AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • February 2nd, 2017 • Schwab Investments • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 19th day of May, 2017, by and between Schwab Investments, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), and the Trust, on behalf of its Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund (the “Surviving Fund” and, together with the Acquired Fund, the “Funds”). Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM”) joins this Agreement solely for purposes of Sections 15(b) and 19(b). Except for the Acquired Fund and Surviving Fund, no other series of the Trust are parties to this Agreement. The Trust has its principal place of business at 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105.
