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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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¨Preliminary Proxy Statement

 

¨Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))

 

¨Definitive Proxy Statement

 

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¨Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

 

 
THE CHARLES SCHWAB FAMILY OF FUNDS
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
 
 
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

 

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xNo fee required.

 

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Urgent: Important shareholder meeting and we need your vote.

Your vote is very important no matter how few shares you own. After we receive your vote, we will not contact you about
this matter again.

 

Dear Valued Schwab Funds Shareholder:

 

·This important shareholder meeting for The Charles Schwab Family of Funds has been adjourned to June 14, 2022.

 

·We sent you proxy materials and contacted you several times requesting that you vote on a proposal to elect Trustees to oversee the Funds.

 

·We apologize for contacting you again, but our records indicate that we have not yet received your vote.

 

·Your vote is very important, no matter how few shares you own.

 

·By voting as soon as possible, you can help the Funds avoid the expense of sending additional communications – a process that is costly to the Funds and shareholders.

 

·The Trustees of the Funds believe this proposal is in the best interests of the shareholders and recommend a vote FOR each of the nominees.

 

Schwab Funds offer three easy methods for you to vote:

 


VOTE ONLINE

VOTE BY MAIL

VOTE BY PHONE
Visit www.proxyvote.com and enter the control number that appears on your enclosed proxy card. Follow the on-screen prompts to vote. Return the executed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided so it is received before June 14, 2022.

Call 1-855-976-3331 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, to speak with a proxy specialist.

OR

If you have your proxy materials, call the number listed on your enclosed proxy card and follow the touch-tone prompts to vote.

 

 

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jonathan de St. Paer

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Schwab Funds