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

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR  15(d)
OF  THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

Commission File Number: 1-9700

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.)

211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA  94105
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (415) 667-7000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
1,351,062,783 shares of $.01 par value Common Stock Outstanding on July 31, 2018



THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018



  Index

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-23
 
 
 
24-54
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
1-16
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)



Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

INTRODUCTION

The Charles Schwab Corporation (CSC) is a savings and loan holding company engaged, through its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Schwab” or the “Company”), in wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services.

Significant business subsidiaries of CSC include the following:

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (CS&Co), a securities broker-dealer;
Charles Schwab Bank (CSB), a federal savings bank; and
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM), the investment advisor for Schwab’s proprietary mutual funds (Schwab Funds ® ) and Schwab’s exchange-traded funds (Schwab ETFs™).

Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Schwab,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean CSC together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

Schwab provides financial services to individuals and institutional clients through two segments – Investor Services and Advisor Services. The Investor Services segment provides retail brokerage and banking services to individual investors, and retirement plan services, as well as other corporate brokerage services, to businesses and their employees. The Advisor Services segment provides custodial, trading, banking, and support services, as well as retirement business services, to independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), independent retirement advisors, and recordkeepers.
Schwab was founded on the belief that all Americans deserve access to a better investing experience. Although much has changed in the intervening years, our purpose remains clear – to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity. Guided by this purpose and the aspiration of creating the most trusted leader in investment services, management has adopted a strategy described as “Through Clients’ Eyes.”

This strategy emphasizes placing clients’ perspectives, needs, and desires at the forefront. Because investing plays a fundamental role in building financial security, we strive to deliver a better investing experience for our clients – individual investors and the people and institutions who serve them – by disrupting longstanding industry practices on their behalf and providing superior service. We also aim to offer a broad range of products and solutions to meet client needs with a focus on transparency, value, and trust. In addition, management works to couple Schwab’s scale and resources with ongoing expense discipline to keep costs low and ensure that products and solutions are affordable as well as responsive to client needs. In combination, these are the key elements of our “no trade-offs” approach to serving investors. We believe that following this strategy is the best way to maximize our market valuation and stockholder returns over time.

Management estimates that investable wealth in the United States (consisting of assets in defined contribution, retail wealth management and brokerage, and registered investment advisor channels, along with bank deposits) currently exceeds $45 trillion, which means the Company’s $3.40 trillion in client assets leaves substantial opportunity for growth. Our strategy is based on the principle that developing trusted relationships will translate into more assets from both new and existing clients, ultimately driving more revenue, and along with expense discipline, will generate earnings growth and build long-term stockholder value.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 ( 2017 Form 10-K).

On our website, www.aboutschwab.com , we post the following filings after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Act of 1934. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy, and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “estimate,” “appear,” “could,” “would,” and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s beliefs, objectives, and expectations as of the date hereof, are estimates based on the best judgment of Schwab’s senior management. These statements relate to, among other things:
Maximizing our market valuation and stockholder returns over time; our belief that developing trusted relationships will translate into more client assets which drives revenue and, along with expense discipline, generates earnings growth and builds stockholder value (see Introduction in Part I, Item 2);
Ongoing investments to fuel growth (see Overview);
Capital expenditures in 2018 (see Results of Operations);
Consolidated balance sheet assets remaining above $250 billion (see Risk Management and Capital Management);
The expected impact of new accounting standards not yet adopted (see New Accounting Standards in Part I, Item 1, Financial Information – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Item 1) – Note 2);
The likelihood of indemnification and guarantee payment obligations (see Commitments and Contingencies in Item 1 – Note 9); and
The impact of legal proceedings and regulatory matters (see Commitments and Contingencies in Item 1 – Note 9 and Legal Proceedings in Part II, Item 1).

Achievement of the expressed beliefs, objectives, and expectations described in these statements is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expressed beliefs, objectives, and expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or, in the case of documents incorporated by reference, as of the date of those documents.

Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to:
General market conditions, including the level of interest rates, equity valuations, and trading activity;
Our ability to attract and retain clients, develop trusted relationships, and grow client assets;
Client use of our advice solutions and other products and services;
The level of client assets, including cash balances;
Competitive pressure on pricing, including deposit rates;
Client sensitivity to interest rates;
Regulatory guidance;
Timing and amount of transfers of certain balances from sweep money market funds into bank sweep deposits;
Capital and liquidity needs and management;
Our ability to manage expenses;
Our ability to develop and launch new products, services, infrastructure, and capabilities in a timely and successful manner;
The effect of adverse developments in litigation or regulatory matters and the extent of any related charges; and
Potential breaches of contractual terms for which we have indemnification and guarantee obligations.

Certain of these factors, as well as general risk factors affecting the Company, are discussed in greater detail in Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors in the 2017 Form 10-K.



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


OVERVIEW
Management focuses on several client activity and financial metrics in evaluating Schwab’s financial position and operating performance. Results for the second quarters and first six months of 2018 and 2017 are:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Percent
Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
2017
Client Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net new client assets (in billions) (1)
$
43.9

 
$
64.5

 
(32
)%
 
$
25.1

 
$
103.4

(76
)%
Core net new client assets (in billions)
$
53.4

 
$
46.2

 
16
 %
 
$
119.0

 
$
85.1

40
 %
Client assets (in billions, at quarter end)
$
3,397.0

 
$
3,040.6

 
12
 %
 
 
 
 
 
Average client assets (in billions)
$
3,370.4

 
$
2,979.2

 
13
 %
 
$
3,376.2

 
$
2,925.5

15
 %
New brokerage accounts (in thousands)
384

 
357

 
8
 %
 
827

 
719

15
 %
Active brokerage accounts (in thousands, at quarter end)
11,202

 
10,487

 
7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
Assets receiving ongoing advisory services (in billions,
at quarter end)
$
1,768.7

 
$
1,539.8

 
15
 %
 
 
 
 
 
Client cash as a percentage of client assets (at quarter end)
10.7
%
 
11.5
%
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Company Financial Metrics:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues
$
2,486

 
$
2,130

 
17
 %
 
$
4,884

 
$
4,211

16
 %
Total expenses excluding interest
1,355

 
1,221

 
11
 %
 
2,751

 
2,459

12
 %
Income before taxes on income
1,131

 
909

 
24
 %
 
2,133

 
1,752

22
 %
Taxes on income
265

 
334

 
(21
)%
 
484

 
613

(21
)%
Net income
866

 
575

 
51
 %
 
1,649

 
1,139

45
 %
Preferred stock dividends and other
53

 
45

 
18
 %
 
90

 
84

7
 %
Net income available to common stockholders
$
813

 
$
530

 
53
 %
 
$
1,559

 
$
1,055

48
 %
Earnings per common share  diluted
$
.60

 
$
.39

 
54
 %
 
$
1.14

 
$
.78

46
 %
Net revenue growth from prior year
17
%
 
17
%
 
 

 
16
%
 
17
%
 
Pre-tax profit margin
45.5
%
 
42.7
%
 
 

 
43.7
%
 
41.6
%
 
Return on average common stockholders’ equity
19
%
 
15
%
 
 

 
19
%
 
15
%
 
Expenses excluding interest as a percentage of average client
assets (annualized)
0.16
%
 
0.16
%
 
 
 
0.16
%
 
0.17
%
 
Consolidated Tier 1 Leverage Ratio (at quarter end)
7.6
%
 
7.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes outflows of $9.5 billion and $93.9 billion in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, from certain mutual fund clearing services clients.

Net income grew 51% and 45% for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , driven primarily by sustained business momentum, higher interest rates, and lower corporate income taxes. Total net revenues rose 17% and 16% in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to higher net interest revenue as a result of higher interest rates and larger client cash sweep balances. Total expenses excluding interest grew 11% and 12% during the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , reflecting higher spending to support the expanding client base and ongoing investments to fuel growth. Altogether, we achieved a 570 basis point gap between revenue and expense growth, which resulted in a 45.5% and 43.7% pre-tax profit margin for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 .

Taxes on income decreased 21% for both the second quarter and first six months of 2018 resulting in effective tax rates of 23.4% and 22.7% for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively. The reduction in taxes on income was due to the Tax Act of 2017, which lowered the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.

We delivered net income of $866 million and $1.6 billion for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, up $291 million and $510 million from a year ago, lifting our return on equity to 19% for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to 15% for the same periods in 2017 .

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


During the second quarter of 2018 , clients opened 384,000 new brokerage accounts, helping to bring active brokerage accounts to 11.2 million at June 30, 2018 . Excluding planned mutual funding clearing outflows of $9.5 billion , core net new assets gathered during the second quarter of 2018 were $53.4 billion , compared to $46.2 billion for the same period a year ago. Client engagement remained strong during the second quarter of 2018 , with daily average revenue trades rising 21% from the same period in 2017 .

Effective balance sheet management remains an essential element of our financial discipline. In the second quarter, we issued $1.95 billion of Senior Notes, which we used to redeem $275 million of maturing debt and maintain appropriate liquidity given the growth we’re achieving. We also transferred an additional $20 billion in the second quarter of 2018 from sweep money market funds to bank sweep deposits, bringing the total year-to-date transferred amount to $45 billion. As anticipated, we crossed the $250 billion asset threshold for heightened regulatory requirements during the second quarter of 2018, ending with $262 billion in total consolidated assets at June 30, 2018 .






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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Total Net Revenues

The following tables present a comparison of revenue by category:
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
Amount
 
% of
Total Net
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of
Total Net
Revenues
Net interest revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest revenue
 
41
 %
 
$
1,590

 
64
 %
 
$
1,127

 
52
 %
     Interest expense
 
147
 %
 
(183
)
 
(7
)%
 
(74
)
 
(3
)%
Net interest revenue
 
34
 %
 
1,407

 
57
 %
 
1,053

 
49
 %
Asset management and administration fees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Mutual funds and ETF service fees
 
(11
)%
 
458

 
19
 %
 
513

 
24
 %
     Advice solutions
 
11
 %
 
283

 
11
 %
 
256

 
12
 %
     Other
 
(4
)%
 
73

 
3
 %
 
76

 
4
 %
Asset management and administration fees
 
(4
)%
 
814

 
33
 %
 
845

 
40
 %
Trading revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Commissions
 
11
 %
 
157

 
6
 %
 
142

 
6
 %
     Principal transactions
 
53
 %
 
23

 
1
 %
 
15

 
1
 %
Trading revenue
 
15
 %
 
180

 
7
 %
 
157

 
7
 %
Other
 
13
 %
 
85

 
3
 %
 
75

 
4
 %
Total net revenues
 
17
 %
 
$
2,486

 
100
 %
 
$
2,130

 
100
 %
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
Amount
 
% of
Total Net
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of
Total Net
Revenues
Net interest revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest revenue
 
38
 %
 
$
3,011

 
62
 %
 
$
2,182

 
52
 %
     Interest expense
 
164
 %
 
(341
)
 
(7
)%
 
(129
)
 
(3
)%
Net interest revenue
 
30
 %
 
2,670

 
55
 %
 
2,053

 
49
 %
Asset management and administration fees
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

     Mutual funds and ETF service fees
 
(7
)%
 
951

 
19
 %
 
1,019

 
24
 %
     Advice solutions
 
13
 %
 
565

 
12
 %
 
500

 
12
 %
     Other
 

 
149

 
3
 %
 
149

 
4
 %
Asset management and administration fees
 

 
1,665

 
34
 %
 
1,668

 
40
 %
Trading revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Commissions
 
8
 %
 
346

 
7
 %
 
320

 
7
 %
     Principal transactions
 
21
 %
 
35

 
1
 %
 
29

 
1
 %
Trading revenue
 
9
 %
 
381

 
8
 %
 
349

 
8
 %
Other
 
19
 %
 
168

 
3
 %
 
141

 
3
 %
Total net revenues
 
16
 %
 
$
4,884

 
100
 %
 
$
4,211

 
100
 %


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Net Interest Revenue

The following tables present net interest revenue information corresponding to interest-earning assets and funding sources on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
 
 
2018
 
2017
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Revenue/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Revenue/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
12,764

 
$
57

 
1.80
%
 
$
8,562

 
$
22

 
1.03
%
Cash and investments segregated
 
11,825

 
50

 
1.68
%
 
19,703

 
41

 
0.83
%
Broker-related receivables
 
378

 
2

 
1.58
%
 
435

 
1

 
0.68
%
Receivables from brokerage clients
 
19,775

 
204

 
4.09
%
 
15,827

 
138

 
3.50
%
Available for sale securities  (1)
 
52,682

 
291

 
2.19
%
 
48,154

 
177

 
1.47
%
Held to maturity securities
 
129,825

 
812

 
2.49
%
 
107,378

 
600

 
2.24
%
Bank loans
 
16,530

 
138

 
3.32
%
 
15,701

 
115

 
2.94
%
  Total interest-earning assets
 
243,779

 
1,554

 
2.54
%
 
215,760

 
1,094

 
2.03
%
Other interest revenue
 
 
 
36

 
 
 
 
 
33

 
 
Total interest-earning assets
 
$
243,779

 
$
1,590

 
2.60
%
 
$
215,760

 
$
1,127

 
2.10
%
Funding sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
 
$
193,029

 
$
117

 
0.24
%
 
$
163,711

 
$
30

 
0.07
%
Payables to brokerage clients
 
21,729

 
14

 
0.26
%
 
26,125

 
3

 
0.05
%
Short-term borrowings
 
1,429

 
7

 
1.94
%
 
1,393

 
3

 
0.86
%
Long-term debt
 
4,961

 
43

 
3.47
%
 
3,518

 
31

 
3.53
%
  Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
221,148

 
181

 
0.33
%
 
194,747

 
67

 
0.14
%
Non-interest-bearing funding sources
 
22,631

 
 
 
 
 
21,013

 
 
 
 
Other interest expense
 
 
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
7

 
 
Total funding sources
 
$
243,779

 
$
183

 
0.30
%
 
$
215,760

 
$
74

 
0.14
%
Net interest revenue
 
 
 
$
1,407

 
2.30
%
 
 
 
$
1,053

 
1.96
%
 
 
2018
 
2017
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Revenue/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Revenue/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
14,912

 
$
123

 
1.65
%
 
$
8,803

 
$
39

 
0.89
%
Cash and investments segregated
 
12,891

 
98

 
1.51
%
 
20,755

 
76

 
0.74
%
Broker-related receivables
 
333

 
3

 
1.47
%
 
412

 
1

 
0.62
%
Receivables from brokerage clients
 
19,326

 
383

 
3.95
%
 
15,537

 
264

 
3.43
%
Available for sale securities  (1)
 
51,533

 
531

 
2.06
%
 
59,728

 
428

 
1.45
%
Held to maturity securities
 
125,641

 
1,533

 
2.44
%
 
95,439

 
1,085

 
2.29
%
Bank loans
 
16,493

 
268

 
3.25
%
 
15,615

 
225

 
2.91
%
  Total interest-earning assets
 
241,129

 
2,939

 
2.43
%
 
216,289

 
2,118

 
1.97
%
Other interest revenue
 
 
 
72

 
 
 
 
 
64

 
 
Total interest-earning assets
 
$
241,129

 
$
3,011

 
2.49
%
 
$
216,289

 
$
2,182

 
2.03
%
Funding sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
 
$
185,052

 
$
181

 
0.20
%
 
$
163,696

 
$
49

 
0.06
%
Payables to brokerage clients
 
22,097

 
21

 
0.20
%
 
26,892

 
5

 
0.04
%
Short-term borrowings
 
6,770

 
54

 
1.59
%
 
1,363

 
5

 
0.74
%
Long-term debt
 
4,678

 
80

 
3.42
%
 
3,305

 
59

 
3.60
%
  Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
218,597

 
336

 
0.31
%
 
195,256

 
118

 
0.12
%
Non-interest-bearing funding sources
 
22,532

 
 
 
 
 
21,033

 
 
 
 
Other interest expense
 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
11

 
 
Total funding sources
 
$
241,129

 
$
341

 
0.28
%
 
$
216,289

 
$
129

 
0.12
%
Net interest revenue
 
 
 
$
2,670

 
2.21
%
 
 
 
$
2,053

 
1.91
%
(1) Amounts have been calculated based on amortized cost.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Net interest revenue increased $ 354 million , or 34% , and $617 million , or 30% , in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to higher interest rates and growth in interest-earning assets. 
Our net interest margin improved to 2.30% and 2.21% during the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, up from 1.96% and 1.91% during the same periods in 2017, primarily as a result of the Federal Reserve System’s (Federal Reserve) 2017 and March and June 2018 interest rate hikes, partially offset by higher interest rates paid on bank deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities.
During the second quarter and the first six months of 2018 , average interest earning assets grew 13% and 11% , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017. These increases reflect higher bank deposits due to transfers from sweep money market funds to bank sweep balances, as well as other client-related deposit inflows and higher borrowings, partially offset by client purchases of other assets.

In addition to issuing the Senior Notes, we utilized Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances during the first half of 2018 to provide temporary funding for additional investments ahead of deposit growth. The FHLB advances matured by June 30, 2018.



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Asset Management and Administration Fees

The following tables present asset management and administration fees, average client assets, and average fee yields:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2018
 
2017
Average
Client
Assets
 
Revenue
 
Average
Fee
 
Average
Client
Assets
 
Revenue
 
Average
Fee
Schwab money market funds before fee waivers
$
139,968

 
$
147

 
0.42
%
 
$
158,974

 
$
224

 
0.57
%
Fee waivers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
Schwab money market funds
139,968

 
147

 
0.42
%
 
158,974

 
223

 
0.56
%
Schwab equity and bond funds and ETFs
203,179

 
65

 
0.13
%
 
151,825

 
52

 
0.14
%
Mutual Fund OneSource ® and other non-transaction
fee funds
217,867

 
175

 
0.32
%
 
220,680

 
179

 
0.33
%
Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs (1)
325,061

 
71

 
0.09
%
 
271,503

 
59

 
0.09
%
Total mutual funds and ETFs  (2)
$
886,075

 
458

 
0.21
%
 
$
802,982

 
513

 
0.26
%
Advice solutions (2) :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fee-based
$
225,879

 
283

 
0.50
%
 
$
199,879

 
256

 
0.51
%
Non-fee-based
62,109

 

 

 
46,882

 

 

      Total advice solutions
$
287,988

 
283

 
0.39
%
 
$
246,761

 
256

 
0.41
%
Other balance-based fees  (3)
387,727

 
62

 
0.06
%
 
406,307

 
64

 
0.06
%
Other  (4)
 
 
11

 
 
 
 
 
12

 
 
Total asset management and administration fees
 
 
$
814

 
 
 
 
 
$
845

 
 
 
2018
 
2017
Six Months Ended June 30,
Average
Client
Assets
 
Revenue
 
Average
Fee
 
Average
Client
Assets
 
Revenue
 
Average
Fee
Schwab money market funds before fee waivers
$
148,165

 
$
329

 
0.45
%
 
$
160,881

 
$
455

 
0.57
%
Fee waivers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
Schwab money market funds
148,165

 
329

 
0.45
%
 
160,881

 
446

 
0.56
%
Schwab equity and bond funds and ETFs
199,519

 
128

 
0.13
%
 
145,363

 
107

 
0.15
%
Mutual Fund OneSource ® and other non-transaction
fee funds
220,268

 
353

 
0.32
%
 
211,548

 
349

 
0.33
%
Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs  (1)
322,391

 
141

 
0.09
%
 
272,065

 
117

 
0.09
%
      Total mutual funds and ETFs  (2)
$
890,343

 
951

 
0.22
%
 
$
789,857

 
1,019

 
0.26
%
Advice solutions (2)  :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fee-based
$
225,320

 
565

 
0.51
%
 
$
195,823

 
500

 
0.51
%
Non-fee-based
60,964

 

 

 
44,801

 

 

      Total advice solutions
$
286,284

 
565

 
0.40
%
 
$
240,624

 
500

 
0.42
%
Other balance-based fees  (3)
406,869

 
128

 
0.06
%
 
397,523

 
125

 
0.06
%
Other  (4)
 
 
21

 
 
 
 
 
24

 
 
Total asset management and administration fees
 
 
$
1,665

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,668

 
 
(1) Includes Schwab ETF OneSource™.
(2) Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, a change was made to add non-fee-based average assets from managed portfolios. Average client assets for advice solutions may also include the asset balances contained in the mutual fund and/or ETF categories listed above. Prior periods have been adjusted to accommodate this change.
(3) Includes various asset-related fees, such as trust fees, 401(k) recordkeeping fees, and mutual fund clearing fees and other service fees.
(4) Includes miscellaneous service and transaction fees relating to mutual funds and ETFs that are not balance-based.

Asset management and administration fees decreased by $31 million , or 4% , and $3 million , or 0.2% , in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 . The decreases were due to lower money market fund revenue as a result of transfers to bank sweep, client asset allocation choices, and our 2017 fee reductions. Part of the declines were offset by revenue from growing asset balances in advice solutions, equity and bond funds, and ETFs.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


The following tables present a roll forward of client assets for the Schwab money market funds, Schwab equity and bond funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and Mutual Fund OneSource ® and other non-transaction fee (NTF) funds. These funds generated 48% and 49% of the asset management and administration fees earned during the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to 54% for the same periods in 2017 :

 
Schwab Money
Market Funds
 
Schwab Equity and
Bond Funds and ETFs
 
Mutual Fund OneSource ®
and Other NTF funds
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
144,995

 
$
162,887

 
$
187,930

 
$
139,412

 
$
221,614

 
$
204,887

Net inflows (outflows)
 
(11,319
)
 
(6,861
)
 
9,625

 
8,086

 
(13,348
)
 
(5,648
)
Net market gains (losses) and other (1)
 
490

 
160

 
3,806

 
3,838

 
4,247

 
25,510

Balance at end of period
 
$
134,166

 
$
156,186

 
$
201,361

 
$
151,336

 
$
212,513

 
$
224,749

 
 
Schwab Money
Market Funds
 
Schwab Equity and
Bond Funds and ETFs
 
Mutual Fund OneSource ®
and Other NTF funds
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
163,650

 
$
163,495

 
$
181,608

 
$
125,813

 
$
225,202

 
$
198,924

Net inflows (outflows)
 
(30,441
)
 
(7,585
)
 
18,271

 
15,261

 
(18,277
)
 
(10,239
)
Net market gains (losses) and other (1)
 
957

 
276

 
1,482

 
10,262

 
5,588

 
36,064

Balance at end of period
 
$
134,166

 
$
156,186

 
$
201,361

 
$
151,336

 
$
212,513

 
$
224,749

(1) Includes net inflows from other third-party mutual funds to Mutual Fund OneSource ® in the second quarter of 2017.

Trading Revenue
The following table presents trading revenue and the related drivers:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent
Change

2018
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) (in thousands)
376

 
311

 
21
 %
 
418

 
314

 
33
 %
Clients’ daily average trades (in thousands)
704

 
589

 
20
 %
 
757

 
587

 
29
 %
Number of trading days
64.0

 
63.0

 
2
 %
 
125.0

 
125.0

 

Daily average revenue per revenue trade
$
7.30

 
$
7.96

 
(8
)%
 
$
7.27

 
$
8.91

 
(18
)%
Trading revenue
$
180

 
$
157

 
15
 %
 
$
381

 
$
349

 
9
 %
DART volumes increased 21% and 33% in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the prior year. This led to an increase in trading revenue of $23 million , or 15% , and $32 million , or 9% , in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , as the volume growth more than offset Schwab’s commission pricing reductions implemented in the first quarter of 2017. During that time, Schwab announced two trading price reductions which lowered standard equity, ETF, and option trade commissions from $8.95 to $4.95 and lowered the per contract option fee from $.75 to $.65.

Other Revenue

Other revenue includes order flow revenue, other service fees, software fees from our portfolio management solutions, exchange processing fees, and non-recurring gains. Order flow revenue was $33 million and $26 million during the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, and $71 million and $53 million during the first six months of 2018 and 2017 , respectively. These increases were primarily due to higher rates on certain types of orders and higher volume of trades.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Total Expenses Excluding Interest
The following table shows a comparison of expenses excluding interest:

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent
Change

 
2018
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Compensation and benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and wages
 
$
419

 
$
371

 
13
%
 
$
830

 
$
738

 
12
%
Incentive compensation
 
210

 
191

 
10
%
 
422

 
393

 
7
%
Employee benefits and other
 
116

 
101

 
15
%
 
263

 
233

 
13
%
Total compensation and benefits
 
$
745

 
$
663

 
12
%
 
$
1,515

 
$
1,364

 
11
%
Professional services
 
156

 
144

 
8
%
 
312

 
277

 
13
%
Occupancy and equipment
 
122

 
107

 
14
%
 
244

 
212

 
15
%
Advertising and market development
 
77

 
71

 
8
%
 
150

 
142

 
6
%
Communications
 
58

 
58

 

 
120

 
115

 
4
%
Depreciation and amortization
 
75

 
66

 
14
%
 
148

 
131

 
13
%
Regulatory fees and assessments
 
50

 
46

 
9
%
 
101

 
90

 
12
%
Other
 
72

 
66

 
9
%
 
161

 
128

 
26
%
Total expenses excluding interest
 
$
1,355

 
$
1,221

 
11
%
 
$
2,751

 
$
2,459

 
12
%
Expenses as a percentage of total net revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
30
%
 
31
%
 
 
 
31
%
 
32
%
 
 
Advertising and market development
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
 
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
 
Full-time equivalent employees (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At quarter end
 
18.7

 
16.9

 
11
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
18.4

 
16.7

 
10
%
 
18.2

 
16.6

 
10
%
Total compensation and benefits increased in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in employee headcount to support our expanding client base.

Professional services expense increased in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in asset management and administration-related expenses resulting from growth in the Schwab Funds ® and Schwab ETFs™ and higher spending on technology projects.
Occupancy and equipment expense increased in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in software maintenance expenses and additional licenses to support growth in the business.
Depreciation and amortization expenses grew in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to higher amortization of internally developed software associated with continued investments in software and technology enhancements.
Regulatory fees and assessments increased in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance assessments, which rose as a result of higher average assets.

Other expenses increased in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 , primarily due to a $15 million charge in the first quarter of 2018 associated with unsecured client margin losses in volatility-related products and other miscellaneous expense growth related to the expanding client base.

Capital expenditures were $126 million and $261 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared with $86 million and $153 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 , respectively. The increases in the second quarter and year-to-date capital expenditures from the same periods in 2017 were due primarily to our office campus

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


expansion in the U.S. and investments in technology projects. As we continue to pursue our geographic strategy, we anticipate increasing capital expenditures for full-year 2018 from our typical range of 3-5% of total net revenues to approximately 6-7%.

Taxes on Income

Taxes on income were $265 million and $334 million for the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates on income before taxes of 23.4% and 36.7% , respectively. Taxes on income were $484 million and $613 million for the first six months of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates on income before taxes of 22.7% and 35.0% , respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the Tax Act which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Among other things, the Tax Act lowered the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective for tax years including or commencing January 1, 2018.

Segment Information

Financial information for our segments is presented in the following tables:
 
 
Investor Services
 
Advisor Services
 
Total
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent
Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
Percent
Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
Percent
Change
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest revenue
 
34
 %
 
$
1,063

 
$
795

 
33
 %
 
$
344

 
$
258

 
34
 %
 
$
1,407

 
$
1,053

Asset management and administration fees
 
(2
)%
 
569

 
582

 
(7
)%
 
245

 
263

 
(4
)%
 
814

 
845

Trading revenue
 
17
 %
 
115

 
98

 
10
 %
 
65

 
59

 
15
 %
 
180

 
157

Other
 
18
 %
 
65

 
55

 

 
20

 
20

 
13
 %
 
85

 
75

Total net revenues
 
18
 %
 
1,812

 
1,530

 
12
 %
 
674

 
600

 
17
 %
 
2,486

 
2,130

Expenses Excluding Interest
 
11
 %
 
1,012

 
914

 
12
 %
 
343

 
307

 
11
 %
 
1,355

 
1,221

Income before taxes on income
 
30
 %
 
$
800

 
$
616

 
13
 %
 
$
331

 
$
293

 
24
 %
 
$
1,131

 
$
909

 
 
Investor Services
 
Advisor Services
 
Total
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
Percent Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
Percent Change
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest revenue
 
30
%
 
$
2,020

 
$
1,548

 
29
 %
 
$
650

 
$
505

 
30
 %
 
$
2,670

 
$
2,053

Asset management and administration fees
 
1
%
 
1,162

 
1,148

 
(3
)%
 
503

 
520

 

 
1,665

 
1,668

Trading revenue
 
12
%
 
242

 
217

 
5
 %
 
139

 
132

 
9
 %
 
381

 
349

Other
 
23
%
 
129

 
105

 
8
 %
 
39

 
36

 
19
 %
 
168

 
141

Total net revenues
 
18
%
 
3,553

 
3,018

 
12
 %
 
1,331

 
1,193

 
16
 %
 
4,884

 
4,211

Expenses Excluding Interest
 
11
%
 
2,054

 
1,844

 
13
 %
 
697

 
615

 
12
 %
 
2,751

 
2,459

Income before taxes on income
 
28
%
 
$
1,499

 
$
1,174

 
10
 %
 
$
634

 
$
578

 
22
 %
 
$
2,133

 
$
1,752


Investor Services

Total net revenues rose by 18% in both the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in net interest revenue. Net interest revenue increased due to higher net interest margins and higher interest-earning assets.

Expenses excluding interest increased by 11% in both the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to higher compensation and benefits, technology project spend, and asset management and administration-related expenses to support our expanding client base.



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Advisor Services
Total net revenues rose by 12% in both the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to an increase in net interest revenue, partially offset by lower asset management and administration fees. Net interest revenue increased due to higher net interest margins and higher interest-earning assets. Asset management and administration fees decreased primarily due to lower money market fund revenue as a result of transfers to bank sweep, client asset allocation choices, and our 2017 fee reductions.

Expenses excluding interest increased by 12% and 13% in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017 , primarily due to higher compensation and benefits, technology project spend, and asset management and administration-related expenses to support our expanding client base.


RISK MANAGEMENT

Schwab’s business activities expose us to a variety of risks, including operational, credit, market, liquidity, and compliance risk. The Company has a comprehensive risk management program to identify and manage these risks and their associated potential for financial and reputational impact. For a discussion of our risk management programs, see Item 7 – Risk Management in the 2017 Form 10-K.

Net Interest Revenue Simulation

For Schwab’s net interest revenue sensitivity analysis, we use net interest revenue simulation modeling techniques to evaluate and manage the effect of changing interest rates. The simulation includes all interest-sensitive assets and liabilities. Key variables in the simulation include the repricing of financial instruments, prepayment, reinvestment, and product pricing assumptions. The simulations involve assumptions that are inherently uncertain and, as a result, cannot precisely estimate the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest revenue. Actual results may differ from simulated results due to balance growth or decline and the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies, including changes in asset and liability mix.

If our guidelines for net interest revenue sensitivity are breached, management must report the breach to the Financial Risk Oversight Committee and establish a plan to address the interest rate risk. There were no breaches of Schwab’s net interest revenue sensitivity risk limits during the six months ended June 30, 2018 , or year ended December 31, 2017 .

As represented by the simulations presented below, our investment strategy is structured to produce an increase in net interest revenue when interest rates rise and, conversely, a decrease in net interest revenue when interest rates fall.

The simulations in the following table assume that the asset and liability structure of the consolidated balance sheets would not be changed as a result of the simulated changes in interest rates. As we actively manage the consolidated balance sheets and interest rate exposure, in all likelihood we would take steps to manage additional interest rate exposure that could result from changes in the interest rate environment. The following table shows the simulated net interest revenue change over the next 12 months beginning June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of a gradual 100 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates relative to prevailing market rates at the end of each reporting period:

 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Increase of 100 basis points
 
3.1
 %
 
3.3
 %
Decrease of 100 basis points
 
(4.8
)%
 
(6.2
)%
The change in net interest revenue sensitivities as of June 30, 2018 reflects the increase in interest rates across all maturities.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Liquidity Risk

Schwab’s primary source of funds is cash generated by client activity: bank deposits and cash balances in client brokerage accounts. These funds are used to purchase investment securities and extend loans to clients.

Other sources of funds may include cash flows from operations, maturities and sales of investment securities, repayments on loans, securities lending of assets held in client brokerage accounts, and cash provided by external debt or equity financing.
 
To meet daily funding needs, we maintain liquidity in the form of overnight cash deposits and short-term investments. For unanticipated liquidity needs, a buffer of highly liquid investments, currently comprised of U.S. Treasury notes, is also maintained.

In addition to internal sources of liquidity, Schwab has access to external funding. The following table describes external debt facilities available at June 30, 2018 :
Description
Borrower
 
Outstanding
 
Available
Committed, unsecured credit facility with various external banks
CSC
 
$

 
$
750

Uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit with various external banks
CSC, CS&Co
 

 
1,432

Federal Reserve Bank discount window (1)
CSB
 

 
2,455

Federal Home Loan Bank secured credit facility (2)
CSB
 

 
30,323

Unsecured commercial paper (3)
CSC
 

 
750

(1) Amounts available are dependent on the fair value of certain investment securities that are pledged as collateral.
(2) Amounts available are dependent on the amount of first lien residential real estate mortgage loans (First Mortgages), home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), and the fair value of certain investment securities that are pledged as collateral.
(3) CSC has authorization from its Board of Directors to issue Commercial Paper Notes to not exceed $1.5 billion. Management has set a current limit not to exceed the amount of the committed, unsecured credit facility.

CSC’s ratings for Commercial Paper Notes are P1 by Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s), A1 by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (Standard & Poor’s), and F1 by Fitch Ratings, Ltd (Fitch).
Borrowings
The following are details of the Senior Notes and short-term borrowings:
June 30, 2018
Par
Outstanding
 
Maturity
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
Moody’s
Standard
& Poor’s
Fitch
Senior Notes (1)
$
5,781

 
2020 - 2028
3.31%
A2
A
A
Short-term borrowings
$

 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(1) Amounts include $600 million Senior Notes with a quarterly variable interest rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 0.32%.
N/A Not applicable.

New Debt Issuances

All debt issuances in 2018 were senior unsecured obligations with interest payable quarterly or semi-annually. Additional details are as follows:
Issuance Date
Issuance
Amount
Maturity
Date
Interest
Rate
Interest
Payable
May 22, 2018
$
600

5/21/2021
Three-month LIBOR + 0.32%
Quarterly
May 22, 2018
$
600

5/21/2021
3.25%
Semi-annually
May 22, 2018
$
750

5/21/2025
3.85%
Semi-annually

Schwab is subject to, and was in compliance with, the modified liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) rule at June 30, 2018 . Schwab expects consolidated balance sheet assets to remain above $250 billion in 2018, and as a result, would become subject to the full LCR rule in 2019.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)



CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Schwab seeks to manage capital to a level and composition sufficient to support execution of our business strategy, including anticipated balance sheet growth, providing financial support to our subsidiaries, and sustained access to the capital markets, while at the same time meeting our regulatory capital requirements, and serving as a source of financial strength to our banking subsidiaries. Schwab’s primary sources of capital are funds generated by the operations of subsidiaries and securities issuances by CSC in the capital markets. To ensure that Schwab has sufficient capital to absorb unanticipated losses or declines in asset values, we have adopted a policy to remain well capitalized even in stressed scenarios.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

CSC and CSB are subject to various capital requirements set by regulatory agencies as discussed in further detail in the 2017 Form 10-K and in Item 1 – Note 16. As of June 30, 2018 , CSC and CSB are considered well capitalized.

The following table details CSC’s consolidated and CSB’s capital ratios as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 :
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
CSC
 
CSB
 
CSC
 
CSB
Total stockholders’ equity
$
20,097

 
$
14,352

 
$
18,525

 
$
13,224

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Preferred stock
2,793

 

 
2,793

 

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital before regulatory adjustments
$
17,304

 
$
14,352

 
$
15,732

 
$
13,224

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Goodwill, net of associated deferred tax liabilities
$
1,191

 
$
13

 
$
1,191

 
$
13

 Other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities
61

 

 
61

 

 Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances and deferred tax liabilities
2

 

 
2

 

 AOCI adjustment (1)
(278
)
 
(260
)
 
(152
)
 
(144
)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital 
$
16,328

 
$
14,599

 
$
14,630

 
$
13,355

Tier 1 Capital
$
19,121

 
$
14,599

 
$
17,423

 
$
13,355

Total Capital
19,149

 
14,626

 
17,452

 
13,382

Risk-Weighted Assets
84,723

 
72,692

 
75,866

 
66,519

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital/Risk-Weighted Assets
19.3
%
 
20.1
%
 
19.3
%
 
20.1
%
Tier 1 Capital/Risk-Weighted Assets
22.6
%
 
20.1
%
 
23.0
%
 
20.1
%
Total Capital/Risk-Weighted Assets
22.6
%
 
20.1
%
 
23.0
%
 
20.1
%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio
7.6
%
 
7.2
%
 
7.6
%
 
7.1
%
(1) CSC and CSB have elected to opt out of the requirement to include most components of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital. Schwab expects consolidated balance sheet assets to remain above $250 billion in 2018, and as a result, would no longer exclude AOCI from regulatory capital beginning in 2019.

CSB is also subject to regulatory requirements that restrict and govern the terms of affiliate transactions. In addition, CSB is required to provide notice to, and may be required to obtain approval from, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve to declare dividends to CSC.

Schwab’s primary broker-dealer subsidiary, CS&Co, is subject to regulatory requirements of the Uniform Net Capital Rule. At June 30, 2018 , CS&Co exceeded its net capital requirements.

In addition to the capital requirements above, Schwab’s subsidiaries are subject to other regulatory requirements intended to ensure financial soundness and liquidity. See Item 1 – Note 16 for additional information on the components of stockholders’ equity and information on the capital requirements of significant subsidiaries.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Ratios, or as Noted)


Dividends

On July 25, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a three cent, or 30%, increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $.13 per common share.

Cash dividends paid and per share amounts for the first six months of 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
 
 
2018
 
2017
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Cash Paid
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Cash Paid
 
Per Share
Amount
Common Stock
 
$
271

 
$
.20

 
$
215

 
$
.16

Series A Preferred Stock (1)
 
14

 
35.00

 
14

 
35.00

Series B Preferred Stock (2,5)
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
15

 
30.00

Series C Preferred Stock (2)
 
18

 
30.00

 
18

 
30.00

Series D Preferred Stock (2)
 
22

 
29.76

 
22

 
29.76

Series E Preferred Stock (3)
 
14

 
2,312.50

 
9

 
1,554.51

Series F Preferred Stock (4)
 
15

 
2,930.56

 
N/A

 
N/A

(1) Dividends paid semi-annually until February 1, 2022 and quarterly thereafter.
(2) Dividends paid quarterly.
(3) Dividends paid semi-annually until March 1, 2022 and quarterly thereafter.
(4) Series F Preferred Stock was issued on October 31, 2017. Dividends paid semi-annually beginning on June 1, 2018 until December 1, 2027, and quarterly thereafter.
(5) Series B Preferred Stock was redeemed on December 1, 2017.
N/A Not applicable.


OTHER

Foreign Holdings
At June 30, 2018 , Schwab had exposure to non-sovereign financial and non-financial institutions in foreign countries, as well as agencies of foreign governments. At June 30, 2018 , the fair value of these holdings totaled $7.2 billion , with the top three exposures being to issuers and counterparties domiciled in Sweden at $2.0 billion , France at $1.5 billion , and Canada at $1.0 billion . Our holdings of securities issued by agencies of foreign governments are explicitly guaranteed by the governments of the issuing agencies.
In addition to the direct holdings in foreign companies and securities issued by foreign government agencies, Schwab has indirect exposure to foreign countries through its investments in CSIM money market funds (collectively, the Funds) resulting from brokerage clearing activities. At June 30, 2018 , Schwab had $42 million in investments in these Funds. Certain of the Funds’ positions include certificates of deposit, time deposits, commercial paper, and corporate debt securities issued by counterparties in foreign countries. Additionally, at June 30, 2018 , Schwab had outstanding margin loans to foreign residents of $532 million .

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Schwab enters into various off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business, primarily to meet the needs of its clients. These arrangements include firm commitments to extend credit. Additionally, Schwab enters into guarantees and other similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business. For information on each of these arrangements, see Item 1 – Note 5, Note 6, Note 8, Note 9, and Note 10, and Item 8 – Note 13 in the 2017 Form 10-K.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Certain of our accounting policies that involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity are discussed in Part II – Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates in the  2017  Form 10-K. There have been no changes to critical accounting estimates during the first six months  of 2018 .


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION




Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For discussion of the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Risk Management in Item 2.



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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         Interest revenue
  
$
1,590

 
$
1,127

  
$
3,011

 
$
2,182

         Interest expense
  
(183
)
 
(74
)
 
(341
)
 
(129
)
     Net interest revenue
  
1,407

 
1,053

 
2,670

 
2,053

     Asset management and administration fees
  
814

 
845

  
1,665

 
1,668

     Trading revenue
  
180

 
157

 
381

 
349

     Other
  
85

 
75

 
168

 
141

          Total net revenues
  
2,486

 
2,130

 
4,884

 
4,211

Expenses Excluding Interest
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Compensation and benefits
  
745

 
663

  
1,515

 
1,364

      Professional services
  
156

 
144

  
312

 
277

      Occupancy and equipment
  
122

 
107

  
244

 
212

      Advertising and market development
  
77

 
71

  
150

 
142

      Communications
  
58

 
58

  
120

 
115

      Depreciation and amortization
  
75

 
66

  
148

 
131

      Regulatory fees and assessments
 
50

 
46

 
101

 
90

      Other
  
72

 
66

  
161

 
128

          Total expenses excluding interest
  
1,355

 
1,221

  
2,751

 
2,459

Income before taxes on income
  
1,131

 
909

  
2,133

 
1,752

Taxes on income
  
265

 
334

  
484

 
613

Net Income
  
866

 
575

  
1,649

 
1,139

Preferred stock dividends and other
  
53

 
45

  
90

 
84

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders
  
$
813

 
$
530

  
$
1,559

 
$
1,055

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Basic
  
1,350

 
1,338

  
1,349

 
1,337

      Diluted
 
1,364

 
1,351

 
1,363

 
1,351

Earnings Per Common Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Basic
  
$
.60

 
$
.40

  
$
1.16

 
$
.79

      Diluted
  
$
.60

 
$
.39

  
$
1.14

 
$
.78

Dividends Declared Per Common Share
 
$
.10

 
$
.08

 
$
.20

 
$
.16


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In Millions)
(Unaudited)


 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Income
 
$
866

 
$
575

 
$
1,649

 
$
1,139

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)
 
(33
)
 
29

 
(141
)
 
81

Reclassification of net unrealized loss transferred to held to maturity
 

 

 

 
227

Other reclassifications included in other revenue
 

 
(6
)
 

 
(7
)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassification of net unrealized loss transferred from available for sale
 

 

 

 
(227
)
Amortization of amounts previously recorded upon transfer from available for sale
 
9

 
9

 
18

 
11

Other
 

 

 

 
(3
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
 
(24
)
 
32

 
(123
)
 
82

Income tax effect
 
6

 
(12
)
 
30

 
(31
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
(18
)
 
20

 
(93
)
 
51

Comprehensive Income
 
$
848

 
$
595

 
$
1,556

 
$
1,190


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Millions, Except Per Share and Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)


 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
13,250

 
$
14,217

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes (including resale
agreements of $5,391 at June 30, 2018 and $6,596 at December 31, 2017)
11,012

 
15,139

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
1,025

 
649

Receivables from brokerage clients — net
22,351

 
20,576

Other securities owned — at fair value
525

 
539

Available for sale securities
55,522

 
49,995

Held to maturity securities (fair value — $133,992 at June 30, 2018 and $120,373 at
December 31, 2017)
136,792

 
120,926

Bank loans — net
16,569

 
16,478

Equipment, office facilities, and property — net
1,599

 
1,471

Goodwill
1,227

 
1,227

Intangible assets — net
93

 
108

Other assets
1,917

 
1,949

Total assets
$
261,882

 
$
243,274

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 

Bank deposits
$
199,922

 
$
169,656

Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
3,319

 
1,287

Payables to brokerage clients
30,347

 
31,243

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,408

 
2,810

Short-term borrowings

 
15,000

Long-term debt
5,789

 
4,753

Total liabilities
241,785

 
224,749

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 

Preferred stock — $.01 par value per share; aggregate liquidation preference
of
  $2,850 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
2,793

 
2,793

Common stock — 3 billion shares authorized; $.01 par value per share; 1,487,543,446
shares issued
15

 
15

Additional paid-in capital
4,447

 
4,353

Retained earnings
15,903

 
14,408

Treasury stock, at cost — 136,568,138 shares at June 30, 2018 and 142,210,890
shares at December 31, 2017
(2,783
)
 
(2,892
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(278
)
 
(152
)
Total stockholders’ equity
20,097

 
18,525

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
261,882

 
$
243,274


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
(In Millions)
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Treasury Stock,
at cost
 
 
Total
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
2,783

 
1,488

 
$
15

 
$
4,267

 
$
12,649

 
$
(3,130
)
 
$
(163
)
 
$
16,421

Net income
 

 

 

 

 
1,139

 

 

 
1,139

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
51

 
51

Dividends declared on preferred stock
 

 

 

 

 
(78
)
 

 

 
(78
)
Dividends declared on common stock
 

 

 

 

 
(215
)
 

 

 
(215
)
Stock option exercises and other
 

 

 

 
(26
)
 

 
98

 

 
72

Share-based compensation and related tax effects
 

 

 

 
79

 

 

 

 
79

Other
 

 

 

 
16

 

 
4

 

 
20

Balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
2,783

 
1,488

 
$
15

 
$
4,336

 
$
13,495

 
$
(3,028
)
 
$
(112
)
 
$
17,489

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
$
2,793

 
1,488

 
$
15

 
$
4,353

 
$
14,408

 
$
(2,892
)
 
$
(152
)
 
$
18,525

Adoption of accounting standards (Note 2)
 

 

 

 

 
200

 

 
(33
)
 
167

Net income
 

 

 

 

 
1,649

 

 

 
1,649

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(93
)
 
(93
)
Dividends declared on preferred stock
 

 

 

 

 
(83
)
 

 

 
(83
)
Dividends declared on common stock
 

 

 

 

 
(271
)
 

 

 
(271
)
Stock option exercises and other
 

 

 

 
(8
)
 

 
107

 

 
99

Share-based compensation and related tax effects
 

 

 

 
78

 

 

 

 
78

Other
 

 

 

 
24

 

 
2

 

 
26

Balance at June 30, 2018
 
$
2,793

 
1,488

 
$
15

 
$
4,447

 
$
15,903

 
$
(2,783
)
 
$
(278
)
 
$
20,097


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Millions)
(Unaudited)


 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017 (1)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
 

 
 
Net income
 
$
1,649

 
$
1,139

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
 
 

 
 
Share-based compensation
 
83

 
84

Depreciation and amortization
 
148

 
131

Premium amortization, net, on available for sale securities and held to maturity securities
 
187

 
148

Other
 
77

 
19

Net change in:
 
 

 
 

Investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 
4,852

 
2,324

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
 
(375
)
 
(180
)
Receivables from brokerage clients
 
(1,796
)
 
(841
)
Other securities owned
 
14

 
(11
)
Other assets
 
(124
)
 
(50
)
Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
 
(45
)
 
(473
)
Payables to brokerage clients
 
(896
)
 
(2,855
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
(394
)
 
(293
)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
 
3,380

 
(858
)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
Purchases of available for sale securities
 
(11,961
)
 
(3,077
)
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities
 
115

 
5,485

Principal payments on available for sale securities
 
6,957

 
4,698

Purchases of held to maturity securities
 
(22,212
)
 
(12,309
)
Principal payments on held to maturity securities
 
7,474

 
4,469

Net change in bank loans
 
(110
)
 
(418
)
Purchases of equipment, office facilities, and property
 
(253
)
 
(164
)
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
(141
)
 
(87
)
Proceeds from sales of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
528

 
100

Other investing activities
 
(51
)
 
(14
)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
 
(19,654
)
 
(1,317
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
Net change in bank deposits
 
30,266

 
(1,154
)
Net change in short-term borrowings
 
(15,000
)
 
300

Issuance of long-term debt
 
1,936

 
643

Repayment of long-term debt
 
(904
)
 
(4
)
Dividends paid
 
(354
)
 
(293
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and other
 
99

 
71

Other financing activities
 
(11
)
 
(8
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
 
16,032

 
(445
)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents, including Amounts Restricted
 
(242
)
 
(2,620
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, including Amounts Restricted at Beginning of Period
 
19,160

 
17,873

Cash and Cash Equivalents, including Amounts Restricted at End of Period
 
$
18,918

 
$
15,253

(1) Adjusted for the retrospective adoption of ASU 2016-18. See Note 2.

Continued on following page



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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Millions)
(Unaudited)


Continued from previous page
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017 (1)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
 
    Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
  Interest
 
$
305

 
$
117

  Income taxes
 
$
482

 
$
597

    Non-cash investing activity:
 
 
 
 
  Securities purchased during the period but settled after period end
 
$
2,077

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and amounts reported within the balance sheet (2)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
13,250

 
$
9,575

Restricted cash and cash equivalents amounts included in cash and investments segregated
and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 
5,668

 
5,678

Total cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted shown in the
statement of cash flows
 
$
18,918

 
$
15,253

(1) Adjusted for the retrospective adoption of ASU 2016-18. See Note 2.
(2) For more information on the nature of restrictions on restricted cash and cash equivalents see Note 16.

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)


1.    Introduction and Basis of Presentation
The Charles Schwab Corporation (CSC) is a savings and loan holding company engaged, through its subsidiaries, in wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services.
Significant business subsidiaries of CSC include the following:

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (CS&Co), a securities broker-dealer;
Charles Schwab Bank (CSB), a federal savings bank; and
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM), the investment advisor for Schwab’s proprietary mutual funds (Schwab Funds ® ) and Schwab’s exchange-traded funds (Schwab ETFs™).

Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Schwab,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean CSC together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the accompanying financial statements, and in the related disclosures. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. While management makes its best judgment, actual amounts or results could differ from these estimates. In the opinion of management, all normal, recurring adjustments have been included for a fair statement of this interim financial information.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in Schwab’s 2017 Form 10-K.
The significant accounting policies are included in Note 2 in the 2017 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these accounting policies during the first six months of 2018 , except as described in Note 2 below.
Principles of Consolidation
Schwab evaluates all entities in which it has financial interests for consolidation, except for money market funds, which are specifically excluded from consolidation guidance. When an entity is evaluated for consolidation, Schwab determines whether its interest in the entity constitutes a controlling financial interest under either the variable interest entity (VIE) model or a voting interest entity (VOE) model. In evaluating whether Schwab’s interest in a VIE is a controlling financial interest, we consider whether our involvement, in the context of the design, purpose, and risks of the VIE, as well as any involvement of related parties, provides us with (i) the power to direct the most significant activities of the VIE, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that are significant to the VIE. If both of these conditions exist, then Schwab would be the primary beneficiary of that VIE, and consolidate it. Based upon the assessments for all of our interests in VIEs, there are no cases where Schwab is the primary beneficiary; therefore, we are not required to consolidate any VIEs. Schwab consolidates all VOEs in which it has majority-voting interests.
Investments in entities in which Schwab does not have a controlling financial interest are accounted for under the equity method of accounting when we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financing decisions of the entity. Investments in entities for which Schwab does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are generally carried at cost and adjusted for impairment and observable price changes of the identical or similar investments of the same issuer (adjusted cost method), except for certain investments in qualified affordable housing projects which are accounted for under the proportional amortization method. All equity method, adjusted cost method, and proportional amortization method investments are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.




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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

2.    New Accounting Standards

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Standard
Description
Date of Adoption
Effects on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” and related ASUs
Clarifies that revenue from contracts with clients should be recognized in a manner that depicts the timing of the related transfer of goods or performance of services at an amount that reflects the expected consideration.

Adoption allows either full or modified retrospective transition. Full retrospective transition required a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the earliest comparative period presented. Modified retrospective transition required a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the reporting period in which the entity first applies the new guidance.
January 1, 2018
The guidance does not apply to revenue earned from the Company’s loans and securities. Accordingly, net interest revenue was not impacted. The primary impact for the Company was the capitalization on the consolidated balance sheets of sales commissions paid to employees for obtaining new contracts with clients. These capitalized costs resulted in an asset of $219 million and a related deferred tax liability of $52 million upon adoption. The asset is being amortized to expense over time as the related revenues are recognized.

The Company adopted the revenue recognition guidance using the modified retrospective method for all contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Further details of the impact of adoption are included below in this Note as well as in Note 3.
ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10)” and ASU 2018-03, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10)”
Requires: (i) equity investments to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income, unless the equity method is applied or the equity investments do not have readily determinable fair values in which case a practical alternative may be elected; (ii) use of an exit price when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosures; (iii) separate presentation of financial assets and liabilities by measurement category and form of instrument on the balance sheet or in the accompanying notes.

Adoption requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the year of initial application, except for certain changes that require prospective adoption.
January 1, 2018
The Company adopted this guidance on a prospective basis for its equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values. No other significant changes resulted from adoption. Therefore, there was no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

The Company elected to use the alternative to fair value measurement for its equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values. These equity securities will be adjusted for impairment and observable price changes of the identical or similar investments of the same issuer, as applicable. Schwab refers to this approach as the adjusted cost method. This method was applied to an immaterial amount of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) investments included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
 
 

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Standard
Description
Date of Adoption
Effects on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Restricted Cash a Consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force”
Requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash and cash equivalents.

Adoption requires retrospective presentation of the statement of cash flows to include restricted cash and cash equivalents in the beginning and ending amounts.
January 1, 2018
The Company adopted this guidance on a retrospective basis. The Company has significant amounts of restricted cash and cash equivalents due to its business as a broker-dealer.

As a result of the adoption, changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents included within cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes in the consolidated balance sheets are now presented with changes in cash and cash equivalents throughout the consolidated statements of cash flows. The amount of restricted cash and cash equivalents is included in a separate table in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
ASU 2018-02, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”
Permits reclassification of the impacts on certain tax affected items included in AOCI that were adjusted through income from continuing operations rather than AOCI upon the effective date of the Tax Act.

Adoption provides for retrospective adoption to all periods presented and impacted by the Tax Act or as of the beginning of the period of adoption.
January 1, 2018
The Company early adopted this guidance as of the beginning of the quarter. The Company elected to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Act from items in AOCI into retained earnings.

Adoption resulted in a reduction in AOCI and a corresponding increase in retained earnings of $33 million.

New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Standard
Description
Required Date of Adoption
Effects on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”
Amends the accounting for leases by lessees and lessors. The primary change from the new guidance is the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. Additional changes include accounting for lease origination and executory costs, required lessee reassessments during the lease term due to changes in circumstances, and expanded lease disclosures.

Adoption requires modified retrospective transition as of the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements in which the entity first applies the new standard. Certain transition relief is permitted if elected by the entity.
January 1, 2019
The Company does not expect this guidance will have a material impact on its earnings per common share (EPS), but it will result in a gross up of the consolidated balance sheets due to recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities based on the present value of remaining operating lease payments (see Note 13 in the 2017 10-K for the undiscounted rental commitments for operating leases).

The Company is evaluating its adoption method due to a recently proposed ASU that provides an alternative adoption method. The Company is refining its methodology to estimate the right of use assets and lease liabilities and working on system updates to apply the lease accounting changes. The full population of contracts that may be subject to balance sheet recognition is still being evaluated, and is nearly complete. The Company has further work to perform related to disclosures.
 
 
 
 

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Standard
Description
Required Date of Adoption
Effects on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”
Provides guidance for recognizing impairment of most debt instruments measured at amortized cost, including loans and held to maturity (HTM) debt securities. Requires estimating current expected credit losses (CECL) over the remaining life of an instrument or a portfolio of instruments with similar risk characteristics based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts. The initial estimate of, and the subsequent changes in, CECL will be recognized as credit loss expense through current earnings and will be reflected as an allowance for credit losses offsetting the carrying value of the financial instrument(s) on the balance sheet. Amends the OTTI model for available for sale (AFS) debt securities by requiring the use of an allowance, rather than directly reducing the carrying value of the security, and eliminating consideration of the length of time such security has been in an unrealized loss position as a factor in concluding whether a credit loss exists.

Adoption requires a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the entity applies the new guidance except that a prospective transition is required for AFS debt securities for which an OTTI has been recognized prior to the effective date.
January 1, 2020 (early adoption permitted)
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements, including EPS. Initial implementation work performed to date has focused on evaluating the Company’s impacted assets, including loans and investment securities. The Company has also been evaluating its current data and system capabilities and considering additional data sources and system enhancements. Additional work to be completed includes an in-depth analysis for each impacted asset type, selection of methods, and changes to policies and procedures.
ASU 2017-08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”
Shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain callable debt securities to the earliest call date. The amendments are applicable to any purchased individual debt security with an explicit and noncontingent call feature with a fixed price on a preset date. ASU 2017-08 does not impact the accounting for callable debt securities held at a discount.

Adoption requires modified retrospective transition as of the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings.
January 1, 2019 (early adoption permitted)
While still under evaluation, the Company does not expect this guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements, including EPS.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated January 1, 2018 balance sheet for the adoption of ASU 2014-09, “Revenue – Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and ASU 2018-02, “Other Comprehensive Income – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” were as follows:
 
 
Balance at
December 31, 2017
 
Adjustments Due to ASU 2014-09
 
Adjustments Due to ASU 2018-02
 
Balance at
January 1, 2018
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets (1)
 
$
1,949

 
$
167

 
$

 
$
2,116

Stockholders  Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings
 
14,408

 
167

 
33

 
14,608

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(152
)
 

 
(33
)
 
(185
)
(1) Adjustment is comprised of an increase in capitalized contract costs of $219 million , partially offset by an increase in deferred tax liabilities of $52 million .

In accordance with the new revenue standard requirements, the disclosure of the impact of adoption on our condensed consolidated statement of income and condensed consolidated balance sheet were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Statement of Income
 
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09
 
Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)
Expenses Excluding Interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
$
745

 
$
754

 
$
(9
)
Taxes on income
 
265

 
263

 
2

Net Income
 
866

 
859

 
7


 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Statement of Income
 
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09
 
Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)
Expenses Excluding Interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
$
1,515

 
$
1,535

 
$
(20
)
Taxes on income
 
484

 
479

 
5

Net Income
 
1,649

 
1,634

 
15


 
 
As of June 30, 2018
Balance Sheet
 
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09
 
Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets (1)
 
$
1,917

 
$
1,735

 
$
182

Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings
 
15,903

 
15,721

 
182

(1) Adjustment is comprised of an increase in capitalized contract costs of $239 million , partially offset by an increase in deferred tax liabilities of $57 million .



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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

3.    Revenue Recognition
Disaggregated Revenue
Disaggregation of Schwab’s revenue by major source is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
2017
Net interest revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest revenue
$
1,590

 
$
1,127

 
$
3,011

$
2,182

     Interest expense
(183
)
 
(74
)
 
(341
)
(129
)
Net interest revenue
1,407

 
1,053

 
2,670

2,053

Asset management and administration fees
 

 
 

 
 
 
     Mutual funds and ETF service fees
458

 
513

 
951

1,019

     Advice solutions
283

 
256

 
565

500

     Other
73

 
76

 
149

149

Asset management and administration fees
814

 
845

 
1,665

1,668

Trading revenue
 
 
 

 
 
 
     Commissions
157

 
142

 
346

320

     Principal transactions
23

 
15

 
35

29

Trading revenue
180

 
157

 
381

349

Other
85

 
75

 
168

141

Total net revenues
$
2,486

 
$
2,130

 
$
4,884

$
4,211

For a summary of revenue provided by our reportable segments, see Note 17. The recognition of revenue is not impacted by the operating segment in which revenue is generated.
Net interest revenue
Net interest revenue, which is generated from financial instruments covered by various other areas of GAAP, is not within the scope of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (ASC 606), and is included in the table above in order to reconcile to total net revenues per the condensed consolidated statement of income. Net interest revenue is the difference between interest generated on interest earning assets and interest paid on funding sources. Our primary interest earning assets include cash and cash equivalents; segregated cash and investments; margin loans, which constitute the majority of receivables from brokerage clients; investment securities; and bank loans. Revenue on interest earning assets is affected by various factors, such as the composition of assets, prevailing interest rates at the time of origination or purchase, changes in interest rates on floating rate securities, and changes in prepayment levels for mortgage related securities and loans. Fees earned on securities borrowing and lending activities, which are conducted by CS&Co on assets held in client brokerage accounts, are included in other interest revenue and expense.

Asset management and administration fees

The majority of asset management and administration fees are generated through our proprietary and third-party mutual fund and ETF offerings, as well as fee-based advisory solutions. Mutual fund and ETF service fees are charged for investment management, shareholder, and administration services provided to Schwab Funds ® and Schwab ETFs™, as well as recordkeeping, shareholder, and administration services provided to third-party funds. Advice solutions fees are charged for brokerage and asset management services provided to advice solutions clients. Both mutual fund and ETF service fees and advice solutions fees are earned and recognized over time. Fees are generally based on a percentage of the daily value of assets under management and are collected on a monthly or quarterly basis.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

Trading revenue

Substantially all trading revenue is generated through commissions earned for executing trades for clients in individual equities, options, fixed income securities, and certain third-party mutual funds and ETFs. This revenue is earned and collected when the trades are executed.

Other revenue
Other revenue includes order flow revenue, other service fees, software fees from our portfolio management solutions, exchange processing fees, and nonrecurring gains. Generally, the most significant portion of other revenue is order flow revenue, which are payments received from execution venues to which CS&Co sends equity and option orders. Order flow revenue is recognized at the point-in-time that the trades are executed.

Capitalized contract costs
Deferred contract costs relate to sales commissions paid to employees for obtaining contracts with clients and are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs are amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over a period that is consistent with how the related revenue is recognized. At June 30, 2018 and January 1, 2018, we had $239 million and $219 million of deferred contract costs, respectively. Amortization expense related to deferred contract costs was $11 million and $22 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2018 , respectively, which was recorded in compensation and benefits expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

Contract balances
Receivables from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 were $353 million at January 1, 2018 and $352 million at June 30, 2018 and were recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Schwab does not have any other significant contract assets or contract liability balances as of June 30, 2018 and January 1, 2018.

Unsatisfied performance obligations
We do not have any unsatisfied performance obligations other than those that are subject to an elective practical expedient under ASC 606. The practical expedient applies to and is elected for contracts where we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

4.    Investment Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of AFS and HTM securities are as follows:
June 30, 2018
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
$
22,977

 
$
50

 
$
80

 
$
22,947

U.S. Treasury securities
 
11,012

 

 
153

 
10,859

Asset-backed securities (1)
 
10,710

 
20

 
10

 
10,720

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
6,187

 
11

 
7

 
6,191

Certificates of deposit
 
2,690

 
3

 
1

 
2,692

U.S. agency notes
 
1,530

 

 
6

 
1,524

Commercial paper (2)
 
505

 

 

 
505

Foreign government agency securities
 
50

 

 
2

 
48

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
36

 

 

 
36

     Total available for sale securities
 
$
55,697

 
$
84

 
$
259

 
$
55,522

Held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
$
113,106

 
$
55

 
$
2,907

 
$
110,254

Asset-backed securities (1)
 
16,356

 
125

 
10

 
16,471

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
4,550

 
9

 
55

 
4,504

U.S. state and municipal securities
 
1,242

 
18

 
3

 
1,257

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
1,065

 
2

 
23

 
1,044

U.S. Treasury securities
 
223

 

 
9

 
214

Certificates of deposit
 
200

 

 

 
200

Foreign government agency securities
 
50

 

 
2

 
48

     Total held to maturity securities
 
$
136,792

 
$
209

 
$
3,009

 
$
133,992

December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
$
20,915

 
$
53

 
$
39

 
$
20,929

U.S. Treasury securities
 
9,583

 

 
83

 
9,500

Asset-backed securities (1)
 
9,019

 
34

 
6

 
9,047

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
6,154

 
16

 
1

 
6,169

Certificates of deposit
 
2,040

 
2

 
1

 
2,041

U.S. agency notes
 
1,914

 

 
8

 
1,906

Commercial paper (2)
 
313

 

 

 
313

Foreign government agency securities
 
51

 

 
1

 
50

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
40

 

 

 
40

     Total available for sale securities
 
$
50,029

 
$
105

 
$
139

 
$
49,995

Held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
$
101,197

 
$
290

 
$
1,034

 
$
100,453

Asset-backed securities (1)
 
12,937

 
127

 
2

 
13,062

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
4,078

 
13

 
5

 
4,086

U.S. state and municipal securities
 
1,247

 
57

 

 
1,304

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
994

 
10

 
5

 
999

U.S. Treasury securities
 
223

 

 
3

 
220

Certificates of deposit
 
200

 

 

 
200

Foreign government agency securities
 
50

 

 
1

 
49

     Total held to maturity securities
 
$
120,926

 
$
497

 
$
1,050

 
$
120,373

(1) Approximately 36 % and 42 % of asset-backed securities held as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, were Federal Family Education Loan Program Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities collateralized by credit card receivables represented approximately 46 % and 40 % of the asset-backed securities held as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(2) As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately 35 % and 41 %, respectively, of the total AFS and HTM investments in corporate debt securities and commercial paper were issued by institutions in the financial services industry. Approximately 21 % and 22% of the holdings of these securities were issued by institutions in the information technology industry as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

At June 30, 2018 , CSB had pledged securities with a fair value of $ 21.9 billion as collateral to secure borrowing capacity on a secured credit facility with the FHLB (see Note 8). CSB also pledges certain investment securities as collateral to secure borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window, and had pledged securities with a fair value of $ 2.5 billion as collateral for this facility at June 30, 2018 . CSB also pledges securities issued by federal agencies to secure certain trust deposits. The fair value of these pledged securities was $900 million at  June 30, 2018 .


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

Securities with unrealized losses, aggregated by category and period of continuous unrealized loss, are as follows:

Less than
 
12 months
 
 
 
 

12 months
 
or longer
 
Total
June 30, 2018
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
$
7,861

 
$
68

 
$
1,732

 
$
12

 
$
9,593

 
$
80

U.S. Treasury securities
5,639

 
62

 
4,556

 
91

 
10,195

 
153

Asset-backed securities
2,495

 
7

 
348

 
3

 
2,843

 
10

Corporate debt securities
2,163

 
7

 
20

 

 
2,183

 
7

Certificates of deposit
549

 
1

 

 

 
549

 
1

U.S. agency notes
195

 

 
1,114

 
6

 
1,309

 
6

Foreign government agency securities
49

 
2

 

 

 
49

 
2

Total
$
18,951

 
$
147

 
$
7,770

 
$
112

 
$
26,721

 
$
259

Held to maturity securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
$
68,494

 
$
1,539

 
$
24,984

 
$
1,368

 
$
93,478

 
$
2,907

Asset-backed securities
2,097

 
10

 
25

 

 
2,122

 
10

Corporate debt securities
2,637

 
55

 

 

 
2,637

 
55

U.S. state and municipal securities
118

 
3

 

 

 
118

 
3

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
902

 
23

 

 

 
902

 
23

U.S. Treasury securities
214

 
9

 

 

 
214

 
9

Foreign government agency securities
48

 
2

 

 

 
48

 
2

Total
$
74,510

 
$
1,641

 
$
25,009

 
$
1,368

 
$
99,519

 
$
3,009

Total securities with unrealized losses  (1)
$
93,461

 
$
1,788

 
$
32,779

 
$
1,480

 
$
126,240

 
$
3,268

December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
$
5,696

 
$
21

 
$
2,548

 
$
18

 
$
8,244

 
$
39

U.S. Treasury securities
4,625

 
11

 
4,875

 
72

 
9,500

 
83

Asset-backed securities
904

 
3

 
424

 
3

 
1,328

 
6

Corporate debt securities
736

 
1

 
120

 

 
856

 
1

Certificates of deposit
799

 
1

 

 

 
799

 
1

U.S. agency notes
99

 

 
1,807

 
8

 
1,906

 
8

Foreign government agency securities
50

 
1

 

 

 
50

 
1

Total
$
12,909

 
$
38

 
$
9,774

 
$
101

 
$
22,683

 
$
139

Held to maturity securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
$
42,102

 
$
310

 
$
24,753

 
$
724

 
$
66,855

 
$
1,034

Asset-backed securities
1,124

 
2

 
72

 

 
1,196

 
2

Corporate debt securities
1,078

 
5

 

 

 
1,078

 
5

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
607

 
5

 

 

 
607

 
5

U.S. Treasury securities
220

 
3

 

 

 
220

 
3

Foreign government agency securities
49

 
1

 

 

 
49

 
1

Total
$
45,180

 
$
326

 
$
24,825

 
$
724

 
$
70,005

 
$
1,050

Total securities with unrealized losses  (2)
$
58,089

 
$
364

 
$
34,599

 
$
825

 
$
92,688

 
$
1,189

(1) The number of investment positions with unrealized losses totaled  332 for AFS securities and 1,543 for HTM securities.
(2) The number of investment positions with unrealized losses totaled 251 for AFS securities and 938 for HTM securities.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

At June 30, 2018 , substantially all securities in the investment portfolios were rated investment grade. U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities do not have explicit credit ratings; however, management considers these to be of the highest credit quality and rating given the guarantee of principal and interest by the U.S. government or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
Management evaluates whether investment securities are other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI) on a quarterly basis as described in Note 2 in the 2017 Form 10-K. No amounts were recognized as OTTI in earnings or other comprehensive income in 2018 or 2017. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , Schwab did not hold any securities on which OTTI was previously recognized.

The maturities of AFS and HTM securities are as follows:
June 30, 2018
 
Within
1 year
 
After 1 year
through
5 years
 
After 5 years
through
10 years
 
After
10 years
 
Total
Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities  (1)
 
$
93

 
$
3,664

 
$
9,498

 
$
9,692

 
$
22,947

U.S. Treasury securities
 
3,194

 
7,665

 

 

 
10,859

Asset-backed securities
 
250

 
8,909

 
1,006

 
555

 
10,720

Corporate debt securities
 
2,253

 
3,938

 

 

 
6,191

Certificates of deposit
 
672

 
2,020

 

 

 
2,692

U.S. agency notes
 
861

 
663

 

 

 
1,524

Commercial paper
 
505

 

 

 

 
505

Foreign government agency securities
 

 
48

 

 

 
48

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (1)
 

 

 

 
36

 
36

Total fair value
 
$
7,828

 
$
26,907

 
$
10,504

 
$
10,283

 
$
55,522

Total amortized cost
 
$
7,836

 
$
27,038

 
$
10,533

 
$
10,290

 
$
55,697

Held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities  (1)
 
$
322

 
$
13,730

 
$
31,739

 
$
64,463

 
$
110,254

Asset-backed securities
 

 
1,083

 
8,978

 
6,410

 
16,471

Corporate debt securities
 
393

 
3,543

 
568

 

 
4,504

U.S. state and municipal securities
 

 

 
180

 
1,077

 
1,257

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities  (1)
 

 
354

 

 
690

 
1,044

U.S. Treasury securities
 

 

 
214

 

 
214

Certificates of deposit
 

 
200

 

 

 
200

Foreign government agency securities
 

 
48

 

 

 
48

Total fair value
 
$
715

 
$
18,958

 
$
41,679

 
$
72,640

 
$
133,992

Total amortized cost
 
$
716

 
$
19,252

 
$
42,448

 
$
74,376

 
$
136,792

(1) Mortgage-backed securities have been allocated to maturity groupings based on final contractual maturities. Actual maturities will differ from final contractual maturities because borrowers on a certain portion of loans underlying these securities have the right to prepay their obligations.

Proceeds and gross realized gains and losses from sales of AFS securities are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Proceeds
 
$
115

 
$
4,421

 
$
115

 
$
5,485

Gross realized gains
 

 
6

 

 
7




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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

5.    Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Loan Losses
The composition of bank loans and delinquency analysis by loan type is as follows:
June 30, 2018
Current
30-59 days
past due
60-89 days
past due
≥90 days past
due and other
nonaccrual loans
(3)
Total past due
and other
nonaccrual loans
Total
loans
Allowance
for loan
losses
Total
bank
loans
 net
First Mortgages (1,2)
$
10,126

$
15

$
2

$
15

$
32

$
10,158

$
17

$
10,141

HELOCs (1,2)
1,686

2

1

9

12

1,698

7

1,691

Pledged asset lines
4,558

11

1


12

4,570


4,570

Other
169





169

2

167

Total bank loans
$
16,539

$
28

$
4

$
24

$
56

$
16,595

$
26

$
16,569

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Mortgages (1,2)
$
9,983

$
14

$
2

$
17

$
33

$
10,016

$
16

$
10,000

HELOCs (1,2)
1,928


3

12

15

1,943

8

1,935

Pledged asset lines
4,361

4

4


8

4,369


4,369

Other
176





176

2

174

Total bank loans
$
16,448

$
18

$
9

$
29

$
56

$
16,504

$
26

$
16,478

(1) First Mortgages and HELOCs include unamortized premiums and discounts and direct origination costs of $74 million and $77 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively.
(2) At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , 47% and 48% , respectively, of the First Mortgage and HELOC portfolios were concentrated in California. These loans have performed in a manner consistent with the portfolio as a whole.
(3) There were no loans accruing interest that were contractually 90 days or more past due at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017 .

At June 30, 2018 , CSB had pledged $11.1 billion of First Mortgages and HELOCs as collateral to secure borrowing capacity on a secured credit facility with the FHLB (see Note 8).

Substantially all of the bank loans were collectively evaluated for impairment at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .

Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
 
Other
 
Total (1)
 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
 
Other
 
Total (1)
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
17

 
$
7

 
$
3

 
$
27

 
$
17

 
$
8

 
$
1

 
$
26

Charge-offs
 

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
Recoveries
 

 
1

 

 
1

 
1

 
1

 

 
2

Provision for loan losses
 

 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period
 
$
17

 
$
7

 
$
2

 
$
26

 
$
17

 
$
8

 
$
1

 
$
26

Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2017

 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
 
Other
 
Total (1)
 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
 
Other
 
Total (1)
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
16

 
$
8

 
$
2

 
$
26

 
$
17

 
$
8

 
$
1

 
$
26

Charge-offs
 

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
Recoveries
 

 
1

 

 
1

 
1

 
1

 

 
2

Provision for loan losses
 
1

 
(2
)
 
1

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period
 
$
17

 
$
7

 
$
2

 
$
26

 
$
17

 
$
8

 
$
1

 
$
26

(1) All pledged asset lines (PALs) were fully collateralized by securities with fair values in excess of borrowings at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

A summary of impaired bank loan related assets is as follows:
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Nonaccrual loans  (1)
 
$
24

 
$
28

Other real estate owned  (2)
 
2

 
3

Total nonperforming assets
 
26

 
31

Troubled debt restructurings
 
6

 
11

Total impaired assets
 
$
32

 
$
42

(1) Nonaccrual loans include nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings.
(2) Included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Credit Quality
In addition to monitoring delinquency, Schwab monitors the credit quality of First Mortgages and HELOCs by stratifying the portfolios by the following:
Year of origination;
Borrower FICO scores at origination (Origination FICO);
Updated borrower FICO scores (Updated FICO);
Loan-to-value (LTV) ratios at origination (Origination LTV); and
Estimated current LTV ratios (Estimated Current LTV).
Borrowers’ FICO scores are provided by an independent third-party credit reporting service and were last updated in June 2018. The Origination LTV and Estimated Current LTV for a HELOC include any first lien mortgage outstanding on the same property at the time of the HELOC’s origination. The Estimated Current LTV for each loan is estimated by reference to a home price appreciation index.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

The credit quality indicators of the Company’s bank loan portfolio are detailed below:
June 30, 2018
 
Balance
 
Weighted Average
Updated FICO
 
Utilization
Rate
(1)   
 
Percent of
Loans that are on
Nonaccrual Status
First Mortgages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Current LTV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   < 70%
 
$
9,287

 
776

 
N/A

 
0.06
%
  >70% –  < 90%
 
865

 
770

 
N/A

 
0.42
%
  >90% –  < 100%
 
4

 
696

 
N/A

 
8.72
%
  >100%
 
2

 
729

 
N/A

 
10.14
%
Total
 
$
10,158

 
776

 
N/A

 
0.10
%
HELOCs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Current LTV (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   < 70%
 
$
1,580

 
772

 
31
%
 
0.11
%
  >70% –  < 90%
 
105

 
754

 
48
%
 
1.04
%
  >90% –  < 100%
 
8

 
741

 
72
%
 
2.39
%
  >100%
 
5

 
714

 
76
%
 
2.03
%
Total
 
$
1,698

 
771

 
31
%
 
0.19
%
Pledged asset lines:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Weighted-Average LTV (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

=70%
 
$
4,570

 
766

 
38
%
 

December 31, 2017
 
Balance
 
Weighted Average
Updated FICO
 
Utilization
Rate
(1)   
 
Percent of
Loans that are on
Nonaccrual Status
First Mortgages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Current LTV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   < 70%
 
$
9,046

 
775

 
N/A 

 
0.09
%
  >70% –  < 90%
 
961

 
769

 
N/A 

 
0.46
%
  >90% –  < 100%
 
5

 
714

 
N/A 

 
10.49
%
  >100%
 
4

 
713

 
N/A 

 
6.23
%
Total
 
$
10,016

 
775

 
N/A 

 
0.14
%
HELOCs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Current LTV (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   < 70%
 
$
1,773

 
772

 
32
%
 
0.18
%
  >70% –  < 90%
 
148

 
755

 
47
%
 
0.84
%
  >90% –  < 100%
 
14

 
742

 
64
%
 
2.85
%
  >100%
 
8

 
718

 
72
%
 
4.91
%
Total
 
$
1,943

 
770

 
33
%
 
0.27
%
Pledged asset lines:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average LTV (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=70%
 
$
4,369

 
765

 
41
%
 

(1) The Utilization Rate is calculated using the outstanding balance divided by the associated total line of credit.
(2) Represents the LTV for the full line of credit (drawn and undrawn).
N/A Not applicable.

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

June 30, 2018
 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
Year of origination
 
 
 
 

Pre-2014
 
$
2,313

 
$
1,252

2014
 
461

 
99

2015
 
1,121

 
113

2016
 
2,734

 
101

2017
 
2,484

 
101

2018
 
1,045

 
32

Total
 
$
10,158

 
$
1,698

Origination FICO
 
 

 
 

  <620
 
$
5

 
$

620 – 679
 
84

 
9

680 – 739
 
1,574

 
321

   > 740
 
8,495

 
1,368

Total
 
$
10,158

 
$
1,698

Origination LTV
 
 
 
 
   < 70%
 
$
7,677

 
$
1,194

  >70% –  < 90%
 
2,476

 
496

  >90% –  < 100%
 
5

 
8

Total
 
$
10,158

 
$
1,698


December 31, 2017
 
First Mortgages
 
HELOCs
Year of origination
 
 
 
 

Pre-2014
 
$
2,804

 
$
1,496

2014
 
530

 
116

2015
 
1,218

 
128

2016
 
2,886

 
111

2017
 
2,578

 
92

Total
 
$
10,016

 
$
1,943

Origination FICO
 
 

 
 

  <620
 
$
6

 
$
1

620 – 679
 
89

 
10

680 – 739
 
1,569

 
365

   > 740
 
8,352

 
1,567

Total
 
$
10,016

 
$
1,943

Origination LTV
 
 

 
 

   < 70%
 
$
7,569

 
$
1,360

  >70% –  < 90%
 
2,441

 
574

  >90% –  < 100%
 
6

 
9

Total
 
$
10,016

 
$
1,943

At June 30, 2018 , First Mortgage loans of $9.2 billion had adjustable interest rates. These mortgages have initial fixed interest rates for three to ten years and interest rates that adjust annually thereafter. Approximately 32% of the balance of these mortgages consisted of loans with interest-only payment terms. The interest rates on approximately 63% of the balance of these interest-only loans are not scheduled to reset for three or more years. Schwab’s mortgage loans do not include interest terms described as temporary introductory rates below current market rates.

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

The HELOC product has a 30 -year loan term with an initial draw period of ten  years from the date of origination. After the initial draw period, the balance outstanding at such time is converted to a 20 -year amortizing loan. The interest rate during the initial draw period, and the 20 -year amortizing period, is a floating rate based on the prime rate plus a margin. HELOCs that convert to an amortizing loan may experience higher delinquencies, and higher loss rates, than those in the initial draw period. The allowance for loan loss methodology takes this increased inherent risk into consideration. 
The following table presents when current outstanding HELOCs will convert to amortizing loans:
June 30, 2018
 
Balance
Converted to an amortizing loan by period end
 
$
537

Within 1 year
 
342

> 1 year – 3 years
 
152

> 3 years – 5 years
 
155

> 5 years
 
512

Total
 
$
1,698

At June 30, 2018 , $1.4 billion of the HELOC portfolio was secured by second liens on the associated properties. Second lien mortgage loans typically possess a higher degree of credit risk given the subordination to the first lien holder in the event of default. In addition to the credit monitoring activities described previously, Schwab also monitors credit risk by reviewing the delinquency status of the first lien loan on the associated property. At  June 30, 2018 , the borrowers on approximately 49% of HELOC loan balances outstanding only paid the minimum amount due.


6.    Variable Interest Entities
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , all of Schwab’s involvement with variable interest entities (VIEs) is through CSB’s Community Reinvestment Act-related investments and most of those related to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investments. As part of CSB’s community reinvestment initiatives, CSB invests with other institutional investors in funds that make equity investments in multifamily affordable housing properties. CSB receives tax credits and other tax benefits for these investments. CSB’s LIHTC investments are accounted for using the proportional amortization method, which amortizes the cost of the investment over the period in which the investor expects to receive tax credits and other tax benefits, and the resulting amortization is included in taxes on income on the consolidated statements of income.
Aggregate assets, liabilities, and maximum exposure to loss
The aggregate assets, liabilities, and maximum exposure to loss from those VIEs in which Schwab holds a variable interest, but as to which we have concluded it is not the primary beneficiary, are summarized in the table below:
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Aggregate
assets
 
Aggregate
liabilities
 
Maximum
exposure
to loss
 
Aggregate
assets
 
Aggregate
liabilities
 
Maximum
exposure
to loss
LIHTC investments (1)
 
$
339

 
$
208

 
$
339

 
$
304

 
$
203

 
$
304

Other CRA investments  (2)
 
68

 

 
119

 
69

 

 
125

Total
 
$
407

 
$
208

 
$
458

 
$
373

 
$
203

 
$
429

(1) Aggregate assets and aggregate liabilities are included in other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Other CRA investments are recorded using either the adjusted cost method, equity method, or as HTM securities. Aggregate assets are included in other assets, HTM securities, or bank loans – net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Schwab’s maximum exposure to loss would result from the loss of the investments, including any committed amounts. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 , Schwab did not provide or intend to provide financial or other support to the VIEs that it was not contractually required to provide. CSB’s funding of these remaining commitments is dependent upon the occurrence of certain conditions, and CSB expects to pay substantially all of these commitments between 2018 and 2021 .


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

7.    Bank Deposits

Bank deposits consist of interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits as follows:

 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
Deposits swept from brokerage accounts
 
$
179,874

 
$
148,212

Checking
 
12,601

 
13,388

Savings and other
 
6,825

 
7,264

Total interest-bearing deposits
 
199,300

 
168,864

Non-interest-bearing deposits
 
622

 
792

Total bank deposits
 
$
199,922

 
$
169,656



8.    Borrowings

CSC’s Senior Notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with the other unsecured senior debt. CSC may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes of each series prior to their maturity, subject to certain restrictions, and the payment of an applicable make-whole premium in certain instances. Interest is payable semi-annually for the fixed-rate Senior Notes and quarterly for the floating-rate Senior Notes. The following table lists long-term debt by instrument outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .
 
Date of
Principal Amount Outstanding

Issuance
June 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
Fixed-rate Senior Notes:
 
 
 
1.500% due March 10, 2018 (1)
03/10/15
$

$
625

2.200% due July 25, 2018 (2)
07/25/13

275

4.450% due July 22, 2020
07/22/10
700

700

3.250% due May 21, 2021
05/22/18
600


3.225% due September 1, 2022
08/29/12
256

256

2.650% due January 25, 2023
12/07/17
800

800

3.000% due March 10, 2025
03/10/15
375

375

3.850% due May 21, 2025
05/22/18
750


3.450% due February 13, 2026
11/13/15
350

350

3.200% due March 2, 2027
03/02/17
650

650

3.200% due January 25, 2028
12/07/17
700

700

Floating-rate Senior Notes:
 
 
 
Three-month LIBOR + 0.32% due May 21, 2021
05/22/18
600


Total Senior Notes
 
5,781

4,731

5.450% Finance lease obligation (3)
06/04/04
57

61

Unamortized discount — net
 
(14
)
(14
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(35
)
(25
)
Total long-term debt
 
$
5,789

$
4,753

(1) Redeemed on February 8, 2018.
(2) Redeemed on June 25, 2018.
(3) Schwab has a finance lease obligation related to an office building and land under a 20 -year lease. The remaining finance lease obligation is being reduced by a portion of the lease payments over the remaining lease term through June 30, 2024.


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

Annual maturities on long-term debt outstanding at June 30, 2018 are as follows:
 
Maturities
2018
$
4

2019
8

2020
709

2021
1,209

2022
266

Thereafter
3,642

Total maturities
5,838

Unamortized discount — net
(14
)
Debt issuance costs
(35
)
Total long-term debt
$
5,789

Short-term borrowings: CSB maintains a secured credit facility with the FHLB. Amounts available under this facility are dependent on the value of CSB’s First Mortgages, HELOCs, and the fair value of certain of CSB’s investment securities that are pledged as collateral. As of June 30, 2018 , the collateral pledged by CSB provided a total borrowing capacity of $30.3 billion of which no amounts were outstanding. As of December 31, 2017 , the collateral pledged by CSB provided a total borrowing capacity of $32.3 billion , of which $15.0 billion , was outstanding.
As a condition of the FHLB borrowings, CSB is required to hold FHLB stock, which was recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The investment in FHLB was $17 million at June 30, 2018 and $405 million at December 31, 2017 .


9.    Commitments and Contingencies

Loan Portfolio: CSB provides a co-branded loan origination program for CSB clients (the Program) with Quicken Loans, Inc. (Quicken Loans ® ). Pursuant to the Program, Quicken Loans originates and services First Mortgages and HELOCs for CSB clients. Under the Program, CSB purchases certain First Mortgages and HELOCs that are originated by Quicken Loans. CSB purchased First Mortgages of $594 million and $683 million during the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, and $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion during the first six months of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Schwab purchased HELOCs with commitments of $100 million and $111 million during the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, and $207 million and $229 million during the first six months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The Company’s commitments to extend credit on bank lines of credit and to purchase First Mortgages are as follows:
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017

Commitments to extend credit related to unused HELOCs, PALs, and other lines of credit
$
10,726

 
$
10,060

Commitments to purchase First Mortgage loans
309

 
308

Total
$
11,035

 
$
10,368

Guarantees and indemnifications: Schwab has clients that sell (i.e., write) listed option contracts that are cleared by the Options Clearing Corporation – a clearing house that establishes margin requirements on these transactions. We partially satisfy the margin requirements by arranging unsecured standby letter of credit agreements (LOCs), in favor of the Options Clearing Corporation, which are issued by several banks. At June 30, 2018 , the aggregate face amount of these LOCs totaled $225 million . There were no funds drawn under any of these LOCs at June 30, 2018 . In connection with its securities lending activities, Schwab is required to provide collateral to certain brokerage clients. The Company satisfies the collateral requirements by providing cash as collateral.
Schwab also provides guarantees to securities clearing houses and exchanges under standard membership agreements, which require members to guarantee the performance of other members. Under the agreements, if another member becomes unable to satisfy its obligations to the clearing houses and exchanges, other members would be required to meet shortfalls. Schwab’s

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

liability under these arrangements is not quantifiable and may exceed the cash and securities it has posted as collateral. The potential requirement for the Company to make payments under these arrangements is remote. Accordingly, no liability has been recognized for these guarantees.
Legal contingencies: Schwab is subject to claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation, some of which include claims for substantial or unspecified damages. The Company is also the subject of inquiries, investigations, and proceedings by regulatory and other governmental agencies.

Predicting the outcome of a litigation or regulatory matter is inherently difficult, requiring significant judgment and evaluation of various factors, including the procedural status of the matter and any recent developments; prior experience and the experience of others in similar cases; available defenses, including potential opportunities to dispose of a case on the merits or procedural grounds before trial (e.g., motions to dismiss or for summary judgment); the progress of fact discovery; the opinions of counsel and experts regarding potential damages; potential opportunities for settlement and the status of any settlement discussions; and potential insurance coverage and indemnification. It may not be reasonably possible to estimate a range of potential liability until the matter is closer to resolution – pending, for example, further proceedings, the outcome of key motions or appeals, or discussions among the parties. Numerous issues may have to be developed, such as discovery of important factual matters and determination of threshold legal issues, which may include novel or unsettled questions of law. Reserves are established or adjusted or further disclosure and estimates of potential loss are provided as the matter progresses and more information becomes available.

Schwab believes it has strong defenses in all significant matters currently pending and is contesting liability and any damages claimed. Nevertheless, some of these matters may result in adverse judgments or awards, including penalties, injunctions or other relief, and the Company may also determine to settle a matter because of the uncertainty and risks of litigation. Described below are certain matters in which there is a reasonable possibility that a material loss could be incurred or where the matter may otherwise be of significant interest to stockholders. Unless otherwise noted, the Company is unable to provide a reasonable estimate of any potential liability given the stage of proceedings in the matter. With respect to all other pending matters, based on current information and consultation with counsel, it does not appear reasonably possible that the outcome of any such matter would be material to the financial condition, operating results, or cash flows of the Company.

Total Bond Market Fund Litigation : On August 28, 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of investors in the Schwab Total Bond Market Fund . The lawsuit, which alleged violations of state law and federal securities law in connection with the fund’s investment policy, named CSIM, Schwab Investments (registrant and issuer of the fund’s shares), and certain current and former fund trustees as defendants. Allegations include that the fund improperly deviated from its stated investment objectives by investing in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and investing more than 25% of fund assets in CMOs and mortgage-backed securities without obtaining a fundholder vote. Plaintiff seeks unspecified compensatory and rescission damages, unspecified equitable and injunctive relief, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of a putative class of investors who held shares as of August 31, 2007, and a putative class of investors who purchased the shares between September 1, 2017 and February 27, 2009. Plaintiff’s federal securities law claim and certain of plaintiff’s state law claims were dismissed. On August 8, 2011, the court dismissed plaintiff’s remaining claims with prejudice. Plaintiff appealed to the Ninth Circuit, which issued a ruling on March 9, 2015 reversing the district court’s dismissal of the case and remanding the case for further proceedings. Plaintiff filed a fourth amended complaint on June 25, 2015, and in decisions issued October 6, 2015 and February 23, 2016, the court dismissed all claims with prejudice. Plaintiff has appealed to the Ninth Circuit, where the case remains pending.

Crago Order Routing Litigation : On July 13, 2016, a securities class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of a putative class of customers executing equity orders through CS&Co. The lawsuit names CS&Co and CSC as defendants and alleges that an agreement under which CS&Co routed orders to UBS Securities LLC between July 13, 2011 and December 31, 2014 violated CS&Co’s duty to seek best execution. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, interest, injunctive and equitable relief, and attorneys’ fees and costs. After a first amended complaint was dismissed with leave to amend, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on August 14, 2017. Defendants again moved to dismiss, and in a decision issued December 5, 2017, the court denied the motion. Defendants have answered the complaint to deny all allegations, and intend to vigorously contest the lawsuit.




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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

10.     Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk

Resale agreements: Schwab enters into collateralized resale agreements principally with other broker-dealers, which could result in losses in the event the counterparty fails to purchase the securities held as collateral for the cash advanced and the fair value of the securities declines. To mitigate this risk, Schwab requires that the counterparty deliver securities to a custodian, to be held as collateral, with a fair value at or in excess of the resale price. Schwab also sets standards for the credit quality of the counterparty, monitors the fair value of the underlying securities as compared to the related receivable, including accrued interest, and requires additional collateral where deemed appropriate. The collateral provided under these resale agreements is utilized to meet obligations under broker-dealer client protection rules, which place limitations on our ability to access such segregated securities. For Schwab to repledge or sell this collateral, it would be required to deposit cash and/or securities of an equal amount into its segregated reserve bank accounts in order to meet its segregated cash and investment requirement. Schwab’s resale agreements are not subject to master netting arrangements.

Securities lending: Schwab loans brokerage client securities temporarily to other brokers and clearing houses in connection with its securities lending activities and receives cash as collateral for the securities loaned. Increases in security prices may cause the fair value of the securities loaned to exceed the amount of cash received as collateral. In the event the counterparty to these transactions does not return the loaned securities or provide additional cash collateral, we may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy our client obligations. Schwab mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, monitoring the fair value of securities loaned, and requiring additional cash as collateral when necessary. We also borrow securities from other broker-dealers to fulfill short sales by brokerage clients and deliver cash to the lender in exchange for the securities. The fair value of these borrowed securities was $472 million and $215 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively. All of our securities lending transactions are through a program with a clearing organization, which guarantees the return of cash to us and is subject to enforceable master netting arrangements with other broker-dealers; however, we do not net securities lending transactions. Therefore, the securities loaned and securities borrowed are presented gross in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

The following table presents information about our resale agreements and securities lending activity depicting the potential effect of rights of setoff between these recognized assets and recognized liabilities at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
Gross
Assets/
Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts
Presented in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Counterparty
Offsetting
 
Collateral
 
Net
Amount
June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resale agreements (1)
 
$
5,391

 
$

 
$
5,391

 
$

 
$
(5,391
)
(2)  
 
$

Securities borrowed (3)
 
484

 

 
484

 
(362
)
 
(119
)
 
 
3

Total
 
$
5,875

 
$

 
$
5,875

 
$
(362
)
 
$
(5,510
)
 
 
$
3

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned (4,5)
 
$
946

 
$

 
$
946

 
$
(362
)
 
$
(492
)
 
 
$
92

Total
 
$
946

 
$

 
$
946

 
$
(362
)
 
$
(492
)
 
 
$
92

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resale agreements (1)
 
$
6,596

 
$

 
$
6,596

 
$

 
$
(6,596
)
(2)  
 
$

Securities borrowed (3)
 
222

 

 
222

 
(199
)
 
(22
)
 
 
1

Total
 
$
6,818

 
$

 
$
6,818

 
$
(199
)
 
$
(6,618
)
 
 
$
1

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned (4,5)
 
$
966

 
$

 
$
966

 
$
(199
)
 
$
(670
)
 
 
$
97

Total
 
$
966

 
$

 
$
966

 
$
(199
)
 
$
(670
)
 
 
$
97

(1) Included in cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Actual collateral was greater than or equal to 102% of the related assets. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , the fair value of collateral received in connection with resale agreements that are available to be repledged or sold was $5.5 billion and $6.7 billion , respectively.
(3) Included in receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(4) Included in payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The cash collateral received from counterparties under securities lending transactions was equal to or greater than the market value of the securities loaned at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .
(5) Securities loaned are predominantly comprised of equity securities held in client brokerage accounts with overnight and continuous remaining contractual maturities.

Margin lending: Clients with margin loans have agreed to allow Schwab to pledge collateralized securities in their brokerage accounts in accordance with federal regulations. The following table summarizes the fair value of client securities that were available, under such regulations, that could have been used as collateral, and the amounts that we had pledged:
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Fair value of client securities available to be pledged
 
$
28,511

 
$
25,905

   Fair value of client securities pledged for:
 
 
 
 
     Fulfillment of requirements with the Options Clearing Corporation (1)
 
2,921

 
2,280

     Fulfillment of client short sales
 
1,831

 
2,011

     Securities lending to other broker-dealers
 
741

 
784

   Total collateral pledged
 
$
5,493

 
$
5,075

Note: Excludes amounts available and pledged for securities lending from fully-paid client securities. The fair value of fully-paid client securities available and pledged was $104 million as of June 30, 2018 and $78 million as of December 31, 2017 .
(1)  
Client securities pledged to fulfill client margin requirements for open option contracts established with the Options Clearing Corporation.



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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

11.    Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

Schwab’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include certain cash equivalents, certain investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes, other securities owned, and AFS securities. The Company uses the market approach to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities. When available, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities. When utilizing market data and bid-ask spread, the Company uses the price within the bid-ask spread that best represents fair value. When quoted prices do not exist, the Company uses prices obtained from independent third-party pricing services to measure the fair value of investment assets. We generally obtain prices from at least three independent pricing sources for assets recorded at fair value.

Our primary independent pricing service provides prices based on observable trades and discounted cash flows that incorporate observable information such as yields for similar types of securities (a benchmark interest rate plus observable spreads) and weighted-average maturity for the same or similar “to-be-issued” securities. We compare the prices obtained from the primary independent pricing service to the prices obtained from the additional independent pricing sources to determine if the price obtained from the primary independent pricing service is reasonable. Schwab does not adjust the prices received from independent third-party pricing services unless such prices are inconsistent with the definition of fair value and result in a material difference in the recorded amounts.

For a description of the fair value hierarchy and Schwab’s fair value methodologies, including the use of independent third-party pricing services, see Note 2 in the 2017 Form 10-K. We did not transfer any assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2018 , or the year ended December 31, 2017 . In addition, the Company did not adjust prices received from the primary independent third-party pricing service at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017 .




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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Liabilities recorded at fair value were not material, and therefore are not included in the following tables:
June 30, 2018
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Balance at
Fair Value
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
 
$
1,103

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,103

Commercial paper
 

 
210

 

 
210

Total cash equivalents
 
1,103

 
210

 

 
1,313

Investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Certificates of deposit
 

 
1,999

 

 
1,999

U.S. Government securities
 

 
1,532

 

 
1,532

Total investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 

 
3,531

 

 
3,531

Other securities owned:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Equity and bond mutual funds
 
399

 

 

 
399

Schwab Funds ®  money market funds
 
42

 

 

 
42

State and municipal debt obligations
 

 
42

 

 
42

Equity, U.S. Government and corporate debt, and other securities
 
3

 
39

 

 
42

Total other securities owned
 
444

 
81

 

 
525

Available for sale securities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 

 
22,947

 

 
22,947

U.S. Treasury securities
 

 
10,859

 

 
10,859

Asset-backed securities
 

 
10,720

 

 
10,720

Corporate debt securities
 

 
6,191

 

 
6,191

Certificates of deposit
 

 
2,692

 

 
2,692

U.S. agency notes
 

 
1,524

 

 
1,524

Commercial paper
 

 
505

 

 
505

Foreign government agency securities
 

 
48

 

 
48

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 

 
36

 

 
36

Total available for sale securities
 

 
55,522

 

 
55,522

Total
 
$
1,547

 
$
59,344

 
$

 
$
60,891


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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

December 31, 2017
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Balance at
Fair Value
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
 
$
2,727

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,727

Total cash equivalents
 
2,727

 

 

 
2,727

Investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
 

 
2,198

 

 
2,198

U.S. Government securities
 

 
3,658

 

 
3,658

Total investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 

 
5,856

 

 
5,856

Other securities owned:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity and bond mutual funds
 
318

 

 

 
318

Schwab Funds ®  money market funds
 
135

 

 

 
135

State and municipal debt obligations
 

 
52

 

 
52

Equity, U.S. Government and corporate debt, and other securities
 
2

 
32

 

 
34

Total other securities owned
 
455

 
84

 

 
539

Available for sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 

 
20,929

 

 
20,929

U.S. Treasury securities
 

 
9,500

 

 
9,500

Asset-backed securities
 

 
9,047

 

 
9,047

Corporate debt securities
 

 
6,169

 

 
6,169

Certificates of deposit
 

 
2,041

 

 
2,041

U.S. agency notes
 

 
1,906

 

 
1,906

Commercial paper
 

 
313

 

 
313

Foreign government agency securities
 

 
50

 

 
50

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 

 
40

 

 
40

Total available for sale securities
 

 
49,995

 

 
49,995

Total
 
$
3,182

 
$
55,935

 
$

 
$
59,117

 

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for other financial instruments:
June 30, 2018
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Balance at
Fair Value
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
11,937

 
$

 
$
11,937

 
$

 
$
11,937

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for
regulatory purposes
 
7,469

 

 
7,469

 

 
7,469

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing
organizations
 
1,025

 

 
1,025

 

 
1,025

Receivables from brokerage clients  net
 
22,344

 

 
22,344

 

 
22,344

Held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
113,106

 

 
110,254

 

 
110,254

Asset-backed securities
 
16,356

 

 
16,471

 

 
16,471

Corporate debt securities
 
4,550

 

 
4,504

 

 
4,504

U.S. state and municipal securities
 
1,242

 

 
1,257

 

 
1,257

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
1,065

 

 
1,044

 

 
1,044

U.S. Treasury securities
 
223

 

 
214

 

 
214

Certificates of deposit
 
200

 

 
200

 

 
200

Foreign government agency securities
 
50

 

 
48

 

 
48

Total held to maturity securities
 
136,792

 

 
133,992

 

 
133,992

Bank loans  net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Mortgages
 
10,141

 

 
9,915

 

 
9,915

HELOCs
 
1,691

 

 
1,758

 

 
1,758

Pledged asset lines
 
4,570

 

 
4,570

 

 
4,570

Other
 
167

 

 
167

 

 
167

Total bank loans  net
 
16,569

 

 
16,410

 

 
16,410

Other assets
 
441

 

 
441

 

 
441

Total
 
$
196,577

 
$

 
$
193,618

 
$

 
$
193,618

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
 
$
199,922

 
$

 
$
199,922

 
$

 
$
199,922

Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
 
3,319

 

 
3,319

 

 
3,319

Payables to brokerage clients
 
30,347

 

 
30,347

 

 
30,347

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
1,110

 

 
1,110

 

 
1,110

Long-term debt
 
5,789

 

 
5,718

 

 
5,718

Total
 
$
240,487

 
$

 
$
240,416

 
$

 
$
240,416



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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

December 31, 2017
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Balance at
Fair Value
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
11,490

 
$

 
$
11,490

 
$

 
$
11,490

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for
regulatory purposes
 
9,277

 

 
9,277

 

 
9,277

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing
organizations
 
649

 

 
649

 

 
649

Receivables from brokerage clients  net
 
20,568

 

 
20,568

 

 
20,568

Held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
 
101,197

 

 
100,453

 

 
100,453

Asset-backed securities
 
12,937

 

 
13,062

 

 
13,062

Corporate debt securities
 
4,078

 

 
4,086

 

 
4,086

U.S. state and municipal securities
 
1,247

 

 
1,304

 

 
1,304

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
994

 

 
999

 

 
999

U.S. Treasury securities
 
223

 

 
220

 

 
220

Certificates of deposit
 
200

 

 
200

 

 
200

Foreign government agency securities
 
50

 

 
49

 

 
49

Total held to maturity securities
 
120,926

 

 
120,373

 

 
120,373

Bank loans  net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Mortgages
 
10,000

 

 
9,917

 

 
9,917

HELOCs
 
1,935

 

 
2,025

 

 
2,025

Pledged asset lines
 
4,369

 

 
4,369

 

 
4,369

Other
 
174

 

 
174

 

 
174

Total bank loans  net
 
16,478

 

 
16,485

 

 
16,485

Other assets
 
781

 

 
781

 

 
781

Total
 
$
180,169

 
$

 
$
179,623

 
$

 
$
179,623

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
 
$
169,656

 
$

 
$
169,656

 
$

 
$
169,656

Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations
 
1,287

 

 
1,287

 

 
1,287

Payables to brokerage clients
 
31,243

 

 
31,243

 

 
31,243

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
1,463

 

 
1,463

 

 
1,463

Short-term borrowings
 
15,000

 

 
15,000

 

 
15,000

Long-term debt
 
4,753

 

 
4,811

 

 
4,811

Total
 
$
223,402

 
$

 
$
223,460

 
$

 
$
223,460




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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

12.    Stockholders’ Equity
The Company’s preferred stock issued and outstanding is as follows:

Shares Issued and Outstanding (In thousands) at
Liquidation Preference Per Share
Carrying Value at
 
Dividend Rate in Effect at June 30, 2018
Earliest Redemption Date
Date at Which Dividend Rate Becomes Floating
Floating Annual Rate of Three-Month LIBOR plus:
 
June 30, 2018 (1)
December 31, 2017 (1)
June 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
Issue Date
Fixed-rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C
600

600

$
1,000

$
585

$
585

08/03/15
6.000
%
12/01/20
N/A
N/A

Series D
750

750

1,000

728

728

03/07/16
5.950
%
06/01/21
N/A
N/A

Fixed-to-floating-rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series A
400

400

1,000

397

397

01/26/12
7.000
%
02/01/22
02/01/22
4.820
%
Series E
6

6

100,000

591

591

10/31/16
4.625
%
03/01/22
03/01/22
3.315
%
Series F
5

5

100,000

492

492

10/31/17
5.000
%
12/01/27
12/01/27
2.575
%
Total preferred stock
1,761

1,761



$
2,793

$
2,793

 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represented by depositary shares, except for Series A.
N/A Not applicable.


13.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) represents cumulative gains and losses that are not reflected in earnings. The components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
 
2018
 
2017
Three Months Ended June 30,
Before
Tax
 
Tax
Effect
 
Net of
Tax
 
Before
Tax
 
Tax
Effect
 
Net of
Tax
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

  Net unrealized gain (loss)
$
(33
)
 
$
8

 
$
(25
)
 
$
29

 
$
(11
)
 
$
18

  Other reclassifications included in other revenue

 

 

 
(6
)
 
3

 
(3
)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Amortization of amounts previously recorded upon transfer from available for sale
9

 
(2
)
 
7

 
9

 
(4
)
 
5

Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(24
)
 
$
6

 
$
(18
)
 
$
32

 
$
(12
)
 
$
20


 
2018
 
2017
Six Months Ended June 30,
Before
Tax
 
Tax
Effect
 
Net of
Tax
 
Before
Tax
 
Tax
Effect
 
Net of
Tax
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss)
$
(141
)
 
$
34

 
$
(107
)
 
$
81

 
$
(30
)
 
$
51

Reclassification of net unrealized loss on securities transferred to held to maturity (1)

 

 

 
227

 
(85
)
 
142

Other reclassifications included in other revenue

 

 

 
(7
)
 
3

 
(4
)
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on held to maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassification of net unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale (1)

 

 

 
(227
)
 
85

 
(142
)
Amortization of amounts previously recorded upon transfer from available for sale
18

 
(4
)
 
14

 
11

 
(5
)
 
6

Other

 

 

 
(3
)
 
1

 
(2
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(123
)
 
$
30

 
$
(93
)
 
$
82

 
$
(31
)
 
$
51

(1) See Note 5 in the 2017 10-K for discussion of the transfer of securities from the AFS category to the HTM category during the first quarter of 2017.

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

AOCI balances are as follows:

 
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
(163
)
Available for sale securities:
 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss)
 
51

Reclassification of net unrealized loss on securities transferred to held to maturity
 
142

Other reclassifications included in other revenue
 
(4
)
Held to maturity securities:
 
 
Reclassification of net unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale
 
(142
)
Amortization of amounts previously recorded upon transfer to held to maturity from available for sale
 
6

Other
 
(2
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
(112
)
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
$
(152
)
Adoption of accounting standards (Note 2)
 
(33
)
Available for sale securities:
 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss)
 
(107
)
Held to maturity securities:
 
 
Amortization of amounts previously recorded upon transfer to held to maturity from available for sale
 
14

Balance at June 30, 2018
 
$
(278
)


14.    Taxes on Income
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was signed into law. Among other things, the Tax Act lowered the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective for tax years including or commencing January 1, 2018. Schwab’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was 23.4% and 22.7% , respectively, compared to 36.7% and 35.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively, resulting from the impact of the Tax Act of 2017.

Also as a result of the Tax Act, Schwab recognized a $46 million one-time non-cash charge to taxes on income in the fourth quarter of 2017 associated with the remeasurement of net deferred tax assets and other tax adjustments related to the Tax Act. While we were able to make a reasonable estimate of the impact of the reduction in the corporate tax rate in the fourth quarter of 2017, our accounting for various elements of the Tax Act may be affected by clarifications of the Tax Act and other related analysis.

During the second quarter of 2018, Schwab concluded its analysis of the effect of bonus depreciation that allows for immediate expensing of qualified property related to the Tax Act. The impact of the true-up adjustment from this analysis was determined to be immaterial. We are continuing to gather additional information to complete the accounting for the remaining estimated items, including the state tax effect of adjustments made to federal temporary differences, and expect to complete the accounting within the prescribed measurement period. As such, the impact of the Tax Act is an estimate pending further information and the analysis noted.

As of January 1, 2018, Schwab adopted new accounting guidance that decreased AOCI and increased retained earnings by $33 million for the reclassification of certain impacts of the Tax Act as described in Note 2.



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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

15.    Earnings Per Common Share

EPS under the basic and diluted computations is as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net income
 
$
866

 
$
575

 
$
1,649

 
$
1,139

Preferred stock dividends and other  (1)
 
(53
)
 
(45
)
 
(90
)
 
(84
)
Net income available to common stockholders
 
$
813

 
$
530

 
$
1,559

 
$
1,055

Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic
 
1,350

 
1,338

 
1,349

 
1,337

Common stock equivalent shares related to stock incentive plans
 
14

 
13

 
14

 
14

Weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted  (2)
 
1,364

 
1,351

 
1,363

 
1,351

Basic EPS
 
$
.60

 
$
.40

 
$
1.16

 
$
.79

Diluted EPS
 
$
.60

 
$
.39

 
$
1.14

 
$
.78

(1) Includes preferred stock dividends and undistributed earnings and dividends allocated to non-vested restricted stock units.
(2) Antidilutive stock options and restricted stock units excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS totaled  10 million and 9 million shares for the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 , respectively, and 12 million and 10 million shares for the first six months of 2018 and 2017 , respectively.



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CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

16.    Regulatory Requirements

At June 30, 2018 , Schwab and CSB met all of their respective capital requirements. The regulatory capital and ratios for CSC (consolidated) and CSB are as follows:

 
Actual
 
Minimum to be
Well Capitalized
 
Minimum Capital Requirement
June 30, 2018
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
CSC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
$
16,328

 
19.3
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
$
3,813

 
4.5
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
19,121

 
22.6
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
5,083

 
6.0
%
Total Risk-Based Capital
 
19,149

 
22.6
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
6,778

 
8.0
%
Tier 1 Leverage
 
19,121

 
7.6
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
10,049

 
4.0
%
CSB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
$
14,599

 
20.1
%
 
$
4,725

 
6.5
%
 
$
3,271

 
4.5
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
14,599

 
20.1
%
 
5,815

 
8.0
%
 
4,362

 
6.0
%
Total Risk-Based Capital
 
14,626

 
20.1
%
 
7,269

 
10.0
%
 
5,815

 
8.0
%
Tier 1 Leverage
 
14,599

 
7.2
%
 
10,136

 
5.0
%
 
8,108

 
4.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CSC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
$
14,630

 
19.3
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
$
3,414

 
4.5
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
17,423

 
23.0
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
4,552

 
6.0
%
Total Risk-Based Capital
 
17,452

 
23.0
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
6,069

 
8.0
%
Tier 1 Leverage
 
17,423

 
7.6
%
 
N/A

 
 
 
9,218

 
4.0
%
CSB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
$
13,355

 
20.1
%
 
$
4,324

 
6.5
%
 
$
2,993

 
4.5
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
13,355

 
20.1
%
 
5,321

 
8.0
%
 
3,991

 
6.0
%
Total Risk-Based Capital
 
13,382

 
20.1
%
 
6,652

 
10.0
%
 
5,321

 
8.0
%
Tier 1 Leverage
 
13,355

 
7.1
%
 
9,462

 
5.0
%
 
7,569

 
4.0
%
N/A Not applicable.

At June 30, 2018 , CSB is considered well capitalized (the highest category) under its regulatory capital rules. At June 30, 2018 , both CSC’s and CSB’s capital levels exceeded the fully implemented capital conservation buffer requirement. Certain events, such as growth in bank deposits and regulatory discretion, could adversely affect our ability to meet future capital requirements.

In late 2017, Schwab acquired a federal savings bank charter and changed the name to Charles Schwab Signature Bank (CSSB). At June 30, 2018 , CSSB’s balance sheet consisted primarily of investment securities with total assets of $9.6 billion . CSSB is subject to similar regulatory guidelines and requirements, and seeks to maintain a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio similar to CSB.
Net capital and net capital requirements for CS&Co are as follows:
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Net Capital
 
$
2,323

 
$
2,118

Minimum net capital required
 
0.250

 
0.250

2% of aggregate debit balances
 
475

 
435

Net Capital in excess of required net capital
 
$
1,848

 
$
1,683

In accordance with the SEC Customer Protection Rule, CS&Co had portions of its cash and investments segregated for the exclusive benefit of clients at June 30, 2018 . The SEC Customer Protection Rule requires broker-dealers to segregate client fully paid securities and cash balances not collateralizing margin positions and not swept to money market funds or bank

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data, Ratios, or as Noted)
(Unaudited)

deposit accounts. Amounts included in cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes represent actual balances on deposit. Cash and cash equivalents included in cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes are presented as part of Schwab’s cash balances in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

17.    Segment Information
Schwab’s two reportable segments are Investor Services and Advisor Services. Schwab structures the operating segments according to its clients and the services provided to those clients. The Investor Services segment provides retail brokerage and banking services to individual investors and retirement plan services, as well as other corporate brokerage services, to businesses and their employees. The Advisor Services segment provides custodial, trading, banking, and support services, as well as retirement business services to independent RIAs, independent retirement advisors, and recordkeepers. Revenues and expenses are allocated to the two segments based on which segment services the client.
Management evaluates the performance of the segments on a pre-tax basis. Segment assets and liabilities are not used for evaluating segment performance or in deciding how to allocate resources to segments. There are no revenues from transactions between the segments.
Financial information for the segments is presented in the following tables:
 
 
Investor Services
 
Advisor Services
 
Total
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest revenue
 
$
1,063

 
$
795

 
$
344

 
$
258

 
$
1,407

 
$
1,053

Asset management and administration fees
 
569

 
582

 
245

 
263

 
814

 
845

Trading revenue
 
115

 
98

 
65

 
59

 
180

 
157

Other
 
65

 
55

 
20

 
20

 
85

 
75

Total net revenues
 
1,812

 
1,530

 
674

 
600

 
2,486

 
2,130

Expenses Excluding Interest
 
1,012

 
914

 
343

 
307

 
1,355

 
1,221

Income before taxes on income
 
$
800

 
$
616

 
$
331

 
$
293

 
$
1,131

 
$
909

 
 
Investor Services
 
Advisor Services
 
Total
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest revenue
 
$
2,020

 
$
1,548

 
$
650

 
$
505

 
$
2,670

 
$
2,053

Asset management and administration fees
 
1,162

 
1,148

 
503

 
520

 
1,665

 
1,668

Trading revenue
 
242

 
217

 
139

 
132

 
381

 
349

Other
 
129

 
105

 
39

 
36

 
168

 
141

Total net revenues
 
3,553

 
3,018

 
1,331

 
1,193

 
4,884

 
4,211

Expenses Excluding Interest
 
2,054

 
1,844

 
697

 
615

 
2,751

 
2,459

Income before taxes on income
 
$
1,499

 
$
1,174

 
$
634

 
$
578

 
$
2,133

 
$
1,752




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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION



Item 4.     Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures: The management of the Company, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 2018 . Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2018 .
Changes in internal control over financial reporting: No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was identified during the quarter ended June 30, 2018 , that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION



PART  II  -  OTHER  INFORMATION


Item 1.     Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Item 1 – Note 9.


Item 1A.     Risk Factors

During the first six months of 2018 , there have been no material changes to the risk factors in Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors in the 2017 Form 10-K.


Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table summarizes purchases made by or on behalf of CSC of its common stock for each calendar month in the second quarter of 2018 :
Month
 
Total number of shares Purchased (in thousands)
 
Average Price Paid per shares
April:
 
 
 
 
Employee transactions (1)
 
6

 
$
51.07

May:
 
 
 
 
Employee transactions (1)
 
6

 
$
55.80

June:
 
 
 
 
Employee transactions  (1)
 
6

 
$
56.36

Total:
 
 
 
 
Employee Transactions   (1)
 
18

 
$
54.45

(1) Includes restricted shares withheld (under the terms of grants under employee stock incentive plans) to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted shares. The Company may receive shares delivered or attested to pay the exercise price and/or to satisfy tax withholding obligations by employees who exercise stock options granted under employee stock incentive plans, which are commonly referred to as stock swap exercises.

There were no share repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program during the second quarter of 2018 . At June 30, 2018 , approximately $596 million of future share repurchases remained authorized under the Share Repurchase Program, and the remaining authorizations do not have an expiration date. Repurchases as part of this program are under two authorizations by CSC’s Board of Directors, each covering up to $500 million of common stock, which were publicly announced by the Company on April 25, 2007 and March 13, 2008.

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.


Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


Item 5.     Other Information
None.

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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION



Item 6.     Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
 
 
 
 
10.392
(1)
 
 
 
12.1
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
32.1
(1)
 
 
 
32.2
(1)
 
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
(2)
 
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
(2)
 
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
(2)
 
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Extension Definition
(2)
 
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
(2)
 
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
(2)
 
 
 
(1
)
Furnished as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
 
 
 
(2
)
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018 are the following materials formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION




SIGNATURE


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 thereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 8, 2018
 
/s/ Peter Crawford
 
 
 
Peter Crawford
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT 10.392

EXECUTION COPY

$750,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
(364-DAY COMMITMENT)
dated as of June 1, 2018

Among

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

and

CITIBANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
and

THE OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Co-Documentation Agents
and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Syndication Agent
and

CITIBANK, N.A.
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners



1.
DEFINITIONS.    
1
 
 
 
 
2.
THE CREDIT FACILITY.    
13
 
 
 
 
 
2.1 The Revolving Credit Facility    
13
 
 
2.2 Term Loan Facility    
14
 
 
2.3 Evidence of Borrowing/Promissory Notes    
14
 
 
2.4 Making of Revolving Loans and Term Loans, Borrowings; Interest Periods;
 
 
             Notice    
15
 
 
2.5 Conversion and Continuation Elections.    
16
 
 
2.6 Interest Periods    
18
 
 
2.7 Interest Rates    
18
 
 
2.8 Substitute Rates    
19
 
 
2.9 Fees    
19
 
 
2.10 Reduction of Credit    
20
 
 
2.11 Termination Date; Extensions    
20
 
 
2.12 Payments by the Lenders to the Agent    
21
 
 
2.13 Sharing of Payments, Etc.    
22
 
 
2.14 Computation of Fees and Interest    
22
 
 
2.15 Defaulting Lenders    
23
 
 
 
 
3.
PAYMENT.    
24
 
 
 
 
 
3.1 Repayment    
24
 
 
3.2 Method of Payment    
24
 
 
3.3 Optional Prepayment    
24
 
 
3.4 Taxes/Net Payments    
25
 
 
3.5 Illegality    
25
 
 
3.6 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return    
26
 
 
3.7 Funding Losses    
27
 
 
3.8 Certificates of Lenders    
27
 
 
3.9 Substitution of Lenders    
27
 
 
3.10 Survival    
28
 
 
 
 
4.
CONDITIONS.    
28
 
 
 
 
 
4.1 Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement    
28
 
 
4.2 Conditions Precedent to Revolving Loans and Term Loans    
29
 
 
 
 
5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.    
30
 
 
 
 
 
5.1 Organization and Good Standing    
30
 
 
5.2 Corporate Power and Authority    
30
 
 
5.3 Enforceability    
30
 
 
5.4 No Violation of Laws or Agreements    
30
 
 
5.5 No Consents    
31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

i


 
5.6 Financial Statements    
31
 
 
5.7 Broker Subsidiary Licenses, Etc    
31
 
 
5.8 Broker Subsidiary/Broker Registration    
31
 
 
5.9 Broker Subsidiary/SIPC    
31
 
 
5.10 Taxes    
31
 
 
5.11 ERISA    
31
 
 
5.12 No Extension of Credit for Default Remedy/Hostile Acquisition    
32
 
 
5.13 Use of Proceeds/Margin Regulations    
32
 
 
5.14 Authorized Persons    
32
 
 
5.15 Material Contracts    
32
 
 
5.16 Litigation    
32
 
 
5.17 Investment Company    
32
 
 
5.18 Designated Persons    
32
 
 
 
 
6.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.    
32
 
 
 
 
 
6.1 Notice of Events of Default    
33
 
 
6.2 Financial Statements    
33
 
 
6.3 Insurance    
33
 
 
6.4 Books and Records    
33
 
 
6.5 Change in Business    
33
 
 
6.6 Capital Requirements    
33
 
 
6.7 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions    
33
 
 
 
 
7.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS.    
33
 
 
 
 
 
7.1 Net Capital    
34
 
 
7.2 Minimum Stockholders’ Equity    
34
 
 
7.3 Merger/Disposition of Assets    
34
 
 
7.4 Broker Subsidiary Indebtedness    
34
 
 
7.5 Indebtedness Secured by Subsidiary Stock    
34
 
 
7.6 Liens and Encumbrances    
35
 
 
7.7 Use of Proceeds    
35
 
 
 
 
8.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.    
35
 
 
 
 
 
8.1 Defaults    
35
 
 
8.2 Remedies    
37
 
 
 
 
9.
THE AGENT.    
37
 
 
 
 
 
9.1 Appointment and Authorization    
37
 
 
9.2 Delegation of Duties    
38
 
 
9.3 Liability of Agent    
38
 
 
9.4 Reliance by Agent    
38
 
 
9.5 Notice of Default    
39
 
 
9.6 Credit Decision    
39
 
 
9.7 Indemnification of Agent    
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ii


 
9.8 Agent in Individual Capacity    
40
 
 
9.9 Successor Agent    
40
 
 
9.10 Withholding Tax    
40
 
 
9.11 Co-Agents    
42
 
 
9.1 Certain ERISA Matters
42
 
 
 
 
10.
MISCELLANEOUS.    
44
 
 
 
 
 
10.1 Amendments and Waivers    
44
 
 
10.2 Notices    
45
 
 
10.3 No Waiver-Cumulative Remedies    
47
 
 
10.4 Costs and Expenses    
47
 
 
10.5 Borrower Indemnification    
47
 
 
10.6 Payments Set Aside    
48
 
 
10.7 Successors and Assigns    
48
 
 
10.8   Assignments, Participations Etc    
49
 
 
10.9 Confidentiality    
51
 
 
10.10 Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc    
53
 
 
10.11 Counterparts    
53
 
 
10.12 Severability    
53
 
 
10.13 No Third Parties Benefited    
53
 
 
10.14 Governing Law and Jurisdiction    
53
 
 
10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial    
54
 
 
10.16 Entire Agreement    
55
 
 
10.17 Headings    
55
 
 
10.18 USA Patriot Act    
55
 
 
10.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions    
55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

iii


 
SCHEDULES:
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule 1 - Lenders’ Commitments
 
 
Schedule 2 - List of Borrowing Agreements
 
 
Schedule 6.2 – Compliance Certificate
 
 
Schedule 10.2 - Notices
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBITS:
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A-1 - Revolving Note
 
 
Exhibit A-2 - Term Note
 
 
Exhibit B - Borrowing Advice
 
 
Exhibit C - Notice of Conversion/Continuation
 
 
Exhibit D - Commitment and Termination Date Extension Request
 
 
Exhibit E - Borrower’s Opinion of Counsel
 
 
Exhibit F - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
 






iv




CREDIT AGREEMENT (364-DAY COMMITMENT)


THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (364-DAY COMMITMENT) (“ this Agreement ”) is entered into as of June 1, 2018, among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement (collectively the “ Lenders ”; individually each a “ Lender ”), and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent ”).
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make from time to time Revolving Loans to the Borrower through May 31, 2019, and to make Term Loans to the Borrower on or before May 31, 2019 and maturing no later than May 29, 2020, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . The following terms have the following meanings:

Affiliate:
As to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, membership interests, by contract, or otherwise.
Agent:
Citibank in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and any successor agent appointed under Section 9.9 .
Agent-Related
Persons:
Citibank and any successor agent appointed under Section 9.9 , together with Citibank’s Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorney-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.
Agreement:
This Credit Agreement.
Agent’s
Payment Office:
The address for payments set forth on the signature page hereto in relation to the Agent, or such other address as the Agent may from time to time specify.
Anti-Corruption
Laws
The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act, each as may be amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder.





Applicable Margin:
(i)    with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, 0.875% per annum; and
(ii)    with respect to Base Rate Loans, 0.00% per annum.
Arrangers:
Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Assignee:
The meaning specified in Section 10.8 .
Attorney Costs:
Without duplication, (1) all fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel, and (2) the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel.
Bail-In Action:
The meaning specified in Section 10.19 .
Bank Subsidiary:
Any Federal savings association (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1813(b)(2), any national member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1813(d)(1)) or state member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1813(d)(2)) that is a subsidiary (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1841(d)) of the Borrower.
Bankruptcy Code:
The Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101, et seq .), as amended.
Base Rate:
For any day, the highest of: (a) 0.500% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate; (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its “Base Rate” and (c) the ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rate (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making such a rate available) applicable to Dollars for a period of one month (“One Month LIBOR”) plus 1.00% (for the avoidance of doubt, the One Month LIBOR for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters LIBOR01 Page (or other commercially available source providing such quotations as designated by the Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day); provided that, if One Month LIBOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “Base Rate” described in clause (b) is a rate set by Citibank, N.A. based upon various factors including Citibank, N.A.’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Citibank, N.A. shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

2



Base Rate Loan:
A Revolving Loan or Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Borrowing:
A borrowing hereunder consisting of Revolving Loans or Term Loans of the same Type made to the Borrower on the same day by the Lenders under Section 2 and, other than in the case of a Base Rate Loan, having the same Interest Period.
Borrowing Advice:
A written request made by the Borrower with respect to any Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit B specifying the information required in Section 2.4 hereof and executed by the Borrower from time to time.
Borrowing
Agreements:
The credit agreement(s) between the Borrower and the lenders listed in Schedule 2 .
Borrowing Date:
Any date on which a Borrowing occurs under Section 2.4 .
Broker Subsidiary:
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a California corporation, and its successors and assigns.
Business Day:
A day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close in California or New York and, if the applicable Business Day relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such a day on which dealings are carried on in the applicable offshore dollar interbank market.
Capital Adequacy
Regulation:
Any guideline, directive or requirement of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank. For the avoidance of doubt, Capital Adequacy Regulation shall include all rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy (x) issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or (y) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change in
Control:
The consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation by the Borrower or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower (a “ Business Combination ”), unless, following such Business Combination, (i) no person or


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entity (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Borrower or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); and (ii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the board of directors of the Borrower as of the time of the action of the board of directors of the Borrower providing for such Business Combination.
Citibank:
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association.
Closing Date:
The date (not before June 1, 2018) on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 are satisfied or waived by all Lenders or, in the case of subsection 4.1(g) , waived by the person entitled to receive such payment.
Code:
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Commitment:
The meaning specified in Section 2.1.
Commitment Fee:
The meaning specified in subsection 2.9(b) .
Consolidated
Stockholders’ Equity:
With respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included under shareholders’ equity on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person as at such date, including any preferred stock, but excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (or loss).
Controlled
Subsidiary:
Any corporation 80% of whose voting stock (except for any qualifying shares) is owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower.
Conversion/
Continuation Date:
Any date on which under Section 2.5 , the Borrower (a) converts Loans of one Type to another Type, or (b) continues as Loans of the same Type, but with a new Interest Period, Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such date.
Credit:
The aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders to make Revolving Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans under the Term Loan Facility in an amount not to exceed


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Seven Hundred Fifty Million and no/100 Dollars ($750,000,000.00), as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10 .
Debtor Relief Laws:
The Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Default:
Any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender:
Subject to Section 2.15(b ), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or a Bail-In Action, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a


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Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(b )) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
Designated Person:
A Person named on (a) the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons issued by OFAC or any successor office or agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or similar issuance by the U.S. Department of State, or (b) any similar list issued by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
Dollars,
dollars, and $:
Each mean lawful money of the United States.
Effective Amount:
With respect to any Revolving Loans and Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Term Loans occurring on such date.
Eligible Assignee:
(i) A commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total equity capital of at least $1,000,000,000 and a senior debt rating of a least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc. or at least “A-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or, if not rated by either of the foregoing organizations, an equivalent rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; or (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total equity capital of at least $1,000,000,000 and a senior debt rating of at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or at least “A-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or, if not rated by either of the foregoing organizations, an equivalent rating from a nationally

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recognized statistical rating organization; provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States.
Eurodollar
Base Rate:
For any Interest Period:
(a)    the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rate (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making such a rate available) for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

(b)    in the event the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (a) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rate (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making such a rate available) for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period;

provided that, if the Eurodollar Base shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Eurodollar Rate:
The rate obtained by dividing (i) Eurodollar Base Rate by (ii) a percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage.
Eurodollar Rate
Loan:
A Revolving Loan or Term Loan that bears interest based on the Eurodollar Rate.
Eurodollar Rate
Reserve Percentage:
For any Interest Period for any Loan for which the Eurodollar Rate has been selected or is applicable, the percentage (expressed as a decimal) as calculated by the Agent that is in effect on the first day of such Interest Period, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (or any successor), for determining reserve requirements to be maintained by the Agent


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under Regulation D (or any successor regulation thereof) as amended to the date hereof (including such reserve requirements as become applicable to the Agent pursuant to phase-in or other similar requirements of Regulation D at any time subsequent to the date hereof) in respect of “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D). The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage.
Event of Default:
Any of the events or circumstances specified in Section 8.1 .
Exchange Act:
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
FATCA:
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.
Federal Funds Rate:
For any day, the interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Fee Letters:
The meaning specified in subsection 2.9(a) .
FRB:
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
GAAP:
Generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.



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Governmental
Authority:
Any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.
Hedge Agreements:
Interest rate swap, interest rate cap or interest rate collar agreements.
Indebtedness:
As to any corporation, any obligation of, or guaranteed or assumed by, such corporation for (i) borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (ii) the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade and other accounts payable), (iii) the leasing of tangible personal property under leases which, under any applicable Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement, have been or should be recorded as capitalized leases, (iv) direct or contingent obligations under letters of credit issued for the account of such corporation or (v) net obligations in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with any counterparty.
Indemnified
Liabilities:
The meaning specified in Section 10.5 .
Indemnified Person:
The meaning specified in Section 10.5 .
Insolvency
Proceeding:
As to a debtor, (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
Interest
Payment Date:
As to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the date that falls three months after the


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beginning of such Interest Period and after each Interest Payment Date thereafter is also an Interest Payment Date.
Interest Period:
Any period specified in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.
Intermediate
Parent:
Schwab Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its successors and assigns.
Lender:
The meaning specified in the introductory clause hereto.
Lending Office:
As to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” or “Domestic Lending Office” or “Offshore Lending Office”, as the case may be, on Schedule 10.2 , or such other office or offices as such Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Agent.
Loan:
An extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Section 2 in the form of a Revolving Loan or Term Loan.
Loan Document:
This Agreement, any Notes, the Fee Letters, and all other documents delivered to the Agent or any Lender in connection herewith.
Minimum
Stockholders’ Equity:
As of the Closing Date, and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, the greater of:

(a)    $13,100,000,000, or
(b)    the sum of –
(i)    $13,100,000,000, plus
(ii)    50% of the sum of cumulative Net Earnings for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018.
Net Capital Ratio:
As of the date of determination, that percentage of net capital to aggregate debit items of any entity subject to the Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any successor or replacement rule or regulation therefor.
Net Earnings:
With respect to any fiscal period, the consolidated net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after taking into account all extraordinary items, taxes and other proper charges and reserves



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for the applicable period, determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.
Non-Defaulting
Lender:
At any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Note:
A promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 in substantially the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2 .
Notice of Conversion/
Continuation:
A notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C .
Obligations:
All borrowings, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties arising under any Loan Document owing by the Borrower to any Lender, the Agent, or any Indemnified Person, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.
OFAC:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Person:
An individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, unincorporated association, trust, joint venture or other entity or Governmental Authority.
Pro Rata Share:
As to any Lender at any time, the percentage equivalent (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) at such time of such Lender’s Commitment divided by the combined Commitments of all Lenders.
Reference Banks:
Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Replacement Lender:
The meaning specified in Section 3.9 .
Required Lenders:
At any time at least two Lenders then holding in excess of 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or, if no such principal amount is then outstanding, at least two Lenders then having in excess of 50% of the Commitments. The Loans owing to, and Commitments of, any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
Requirement of Law:
As to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or



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any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.
Responsible Officer:
Any senior vice president or more senior officer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants, the chief financial officer, executive vice president-finance, controller or the treasurer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
Revolving Credit
Facility:
The revolving credit facility available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
Revolving Loan:
The meaning specified in Section 2.1 , and may be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan (each a “ Type ” of Revolving Loan).
Revolving Note:
The meaning specified in Section 2.3 .
Revolving
Termination Date:
The earlier to occur of:

(a)
May 31, 2019; and
(b)
the date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Sanctions:
Economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) OFAC or any successor office or agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
SEC:
The Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

    

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Senior Medium-
Term Notes,
Series A:
Senior debt securities or senior subordinated debt securities issued by The Charles Schwab Corporation with a maturity between 9 months and 30 years in accordance with the Senior Indenture, as amended, and the Senior Subordinated Indenture, as amended, both dated as of July 15, 1993 by and between The Charles Schwab Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor trustee to The Chase Manhattan Bank.

Subsidiary:
Any corporation or other entity of which a sufficient number of voting securities or other interests having power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.
Term Commitment:
Seven Hundred Fifty Million and no/100 Dollars ($750,000,000.00), as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10 .
Term Loan:
The meaning specified in Section 2.2 and may be a Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Loan (each a “ Type ” of Term Loan).
Term Loan Facility:
The term loan facility available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.

Term Loan Maturity
Date:
The meaning specified in Section 2.2 .

Term Note:
The meaning specified in Section 2.3 .
Term Out Fee:
The meaning specified in subsection 2.9(c) .
Type:
The meaning specified in the definition of “Revolving Loan”.
2.      THE CREDIT FACILITY .

2.1      The Revolving Credit Facility. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each such loan, a “ Revolving Loan ”) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, together with the principal amount of Term Loans outstanding in favor of such Lender at such time, the amount set forth next to such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 (such amount together with the Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Commitment, as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10 or as a result of one or more assignments under Section 10.8 , the Lender’s “ Commitment ”); provided , however , that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of

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Revolving Loans, the Effective Amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans shall not at any time exceed the combined Commitments; and provided further that the Effective Amount of the Revolving Loans, together with all Term Loans outstanding at such time, of any Lender shall not at any time exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.1 , prepay under Section 3.3 and reborrow under this Section 2.1 .

2.2      Term Loan Facility . Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make Loans to the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to May 31, 2019, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Commitment. The Borrower from time to time may borrow under the Term Loan Facility (and may reborrow any amount theretofore prepaid) until close of business on May 31, 2019, for a term not to exceed 364 days from the date of the Borrowing. Each such loan under the Term Loan Facility (a “ Term Loan ”) shall be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 and shall become due and payable on the last day of the term selected by the Borrower for such Term Loan (the “ Term Loan Maturity Date ”), which shall in no event be later than 364 days from the date of such Term Loan. The maximum availability under the Term Loan Facility shall be the amount of the Credit minus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Term Loans made by the Lenders; provided , however , that to the extent the proceeds of a Term Loan are used to repay an outstanding Revolving Loan (or a portion thereof), such Revolving Loan (or portion thereof) shall not be considered part of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans made by the Lenders for purposes of this sentence (such maximum availability hereafter being referred to as the “ Term Loan Availability ”). Under no circumstances shall the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and Revolving Loans made by the Lenders exceed the Credit, and under no circumstances shall any Lender be obligated (i) to make any Term Loan (nor may the Borrower reborrow any amount heretofore prepaid) after May 31, 2019, or (ii) to make any Term Loan in excess of the Term Loan Availability. Each Term Loan made hereunder shall fully and finally mature and be due and payable in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date specified in the Borrowing Advice for such Term Loan; provided , however , that to the extent the Borrowing Advice for any Term Loan selects an Interest Period that expires before the Term Loan Maturity Date specified in such Borrowing Advice, the Borrower may from time to time select additional interest rate options and Interest Periods (none of which shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date for such Term Loan) by delivering a Borrowing Advice or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable.

2.3      Evidence of Borrowing/Promissory Notes . The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender, within ten Business Days after such

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Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) promissory notes of the Borrower (the “ Revolving Note and the Term Note ”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2, with the blanks appropriately completed, payable to the order of such Lender in the principal amount of its Commitment, bearing interest as hereinafter specified, which shall evidence such Lender’s Revolving Loans and Term Loans, respectively, in addition to such accounts or records. Each Revolving Note and Term Note requested at least five Business Days prior to the date hereof shall be dated the date hereof and shall be delivered in accordance with Section 4.1(a ). Each other Revolving Note and Term Note shall be dated, and shall be delivered to each requesting Lender, not later than ten Business Days after the request therefor is delivered to the Borrower; provided that any failure to timely deliver any Note shall not constitute a Default hereunder and shall not excuse any Lender from the performance of its funding obligations hereunder. Each Lender shall, and is hereby authorized by the Borrower to, endorse on the schedule contained on the Revolving Note and Term Note, or on a continuation of such schedule attached thereto and made a part thereof, appropriate notations regarding the Revolving Loans and Term Loans evidenced by such Note as specifically provided therein and such Lender’s record shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided , however , that the failure to make, or error in making, any such notation shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Revolving Note and Term Note. The Agent, by notice to the Borrower (to be given not later than two Business Days prior to the initial Borrowing or Term Loan hereunder) may request that Revolving Loans or Term Loans made hereunder for which the interest calculation is to be based on the Eurodollar Rate be evidenced by separate Revolving Notes (in the case of Revolving Loans) and Term Notes (in the case of Term Loans), substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (in the case of Revolving Loans) and Exhibit A-2 hereto (in the case of Term Loans), payable to the order of each Lender for the account of its office, branch or affiliate it may designate as its Lending Office.

2.4      Making of Revolving Loans and Term Loans, Borrowings; Interest Periods; Notice .

(a)      Each Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a Borrowing Advice (which notice must be received by the Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and prior to 11:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Base Rate Loan) (i) the same Business Day as the requested Borrowing Date in the case of Base Rate Loans to be made on such Business Day, or (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, with each Borrowing Advice setting forth the following information:

(A)     the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, on which such Revolving Loan or Term Loan is to be made;

(B)     for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period selected in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof (if the Borrowing Advice fails to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Borrowing comprised of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Interest Period shall be three months);

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(C)     the Type of Loans comprising the Borrowing and the interest rate option selected in accordance with Section 2.7 hereof; and

(D)     the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loan or Term Loan (which shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000) to which such Interest Period and interest rate shall apply.

(b)      The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of any Borrowing Advice and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of that Borrowing.

(c)      Each Lender will make the amount of its Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing available to the Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Agent’s Payment Office by 1:00 p.m. San Francisco time on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Agent. Each Loan to the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made by 1:30 p.m. (San Francisco time) on the date of the Requested Borrowing Date, and shall be in immediately available funds (in the aggregate amount made available to the Agent by the Lenders) wired to the Borrower’s account at Citibank, N.A. or such other account as may be designated by the Borrower in writing.

(d)      After giving effect to any Borrowing, there may not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect.


With respect to any Borrowing having an Interest Period ending on or before May 31, 2019, if prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Borrowing the Borrower fails timely to provide a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in accordance with Section 2.5 , such Borrowing shall, on the last day of the then-existing Interest Period for such Borrowing, automatically convert into a Base Rate Loan. In the event of any such automatic conversion, the Borrower on the date of such conversion shall be deemed to make a representation and warranty to the Lenders that, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, (i) neither the Borrower nor any Bank Subsidiary is in violation of the capital requirements as described in Section 6.6 , (ii) the Broker Subsidiary is not in violation of minimum net capital requirements as described in Section 7.1 , (iii) the Borrower’s Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity is not below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity as described in Section 7.2 , and (iv) no amount owing with respect to any Commitment Fee, any outstanding Borrowing, or any interest thereon, or any other amount hereunder, is due and unpaid. If prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to any Term Loan the Borrower fails timely to provide a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in accordance with Section 2.5 , such Term Loan shall, on the last day of the then-existing Interest Period for such Term Loan, automatically convert into a Base Rate Loan.

2.5      Conversion and Continuation Elections .

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(i)      elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans, or as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of any other Type of Loan, to convert any such Loan (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $10,000,000), into Loans of any other Type; or

(ii)      elect as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $10,000,000);

provided , that if at any time the aggregate amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than $10,000,000, such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans.

(b)      The Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received by the Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and not later than 11:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Base Rate Loan, at least (i) three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, as to any Loan that is to be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan; and (ii) the same Business Day as the Conversion/Continuation Date, as to any Loan that is to be converted into a Base Rate Loan, specifying:

(A)    the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date;

(B)    the aggregate amount of the Loan or Loans to be converted or renewed;

(C)    the Type of Loan or Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

(D)    other than in the case of conversions into Base Rate Loans, the duration of the requested Interest Period.

(c)      If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower has failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loans, or if any Default or Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Eurodollar Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period.

(d)      The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is provided by the Borrower, the Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given as held by each Lender.


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(e)      Unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, during the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect to have a Loan converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

(f)      After giving effect to any conversion or continuation of Loans, there may not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect.

2.6      Interest Periods . The Borrower may select for any Eurodollar Rate Loan the Interest Period (as defined in the next sentence) for each Borrowing, it being understood that the Borrower may request multiple Borrowings on the same day and may select a different Interest Period for each such Borrowing. An Interest Period shall be each period, as selected by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, beginning on the Borrowing Date of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, or on the Conversion/Continuation Date on which any Loan is converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and ending on the date specified by the Borrower that is one, two, three or six months thereafter; provided that whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month; and provided further that if the last day of an Interest Period would be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day is in a different calendar month, in which case such interest period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; but provided , however , that (i) no Interest Period applicable to any Revolving Loan shall extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date; and (ii) no Interest Period applicable to any Term Loan shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date specified in the Borrowing Advice for such Term Loan, which in no event shall be later than May 29. 2020.

2.7      Interest Rates .

(a)      (i) Each Revolving Loan, while outstanding, shall bear interest from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate, as the case may be, (and subject to the Borrower’s right to convert to other Types of Loans under Section 2.5 ) plus the Applicable Margin.

(ii) Each Term Loan, while outstanding, shall bear interest from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate, as the case may be, (and subject to the Borrower’s right to convert to other Types of Loans under Section 2.5 ) plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)      Interest on each Revolving Loan and Term Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of Loans under Section 3.3 for the portion of the Loan so prepaid and upon payment (including prepayment) in full thereof, and, during the existence of any Event of Default interest shall be paid on demand of the Agent at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders.

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become due and payable by acceleration, or otherwise, it shall thereafter (until paid) bear interest, payable on demand, (i) until the end of the Interest Period with respect to such Loan at a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum in excess of the rate or rates in effect with respect to such Loan, and (ii) thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum in excess of the Base Rate.

2.8      Substitute Rates . If upon receipt by the Agent of a Borrowing Advice relating to any Borrowing or of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation:

(a)      the Agent shall determine that by reason of changes affecting the London interbank market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Eurodollar Rate with respect to any Interest Period; or

(b)      the Agent shall determine that by reason of any change since the date hereof in any applicable law or governmental regulation (other than any such change in the regulations described in the definition of Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage in Section 1 hereof), guideline or order (or any interpretation thereof), the adoption or enactment of any new law or governmental regulation or order or any other circumstance affecting the Lenders or the London interbank market, the Eurodollar Rate shall no longer represent the effective cost to the Lenders of U.S. dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant period; or

(c)      Agent shall determine that, as a result of any change since the date hereof in any applicable law or governmental regulation or as a result of the adoption of any new applicable law or governmental regulation, the applicable Eurodollar Rate would be unlawful; or

(d)      the applicable Reuters screen (or any successor page of such service, or any successor or substitute for such service, as provided in the definition herein for Eurodollar Base Rate) is unavailable and fewer than two Reference Banks furnish timely information to the Agent for determining the Eurodollar Base Rate for any Eurodollar Rate Loans, after the Agent has requested such information;

then, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender, whereupon, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent upon the instruction of the Required Lenders revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it and, at its election, submit a Borrowing Advice or Notice of Conversion/Continuation selecting another Type of Loan. If the Borrower does not revoke such Notice or give a Notice as provided herein, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of Eurodollar Rate Loans.

2.9      Fees .

(a)      Arrangement, Agency Fees . The Borrower shall pay an arrangement fee to the Arrangers for their respective accounts, and shall pay an agency fee to the Agent for the Agent’s account, as required by the separate letter agreements (“ Fee Letters ”)




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between the Borrower and each of the Arrangers and between the Borrower and the Agent, each dated May 1, 2018.

(b)      Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”) on the actual daily unused portion of such Lender’s Commitment computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the last Business Day of each quarter based upon the daily utilization for that quarter as calculated by the Agent, equal to seven one hundredths of one percent (0.07%) per annum. For purposes of calculating utilization under this subsection, the Commitments shall be deemed used to the extent of the Effective Amount of Revolving Loans and Term Loans then outstanding. Such Commitment Fee shall accrue from the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each quarter commencing on the quarter ending June 30, 2018 through the Revolving Termination Date, with the final payment to be made on the Revolving Termination Date; provided that, in connection with any reduction or termination of Commitments under Section 2.10 , the accrued commitment fee calculated for the period ending on such date shall also be paid on the date of such reduction or termination, with the following quarterly payment being calculated on the basis of the period from such reduction or termination date to such quarterly payment date.

(c)      Term Loan Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a term loan fee (the “ Term Out Fee ”) equal to one percent (1.00%) of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on May 31, 2019, payable on such date.

2.10      Reduction of Credit . The Borrower, from time to time, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Agent, may terminate the commitments, or permanently reduce the Commitments by an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000, without penalty or premium; unless after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and Term Loans together would exceed the amount of the combined Commitments then in effect. Once reduced in accordance with this Section, the Commitments may not be increased. Any reduction of the Commitments shall be applied to each Lender’s Commitment according to its Pro Rata Share. All accrued Commitment Fees to, but not including, the effective date of any reduction or termination of Commitments, shall be paid on the effective date of such reduction or termination. During the continuation of the Credit, the computation of the Commitment Fee and the Lenders’ obligations to make Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall be based upon such reduced Commitments. In the event the Credit shall be reduced to zero pursuant to this Section, the Credit shall be deemed terminated, and any Commitment Fee or any other amount payable hereunder then accrued shall become immediately payable. Such termination of the Credit shall terminate the Borrower’s obligations with respect to the Commitment Fee to the extent not theretofore accrued and shall terminate the Lenders’ obligations to make any further Revolving Loans or Term Loans under this Agreement.

2.11      Termination Date; Extensions . The termination date of each Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Credit (the “ Termination Date ”), including both the Revolving Credit Facility under Section 2.1 hereof and the Term Loan Facility under Section 2.2 hereof, is

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initially May 31, 2019. At any time no earlier than forty-five (45) days and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date then in effect (whether the initial Termination Date of May 31, 2019 or any later Termination Date as extended under this Section 2.11 ), the Borrower may, by written notice to the Agent in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto, request that the Termination Date be extended for a period of 364 calendar days. Such request shall be irrevocable and binding upon the Borrower. In no event will any Lender agree to approve any extension more than thirty (30) days before the Termination Date then in effect. Failure of any Lender to respond shall mean that such Lender has not approved such extension. If each Lender (in its sole discretion) agrees to so extend its Commitment and the Termination Date (which agreement may be given or withheld in such Lender’s sole and absolute discretion), the Agent shall evidence such agreement by executing and returning to the Borrower a copy of the Borrower’s written request no later than fifteen (15) days after the Agent’s receipt of the Borrower’s written request. If the Agent fails to so respond to and accept the Borrower’s request for extension of the Termination Date then in effect, the Lenders’ Commitments shall be terminated on the Termination Date then in effect. If, on the other hand, the Agent so responds to and accepts the Borrower’s request for extension of the Termination Date, then upon receipt by the Borrower of a copy of the Borrower’s written request countersigned by the Agent, (i) the Lenders’ Commitments then in effect and the Termination Date then in effect shall automatically be extended for the 364-day period specified in such written request, and (ii) each reference in this Agreement to “May 31, 2019”, and “May 29, 2020” (and any prior extension thereof pursuant to this Section 2.11 ) also shall automatically be correspondingly extended for 364 days.

2.12      Payments by the Lenders to the Agent .

(a)      Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day before the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or, in the case of a Base Rate Loan, prior to noon (12:00) San Francisco time on the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent for the account of the Company the amount of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Borrowing Date and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds and the Agent in such circumstances has made a corresponding amount available to the Borrower such Lender shall on the Business Day following such Borrowing Date make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period. A notice of the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so made available, such payment to the Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Loan on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to the Agent on the Business Day following the Borrowing Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.




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(b)      The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any Borrowing Date shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to make a Loan on such Borrowing Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on any Borrowing Date.

2.13      Sharing of Payments, Etc. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its Pro Rata Share, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participation in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment pro rata with each of them; provided , however , (a) that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered and (b) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 10.5 ) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participation purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchase or repayment.

2.14      Computation of Fees and Interest .

(a)      All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Citibank N.A.’s “Base Rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of interest, and all computation of fees under subsection 2.9(b ) and (c) shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and such fees shall accrue during each period during which interest or such fees are computed from and including the first day thereof to and excluding the last day thereof.

(b)      Each Reference Bank may, if requested by the Agent, furnish to the Agent timely information for the purpose of determining each Eurodollar Base Rate. If any one or more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Agent for the purpose of determining any such interest rate, the Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks, subject to the

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provisions of Section 2.8 . The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.7(a ) (it being understood that the Agent shall not be required to disclose to any party hereto (other than the Borrower) any information regarding any Reference Bank or any rate provided by such Reference Bank in accordance with this subsection, including, without limitation, whether a Reference Bank has provided a rate or the rate provided by any individual Reference Bank).

2.15      Defaulting Lenders .

(a)      Defaulting Lender Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)     Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii)     Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8 or otherwise) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third , if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth , so long as no Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.


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(iii)    Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender
(and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(b)      Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower and the Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

3.      PAYMENT .

3.1      Repayment .

(a)      The Term Credit . The Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on each Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.

(b)      The Revolving Credit . The Borrower shall repay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on the Revolving Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

3.2      Method of Payment . All payments hereunder and under any Revolving Note and Term Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 noon (San Francisco time) on the date when due at the principal office of the Agent or at such other place as the Agent may, from time to time, designate in writing to the Borrower.

3.3      Optional Prepayment . Subject to Section 3.7 , the Borrower shall be entitled at any time or from time to time, upon not less than one (1) Business Day irrevocable notice to the Agent, to ratably prepay Loans in whole or in part in minimum amounts of $10,000,000 without premium or penalty. Each notice of payment shall specify the date and aggregate principal amount of any such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be repaid. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of any such Notice and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such Notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount, specified in such Notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with all accrued interest to each such date on the amount prepaid, and any amounts required in accordance with Section 3.7 hereof as a result of such prepayment.

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3.4      Taxes/Net Payments . All payments by Borrower hereunder and under any Revolving Note and Term Note to the Agent or any Lender shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and in such amounts as may be necessary in order that all such payments, after deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties or other charges of whatsoever nature imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority thereof (collectively, “ Taxes ”), shall not be less than the amounts otherwise specified to be paid under this Agreement. The Borrower shall pay all Taxes when due and shall promptly send to the Lender original tax receipts or copies thereof certified by the relevant taxing authority together with such other documentary evidence with respect to such payments as may be required from time to time by the Agent. If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities when due or fails to remit to the Agent or Lender any such original tax receipts or certified copies thereof as aforesaid or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent or Lender within thirty (30) days of demand by the Lender or Agent for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or Lender as a result of such failure.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any tax on or measured by the net income of any Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction where an office of such Lender making any loan hereunder is located or does business, and (ii) the foregoing obligation to gross up the payments to any Lender so as not to deduct or offset any withholding taxes or Taxes paid or payable by the Borrower with respect to any payments to such Lender shall not apply (x) to any payment to any Lender which is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code if such Lender is not, on the date hereof (or on the date it becomes a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to the assignment terms of this Agreement), or on any date hereafter that it is a Lender under this Agreement, entitled to submit either a Form W-8BEN or any successor form thereto (relating to such Lender and entitling it to a complete exemption from withholding on all interest to be received by it hereunder in respect of the Loans) or Form W-8ECI or any successor form thereto (relating to all interest to be received by such Lender hereunder in respect of the Loans) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, (y) to any item referred to in the preceding sentence that would not have been imposed but for the failure by such Lender to comply with any applicable certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connections of such Lender with the United States if such compliance is required by statute or regulation of the United States as a precondition to relief or exemption from such item or (z) to any taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

3.5      Illegality .

(a)      If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or in the interpretation or administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make Eurodollar Rate Loans, then, on notice thereof by the Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the

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Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

(b)      If a Lender determines that it is unlawful to maintain any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such Eurodollar Rate Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 3.7 , either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, if the Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if the Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any Eurodollar Rate Loan, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

(c)      If the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans has been so terminated or suspended, the Borrower may elect, by giving notice to the Lender through the Agent that all Loans which would otherwise be made by the Lender as Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans.

(d)      Before giving any notice to the Agent under this Section, the affected Lender shall designate a different Lending Office with respect to its Eurodollar Rate Loans if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice or making such demand and will not, in the judgment of the Lender, be illegal or otherwise disadvantageous to the Lender.

3.6      Increased Costs and Reduction of Return .

(a)      If any Lender determines that, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition of or increase in reserve requirements included in the calculation of the Eurodollar Rate) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, or (ii) the compliance by that Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan, then the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b)      If any Lender shall have determined that (i) the introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or (iv) compliance by the Lender (or its Lending Office) or any corporation controlling the Lender with any Capital Adequacy Regulation, affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by the Lender or any corporation controlling the Lender and determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is increased as a consequence of its Commitment, Loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender, from time

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to time as specified by the Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender for the cost of such increase.

3.7      Funding Losses . The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which the Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a)      the failure of the Borrower to make on a timely basis any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Rate Loan;

(b)      the failure of the Borrower to borrow, continue or convert a Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation;

(c)      the failure of the Borrower to make any prepayment in accordance with any notice delivered under Section 3.3 ;

(d)      the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or

(e)      the automatic conversion under Section 2.5 of any Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period,

including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section and under subsection 3.6(a) , each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by a Lender and each related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at the LIBO-based rate used in determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan is in fact so funded.

3.8      Certificates of Lenders . Any Lender claiming reimbursement or compensation under this Section 3 shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Lender hereunder and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error.

3.9      Substitution of Lenders . Upon the receipt by the Borrower from any Lender (an “Affected Lender”) of a claim for compensation under Section 3.6 , or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender (an Affected Lender or a Defaulting Lender is a “Replaceable Lender”), the Borrower may: (i) request the Replaceable Lender to use its best efforts to obtain a replacement bank or financial institution satisfactory to the Borrower to acquire and assume all or a ratable part of all of such Replaceable Lender’s Loans and Commitment (a “Replacement Lender”); (ii) request one or more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all or part of such Replaceable

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Lender’s Loans and Commitment (but no other Lender shall be required to do so); or (iii) designate a Replacement Lender. Any such designation of a Replacement Lender under clause (ii) or (iii) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

3.10      Survival . The agreements and obligations of the Borrower in this Section 3 shall survive the payment of all other Obligations.

4.      CONDITIONS .

4.1      Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement . The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension of credit hereunder is subject to the condition that the Agent has received on or before the Closing Date all of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and each Lender;

(a)      This Agreement and, to the extent requested by such Lender at least five Business Days prior to the date hereof, the Notes, in each case executed by each party thereto.

(b)      A copy of a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee of the Borrower, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower as being in full force and effect on the date hereof, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By- Laws of the Borrower, similarly certified.

(c)      A certificate, signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and dated the date hereof, as to the incumbency of the person or persons authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement.

(d)      A certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Corporate Controller of the Borrower that, as of the date hereof, there has been no material adverse change in its consolidated financial condition since December 31, 2017 not reflected on its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for the period ending March 31, 2018.

(e)      A certificate, signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and dated the date hereof, as to the persons authorized to execute and deliver a Borrowing Advice, a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, and the Revolving Notes and the Term Notes. The Agent and each Lender may rely on such certificate with respect to the Revolving Loans and Term Loans hereunder unless and until it shall have received an updated certificate and, after receipt of such updated certificate, similarly may rely thereon.

(f)      A written opinion, dated the date hereof, of counsel for the Borrower, in the form of Exhibit E .






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(g)      Evidence of payment by the Borrower of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the extent then due and payable on the Closing Date, together with Attorney Costs of Citibank to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute Citibank’s reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings ( provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between the Borrower and Citibank); including any such costs, fees and expenses arising under or referenced in Sections 2.9 and 10.4 .

(h)      Written evidence that all of the Borrowing Agreements have been or concurrently herewith are being terminated.

(i)      A certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Borrower and dated as of the date hereof, which confirms that after giving effect to this Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of credit available under all of the Borrower’s committed unsecured revolving credit facilities combined will not exceed the amount authorized under the resolutions of the Borrower referenced in subsection 4.1(b) .

4.2      Conditions Precedent to Revolving Loans and Term Loans . The obligation of each Lender to make any Revolving Loan or Term Loan to be made by it (including its initial Revolving Loan), or to continue or convert any Loan under Section 2.5 is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant Borrowing Date or Conversion/Continuation Date:

The Agent shall have received a Borrowing Advice or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable. Each Borrowing Advice or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower to each Lender, effective on and as of the date of such Notice and as of such Borrowing Date for a Revolving Loan or Term Loan covered thereby, that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof (other than the representation and warranty set forth in Section 5.16 ) are true and correct as of such date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No Lender shall be required to make any Loan hereunder if:

(a)      the Credit, the Revolving Credit Facility (in the case of a Revolving Loan) or the Term Loan Facility (in the case of a Term Loan) has been terminated; or

(b)      any of the representations or warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 5 hereof shall prove to have been untrue in any material respect when made, or when any Default or Event of Default as defined in Section 8 , has occurred; or

(c)      the Borrower or any Bank Subsidiary is in violation of the capital requirements as described in Section 6.6 ; or

(d)      the Broker Subsidiary is in violation of minimum net capital requirements as described in Section 7.1 ; or


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(e)      the Borrower’s Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity is below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity as described in Section 7.2 ; or

(f)      any amount owing with respect to any Commitment Fee or any outstanding Revolving Loan or Term Loan or any interest thereon or any other amount payable hereunder is due and unpaid.

5.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender, as of the date of delivery of this Agreement and as of the date of any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, as follows:

5.1      Organization and Good Standing . The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has full power, authority and legal right and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, qualifications and approvals required to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged, except where the failure to have any such license, authorization, qualification or approval, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis; and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Borrower have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable.

5.2      Corporate Power and Authority . The Borrower has full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement, and to borrow hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate and legal action to authorize the borrowings hereunder on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of the terms thereof.

5.3      Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by the Borrower, and when delivered to the Lenders will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equity principles.


5.4      No Violation of Laws or Agreements . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the performance of the terms hereof will not violate (i) any provision of any law or regulation or any judgment, order or determination of any court or governmental authority or of the charter or by-laws of the Borrower, or (ii) any securities issued by the Borrower or any provision of any mortgage, indenture, loan or security agreement, or other instrument, to which the Borrower is a party or which purports to be binding upon it or any of its assets, in each case in this clause (ii), in any respect that reasonably could be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis; nor will the execution and the delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the performance of the terms hereof result in the creation of any lien or security interest on any assets of the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of any of the foregoing.




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5.5      No Consents . Except as disclosed in writing by Borrower, no consents of others (including, without limitation, stockholders and creditors of the Borrower) nor any consents or authorizations of, exemptions by, or registrations, filings or declarations with, any Governmental Authority are required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the terms thereof.

5.6      Financial Statements . The consolidated financial statements of the Borrower contained in the documents previously delivered to each Lender have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Borrower.

5.7      Broker Subsidiary Licenses, Etc . The Broker Subsidiary possesses all material licenses, permits and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted as are required by law or the applicable rules of the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

5.8      Broker Subsidiary/Broker Registration . The Broker Subsidiary is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

5.9      Broker Subsidiary/SIPC . The Broker Subsidiary is not in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, except for any assessment being contested by the Broker Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

5.10      Taxes . The Borrower has paid and discharged or caused to be paid and discharged all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges prior to the date on which the same would have become delinquent, except to the extent that such taxes, assessments or charges are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of the Borrower and with respect to which adequate reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

5.11      ERISA . The Borrower is in all material respects in compliance with the provisions of and regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), and the Code applicable to any pension or other employee benefit plan established or maintained by the Borrower or to which contributions are made by the Borrower (the “ Plans ”). The Borrower has met all of the funding standards applicable to each of its Plans, and there exists no event or condition that would permit the institution of proceedings to terminate any of the Plans under Section 4042 of ERISA. The estimated current value of the benefits vested under each of the Plans does not, and upon termination of any of the Plans will not, exceed the estimated current value of any such Plan’s assets. The Borrower has not, with respect to any of the Plans, engaged in a prohibited transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code that could be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis.

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5.12      No Extension of Credit for Default Remedy/Hostile Acquisition . The Borrower will not use any amounts borrowed by it under this Agreement to remedy a default under any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument under which there may be issued any Indebtedness of the Borrower to any bank or bank holding company, or their respective assignees, for borrowed money. Further, the Borrower will not use any amounts advanced to it under this Agreement for the immediate purpose of acquiring a company where the Board of Directors or other governing body of the entity being acquired has made (and not rescinded) a public statement opposing such acquisition.

5.13      Use of Proceeds/Margin Regulations . The Borrower will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. The Borrower will not use the proceeds of any loan provided hereby in such a manner as to result in a violation of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

5.14      Authorized Persons . The persons named for such purpose in the certificates delivered pursuant to subsection 4.1(e) hereof are authorized to execute Borrowing Advices.

5.15      Material Contracts . Borrower is not in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note or lease to which the Borrower is a party or by which it may be bound.

5.16      Litigation . Except for any matter disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed by the Borrower with the SEC on May 9, 2018, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any
court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or official in which there is a significant probability of an adverse decision which could have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition of the Borrower.

5.17      Investment Company . The Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

5.18      Designated Persons . None of the Borrower, the Broker Subsidiary or any Bank Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors or officers, is a Designated Person. No Borrowing or the use of proceeds thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary will, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, violate Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions.

6.      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .

The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender shall have a Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other obligation hereunder shall remain outstanding, unpaid or unsatisfied and until full payment of all amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, it will, unless and to the extent the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:



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6.1      Notice of Events of Default . Give prompt notice to the Agent and each Lender, no later than three Business Days after becoming aware thereof, of any Default or Event of Default.

6.2      Financial Statements . Deliver to the Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders, within ten Business Days after the filing with the SEC of each Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filed by the Borrower with the SEC under the Exchange Act, a compliance certificate with an attached schedule of calculations (in the form attached hereto as Schedule 6.2 ) demonstrating compliance with the Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 financial covenants; and also deliver to the Agent a copy of (i) each registration statement filed by the Borrower under the Securities Act of 1933, (ii) each Form 10-Q and Form 10-K (in each case including exhibits) filed by the Borrower with the SEC under the Exchange Act, (iii) each Form 8-K (with exhibits) and proxy statement filed by the Borrower with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and (iv) any request filed by the Borrower with the SEC for an extension of the due date of any of the filings referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii); provided , however , that each of the filings referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) shall automatically be deemed delivered by the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders upon its filing by the Borrower with the SEC.

6.3      Insurance . Maintain and keep in force in adequate amounts such insurance as is usual in the business carried on by the Borrower and cause the Broker Subsidiary to maintain and keep in force in adequate amounts such insurance as is usual in the business carried on by the Broker Subsidiary.

6.4      Books and Records . Maintain adequate books, accounts and records and prepare all financial statements required hereunder in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and practices and in compliance with the regulations of any governmental regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof.

6.5      Change in Business . Advise the Agent and each Lender, in a timely manner, of material changes to the nature of business of the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary as at present conducted. The Broker Subsidiary is at present engaged in the business of providing financial services, primarily to individual investors and/or their advisors.

6.6      Capital Requirements . The Borrower will maintain, and cause each Bank Subsidiary to maintain, at all times such amount of capital as may be prescribed by such entity’s prudential supervisor, from time to time, whether by regulation, agreement or order. The Borrower shall at all times ensure that all Bank Subsidiaries shall be “well capitalized” within the meaning of 12 U.S.C. §1831(o), as amended, reenacted or redesignated from time to time.

6.7      Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . The Borrower has implemented and will maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.

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The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other obligation, shall remain outstanding, unpaid or unsatisfied and until full payment of all amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, unless and to the extent the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:
7.1      Net Capital . The Borrower will not permit the Broker Subsidiary to allow any month-end Net Capital Ratio to be less than 5%.

7.2      Minimum Stockholders’ Equity . The Borrower will not allow its Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity to fall below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity.

7.3      Merger/Disposition of Assets . The Borrower will not (i) permit either Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent to (a) merge or consolidate, unless the surviving company is a Controlled Subsidiary, or (b) convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety except to one or more Controlled Subsidiaries; or (ii) except as permitted by subsection 7.3(i)  sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any voting stock of Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent, or permit either Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its voting stock, unless, after giving effect to any such transaction, Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent, as the case may be, remains a Controlled Subsidiary.

7.4      Broker Subsidiary Indebtedness . The Borrower will not permit the Broker Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Indebtedness other than:

(a)      (i)    Indebtedness to customers, other brokers or dealers, securities exchanges or securities markets, self-regulatory organizations, clearing houses and like institutions (including, without limitation, letters of credit or similar credit support devices issued for the account of Broker Subsidiary and for the benefit of any of the foregoing in order to comply with any margin, collateral or similar requirements imposed by or for the benefit of any of the foregoing), (ii) ”broker call” credit, (iii) indebtedness consisting of borrowings secured solely by margin loans made by Broker Subsidiary, together with any underlying collateral of Broker Subsidiary, (iv) stock loans, (v) obligations to banks for disbursement accounts, (vi) Indebtedness incurred for the purchase of tangible personal property on a non-recourse basis or for the leasing of tangible personal property under a capitalized lease, (vii) Indebtedness incurred for the purchase, installation or servicing of computer equipment and software, and (viii) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of the Broker Subsidiary’s business, to the extent not already included in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) ;

(b)      intercompany Indebtedness; and

(c)      other Indebtedness in the aggregate not exceeding $100,000,000.

7.5      Indebtedness Secured by Subsidiary Stock . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary at any time directly or indirectly to create, assume, incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness secured by a pledge, lien or other encumbrance (hereinafter referred to as a “ lien ”) on the voting stock of any Subsidiary without making effective provision whereby the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the Notes, if any, shall be secured equally and ratably with such secured Indebtedness so long as other Indebtedness shall be so secured;

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provided , however , that the foregoing covenant shall not be applicable to any liens permitted pursuant to subsections (a ) through ( d ) in Section 7.6 below.

7.6      Liens and Encumbrances . The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following:

(a)      liens securing taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, or in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or social security obligations, or the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like persons not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings with respect to which adequate reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;

(b)      liens not for borrowed money incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of property that do not materially detract from the value of any item of property;

(c)      attachment, judgment or other similar liens arising in the connection with court proceedings that do not, in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of its property, materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its businesses and (i) that are discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days of attachment or levy, or (ii) payment of which is covered in full (subject to customary and reasonable deductibles) by insurance or surety bonds;

(d)      liens existing at Closing Date provided that the obligations secured thereby are not increased; and

(e)      liens in respect of Hedge Agreements securing net payment obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000 at any time outstanding.

7.7      Use of Proceeds . The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and shall not use the proceeds of any Borrowing, in any manner that, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, would result in the violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions.

8.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT .

8.1      Defaults . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:
    
(a)      The Borrower shall fail to pay any interest with respect to the Revolving Loans or the Term Loans or any Commitment Fee or Term Out Fee in accordance with the terms hereof within 10 days after such payment is due.

(b)      The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal with respect to the Revolving Loans or the Term Loans in accordance with the terms thereof on the date when due.

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(c)      Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or hereunder or in any certificate or other document furnished by the Borrower hereunder shall prove to have been incorrect when made (or deemed made) in any respect that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or their rights and remedies hereunder.

(d)      Except as specified in (a) and (b) above, the Borrower shall default in the performance of, or breach, any covenant of the Borrower with respect to this Agreement, and such default or breach shall continue for a period of thirty days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Borrower by the Agent a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied.

(e)      An event of default as defined in any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument under which there is issued, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness (other than in respect of Hedge Agreements) of the Borrower in a principal amount not less than $100,000,000 shall have occurred and shall result in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it otherwise would become due and payable, or an event of default or a termination event as defined in any Hedge Agreement shall have occurred and shall result in a net payment obligation of the Borrower thereunder of not less than $100,000,000 in aggregate for all such Hedge Agreements; provided , however , that if such event of default shall be remedied or cured by the Borrower, or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness, within twenty days after the Borrower has received written notice of such event of default and acceleration, then the Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have thereupon been remedied, cured or waived without further action upon the part of either the Borrower or the Agent and Lenders.

(f)      Any involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief against the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary, or against all or a substantial part of the property of either of them, under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary or for all or a substantial part of the property of either of them, or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary; and, in any such case, such involuntary proceeding or involuntary petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days, or, before such 60-day period has elapsed, there shall be entered an order or decree ordering the relief requested in such involuntary proceeding or involuntary petition.

(g)      The Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Borrower or Broker Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its respective properties, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its respective debts as they become due or shall take any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

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(h)      A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate shall be entered against the Borrower by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, and the same shall not be discharged (or provisions shall not be made for such discharge), or a stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within 30 days from the date of entry thereof and the Borrower shall not, within said period of 30 days, or such longer period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal.

(i)      At any time after a Change in Control, the Borrower fails to maintain at least one of the following credit ratings for its Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series A: (a) BBB- (or better) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or (b) Baa3 (or better) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

8.2      Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders (i) declare the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated, and (ii) declare the unpaid principal of all outstanding Loans, any and all accrued and unpaid interest, any accrued and unpaid Commitment Fees, or any other amounts owing or payable under the Notes, if any, to be immediately due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Borrower, and upon such declaration such principal, interest, Commitment Fees, or other amounts payable hereunder and accrued thereon shall become immediately due and payable, together with any funding losses that may result as a consequence of such declaration, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower; provided , however , that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in subsection (f) or (g) of Section 8.1 , automatically without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the Agent, the Credit and the obligations of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, any accrued and unpaid interest, any accrued and unpaid Commitment Fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall become immediately due and payable, together with any funding losses that may result as a consequence thereof, without further act of the Agent or any Lender and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower.

9.      THE AGENT .

9.1      Appointment and Authorization . Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 9.9 ) appoints, designates and authorizes the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth, nor shall the Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Agent.

    

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9.2      Delegation of Duties . The Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.

9.3      Liability of Agent . None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of the Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

9.4      Reliance by Agent .

(a)      The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

(b)      For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.1 , each Lender that has executed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter either sent by Agent to such Lender for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lender.
    

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9.5      Notice of Default . The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8 ; provided , however , that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

9.6      Credit Decision . Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it and that no act by the Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

9.7      Indemnification of Agent . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), pro rata, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to the Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from any such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Agent upon demand for its ratable share, of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein to

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the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

9.8      Agent in Individual Capacity . Citibank and its Affiliates may make loans to,issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though Citibank were not the Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Citibank or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Citibank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent.

9.9      Successor Agent . The Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, resign as Agent upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and Borrower. If the Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders, with the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders which successor agent shall be approved by the Borrower. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent with the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 and Sections 10.4 and 10.5 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. The retiring Agent shall refund to Borrower that portion of any agency fee paid to such Agent as is not earned due to such Agent’s resignation, prorated to the date of such Agent’s resignation.

9.10      Withholding Tax .

(a)      If any Lender is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code and such Lender claims exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under Section 1441 or 1442 of the Code, such Lender agrees with and in favor of the Agent, to deliver to the Agent:

(i)    if such Lender claims an exemption from, or a reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN before

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the payment of any interest in the first calendar year and before the payment of any interest in any subsequent calendar year during which the Form W-8BEN (or any successor thereto) then in effect expires;

(ii)    if such Lender claims that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, two properly completed copies of IRS Form W- 8ECI or any successor form thereto before the payment of any interest is due in the first taxable
year of such Lender and before the payment of any interest in any subsequent calendar year during which the Form W-8ECI (or any successor thereto) then in effect expires; and

(iii)    such other form or forms as may be required under the Code or other laws of the United States as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding tax.

Such Lender agrees to promptly notify the Agent of any change in circumstances which would render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.

(b)      If any Lender claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty by providing IRS Form W-8BEN and such Lender sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of the Company to such Lender, such Lender agrees to notify the Agent of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial owner of Obligations of the Company to such Lender. To the extent of such percentage amount, the Agent will treat such Lender’s IRS Form W-8BEN or any successor form thereto as no longer valid.

(c)      If any Lender claiming exemption from United States withholding tax by filing IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor form thereto with the Agent sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of the Company to such Lender, such Lender agrees to undertake sole responsibility for complying with the withholding tax requirements imposed by Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code.

(d)      If any Lender is entitled to a reduction in the applicable withholding tax, the Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax after taking into account such reduction. If the forms or other documentation required by subsection (a) of this Section are not delivered to the Agent or if any Lender which is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code is not entitled to claim exemption from or a reduction of U.S. withholding tax under Section 1441 or 1442 of the Code, then the Agent shall withhold from any interest payment to such Lender not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.

(e)      If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a


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change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason other than the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) such Lender shall indemnify the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, together with all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs). The obligation of the Lenders under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

9.11      Co-Agents . None of the Lenders identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “co-agent”, “managing agent”, “syndication agent” or “documentation agent” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified as a “co-agent”, “syndication agent” or “documentation agent” shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

9.12     Certain ERISA Matters

    
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i)      such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments,

(ii)      the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii)      (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this

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Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or


(iv)      such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

(i)      none of the Agent or any Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto),

(ii)      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million,

(iii)      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv)      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v)      no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement.

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(c) The Agent and each Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

As used in this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Benefit Plan:
Any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
PTE:
A prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

10.      MISCELLANEOUS .

10.1      Amendments and Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent, do any of the following:

(a)      increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.2 );

(b)      postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;



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(c)      reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on any Loan, or (subject to clause (ii) below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(d)      change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans which is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; or

(e)      amend this Section, or Section 2.13 , or any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;

and, provided further , that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as the case may be, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) the respective Fee Letters may be amended or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto.

10.2      Notices .

(a)      All notices, requests and other communications shall be either (i) in writing (including, unless the context expressly otherwise provides, by facsimile transmission, provided that any matter transmitted by the Borrower by facsimile shall be immediately confirmed by a telephone call to the recipient at the number specified on Schedule 10.2 ) or (ii) as and to the extent set forth in clause (d) below, by electronic mail.
(b)      All such notices, requests and communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, faxed or e-mailed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine (provided that the sender has retained its facsimile machine-generated confirmation of the receipt of such fax by the recipient’s facsimile machine) or transmitted by e-mail (provided that the e-mail was sent to the e-mail address provided by the recipient and that the e-mail was not returned to the sender as undeliverable), respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the U.S. mail, or if delivered, upon delivery; except that notices pursuant to Section 2 or 9 shall not be effective until actually received by the Agent.
(c)      The agreement of the Agent and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone, facsimile or e-mail is solely for the convenience of the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders. The Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person who is named in the then-current certificate delivered pursuant to subsection 4.1(e) hereof as authorized to execute Borrowing Advices (each an “ Authorized Person ”) and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Agent or the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice, provided the Agent and the Lenders reasonably believe such Person to be an Authorized Person. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans shall not be affected in any way to any extent by any failure by the Agent and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice or the receipt by the

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Agent and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Agent and the Lenders to be contained in the telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice.
(d)      The compliance certificate described in Section 6.2 shall be delivered to the Agent by the Borrower by mail or overnight delivery. Except for the compliance certificate described in Section 6.2 , materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 shall be delivered to the Agent in an electronic medium format reasonably acceptable to the Agent by e-mail at oploanswebadmin@citi.com. The Borrower agrees that the Agent may make such materials (collectively, the “Communications”) available to the Lenders by posting such materials on Debt Domain or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (collectively, the “ Platform ”). In addition, to the extent the Borrower in its sole discretion so elects and confirms in writing or by e-mail to the Agent, any other written information, documents, instruments or other material relating to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and supplied by the Borrower to the Agent (other than any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, Borrowing (including any election of an interest rate or Interest Period relating thereto), (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due hereunder prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 ), shall, to the extent of such election and confirmation by the Borrower, constitute materials that are “Communications” for purposes of this subparagraph (d). The Borrower and each of the Lenders acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform (provided, as to such disclaimer, that the Agent and its Affiliates have not been grossly negligent or engaged in any willful misconduct in respect of the Platform). No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Agent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Platform.
(e)      Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a “ Notice ”) specifying that any Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents or other materials to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Agent in writing of such Lender’s e-mail address to which a Notice may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic communication) on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that the Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
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10.3      No Waiver-Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

10.4      Costs and Expenses . The Borrower shall:

(a)      whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, pay or reimburse Citibank including in its capacity as Agent and Lender within five Business Days after demand, subject to subsection 4.1(g) for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Citibank including in its capacity as Agent and Lender in connection with the development, preparation, delivery, administration and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to (in each case, whether or not consummated), this Agreement, any Loan Document and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including reasonable Attorney Costs incurred by Citibank (including in its capacity as Agent and Lender with respect thereto); and

(b)      pay or reimburse the Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender within five Business Days after demand (subject to subsection 4.1(g) ) for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) incurred by them in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the existence of an Event of Default or after acceleration of the Loans (including in connection with any “workout” or restructuring regarding the Loans, and including in any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding). In connection with any claim, demand, action or cause of action relating to the enforcement, preservation or exercise of any rights or remedies covered by this Section 10.4 against the Borrower, all Lenders shall be represented by the same legal counsel selected by such Lenders; provided , that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Lenders would or could result in a conflict of interest under laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a claim is available to a Lender that is not available to all such Lenders, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit an unqualified assertion of such a claim, each Lender shall be entitled to separate representation by legal counsel selected by that Lender, with all such legal counsel using reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by counsel for all Lenders.

10.5      Borrower Indemnification . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Agent-Related Persons, and each Lender and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following repayment of the Loans and the termination, resignation or replacement of the Agent or replacement of any Lender) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any document

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contemplated by or referred to herein, or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing, including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of this Agreement or the Loans or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Liabilities resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. If any claim, demand, action or cause of action is asserted against any Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Borrower, but the failure to so promptly notify Borrower shall not affect Borrower’s obligations under this Section unless such failure materially prejudices Borrower’s right to participate in the contest of such claim, demand, action or cause of action, as hereinafter provided. If requested by Borrower in writing, such Indemnified Person shall in good faith contest the validity, applicability and amount of such claim, demand, action or cause of action and shall permit Borrower to participate in such contest. Any Indemnified Person that proposes to settle or compromise any claim or proceeding for which Borrower may be liable for payment of indemnity hereunder shall give Borrower written notice of the terms of such proposed settlement or compromise reasonably in advance of settling or compromising such claim or proceeding and shall obtain Borrower’s prior consent. In connection with any claim, demand, action or cause of action covered by this Section 10.5 against more than one Indemnified Person, all such Indemnified Persons shall be represented by the same legal counsel selected by the Indemnified Persons and reasonably acceptable to Borrower; provided , that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Indemnified Persons would or could result in a conflict of interest under laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a defense or counterclaim is available to an Indemnified Person that is not available to all such Indemnified Persons, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit unqualified assertion of such a defense or counterclaim, each Indemnified Person shall be entitled to separate representation by legal counsel selected by that Indemnified Person and reasonably acceptable to Borrower, with all such legal counsel using reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by counsel for all Indemnified Persons. The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.

10.6      Payments Set Aside . To the extent that the Borrower makes a payment to the Agent or the Lenders, or the Agent or the Lenders exercise any right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand its pro rata share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent.

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that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender.

10.8      Assignments, Participations Etc .

(a)      (i)     Any Lender may, with the written consent of the Agent and the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except Borrower’s consent shall not be required if a Default or an Event of Default exists and is continuing), at any time assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees ( provided that no written consent of the Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment and delegation by a Lender to an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of such Lender) (each an “ Assignee ”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $10,000,000; provided , however , that (x) the Borrower and, the Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall have been given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall have delivered to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance in the form of Exhibit F (“ Assignment and Acceptance ”) together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee has paid to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500 and (y) no such assignment shall be made to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender.

(ii)    Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent, and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(b)      From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor Lender and the Borrower that it has received (and the Borrower and the Agent have provided their consent with respect to) an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-referenced processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and

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Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents.

(c)      If requested by the Assignee and/or the Assignor, within five Business Days after its receipt of notice by the Agent that it has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the processing fee (and provided that it consents to such assignment in accordance with subsection 10.8(a) ), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent, new Notes evidencing such Assignee’s assigned Loans and Commitment and, if the assignor Lender has retained a portion of its Loans and its Commitment, replacement Notes in the principal amount of the Commitment retained by the assignor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not in payment of, any Notes held by such Lender). Immediately upon each Assignee’s making its processing fee payment under the Assignment and Acceptance, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assignor Lender pro tanto .

The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in New Castle, Delaware a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance permitted by subparagraph (a) of this Section 10.8 and delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Assignment Register ”). The entries in the Assignment Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Assignment Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Assignment Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)      Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “ Participant ”) participating interests in any Loans, the Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “ originating Lender ”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided , however , that (i) the originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower, and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the originating Lender in connection with the originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Any Lender that sells a participation to any Person that is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code shall include in its participation agreement with such Person a covenant by such Person that such Person will comply with the provisions of Section 9.10 as if such Person

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were a Lender and provide that the Agent and the Borrower shall be third party beneficiaries of such covenant.

(e)      Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement and any Note held by it in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

(f)      Any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may, with notice to the Agent, grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “ SPC ”) the option to fund all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to fund pursuant to this Agreement. The funding of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were funded by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or payment under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable for so long as, and to the extent, the Granting Lender provides such indemnity or makes such payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or anywhere else in this Agreement, (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to fund all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to fund such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof, and (iii) the Borrower and Agent shall continue to deal exclusively with the Granting Lender and any funding by an SPC hereunder shall not constitute an assignment, assumption or participation of any rights or obligations of the Granting Lender. Any SPC may disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee to such SPC, provided , as a condition precedent to such disclosure, (A) such agency, dealer or provider has delivered to such Granting Lender for the benefit of Borrower a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to Section 10.9 , and (B) simultaneous with or prior to such disclosure, such Granting Lender has given written notice to Borrower of the agency, dealer or provider to which such disclosure is being made and the contents of such disclosure. This Section may not be amended without the prior written consent of each Granting Lender, all or any part of whose Loan is being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment.

10.9      Confidentiality . Each Lender agrees to hold any confidential information that it may receive from Borrower or from the Agent on such Borrower’s behalf, pursuant to this Agreement in confidence, except for disclosure: (a) to legal counsel and accountants for Borrower or any Lender; (b) to other professional advisors to Borrower or any Lender, provided that the recipient has delivered to such Lender a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9 ; (c) to regulatory officials having jurisdiction over any Lender; (d) as required by applicable law or legal process or in connection with any legal proceeding in which any Lender and Borrower are adverse parties; (e) to Affiliates or agents of such Lender to the extent the Affiliate or agent is involved in the administration of the credit facilities extended to Borrower and its Subsidiaries hereunder, provided, however, that (i) as to any such Affiliate, such Affiliate has delivered to such Lender a written confidentiality agreement substantially

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similar to this Section 10.9 , and (ii) as to any such agent, such agent has been informed by such Lender of the confidential nature of such confidential information and has been instructed by such Lender to maintain the confidentiality of such confidential information; and (f) to another financial institution in connection with a disposition or proposed disposition to that financial institution of all or part of any Lender’s interests hereunder or a participation interest in the Revolving Loans and/or the Term Loans, each in accordance with Section 10.8 hereof, provided that the recipient has delivered to such Lender a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9 . Each Lender further agrees that it will not use such confidential information in any activity or for any purpose other than the administration of credit facilities extended to Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, without limitation, will take such steps as are reasonably appropriate to preclude access to any such confidential information to be obtained by any Person employed by any Lender, or by an affiliate of any Lender, who is not involved in the administration of credit facilities extended to Borrower and its Subsidiaries. For purposes of the foregoing, “confidential information” shall mean any information respecting Borrower or its Subsidiaries reasonably specified by Borrower as confidential, other than (i) information filed with any governmental agency and available to the public, and (ii) information disclosed by Borrower to any Person not associated with Borrower without a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9 . Certain of the confidential information pursuant to this Agreement is or may be valuable proprietary information that constitutes a trade secret of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; neither the provision of such confidential information to any Lender or the limited disclosures thereof permitted by this Section 10.9 shall affect the status of any such confidential information as a trade secret of Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Each Lender, and each other Person who agrees to be bound by this Section 10.9 , acknowledges that any breach of the agreements contained in this Section 10.9 would result in losses that could not be reasonably or adequately compensated by money damages. Accordingly, if any Lender or any other person breaches its obligations hereunder, such Lender or such other Person recognizes and consents to the right of Borrower, Intermediate Parent, and/or Broker Subsidiary to seek injunctive relief to compel such Lender or other Person to abide by the terms of this Section 10.9 .

The Agent agrees to provide to the Borrower, upon the Borrower’s request, each interest rate that is furnished by any Reference Bank to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.14(b ) (each, a “Reference Bank Rate”), which information is to be treated by the Borrower as confidential except (i) the Borrower may disclose any actual interest rate payable under this Agreement, and (ii) the Borrower may disclose any Reference Bank Rate (a) to legal counsel and accountants for Borrower; (b) to other professional advisors to Borrower, provided that the recipient has delivered to the Borrower a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9 ; (c) to regulatory officials having jurisdiction over the Borrower; (d) as required by applicable law, legal process, the New York Stock Exchange or any similar self-regulatory exchange of which Borrower is a member, or in connection with any legal proceeding in which any Lender and Borrower are adverse parties; (e) to Affiliates or agents of the Borrower to the extent the Affiliate or agent is involved in the administration of the credit facilities extended to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries hereunder, provided, however, that (i) as to any such Affiliate, such Affiliate has delivered to the Borrower a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9 , and (ii) as to any such agent, such agent has been informed by the Borrower of the confidential nature of such confidential information and has been instructed by the Borrower to maintain the confidentiality of such Reference Bank Rate.

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The Borrower further agrees that it will not use such confidential information in any activity or for any purpose other than the administration of this Agreement and, without limitation, will take such steps as are reasonably appropriate to preclude access to any such confidential information to be obtained by any Person employed by the Borrower, or by an affiliate of the Borrower, who is not involved in the administration of this Agreement.
10.10      Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc . Each Lender shall notify the Agent in writing of any changes in the address to which notices to the Lender should be directed, of addresses of any Lending Office, of payment instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder and of such other administrative information as the Agent shall reasonably request.

10.11      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, email or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

10.12      Severability . The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

10.13      No Third Parties Benefited . This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent and the Arrangers, and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

10.14      Governing Law and Jurisdiction .

(a)      THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

(b)      EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PARTY IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW



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YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH  COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH CALIFORNIA OR NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS , WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO.

10.15      Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a)      TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

(b)      WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT IMMEDIATELY ABOVE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if such waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between the Borrower, on the one hand, and any one or more of the other parties to this Agreement, on the other, arising out of this Agreement at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties to such dispute (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the California Superior Court in and for the County of San Francisco) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in San Francisco County, California; and the parties hereby submit

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to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 through 645.1, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential, and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the California Superior Court in and for the County of San Francisco for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure § 644(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral (if any), or obtain provisional remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

10.16      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

10.17      Headings . Articles and Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for the convenience of reference only.

10.18      USA Patriot Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each borrower, guarantor or grantor (the “Loan Parties”), which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Act.

10.19      Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:





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(a)      the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)      the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)      a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)      a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)      the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

The following terms have the following meanings:

Bail-In Action:
The exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation:
With respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
EEA Financial
Institution:
(a) Any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member
Country:
Any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

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Authority:
Any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
EU Bail-In Legislation
Schedule:
The EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
Loan Market
Association:
The London trade association, which is the self-described authoritative voice of the syndicated loan markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Write-Down and
Conversion Powers:
With respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
                                
    
Borrower:
 
 
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ William F. Quinn
Name:
William F. Quinn
Title:
Senior Vice President and Treasurer

    

    




            
                
                
    
Lenders:
 
 
CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent and
individually as Lender
 
 
By:
/s/ Maureen P. Maroney
Name:
Maureen P. Maroney
Title:
Vice President
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
 
 
By:
/s/ Keiko Kiyohara
Name:
Keiko Kiyohara
Title:
Vice President
 
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
 
 
By:
/s/ Maryanne Fitzmaurice
Name:
Maryanne Fitzmaurice
Title:
Director
 
 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
 
 
By:
/s/ Doreen Barr
Name:
Doreen Barr
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
By:
/s/ Sophie Bulliard
Name:
Sophie Bulliard
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephen Manners
Name:
Stephen Manners
Title:
Vice President









        
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By:
/s/ James Mastroianna
Name:
James Mastroianna
Title:
Vice President
 
 
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
 
 
By:
/s/ Ryan Durkin
Name:
Ryan Durkin
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By:
/s/ Johann Matthai
Name:
Johann Matthai
Title:
Director, Financial Institutions Group
 
 
LLOYDS BANK PLC
 
 
By:
/s/ Kamala Basdeo
Name:
Kamala Basdeo
Title:
Assistant Manager
 
 
By:
/s/ Erin Walsh
Name:
Erin Walsh
Title:
Assistant Vice President
 
 
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
 
 
By:
/s/ Alysha Salinger
Name:
Alysha Salinger
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrei Bourdine
Name:
Andrei Bourdine
Title:
Vice President






    
                            
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By:
/s/ Evan Glass
Name:
Evan Glass
Title:
Senior Vice President







Schedule 1
 
LENDER'S COMMITMENTS
 
 
The Charles Schwab Corporation $750,000,000 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment)
as of June 1, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lender Commitment Amount
1. Citibank, N.A.
1.
$75,000,000
2. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
2.
$75,000,000
3. Bank of America, N.A.
3.
$67,500,000
4. Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
4.
$67,500,000
5. The Bank of New York Mellon
5.
$67,500,000
6. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
6.
$67,500,000
7. Goldman Sachs Bank USA
7.
$55,000,000
8. HSBC Bank USA, National Association
8.
$55,000,000
9. Lloyds Bank plc
9.
$55,000,000
10. Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
10.
$55,000,000
11. State Street Bank and Trust Company
11.
$55,000,000
12. U.S. Bank National Association
12.
$55,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$750,000,000





Schedule 2

LIST OF BORROWING AGREEMENTS

1.    $750,000,000 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 2, 2017 among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for such lenders.






Schedule 6.2
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

I, ____________________, certify that I am the _______________________ of The Charles Schwab Corporation (the “ Borrower ”), and that as such I am authorized to execute this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower, and do hereby further certify on behalf of the Borrower that:

1.    I have reviewed the terms of that certain Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 1, 2018 among the Borrower, the financial institutions named therein (the “ Lenders ”) and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders (the “ Credit Agreement ”), and I have made, or have caused to be made by employees or agents under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the financial statements dated ______________, 20___ that are deemed delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement.

2.    The examination described in paragraph 1 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth below.

3.    Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Credit Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Credit Agreement.

4.    Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 2 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event.

The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto are made and delivered this ___ day of _____________ 20___.


By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

                        





The Charles Schwab Corporation

Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment)
Dated as of June 1, 2018

Schedule I
to
Compliance Certificate
(Dollars in Thousands)

1.     Net Capital Ratio of the Broker Subsidiary.

Requirement: Broker Subsidiary - month-end ratio not less than 5%.

Net Capital Ratio for Broker Subsidiary

Month              Month-end Ratio






2.     Minimum Stockholders’ Equity of Borrower.

Requirement: As of _____________, 20____, required Minimum Stockholders’ Equity is
the greater of (a) $13,100,000,000 or (b) $13,100,000,000 plus 50% of the sum of cumulative Net
Earnings for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018.







Schedule 10.2

NOTICES

If to the Borrower:
 
 
 
If by U.S. mail:
The Charles Schwab Corporation
 
Treasury Department
 
Attn: William F. Quinn or Successor
 
211 Main Street (Mail Stop SF211MN-03-309)
 
San Francisco, CA 94105
 
 
If by hand delivery
 
(including courier
 
and overnight
 
messenger service):
The Charles Schwab Corporation
 
Treasury Department
 
Attn: William F. Quinn or Successor
 
211 Main Street, 3rd Floor
 
San Francisco, CA 94105
 
 
Telephone:
(415) 667-7337
Facsimile:
(415) 667-8565

If to the Agent:

See information under Citibank, N.A. in table below pertaining to Lenders.

If to the Lenders:

Credit Contact
Operations Contact
Lending Office
Payment Instructions
Bank of America, N.A.
One Bryant Park, 18 th  Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Maryanne Fitzmaurice
                 Director
(646) 556-0343
Fax: 704 683-9184
Bank of America, N.A.
901 S. Main St.
Dallas, TX 75202
Attention: Tammi Reddy
(415) 436-3685 ext. 65843
Fax: (312) 453-5129

Bank of America, N.A.
2001 Clayton Road
Concord, California 94520
Bank of America, N.A.
ABA #: 026009593
Charlotte, NC
Acct #: 4426457864
Attention: Bilateral Clearing Account
Ref: Charles Schwab Corporation
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention: Steve Manners
                   Vice President
(212) 635-6316
Fax: (212) 635-4717

The Bank of New York Mellon
6023 Airport Road
Oriskany, NY 13424
Attention: Richard Scalice
(315)765-4192
Fax: (315) 765-4783

The Bank of New York
Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281

The Bank of New York
ABA #: 021-000-018
Acct #: GLA111-231
Acct name: Broker Services
Attn: Bradley Fike
Ref: Charles Schwab Corporation



Credit Contact
Operations Contact
Lending Office
Payment Instructions
Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: Dane Graham
                 Director
(212) 816-8219
Fax: (212) 816-1212

Citibank, N.A.
1615 Brett Road, Bldg #3
New Castle, DE 19720
Attention: Investor Relations (302) 894-6010
Fax: (212) 994-0961
Citibank, N.A.
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10043

Citibank NA
ABA #: 021-000-089
New York, NY
Acct #: 36852248
Acct Name: Agency/Medium Term Finance
Ref: The Charles Schwab
Corporation

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
Islands Branch
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Attention: Doreen Barr /
                 Michael Del Genio
Phone: (212) 325-9914 /
                  (212) 325-7688
Fax: (212) 325-8615 /

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
Islands Branch
7033 Louis Stephens Drive
PO Box 110047
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Attention: Fay Rollins
                  Loan Closers /
                  Tedrick Kelly
                  Administrator
Phone: (212) 325-9041 /
                  (919) 994-6087
Fax: (866) 469-3871
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Credit Suisse
Bank Name: The Bank of New York
ABA #: 021-000-018
New York, NY
Acct #: 890-0492-627
Acct Name: CS Agency Cayman
Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Michelle Latzoni
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
30 Hudson Street, 5th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Email: gsd.link@gs.com
Tel: (212)934-3921
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
30 Hudson Street, 5th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
gs-sbd-admin-contacts@ny.email.gs.com
Tel: (212)902-1099
Fax: (917)977-3966
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Swift Code: CITIUS33
Aba: 021000089
Bank Name: Citibank N.A.
City: New York
A/C #: 30627664
Entity Name: Goldman Sachs Bank USA
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Jeffrey Roth /
                 Stephen J. Contino
Phone: (212) 525-4341 /
                  (212) 525-   7054

HSBC Bank USA, New York
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Attention: CTLA Lan Admin
Phone: (212) 525-1529 /
Fax: (847) 793-   3415

HSBC Bank USA, National Association
452 fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
ABA #: 021-000-1088
Acct #: 713011777
Acct Name: NY Loan Agency
Attn: CTLA Laon Admin
Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 23
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Keiko Kiyohara, Vice
                 President
Phone: (212) 270-2342
Fax: (212) 270-1511
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
JPM-Bangalore Loan Operations
Prestige Tech Park, Floor 4
Sarjapur outer Ring Rd, Vathur Hobli
Bangalore, India 560 087
Phone: 91 80 67905014
ext 35014
Fax: (201) 244-3885

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2, Floor 3
Newark, DE 19713-2107

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
New York, NY
ABA #: 021000021
Acct #: 9008113381H2832
Acct Name: LS2 Incoming Account
Attn: Loan & Agency
Ref: Charles Schwab
Lloyds Bank plc
1095 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor
New York , NY 10036
Attention: Sammy Asoli
                 Vice President
(212) 284-0418
Fax: (212) 930-5098
Lloyds Bank plc
1095 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor
New York , NY 10036
Attention: Indira Girisankar /
                  Ramona Rojas
(212) 930-5051/8978
Fax: (212) 930-5098
Lloyds Bank plc
1095 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor
New York , NY 10036

Bank of America
International, New York
New York, NY
ABA #: 026-009-593
Acct #: 655-010-1938
Acct Name: Lloyds
Bank plc, New York
Ref: Charles Schwab

 
 
 
 

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Credit Contact
Operations Contact
Lending Office
Payment Instructions
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
750 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Joan Cho
(212) 762-1190
Morgan Stanley Loan Servicing
1300 Thames Street Wharf, 4 th  Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
443-627-4355
Fax: 718-233-2140

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
One Utah Center
201 South Main Street, 5 th  Floor
Salt Lake, City, UT 84111
MS BANK NA USD
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY 10043
ABA #: 021-000-089
Acct #: 3044-0947
Acct Name: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Ref: The Charles Schwab
Corporation
Attn: Morgan Stanley Loan Servicing
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street, M/S CCB 0900
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Andrei Bourdine
                  Vice President /
                  Deirdre Holland
                  Managing Director
(617) 662-8827 / 8608
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street, M/S CCB 0901
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Peter Connolly
(617) 662-8588
Fax: (617) 988-6677
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street, M/S CCB 0900
Boston, MA 02210
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA
ABA#: 011-000-028
Acct #: 0006-332-1
Acct. Name: IS Loan Operations / CSU Internal
Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation
Attn: Peter Connolly, ext 617-662- 8588
U.S. Bank National Association
461 Fifth Avenue, 7 th  Floor
New York, NY 10017-6234
Attention: Angela (Zhanglan) Cheng, Portfolio Manager
(917) 326-3101
Angela.cheng@usbank.com
U.S. Bank National Association
400 City Center
Oshkosh, WI 54901
CLS Syndication Services Team – East
(920) 237-7601
Fax: (920) 237-7993
U.S. Bank National Association
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402

U.S. Bank National Association
ABA#: 091000022
Acct. #: 0068542160600
Account Name: CLS Syndication Services GL Acct.
Ref.: Charles Schwab Corporation (Type of pymt)
Attn: CLS Syndication Team
Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association
301 S. College Street, 11th Floor MAC D1053-115
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: James Mastroianna
                 Vice President
                 Portfolio Manager
                 Financial Institutions
                 Group
(612)-67-8120
james.a.mastroianna@wellsfarg
o.com
Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association
1700 Lincoln Street, 5 th  Floor
MAC C7300-059
Denver, CO 80203-4500
Attention: Dorothy Cardenas
                  Loan Servicing Spec.
(303) 863-5917
Fax: (303) 863-2729

Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association
90 South 7 th  Street, 7 th  Floor
MAC N9305-075
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3903

Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association
ABA #: 121000248
Acct #: 00029694050720
Account Name: WLS Denver
Attn: Dorothy Cardenas
Ref: Charles Schwab

 
 
 
 




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EXHIBIT A-1

REVOLVING NOTE
$__________________________ (Amount of Commitment)             Date: June 1, 2018
For Value Received, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“ Schwab ”) hereby promises to pay to the order of ________________ (the “ Lender ”) to Citibank, N.A., as Agent, at Agent’s office located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, for the account of the applicable Lending Office of the Lender, the principal amount of ____________________ ($___________) or the aggregate amount of all Revolving Loans made to Schwab by the Lender, whichever is less, on May 31, 2019. The undersigned also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Borrowing from the date of such Borrowing until such principal amount is paid, at the rates per annum, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement. This Note shall be subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and all principal and interest payable hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Schwab hereby authorizes the Lender to endorse on the Schedule attached to this Note the amount and Type of Revolving Loans made to Schwab by the Lender and all renewals, conversions, and payments of principal amounts in respect of such Revolving Loans, which endorsements shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as to the outstanding principal amount of all such Revolving Loans, provided , however , that the failure to make such notation with respect to any Revolving Loans or payments shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Schwab under the Credit Agreement or this Note.

This Note is the Revolving Note referred to in the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated as of June 1, 2018 among Schwab, the Lender, certain other Lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders (the “ Credit Agreement ”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. The Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Note, upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of the principal of this Note prior to the maturity of this Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

Principal and interest payments shall be in money of the United States of America, lawful at such times for the satisfaction of public and private debts, and shall be in immediately available funds.

Schwab promises to pay the costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, if default is made in the payment of this Note.

The terms and provisions of this Note shall be governed by the applicable laws of the State of California.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized and directed by appropriate corporate authority.

The Charles Schwab Corporation
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

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EXHIBIT A-1

SCHEDULE TO REVOLVING NOTE

Date
Made,
Continued,
Converted,
or Paid
Type of
Loan
Amount
of Loan
Amount of
Principal
Continued,
Converted,
or Paid
Unpaid
Principal
Balance of
Revolving
Note
Name of
Person
Making
Notation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT A-2

TERM NOTE
                             Date: June 1, 2018
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“ Schwab ”) hereby promises to pay to the order of ___________________ (the “ Lender ”) to Citibank, N.A., as Agent, at the Agent’s office located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, for the account of the applicable Lending Office of the Lender, the principal amount of each Term Loan made by the Lender to Schwab pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated as of June 1, 2018, as amended, among Schwab, the Lender, certain other Lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders (the “ Credit Agreement ”), as shown in the schedule attached hereto and any continuation thereof, in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds on the Term Loan Maturity Date for such Term Loan. The undersigned also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan from the date of such Term Loan until such principal amount is paid, in like money, at said office for the account of the Lender’s applicable Lending Office, at the rates per annum, and payable at such times as are specified in the Credit Agreement. This Term Note shall be subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement and all principal and interest payable hereunder should be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

This Term Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Term Note upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity of the Term Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

Schwab promises to pay costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, if default is made in the payment of this Note.

The terms and provisions of this Term Note shall be governed by the applicable laws of the State of California.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Term Note to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized and directed by appropriate corporate authority.

The Charles Schwab Corporation
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 




EXHIBIT A-2

SCHEDULE TO TERM NOTE

Date
Made,
Continued,
Converted,
or Paid
Type of
Loan
Amount
of Loan
Term Loan
Maturity Date
Amount of
Principal
Continued,
Converted,
or Paid
Unpaid
Principal
Balance of
Term Note
Name of
Person
Making
Notation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT B

BORROWING ADVICE

1.     This Borrowing Advice is executed and delivered by The Charles Schwab Corporation (“ Borrower ”) to you pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2018 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), entered into by Borrower, Citibank, N.A. (“ Citibank ”) and certain other Lenders parties thereto, collectively with Citibank (the “ Lenders ”) and Citibank as Agent for the Lenders (herein “ Agent ”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

2.     Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make a Revolving [or Term Loan] for the account of Borrower (at _______________, Account No. ________________) pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement as follows:

(a)     Amount of Revolving [or Term Loan] :                  .

(b)     Borrowing Date of Revolving [or Term Loan]: _________________.

(c)     [If a Revolving Loan] Type of Revolving Loan (check one only):

________ Eurodollar Rate with ________- day Interest Period
________ Base Rate

(d)     [If a Term Loan] Type of Term Loan (check one only):

________ Eurodollar Rate with initial ________- day Interest Period
________ Base Rate

(e)     [If a Term Loan] Maturity Date of Term Loan:              .

3.     Following this request for a Revolving Loan [or Term Loan], the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Loans and Term Loans will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments.




4.     This Borrowing Advice is executed on ______________ by the Borrower.

    
BORROWER:
 
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation
 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 



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EXHIBIT C

NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
Dated as of: _________________

Citibank, N.A., as Agent
___________________________
___________________________


Ladies and Gentlemen:

This irrevocable Notice of Conversion/Continuation (this “ Notice ”) is delivered to you under the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 1, 2018 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) (herein “ Borrower ”); and Citibank, N.A., a Delaware corporation (herein “ Citibank ”) and the other Lenders signatory thereto (together with Citibank, collectively “ Lenders ”), and Citibank as agent for the Lenders (herein “ Agent ”).

1.    This Notice is submitted for the purpose of:

(check one and complete applicable information in accordance with the Credit Agreement)

[__]    Converting or [__] continuing all or a portion of the following type of Loan:

(a)
(check, as applicable)
    
Base Rate Loan ____________________;
Eurodollar Rate Loan ________________.

(b)
The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the above Loan is $_________________.

(c)
As applicable, the last day of the current Interest Period for such Loan is __________________.

(d)
The principal amount of such Loan to be [converted or continued] is $_________________.

(e)
Such principal amount should be converted/continued into the following type of Loan:
    
Base Rate Loan ____________________;
Eurodollar Rate Loan ________________.

(f)
The requested effective date of the [conversion/continuation] of such Loan is _____________________.

(g)
As applicable, the requested Interest Period applicable to the new Loan is _____________________.




2.    No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing or will be caused by the advance requested hereby.

3.    The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as if made on the date hereof (except for such representations and warranties as expressly relate to a prior date).

Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Company has executed this Notice of Conversion/Continuation this ___ day of __________, _____.

    
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
[must be signed by an Authorized Officer]




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EXHIBIT D

COMMITMENT AND TERMINATION DATE EXTENSION REQUEST
[Bank name and address]            [Date]
    
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 1, 2018 (“ Credit Agreement ”) entered into by The Charles Schwab Corporation (“ Borrower ”), Citibank, N.A., as Agent and Lenders party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower hereby requests Agent to obtain each Lender’s agreement to the extension of such Lender’s Commitment presently in effect, in the amount of $ [specify amount of existing Commitment] , and the Termination Date presently in effect, for an additional 364 days.

Agent’s execution of a copy of this letter in the space provided below and the transmission of such executed copy to Borrower shall constitute all Lenders’ acceptance of Borrower’s request and all Lenders’ agreement to the 364-day extension sought herein. More specifically, upon the execution of a copy of this letter by Agent on behalf of Lenders and the transmission thereof to Borrower within 15 days after Agent’s receipt of this letter, (1) the Termination Date as defined in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be extended 364 days and deemed changed to ___________________, and (2) all other dates appearing in the Credit Agreement that are referred to in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement shall correspondingly be extended 364 days.

This Commitment and Termination Date Extension Request is executed by Borrower on ________________.
                    
BORROWER:
 
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation
 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Agent, on Behalf of Lenders
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 



EXHIBIT E
BORROWER’S OPINION OF COUNSEL

[Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Letterhead]


[Date]


Citibank, N.A., as Agent
___________________________
___________________________


Re:
Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated June 1, 2018, among
The Charles Schwab Corporation, Citibank, N.A., as Agent
and the Lenders party thereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is delivered at the request of The Charles Schwab Corporation to you in your capacity as Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, under the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 1, 2018 (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), Citibank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatories thereto (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”). This opinion letter speaks as of close of business on June 1, 2018 (hereafter the “ operative date ”).
We have acted as special counsel to Borrower in connection with the Credit Agreement. In such capacity we have examined originals, or copies represented to us by Borrower to be true copies, of the Credit Agreement; and we have obtained such certificates of such responsible officials of Borrower and of public officials as we have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion. We have assumed without investigation the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as photostatic copies of originals, and the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records certified to us by the Borrower to be accurate and complete. We have further assumed that the Credit Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against the Agent and the Lenders. As to factual matters, we have relied upon the representations and warranties contained in and made pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given for such terms in the Credit Agreement. For the purpose of this opinion, “ Loan Documents ” as used herein means the Credit Agreement and the Notes.
Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the exceptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1.    Borrower is a corporation duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.



2.    Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under the Loan Documents.
3.    Each Loan Document has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower. Each Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such validity, binding nature or enforceability may be limited by:
(a)    the effect of applicable federal or state bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws and court decisions relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally;
(b)    the effect of legal and equitable principles upon the availability of creditors’ remedies, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c)    the effect of California judicial decisions involving statutes or principles of equity which have held that certain covenants or other provisions of agreements, including without limitation those providing for the acceleration of indebtedness due under debt instruments upon the occurrence of events therein described, are unenforceable under circumstances where it cannot be demonstrated that the enforcement of such provisions is reasonably necessary for the protection of the lender, has been undertaken in good faith under the circumstances then existing, and is commercially reasonable;
(d)    the effect of Section 1670.5 of the California Civil Code, which provides that a court may refuse to enforce a contract or may limit the application thereof or any clause thereof which the court finds as a matter of law to have been unconscionable at the time it was made;
(e)    the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions purporting to require the award of attorneys’ fees, expenses, or costs, where such provisions do not satisfy the requirements of California Civil Code Section 1717 et seq ., or in any action where the lender is not the prevailing party;
(f)    the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions waiving stated rights or unknown future rights and waiving defenses to obligations, where such waivers are contrary to applicable law or against public policy;
(g)    the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions which provide for penalties, late charges, additional interest in the event of a default by the borrower or fees or costs related to such charges;
(h)    the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions to the effect that rights or remedies are not exclusive, that every right or remedy is cumulative and may be exercised in addition to or with any other right or remedy, or that the election of some particular remedy or remedies does not preclude recourse to one or another remedy;
(i)    the unenforceability of provisions prohibiting waivers of provisions of either of the Loan Documents otherwise than in writing to the extent that Section 1698 of the California Civil Code permits oral modifications that have been executed;

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(j)    limitations on the enforceability of release, contribution, exculpatory, or nonliability provisions, under federal or state securities laws, Sections 1542 and 1543 of the California Civil Code, and any other applicable statute or court decisions;
(k)    limitations on the enforceability of any indemnity obligations imposed upon or undertaken by the borrower to the extent that such obligations do not satisfy the requirements of Sections 2772 et seq . of the California Civil Code and any judicial decisions thereunder; provided that the limitations and qualifications set forth in the immediately preceding sub-paragraphs (b) through (k) do not, in our opinion, render the remedies available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents inadequate for the practical realization of the primary rights and benefits reasonably expected by an institutional lender in a comparable unsecured credit facility transaction governed by California law; and
(l)    the effect of Grafton Partners L.P. v. Superior Court, 36 Cal. 4th 944, 2005 WL 1831995 (Cal. 2005), in which the California Supreme Court held that predispute contractual waivers of trial by jury are invalid, as well as the effect of Section 631(d) of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which provides that a court may, in its discretion upon just terms, allow a trial by jury although there may have been a waiver of trial by jury.
The foregoing opinions are subject to the following exceptions and qualifications:
a.    We have not been requested to verify and have not verified the validity, accuracy, or reasonableness of any of the factual representations contained in either or both of the Loan Documents, and we express no opinion with respect to any of such matters.
b.    We are members of the bar of the State of California. We are opining herein only concerning matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of America, the substantive laws of the State of California, and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and only with respect to Borrower. We express no opinion concerning the applicability to either or both of the Loan Documents, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Furthermore, we express no opinion with respect to choice of law or conflicts of law, and none of the opinions stated herein shall be deemed to include or refer to choice of law or conflict of law.
c.    We express no opinion on any Federal or state securities laws as they may relate to either or both of the Loan Documents.
d.    We express no opinion as to compliance with the usury laws of any jurisdiction.
The opinions set forth herein are given as of the operative date. We disclaim any obligation to notify you or any other person or entity after the operative date if any change in fact and/or law should change our opinion with respect to any matters set forth herein. This opinion letter is rendered to you in your capacity as the Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and may not be relied upon, circulated or quoted, in whole or in part, by any other person or entity (other than the Lenders and a person or entity who becomes an assignee or successor in interest of any Lender or acquires a participation from any Lender consistent with the terms of the Loan Documents) and shall not be referred to in any report or document furnished to any other person or entity without our prior written consent; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not preclude any Lender from describing or otherwise disclosing the

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existence or contents of this letter to (i) any bank regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Lender, as required by such authority, (ii) a person or entity who, in good-faith discussions between such Lender and such person or entity, is proposed to become an assignee or successor in interest of such Lender or to acquire a participation from the Bank consistent with the terms of the Loan Documents, and (iii) counsel to the Agent and the Lenders.
Very truly yours,
 
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
 
 
By: _______________________________




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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE


To:      CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent


Ladies and Gentlemen:


Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 1, 2018 between THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), Lenders from time to time party thereto, and CITIBANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Agreement ”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined).

1.    We hereby give you notice of, and request your consent to, the assignment by _______________________ (the “ Assignor ”) to __________________ (the “ Assignee ”) of _________% of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the Commitment of the Assignor, and all outstanding Loans made by the Assignor. Before giving effect to such assignment:

(a)
the aggregate amount of the Assignor’s Commitment is $_______________.
(b)
the aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Loans is $_____________.

2.    The Assignee hereby represents and warrants that it has complied with the requirements of Section 10.8 of the Agreement in connection with this assignment and acknowledges and agrees that: (a) other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pro Rata Share being assigned hereby free and clear of any adverse claim, the Assignor has made no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness or sufficiency of the Agreement of any other Loan Document; (b) the Assignor had made no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrower or the performance by Borrower of the Obligations; (c) it has received a copy of the Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (d) it will independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement; (e) it appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action and to exercise such powers under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the Agreement and such other Loan Documents; and (f) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.




3.    The Assignee agrees that, upon receiving your consent to such assignment and form and after _______________, the Assignee will be bound by the terms of the Loan Documents, with respect to the interest in the Loan Documents assigned to it as specified above, as fully and to the same extent as if the Assignee were a Lender originally holding such interest in the Loan Documents.

4.    The following administrative details apply to the Assignee:

(a)
Credit Contact:
 
 
 
 
 
Assignee name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
Attention:
 
 
Telephone:
 
 
Telecopier:
 
    
(b)
Operations Contact:
 
 
 
 
Assignee name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
Attention:
 
 
Telephone:
 
 
Telecopier:
 

(c)
Lending Office:
 
 
 
 
Assignee name:
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 

(d)
Payment Instructions:
 
 
 
 
Assignee name:
 
 
ABA No.:
 
 
Account No.:
 
 
Attention:
 
 
Reference:
 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their respective duly authorized officials, officers or agents as of the date first above mentioned.

    
Very truly yours,
[ASSIGNOR]
 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
[ASSIGNEE]
 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

    

We hereby consent to the
foregoing assignment.

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
as Borrower
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 



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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION






EXHIBIT 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends and Other
(Dollar Amounts in Millions)
(Unaudited)



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Earnings before taxes on earnings
 
$
2,133

 
$
3,650

 
$
2,993

 
$
2,279

 
$
2,115

 
$
1,705

Fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
 
181

 
148

 
37

 
29

 
30

 
31

Payables to brokerage clients
 
21

 
16

 
3

 
2

 
2

 
3

Short-term borrowings
 
54

 
41

 
9

 

 

 

Long-term debt
 
80

 
119

 
104

 
92

 
73

 
69

Other
 
5

 
18

 
18

 
9

 
(3
)
 
2

Total
 
341

 
342

 
171

 
132

 
102

 
105

Interest portion of rental expense
 
56

 
99

 
88

 
77

 
71

 
69

Total fixed charges (A)
 
397

 
441

 
259

 
209

 
173

 
174

Earnings before taxes on earnings and fixed charges (B)
 
$
2,530

 
$
4,091

 
$
3,252

 
$
2,488

 
$
2,288

 
$
1,879

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (B) ÷ (A) (1)
 
6.4

 
9.3

 
12.6

 
11.9

 
13.2

 
10.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
bank deposits and payables to brokerage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
clients interest expense   (2)
 
11.9

 
14.2

 
14.7

 
13.8

 
16.0

 
13.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total fixed charges
 
$
397

 
$
441

 
$
259

 
$
209

 
$
173

 
$
174

Preferred stock dividends and other (3)
 
116

 
270

 
227

 
131

 
96

 
97

Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends and other (C)
 
$
513

 
$
711

 
$
486

 
$
340

 
$
269

 
$
271

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
stock dividends and other (B) ÷ (C) (1)
 
4.9

 
5.8

 
6.7

 
7.3

 
8.5

 
6.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
dividends and other, excluding bank deposits and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
payables to brokerage clients interest expense (2)
 
7.5

 
7.2

 
7.2

 
8.0

 
9.5

 
7.8


(1) The ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends and other are calculated in accordance with SEC requirements. For such purposes, “earnings” consist of earnings before taxes on earnings and fixed charges. “Fixed charges” consist of interest expense as listed above, and one-third of property, equipment and software rental expense, which is estimated to be representative of the interest factor.

(2) Because interest expense incurred in connection with both bank deposits and payables to brokerage clients is completely offset by interest revenue on related investments and loans, the Company considers such interest to be an operating expense. Accordingly, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding bank deposits and payables to brokerage clients interest expense, and the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends and other, excluding bank deposits and payables to brokerage clients interest expense, reflect the elimination of such interest expense as a fixed charge.

(3) The preferred stock dividend and other amounts represent the pre-tax earnings that would be required to pay the dividends on outstanding preferred stock and undistributed earnings and dividends allocated to non-vested restricted stock units.



THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION  
 
 
໿                            ໿ EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a‑14(a)/15d‑14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Walter W. Bettinger II, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Charles Schwab Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Date:
August 8, 2018
 
/s/ Walter W. Bettinger II
 
 
 
Walter W. Bettinger II
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
໿




THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
 
໿                                         EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a‑14(a)/15d‑14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Peter Crawford, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Charles Schwab Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 8, 2018
 
/s/ Peter Crawford
 
 
 
Peter Crawford
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
 
 



EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Charles Schwab Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (the Report), I, Walter W. Bettinger II, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.


/s/ Walter W. Bettinger II
 
Date:
August 8, 2018
Walter W. Bettinger II
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 























A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The Charles Schwab Corporation and will be retained by The Charles Schwab Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.




THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
 
 
 
 


EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Charles Schwab Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018  (the Report), I, Peter Crawford, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.


/s/ Peter Crawford
 
Date:
August 8, 2018
Peter Crawford
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 





















A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The Charles Schwab Corporation and will be retained by The Charles Schwab Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.