FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   CARROLL DAVID M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WELLS FARGO & CO/MN [WFC] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE WACHOVIA CENTER 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Exec. Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28288-0013 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value 57,813 D   Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value 151.8325 I Through 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/20/2000	04/20/2009	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	362	$ 275.93	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/20/2000	04/20/2009	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	4,933	$ 275.93	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	12/14/2000	12/14/2009	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	7,257	$ 175.48	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	01/03/2001	01/03/2010	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	16,933	$ 158.53	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/17/2002	04/17/2011	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	9,955	$ 152.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/17/2003	04/17/2011	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	9,955	$ 152.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/17/2004	04/17/2011	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	9,955	$ 152.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	07/31/2002	07/31/2011	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	35,499	$ 175.39	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/16/2003	04/16/2012	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	7,876	$ 190.76	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/16/2004	04/16/2012	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	7,875	$ 190.76	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	04/16/2005	04/16/2012	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	7,876	$ 190.76	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (1)	04/22/2013	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(1)	$ 188	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (2)	04/19/2014	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(2)	$ 224.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (3)	04/18/2015	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(3)	$ 253.03	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (4)	03/31/2016	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(4)	$ 281.52	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (5)	02/20/2017	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(5)	$ 293.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (6)	02/19/2018	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(6)	$ 205.93	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (7)	02/19/2018	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(7)	$ 241.08	D	Â
Employee Stock Purchase Option	  (8)	02/19/2018	Common Stock, $1 2/3 par value	(8)	$ 169.71	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARROLL DAVID M ONE WACHOVIA CENTER CHARLOTTE, NC 28288-0013	Â	Â	  Senior Exec. Vice President	Â

Signatures

David M. Carroll, by Robert S. Singley, as Attorney-in-Fact		01/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 04/22/2004, 5,911 shares; 04/22/2005, 5,911 shares; 04/22/2006, 5,910 shares; 04/22/2007, 5,910 shares; 04/22/2008, 5,910 shares.
(2)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 04/19/2005: 3,824 shares; 04/19/2006, 3,824 shares; 04/19/2007, 3,824 shares; 04/19/2008, 3,824 shares; 04/19/2009, 3,823 shares.
(3)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 04/18/2006, 3,528 shares; 04/18/2007, 3,528 shares; 04/18/2008, 3,528 shares; 04/18/2009, 3,528 shares; 04/18/2010, 3,529 shares.
(4)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 03/31/2007, 4,288 shares; 03/31/2008, 4,288 shares; 03/31/2009, 4,288 shares; 03/31/2010, 4,288 shares; 03/31/2011, 4,289 shares.
(5)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 02/20/2008; 1,404 shares; 02/20/2009, 1,404 shares; 02/20/2010, 1,405 shares; 02/20/2011, 1,405 shares; 02/20/2012, 1,405 shares.
(6)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 02/19/2009, 3,244 shares; 02/19/2010, 3,244 shares; 02/19/2011, 3,244 shares; 02/19/2012, 3,244 shares; 02/19/2013, 3,245 shares.
(7)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 02/19/2009, 3,784 shares; 02/19/2010, 3,785 shares; 02/19/2011, 3,785 shares; 02/19/2012, 3,785 shares; 02/19/2013, 3,785 shares.
(8)	The vesting dates and the numbers of shares in the five tranches of this grant are as follows: 02/19/2009, 3,270 shares; 02/19/2010, 3,270 shares; 02/19/2011, 3,270 shares; 02/19/2012, 3,270 shares; 02/19/2013, 3,271 shares.

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