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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 33-30260
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
94-3025021
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
101 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
(415) 627-7000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1987 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
CHRISTOPHER V. DODDS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CORPORATE CONTROLLER
101 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(415) 627-7000
(Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
SCOTT P. SPECTOR, ESQ.
FENWICK & WEST LLP
TWO PALO ALTO SQUARE
PALO ALTO, CA 94306
(650) 494-0600
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
On August 1, 1989, The Charles Schwab Corporation (the "Company") filed
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-30260) ("Registration No.
33-30260"), which registered 5,062,500 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, as adjusted for subsequent stock
splits, issuable upon exercise of stock options granted or grantable under the
Company's 1987 Stock Option Plan. On February 27, 1998, the Company filed
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-47107), registering 35,995,806
shares of Common Stock and transferring thereto the registration fee paid with
respect to 915,090 shares of Common Stock that were previously registered under
Registration No. 33-30260 but remained unsold.
The Company hereby deregisters the 915,090 unsold shares of Common Stock
previously registered under Registration No. 33-30260. Upon effectiveness
hereof, no shares of Common Stock remain registered and unsold under
Registration No. 33-30260.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, State of California
on this 30th day of June 1998.
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
By: /s/ Steven L. Scheid
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Steven L. Scheid
Executive Vice President - Finance
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on June 30, 1998.
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/s/ Charles R. Schwab Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and
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Charles R. Schwab
/s/ David S. Pottruck President, Co-Chief Executive Officer,
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David S. Pottruck
/s/ Steven L. Scheid Executive Vice President - Finance and
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Steven L. Scheid financial and accounting officer)
Director
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Nancy H. Bechtle
/s/ C. Preston Butcher Director
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C. Preston Butcher*
/s/ Donald G. Fisher Director
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Donald G. Fisher*
Director
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Anthony M. Frank
Director
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Frank C. Herringer
/s/ Stephen T. McLin Director
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Stephen T. McLin*
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Director
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George P. Shultz
/s/ Roger O. Walther Director
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Roger O. Walther*
*By /s/ Charles R. Schwab
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Charles R. Schwab
Attorney-in-Fact
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