TORONTO, March 28, 2018 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group (TD) (TSX: TD)
announced today that, subject to the approval of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) and the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), it intends to launch a normal course issuer bid to repurchase for cancellation up to 20 million of
its common shares, representing approximately 1.1% of the common shares currently issued and outstanding. On January 31, 2018, there were 1,845,174,808 common shares issued and outstanding. TD will file a notice of
intention with the TSX in this regard.
TD may commence purchases under the bid, continuing for up to one year, after the TSX has accepted the notice of intention.
Repurchases will be made through the facilities of the TSX as well as through other designated exchanges and alternative trading
systems in Canada in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. The price paid for such
repurchased shares will be the market price of such shares at the time of acquisition or such other price as may be permitted by
the TSX. All repurchased shares will be cancelled.
As at January 31, 2018, the Bank's Common Equity Tier 1, Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios were
10.6%, 12.1% and 14.2%, respectively.
TD repurchased 22.98 million common shares under its normal course issuer bid announced in March
2017, as amended in September 2017, at an average price of $60.78 per share for a total amount of $1.4 billion.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, the Bank (as defined in this document) makes written and/or oral forward-looking statements, including in this
document, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the United States (U.S.) Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other communications. In addition, representatives of the Bank may make forward-looking
statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour"
provisions of, and are intended to be forward-looking statements under, applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation,
including the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements made in this document, the Management's Discussion and Analysis ("2017 MD&A") in the Bank's 2017 Annual Report
under the heading "Economic Summary and Outlook", for the Canadian Retail, U.S. Retail and Wholesale Banking segments under
headings "Business Outlook and Focus for 2018", and for the Corporate segment, "Focus for 2018", and in other statements
regarding the Bank's objectives and priorities for 2018 and beyond and strategies to achieve them, the regulatory environment in
which the Bank operates, and the Bank's anticipated financial performance. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by
words such as "will", "would", "should", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "goal", "target",
"may", and "could".
By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require the Bank to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks
and uncertainties, general and specific. Especially in light of the uncertainty related to the physical, financial, economic,
political, and regulatory environments, such risks and uncertainties – many of which are beyond the Bank's control and the
effects of which can be difficult to predict – may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in
the forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause, individually or in the aggregate, such differences include:
credit, market (including equity, commodity, foreign exchange, interest rate, and credit spreads), liquidity, operational
(including technology and infrastructure), reputational, insurance, strategic, regulatory, legal, environmental, capital
adequacy, and other risks. Examples of such risk factors include the general business and economic conditions in the regions in
which the Bank operates; the ability of the Bank to execute on key priorities, including the successful completion of
acquisitions and dispositions, business retention plans, and strategic plans and to attract, develop and retain key executives;
disruptions in or attacks (including cyber-attacks) on the Bank's information technology, internet, network access or other voice
or data communications systems or services; the evolution of various types of fraud or other criminal behaviour to which the Bank
is exposed; the failure of third parties to comply with their obligations to the Bank or its affiliates, including relating to
the care and control of information; the impact of new and changes to, or application of, current laws and regulations, including
without limitation tax laws, capital guidelines and liquidity regulatory guidance and the bank recapitalization "bail-in" regime;
exposure related to significant litigation and regulatory matters; increased competition, including through internet and mobile
banking and non-traditional competitors; changes to the Bank's credit ratings; changes in currency and interest rates (including
the possibility of negative interest rates); increased funding costs and market volatility due to market illiquidity and
competition for funding; critical accounting estimates and changes to accounting standards, policies, and methods used by the
Bank; existing and potential international debt crises; and the occurrence of natural and unnatural catastrophic events and
claims resulting from such events. The Bank cautions that the preceding list is not exhaustive of all possible risk factors and
other factors could also adversely affect the Bank's results. For more detailed information, please refer to the "Risk Factors
and Management" section of the 2017 MD&A, as may be updated in subsequently filed quarterly reports to shareholders and news
releases (as applicable) related to any transactions or events discussed under the heading "Significant Events" in the relevant
MD&A, which applicable releases may be found on www.td.com. All such factors
should be considered carefully, as well as other uncertainties and potential events, and the inherent uncertainty of
forward-looking statements, when making decisions with respect to the Bank and the Bank cautions readers not to place undue
reliance on the Bank's forward-looking statements.
Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this document are set out in the 2017
MD&A under the headings "Economic Summary and Outlook", for the Canadian Retail, U.S. Retail, and Wholesale Banking segments,
"Business Outlook and Focus for 2018", and for the Corporate segment, "Focus for 2018", each as may be updated in subsequently
filed quarterly reports to shareholders.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this document represent the views of management only as of the date hereof and are
presented for the purpose of assisting the Bank's shareholders and analysts in understanding the Bank's financial position,
objectives and priorities and anticipated financial performance as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, and may
not be appropriate for other purposes. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or
oral, that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf, except as required under applicable securities legislation.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the
sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 25 million customers in
three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD
Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance;
U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD
Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services
firms, with approximately 12 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.3 trillion in
assets on January 31, 2018. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the
Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
SOURCE TD Bank Group
View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2018/28/c1819.html