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If this communication relates to a Security-Based Swap (“SBS”), it is intended only for persons that are Eligible Contract Participants (“ECPs”) as defined in Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) Section 1a(18) and SEA Section 3(a)(65) and the regulations issued thereunder. If you are not an ECP and this communication involves an SBS, please disregard this communication and delete this communication without retaining a copy and immediately notify the sender.
For the purposes of, and to the extent subject to, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Regulations at 17 C.F.R. §§ 1.71 and 23.605 promulgated pursuant to the CEA, if this communication relates to one or more derivatives transactions regulated by the CFTC, this is a “solicitation” and is not a “research report” as defined in 17 C.F.R. §§ 1.71 and 23.605. For the purposes of, and to the extent subject to, Section 15F(j) of SEA and any SEC rule thereunder, if this communication relates to one or more SBS, this is a solicitation to enter into an SBS and not “research or analysis of the price or market” for an SBS. This communication should not be construed as a recommendation or opinion with respect to any derivative or trading strategy involving a derivative for purposes of CFTC Regulations Part 23 or the CEA or for the purposes of SEC Regulations Part 240 or the SEA.
Swap products subject to the CEA and SBS products subject to the SEA are transacted through and offered out of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“WFBNA”) and physically-settled commodities may be transacted through and offered out of Wells Fargo Commodities, LLC or WFBNA. To the extent any affiliate of WFBNA engages in swap or SBS activities, it does so for the purposes of hedging its own commercial risks or does so in a non-dealing capacity. Other than WFBNA, no subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company are in the business of making markets in swaps or SBS, engaging in transactions for the purposes of providing liquidity, or accommodating a market participant’s demand for swaps subject to the CEA or SBS subject to the SEA. Swap and SBS clearing services are offered by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
If you are a “Special Entity” within the meaning of 17 C.F.R. §23.401(c) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.15Fh-2(d), you are hereby notified that this communication does not, is not intended to and should not be interpreted as an expression of an opinion within the meaning of 17 C.F.R. §23.440 by any person on behalf of Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiaries as to whether you should enter into any swap or SBS or trading strategy involving a swap or SBS.
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Any market price, indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data or other information in this communication is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without notice, and Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking (“CIB”) accepts no liability for its use or to update or keep it current.
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CIB is the trade name for the corporate banking, capital markets and investment banking services of Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of NYSE, FINRA, NFA and SIPC, Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLC, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and member of FINRA, NFA and SIPC, Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund, Wells Fargo Securities International Limited and WFBNA London Branch (both of which are authorized and regulated by the U.K. FCA), and WFBNA, a swap dealer provisionally registered with the CFTC, a member of NFA, and a security-based swap dealer conditionally registered with the SEC. You should consult your own advisors for opinions on whether to enter into any transaction or trading strategy. Not all financial products offered under this trade name are securities, and unless otherwise expressly stated, financial products are not bank deposits or FDIC insured. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited are distinct entities from affiliated banks and thrifts.
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