Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
File No. 333-202840
The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary pricing supplement and the
accompanying product supplement, market measure supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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Subject To Completion, dated July 2, 2015
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 522 dated July , 2015 (To Product
Supplement No. 1 dated March 18, 2015, Market Measure Supplement dated March 18, 2015,
Prospectus Supplement dated March 18, 2015 and Prospectus dated March 18,
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Wells Fargo & Company
Medium-Term Notes, Series K
Equity Index Linked Securities |
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Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM due July 31,
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Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial
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Unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay interest or repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity. Instead, the
securities provide for a payment at maturity that may be greater than, equal to or less than the original offering price of the securities, depending on the performance of the Index from its starting level to its ending level. The payment at
maturity will reflect the following terms: |
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If the level of the Index increases, you will receive the original offering price plus 100% to 110% (to be determined on the pricing date)
participation in the upside performance of the Index |
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If the level of the Index decreases but the decrease is not more than 15%, you will be repaid the original offering price |
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If the level of the Index decreases by more than 15%, you will receive less than the original offering price and have 1-to-1 downside exposure to
the decrease in the level of the Index in excess of 15% |
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Investors may lose up to 85% of the original offering price |
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All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Wells Fargo & Company, and you will have no ability to pursue any
securities included in the Index for payment; if Wells Fargo & Company defaults on its obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment |
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No periodic interest payments or dividends |
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No exchange listing; designed to be held to maturity
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On the date of this preliminary pricing supplement, the estimated value of the securities is approximately $937.17 per
security. While the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date may differ from the estimated value set forth above, we do not expect it to differ significantly absent a material change in market conditions or other relevant factors. In no
event will the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date be less than $924.67 per security. The estimated value of the securities was determined for us by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC using its proprietary pricing models. It is not an
indication of actual profit to us or to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or any of our other affiliates, nor is it an indication of the price, if any, at which Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or any other person may be willing to buy the securities from you
at any time after issuance. See Investment Description in this pricing supplement.
The securities have complex features and
investing in the securities involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See Selected Risk Considerations herein on page PRS-9 and Risk Factors in the accompanying product supplement.
The securities are unsecured obligations of Wells Fargo & Company and all payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk
of Wells Fargo & Company. The securities are not deposits or other obligations of a depository institution and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Deposit Insurance Fund or any other governmental agency of the
United States or any other jurisdiction.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, market measure supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, is the agent for the distribution of the securities and is
acting as principal. See Investment Description in this pricing supplement for further information. |
Wells Fargo
Securities
Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
due July 31, 2020
The Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM due July 31, 2020 are senior unsecured debt securities of Wells Fargo & Company that do not pay interest or repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity. Instead, the securities
provide for a payment at maturity that may be greater than, equal to or less than the original offering price of the securities depending on the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
(the Index) from its starting level to its ending level. The securities provide:
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the possibility of a positive return at maturity if the level of the Index increases from its starting level to its ending level;
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repayment of principal if, and only if, the ending level of the Index is not less than the starting level by more than 15%; and
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exposure to decreases in the level of the Index if and to the extent the ending level is less than the starting level by more than 15%.
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If the ending level is less than the starting level by more than 15%, you will receive less, and possibly 85% less,
than the original offering price of your securities at maturity. All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Wells Fargo.
The Index is an equity index that is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of common stock price movement in the United States
equity market.
You should read this pricing supplement together with product supplement no. 1 dated March 18, 2015, the market
measure supplement dated March 18, 2015, the prospectus supplement dated March 18, 2015 and the prospectus dated March 18, 2015 for additional information about the securities. Information included in this pricing supplement
supersedes information in the product supplement, market measure supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent it is different from that information. Certain defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in
the product supplement.
You may access the product supplement, market measure supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC
website www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filing for the relevant date on the SEC website):
Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (Dow
Jones Holdings) and has been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (S&P Dow Jones Indices). Dow Jones Industrial Average is a servicemark of Dow Jones Holdings and has been licensed for use by
S&P Dow Jones Indices and sublicensed for certain purposes by us. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices and has been licensed for use by us. The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by
S&P Dow Jones Indices, Dow Jones Holdings or their respective affiliates, and neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, Dow Jones Holdings or their respective affiliates make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the securities.
PRS-2
Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
due July 31, 2020
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The original offering price of each security of $1,000 includes certain costs that are borne
by you. Because of these costs, the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be less than the original offering price. The costs included in the original offering price relate to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the
securities, as well as to our funding considerations for debt of this type.
The costs related to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing
the securities include (i) the agent discount, (ii) the projected profit that our hedge counterparty (which may be one of our affiliates) expects to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the securities and
(iii) hedging and other costs relating to the offering of the securities.
Our funding considerations take into account the higher
issuance, operational and ongoing management costs of market-linked debt such as the securities as compared to our conventional debt of the same maturity, as well as our liquidity needs and preferences. Our funding considerations are reflected in
the fact that we determine the economic terms of the securities based on an assumed funding rate that is generally lower than the interest rates implied by secondary market prices for our debt obligations and/or by other traded instruments
referencing our debt obligations, which we refer to as our secondary market rates. As discussed below, our secondary market rates are used in determining the estimated value of the securities.
If the costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the securities were lower, or if the assumed funding rate we use to
determine the economic terms of the securities were higher, the economic terms of the securities would be more favorable to you and the estimated value would be higher. The estimated value of the securities as of the pricing date will be set forth
in the final pricing supplement.
Determining the estimated value
Our affiliate, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (WFS), calculated the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover
page of this pricing supplement based on its proprietary pricing models. Based on these pricing models and related market inputs and assumptions referred to in this section below, WFS determined an estimated value for the securities by estimating
the value of the combination of hypothetical financial instruments that would replicate the payout on the securities, which combination consists of a non-interest bearing, fixed-income bond (the debt component) and one or more
derivative instruments underlying the economic terms of the securities (the derivative component).
The estimated value
of the debt component is based on a reference interest rate, determined by WFS as of a recent date, that generally tracks our secondary market rates. Because WFS does not continuously calculate our reference interest rate, the reference interest
rate used in the calculation of the estimated value of the debt component may be higher or lower than our secondary market rates at the time of that calculation. As noted above, we determine the economic terms of the securities based upon an assumed
funding rate that is generally lower than our secondary market rates. In contrast, in determining the estimated value of the securities, we value the debt component using a reference interest rate that generally tracks our secondary market rates.
Because the reference interest rate is generally higher than the assumed funding rate, using the reference interest rate to value the debt component generally results in a lower estimated value for the debt component, which we believe more closely
approximates a market valuation of the debt component than if we had used the assumed funding rate.
WFS calculated the estimated value of
the derivative component based on a proprietary derivative-pricing model, which generated a theoretical price for the derivative instruments that constitute the derivative component based on various inputs, including the derivative component
factors identified in Selected Risk ConsiderationsThe Value Of The Securities Prior To Stated Maturity Will Be Affected By Numerous Factors, Some Of Which Are Related In Complex Ways. These inputs may be market-observable or
may be based on assumptions made by WFS in its discretion.
The estimated value of the securities determined by WFS is subject to important
limitations. See Selected Risk ConsiderationsThe Estimated Value Of The Securities Is Determined By Our Affiliates Pricing Models, Which May Differ From Those Of Other Dealers and Our Economic Interests And Those
Of Any Dealer Participating In The Offering Are Potentially Adverse To Your Interests.
Valuation of the securities after issuance
The estimated value of the securities is not an indication of the price, if any, at which WFS or any other person may be willing to buy the
securities from you in the secondary market. The price, if any, at which WFS or any of its affiliates may purchase the securities in
PRS-3
Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
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the secondary market will be based upon WFSs proprietary pricing models and will fluctuate over the term of the securities due to changes in market conditions and other relevant factors.
However, absent changes in these market conditions and other relevant factors, except as otherwise described in the following paragraph, any secondary market price will be lower than the estimated value on the pricing date because the secondary
market price will be reduced by a bid-offer spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate face amount of the securities to be purchased in the secondary market transaction, and the expected cost of unwinding any related hedging transactions.
Accordingly, unless market conditions and other relevant factors change significantly in your favor, any secondary market price for the securities is likely to be less than the original offering price.
If WFS or any of its affiliates makes a secondary market in the securities at any time up to the issue date or during the 5-month period
following the issue date, the secondary market price offered by WFS or any of its affiliates will be increased by an amount reflecting a portion of the costs associated with selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the securities that are included
in the original offering price. Because this portion of the costs is not fully deducted upon issuance, any secondary market price offered by WFS or any of its affiliates during this period will be higher than it would be if it were based solely on
WFSs proprietary pricing models less the bid-offer spread and hedging unwind costs described above. The amount of this increase in the secondary market price will decline steadily to zero over this 5-month period. If you hold the securities
through an account at WFS or any of its affiliates, we expect that this increase will also be reflected in the value indicated for the securities on your brokerage account statement.
If WFS or any of its affiliates makes a secondary market in the securities, WFS expects to provide those secondary market prices to any
unaffiliated broker-dealers through which the securities are held and to commercial pricing vendors. If you hold your securities through an account at a broker-dealer other than WFS or any of its affiliates, that broker-dealer may obtain market
prices for the securities from WFS (directly or indirectly), but could also obtain such market prices from other sources, and may be willing to purchase the securities at any given time at a price that differs from the price at which WFS or any of
its affiliates is willing to purchase the securities. As a result, if you hold your securities through an account at a broker-dealer other than WFS or any of its affiliates, the value of the securities on your brokerage account statement may be
different than if you held your securities at WFS or any of its affiliates.
The securities will not be listed or displayed on any
securities exchange or any automated quotation system. Although WFS and/or its affiliates may buy the securities from investors, they are not obligated to do so and are not required to make a market for the securities. There can be no assurance that
a secondary market will develop.
PRS-4
Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
due July 31, 2020
We have designed the securities for investors who:
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seek 100% to 110% (to be determined on the pricing date) exposure to any upside performance of the Index if the ending level is greater than the
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desire to limit downside exposure to the Index through the 15% buffer; |
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understand that if the ending level is less than the starting level by more than 15%, they will receive less, and possibly 85% less, than the
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The securities are not designed for, and may not be a suitable investment for, investors who:
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are unwilling to purchase securities with an estimated value as of the pricing date that is lower than the original offering price and that may be
as low as the lower estimated value set forth on the cover page; |
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are unwilling to accept the risk of exposure to the United States equity market; |
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seek exposure to the Index but are unwilling to accept the risk/return trade-offs inherent in the payment at stated maturity for the securities;
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Market Measure:
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Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM |
Pricing Date:
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Issue Date:
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Original Offering
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$1,000 per security. References in this pricing supplement to a security are to a security with a face amount of
$1,000. |
Redemption
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The redemption amount per security will equal:
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if the ending level is greater than the starting level: $1,000 plus:
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if the ending level is less than or equal to the starting level, but greater than or equal to the threshold
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If the ending level is less than the threshold level, you will receive less, and possibly 85% less, than the
original offering price of your securities at maturity. |
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Ending Level:
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The ending level will be the closing level of the Index on the calculation day. |
Threshold Level:
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Participation Rate:
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The participation rate will be determined on the pricing date and will be within the range
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succeeding trading day. The calculation day is also subject to postponement due to the occurrence of a market disruption event. |
Calculation Agent:
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For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the
securities, see United States Federal Tax Considerations. |
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. The agent may
resell the securities to other securities dealers at the original offering price of the securities less a concession not in excess of $40.00 per security.
The agent or another affiliate of ours expects to realize hedging profits projected by its proprietary pricing models to the extent it assumes
the risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the securities. If any dealer participating in the distribution of the securities or any of its affiliates conducts hedging activities for us in connection with the securities, that dealer or
its affiliate will expect to realize a profit projected by its proprietary pricing models from such hedging activities. Any such projected profit will be in addition to the discount or concession received in connection with the sale of the
securities to you. |
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To the extent that we make any change to the expected pricing date or expected issue date, the calculation day and stated maturity date may also be
changed in our discretion to ensure that the term of the securities remains the same. |
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Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
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On the stated maturity date, you will receive a cash payment per security (the redemption amount) calculated as follows:
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Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
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Hypothetical Payout Profile |
The following profile is based on a hypothetical participation rate of 105% (the midpoint of the specified
range for the participation rate) and a threshold level equal to 85% of the starting level. This graph has been prepared for purposes of illustration only. Your actual return will depend on the actual ending level, the actual participation rate and
whether you hold your securities to maturity.
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Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
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Selected Risk Considerations |
The securities have complex features and investing in the securities will involve risks not associated with an
investment in conventional debt securities. These risks are explained in more detail in the Risk Factors section in the product supplement. You should reach an investment decision only after you have carefully considered with your
advisors the suitability of an investment in the securities in light of your particular circumstances.
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If The Ending Level Is Less Than The Threshold Level, You Will Receive Less, And Possibly 85% Less, Than The Original Offering Price Of Your
Securities At Maturity. If the ending level is less than the threshold level, the redemption amount that you receive at stated maturity will be reduced by an amount equal to the decline in the level of the Index to the extent it is below the
threshold level (expressed as a percentage of the starting level). The threshold level is 85% of the starting level. As a result, you may receive less, and possibly 85% less, than the original offering price per security at maturity even if the
level of the Index is greater than or equal to the starting level or the threshold level at certain times during the term of the securities. |
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No Periodic Interest Will Be Paid On The Securities. No periodic payments of interest will be made on the securities. However, if the
agreed-upon tax treatment is successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS), you may be required to recognize taxable income over the term of the securities. You should review the sections of this pricing
supplement and the accompanying product supplement entitled United States Federal Tax Considerations. |
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The Securities Are Subject To The Credit Risk Of Wells Fargo. The securities are our obligations and are not, either directly or indirectly,
an obligation of any third party. Any amounts payable under the securities are subject to our creditworthiness, and you will have no ability to pursue any securities included in the Index for payment. As a result, our actual and perceived
creditworthiness may affect the value of the securities and, in the event we were to default on our obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the securities. |
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The Estimated Value Of The Securities On The Pricing Date, Based On WFSs Proprietary Pricing Models, Will Be Less Than The Original
Offering Price. The original offering price of the securities includes certain costs that are borne by you. Because of these costs, the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be less than the original offering price. The
costs included in the original offering price relate to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the securities, as well as to our funding considerations for debt of this type. The costs related to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the
securities include (i) the agent discount, (ii) the projected profit that our hedge counterparty (which may be one of our affiliates) expects to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the securities and
(iii) hedging and other costs relating to the offering of the securities. Our funding considerations are reflected in the fact that we determine the economic terms of the securities based on an assumed funding rate that is generally lower than
our secondary market rates. If the costs relating to selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the securities were lower, or if the assumed funding rate we use to determine the economic terms of the securities were higher, the economic terms of the
securities would be more favorable to you and the estimated value would be higher. |
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The Estimated Value Of The Securities Is Determined By Our Affiliates Pricing Models, Which May Differ From Those Of Other Dealers.
The estimated value of the securities was determined for us by WFS using its proprietary pricing models and related market inputs and assumptions referred to above under Investment DescriptionDetermining the estimated value.
Certain inputs to these models may be determined by WFS in its discretion. WFSs views on these inputs may differ from other dealers views, and WFSs estimated value of the securities may be higher, and perhaps materially higher,
than the estimated value of the securities that would be determined by other dealers in the market. WFSs models and its inputs and related assumptions may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the
securities. |
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The Estimated Value Of The Securities Is Not An Indication Of The Price, If Any, At Which WFS Or Any Other Person May Be Willing To Buy The
Securities From You In The Secondary Market. The price, if any, at which WFS or any of its affiliates may purchase the securities in the secondary market will be based on WFSs proprietary pricing models and will fluctuate over the term of
the securities as a result of changes in the market and other factors described in the next risk consideration. Any such secondary market price for the securities will also be reduced by a bid-offer spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate
face amount of the securities to be purchased in the secondary market transaction, and the expected cost of unwinding any related hedging transactions. Unless the factors described in the next risk consideration change significantly in your favor,
any such secondary market price for the securities is likely to be less than the original offering price. |
If WFS or any of its affiliates makes a secondary market in the securities at any time up to the issue date or during the
5-month period following the issue date, the secondary market price offered by WFS or any of its affiliates will be increased by an amount reflecting a portion of the costs associated with selling, structuring, hedging and issuing the securities
that are included in the
PRS-9
Market Linked SecuritiesUpside Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
due July 31, 2020
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Selected Risk Considerations (Continued) |
original offering price. Because this portion of the costs is not fully deducted upon issuance, any secondary market price offered by WFS or any of its affiliates during this period will be
higher than it would be if it were based solely on WFSs proprietary pricing models less the bid-offer spread and hedging unwind costs described above. The amount of this increase in the secondary market price will decline steadily to zero over
this 5-month period. If you hold the securities through an account at WFS or any of its affiliates, we expect that this increase will also be reflected in the value indicated for the securities on your brokerage account statement. If you hold your
securities through an account at a broker-dealer other than WFS or any of its affiliates, the value of the securities on your brokerage account statement may be different than if you held your securities at WFS or any of its affiliates, as discussed
above under Investment Description.
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The Value Of The Securities Prior To Stated Maturity Will Be Affected By Numerous Factors, Some Of Which Are Related In Complex Ways. The
value of the securities prior to stated maturity will be affected by the level of the Index at that time, interest rates at that time and a number of other factors, some of which are interrelated in complex ways. The effect of any one factor may be
offset or magnified by the effect of another factor. The following factors, which we refer to as the derivative component factors, are expected to affect the value of the securities: Index performance; interest rates; volatility
of the Index; time remaining to maturity; and dividend yields on the securities included in the Index. In addition to the derivative component factors, the value of the securities will be affected by actual or anticipated changes in our
creditworthiness, as reflected in our secondary market rates. Because numerous factors are expected to affect the value of the securities, changes in the level of the Index may not result in a comparable change in the value of the securities.
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The Securities Will Not Be Listed On Any Securities Exchange And We Do Not Expect A Trading Market For The Securities To Develop. The
securities will not be listed or displayed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system. Although the agent and/or its affiliates may purchase the securities from holders, they are not obligated to do so and are not required to make
a market for the securities. There can be no assurance that a secondary market will develop. Because we do not expect that any market makers will participate in a secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to sell your
securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which the agent is willing to buy your securities. If a secondary market does exist, it may be limited. Accordingly, there may be a limited number of buyers if you decide to sell your
securities prior to stated maturity. This may affect the price you receive upon such sale. Consequently, you should be willing to hold the securities to stated maturity. |
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The Amount You Receive On The Securities Will Depend Upon The Performance Of The Index And Therefore The Securities Are Subject To The Following
Risks, As Discussed In More Detail In The Product Supplement: |
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Your Return On The Securities Could Be Less Than If You Owned Securities Included In The Index. Your return on the securities will not
reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the securities included in the Index because, among other reasons, the redemption amount will be determined by reference to the ending level of the Index, which will be calculated by
reference to the prices of the securities in the Index without taking into consideration the value of dividends paid on those securities. |
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Historical Levels Of The Index Should Not Be Taken As An Indication Of The Future Performance Of The Index During The Term Of The Securities.
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Changes That Affect The Index May Adversely Affect The Value Of The Securities And The Amount You Will Receive At Stated Maturity.
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We Cannot Control Actions By Any Of The Unaffiliated Companies Whose Securities Are Included In The Index. |
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We And Our Affiliates Have No Affiliation With The Index Sponsor And Have Not Independently Verified Its Public Disclosure Of Information.
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The Stated Maturity Date May Be Postponed If The Calculation Day Is Postponed. The calculation day will be postponed if the originally
scheduled calculation day is not a trading day or if the calculation agent determines that a market disruption event has occurred or is continuing on the calculation day. If such a postponement occurs, the stated maturity date will be the later of
(i) the initial stated maturity date and (ii) three business days after the postponed calculation day. |
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Our Economic Interests And Those Of Any Dealer Participating In The Offering Are Potentially Adverse To Your Interests. You should be aware
of the following ways in which our economic interests and those of any dealer participating in the distribution of the securities, which we refer to as a participating dealer, are potentially adverse to your interests as an
investor in the securities. In engaging in certain of the activities described below, our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may take actions that may adversely affect the value of and your return on the securities, and in so
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consider your interests as an investor in the securities. Our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may realize a profit from these activities even if investors do not receive
a favorable investment return on the securities. |
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The calculation agent is our affiliate and may be required to make discretionary judgments that affect the return you receive on the
securities. WFS, which is our affiliate, will be the calculation agent for the securities. As calculation agent, WFS will determine the ending level of the Index and may be required to make other determinations that affect the return you
receive on the securities at maturity. In making these determinations, the calculation agent may be required to make discretionary judgments, including determining whether a market disruption event has occurred on the scheduled calculation day,
which may result in postponement of the calculation day; determining the ending level of the Index if the calculation day is postponed to the last day to which it may be postponed and a market disruption event occurs on that day; if the Index is
discontinued, selecting a successor index or, if no successor index is available, determining the ending level of the Index; and determining whether to adjust the ending level of the Index on the calculation day in the event of certain changes in or
modifications to the Index. In making these discretionary judgments, the fact that WFS is our affiliate may cause it to have economic interests that are adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities, and WFSs determinations as
calculation agent may adversely affect your return on the securities. |
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The estimated value of the securities was calculated by our affiliate and is therefore not an independent third-party valuation. WFS
calculated the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement, which involved discretionary judgments by WFS, as described under Selected Risk ConsiderationsThe Estimated Value Of The Securities
Is Determined By Our Affiliates Pricing Models, Which May Differ From Those Of Other Dealers above. Accordingly, the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement is not an independent
third-party valuation. |
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Research reports by our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may be inconsistent with an investment in the securities and
may adversely affect the level of the Index. Our affiliates or any dealer participating in the offering of the securities or its affiliates may, at present or in the future, publish research reports on the Index or the companies whose
securities are included in the Index. This research is modified from time to time without notice and may, at present or in the future, express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the securities. Any
research reports on the Index or the companies whose securities are included in the Index could adversely affect the level of the Index and, therefore, adversely affect the value of and your return on the securities. You are encouraged to derive
information concerning the Index from multiple sources and should not rely on the views expressed by us or our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates. In addition, any research reports on the Index or the companies whose securities
are included in the Index published on or prior to the pricing date could result in an increase in the level of the Index on the pricing date, which would adversely affect investors in the securities by increasing the level at which the Index must
close on the calculation day in order for investors in the securities to receive a favorable return. |
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Business activities of our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates with the companies whose securities are included in the
Index may adversely affect the level of the Index. Our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may, at present or in the future, engage in business with the companies whose securities are included in the Index, including
making loans to those companies (including exercising creditors remedies with respect to such loans), making equity investments in those companies or providing investment banking, asset management or other advisory services to those companies.
These business activities could adversely affect the level of the Index and, therefore, adversely affect the value of and your return on the securities. In addition, in the course of these business activities, our affiliates or any participating
dealer or its affiliates may acquire non-public information about one or more of the companies whose securities are included in the Index. If our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates do acquire such non-public information, we and
they are not obligated to disclose such non-public information to you. |
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Hedging activities by our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may adversely affect the level of the Index. We
expect to hedge our obligations under the securities through one or more hedge counterparties, which may include our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates. Pursuant to such hedging activities, our hedge counterparties may acquire
securities included in the Index or listed or over-the-counter derivative or synthetic instruments related to the Index or such securities. Depending on, among other things, future market conditions, the aggregate amount and the composition of
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such positions are likely to vary over time. To the extent that our hedge counterparties have a long hedge position in any of the securities included in the Index, or derivative or synthetic
instruments related to the Index or such securities, they may liquidate a portion of such holdings at or about the time of the calculation day or at or about the time of a change in the securities included in the Index. These hedging activities
could potentially adversely affect the level of the Index and, therefore, adversely affect the value of and your return on the securities. |
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Trading activities by our affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may adversely affect the level of the Index. Our
affiliates or any participating dealer or its affiliates may engage in trading in the securities included in the Index and other instruments relating to the Index or such securities on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other
businesses. Any of these trading activities could potentially adversely affect the level of the Index and, therefore, adversely affect the value of and your return on the securities. |
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A participating dealer or its affiliates may realize hedging profits projected by its proprietary pricing models in addition to any selling
concession, creating a further incentive for the participating dealer to sell the securities to you. If any participating dealer or any of its affiliates conducts hedging activities for us in connection with the securities, that
participating dealer or its affiliates will expect to realize a projected profit from such hedging activities and this projected profit will be in addition to the concession that the participating dealer realizes for the sale of the securities to
you. This additional projected profit may create a further incentive for the participating dealer to sell the securities to you. |
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The U.S. Federal Tax Consequences Of An Investment In The Securities Are Unclear. There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper
U.S. federal tax treatment of the securities, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS. Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of
the securities as prepaid derivative contracts that are open transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment of the securities, the tax consequences of ownership and
disposition of the securities might be materially and adversely affected. In addition, in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of
prepaid forward contracts and similar instruments. Any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities,
including the character and timing of income or loss and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. persons should be subject to withholding tax, possibly with retroactive effect. You should read carefully the sections of this pricing
supplement and the accompanying product supplement entitled United States Federal Tax Considerations. You should also consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities, as well as tax
consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction. |
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The following table illustrates, for a hypothetical participation rate of 105% (the midpoint of the specified
range of the participation rate) and a range of hypothetical ending levels of the Index:
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the hypothetical pre-tax annualized rate of return. |
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ending level |
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Hypothetical
percentage change
from the hypothetical starting level to the
hypothetical ending level |
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redemption amount
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maturity per security |
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rate of return |
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annualized
rate of return(1) |
30793.61 |
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75.00% |
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$1,787.50 |
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78.75% |
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26394.53 |
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$1,525.00 |
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22875.26 |
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30.00% |
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$1,315.00 |
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21115.62 |
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20.00% |
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$1,210.00 |
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21.00% |
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19355.99 |
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$1,105.00 |
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18476.17 |
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5.00% |
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$1,052.50 |
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1.02% |
17596.35 (2) |
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$1,000.00 |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
16716.53 |
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$1,000.00 |
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15836.72 |
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$1,000.00 |
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0.00% |
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14956.90 |
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$1,000.00 |
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0.00% |
14780.93 |
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$990.00 |
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14077.08 |
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$950.00 |
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13197.26 |
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$900.00 |
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8798.18 |
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$650.00 |
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4399.09 |
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$400.00 |
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The annualized rates of return are calculated on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis with compounding. |
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The hypothetical starting level. The actual starting level will be determined on the pricing date. |
The above figures are for purposes of illustration only and may have been rounded for ease of analysis. The actual amount you receive at stated
maturity and the resulting pre-tax rate of return will depend on the actual starting level, ending level and participation rate.
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Hypothetical Payments at Stated Maturity |
Set forth below are three examples of payment at stated maturity calculations (rounded to two decimal places),
reflecting a hypothetical participation rate of 105% (the midpoint of the specified range for the participation rate) and assuming hypothetical starting levels and ending levels as indicated in the examples.
Example 1. Redemption amount is greater than the original offering price:
Hypothetical starting level: 17596.35
Hypothetical ending level: 19355.99
Since the hypothetical ending level is greater than the hypothetical starting level, the redemption amount would equal:
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On the stated maturity date you would receive $1,105.00 per security.
Example 2. Redemption amount is equal to the original offering price:
Hypothetical starting level: 17596.35
Hypothetical ending level: 16716.53
Hypothetical threshold level: 14956.90, which is 85% of the hypothetical starting level
Since the hypothetical ending level is less than the hypothetical starting level, but not by more than 15%, you would not lose
any of the original offering price of your securities.
On the stated maturity date you would receive $1,000 per security.
Example 3. Redemption amount is less than the original offering price:
Hypothetical starting level: 17596.35
Hypothetical ending level: 8798.18
Hypothetical threshold level: 14956.90, which is 85% of the hypothetical starting level
Since the hypothetical ending level is less than the hypothetical starting level by more than 15%, you would lose a portion of
the original offering price of your securities and receive the redemption amount equal to:
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On the stated maturity date you would receive $650.00 per security.
To the extent that the starting level, ending level and participation rate differ from the values assumed above, the results indicated above
would be different.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an equity index that is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of
common stock price movement in the United States equity market. See Description of Equity IndicesThe Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM in the accompanying market measure supplement
for additional information about the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Historical Information
We obtained the closing levels listed below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification.
The following graph sets forth daily closing levels of the Index for the period from January 1, 2005 to June 29, 2015. The closing
level on June 29, 2015 was 17596.35. The historical performance of the Index should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the Index during the term of the securities.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Daily Closing Levels
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The following table sets forth the high and low closing levels, as well as end-of-period
closing levels, of the Index for each quarter in the period from January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2015 and for the period from April 1, 2015 to June 29, 2015.
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10940.55 |
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10368.61 |
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10503.76 |
Second Quarter |
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10623.07 |
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10012.36 |
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10274.97 |
Third Quarter |
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10705.55 |
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10270.68 |
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10568.70 |
Fourth Quarter |
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10931.62 |
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10215.22 |
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10717.50 |
2006 |
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First Quarter |
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11317.43 |
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10667.39 |
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11109.32 |
Second Quarter |
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11642.65 |
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10706.14 |
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11150.22 |
Third Quarter |
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11718.45 |
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10739.35 |
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11679.07 |
Fourth Quarter |
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12510.57 |
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11670.35 |
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12463.15 |
2007 |
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First Quarter |
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12786.64 |
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12050.41 |
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12354.35 |
Second Quarter |
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13676.32 |
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12382.30 |
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13408.62 |
Third Quarter |
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14000.41 |
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12845.78 |
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13895.63 |
Fourth Quarter |
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14164.53 |
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12743.44 |
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13264.82 |
2008 |
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13056.72 |
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11740.15 |
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12262.89 |
Second Quarter |
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13058.20 |
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11346.51 |
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11350.01 |
Third Quarter |
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11782.35 |
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10365.45 |
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10850.66 |
Fourth Quarter |
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10831.07 |
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7552.29 |
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8776.39 |
2009 |
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9034.69 |
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6547.05 |
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7608.92 |
Second Quarter |
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8799.26 |
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7761.60 |
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8447.00 |
Third Quarter |
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9829.87 |
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8146.52 |
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9712.28 |
Fourth Quarter |
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10548.51 |
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9487.67 |
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10428.05 |
2010 |
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10907.42 |
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9908.39 |
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10856.63 |
Second Quarter |
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11205.03 |
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9774.02 |
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9774.02 |
Third Quarter |
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10860.26 |
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9686.48 |
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10788.05 |
Fourth Quarter |
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11585.38 |
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10751.27 |
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11577.51 |
2011 |
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First Quarter |
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12391.25 |
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11613.30 |
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12319.73 |
Second Quarter |
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12810.54 |
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11897.27 |
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12414.34 |
Third Quarter |
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12724.41 |
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10719.94 |
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10913.38 |
Fourth Quarter |
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12294.00 |
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10655.30 |
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12217.56 |
2012 |
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First Quarter |
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13252.76 |
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12359.92 |
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13212.04 |
Second Quarter |
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13279.32 |
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12101.46 |
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12880.09 |
Third Quarter |
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13596.93 |
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12573.27 |
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13437.13 |
Fourth Quarter |
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13610.15 |
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12542.38 |
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13104.14 |
2013 |
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First Quarter |
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14578.54 |
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13328.85 |
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14578.54 |
Second Quarter |
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15409.39 |
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14537.14 |
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14909.60 |
Third Quarter |
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15676.94 |
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14776.13 |
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15129.67 |
Fourth Quarter |
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16576.66 |
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14776.53 |
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16576.66 |
2014 |
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First Quarter |
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16530.94 |
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15372.80 |
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16457.66 |
Second Quarter |
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16947.08 |
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16026.75 |
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16826.60 |
Third Quarter |
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17279.74 |
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16368.27 |
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17042.90 |
Fourth Quarter |
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18053.71 |
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16117.24 |
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17823.07 |
2015 |
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First Quarter |
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18288.63 |
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17164.95 |
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17776.12 |
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18312.39 |
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17596.35 |
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17596.35 |
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United States Federal Tax Considerations |
You should read carefully the discussion under United States Federal Tax Considerations in the
accompanying product supplement and Selected Risk Considerations in this pricing supplement.
In the opinion of our counsel,
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on current market conditions, a security should be treated as a prepaid derivative contract that is an open transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. By purchasing a security,
you agree (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to this treatment. There is uncertainty regarding this treatment, and the IRS or a court might not agree with it.
Assuming this treatment of the securities is respected and subject to the discussion in United States Federal Tax Considerations in
the accompanying product supplement, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result under current law:
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You should not recognize taxable income over the term of the securities prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange.
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Upon a sale or exchange of a security (including retirement at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized and your tax basis in the security. Such gain or loss should be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the security for more than one year. |
Under current law, if you are a non-U.S. holder (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the securities, you generally should not
be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax in respect of any amount paid to you with respect to the securities, provided that (i) income in respect of the securities is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or
business in the United States, and (ii) you comply with the applicable certification requirements.
In 2007, the U.S. Treasury
Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of prepaid forward contracts and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these
instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments should be subject to
any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated
accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the constructive ownership regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain
long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose a notional interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of
these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including the character and timing of income or loss and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. persons should be subject
to withholding tax, possibly with retroactive effect. If withholding tax applies to the securities, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld.
You should read the section entitled United States Federal Tax Considerations in the accompanying product supplement. The
preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the securities.
You should also consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an investment in
the securities and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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