SCHWAB TRUSTS SCHWAB TEN TRUST 1999 SERIES A
S-6, 1999-02-26
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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 1999

                                                          Registration No. 333-


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              ---------------------

                                    FORM S-6

                    For Registration Under the Securities Act
                    of 1933 of Securities of Unit Investment
                        Trusts Registered on Form N-8B-2
                              ---------------------

A.         EXACT NAME OF TRUST:

           Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1999 Series A

B.         NAME OF DEPOSITORS:               

           Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.           Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc.

C.         COMPLETE ADDRESS OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

           Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.           Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc.
           101 Montgomery Street                600 Fifth Avenue
           San Francisco, California 94104      New York, New York 10020

D.         NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:
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<S>        <C>                                <C>                                      <C> 
                                                                                       Copy to:
           FRANCES COLE, ESQ.                 PETER J. DEMARCO                         MICHAEL R. ROSELLA, Esq.
           Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.         Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc.          Battle Fowler LLP
           101 Montgomery Street              600 Fifth Avenue                         75 East 55th Street
           San Francisco, California 94104    New York, New York 10020                 New York, New York 10022
                                                                                       (212) 856-6858
</TABLE>

E.         TITLE AND AMOUNT OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:

           An  indefinite  number of Units of Schwab  Trusts,  Schwab Ten Trust,
           1999 Series A is being  registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933
           pursuant to Section 24(f) of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as
           amended, and Rule 24f-2 thereunder.

F.         PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE 
           SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:

           Indefinite

G.         AMOUNT OF FILING FEE:

           No filing fee required.

H.         APPROPRIATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:

           As soon as practicable  after the effective date of the  Registration
           Statement.

           The registrant hereby amends the registration  statement on such date
           or dates as may be  necessary to delay its  effective  date until the
           registrant shall file a further amendment which  specifically  states
           that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in
           accordance  with Section 8(a) of the  Securities Act of 1933 or until
           the registration statement shall become effective on each date as the
           Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



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                 Subject to Completion, Dated February 26, 1999

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                                 Charles Schwab
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                                  SCHWAB TRUSTS
                         SCHWAB TEN TRUST, 1999 SERIES A


           The final prospectus for a prior Series of Schwab Trusts,  Schwab Ten
Trust is hereby  incorporated by reference and used as a preliminary  prospectus
for Schwab Trusts,  Schwab Ten Trust,  1999 Series A. Except as indicated below,
the narrative  information and structure of the final  prospectus which includes
the new Trust will be substantially the same as that of the previous prospectus.
Information  with  respect  to this  Trust,  including  pricing,  the  size  and
composition of the Trust portfolio,  the number of units of the Trust, dates and
summary information  regarding the characteristics of securities to be deposited
in the Trust is not now  available  and will be different  from that shown since
each trust has a unique portfolio. Accordingly, the information contained herein
with regard to the previous  Trust should be  considered  as being  included for
informational  purposes only. Investors should contact account executives of the
underwriters  who will be informed of the expected  effective date of this Trust
and who will be supplied with complete information with respect to such Trust on
the  day of and  immediately  prior  to the  effectiveness  of the  registration
statement relating to units of the Trust.



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     The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved
              these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. 
           Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

                      PROSPECTUS PART A DATED APRIL  ,1999

The  information in this  prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may
not sell  these  securities  until the  registration  statement  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell the securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities
in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

TF6241

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          PART II -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM A -- BONDING ARRANGEMENTS

           The  employees of Reich & Tang  Distributors  L.P. are covered  under
Brokers'  Blanket Policy,  Standard Form 14, in the amount of $11,000,000  (plus
$196,000,000  excess coverage under Brokers' Blanket Policies,  Standard Form 14
and Form B  Consolidated).  This policy has an aggregate  annual coverage of $15
million.

ITEM B -- CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

           This  Registration  Statement  on Form S-6  comprises  the  following
papers and documents:

           The facing sheet on Form S-6.
           The Cross-Reference Sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-
             Reference Sheet to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of
             Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1997 Series A).
           The Prospectus consisting of      pages.
           Undertakings.
           Signatures.

           Listed  below is the name and  registration  number of the  previous
series of Schwab Trusts,  the final  prospectus of which properly  supplemented,
might be used as preliminary  prospectuses  for Schwab Trusts,  Schwab Ten Trust
1999 Series 
A. These final prospectuses are incorporated herein by reference.
               Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1998 Series A
               (Registration No. 333-44589)
               Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1998 Series B
               (Registration No. 333-53675)
               Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1998 Series C
               (Registration No. 333-64293)

      Written consents of the following persons:
              Battle Fowler LLP (included in Exhibit 3.1)
              Ernst & Young LLP


      The following exhibits:

       *99.1.1      --   Reference  Trust  Agreement  including  certain
                         amendments  to the Trust  Indenture  and Agreement
                         referred to under Exhibit 99.1.1.1 below.
        99.1.1.1    --   Form of Trust Indenture and Agreement (filed as
                         Exhibit 1.1.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Form S-6
                         Registration Statement No. 333-31133 of Schwab 
                         Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1997 Series A on November 
                         4, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
        99.1.3.5    --   Restated  Articles of  Incorporation of Charles
                         Schwab  & Co.,  Inc  (filed  as  Exhibit  1.3.5 to
                         Amendment No. 2 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
                         No. 333-31133 of Schwab Trusts,  Schwab Ten Trust,
                         1997 Series A on November 4, 1997 and incorporated
                         herein by reference).
        99.1.3.6    --   Certificate   of  Amendment  of  Articles  of
                         Incorporation  of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc (filed
                         as Exhibit  1.3.6 to  Amendment  No. 2 to Form S-6
                         Registration  Statement  No.  333-31133  of Schwab
                         Trusts,   Schwab  Ten  Trust,  1997  Series  A  on
                         November  4,  1997  and  incorporated   herein  by
                         reference).
        99.1.3.7    --   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Charles Schwab & Co., 
                         Inc (filed as Exhibit 1.3.7 to Amendment No. 2 to
                         Form S-6 Registration Statement No. 333-31133 of 
                         Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1997 Series A on
                         November 4, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
        99.1.3.8    --   Certificate of  Incorporation  of Reich & Tang
                         Distributors, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 1.3.5 to Form
                         S-6 Registration Statement No. 333-44301 of Equity
                         Securities  Trust,  Series 16,  Signature  Series,
                         Zacks All- Star Analysts  Trust III on January 15,
                         1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
        99.1.3.9.   --   By-Laws  of  Reich & Tang  Distributors,  Inc.
                         (filed as Exhibit  1.3.6 to Form S-6  Registration
                         Statement  No.  333-44301  of  Equity   Securities
                         Trust, Series 16, Signature Series, Zacks All-Star
                         Analysts   Trust  III  on  January  15,  1998  and
                         incorporated herein by reference).
       *99.3.1      --   Opinion of Battle Fowler LLP as to the legality
                         of  the  securities  being  registered,  including
                         their consent to the filing thereof and to the use
                         of their name under the headings  "Tax Status" and
                         "Legal  Opinions"  in the  Prospectus,  and to the
                         filing of their  opinion  regarding  tax status of
                         the Trust.
        99.6.0      --   Power of Attorney of Reich & Tang Distributors,
                         Inc.,  the  Depositor,   by  its  officers  and  a
                         majority of its Directors (filed as Exhibit 6.0 to
                         Form S-6  Registration  Statement No. 333-44301 of
                         Equity Securities

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*   To be filed by Amendment.

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                           Trust, Series 16, Signature Series, Zacks All-Star
                           Analysts   Trust  III  on  January  15,  1998  and
                           incorporated herein by reference).
        99.6.1      --     Powers of  Attorney  of  Charles  Schwab & Co.,
                           Inc.,  the  Depositor,   by  its  officers  and  a
                           majority of its Directors (filed as Exhibit 6.1 to
                           Form S-6  Registration  Statement No. 333-31133 of
                           Schwab Trusts,  Schwab  Strategic Ten Trust,  1997
                           Series A on July 11, 1997 and incorporated  herein
                           by reference).


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*      To be filed by Amendment.


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                           UNDERTAKING TO FILE REPORTS

         Subject to the terms and  conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned  registrant hereby undertakes to file with
the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  such   supplementary  and  periodic
information,  documents,  and  reports  as may be  prescribed  by  any  rule  or
regulation of the Commission  heretofore or hereafter  duly adopted  pursuant to
authority conferred in that section.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant, Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1999 Series A, has duly caused this
Registration  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  hereunto
duly  authorized,  in the City of New York and State of New York on the 24th day
of February, 1999.

                                           SCHWAB TRUSTS, SCHWAB
                                           TEN TRUST, 1999 SERIES A
                                           (Registrant)



                                           CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
                                           (Depositor)



                                              By /s/ JIM WHITE
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Jim White
                                              (Authorized Signator)


         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed  below by the  following  persons,  who
constitute  the  principal  officers and a majority of the  directors of Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc., the Depositor, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>                <C>                                           <C>   

        Name                      Title                                        Date

DAVID POTTRUCK             Chief Executive Officer and Director

STEVEN SCHEID              Chief Financial Officer and Director

CHARLES R. SCHWAB          Director                                     February 24, 1999


</TABLE>

                                                     By  /s/ JIM WHITE       
                                                         ----------------------
                                                         Jim White
                                                             Attorney-In-Fact*

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*   Executed copies of Powers of Attorney were filed as Exhibit 6.1 to 
    Registration Statement No. 333-31133 on July 11, 1997.

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                           UNDERTAKING TO FILE REPORTS

         Subject to the terms and  conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned  registrant hereby undertakes to file with
the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  such   supplementary  and  periodic
information,  documents,  and  reports  as may be  prescribed  by  any  rule  or
regulation of the Commission  heretofore or hereafter  duly adopted  pursuant to
authority conferred in that section.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant, Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1999 Series A, has duly caused this
Amendment  to the  Registration  Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned,  hereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New
York on the 24th day of February, 1999.

                                        SCHWAB TRUSTS, SCHWAB
                                        TEN TRUST, 1999 SERIES A
                                              (Registrant)

                                        REICH & TANG DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                                              (Depositor)

                                        By   /s/ PETER J. DeMARCO           
                                           -------------------------------------
                                               Peter J. DeMarco
                                               (Authorized Signator)

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Amendment to the  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following
persons,  who constitute the principal  officers and a majority of the directors
of Reich & Tang Distributors,  Inc., the Depositor, in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                           <C>                                <C>    

           Name                                Title             Date
          -----                                -----             ----
RICHARD E. SMITH, III        President and Director

PETER S. VOSS                Director

G. NEAL RYLAND               Director

STEVEN W. DUFF               Director

ROBERT F. HOERLE             Managing Director                 February 24, 1999

PETER J. DEMARCO             Executive Vice President
                                                               By  /s/ PETER J. DeMARCO
RICHARD I. WEINER            Vice President                      ----------------------
                                                                       Peter J. DeMarco
BERNADETTE N. FINN           Vice President                            Attorney-In-Fact*

LORRAINE C. HYSLER           Secretary

RICHARD DE SANCTIS           Treasurer

EDWARD N. WADSWORTH          Executive Officer

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*   Executed copies of Powers of Attorney were filed as Exhibit 6.0 to 
    Registration Statement No. 333-44301 on January 15, 1998.

</TABLE>


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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We  consent  to the  reference  made  to our  firm  under  the  caption
"Independent  Auditors" in Part B of the Prospectus and to the use of our report
dated________,  1999, in this Registration  Statement (Form S-6 No. 333-_______)
of Schwab Trusts, Schwab Ten Trust, 1999 Series A.


New York, New York
_______, 1999                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP




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