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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Dated February 27, 2017

Registration Statement: No. 333-200939

The Charles Schwab Corporation

$650,000,000 3.200% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2027

(the “Notes”)

SUMMARY OF TERMS

 

Issuer:    The Charles Schwab Corporation (“CSC”), a Delaware Corporation
Expected Ratings: (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch)*    A2 / Stable, A / Stable, A / Stable
Security Type:    Senior Unsecured Notes
Pricing Date:    February 27, 2017
Settlement Date (T+3):    March 2, 2017
Interest Payment Dates:    March 2 and September 2, commencing on September 2, 2017
Interest Record Dates:    February 15 and August 18
Principal Amount:    $650,000,000
Maturity Date:    March 2, 2027
Benchmark Treasury:    2.250% due February 15, 2027
Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:    98-30+ / 2.369%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +85 bps
Yield to Maturity:    3.219%
Coupon:    3.200%
Public Offering Price:    99.839%
Gross Proceeds to CSC:    $648,953,500
Underwriting Discounts or Commissions per note paid by CSC:    0.650%
Aggregate Underwriting Discounts or Commissions paid by CSC:    $4,225,000
Net Proceeds to CSC (after underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting offering expenses):    $644,728,500


Optional Redemption:   

Make-Whole Call:

   On or after September 2, 2017 and prior to December 2, 2026, CSC may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of interest and principal thereon (exclusive of interest accrued and unpaid to, but not including, the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

Par-Call:

   On or after December 2, 2026, CSC may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
CUSIP / ISIN:    808513 AQ8 / US808513AQ89
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

Co-Managers:   

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Lloyds Securities Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

PNC Capital Markets LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time.

 

 

CAPITALIZATION—AS ADJUSTED

The following table sets forth the consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the Issuer at December 31, 2016, as adjusted for the offering of $650 million of the Notes.

 

(In Millions)

   (as Adjusted for the Offering)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,471  

Notes offered hereby (1)

   $ 643  

Total debt

   $ 3,519  

Total capitalization

   $ 19,940  

 

(1)  Represents the aggregate principal amount of the notes, reduced by the underwriting discount ($4,225,000), public offering price discount ($1,046,500) and our estimated offering expenses ($1,500,000).

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in

 

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the offering will arrange to send you the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at (800) 831-9146, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC toll-free at (800) 221-1037, Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll free at (866) 471-2526 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322.

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