Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax-Free Fund Win Lipper Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10  /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds(R) have been named a recipient of an annual Lipper Fund Award. This year, the Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund has been recognized as the Best Pacific Region Fund over the three-year period and the Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax-Free Fund has been named the Best Intermediate Municipal Debt Fund over the five-year period by Lipper, Inc.

"We've always strived to provide clients with management teams who are best of the breed in their respective areas of expertise," said Karla Rabusch, president of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. "We believe our history of wining these awards validates our rigorous manager selection and investment process."

The Wells Capital Management Asia Pacific Equity team, led by portfolio manager Anthony Cragg, oversees the Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund. Cragg has managed the Fund since its inception in 1993 and has more than 25 years of experience in international equity investing, including developed and emerging markets.

The Wells Capital Management Municipal and Customized Fixed Income team, led by portfolio manager Lyle Fitterer and co-managed by Wendy Casetta, oversees the Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax-Free Fund. Fitterer and Casetta each have more than 15 years of experience in the investments industry. The same Fund was also the 2006 winner of the Lipper Fund Award for its consistent return over the three-year period in the Intermediate Municipal Debt category.

In 2007, the Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio was recognized by Lipper as the Best Large-Cap Growth Fund over the three-year period. The Wells Capital Management WealthBuilder Portfolio management team, led by portfolio managers Jeffrey Mellas, Galen Blomster, and Doug Beath, manage the Fund, applying their proprietary Tactical Equity Allocation (TEA) Model to the Portfolio.

For each of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods, Lipper presents annual awards to funds in each Lipper category for the consistent achievement of strong, risk-adjusted returns.

About the Lipper Awards

The Lipper Fund Awards are awarded to funds in 21 countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Lipper designates award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. In addition, the Lipper Fund Awards program spotlights fund families with high average scores for all funds within a particular asset class or overall.

Lipper Leader scores are derived from highly sophisticated formulas that analyze funds against clearly defined criteria. Funds are compared to similar funds, and only those that truly stand out are awarded Lipper Leader status. Funds are ranked against their peers on each five measures: Total Return, Consistent Return, Preservation, Tax Efficiency, and Expense. Source: Lipper

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Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, offers investment solutions for individual and institutional investors. Through its Wells Fargo Advantage Funds(R), the firm offers 120 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes representing more than $152.89 billion in assets under management, as of 03-31-08. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.  Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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