497 1 d588725d497.htm FORM 497 Form 497

THE CHARLES SCHWAB FAMILY OF FUNDS

SCHWAB ANNUITY PORTFOLIOS

SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST

SCHWAB INVESTMENTS

SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST

LAUDUS TRUST

(all series)

Supplement dated January 9, 2019, to all currently effective Statements of Additional Information (each

an SAI and collectively, the SAIs) for each series of the aforementioned Trusts.

 

 

This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the SAIs

and should be read in conjunction with the SAIs.

On December 31, 2018, Joseph H. Wender retired from the Board of Trustees. As such, all references to Joseph H. Wender are removed from each SAI.

Additionally, Jane P. Moncreiff joined the Board of Trustees as of January 1, 2019. As such, the following changes are made to each SAI.

 

  I.

Revised Board of Trustees Table

The Board of Trustees table under the “Management of the Funds” section in each SAI is revised to remove all references to Joseph H. Wender and insert the following information for Jane P. Moncreiff.

 

Name, Year of Birth, And Position(s)

with the Trust; (Term of Office and

Length of Time Served)

  

Principal Occupations

During the Past Five Years

   Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
the Trustee
  

Other Directorships

During the Past Five Years

Jane P. Moncreiff

1961

Trustee

(Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2019)

   Chief Investment Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System, Inc. (healthcare) (2009-2017).    101    None

 

  II.

Revised Individual Trustee Qualifications

The “Individual Trustee Qualifications” section in each SAI is revised to remove all references to Joseph H. Wender and insert the following information for Jane P. Moncreiff.

The Board has concluded that Ms. Moncreiff should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience she gained as Chief Investment Officer of CareGroup Healthcare System, the experience she has gained serving on other non-public company boards and her knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry.

 

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  III.

Revised Board of Trustees Committee Structures

The “Trustee Committees” section in each SAI is revised as follows:

 

  a.

The members of the Governance Committee shall be John F. Cogan (Chair), Stephen Timothy Kochis, David L. Mahoney and Kimberly S. Patmore effective January 1, 2019.

  b.

The members of the Investment Oversight Committee shall be Gerald B. Smith (Chair), Robert W. Burns, Stephen Timothy Kochis, David L. Mahoney and Jane P. Moncreiff effective January 1, 2019.

 

  IV.

Revised Securities Beneficially Owned By Each Trustee

The Trustee Security Ownership table under the “Securities Beneficially Owned By Each Trustee” section in each SAI is revised to remove all references to Joseph H. Wender and insert the following information, as of January 1, 2019, for Jane P. Moncreiff.

 

Name of Trustee   Dollar
Range of Trustee
Ownership in
the Fund
 

Aggregate Dollar

Range of Trustee

Ownership in the

Family of Investment

Companies

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Jane P. Moncreiff   None   None

 

PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

REG105019-00 (1/19)

00223009

 

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