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<html> <head> <title>Welcome to Charles Schwab Corporation</title> <base href="http://www.schwab-online.com/">  </head> <body bgcolor="#004284" text="#FFFFFF"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap0"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="4, 2, 51, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/Exec/gotrade" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="53, 2, 150, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,532,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="154, 2, 186, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/0,4414,500,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="189, 2, 247, 15" HREF="http://www.myschwab.com/" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="250, 2, 306, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,778,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/topNav/brands/PersistentBrand.GIF" border="0" width="363" height="51" usemap="#FrontPageMap0"> </td> <td><a href="http://promo.schwabon.com/AR003/AR003Home.asp?SRC=CEZ" target="_top"><img src="/images/Ad57.GIF" border="0" width="237" height="51"></a> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap1"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3, 0, 102, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,506,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="105, 0, 166, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,501,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="170, 0, 295, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,502,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="299, 0, 383, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,503,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="387, 0, 474, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,504,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="478, 0, 597, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,505,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="/images/Nav1Inv.GIF" border="0" width="600" height="22" imageid="2372" usemap="#FrontPageMap1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#336699" height="5"><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap2"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3, 5, 99, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,520,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="183, 5, 292, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,522,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="294, 5, 414, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,523,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="416, 5, 474, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,524,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="476, 5, 561, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,525,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="/images/Nav2InvShp.GIF" border="0" width="600" height="21" imageid="2395" usemap="#FrontPageMap2"> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%" bgcolor="#99CCCC" bordercolor="#0000A0"> <tr> <td align="center"><h1><font size="5">Welcome to Charles Schwab Brokerage Firm Corporation</font></h1> <h3>Charles Schwab Corporation offers a wide array of investment services. </h3> <p><font size="3">Schwab has long been a leader in the brokerage firm business. Through the outstanding execution of a single idea - low-cost stock transactions without sales pressure or conflict of interest - Schwab brokerage firm defined discount brokerage.</font></p> <h5><font size="4">For more information on our corporation please visit the following sites....</font></h5> <p><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial"><u><img src="http://www.schwab-online.com/icons/mainlogo.gif" alt="brokerage firm" width="155" height="74"></u></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNNav/SNNavmainSchwabNewsDisclaimer.html" target="main" onmouseout="turnOffText(this);" onmouseover="turnOnText(this);" style="COLOR: #003366"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica"><u>News Releases</u></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/wNavFrame/0,4527,790,FF.html" onmouseout="changeBig('img790');" onmouseover="changeBig('img790');"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica"><u>Corporate Reports</u></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib077/Lib/L003/SN077L003mainSchwabNews.html" linkid="3534"><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial"><u>Schwab brokerage firm in the News</u></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/wNavFrame/0,4527,793,FF.html" onmouseout="changeBig('img793');" onmouseover="changeBig('img793');"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica"><u>Job Opportunities at charles schwab brokerage firm</u></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib088/SN088mainBody.html" target="main" onmouseout="turnOffText(this);" onmouseover="turnOnText(this);" style="COLOR: #003366"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica"><u>Charles Schwab Broekrage Firm Company Retirement Plan Services</u></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib077/Lib/L006/SN077L006mainWebAwaBodyi.html" linkid="1527"><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial"><u>Schwab brokerage firm Awards</u></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib077/Lib/L004/SN077L004mainVoiBodyi.html" linkid="1519"><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial"><u>Customer Testimonials</u></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNNav/SNNavmainEdgarDisclaimer.html" target="main" onmouseout="turnOffText(this);" onmouseover="turnOnText(this);" style="COLOR: #003366"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica"><u>SEC Filings</u></font></a></p> <p align="center">  <img src="http://www.schwab-online.com/images/SN090HomeChart.gif" alt="brokerage firm" width="182" height="196"></p> <p align="center">Š1998 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 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