Wells Financial Corp. Rejects Overtures by Opportunity Partners

Wells Financial Corp. Rejects Overtures by Opportunity Partners



WELLS, Minn., Nov. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wells Financial Corp. (the
"Company") (NASDAQ:WEFC) President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lonnie R.
Trasamar, today announced that the Company has sent a letter to Opportunity
Partners advising them that, after considering their letters to the Company,
the Board of Directors has unanimously reaffirmed its position that the Company
is not for sale and, therefore, declined their proposal.  The Board of
Directors has recently reviewed its strategic options and concluded that it is
in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for the Company to
pursue its long-term business plan, and the modified Dutch auction tender offer
and reverse stock split.  The Company's modified Dutch auction issuer tender
offer for up to 150,000 shares of its common stock expires today at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time.

Wells Financial Corp. is the holding company of Wells Federal Bank, a federally
chartered savings bank headquartered in Wells, Minnesota.  The Bank's deposits
are federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").

The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements.  We caution that
such statements may be subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results
could differ materially and, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements.  Wells Financial Corp. does not undertake,
and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly release the results of
any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the
date of such statements. 

DATASOURCE: Wells Financial Corp.



CONTACT:  Lonnie R. Trasamar, President and Chief Executive Officer of

Wells Financial Corp., [phone]

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