to be applicable to the Company, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary; nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Guarantor, as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv) To such counsel's knowledge, there are no contracts, indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments or documents required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement other than those described or referred to therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto, and the descriptions thereof or references thereto are correct.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi) No consent, approval, authorization, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body, including the SEC, is required for the consummation by the Company or the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as may be required under the Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction or regulations adopted by FINRA in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Agents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvii) Each document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus complied when filed as to form in all material respects with the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations thereunder (other than financial statements and other financial and statistical information included therein, other than statements furnished in writing to the Company and the Guarantor by or on behalf of the Agents and other than the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Opinion of Counsel to the Agents</u>. The opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Agents, to the effect that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The Company is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Guarantor is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The Distribution Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the Company and the Guarantor, the Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Assuming the Master Note has been duly authorized, executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, when (i) the terms of a particular tranche of Notes have been duly authorized and established in accordance with all required corporate action in conformity with the requirements of the Indenture, (ii) the Trustee or the Security Registrar (if other than the Trustee) has made appropriate entries or notations its records relating to such Master Note identifying such Notes as supplemental obligations thereunder and reflecting the issuance of such supplemental obligations and (iii) such Notes have been delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, then such Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are to be issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. In giving the opinions required by subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this Section, the counsel of the Company and/or the Guarantor and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP shall each additionally state that such counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement, at the time it originally became effective (other than financial statements or other financial and statistical information contained therein and the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no statement need be made),

contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Basic Prospectus, as of the date the opinion is being rendered (other than the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein and the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no statement need be made), includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. For the avoidance of doubt, the statements contained in this subsection do not extend to or otherwise address any Pricing Supplement or Additional Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Officer's Certificates</u>. On the date hereof, the Agents shall have received a certificate or certificates signed by (i) with respect to the Company, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Senior Vice President and an officer of the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and (ii) with respect to the Guarantor, any Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President and an accounting or financial officer of the Guarantor reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (provided that no person shall sign any such certificate in more than one official capacity) dated as of the date hereof, to the effect that

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties or business prospects of the Company or the Guarantor and the Guarantor's subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as applicable, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the representations and warranties of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, contained in ‎Section 2 hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the date of such certificate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, has performed or complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date of such certificate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended, has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the SEC, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) no litigation or proceeding is pending to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of the Securities, or that in any way affects the validity of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Comfort Letter</u>. On the date hereof, the Agents shall have received a letter from the Guarantor's independent auditor, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to financial statements and financial information included and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Other Documents</u>. On the date hereof (and on each Settlement Date with respect to any applicable Terms Agreement), counsel to the Agents shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as such counsel may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling such counsel to pass upon the issuance and sale of Securities as herein contemplated and related

proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company and the Guarantor in connection with the issuance and sale of Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Agents and to counsel for the Agents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Material Adverse Change</u>. There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties, results of operations or business prospects of the Company or the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, from that set forth in the applicable Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of the date of such solicitation, and in the applicable Disclosure Package or, if the Securities are sold pursuant to a Terms Agreement, since the date of such Terms Agreement that, in the judgment of such Agent, is material and adverse and makes it, in the judgment of such Agent, impracticable to proceed with the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities or the purchase by such Agent of Securities from the Company pursuant to such Terms Agreement, as the case may be.

If any condition specified in this ‎Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement (or, at the option of any Agent, any applicable Terms Agreement) may be terminated by any Agent insofar as this Agreement relates to such Agent by notice to the Company at any time and any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except that the covenant regarding provision of an earnings statement set forth in ‎Section 4(h) hereof, the provisions concerning payment of expenses under ‎Section 10 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreement set forth in Sections ‎8 and ‎9 hereof, the provisions concerning the representations, warranties and agreements to survive delivery of ‎Section 11 hereof and the provisions set forth in Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 hereof shall remain in effect.

SECTION 6. <u>Delivery of and Payment for Securities Sold through the Agents</u>.

Delivery of Securities sold through any Agent as agent shall be made by the Company to such Agent for the account of any purchaser only against payment therefor in immediately available funds. In the event that a purchaser shall fail either to accept delivery of or to make payment for a Security on the date fixed for settlement, the presenting Agent shall promptly notify the Company and deliver the Security to the Company, and, if such Agent has theretofore paid the Company for such Security, the Company will promptly return such funds to such Agent. If such failure occurred for any reason other than default by such Agent in the performance of its obligations hereunder, the Company will reimburse such Agent on an equitable basis for its loss of the use of the funds for the period such funds were credited to the Company's account.

SECTION 7. <u>Additional Covenants of the Company and the Guarantor</u>.

The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Agent that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Certificates</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Guarantor's filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company and the Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Agent forthwith a certificate or certificates dated the date of delivery, in form satisfactory to the Agents, to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate or certificates referred to in ‎Section 5(b) hereof which were last furnished to the Agents are true and correct at the time of such filing, as though made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to such time (other than by a Non-General Supplement)), or, in lieu of such certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates of the same tenor as the certificate or certificates referred to in said ‎Section 5(b), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by a Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such certificate.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act) or when the Company sells Securities to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such certificate or certificates are required by such Terms Agreement), the Company and the Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to such Agent forthwith a certificate or certificates dated the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement, the date of effectiveness of such amendment or the date of such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate or certificates referred to in ‎Section 5(b) hereof which were last furnished to such Agent are true and correct at the time of amendment, supplement or sale, as the case may be, as though made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to such time, and any applicable Disclosure Package), or, in lieu of such certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said ‎Section 5(b), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement, such Basic Prospectus and any such Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such certificate, and such Disclosure Package.

The term "**Non-General Supplement**" shall mean any Pricing Supplement, Additional Supplement, Preliminary Prospectus or other supplement to the Basic Prospectus that would relate only to a specific tranche, category or subset of the Securities or is otherwise not intended to be used generally in offers of Securities. The term "**General Supplement**" shall mean a supplement to the Basic Prospectus other than a Non-General Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Legal Opinions</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Guarantor's filing of its report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30 and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company or the Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to each Agent and to counsel to the Agents a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Guarantor, or other counsel satisfactory to the Agents, dated the date of delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and

supplemented (other than by any Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such opinion.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act), the Company or the Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to such Agent and to counsel to such Agent a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Guarantor, or other counsel satisfactory to such Agent, dated the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement or the date of effectiveness of such amendment, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by a Non-General Supplement) to the time of delivery of such opinion.

Furthermore, if so requested by an Agent by written notice to Senior Company Counsel of the Guarantor (receipt of which is acknowledged by Senior Company Counsel), when the Company sells Securities to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such opinion is required by such Terms Agreement), the Company or the Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to such Agent and to counsel to such Agent a written opinion of the Senior Company Counsel of the Guarantor, or other counsel satisfactory to such Agent, dated the date of such sale, in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(1) and the disclosure statement referred to in ‎Section 5(a)(3) hereof, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion, and any applicable Disclosure Package; or, in lieu of such opinion, counsel last furnishing such an opinion to such Agent shall furnish such Agent with a letter to the effect that such Agent may rely on such last opinion to the same extent as though it was dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, such Basic Prospectus and any such Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter authorizing reliance, and such Disclosure Package).

In connection with any opinion and disclosure statement delivered by Senior Company Counsel (or other counsel) pursuant to the provisions above in this Section 7(b), counsel to the Agents shall also deliver an opinion covering certain matters of New York law, substantially as stated in their opinion rendered pursuant to ‎Section 5(a)(2), as well as a disclosure statement in substantially the same form as that required to be delivered by Senior Company Counsel (or other counsel) pursuant to the provisions above in this Section 7(b).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Subsequent Delivery of Comfort Letters</u>. Reasonably promptly following the time of the Guarantor's filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, the Company or the Guarantor shall cause the Guarantor's independent auditor forthwith to furnish each Agent a letter, in form satisfactory to the Agents, of the same general tenor as the letter referred to in ‎Section 5(c) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented (other than by any Non-General Supplement) to the date of the filing of such quarterly or annual report, and with such

changes as may be necessary to reflect changes in the financial statements and other information derived from the accounting records of the Company and the Guarantor.

In addition, if so requested by an Agent, when the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or is supplemented by a General Supplement (other than an amendment or supplement through the filing of documents under the 1934 Act) or when the Company sells Securities to such Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement (if such letter is required by such Terms Agreement), the Company or the Guarantor shall cause the Guarantor's independent auditor forthwith to furnish such Agent a letter, dated (i) no later than five business days following (A) the date of filing with the SEC of such supplement or (B) the date of effectiveness of such amendment or (ii) no later than the date of such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent, of the same general tenor as the letter referred to in ‎Section 5(c) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such filing or effectiveness or a date that is no earlier than five business days prior to such sale, as the case may be, and with such changes as may be necessary to reflect changes in the financial statements and other information derived from the accounting records of the Company and the Guarantor.

SECTION 8. <u>Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Indemnification of the Agents</u>. The Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each person, if any, who controls each Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Prospectus, any Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party to the extent set forth below, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; *provided, however*, that the neither Company nor the Guarantor will be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based on any such untrue statement or omission or such alleged untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the Guarantor by the Agents expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company or the Guarantor may otherwise have.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Indemnification of Company and Guarantor</u>. Each Agent agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company and the Guarantor, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantor to each Agent, but only with reference to written information relating to such

Agent furnished to the Company or the Guarantor by or on behalf of such Agent expressly for use in the preparation of the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>General</u>. In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph ‎(a) or ‎(b) of this ‎Section 8, such person (the "**indemnified party**") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "**indemnifying party**") in writing, and the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent it shall wish, jointly, with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party). Any failure to so notify shall not affect any rights that may exist other than pursuant to this ‎Section 8. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one identified separate firm (in addition to any identified local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred (it being understood that the Company and the Guarantor shall be collectively considered the "indemnifying party" for purposes of this sentence). Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Agents that are indemnified parties in the case of parties to be indemnified pursuant to paragraph ‎(a) of this ‎Section 8 and by the Company and the Guarantor in the case of parties to be indemnified pursuant to paragraph ‎(b) of this ‎Section 8. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

SECTION 9. <u>Contribution</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in ‎Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified parties although applicable in accordance with its terms, the indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the

indemnified party, as incurred: (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities to which such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall relate; or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, in connection with such offering shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of such Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts and commissions received by each Agent in respect thereof. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and each Agent, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Guarantor or by such Agent and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Each Agent's obligation to contribute pursuant to this ‎Section 9 shall be several in the proportion that the principal amount or face amount, as applicable, of the Securities the sale of which by or through such Agent gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities bears to the aggregate principal amount or face amount, as applicable, of the Securities the sale of which by or through all Agents gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, and not joint; *provided, however*, that no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls any Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Agent, and each director of the Company or the Guarantor, each officer of the Company or the Guarantor who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company, the Guarantor and the Agents agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to ‎Section 9(a) hereof were determined by *pro rata* allocation (even if the Agents were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in ‎Section 9(a) hereof. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in ‎Section 9(a) hereof shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this ‎Section 9, no Agent shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities referred to in ‎Section 9(a) hereof that were offered and sold by or through such Agent exceeds the amount of any damages that such Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

SECTION 10. <u>Payment of Expenses</u>.

The Company and the Guarantor will pay all expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses and any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the preparation, filing and reproduction of this Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of Securities, including any fees and expenses relating to the use of book entry notes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the fees and disbursements of the Company's and the Guarantor's accountants and counsel, of the Trustee and its counsel, and of any calculation agent or exchange rate agent named in a Prospectus, if applicable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) the qualification of the Securities under Blue Sky laws in accordance with the provisions of ‎Section 4(i) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agents in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey and any Legal Investment Survey;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) the printing and delivery to the Agents in quantities as hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, of any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and the applicable Disclosure Package, and the delivery by each Agent of any Disclosure Package and any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto in connection with solicitations or confirmations of sales of Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) the preparation, printing, reproducing and delivery to the Agents of copies of the Indenture and all supplements and amendments thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with FINRA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) any advertising and other out of pocket expenses of the Agents incurred with the approval of the Company or the Guarantor;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) the cost of providing any CUSIP or other identification numbers for the Securities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) the fees and expenses of any Depositary (as defined in the Indenture) and any nominees thereof in connection with the Securities.

SECTION 11. <u>Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery</u>.

All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantor submitted pursuant hereto or thereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent or any controlling person of any Agent, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantor, and shall survive each delivery of and payment for any of the Securities.

SECTION 12. <u>Termination</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Termination of this Agreement</u>. This Agreement (excluding any Terms Agreement) may be terminated for any reason, at any time, by either the Company, the Guarantor or any Agent (insofar as this Agreement relates to such Agent) upon the giving of 30 days' written notice of such termination to the other parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Termination of a Terms Agreement</u>. Any Agent may terminate any Terms Agreement, in such Agent's absolute discretion, immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time prior to the Settlement Date relating thereto if there shall have occurred, since the date of such Terms Agreement, any (i) suspension or material limitation of trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or a material disruption in settlement services in the United States, (ii) suspension of trading of any securities of the Company or the Guarantor on any exchange or in any over the counter market, (iii) declaration of a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in California or New York by either Federal or state authorities, (iv) lowering of the rating assigned to any debt securities of the Company or the Guarantor by any nationally recognized securities rating agency or public announcement by any such rating agency that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative consequences, its rating of any debt securities of the Company or the Guarantor, or (v) outbreak or escalation of hostilities in which the United States is involved, declaration of war by Congress or change in financial markets or calamity or crisis, including, without limitation, an act of terrorism, that, in the judgment of such Agent, is material and adverse and, in the case of any of the events described in clauses (i) through (v), such event, either alone or together with any other such event, makes it, in the judgment of such Agent, impracticable to proceed with completion of the public offering of, or purchase of and payment for, the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>General</u>. In the event of any such termination, none of the parties will have any liability to the other parties hereto, except that (i) each Agent shall be entitled to any commission earned in accordance with the third paragraph of ‎Section 3(a) hereof, (ii) if at the time of termination (a) any Agent shall own any Securities purchased pursuant to a Terms Agreement with the intention of reselling them or (b) an offer to purchase any of the Securities has been accepted by the Company but the time of delivery to the purchaser or his agent of the Security or Securities relating thereto has not occurred, the covenants set forth in Sections ‎4 and ‎7 hereof shall remain in effect until such Securities are so resold or delivered, as the case may be, and (iii) the covenant set forth in ‎Section 4(h) hereof, the provisions of ‎Section 10 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreements set forth in Sections ‎8 and ‎9 hereof, and the provisions of Sections ‎11 and 20 hereof shall remain in effect.

SECTION 13. <u>Agent Representations and Agreements</u>.

Each Agent represents and warrants to the Company and the Guarantor as of each date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase the Securities, the date of each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of Securities (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal), as of the relevant Applicable Time with respect to the issuance of a tranche of Securities and as of the date of each delivery of Securities (whether through such Agent as agent or to such Agent as principal):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) It will comply with the non-U.S. selling restrictions set forth in the Basic Prospectus under the heading "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)" and any additional non-U.S. selling restrictions set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that the offer or sale of the Securities by an Agent in a jurisdiction requires any action on the part of the Company or the Guarantor in or with respect to such jurisdiction, such Agent represents and agrees that it will (i) inform the Company and the Guarantor that the Company and/or the Guarantor is required to take such action prior to the time such action is required to be taken, and (ii) cooperate with and assist the Company and the Guarantor in complying with such requirements. Each Agent severally agrees that it will, to the best of its knowledge and belief, comply with all applicable securities laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers the Securities or possesses or distributes any Preliminary Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Securities, and will obtain any required consent, approval or permission for its purchase, offer, sale or delivery of the Securities under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which it makes any such purchases, offers, sales or deliveries.

SECTION 14. <u>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In the event that any party that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such party of this Agreement and any Terms Agreement and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that any party that is a Covered Entity or any BHC Act Affiliate of such party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that may be exercised against such party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement and any Terms Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or

a state of the United States. The requirements of this Section 14 apply notwithstanding the following Section 15.

SECTION 15. <u>Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 14, no party to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a party that is a Covered Entity with respect to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Act Affiliate of such party becoming subject to Insolvency Proceedings, except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) After a BHC Act Affiliate of a party that is a Covered Entity has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Entity with respect to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

SECTION 16. <u>Definitions</u>.

For purposes of the above Sections 14 and 15, the following definitions will apply:

"<u>BHC Act Affiliate</u>" of a party means an "affiliate" (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such party.

"<u>Covered Entity</u>" means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

"<u>Default Right</u>" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

"<u>Insolvency Proceeding</u>" means a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding.

"<u>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</u>" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 17. <u>Notices</u>.

Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices required under the terms and provisions hereof shall be in writing, either delivered by hand, by mail or by telex, telecopier or telegram, and any such notice shall be effective when received at the address specified below:

if to the Company, to:

Wells Fargo Finance LLC<br> Attention: Barbara Garafalo

30 Hudson Yards, Floor 14

New York, New York 10001

if to the Guarantor, to:

Wells Fargo & Company<br>

550 South Tryon Street, Floor 10

MAC #D1086-102

Charlotte, NC 28202-4200

if to any Agent: to the address set forth in Exhibit A hereto,

or at such other address as such party may designate from time to time by notice duly given in accordance with the terms of this ‎Section 17.

SECTION 18. <u>Governing Law</u>.

This Agreement and all the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such State.

SECTION 19. <u>Counterparts and Electronic Signatures</u>.

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and the executed counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

SECTION 20. <u>Parties</u>.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Agent, the Company and the Guarantor and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections ‎ 8 and ‎9 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 21. <u>No Fiduciary Duty</u>.

The Company and the Guarantor hereby acknowledge that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Agents and any affiliate through which they may be acting, on the other, (b) the Agents are acting as principal and not as an agent (except as may occur under ‎Section 3(a) hereof, which the parties acknowledge is solely a contractual obligation) or fiduciary of the Company or the Guarantor and (c) the Company's engagement of the Agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Agents has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Guarantor on related or other matters). Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that it will not claim that the Agents have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency (except as may occur under ‎Section 3(a) hereof, which the parties acknowledge is solely a contractual obligation) or fiduciary duty to the Company or the Guarantor, in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or the process leading to such purchase and sale.

If the foregoing is in accordance with the Agents' understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company and the Guarantor counterparts hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between the Agents, the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC, as the Company

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| By: | /s/ Barbara Garafalo |

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Name: Barbara Garafalo

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, as the Guarantor

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| By: | /s/ Bryant Owens |

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Name: Bryant Owens

Title: Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

Accepted:

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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| By: | /s/ Samantha Mirzoeff Luo |
|  | Name: Samantha Mirzoeff Luo |
|  | Title: Executive Director |

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**EXHIBIT A**

**AGENT**

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

30 Hudson Yards, Floor 14<br> New York, New York 10001

**EXHIBIT B**

**WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC**

**Medium-Term Notes, Series B**<br> **Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company**

**TERMS AGREEMENT**

_________________, _____

Wells Fargo Finance LLC

30 Hudson Yards, Floor 14

New York, New York 10001

Attention:

Re: Distribution Agreement dated February 13, 2026 (the "**Distribution Agreement**")

This Terms Agreement is supplemental to the Distribution Agreement among the Company, the Guarantor and the Agents named therein.

We agree to purchase[, severally and not jointly,]<sup>1</sup> the [principal][face] amount of the issuance(s) of notes (the "**Notes**") set forth below opposite our name with the terms described below:

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name** | **[Principal][Face]<br> Amount of Notes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[NAME] | $|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Insert syndicate list]<sup>2</sup> |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $|

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Agent Discount: $[______].

Net Proceeds: $[______].

Applicable Time: [__:____] New York City time on [______ __, ____].

The terms of the above-referenced Notes shall be as set forth in the final pricing supplement relating to the above-referenced Notes that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For purposes of this Terms Agreement and the Distribution Agreement, the Disclosure Package relating to the above-referenced Notes shall consist of the Basic Prospectus[, Product Supplement No. [__] dated [______ __, ____], the Market Measure

<sup>1</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

<sup>2</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

Supplement dated [______ __, ____]], the preliminary Pricing Supplement No. [ ] and [the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated [______ __, ____]]. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor.

The provisions of the Distribution Agreement applicable to purchases of Notes by the Agents and the related definitions are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if set forth in full herein.

[For purposes of this Terms Agreement, the Agent(s) named herein as the Bookrunning Agent(s) shall have the sole right and authority on behalf of the other Agents named in the Schedule hereto to exercise any discretion, make any judgment or determinations of satisfaction, make any requests or make any other decision which the Agent(s) have the right to make pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, including without limitation, any decisions to terminate this Terms Agreement pursuant to Section 12 of the Distribution Agreement and any determinations as to whether the conditions set forth in Section 5 of the Distribution Agreement have been met as of the Settlement Date of the Notes.]<sup>3</sup>

[If on the Settlement Date any one or more of the Agents shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes that it has or they have agreed to purchase on such date, and the aggregate amount of Notes which such defaulting Agent or Agents agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate amount of the Notes to be purchased on such date, the other Agents shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names above bears to the aggregate amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Agents, or in such other proportions as _____________ may specify, to purchase the Notes which such defaulting Agent or Agents agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If on the Settlement Date any Agent or Agents shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes and the aggregate amount of Notes with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to ___________ and the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Agent or the Company. In any such case either ___________ or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Settlement Date but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the applicable Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Agent from liability in respect of any default of such Agent under this Agreement.]<sup>4</sup>

<sup>3</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

<sup>4</sup> Delete if the transaction will not be syndicated.

This Agreement is also subject to termination on the terms incorporated by reference herein.

[NAME OF RELEVANT AGENT(S)]

By <br> Name: <br> Title:

Accepted:

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC

By <br> Name: <br> Title:

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

By <br> Name: <br> Title:

**ANNEX A**

[Administrative Procedures]

**ANNEX A**

WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC

<u>Administrative Procedures</u>

These Administrative Procedures relate to the Notes defined in the Distribution Agreement, dated February 13, 2026 (the "Distribution Agreement"), among Wells Fargo Finance LLC (the "Company"), Wells Fargo & Company (the "Guarantor") and the Agents named therein (together, the "Agents"), to which these Administrative Procedures are attached as Annex A. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor (the "Guarantees" and, together with the Notes, the "Securities"). Defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Distribution Agreement, the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or the Indenture. To the extent any procedure set forth below conflicts with the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture, the Distribution Agreement or the applicable Terms Agreement, the relevant provisions of the Securities, the Indenture, the Distribution Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement shall control.

An Agent, in relation to a purchase of a Security by a purchaser solicited by such Agent, is referred to herein as the "Selling Agent" and, in relation to a purchase of a Security by such Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, as the "Purchasing Agent."

The Company will advise each Agent in writing of those persons with whom such Agent is to communicate regarding offers to purchase Securities and the related settlement details.

Each Security will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, and will be represented by a Master Global Security (the "Master Note"), held by the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC (a "Book-Entry Security") or a certificate issued in definitive form (a "Certificated Security") delivered to a person designated by an Agent, as set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement. An owner of a Book-Entry Security will not be entitled to receive a certificate representing such a Security, except as provided in the Indenture. The Guarantees will not be represented by any certificate.

Book-Entry Securities which are payable in U.S. dollars will be issued in accordance with the Administrative Procedures set forth in Part I hereof as they may subsequently be amended as the result of changes in DTC's operating procedures and Certificated Securities will be issued in accordance with the Administrative Procedures set forth in Part II hereof. Notes which are payable in currencies other than in U.S. dollars will be issued in accordance with administrative procedures to be determined and agreed upon by the Company and the applicable Agents.

The Trustee will be the Paying Agent and Security Registrar, unless otherwise provided in respect of an issuance of Securities. The Calculation Agent will be Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, unless otherwise provided in respect of an issuance of Securities.

PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY SECURITIES

In connection with the qualification of the Book-Entry Securities for eligibility in the book-entry system maintained by DTC, the Trustee will perform the custodial, document control and administrative functions described below, in accordance with its respective obligations as a participant in DTC, including DTC's Same Day Funds Settlement System ("SDFS").

<u>Issuance</u>:

The Master Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

The particular terms of each Supplemental Obligation represented by the Master Note will be determined and established by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the particular terms thereof shall be determined and established at or prior to issuance of such Supplemental Obligation in accordance with a Company Order delivered to the Trustee on or prior to the date of issuance of such Supplemental Obligation pursuant to the Indenture identifying a Pricing Supplement (or Pricing Supplements) relating to such Supplemental Obligation (or Supplemental Obligations) and reflecting the final terms thereof. In accordance with the written instructions of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee shall make the appropriate entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note identifying the Notes as Supplemental Obligations thereunder and to reflect the issuance of such Supplementation Obligations.

<u>Denominations</u>:

Unless otherwise specified in the Master Note and/or the applicable Pricing Supplement, Book-Entry Securities will be issued in principal or face amounts of U.S. $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of U.S. $1,000.

<u>Posting Rates by the Company</u>:

The Company and the Agents will discuss, from time to time, the rates of interest per annum to be borne by, the maturity of, and Market Measures (as hereafter defined), if any, for, Book-Entry Securities that may be sold as a result of the solicitation of offers by an Agent. The Company may establish a fixed set of interest rates or Market Measures and maturities for an offering period (a "Posting"). If the Company decides to change already posted rates, it will promptly advise the Agents to suspend solicitation of offers until the new posted rates have been established with the Agents.

<u>Acceptance of Offers by the Company</u>:

Each Agent will promptly advise the Company by telephone or other appropriate means of all reasonable offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities, other than those rejected by such Agent. Each Agent may, in its discretion reasonably exercised, reject any offer received by it in whole or in part. Each Agent also may make offers to the Company to purchase Book-Entry Securities as a Purchasing Agent. The Company will have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities and may reject any such offer in whole or in part.

The Company will promptly notify the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of its acceptance or rejection of an offer to purchase Book-Entry Securities. If the

Company accepts an offer to purchase Book-Entry Securities, it will confirm such acceptance in writing to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and the Trustee.

<u>Communication of Sale Information to the Company by Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent and Settlement Procedures:</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. After the acceptance of an offer by the Company, the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will communicate promptly, but in no event later than the time set forth under "Settlement Procedure Timetable" below, the following details of the terms of such offer (the "Sale Information") to the Company by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Principal
 or face amount of Book-Entry Securities to be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) If
 a fixed rate Book-Entry Security, the interest rate, the interest payment dates and the
 initial interest payment date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Trade
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Settlement
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Stated
 maturity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) If
 the payment thereon will be determined by reference to one or more equity-, commodity-
 or currency-based indices, exchange traded funds, securities, commodities, currencies,
 statistical measures of economic or financial performance, or a basket comprised of any
 of the foregoing, or any other market measure (referred to herein as a "Market
 Measure"), the method by which the amount payable will be determined and information
 about such Market Measure or Market Measures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Issue
 price;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Selling
 Agent's commission or Purchasing Agent's discount, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Net
 proceeds to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) If
 a redeemable or repayable Book-Entry Security, provisions relating to such redemption
 or repayment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) If
 an extendible or renewable Book-Entry Security, provisions relating to such extension
 or renewal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) If
 a floating rate Book-Entry Security, such of the following as are applicable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Base
 rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Index
 maturity,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Spread
 or spread multiplier,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Maximum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Minimum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) Initial
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) Interest
 reset dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) Calculation
 dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) Interest
 determination dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) Interest
 payment dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) Regular
 record dates, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) Calculation
 agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Denomination
 of certificates to be delivered at settlement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Selling
 Agent or Purchasing Agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Original
 issue discount provisions, if any; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) Any
 other applicable terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. After receiving the Sale Information from the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, the Company will communicate such Sale Information to the Trustee by electronic mail or other acceptable written means. The Trustee or the Company, as the case may be, will assign a CUSIP number to the Note from a list of CUSIP numbers previously delivered to the Trustee by the Company representing such Book-Entry Security and then advise the Company and the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of such CUSIP number as soon as practicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. The Trustee will enter a pending deposit message through DTC's Participant Terminal System, providing the following settlement information to DTC, and DTC shall forward such information to such Agent and Standard & Poor's Corporation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The
 applicable Sale Information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) CUSIP
 number of the Note;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Whether
 such Note will represent any other Book-Entry Security (to the extent known at such time);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Number
 of the participant account maintained by DTC on behalf of the Selling Agent or Purchasing
 Agent, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The
 interest payment period, if any; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Initial
 interest payment date for such Book-Entry Security, if any.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. Upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee will make the appropriate entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note that represents the Notes identifying such Notes as Supplemental Obligations thereunder and to reflect the issuance of such Supplemental Obligation. The Trustee will maintain possession of the Master Note as custodian for DTC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. DTC will credit such Book-Entry Security to the Trustee's participant account at DTC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. The Trustee will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC's Participant Terminal System instructing DTC to (i) debit such Book-Entry Security to the Trustee's participant account and credit such Book-Entry Security to such Agent's participant account at DTC, and (ii) debit such Agent's settlement account and credit the Trustee's settlement account for an amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry Security less such Agent's commission. The entry of such a deliver order shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Trustee to DTC that (a) the Master Note representing such Book-Entry Security has been issued and authenticated and (b) the Trustee is holding such Master Note pursuant to the Blanket Letter of Representations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such security, such Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC's Participant Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit such Book-Entry Security to such Agent's participant account and credit such Book-Entry Security to the participant accounts of the participants with respect to such Book-Entry Security and (ii) to debit the settlement accounts of such participants and credit the settlement account of such Agent for an amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS deliver orders described in Settlement Procedures "F" and "G" will be settled in accordance with SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I. Upon confirmation of receipt of funds, the Trustee will transfer to such account as the Company may have previously specified to the Trustee, in funds available for immediate use in the amount transferred to the Trustee in accordance with Settlement Procedure "F."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such security, such Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will confirm the purchase of such Book-Entry Security to the purchaser either by transmitting to the participants with respect to such Book-Entry Security a confirmation order or orders through DTC's institutional delivery system or by mailing a written confirmation to such purchaser.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K. At any time upon request, the Trustee will send to the Company a statement setting forth the principal amount and face amount, as applicable, of Book-Entry Securities outstanding as of that date under the Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L. DTC will, at any time, upon request of the Company or the Trustee, promptly furnish, to the Company or the Trustee, a list of the names and addresses of the participants for whom DTC has credited Book-Entry Securities.

<u>Preparation of Pricing Supplement by Company</u>:

If the Company accepts an offer to purchase a Book-Entry Security, it will prepare a Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Book-Entry Security and arrange to have delivered to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, such number of such Pricing Supplements as the Agent may reasonably request, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the Trade Date (as defined below). The Company will arrange to file a copy of the Pricing Supplement with the SEC not later than the close of business of the SEC on the second Business Day following the date on which such Pricing Supplement is first used. The terms of provisions of a Pricing Supplement relating to a Supplemental Obligation will be incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, the Master Note for purposes of the applicable Supplemental Obligation.

In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is prepared, the relevant Agent will provide a copy of such Pricing Supplement to each investor or purchaser of the relevant Book-Entry Security or its agent. Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than those retained for files) will be destroyed.

<u>Delivery of Confirmation and Prospectus to Purchaser by Selling Agent</u>:

The Selling Agent will deliver to the purchaser of a Book-Entry Security a written confirmation of the sale and delivery and payment instructions. In addition, the Selling Agent will deliver to such purchaser or its agent the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including the Pricing Supplement), in relation to such Book-Entry Security prior to, or together with, the delivery to such purchaser or its agent of the confirmation of sale.

<u>Date of Settlement</u>:

The receipt by the Company of immediately available funds in payment for a Book-Entry Security, the entry of the appropriate entries and/or notations in the Trustee's records relating to the Master Note evidencing the Supplemental Obligation and issuance of the Note representing such Book-Entry Security shall constitute "settlement" with respect to such Book-Entry Security. All orders of Book-Entry Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent and accepted by the Company on a particular date (the "Trade Date") will be settled on a date (the "Settlement Date") which is on or before the fifth Business Day after the Trade Date pursuant to the "Settlement Procedure Timetable" set forth below, unless the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement on another day, which shall be no earlier than the next Business Day after the Trade Date.

<u>Settlement Procedure Timetable</u>:

For offers to purchase Book-Entry Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and accepted by the Company for settlement on the first Business Day after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedures "A" through "J" set forth above shall be completed as soon as possible but not later than the respective times (New York City time) set forth below:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Settlement <br>Procedure  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Time  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;A | &nbsp;&nbsp;4:00 a.m. on the Business Day after the Trade Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;B | &nbsp;&nbsp;12:00 noon on the Business Day after the Trade Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;12:00 noon on the Business Day after the Trade Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;D | &nbsp;&nbsp;9:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;E | &nbsp;&nbsp;10:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;F-G | &nbsp;&nbsp;2:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;H | &nbsp;&nbsp;4:45 p.m. on the Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;I-J | &nbsp;&nbsp;5:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date |

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If a sale is to be settled more than one Business Day after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedure "A" shall be completed as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 11:00 a.m. on the first Business Day after the Trade Date and Settlement Procedures "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m., as the case may be, two Business Days before the Settlement Date. If the initial interest rate for a floating rate Book-Entry Security has not been determined at the time that Settlement Procedure "A" is completed and the Settlement Date is at least three Business Days after the Trade Date, Settlement Procedures "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as such rate has been determined but no later than 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Settlement Date. Settlement Procedure "H" is subject to extension in accordance with any extension of Fedwire closing deadlines and in the other events specified in the SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date.

If settlement of a Book-Entry Security is rescheduled or cancelled, the Trustee, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, will deliver to DTC, through DTC's Participant Terminal System, a cancellation message to such effect by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding the scheduled Settlement Date.

<u>Failure to Settle:</u>

Upon any failure to settle with respect to a Book-Entry Security, DTC may take any actions in accordance with its SDFS operating procedures then in effect. The Trustee shall make any required entries and/or notations in its records relating to the Master Note to negate any prior endorsement or notation, as required to reflect the fact that such Note did not settle.

PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATED SECURITIES

*<u>If the Company plans to issue a Certificated Security, the Company will provide prompt written notice to each of the Agent, the Paying Agent and the Security Registrar. Upon such notice, each of the Company, the Agent, the Paying Agent and Security Registrar agree to revisit the below procedures and to make appropriate updates.</u>*

<u>Issuance</u>:

Each Certificated Security will be dated and issued as of the date of its authentication by the Trustee. Each Certificated Security will bear an original issue date, which will be (i) with respect to an original Certificated Security (or any portion thereof), its original issue date (which will be the settlement date) and (ii) with respect to any Certificated Security (or portion thereof) issued subsequently upon transfer or exchange of a Certificated Security or in lieu of a destroyed, lost or stolen Certificated Security, the original issue date of the predecessor Certificated Security, regardless of the date of authentication of such subsequently issued Certificated Security. The Guarantees will not be represented by any certificate.

<u>Posting Rates by Company</u>:

The Company and the Agents will discuss, from time to time, the rates of interest per annum to be borne by, the maturity of, and Market Measures, if any, for, Certificated Securities that may be sold as a result of the solicitation of offers by an Agent. The Company may establish a Posting. If the Company decides to change already posted rates, it will promptly advise the Agents to suspend solicitation of offers until the new posted rates have been established with the Agents.

<u>Acceptance of Offers by Company</u>:

Each Agent will promptly advise the Company by telephone or other appropriate means of all reasonable offers to purchase Certificated Securities, other than those rejected by such Agent. Each Agent may, in its discretion reasonably exercised, reject any offer received by it in whole or in part. Each Agent also may make offers to the Company to purchase Certificated Securities as a Purchasing Agent. The Company will have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Certificated Securities and may reject any such offer in whole or in part.

The Company will promptly notify the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, of its acceptance or rejection of an offer to purchase Certificated Securities. If the Company accepts an offer to purchase Certificated Securities, it will confirm such acceptance in writing to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, and the Trustee.

<u>Communication of Sale Information to the Company by Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent and Settlement Procedures</u>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. After the acceptance of an offer by the Company, the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, will communicate promptly on the sale date the following details of the terms of such offer (the "Sale Information") to the Company by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Principal
 or face amount of Certificated Securities to be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) If
 a fixed rate Certificated Security, the interest rate, the interest payment dates and
 the initial interest payment date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Trade
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Settlement
 date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Stated
 maturity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) If
 the payment thereon will be determined by reference to one or more Market Measures, the
 method by which the amount payable will be determined and information about such Market
 Measure or Market Measures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Issue
 price;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Selling
 Agent's commission or Purchasing Agent's discount, as the case may be;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Net
 proceeds to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) If
 a redeemable or repayable Certificated Security, provisions relating to such redemption
 or repayment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) If
 an extendible or renewable Certificated Security, provisions relating to such extension
 or renewal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) If
 a floating rate Certificated Security, such of the following as are applicable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Base
 rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Index
 maturity,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Spread
 or spread multiplier,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Maximum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Minimum
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) Initial
 interest rate,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) Interest
 reset dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) Calculation
 dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) Interest
 determination dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) Interest
 payment dates,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) Regular
 record dates, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) Calculation
 agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Name,
 address and taxpayer identification number of the registered owner(s) and address for
 payment of principal and interest;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Denomination
 of certificates to be delivered at settlement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Original
 issue discount provisions, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) Selling
 Agent or Purchasing Agent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) Any
 other applicable terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. The Company will advise the Trustee by telephone or electronic transmission (confirmed in writing at any time on the same date) of the information set forth in Settlement Procedure "A" above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. The Company will have delivered to the Trustee a pre-printed four ply packet for such Certificated Security, which packet will contain the following documents in forms that have been approved by the Company, the relevant Agent and the Trustee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Security
 with customer confirmation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Stub
 One – For the Trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Stub
 Two – For the relevant Agent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Stub
 Three – For the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. The Trustee will complete such Certificated Security and authenticate such Certificated Security and deliver it (with the confirmation) and Stubs One and Two to the relevant Agent, and such Agent will acknowledge receipt of the Certificated Security by stamping or otherwise marking Stub One and returning it to the Trustee. Such delivery will be made only against such acknowledgment of receipt and evidence that instructions have been given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Company at such account as the Company shall have specified to such Agent and the Trustee, in immediately available funds, of an amount equal to the price of such Certificated Security less such Agent's commission. In the event that the instructions given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Company are revoked, the Company will as promptly as possible wire transfer to the account of such Agent an amount of immediately available funds equal to the amount of such payment made and such Agent will as promptly as possible return the Certificated Security and all Stubs to the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such Certificated Security, such Agent will deliver such Certificated Security (with confirmation) to the customer against payment in immediately available funds. Such Agent will obtain the acknowledgment of receipt of such Certificated Security by retaining Stub Two.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. The Trustee will send Stub Three to the Company by first class mail. At any time upon request from an Agent, the Trustee will also send to the Company a statement setting forth the principal amount and face amount, as applicable, of the Certificated Securities outstanding as

of that date under the Indenture and setting forth a brief description of any sales of which the Company has advised the Trustee that have not yet been settled.

<u>Preparation of Pricing Supplement by Company</u>:

If the Company accepts an offer to purchase a Certificated Security, it will prepare a Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Certificated Security and arrange to have delivered to the Selling Agent or Purchasing Agent, as the case may be, such number of such Pricing Supplements as the Agent may reasonably request, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the Trade Date, or if the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement on the date of acceptance of such offer, not later than noon, New York City time, on such date. The Company will arrange to file a copy of the Pricing Supplement with the SEC not later than the close of business of the SEC on the second Business Day following the date on which such Pricing Supplement is first used.

In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is prepared, the relevant Agent will provide a copy of such Pricing Supplement to each investor or purchaser of the relevant Certificated Security or its agent. Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than those retained for files) will be destroyed.

<u>Delivery of Confirmation and Prospectus to Purchaser by Selling Agent</u>:

The Selling Agent will deliver to the purchaser of a Certificated Security a written confirmation of the sale and delivery and payment instructions. In addition, the Selling Agent will deliver to such purchaser or its agent the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including the Pricing Supplement), in relation to such Certificated Security prior to, or together with, the delivery to such purchaser or its agent of the confirmation of sale.

<u>Date of Settlement</u>:

The receipt by the Company of immediately available funds in exchange for an authenticated Certificated Security delivered to the relevant Agent and, if applicable, such Agent's delivery of such Certificated Security against receipt of immediately available funds, shall constitute "settlement" with respect to such Security. All offers of Certificated Securities solicited by a Selling Agent or made by a Purchasing Agent and accepted by the Company will be settled on a date (the "Settlement Date") which is the fifth Business Day after the date of acceptance of such offer, unless the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement (a) on another Business Day after the acceptance of such offer or (b) with respect to an offer accepted by the Company prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such acceptance.

For sales by the Company of Certificated Securities to a Purchasing Agent or through a Selling Agent (unless otherwise specified pursuant to a Terms Agreement), Settlement Procedures "A" through "F" set forth above shall be completed on or before the respective times in New York City set forth below:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Settlement <br>Procedure  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Time  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;A | &nbsp;&nbsp;2:00 p.m. on the Business Day before Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;B | &nbsp;&nbsp;3:00 p.m. on the Business Day before Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;C-D | &nbsp;&nbsp;12:00 noon on Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;E | &nbsp;&nbsp;12:00 noon on Settlement Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;F | &nbsp;&nbsp;5:00 p.m. on Settlement Date |

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If the Settlement Date is the date of acceptance by the Company of the offer to purchase Certificated Securities, Settlement Procedure "B" will be given by the Company by 11:00 a.m., New York City time.

The Company shall not use any proceeds advanced by a Selling Agent to acquire securities prior to the Selling Agent receiving the Certificated Securities from the Company.

<u>Failure of Purchaser to Pay Selling Agent</u>:

If a purchaser (other than a Purchasing Agent) fails to make payment to the Selling Agent for a Certificated Security, the Selling Agent will promptly notify the Trustee and the Company thereof by telephone (confirmed in writing) or by electronic mail or other acceptable written means. The Selling Agent will immediately return the Certificated Security to the Trustee. Immediately upon receipt of such Certificated Security by the Trustee, the Company will return to the Selling Agent an amount equal to the amount previously paid to the Company in respect of such Certificated Security. Such wire transfer will be made on the Settlement Date, if possible, and in any event not later than the Business Day following the Settlement Date. If the failure shall have occurred for any reason other than a default by such Selling Agent in the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Distribution Agreement, then the Company will reimburse the Selling Agent on an equitable basis for its loss of the use of funds during the period when they were credited to the account of the Company.

The Trustee will cancel the Certificated Security in respect of which the failure occurred, make appropriate entries in its records and, unless otherwise instructed by the Company, destroy the Certificated Security.

## Exhibit 4.1

**[Wells Fargo & Company 8-K](wfc-8k_021326.htm)**

**Exhibit 4.1**

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

**MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES AA**

**MASTER NOTE**

**DATED: February 13, 2026**

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("<u>DTC</u>"), to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Note is a master note, which term means a Master Global Security within the meaning specified in the Indenture (as defined on the reverse hereof) that provides for incorporation therein of the terms of one or more obligations of Wells Fargo & Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "<u>Company</u>," which term includes any successor corporation under and as defined in the Indenture hereinafter referred to). Each such obligation of the Company is referred to in this Note as a "<u>Supplemental Obligation</u>."

The terms of each Supplemental Obligation shall be reflected in this Note and in the applicable pricing supplement relating to such Supplemental Obligation (each, a "<u>Related Pricing Supplement</u>") and any product supplement(s), prospectus supplement(s) and prospectus referred to therein (however titled) (together with the Related Pricing Supplement, the "<u>Related Prospectus</u>"). With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the terms of the Supplemental Obligation contained in the Related Prospectus are hereby incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Note for purposes of the applicable Supplemental Obligation only as of the original issue date specified in the relevant Related Pricing Supplement; *provided, however*, that for the avoidance of doubt, no hypothetical examples, risk factors, historical information or other information not considered to be terms of such Supplemental Obligation provided or incorporated by reference in the Related Prospectus shall be used to determine the terms of such Supplemental Obligation. Each Related Prospectus will be on file with the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof and constitute the records of the various Supplemental Obligations, which the Trustee will maintain.

With respect to each Supplemental Obligation evidenced by this Note, the Company, for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., or registered assigns, the amounts due, if any, whether in cash, securities or other property, together with unpaid accrued interest thereon, if any, in each case as specified in the Related Prospectus, on the date or dates specified in the Related Prospectus.

All terms used in this Note that are or will be defined in the Indenture or Related Prospectus shall have the meanings assigned to them therein. In relation to a particular Supplemental Obligation, in the event of any inconsistency between the definitions in the Indenture and the definitions in the Related Prospectus, the definitions in the Related Prospectus shall govern.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, every term of this Note is subject to modification, amendment or elimination through the incorporation of the applicable Related Prospectus by reference, whether or not the phrase "unless otherwise provided in the Related Prospectus" or language of similar import precedes a term of this Note so modified, amended or eliminated. It is the intent of the parties hereto that, in the case of any conflict between the applicable Related Prospectus and the terms herein, the Related Prospectus shall control over the terms herein with respect to the relevant Supplemental Obligation. Without limiting the foregoing, in the case of each Supplemental Obligation, the holders of this Note are directed to the applicable Related Prospectus for a description of certain terms of such Supplemental Obligation, including the manner of determining the amounts due and/or property to be delivered, if any, as applicable, on such Supplemental Obligation and the date or dates, if any, on which amounts due and/or securities or other property to be delivered, if any, on such Supplemental Obligation are to be paid or delivered, as applicable.

The principal amount of each Supplemental Obligation evidenced by this Note shall be as specified in the applicable Related Pricing Supplement.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized signatory of the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or facsimile signature, this Master Global Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Bryant Owens |
|  | Bryant Owens |
|  | Its: Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |

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TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF

AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Debt Securities, of the series designated herein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| By | /s/ Erika Mullen, Vice President |
|  | *Authorized Signatory* |

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Dated: February 13, 2026

[Reverse of Note]

**WELLS FARGO & COMPANY**

**MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES AA**

This Note represents one or more duly authorized Supplemental Obligations of Medium-Term Notes, Series AA, of the Company (herein called the "<u>Notes</u>"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an indenture dated as of January 22, 2026, as amended or supplemented from time to time (herein called the "<u>Indenture</u>"), between the Company, as issuer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the "<u>Trustee</u>," which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note may vary with respect to amounts payable, mature at different times, be redeemable at different times or not at all, be repayable at the option of the Holder at different times or not at all and be denominated in different currencies.

The Company agrees, to the extent permitted by law, not to voluntarily claim the benefits of any laws concerning usurious rates of interest against a Holder of a Supplemental Obligation under this Note.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "series" shall mean Supplemental Obligations having the same CUSIP number.

**<u>Modification and Waivers</u>**

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected, acting together as a class. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of all series at the time Outstanding affected by certain provisions of the Indenture, acting together as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with those provisions of the Indenture. Certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences may be waived under the Indenture by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of a Supplemental Obligation under this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of such Supplemental Obligation under this Note and of any additional Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

**<u>Defeasance</u>**

Section 403 and Article Fifteen of the Indenture and the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 401(1)(B) of the Indenture, relating to defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness represented by this Note and (b) certain restrictive covenants, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, shall not apply to Supplemental Obligations under this Note. The remaining provisions of Section 401 of the Indenture shall apply to Supplemental Obligations under this Note.

**<u>Authorized Denominations</u>**

This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons and each Supplemental Obligation is issued in denominations as specified in the Related Pricing Supplement.

**<u>Registration of Transfer</u>**

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Security Registrar under the Indenture, a new Note or Notes representing the relevant Supplemental Obligations, with the same terms as the relevant Supplemental Obligation, in authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor, as provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations provided therein and to the limitations described below, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

This Note is exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (y) the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Note shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form and notifies the Trustee thereof or (z) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes represented hereby has occurred and is continuing. If this Note is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form, bearing interest at the same rate (if applicable), having the same date of issuance, Stated Maturity Date and other terms and of authorized denominations aggregating a like amount.

This Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of such successor. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in Supplemental Obligations under this Note will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes in definitive form and will not be considered the Holders hereof for any purpose under the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

**<u>Place of Payment</u>**

Payment of interest on Supplemental Obligations under this Note, if any, will be made in immediately available funds at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Paying Agent under the Indenture maintained on behalf of the Company for that purpose in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest, if any, may be paid by check mailed to the Person entitled thereto at such Person's last address as it appears in the Security Register or by wire transfer to such account as may have been designated by such Person. Any payments on Supplemental Obligations under this Note at Maturity will be made against presentation of this Note at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Paying Agent under the Indenture maintained on behalf of the Company for that purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as this Note is a Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary, any payments on Supplemental Obligations under this Note will be made to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

**<u>Defaulted Interest</u>**

Interest that is payable on Supplemental Obligations under this Note, if any, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the applicable Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name the Supplemental Obligations under this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes of any affected series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which any affected Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

**<u>Obligation of the Company Absolute</u>**

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the amounts due, if any, on the Supplemental Obligations under this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed, except as otherwise provided in this Note.

**<u>No Personal Recourse</u>**

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the amounts due, if any, with respect to each Supplemental Obligation under this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.

**<u>Governing Law</u>**

This Note and each Supplemental Obligation evidenced hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

**ABBREVIATIONS**

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM -- as tenants in common

TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right <br> of survivorship and not <br> as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- _____________________ Custodian _________________________

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Cust) (Minor)

Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

_____________________________

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

**FOR VALUE RECEIVED,** the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto

Please Insert Social Security or

Other Identifying Number of Assignee

_____________________________

(Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of Assignee)

the within Master Global Security of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________ attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: _________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

## Exhibit 4.2

**[Wells Fargo & Company 8-K](wfc-8k_021326.htm)**

**Exhibit 4.2**

**WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC**

**MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES B**

**Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company**

**MASTER NOTE**

**DATED: February 13, 2026**

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("<u>DTC</u>"), to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. , has an interest herein.

This Note is a master note, which term means a Master Global Security within the meaning specified in the Indenture (as defined on the reverse hereof) that provides for incorporation therein of the terms of one or more obligations of Wells Fargo Finance LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "<u>Company</u>," which term includes any successor corporation under and as defined in the Indenture hereinafter referred to). Each such obligation of the Company is referred to in this Note as a "<u>Supplemental Obligation</u>."

The terms of each Supplemental Obligation shall be reflected in this Note and in the applicable pricing supplement relating to such Supplemental Obligation (each, a "<u>Related Pricing Supplement</u>") and any product supplement(s), underlying supplement(s), prospectus supplement(s) and prospectus referred to therein (however titled) (together with the Related Pricing Supplement, the "<u>Related Prospectus</u>"). With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the terms of the Supplemental Obligation contained in the Related Prospectus are hereby incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Note for purposes of the applicable Supplemental Obligation only as of the original issue date specified in the relevant Related Pricing Supplement; *provided, however*, that for the avoidance of doubt, no hypothetical examples, risk factors, historical information, descriptions of underlying(s) or other information not considered to be terms of such Supplemental Obligation provided or incorporated by reference in the Related Prospectus shall be used to determine the terms of such Supplemental Obligation. Each Related Prospectus will be on file with the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof and constitute the records of the various Supplemental Obligations, which the Trustee will maintain.

With respect to each Supplemental Obligation evidenced by this Note, the Company, for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., or registered assigns, the amounts due, if any, whether in cash, securities or other property, together with unpaid accrued interest thereon, if any, in each case as specified in the Related Prospectus, on the date or dates specified in the Related Prospectus.

All terms used in this Note that are or will be defined in the Indenture or Related Prospectus shall have the meanings assigned to them therein. In relation to a particular Supplemental Obligation, in the event of any inconsistency between the definitions in the Indenture and the definitions in the Related Prospectus, the definitions in the Related Prospectus shall govern.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, every term of this Note is subject to modification, amendment or elimination through the incorporation of the applicable Related Prospectus by reference, whether or not the phrase "unless otherwise provided in the Related Prospectus" or language of similar import precedes a term of this Note so modified, amended or eliminated. It is the intent of the parties hereto that, in the case of any conflict between the applicable Related Prospectus and the terms herein, the Related Prospectus shall control over the terms herein with respect to the relevant Supplemental Obligation. Without limiting the foregoing, in the case of each Supplemental Obligation, the holders of this Note are directed to the applicable Related Prospectus for a description of certain terms of such Supplemental Obligation, including the manner of determining the amounts due and/or property to be delivered, if any, as applicable, on such Supplemental Obligation and the date or dates, if any, on which amounts due and/or securities or other property to be delivered, if any, on such Supplemental Obligation are to be paid or delivered, as applicable.

The principal amount of each Supplemental Obligation evidenced by this Note shall be as specified in the applicable Related Pricing Supplement.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized signatory of the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or facsimile signature, this Master Global Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.

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| WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC | WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC |
| By: | /s/ Barbara Garafalo |
|  | Barbara Garafalo |
|  | Its: Chief Executive Officer and President |

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**TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF** **AUTHENTICATION**

This is one of the Debt Securities, of the series designated herein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

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| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N. A. , | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N. A. , |
| as Trustee | as Trustee |
| By | /s/ Erika Mullen, Vice President |
|  | *Authorized Signatory* |
| Dated: February 13, 2026 | Dated: February 13, 2026 |

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[Reverse of Note]

**WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC**

**MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES B**

**Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Wells Fargo & Company**

This Note represents one or more duly authorized Supplemental Obligations of Medium-Term Notes, Series B, of the Company (herein called the "<u>Notes</u>"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an indenture dated as of January 22, 2026, as amended or supplemented from time to time (herein called the "<u>Indenture</u>"), among the Company, as issuer, Wells Fargo & Company, as guarantor (the "<u>Guarantor</u>") and Computershare Trust Company, N. A. , as trustee (herein called the "<u>Trustee</u>," which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The amount payable on the Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note may be determined by reference to the performance of one or more equity-, commodity- or currency-based indices, exchange traded funds, securities, commodities, currencies, statistical measures of economic or financial performance, or a basket comprised of two or more of the foregoing, or any other market measure or may bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate. The Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note may vary with respect to amounts payable, mature at different times, be redeemable at different times or not at all, be repayable at the option of the Holder at different times or not at all and be denominated in different currencies.

The Company agrees, to the extent permitted by law, not to voluntarily claim the benefits of any laws concerning usurious rates of interest against a Holder of a Supplemental Obligation under this Note.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "series" shall mean Supplemental Obligations having the same CUSIP number.

**<u>Guarantee</u>**

Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture.

**<u>Modification and Waivers</u>**

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected, acting together as a class. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of all series at the time Outstanding affected by certain provisions of the Indenture, acting

together as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive compliance by the Company or the Guarantor with those provisions of the Indenture. Certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences may be waived under the Indenture by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series. Solely for the purpose of determining whether any consent, waiver, notice or other action or Act to be taken or given by the Holders of Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Indenture has been given or taken by the Holders of relevant Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note in the requisite aggregate principal amount, the principal amount of any Supplemental Obligation represented by this Note will be deemed to be equal to the amount set forth in the Related Pricing Supplement. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of a Supplemental Obligation under this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of such Supplemental Obligation under this Note and of any additional Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

**<u>Defeasance</u>**

Section 403 and Article Fifteen of the Indenture and the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 401(1)(B) of the Indenture, relating to defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness represented by this Note and (b) certain restrictive covenants, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, shall not apply to Supplemental Obligations under this Note. The remaining provisions of Section 401 of the Indenture shall apply to Supplemental Obligations under this Note.

**<u>Authorized Denominations</u>**

This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons and each Supplemental Obligation is issued in denominations as specified in the Related Pricing Supplement.

**<u>Registration of Transfer</u>**

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Security Registrar under the Indenture, a new Note or Notes representing the relevant Supplemental Obligations, with the same terms as the relevant Supplemental Obligation, in authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor, as provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations provided therein and to the limitations described below, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

This Note is exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (y) the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Note shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form and notifies the Trustee thereof or (z) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes represented hereby has occurred and is continuing. If this Note is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall

be exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form, bearing interest at the same rate (if applicable), having the same date of issuance, Stated Maturity Date and other terms and of authorized denominations aggregating a like amount.

This Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of such successor. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in Supplemental Obligations under this Note will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes in definitive form and will not be considered the Holders hereof for any purpose under the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

**<u>Place of Payment</u>**

Payment of interest on Supplemental Obligations under this Note, if any, will be made in immediately available funds at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Paying Agent under the Indenture maintained on behalf of the Company for that purpose in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest, if any, may be paid by check mailed to the Person entitled thereto at such Person's last address as it appears in the Security Register or by wire transfer to such account as may have been designated by such Person. Any payments on Supplemental Obligations under this Note at Maturity will be made against presentation of this Note at the designated corporate trust office of the applicable Paying Agent under the Indenture maintained on behalf of the Company for that purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as this Note is a Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary, any payments on Supplemental Obligations under this Note will be made to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

**<u>Defaulted Interest</u>**

Interest that is payable on Supplemental Obligations under this Note, if any, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the applicable Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name the Supplemental Obligations under this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes of any affected series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which any affected Supplemental Obligations represented by this Note may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

**<u>Obligation of the Company Absolute</u>**

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the amounts due, if any, on the Supplemental Obligations under this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed, except as otherwise provided in this Note.

**<u>No Personal Recourse</u>**

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the amounts due, if any, with respect to each Supplemental Obligation (and the Guarantee as applicable thereto) under this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor corporation or of the Guarantor or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.

**<u>Governing Law</u>**

This Note and each Supplemental Obligation evidenced hereby (and the related Guarantee) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

**ABBREVIATIONS**

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM -- as tenants in common

TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right <br> of survivorship and not <br> as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- _____________________ Custodian _________________________

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Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

**FOR VALUE RECEIVED,** the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto

Please Insert Social Security or<br> Other Identifying Number of Assignee

_____________________________

(Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of Assignee)

the within Master Global Security of WELLS FARGO FINANCE LLC and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________ attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: _________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.