UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On November 6, 2025, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) issued a press release announcing it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Forge Global Holdings, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the announcement of the acquisition, Schwab issued an investor presentation containing supplemental information regarding the transaction, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of The Charles Schwab Corporation, dated as of November 6, 2025 | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation of The Charles Schwab Corporation, dated as of November 6, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: November 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Michael Verdeschi | ||||
| Michael Verdeschi | ||||||
| Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||