-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HtA/ThqmdibzyjM6LspX6WNWoToqs/hYDymld3GIbRGMVT1uxfPiNMujOxQcAZqW R1FO/MnmBIXwzcI1inxXGg== 0001181431-10-058005.txt : 20101130 0001181431-10-058005.hdr.sgml : 20101130 20101129201150 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-10-058005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101124 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20101130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCHWAB CHARLES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000316709 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 943025021 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09700 FILM NUMBER: 101220284 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-667-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 8-K 1 rrd292359.htm NOVEMBER 24, 2010 YIELDPLUS UPDATE Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  November 24, 2010
 
The Charles Schwab Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  1-9700
 
Delaware
  
94-3025021
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(415) 667-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.    Other Events
 
As disclosed previously, The Charles Schwab Corporation (the Company) has been responding to consolidated class action litigation relating to the Schwab YieldPlus Fund, an ultra-short bond fund. Earlier this year, the Company and other defendants entered into preliminary settlement agreements with plaintiffs, and without admitting liability, agreed to a total of $235 million to resolve plaintiffs' federal and state law claims. On November 8, 2010, defendants notified plaintiffs that defendants were invoking the termination provisions of the settlement agreements in those actions after the court issued an opinion holding that the proposed settlement terms would not preclude certain class members resident outside of California from bringing certain additional claims against the defendants.

On November 24, 2010, the court preliminarily approved an amendment to the original settlement agreements, subject to a final fairness hearing on February 11, 2011. The amendment preserves the original settlements but releases defendants from any further claims those class members could assert and provides those class members an opportunity to opt-out of the settlements and pursue separate claims. The Company's total settlement liability will be reduced by the amounts that opting-out class members would have otherwise received under the settlements.

 

 

SIGNATURES
 
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
 
 
Date: November 29, 2010
     
By:
 
/s/    Joseph R. Martinetto

               
Joseph R. Martinetto
               
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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