X0201 4 2004-03-30 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 2004-03-30 4 S 0 8800 11.46 D 167826398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 10100 11.47 D 167816298 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 40400 11.48 D 167775898 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 14300 11.49 D 167761598 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 53700 11.50 D 167707898 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 22700 11.51 D 167685198 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 36800 11.52 D 167648398 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 21700 11.53 D 167626698 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 11900 11.54 D 167614798 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 15600 11.55 D 167599198 I by Trust Common Stock 2004-03-30 4 S 0 14000 11.57 D 167585198 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, 1,696,179 shares held in an ESOP and 19,800 shares held as custodian. Jane E. Fry, Attorney-in-fact 2004-03-31