Question: What is
the Dividend Reinvestment Plan?
Answer:
It is a Plan which enables TD's common shareholders to purchase
TD's common shares through the reinvestment of dividends in a
convenient manner. Common shares acquired under the Plan will be
automatically enroled in the Plan.
Question: How
do shareholders participate in the Plan?
Answer:
Registered Participants, meaning Participants that hold
certificates for common shares of TD in their own name, can
reinvest dividends by completing the Enrolment Form attached to the
Offering Circular and mailing it to the Plan Agent.
Non-Registered Participants should contact the intermediary,
through which they hold common shares of TD if they wish to become
participants in the Plan. The administrative practices of the
intermediary through which TD common shares are held will determine
the manner in which Non-Registered Participants participate in the
Plan. In addition, the intermediaries may require different
deadlines and time periods to be followed than those set out in the
Plan for certain actions to be taken under the Plan. Some
intermediaries may require non-registered holders of TD common
shares to become registered holders of such shares in order to
participate in the Plan. There may be a fee charged by some
intermediaries for non-registered holders to become registered
holders of TD's common shares, which will not be paid for by TD or
the Plan Agent.
U.S. resident non-registered holders who hold their common
shares through an intermediary will be required to have such shares
transferred into their own name or into a specific segregated
registered account, such as a numbered account, with an
intermediary, with the concurrence of such intermediary, in order
to become a Participant in the Plan.
Question: What
is the purchase price of Common Shares?
Answer:
The common shares will be purchased either at market price on the
open market or at the Average Market Price when purchased from the
treasury of TD. There may also be a discount of up to 5% to the
Average Market Price if TD issues the common shares from treasury.
TD will announce by way of press release and in dividend
announcements whether common shares purchased under the Plan will
be purchased on the open market or from treasury, and any
applicable discount if shares are issued from treasury. For
the current applicable discount, please refer to our common shares
web page.
No brokerage or administration fees are charged to participants
by TD or the Plan Agent for their participation in the Plan.
Question: Do
Participants have to enrol all their common shares in the Plan if
they want to have dividends reinvested?
Answer:
Registered Participants may indicate on the Enrolment Form the
percentage of their common shares they would like to have enroled
in dividend reinvestment. Non-Registered Participants should
contact their intermediaries for instructions regarding the
intermediaries' practices in this regard.
Question: How
may a Participant terminate dividend reinvestment under the
Plan?
Answer:
Registered Participants may terminate dividend reinvestment by
giving written notice to the Plan Agent. Non-Registered
Participants should contact their intermediary for instructions on
terminating dividend reinvestment under the Plan.
Question: Can
Participants withdraw a portion of their common shares from
dividend reinvestment if they want to have some dividends paid in
cash?
Answer:
Registered Participants may withdraw a portion of their common
shares from dividend reinvestment by notifying the Plan Agent in
writing of their intention to withdraw a portion of their shares
from dividend reinvestment. Non-Registered Participants should
contact their intermediaries for instructions regarding the
intermediaries' practices in this regard.
Question: What
are the income tax consequences?
Answer:
The reinvestment of dividends does not relieve a Participant of
liability for tax on those dividends. Shareholders should consult
their tax advisers about the tax consequences which will result
from their participation in the Plan.
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