TD North America Issues Notes

On October 9, 2003, the Toronto-Dominion Bank’s indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, TD North America LP, issued US$2.3 billion floating rate notes due on October 15, 2008. The notes were guaranteed by the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and were sold to institutional investors in Europe and elsewhere.

TD North America and TD Bank’s legal team were led by Peter Aust, vice-president, capital finance; Michael Sheehan, manager, corporate finance; and Al Wheable, vice-president, tax, TD Bank; in Canada by McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with a team that included Phil Moore and Peter Goode (corporate) and Jerald Wortsman (tax); and in the US by Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP in New York, with a team that included Lee Meyerson, Jessica Gross, Cariad Farber and Andrea Watson (corporate) and John Creed and Paige Melendres (tax).

The managers for the offering, TD Securities and BNP Paribas, were represented in Canada by Ogilvy Renault, with a team that included Andrew Fleming, Peter Noble and Susan Mann (corporate) and Adrienne Oliver (tax); and in the US by Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in Chicago, with a team that included Edward Best and Crystal de Aenlle-Fernandez.

The fiscal agent, HSBC Bank, was represented by Baker & McKenzie, with a team that included Lawrence Pringle and Nurhan Aycan.