8-K
Schwab Charles Corp (SCHW)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2025
The Charles Schwab Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-9700
| Delaware | 94-3025021 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(817) 859-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading<br>Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange<br>on which registered |
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| Common Stock - $.01 par value per share | SCHW | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of 5.95% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D | SCHW PrD | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of 4.450% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J | SCHW PrJ | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.03 | Other Events |
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On June 2, 2025, The Charles Schwab Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the Company’s 5.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G (Series G Preferred Stock), which, effective upon filing, eliminated from the Company’s Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations for the Series G Preferred Stock.
A copy of the Certificate of Elimination with respect to the Company’s Series G Preferred Stock is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| (d) | Exhibits |
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| Exhibit<br>No. | Description |
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| 3.1 | Certificate of Elimination of the 5.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G of The Charles Schwab Corporation. |
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Signature(s)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | ||
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| Date: June 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Verdeschi |
| Michael D. Verdeschi | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EX-3.1
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION
OF THE
5.375% FIXED-RATERESET NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES G
OF
THE CHARLES SCHWABCORPORATION
(Pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:
| 1. | Resolutions were adopted by the Shelf Securities Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the<br>Corporation, which resolutions are set forth in a Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 29, 2020 (the “Series G Certificate of Designations”), providing for and authorizing the<br>issuance of 25,000 shares of 5.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G (the “Series G Preferred Stock”). |
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| 2. | Resolutions were adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on April 24, 2025 authorizing<br>(a) the redemption of the Series G Preferred Stock, subject to certain conditions and final determination by the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, and (b) the filing of a Certificate of Elimination with respect to the Series G<br>Preferred Stock. |
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| 3. | All shares of the Series G Preferred Stock that were previously issued have been redeemed.<br> |
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| 4. | The Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted the following resolutions: |
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RESOLVED, that after completion of the redemption of the Series G Preferred Stock, none of the authorized shares of Series G Preferred Stock will be outstanding, and none will be issued subject to the Series G Certificate of Designations; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that each of the Chief Financial Officer, the Corporate Secretary and any Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Corporation is hereby authorized and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to, after completion of the redemption of the Series G Preferred Stock, prepare, execute, and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Elimination of the Series G Preferred Stock to eliminate from the Corporation’s Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, all matters set forth in the Series G Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock.
| 5. | In accordance with the provisions of Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of<br>Delaware, all matters set forth in the Series G Certificate of Designations shall be eliminated from the Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation and the shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall resume the status<br>of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed and acknowledged this 2nd day of June 2025.
| THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | |
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| By: | /s/ Kristopher Tate |
| Name: Kristopher Tate | |
| Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary |