Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund (WFMDX) N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 26, 2011

1933 Act No. 333-_________

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

525 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(800) 222-8222
(Registrant's Telephone Number)

C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With a copy to:

Marco E. Adelfio, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

It is proposed that this filing will become effective on June 27, 2011 pursuant to Rule 488.

No filing fee is required under the Securities Act of 1933 because an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest in the Registrant has previously been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST

PART A
PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST525 Market Street, 12th FloorSan Francisco, CA 941051.800.222.8222

Dear Investor,

On May 18, 2011, the investment adviser to Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC ("Funds Management"), proposed to the Board of Trustees of Wells Fargo Funds Trust, the mergers outlined in the table below. The Board of Trustees approved the proposed mergers and the related Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, subject to the approval by shareholders of each Target Fund shown in the table below.

As a result, you are invited to vote on a proposal to merge your Target Fund into the corresponding Acquiring Fund shown in the table below (each, a "Merger" and together, the "Mergers"). The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the Mergers and recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.

Target Fund	Acquiring Fund
Wells Fargo Advantage Core Equity Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity Fund
Wells Fargo Advantage Classic Value Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Equity Value Fund
Wells Fargo Advantage Mid Cap Growth Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise Fund
Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Opportunities Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Fund
Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Growth Fund

If approved by shareholders, this is a general summary of how each Merger will work:

• Each Target Fund will transfer all of its assets to the corresponding Acquiring Fund.