X0303 4 2008-08-25 0000316709 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP SCHW 0000923738 SCHWAB CHARLES R C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 120 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108 1 1 1 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2008-08-25 4 G 0 500000 0 D 6649020 D Includes 1,848,509 shares previously held through the ESOP which were distributed to the reporting person on August 26, 2008 and are now owned directly. The reporting person also has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 135,336,887 shares held in trust, 39,350,941 shares held by an LLC, 7,085,465 shares held by his spouse, and 2,355,329 shares held by a limited partnership. Jane E. Fry, Attorney-in-fact 2008-08-26