X0201 4 2004-03-16 0000316709 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP SCH 0000923738 SCHWAB CHARLES R C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 120 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108 1 1 1 0 Chairman Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3700 10.96 D 168831498 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 7000 10.97 D 168824498 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 11900 10.99 D 168812598 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 20900 11.00 D 168791698 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 9700 11.01 D 168781998 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 15200 11.02 D 168766798 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 9700 11.03 D 168757098 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 5600 11.04 D 168751498 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 13900 11.05 D 168737598 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 33200 11.06 D 168704398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 26400 11.07 D 168677998 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 17600 11.08 D 168660398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 22200 11.09 D 168638198 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 5500 11.10 D 168632698 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 6400 11.11 D 168626298 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3200 11.12 D 168623098 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 700 11.13 D 168622398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 4300 11.15 D 168618098 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 1100 11.16 D 168616998 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 700 11.17 D 168616298 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3500 11.18 D 168612798 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 8400 11.19 D 168604398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3200 11.22 D 168601198 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 6400 11.24 D 168594798 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3200 11.25 D 168591598 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3200 11.30 D 168588398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-16 4 S 0 3200 11.31 D 168585198 I by Trust The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 19, 2004. As of the date of this report, the reporting person also had a direct beneficial ownership interest in 14,885,321 shares of company stock, and an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the following shares of company stock: 45,203,958 shares held by an LLC, 7,977,766 shares held by his spouse, 1,692,845 shares held in an ESOP and 19,800 shares held as custodian. Charles R. Schwab 2004-03-17