8-K
filed April 30, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker WFC
CIK 0000072971
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Wells Fargo annual meeting elects all directors, approves incentive plan amendment adding 45M shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
- All 12 director nominees elected with over 93% support; Charles Scharf received 95.28%.
- Advisory Say on Pay approved with 65.53% of votes cast.
- Amendment to 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved (95.93%); adds 45 million new authorized shares.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 93.60% support.
- Six shareholder proposals all failed; closest was majority vote proposal at 47.94%.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders approved Election of the 12 director nominees nominated by the Board.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
At the 2026 Shareholder Meeting, shareholders elected the 12 director nominees nominated by the Board as each director nominee received a greater number of votes cast “for” his or her election than votes cast “against” his or her election, as reflected below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Energy Supply Ratio.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Energy Supply Ratio FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 498,482,511 20.36% 1,920,162,032 30,270,229 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Request for Board of Directors to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Request for Board of Directors to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 830,200,706 33.90% 1,589,896,934 28,817,132 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Report on Respecting Vendor Civil Liberties.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Report on Respecting Vendor Civil Liberties FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 43,192,582 1.76% 2,376,132,347 29,589,843 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Govern by Majority Vote.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Govern by Majority Vote FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 1,174,113,467 47.94% 1,258,184,662 16,616,643 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risk.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risk FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 225,133,190 9.19% 2,193,366,868 30,414,714 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders approved Amend and Restate the Company's 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Amend and Restate the Company's 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan FOR % 1 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 2,337,239,396 95.93% 99,219,067 12,456,309 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay).
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 1,604,792,488 65.53% 831,262,731 12,859,553 282,105,559
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders approved Ratify the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Ratify the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 2,556,099,670 93.60% 166,957,643 7,963,018 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Board Committee on Indigenous Peoples' Rights.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder Proposal – Board Committee on Indigenous Peoples' Rights FOR % 2 AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 128,966,428 5.27% 2,282,706,541 37,241,803 282,105,559
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