FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450,
5th Street
Washington,
D.C. 20549
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of April, 2007.
The
Toronto-Dominion Bank
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o
General Counsel’s Office
P.O.
Box 1, Toronto Dominion Centre,
Toronto,
Ontario, M5K 1A2
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
FORM
6-K
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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THE
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
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DATE:
April 20, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Rasha El Sissi
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Name:
Rasha El Sissi
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Title:
Associate Vice President, Legal
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TD
Banknorth Privatization Transaction Closed
PORTLAND,
ME and TORONTO, ON—April 20, 2007— TD Banknorth Inc. (NYSE: BNK) and TD Bank
Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: TD) today announced that they have received all
regulatory approvals necessary to complete the privatization of TD Banknorth.
As
a result the transaction closed today, April 20, 2007.
TD
Bank
Financial Group and TD Banknorth also announced that they will hold an investor
call and webcast May 7, 2007. The call will feature presentations by TDBFG
executives on TD Banknorth earnings and strategy and will be followed by
a
question and answer period with analysts. The call will be webcast live via
TDBFG’s website at 11:00 am ET, and is expected to last about 60
minutes.
The
presentation material to be referenced during the call will be available
on
TDBFG’s Investor Relations website at www.td.com/investor/earnings.jsp on May 7,
2007, by approximately 11:00 am. ET. A listen-only telephone line is available
at: 416-644-3417
or
toll-free at: 1-800-732-9307.
In
addition, recordings of the presentations will be archived at
www.td.com/investor/calendar_arch.jsp following the webcast and will be
available for replay for a period of one month. Please call 1-877-289-8525
toll
free or (416-640-1917
locally).
The passcode is 21226460
(pound
key).
The
presentations may contain forward-looking statements including statements
regarding the business and anticipated financial performance of TD Bank
Financial Group. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the statements. Therefore, forward-looking statements should
be
considered carefully and undue reliance should not be placed on
them.
About
TD Bank Financial Group
The
Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank
Financial Group. TD Bank Financial Group serves more than 14 million customers
in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial
centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including
TD
Canada Trust; Wealth Management, including TD Waterhouse and an investment
in TD
Ameritrade; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking through TD Banknorth; and
Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD Bank Financial Group also
ranks
among the world's leading on-line financial services firms, with more than
4.5
million on-line customers. TD Bank Financial Group had CDN$408 billion in
assets, as of January 31, 2007. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the Toronto
and New York Stock Exchanges under the symbol "TD."
About
TD Banknorth
TD
Banknorth Inc. is a leading banking and financial services company headquartered
in Portland, Maine and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank Financial Group.
At
December 31, 2006, TD Banknorth had $40 billion of total consolidated assets.
TD
Banknorth's banking subsidiary, TD Banknorth, N.A., operates banking divisions
in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and Vermont. TD Banknorth and TD Banknorth, N.A. also operate
subsidiaries and divisions in insurance, wealth management, merchant services,
mortgage banking, government banking, private label credit cards, insurance
premium financing and other financial services and offers investment products
in
association with PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc. For more information,
visit
http://www.TDBanknorth.com.
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For
more information, please contact:
Neil Parmenter |
Jeff Nathanson |
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TD Bank Financial
Group |
TD Banknorth |
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416-982-4285 |
207-761-8517 |
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