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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 40-F

o Registration statement pursuant to section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or

ý Annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 
   
For the fiscal year ended   Commission File Number
October 31, 2004   1-14446

                                                 The Toronto-Dominion Bank                                                 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                           Canada                                                           
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                                           6029                                                           
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

                                                           13-5640479                                                           
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

c/o General Counsel's Office
P.O Box 1
Toronto Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2
                                                           (416)  308-6963                                                           

(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

Brendan O'Halloran, The Toronto-Dominion Bank
31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY
10019-6101
                                                           (212)  827-7000                                                           

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code)
                                      of agent for service in the United States)                                       

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 
   
                        Title of each class                                   Name of each exchange on which registered        
Common Shares   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

                                                           Not Applicable                                                           
(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.


                                                           Not Applicable                                                           
(Title of Class)

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

ý Annual information form   ý Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

  Common Shares   656,954,072
  Class A First Preferred Shares, Series I   16,065
  Class A First Preferred Shares, Series J   16,383,935
  Class A First Preferred Shares, Series M   14,000,000
  Class A First Preferred Shares, Series N   8,000,000

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing 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 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes o   82-                              No ý

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý   No o

Disclosure Controls and Procedures and
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

The disclosure provided on page 21 of Exhibit 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis is incorporated by reference herein.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The disclosure provided under the heading Corporate Governance — The Audit Committee and the Shareholders' Auditors in Exhibit 4: Corporate Governance Disclosure is incorporated by reference herein.

Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted the TD Bank Financial Group Guidelines of Conduct as its code of ethics applicable to the Registrant's President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Accountant. The Registrant undertakes to provide a copy of its code of ethics to any person without charge upon request. Such request may be made by mail, fax or email to:

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The disclosure provided in Table 10 on page 54 of Exhibit 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis is incorporated by reference herein.

Pre-Approval Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services

The disclosure provided in Table 10 on page 54 of Exhibit 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis is incorporated by reference herein.

Hours Expended on Audit Attributed to Persons Other than the Principal Accountant's Employees

N/A

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements.

The disclosure provided on page 17 of Exhibit 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis is incorporated by reference herein.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations.

The disclosure provided in Table 17 on page 59 of Exhibit 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis is incorporated by reference herein.

Undertaking

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises or transactions in said securities.

Signatures

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

    THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

DATE: December 13, 2004

 

By:

/s/  
CHRISTOPHER A. MONTAGUE      
Name: Christopher A. Montague
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 40-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13(a) or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK


EXHIBITS


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

No.

  Exhibits

1.   Annual Information Form
2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
3.   2004 Annual Statement
4.   Corporate Governance Disclosure
5.   Senior Officers
6.   Independent auditors' report to the directors of Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated November 24, 2004 and Comments by auditors for U.S. readers on Canada-U.S. reporting difference
7.   Consent of the Independent Auditors dated December 13, 2004
8.   Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
9.   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 1


 
ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

 
GRAPHIC

 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank

 
Toronto-Dominion Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M5K 1A2

 
December 9, 2004

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the Annual Information Form ("AIF") are disclosed in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended October 31, 2004 ("Annual Report") and are incorporated by reference into the AIF.

 
  Page Reference
 
  Annual Information Form
  Incorporated by Reference from the Annual Report
CORPORATE STRUCTURE        
  Name, Address and Incorporation   1    
  Intercorporate Relationships       101-102

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS

 

 

 

 
  Three Year History   1   23-35
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS        
  Review of Business       13-35
  Competition   2    
  Economic Dependence       47
  Average Number of Employees   2    
  Lending       39-41, 43-45
  Reorganizations   2    
  Risk Factors   2   38-47
DIVIDENDS        
  Dividends per Share   3    
  Dividend Policy and Restrictions       49, 77-78
CAPITAL STRUCTURE        
  Common Shares   3   77-78
  Preferred Shares   3   77-78
  Constraints   4    
  Ratings   4    
MARKET FOR SECURITIES OF THE BANK        
  Market Listings   5    
  Trading Price and Volume   5    
  Prior Sales   7    
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS        
  Directors and Board Committees of the Bank   7   7-10
  Audit Committee   9   9-10
  Executive Officers of the Bank   10   110-111
  Shareholdings of Directors and Executive Officers   10    
  Additional Disclosure for Directors and Executive Officers   10    
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS   11    
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS   11    
TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS        
  Transfer Agent   11    
  Co-transfer Agent and Registrar   11    
  Shareholder Service Agent in Japan   12    
MATERIAL CONTRACTS   12    
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS        
  Names of Experts   12    
  Interests of Experts   12    
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   13    

        Unless otherwise specified, this AIF presents information as at October 31, 2004.

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Caution regarding Forwarding-Looking Statements

        From time to time, The Toronto-Dominion Bank (the "Bank") makes written and oral forward-looking statements, including in this Annual Information Form, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other communications. All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the Bank's objectives and targets and strategies to achieve them, the outlook for the Bank's business lines, and the Bank's anticipated financial performance. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "may" and "could". By their very nature, these statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, general and specific, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause such differences include: the credit, market, liquidity, interest rate, operational and other risks discussed in the management discussion and analysis section in other regulatory filings made in Canada and with the SEC, including the Bank's 2004 Annual Report; general business and economic conditions in Canada, the United States and other countries in which the Bank conducts business, as well as the effect of changes in monetary policy in those jurisdictions and changes in the foreign exchange rates for the currencies of those jurisdictions; the degree of competition in the markets in which the Bank operates, both from established competitors and new entrants; legislative and regulatory developments; the accuracy and completeness of information the Bank receives on customers and counterparties; the timely development and introduction of new products and services in receptive markets; the Bank's ability to complete and integrate acquisitions, including the acquisition of a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc. ("Banknorth"); the Bank's ability to attract and retain key executives; reliance on third parties to provide components of the Bank's business infrastructure; technological changes; change in tax laws; unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings; continued negative impact of the United States litigation environment; unexpected changes in consumer spending and saving habits; the possible impact on the Bank's businesses of international conflicts and terrorism; acts of God, such as earthquakes; and management's ability to anticipate and manage the risks associated with these factors and execute the Bank's strategies. The preceding list is not exhaustive of all possible factors. Other factors could also adversely affect the Bank's results. All such factors should be considered carefully when making decisions with respect to the Bank, and undue reliance should not be placed on the Bank's forward-looking statements. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf.

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CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Name, Address and Incorporation

        The Toronto-Dominion Bank (the "Bank") and its subsidiaries are collectively known as "TD Bank Financial Group". The Bank, a Schedule 1 chartered bank subject to the provisions of the Bank Act of Canada (the "Bank Act"), was formed on February 1, 1955 through the amalgamation of The Bank of Toronto (chartered in 1855) and The Dominion Bank (chartered in 1869). The Bank's head office is located at Toronto-Dominion Centre, King Street West and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5K 1A2.

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS

Three Year History

        As at October 31, 2004, the Bank was the third largest Canadian bank in terms of market capitalization. From 2001 to 2004, the Bank's assets have grown on average 2.9% annually to a total of $311.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2004. In Canada and around the world, TD Bank Financial Group serves more than 13 million customers in three key businesses: personal and commercial banking including TD Canada Trust; wealth management including the global operations of TD Waterhouse; and wholesale banking, including TD Securities, operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe. 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. For additional information on the Bank's businesses, see pages 23-35 of the Annual Report.

        On November 4, 2002, the Bank announced that it would split its corporate lending business into "core" business, which the Bank intended to continue, and "non-core" business, which the Bank intended to run off in a manner that maximized shareholder value. At the end of 2004, this run off has been largely completed.

        In the first half of fiscal 2003, the Bank restructured the international wealth management business of TD Waterhouse. Restructuring plans included: streamlining of TD Waterhouse International's United Kingdom operations; steps taken regarding strategic initiatives such as joint ventures in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Luxembourg; and the sale of TD Waterhouse discount brokerage operations in Australia. The Bank also announced the restructuring of its U.S. equity options business. The Bank exited the options trading business in Philadelphia and San Francisco but continues to have a strong presence on the Chicago and American stock exchanges.

        On October 31, 2003, the Bank acquired 57 Laurentian Bank branches in Ontario and Western Canada and their related regional and administrative support areas. The acquisition included a loan portfolio of approximately $2.0 billion and a deposit portfolio of approximately $1.9 billion. Laurentian Bank Visa card accounts were excluded. The Laurentian Bank customers, branches and related support areas have been largely merged into TD Canada Trust.

        On January 20, 2004, Meloche Monnex Inc., an affiliate of the Bank, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the Canadian personal lines property and casualty operations (automobile and homeowners insurance) of Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group. At October 31, 2004, Meloche Monnex was Canada's largest direct-response property and casualty insurer and one of the country's top four property and casualty insurers in personal lines, serving more than 1.5 million policyholders with a total of $1.4 billion in written premiums. The transaction closed in April 2004.

        On August 26, 2004, the Bank announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc. for total consideration of approximately $5 billion. Consideration is expected to be 60% cash and 40% common shares of the Bank. Banknorth is a public company with approximately $35 billion in assets. The acquisition is subject to approval by regulators and Banknorth shareholders, and if approved, is expected to close in February 2005.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Competition

        The Bank is subject to intense competition in all aspects and areas of its business from banks and other domestic and foreign financial institutions and from non-financial institutions, including retail stores that maintain their own personal credit programs and governmental agencies that make available loans to certain borrowers. Competition has increased in recent years in many areas in which the Bank operates, in substantial part because other types of financial institutions and other entities have begun to engage in activities traditionally engaged in only by banks. Many of these competitors are not subject to regulation as extensive as that under the Bank Act and, thus, may have competitive advantages over the Bank in certain respects.

Average Number of Employees

        In fiscal 2004, the Bank had an average number of employees of 42,843.

Reorganizations (within the last three years)

        In November, 2001, the Bank announced the successful completion of its tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary, TD Waterhouse Holdings, Inc., for all of the approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.'s common stock that the Bank and TD Waterhouse Holdings, Inc. did not already own.

Risk Factors

        Banking and financial services involve risk. The Bank's goal is to earn stable and sustainable returns from its various businesses and operations while managing risks within acceptable limits. The Bank manages the static and changing risks involved in its businesses by establishing policies, procedures and internal checks and balances to keep the potential impacts and likelihood of each risk to an acceptable level. The Bank is exposed to six major categories of risk: credit, market, operational, liquidity, investment and regulatory risks. In addition, since all risks have the potential to impact upon the Bank's reputation, how it manages the various risks determines the extent to which the Bank's overall reputation and capital are at risk.

        Industry and Bank-specific risks and uncertainties may impact materially on the Bank's future results. Industry risks include general economic and business conditions in the regions in which the Bank conducts business, monetary policies of the Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve System in the United States, competition, changes in laws and regulations, and accuracy and completeness of information on customers and counterparties. Bank-specific risks include the Bank's ability to adapt products and services to evolving industry standards, its ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions, its ability to attract and retain key executives and the disruption of key components of the Bank's business infrastructure.

        Further explanation of the types of risks cited above and the ways in which the Bank manages them can be found in the Management Discussion and Analysis in pages 38 to 47 of the Annual Report, which are incorporated by reference. The Bank cautions that the preceding discussion of risk is not exhaustive. When considering whether to purchase securities of the Bank, investors and others should carefully consider these factors as well as other uncertainties, potential events and industry- and Bank-specific factors that may adversely impact the Bank's future results.

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DIVIDENDS

Dividends per Share

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
Common shares   $ 1.36          $ 1.16          $ 1.12

Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Series G       U.S.$ 0.68   U.S.$ 1.35
  Series H   $ 0.90          $ 1.78          $ 1.78
  Series I   $ 0.04          $ 0.04          $ 0.04
  Series J   $ 1.28          $ 1.28          $ 1.28
  Series K              $ 0.47          $ 1.84
  Series L       U.S.$ 0.41   U.S.$ 1.60
  Series M   $ 1.18          $ 0.86    
  Series N   $ 1.15          $ 0.58    

        On February 3, 2003, the Bank redeemed all its 6,000,000 outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series K and L.

        On February 3, 2003, the Bank issued 14,000,000 Class A First Preferred Shares, Series M.

        On April 30, 2003, the Bank issued 8,000,000 Class A First Preferred Shares, Series N.

        On May 1, 2003, the Bank redeemed all its 7,000,000 outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series G.

        On May 3, 2004, the Bank redeemed all its 9,000,000 outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series H.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Common Shares

        The authorized common share capital of the Bank consists of an unlimited number of common shares without nominal or par value. The holders of common shares are entitled to vote at all meetings of the shareholders of the Bank except meetings at which only holders of a specified class or series of shares are entitled to vote. The holders of common shares are entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Bank, subject to the preference of the holders of the preferred shares of the Bank. After payment to the holders of the preferred shares of the Bank of the amount or amounts to which they may be entitled, and after payment of all outstanding debts, the holders of common shares shall be entitled to receive the remaining property of the Bank upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up thereof.

Preferred Shares

        The Class A First Preferred Shares (the "Preferred Shares") of the Bank may be issued from time to time, in one or more series, with such rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions as the Board of Directors of the Bank may determine.

        The Preferred Shares rank prior to the common shares and to any other shares of the Bank ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Bank. Each series of Preferred Shares ranks on a parity with every other series of Preferred Shares.

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        In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Bank, before any amounts shall be paid to or any assets distributed among the holders of the common shares or shares of any other class of the Bank ranking junior to the Preferred Shares, the holder of a Preferred Share of a series shall be entitled to receive to the extent provided for with respect to such Preferred Shares by the conditions attaching to such series: (i) an amount equal to the amount paid up thereon; (ii) such premium, if any, as has been provided for with respect to the Preferred Shares of such series; and (iii) all unpaid cumulative dividends, if any, on such Preferred Shares and, in the case of non-cumulative Preferred Shares, all declared and unpaid non-cumulative dividends. After payment to the holders of the Preferred Shares of the amounts so payable to them, they shall not be entitled to share in any further distribution of the property or assets of the Bank. Each series of Preferred Shares ranks equally with every other series of Preferred Shares.

        There are no voting rights attaching to the Preferred Shares except to the extent provided for by any series or by the Bank Act.

Constraints

        There are no constraints imposed on the ownership of securities of the Bank to ensure that the Bank has a required level of Canadian ownership. However, under the Bank Act, the ownership by one person or entity of more than 10% of the common shares of the Bank is prohibited without approval in accordance with the provisions of the Bank Act.

Ratings

 
   
  Dominion Bond Rating Service
  Moody's Investor Services
  Standard & Poor's
  Fitch
   
    Long Term Debt (deposits)   AA (low)   Aa3   A+   AA -    
    Subordinated Debt   A (high)   A1   A   A +    
    Short Term Debt (deposits)   R-1 (mid)   P-1   A-1   F-1+    
    Preferred Shares   Pfd-1 (low)       P-1 (low)        

        The AA (low) rating assigned by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited ("DBRS") to the Bank's long term debt and the A (high) rating assigned to the Bank's subordinated debt are the second and third highest ratings, respectively, of DBRS's ten rating categories for long term debt obligations, which range from AAA to D. DBRS uses "high" and "low" designations on ratings from AA to C to indicate the relative standing of the securities being rated within a particular rating category. The R-1 (mid) rating assigned to short tem debt is the highest rating of DBRS's four rating categories for short term debt obligations, which range from R-1 to D. A Pfd-1 (low) rating by DBRS is the highest of five categories granted by DBRS for preferred shares.

        The A+ rating assigned by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies ("S&P") to the Bank's long term debt and the A rating assigned to the Bank's subordinated debt are both the third highest ratings, of S&P's ten rating categories for long term debt obligations, which range from AAA to D. Ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. The A-1 rating assigned to short tem debt is the highest rating of S&P's six rating categories for short term debt obligations, which range from A-1 to D. A P-1 (low) rating by S&P is the highest of five categories used by S&P in its Canadian preferred share rating scale. "Plus" and "minus" signs may be used to indicate the relative standing of a credit within a particular rating category.

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        The Aa3 rating assigned by Moody's Investor Services Inc. ("Moody's") to the Bank's long term debt and the A1 rating assigned to the Bank's subordinated debt are the second and third highest, respectively, of its nine rating categories for long term debt obligations, which range from Aaa to C. Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category, the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. The P-1 rating assigned to short tem debt is the highest rating of Moody's four rating categories for short term debt obligations, which range from P-1 to NP.

        The AA- rating assigned by Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") to the Bank's long term debt and the A+ rating assigned to the Bank's subordinated debt are the second and third highest ratings, respectively, of Fitch's twelve rating categories for long term debt obligations, which range from AAA to D. A plus or minus sign may be appended to ratings from AA to CCC to denote relative status within major rating categories. The F-1+ rating assigned to short term debt is the highest rating of Fitch's six rating categories for short term debt obligations, which range from F1 to D. A plus sign may be appended to an F1 rating class to denote relative status within the category.

        Credit ratings are intended to provide investors with an independent assessment of the credit quality of an issue or issuer of securities and do not speak to the suitability of particular securities for any particular investor. The credit ratings assigned to securities may not reflect the potential impact of all risks on the value of the securities. A rating is therefore not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating agency.

MARKET FOR SECURITIES OF THE BANK

Market Listings

        The Bank's common shares are listed on:
                the Toronto Stock Exchange
                the New York Stock Exchange
                the Tokyo Stock Exchange

        The Bank's preferred shares, except the Class A First Preferred Shares, Series I, are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Trading Price and Volume

        Trading price and volume of the Bank's securities:

TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE

 
   
  Preferred Shares
 
  Common Shares
 
  Series H
  Series J
  Series M
  Series N
November 2003                    
  High Price ($)   44.78   26.75   27.15   26.64   26.59
  Low Price ($)   40.68   25.91   26.63   26.30   26.27
  Volume ('00)   326,310   490   348   1,736   2,087

December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   43.65   26.39   27.23   27.12   27.03
  Low Price ($)   40.60   25.50   26.66   26.43   26.40
  Volume ('00)   400,093   584   477   1,481   1,886

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  Preferred Shares
 
  Common Shares
 
  Series H
  Series J
  Series M
  Series N
January 2004                    
  High Price ($)   46.05   26.12   27.38   27.20   27.17
  Low Price ($)   42.88   25.50   26.75   26.63   26.67
  Volume ('00)   436,732   21,071   6,063   6,471   9,384

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   45.33   25.75   27.85   27.50   27.40
  Low Price ($)   43.40   25.27   27.25   26.94   26.94
  Volume ('00)   288,812   513   4,310   1,285   1,295

March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   47.49   25.89   27.80   27.88   27.84
  Low Price ($)   44.60   25.25   27.61   27.30   27.23
  Volume ('00)   506,263   18,627   28,478   1,446   2,555

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   48.25   25.45   27.69   27.84   27.75
  Low Price ($)   43.50   24.95   26.02   25.75   24.50
  Volume ('00)   285,422   26,244   12,956   3,524   6,436

May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   45.75   25.03   26.51   26.47   26.15
  Low Price ($)   43.30   24.94   26.15   25.90   25.60
  Volume ('00)   267,105   22*   846   1,208   2,078

June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   46.59       26.85   26.98   26.39
  Low Price ($)   42.67       26.45   26.20   25.90
  Volume ('00)   305,521       943   3,518   1,683

July

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   44.40       27.10   26.79   26.58
  Low Price ($)   42.54       26.15   26.00   25.71
  Volume ('00)   206,066       12,994   2,624   5,354

August

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   46.07       26.80   27.00   27.00
  Low Price ($)   42.71       26.48   26.50   26.40
  Volume ('00)   369,755       562   1,325   3,708

September

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   47.07       26.79   27.16   27.00
  Low Price ($)   45.00       25.60   26.76   26.75
  Volume ('00)   301,567       939   973   1,199

October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  High Price ($)   50.00       26.75   27.09   27.04
  Low Price ($)   46.04       25.81   26.25   26.31
  Volume ('00)   378,611       12,669   4,306   8,841

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On May 3, 2004, the Bank redeemed all of its Class A First Preferred Shares, Series H.

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Prior Sales

        In the most recently completed financial year, the Bank did not issue (a) any shares that are not listed or quoted on a marketplace, or (b) any subordinated debt securities. In the ordinary course of business, the Bank issues deposit notes under its Euro Medium Term and Deposit Note Programme, as well as on a stand-alone basis in various jurisdictions, including Canada. In 2004, the Bank issued approximately $690 million of such deposit notes at par.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Directors and Board Committees of the Bank

        The following table sets forth the directors of the Bank as at December 9, 2004, their present principal occupation and business and the date each became a director of the Bank.

Director Name
Principal Occupation

  Director Since
William E. Bennett
Corporate Director and retired President and
Chief Executive Officer, Draper & Kramer, Inc.
  May 2004

Hugh J. Bolton
Chair of the Board, EPCOR Utilities Inc.
(integrated energy company)

 

April 2003

John L. Bragg
President and Co-Chief Executive Officer,
Oxford Frozen Foods Limited
(distributor of frozen food products)

 

October 2004

W. Edmund Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank

 

August 2000

Marshall A. Cohen
Counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
(law firm)

 

February 1992

Wendy K. Dobson
Professor and Director, Institute for International Business,
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

 

October 1990

Darren Entwistle
President and Chief Executive Officer,
TELUS Corporation (telecommunications company)

 

November 2001

Donna M. Hayes
Publisher and Chief Executive Officer,
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
(global publishing company)

 

January 2004

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Director Name
Principal Occupation

  Director Since
Henry H. Ketcham
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
(integrated forest products company)
  January 1999

Pierre H. Lessard
President and Chief Executive Officer, METRO INC.
(food retailer and distributor)

 

October 1997

Harold H. MacKay
Senior Partner, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP
(law firm)

 

November 2004

Brian F. MacNeill
Chairman of the Board, Petro-Canada
(integrated oil and gas company)

 

August 1994

Roger Phillips
Corporate Director and retired President and
Chief Executive Officer, IPSCO Inc.

 

February 1994

Wilbur J. Prezzano
Corporate Director and retired Vice Chairman,
Eastman Kodak Company

 

April 2003

Helen K. Sinclair
Chief Executive Officer, BankWorks Trading Inc.
(software and educational products company)

 

June 1996

Donald R. Sobey
Chairman Emeritus, Empire Company Limited
(investment holding company)

 

October 1992

Michael D. Sopko
Corporate Director and retired Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Inco Limited

 

August 1992

John M. Thompson
Chairman of the Board of the Bank

 

August 1988

        Except as hereinafter disclosed, all directors have held their positions or other executive positions with the same, predecessor or associated firms or organizations for the past five years. Prior to his appointment as Chair of EPCOR Utilities Inc. on January 1, 2000, Mr. Hugh J. Bolton was a financial consultant and corporate director. Prior to joining the Bank on February 1, 2000, Mr. W. Edmund Clark was President and Chief Executive Officer of CT Financial Services Inc., Canada Trustco Mortgage Company and The Canada Trust Company. Until December 20, 2002 when Mr. Clark became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Prior to joining TELUS Corporation in July 2000, Mr. Darren Entwistle held various senior executive positions in the telecommunications industry, including Cable & Wireless Communications plc in the United Kingdom. Mr. Brian F. MacNeill was President and Chief Executive Officer of Enbridge Inc. (formerly IPL Energy Inc.) from April 1991 and stepped down as President in September 2000 and as Chief Executive Officer in January 2001. Mr. Roger Phillips retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of IPSCO Inc. in January 2002. Dr. Michael D. Sopko retired as Chief Executive Officer of Inco Limited on April 25, 2001 and as its Chairman on April 17, 2002. Mr. John M. Thompson was the Vice Chairman of the Board of IBM Corporation from August 2000 until his retirement in September 2002, and prior to that held various senior executive positions with IBM. Mr. Donald R. Sobey was also a director of the Bank from May 1978 to January 1992. As announced on August 26, 2004, William J. Ryan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banknorth Group, Inc. will join the Board of Directors of the Bank upon the conclusion of the Bank's acquisition of 51% of the outstanding shares of Banknorth. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, the acquisition is expected to close in February 2005. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Bank, which is scheduled for March 23, 2005. Information concerning the nominees proposed by management for election as directors at the meeting will be contained in the proxy circular of the Bank in respect of the meeting.

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Audit Committee

        The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank operates under a written charter that sets out its responsibilities and composition requirements. A copy of the charter is attached to this AIF. As at December 9, 2004, the members of the Committee were: Hugh J. Bolton (chair), John L. Bragg, Darren Entwistle, Donna M. Hayes, Henry H. Ketcham and Helen K. Sinclair. The following sets out the education and experience of each director relevant to the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Committee:

        Hugh J. Bolton is Chair of the Bank's Audit Committee. Mr. Bolton holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Alberta. Mr. Bolton has over 40 years of experience in the accounting industry, including as a former partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coopers & Lybrand Canada, Chartered Accountants. He remains a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants and has significant experience with accounting and auditing issues relating to financial service corporations such as the Bank. Mr. Bolton is the Bank's Audit Committee Financial Expert for the purposes of U.S. securities legislation.

        John L. Bragg is President and Founder of Oxford Frozen Foods Limited and the owner and founder of Bragg Communications Inc. Mr. Bragg holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from Mount Allison University.

        Darren Entwistle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TELUS Corporation and is a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Entwistle holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Concordia University and a master's degree in business administration from McGill University.

        Donna M. Hayes is the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Harlequin Enterprises Limited and is a member of its Board of Directors and the boards of a number of associated companies. Ms. Hayes holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University and has completed the professional publishing course at Stanford University and the executive management program at the Richard Ivey School at The University of Western Ontario.

        Henry H. Ketcham is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Mr. Ketcham holds an undergraduate degree from Brown University.

        Helen K. Sinclair is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BankWorks Trading Inc. and is a member of its Board of Directors. Ms. Sinclair holds an undergraduate degree from York University and a master's degree from the University of Toronto, both in economics. She is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.

        The Committee charter requires all members to be financially literate or be willing and able to acquire the necessary knowledge quickly. Financially literate means the ability to read and understand financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Bank's financial statements. The Bank believes all of the current members of the Committee are financially literate.

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        In addition, the Committee charter contains independence requirements applicable to each member and, as at December 9, 2004, each member meets those requirements. Specifically, the charter provides that no member of the Committee may be an officer or retired officer of the Bank and every member shall be independent of the Bank within the meaning of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and any other relevant consideration, including laws, rules and regulations particularly applicable to audit committee members.

        The Committee has in place a policy to restrict the provision of non-audit services by the shareholders' auditors. Any such services must be permitted services and must be pre-approved by the Committee pursuant to the policy. The Committee also pre-approves the audit services and the fees to be paid. Additional information regarding audit and non-audit services, together with the fees paid to the shareholders' auditors in the last three fiscal years, can be found in Table 10 on page 54 of the Annual Report.

Executive Officers of the Bank

        As at December 9, 2004, executive officers of the Bank are Mr. W. Edmund Clark, Ms. Andrea S. Rosen, and Messrs. Robert E. Dorrance, Fredric J. Tomczyk, Bernard T. Dorval, William H. Hatanaka, Robert F. MacLellan and Daniel A. Marinangeli.

Shareholdings of Directors and Executive Officers

        As at December 9, 2004, the directors and executive officers of the Bank as a group beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, less than one percent of the outstanding common shares of the Bank.

Additional Disclosure for Directors and Executive Officers

        To the best of our knowledge, having made due inquiry, the Bank confirms that, as at December 9, 2004:

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        The Bank and its subsidiaries are engaged in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, many of which are loan-related. None of this litigation individually or in the aggregate, however, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Bank.

        During fiscal 2004, the Bank added $354 million to its contingent litigation reserves. This includes reserves with respect to certain Enron-related actions to which the Bank is a party. Several of these matters are in the early stages of litigation and given the size of the claims there is exposure to additional loss. The Bank will regularly assess its position as events progress.

INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

        To the best of our knowledge, the Bank confirms that, as at December 9, 2004 there were no directors or executive officers of the Bank or any associate or affiliate of a director or executive officer of the Bank with a material interest in any transaction within the three most recently completed financial years or during the current financial year that has materially affected or will materially affect the Bank.

TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS

Transfer Agent

Co-transfer Agent and Registrar

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Shareholder Service Agent in Japan

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

        On August 25, 2004, the Bank and Banknorth signed a definitive agreement for the Bank to acquire 51% of the outstanding shares of Banknorth for consideration valued at the time of approximately $5 billion. The agreement between the Bank and Banknorth provides for the merger of Banknorth with a Bank subsidiary in which each Banknorth shareholder will receive a package of US$12.24 in cash, 0.2351 of a common share of the Bank and 0.49 shares of the new Banknorth stock, which will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, the acquisition is expected to close in February, 2005.

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

Names of Experts

        The consolidated financial statements of the Bank for the year ended October 31, 2004 included in the Bank's 2004 Annual Report filed under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure (NI 51-102), portions of which are incorporated by reference in this AIF, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

        Further, the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Bank's acquisition of 51% of the outstanding shares of Banknorth, filed under NI 51-102, describes or includes: fairness opinions of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.; the audit report of Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP covering the consolidated financial statements of the Bank for the year ended October 31, 2003; and legal opinions of Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

Interests of Experts

        Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., and the respective partners, counsel and associates of each of Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of any class of security issued by the Bank or any of its affiliates.

        As of December 9, 2004, no executive officer or director of the Bank is an officer, director or employee of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. or Lehman Brothers Inc., or is a partner, counsel or associate of Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Nor, as of December 9, 2004, to the best of our knowledge, does the Bank expect to elect, appoint or employ as a director or executive officer of the Bank any director, officer or employee of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. or Lehman Brothers Inc., or partner, counsel or associate of Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

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        The Bank has implemented a policy governing the hiring of current or former partners, employees or consultants of the shareholders' auditors. The objectives of this policy are to ensure that the Bank's hiring practices comply with all applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and to establish procedures to be followed by the Bank's Human Resources department when considering a candidate for a position at the Bank who is currently or has previously been employed by one or more of the shareholders' auditors. From time to time, at the Bank's request, law firms provide lawyers and law students for secondment to groups in the Bank's head office and business units.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        Additional information concerning the Bank may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Bank will provide to any person or company upon request to the Secretary of the Bank at the head office of the Bank: (a) when the securities of the Bank are in the course of distribution pursuant to a short form prospectus or a preliminary short form prospectus which has been filed in respect of a proposed distribution of its securities, (i) one copy of this Annual Information Form, together with one copy of any document, or the pertinent pages of any document, incorporated by reference in this Annual Information Form, (ii) one copy of the comparative financial statements of the Bank for its most recently completed financial year for which financial statements have been filed, together with the accompanying report of the auditors, and one copy of the most recent interim financial statements of the Bank, if any, filed for any period after the end of its most recently completed financial year, (iii) one copy of the proxy circular of the Bank in respect of its most recent annual meeting of shareholders that involved the election of directors, and (iv) one copy of any other documents that are incorporated by reference into the preliminary short form prospectus or the short form prospectus and are not required to be provided under (i) to (iii) above; or (b) at any other time, one copy of any documents referred to in (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, provided the Bank may require the payment of a reasonable charge if the request is made by a person or company who is not a security holder of the Bank.

        Additional information, including directors' and officers' remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of the Bank's securities, options to purchase securities and interests of insiders in material transactions, if applicable, is contained in the Bank's proxy circular for its most recent annual meeting of shareholders that involved the election of directors. Additional financial information is provided in the Bank's comparative financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for its most recently completed financial year, which at the date hereof, was the year ended October 31, 2004. The Bank's comparative financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended October 31, 2004 are contained in the Annual Report.

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ATTACHMENT

AUDIT COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
CHARTER

        ~ ~ Supervising the Quality and Integrity of the Bank's Financial Reporting ~ ~

Our Main Responsibilities:

Independence is Key:

Composition and Independence, Financial Literacy and Authority

        The Committee shall be composed of members of the Board of Directors in such number as is determined by the Board with regard to the by-laws of the Bank, applicable laws, rules and regulations and any other relevant consideration, subject to a minimum requirement of three directors. In this charter, "Bank" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank on a consolidated basis.


        To facilitate open communication between the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee, the Chair of the Audit Committee shall either be a member of the Risk Committee or be entitled to receive notice of and attend as an observer each meeting of the Risk Committee and to receive the materials for each meeting of the Risk Committee. The Chair of the Risk Committee shall either be a member of the Audit Committee or be entitled to receive notice of and attend as an observer each meeting of the Audit Committee and to receive the materials for each meeting of the Audit Committee.

        No member of the Committee may be an officer or retired officer of the Bank. Every member of the Committee shall be independent of the Bank within the meaning of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and any other relevant consideration, including laws, rules and regulations particularly applicable to audit committee members.

        The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve until their successors are duly appointed. A Chair will be appointed by the Board, failing which the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by majority vote. The Committee may from time to time delegate to its Chair certain powers or responsibilities that the Committee itself may have hereunder.

        In addition to the qualities set out in the Position Description for Directors, all members of the Committee should be financially literate or be willing and able to acquire the necessary knowledge quickly. "Financial Literacy" means the ability to read and understand financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Bank's financial statements. At least one member of the Committee shall have a background in accounting or related financial management experience which would include any experience or background which results in the individual's financial sophistication, including being or having been an auditor, a Chief Executive Officer or other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities.

        In fulfilling the responsibilities set out in this Charter, the Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation and access any officer, employee or agent of the Bank appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities, including the shareholders' auditors of the Bank. The Audit Committee may obtain advice and assistance from outside legal, accounting or other advisors as the Audit Committee deems necessary to carry out its duties and may retain and determine the compensation to be paid by the Bank for such independent counsel or outside advisor in its sole discretion without seeking Board approval.

        Committee members will enhance their familiarity with financial, accounting and other areas relevant to their responsibilities by participating in educational sessions or other opportunities for development.

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Meetings

        The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. The Committee should meet with the shareholders' auditors and management quarterly to review the Bank's financial statements consistent with the section entitled "Financial Reporting" below. The Committee should dedicate a portion of each of its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings to meeting separately with each of the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Auditor and the shareholders' auditors and to meeting on its own without members of management or the shareholders' auditors. Annually, the Committee shall meet jointly with the Risk Committee and The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

        The Committee shall be responsible for the oversight of reliable, accurate and clear financial reporting to shareholders, including reviewing the Bank's annual and interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis, prior to approval by the Board and release to the public, and reviewing, as appropriate, releases to the public of significant material non-public financial information of the Bank. Such review of the financial reports of the Bank shall include, where appropriate but at least annually discussion with management and the shareholders' auditors of significant issues regarding accounting principles, practices, and significant management estimates and judgments.

        The Committee shall review earnings press releases and satisfy itself that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Bank's public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Bank's financial statements, other than the public disclosure in the Bank's annual and interim financial statements and MD&A, and must periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.

        The Committee shall support the Board in its oversight of the financial reporting process of the Bank including:

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        The shareholders' auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out, in accordance with professional standards, an audit of the Bank's annual financial statements and reviews of the Bank's quarterly financial information. Management of the Bank is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Bank's financial statements and for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and internal controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulators. The Audit Committee oversees the financial reporting process at the Bank and receives quarterly reporting regarding the process undertaken by management and the results of the shareholders' auditors' review. It is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits, or to determine that the Bank's financial statements are complete, accurate and in accordance with GAAP.

        The Committee shall monitor the internal controls of the Bank to ensure the necessary checks and balances are in place, including:

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        The Committee shall monitor the internal audit division of the Bank, including reviewing and approving its annual plan and satisfying itself that the internal audit division has adequate resources and independence to perform its responsibilities. In addition, the Committee shall:

        The Committee shall review and evaluate the performance, qualifications and independence of the shareholders' auditors including the lead partners and annually make recommendations to the Board and shareholders regarding the nomination of the shareholders' auditors for appointment by the shareholders. The Committee shall also make recommendations regarding remuneration and, if appropriate, termination of the shareholders' auditors. The shareholders' auditors shall be accountable to the Committee and the entire Board, as representatives of the shareholders, for such shareholders' auditors' review of the financial statements and controls of the Bank. In addition, the Committee shall:

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        The Committee shall oversee and assess the independence of the shareholders' auditors through various mechanisms, including:

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        The Committee shall be responsible for conduct review and oversight of related party transactions (except the approval of Bank officer related party credit facilities which are reviewed by the Management Resources Committee and the approval of Bank director related party credit facilities which are reviewed by the Risk Committee, as required), including:

        The Committee shall oversee the establishment and maintenance of processes that ensure the Bank is in compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to it as well as its own policies, including:

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        The Committee shall have the following additional general duties and responsibilities:

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Exhibit 2

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) gives you management's perspective on performance of the Bank's businesses, the economy and how the Bank manages risk and capital. The MD&A is as of December 9, 2004.

 
   
page 13   How we performed
page 18   Off-balance sheet arrangements
page 19   Critical accounting policies and estimates
page 22   Accounting and reporting changes
page 23   How our businesses performed
page 25   Personal and Commercial Banking
page 29   Wholesale Banking
page 32   Wealth Management
page 35   Corporate
page 37   Factors that may affect future results
page 38   Managing risk
page 39   Strategic Risk
page 39   Credit Risk
page 41   Market Risk
page 43   Asset Liability Management
page 45   Liquidity Risk
page 46   Operational Risk
page 47   Regulatory Risk
page 47   Reputational Risk
page 48   Managing capital
page 50   Controls and procedures
page 51   Supplementary information

        Additional information relating to the Bank, including the Bank's Annual Information Form for the year ended October 31, 2004, is on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Caution regarding forward-looking statements

        From time to time, the Bank makes written and oral forward-looking statements, including in this report, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other communications. All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the Bank's objectives and targets, and strategies to achieve them, the outlook for the Bank's business lines, and the Bank's anticipated financial performance. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "may" and "could". By their very nature, these statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, general and specific, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause such differences include: the credit, market, liquidity, interest rate, operational and other risks discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of this report and in other regulatory filings made in Canada and with the SEC; general business and economic conditions in Canada, the United States and other countries in which the Bank conducts business, as well as the effect of changes in monetary policy in those jurisdictions and changes in the foreign exchange rates for the currencies of those jurisdictions; the degree of competition in the markets in which the Bank operates, both from established competitors and new entrants; legislative and regulatory developments; the accuracy and completeness of information the Bank receives on customers and counterparties; the timely development and introduction of new products and services in receptive markets; the Bank's ability to complete and integrate acquisitions, including the acquisition of a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc.; the Bank's ability to attract and retain key executives; reliance on third parties to provide components of the Bank's business infrastructure; technological changes; change in tax laws; unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings; continued negative impact of the United States securities litigation environment; unexpected changes in consumer spending and saving habits; the possible impact on the Bank's businesses of international conflicts and terrorism; acts of God, such as earthquakes; and management's ability to anticipate and manage the risks associated with these factors and execute the Bank's strategies. The preceding list is not exhaustive of all possible factors. Other factors could also adversely affect the Bank's results. For more information, please see the discussion starting on page 37 of this report concerning the effect certain key factors could have on actual results. All such factors should be considered carefully when making decisions with respect to the Bank, and undue reliance should not be placed on the Bank's forward-looking statements. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf.

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HOW WE PERFORMED

AT A GLANCE OVERVIEW

How the Bank Reports

        The Bank prepares its financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), relevant aspects of which are presented on pages 60 to 102 of this Annual Report. The Bank refers to results prepared in accordance with GAAP as the "reported basis".

        The Bank also utilizes earnings before amortization of intangibles to assess each of its businesses and to measure overall Bank performance. To arrive at this measure, the Bank removes amortization of intangibles from reported basis earnings. Previously the Bank reported operating cash basis earnings. Since the only distinction between operating cash basis and reported basis earnings beginning in 2003 was the amortization of intangibles (as there were no special items), the Bank now refers to earnings before amortization of intangibles as it is a better description of this measure. Fiscal 2002 operating cash basis earnings have been restated to reflect this new basis.

        The majority of the Bank's intangible amortization relates to the Canada Trust acquisition in fiscal 2000. The Bank excludes amortization of intangibles as this approach is how the Bank manages the businesses internally. Consequently, the Bank believes that earnings before amortization of intangibles provides the reader with an understanding of the Bank's results that can be consistently tracked from period to period.

        As explained, earnings before amortization of intangibles is different from reported results determined in accordance with GAAP. Earnings before amortization of intangibles and related terms used in this Annual Report are not defined terms under GAAP, and therefore may not be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers. The table below provides a reconciliation between the Bank's earnings before amortization of intangibles and its reported results.

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Amortization of Intangibles to Reported Results

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Net interest income   $ 5,943   $ 5,616   $ 5,300  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     (386 )   186     2,925  
Other income     4,883     4,424     4,929  
Non-interest expenses     7,381     7,592     6,754  
   
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest     3,831     2,262     550  
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes     952     603     (81 )
Non-controlling interest     92     92     64  
   
 
 
 
Net income before amortization of intangibles and preferred dividends   $ 2,787   $ 1,567   $ 567  
Amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes     477     491     634  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ 2,310   $ 1,076   $ (67 )
Preferred dividends     78     87     93  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares — reported basis   $ 2,232   $ 989   $ (160 )
   
 
 
 
(Canadian dollars)                    
Basic net income (loss) per common share — reported basis   $ 3.41   $ 1.52   $ (.25 )
Diluted net income (loss) per common share — reported basis     3.39     1.51     (.25 )
Basic net income per common share — before amortization of intangibles     4.14     2.28     .74  
Diluted net income per common share — before amortization of intangibles     4.11     2.26     .73  
   
 
 
 

        Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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Net Income (Loss)

        Net income is revenues (net interest income plus other income) less loan losses, expenses, income taxes and non-controlling interest.

        Reported net income was $2,310 million in 2004, compared with reported net income of $1,076 million in 2003 and a reported net loss of $67 million in 2002. Reported basic earnings per share were $3.41 in 2004 compared with reported basic earnings per share of $1.52 in 2003 and a loss per share of $.25 in 2002. Reported diluted earnings per share were $3.39 in 2004 compared with reported diluted earnings per share of $1.51 in 2003 and a loss per share of $.25 in 2002. Reported return on total common equity was 18.5% in 2004 compared with 8.7% in 2003 and (1.3)% in 2002.

        In 2004, net income before amortization of intangibles was $2,787 million, compared with $1,567 million in 2003 and $567 million in 2002. Basic earnings per share before amortization of intangibles were $4.14 in 2004 compared with $2.28 in 2003 and $.74 in 2002. Diluted earnings per share before amortization of intangibles were $4.11 in 2004 compared with $2.26 in 2003 and $.73 in 2002.

LOGO

Economic Profit (Loss) and Return on Invested Capital

        The Bank utilizes economic profit as a tool to measure shareholder value creation. Economic profit is net income before amortization of intangibles less preferred dividends and a charge for average invested capital. Average invested capital is equal to average common equity plus the average cumulative after-tax amounts of goodwill and intangible assets amortized as of the reporting date. The rate used in the charge for capital is the equity cost of capital calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. The charge represents an assumed minimum return required by common shareholders on the Bank's invested capital. The Bank's goal is to achieve positive and growing economic profit.

        Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income before amortization of intangibles less preferred dividends, divided by average invested capital. ROIC is a variation on the economic profit measure that is useful in comparison to the equity cost of capital. Both ROIC and the cost of capital are percentage rates, while economic profit is a dollar measure. When ROIC exceeds the equity cost of capital, economic profit is positive. The Bank's goal is to maximize economic profit by achieving ROIC that exceeds the equity cost of capital.

        Economic profit and ROIC are not defined terms under GAAP, and therefore may not be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers. The table below provides a reconciliation between the Bank's economic profit (loss), return on invested capital and net income before amortization of intangibles. Earnings before amortization of intangibles and related terms are discussed in the "How the Bank Reports" section.

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Net Interest Income

        The Bank calculates net interest income by adding the interest and dividends it earns from loans and securities, and subtracting the interest it pays on deposits and other liabilities.

See supplementary information pages 51 and 52, tables 2, 3 and 4

        Net interest income was $5,943 million in 2004, a year-over-year increase of $327 million. The increase in net interest income primarily related to Wholesale Banking, where numerous factors contributed to the increase, including the mix of interest earning securities and derivatives within the trading businesses of Wholesale Banking. Personal and Commercial Banking also contributed to this increase due to continued growth in lending volumes. Wealth Management net interest income increased due to higher margin lending and higher spreads on loans and deposits in Wealth Management's Discount Brokerage business. Partially offsetting this increase was a decline in interest income earned on reduced assets in the non-core lending portfolio in the Corporate segment.

Reconciliation of Economic Profit (Loss), Return on Invested Capital and Net Income Before Amortization of Intangibles

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Average common equity   $ 12,050   $ 11,396   $ 12,144  
Average cumulative amount of goodwill/intangible amortization, net of income taxes     2,834     2,396     1,881  
   
 
 
 
Average invested capital   $ 14,884   $ 13,792   $ 14,025  
Rate charged for invested capital     10.7 %   10.9 %   11.2 %
   
 
 
 
Charge for invested capital1     (1,593 )   (1,530 )   (1,574 )
Net income before amortization of intangibles less preferred dividends     2,709     1,480     474  
   
 
 
 
Economic profit (loss)1   $ 1,116   $ (50 ) $ (1,100 )
Return on invested capital1     18.2 %   10.5 %   3.4 %
Return on total common equity — reported basis     18.5 %   8.7 %   (1.3 )%

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Includes a charge of $26 million after-tax for the past amortization of goodwill that became impaired during the second quarter of 2003.

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        Net interest income was $5,616 million in 2003, an increase of $316 million compared with 2002. The increase in net interest income was related to Personal and Commercial Banking where average personal loan volumes — excluding securitizations — increased $7 billion from the previous year; however this growth was partially offset by a 14 basis point reduction in the net interest margin to 3.28%. The increase was also related to higher invested balances in Wealth Management combined with higher yields on these investments. In addition, the increase in net interest income related to interest income from income tax refunds and securitization adjustments in 2003.

        Beginning in fiscal 2004, the Bank no longer discusses net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis (TEB) at the total Bank level, as it is not useful at that level. However, on a segmented basis, the Bank continues to report net interest income on a TEB. For further details, see the introductory discussion in the "How Our Businesses Performed" section on page 23.

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Other Income

        Other income represents all of the Bank's income other than net interest income. Sources of other income include revenues from trading activities, brokerage fees, mutual fund management fees, service fees, income from loan securitizations and other revenue.

See supplementary information page 52, tables 5 and 6

        Other income on a reported basis was $4,883 million in 2004, an increase of $459 million from 2003.

        Insurance revenues, net of claims increased by $173 million compared with last year, primarily due to the acquisition of business from Liberty Mutual Group, organic volume growth and lower claims. Income from loan securitizations increased by $140 million whereas card services decreased by $80 million as compared with fiscal 2003.

        Mutual fund management fees increased by $65 million due to higher assets under management relating to higher sales volumes. Full service brokerage and certain other securities services revenues increased by $48 million due to increased business volumes. Self-directed brokerage revenues increased $28 million compared with a year ago due to an overall increase in trading volumes. During fiscal 2003, the Bank recorded write downs of $39 million in other income as a result of other than temporary impairments in certain international wealth management joint ventures. There were no such write downs in fiscal 2004.

        The investment securities portfolio realized net gains of $192 million this year compared with net gains of $23 million last year. The improvement is largely a result of stronger market conditions resulting in improved exit opportunities in the Bank's private and public equity portfolios. Gains or losses on derivatives and loan sales in the non-core lending portfolio improved from a loss of $113 million last year to a gain of $71 million as a result of improved credit conditions which have resulted in higher market valuations of the derivative positions and loans sold during the year. However, trading income reported in other income decreased by $257 million compared with the same period last year as a result of weaker results in both the Bank's interest and credit portfolios and equities. Trading-related income (which is the total of trading income reported in other income and the net interest income on trading positions reported in net interest income) decreased by $109 million. This was primarily a result of weaker results in the equity trading businesses. Corporate credit fees decreased by $80 million due to a reduction in assets as well as outstanding commitments in the core and non-core lending portfolios. The Bank also recognized $77 million of losses, net of accrual costs, related to derivatives not afforded hedge accounting subsequent to the adoption of the new hedging relationships accounting guideline in fiscal 2004.

        Also, non-trading foreign exchange income improved from $48 million in fiscal 2003 to $129 million in fiscal 2004 as a result of the Bank resolving a previously unhedged non-trading U.S. dollar exposure arising from its U.S. dollar Visa business.

        Other income was $4,424 million in 2003, a decrease of $505 million from 2002.

        Trading income reported in other income decreased by $425 million as compared with 2002, while trading-related income generated by Wholesale Banking was $993 million for 2003, a decrease of $208 million compared with 2002. The decrease reflected a decline in market activity levels across equity and interest rate structured products compared with fiscal 2002. The investment securities portfolio realized net gains of $23 million in 2003 compared with net gains of $26 million in 2002. The decrease was primarily attributable to market conditions. The decline in other income was also due to losses on derivative and loan sales in Wholesale Banking of $113 million in 2003.

        In addition, the decline in other income related to write downs of $39 million in 2003, resulting from other than temporary impairments in certain international wealth management joint ventures. Somewhat offsetting the decline in other income were increases in self-directed brokerage revenues of $35 million due to an overall increase in trading volumes.

        Non-trading foreign exchange income decreased by $61 million in 2003 after the resolution of a previously unhedged non-trading U.S. dollar exposure in the Bank's U.S. dollar Visa business. During fiscal 2002, the Bank sold its mutual fund record keeping and custody business and recorded pre-tax gains of $40 million. No such gains were recorded in fiscal 2003. Somewhat offsetting the decline was a year-over-year increase in fees from card services and service charges of $48 million, an increase in insurance revenues of $45 million and an increase in income from loan securitizations of $32 million as compared with 2002.

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Expenses

        Expenses include non-interest expenses, such as salaries, occupancy and equipment costs, amortization of intangibles and other operating expenses.

See supplementary information page 53, table 7

        On a reported basis, expenses for fiscal 2004 were $8,007 million compared with $8,364 million in fiscal 2003. The decline in expenses is primarily a result of $624 million in goodwill write downs and $92 million of restructuring costs included in prior period figures that related to the international unit of the Bank's wealth management business and its U.S. equity options business in Wholesale Banking. During the second quarter of 2003, the Bank reviewed the value of goodwill assigned to these businesses and determined that an impairment had occurred. This decrease was partially offset by litigation loss accruals of $354 million recorded in fiscal 2004. Several actions are pending and given the litigious environment the Bank has accrued for the most likely amounts that may be expended. Also, Personal and Commercial Banking expenses increased primarily due to the Liberty Mutual and Laurentian branch acquisitions and higher insurance business volumes. Also, underlying expenses in Wealth Management increased as a result of increases in mutual fund trailer payments due to higher assets under management, growth in business volumes in Private Investment Advice, Financial Planning and Private Client Services and increased levels of investment in upgrading technology, product training and marketing platforms. The impact of the amortization of intangibles on the Bank's reported before tax expenses was $626 million, compared with $772 million in fiscal 2003. Expenses before amortization of intangibles in fiscal 2004 decreased $211 million from $7,592 million in 2003 to $7,381 million.

        On a reported basis, expenses increased by $612 million from 2002 to $8,364 million in 2003. The increase in expenses is primarily a result of $624 million in goodwill write downs and $92 million of restructuring costs recognized in fiscal 2003, as discussed above. The fiscal 2003 increase in expenses is also related to increased variable compensation expenses and charges related to systems write-offs, real estate downsizing, legal provisions in the non-core portfolio and costs of streamlining core operations in Wholesale Banking. The impact of the amortization of intangibles on the Bank's reported before tax expenses was $772 million in fiscal 2003, compared with $998 million in fiscal 2002. Expenses before amortization of intangibles in fiscal 2003 increased $838 million to $7,592 million compared with 2002. Beginning in fiscal 2003, the Bank applied the fair value method of accounting for stock options and recorded an expense of $9 million.

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Efficiency Ratio

        The efficiency ratio measures the efficiency of operations. It's calculated by taking expenses as a percentage of total revenue. The lower the percentage, the greater the efficiency.

See supplementary information page 53, table 7

        On a reported basis, the Bank's overall efficiency ratio improved to 74.0% from 83.3% in 2003 and 75.8% in 2002. The Bank's consolidated efficiency ratio is impacted by shifts in its business mix. The efficiency ratio is viewed as a more relevant measure for Personal and Commercial Banking, which had an efficiency ratio of 58.3% this year compared with 58.8% in 2003 and 60.7% in 2002. The Bank's efficiency ratio before amortization of intangibles improved to 68.2% from 75.6% in 2003 and 66.0% in 2002.

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Taxes

        The Bank's effective tax rate, on a reported basis, was 25.1% for fiscal 2004, compared with 21.6% in fiscal 2003. Based on earnings before amortization of intangibles, the effective tax rate was 24.8% for fiscal 2004, compared with 26.7% in fiscal 2003. The 2004 effective tax rates were affected by an additional $52 million future tax liability that arose from a change in the scheduled Ontario statutory rates in the first quarter 2004, while the 2003 rates were affected by goodwill and other than temporary impairments with a tax effect of $114 million.

        On a reported basis, the Bank's effective tax rate was 21.6% for fiscal 2003 as compared with 99.3% in fiscal 2002. The Bank's effective tax rate based on earnings before amortization of intangibles was 26.7% in fiscal 2003 compared with nil in fiscal 2002. The Bank earned net income in fiscal 2003 compared with a net loss in fiscal 2002. This resulted in a reduction in the effective tax rate. In addition, the reduction was a result of a change in the Bank's business mix and a decrease in statutory tax rates in fiscal 2003.

Balance Sheet

See Consolidated Balance Sheet page 62

        Total assets were $311 billion at the end of fiscal 2004, $37 billion higher than October 31, 2003. Increased positions in securities and securities purchased under resale agreements represented $19 billion and $4 billion of the increase, respectively. Also, as compared with last year, personal loans, including securitizations, increased by $7 billion to reach $56 billion, primarily attributable to a solid performance in the personal loan portfolio at TD Canada Trust. At the end of the year, residential mortgages, including securitizations, increased by $1 billion to reach $64 billion as compared with last year. Bank-originated securitized assets not included on the balance sheet amounted to $20 billion, compared with $19 billion last year.

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        Wholesale deposits increased by $14 billion and securities sold short or under repurchase agreements increased by $4 billion as compared with October 31, 2003. Personal non-term deposits increased by $6 billion while personal term deposits remained relatively unchanged.

        Total assets were $274 billion as at October 31, 2003, $4 billion lower than as at October 31, 2002. A decline in investment securities activity resulted in a $4 billion decrease and business and government loans decreased by $12 billion as compared with October 31, 2002. However, securities purchased under resale agreements increased by $4 billion to $17 billion due to increased securities volumes. Also, compared with last year, personal loans, including securitizations, increased by $6 billion to reach $49 billion. At the end of the year, residential mortgages, including securitizations, decreased by $3 billion to reach $64 billion at the end of 2003. Bank-originated securitized assets not included on the balance sheet amounted to $19 billion, compared with $15 billion at October 31, 2002.

        Wholesale deposits decreased by $14 billion as compared with October 31, 2002. However, personal non-term deposits increased by $3 billion to $53 billion and personal term deposits increased by $2 billion to $53 billion compared with October 31, 2002.

        The Bank also enters into structured transactions on behalf of clients which results in assets recorded on the Bank's Consolidated Balance Sheet for which market risk has been transferred to third parties via total return swaps. As at October 31, 2004, assets under such arrangements amounted to $14 billion compared with $13 billion in 2003 and $11 billion in 2002. The Bank also acquires market risk on certain assets via total return swaps, without acquiring the cash instruments directly. Assets under such arrangements amounted to $5 billion as at October 31, 2004 compared with $6 billion in 2003 and $6 billion in 2002. Market risk for all such positions is tracked and monitored, and regulatory market risk capital is required. The assets sold under these arrangements (excluding equity derivatives) discussed in the Other Financial Transactions section on page 19 are included in this amount. See Note 17 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements for more details of derivative contracts.

Fourth Quarter Analysis

Net Income

        Reported net income was $612 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $501 million in the same quarter last year. Reported basic earnings per share were $.91, compared with $.74 in the same quarter last year. Reported diluted earnings per share were $.90 for the quarter, compared with $.73 in the same quarter last year. Reported return on total common equity, on an annualized basis was 19.1% for the quarter compared with 16.7% last year.

        Net income before amortization of intangibles for the fourth quarter was $704 million, compared with $613 million for the same quarter last year. Basic earnings per share before amortization of intangibles were $1.05, compared with $.91 in the same quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share before amortization of intangibles were $1.04 for the quarter, compared with $.90 in the same quarter last year. Return on total common equity before amortization of intangibles, on an annualized basis was 22.1% for the quarter compared with 20.6% last year.

Net Interest Income

        Net interest income on a reported basis was $1,475 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of $96 million from the same quarter last year. The increase related primarily to Personal and Commercial Banking, due to volume growth in real estate secured lending along with small business and core deposits, partially offset by lower margins. Net interest income in Wealth Management also increased due to higher margin lending and higher spreads on loans and deposits in Wealth Management's Discount Brokerage business.

Other Income

        Other income on a reported basis was $1,118 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of $24 million from the same quarter last year.

        Insurance revenues, net of claims increased by $56 million compared with the same quarter last year, due to the acquisition of business from Liberty Mutual, organic volume growth and lower claims. However, income from card services decreased by $27 million due to adjustments relating to credit card customer reward programs.

        Mutual fund management fees increased by $9 million due to higher assets under management relating to higher sales volumes. Full service brokerage and certain other securities services revenues increased by $15 million from the same period in the prior year due to increased business volumes. However, self-directed brokerage revenues decreased $75 million compared with the same quarter a year ago due to lower trading volumes. Average trades per day decreased 25% to 83,000 from 111,000 in the same period a year ago.

        The investment securities portfolio realized net gains of $44 million for the fourth quarter compared with $23 million in the same quarter last year. The improvement is largely a result of stronger market conditions resulting in improved exit opportunities for the Bank's private and public equity portfolios. Gains or losses on derivative and loan sales in the non-core lending portfolio improved from a $19 million loss last year to a $19 million gain this quarter, a result of improved credit conditions which have resulted in higher market valuations of the derivatives and loans sold during the fourth quarter. However, trading income reported in other income decreased by $53 million compared with the same quarter last year, largely as a result of reduced trading revenue in the equity businesses. Trading-related income also decreased by $82 million. This was primarily a result of weaker results in the equity, and interest rate and credit portfolios. The Bank also recognized $17 million of losses, net of accrual costs, in the fourth quarter related to derivatives not afforded hedge accounting subsequent to the adoption of the new hedging relationships guideline at the beginning of fiscal 2004.

        Also, non-trading foreign exchange income improved from a loss of $31 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 to a gain of $45 million this quarter. The loss in the prior year was the result of the Bank resolving a previously unhedged non-trading U.S. dollar exposure arising from its U.S. dollar Visa business.

Expenses

        Expenses before amortization of intangibles for the fourth quarter decreased by $23 million to $1,762 million from the same quarter last year. The decrease in expenses this quarter is primarily attributable to lower severance costs, lower variable compensation expenses in Wholesale Banking and higher expenses in the same quarter last year due to charges related to systems write-offs, real estate downsizing and legal provisions in the non-core portfolio. The decrease was partially offset by litigation loss accruals of $54 million and increases in expenses in Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. Personal and Commercial Banking expenses increased due to the Liberty Mutual and Laurentian branch acquisitions, higher insurance business volumes and the upgrading of the Bank's automated banking machines through an outsourcing arrangement. Expenses in Wealth Management increased mainly due to increased mutual fund trailer payments due to higher assets under management, increases in sales commissions reflecting business growth, and increased investment in technology, hiring of sales staff and marketing costs.

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        The Bank's efficiency ratio before amortization of intangibles improved to 67.9% in the fourth quarter from 72.2% in the same quarter a year ago. Personal and Commercial Banking had an efficiency ratio before amortization of intangibles of 58.2% for the fourth quarter, unchanged from a year ago. On a reported basis, the Bank's overall efficiency ratio improved to 73.4% from 79.3% in the same quarter a year ago.

Taxes

        On a reported basis, the Bank's effective tax rate was 16.7% for the fourth quarter, compared with 12.1% in the same quarter a year ago. The Bank's effective tax rate based on earnings before amortization of intangibles was 19.6% for the quarter compared with 17.5% a year ago. The change in the effective tax rates is due to a change in the Bank's business mix.

        For summary information related to the Bank's eight most recently completed quarters, please see supplementary table 19 on page 59 of this Annual Report.

Acquisition of Banknorth Group, Inc.

        On August 26, 2004, the Bank announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc. (Banknorth) for total consideration of approximately $5 billion. Consideration will be 60% cash and 40% common shares of the Bank. Banknorth is a public company with approximately $35 billion in assets. The acquisition is subject to approval by regulators and Banknorth shareholders, and if approved, is expected to close in February 2005. Banknorth and the Bank filed a proxy statement/prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission containing additional information about this transaction. A copy may be obtained by contacting the Shareholder Relations department as set out on page 109 of this Annual Report. In addition, the Bank has hedged the cash portion of the purchase price for the proposed Banknorth acquisition using foreign exchange forward contracts. The fair value of this hedge was a loss of $226 million as at October 31, 2004. If the Banknorth transaction does not proceed, the Bank will record an after-tax loss of $217 million in connection with these forward contracts, based on October 31, 2004 foreign exchange rates.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

        In the normal course of operations, the Bank engages in a variety of financial transactions that, under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, are either not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet or are recorded in amounts that differ from the full contract or notional amounts. These off-balance sheet arrangements involve, among other risks, varying elements of market, credit and liquidity risk which are discussed in the Managing Risk section on pages 38 to 47 of this Annual Report. Off-balance sheet arrangements are generally undertaken for risk management, capital management and/or funding management purposes and include securitizations, commitments, guarantees, and contractual obligations.

Securitizations

        Securitizations are an important part of the financial markets, providing liquidity by facilitating investor access to specific portfolios of assets and risks. In a typical securitization structure, the Bank sells assets to a variable interest entity (VIE) and the VIE funds the purchase of those assets by issuing securities to investors. VIEs are typically set up for a single, discrete purpose, are not operating entities and usually have no employees. The legal documents that govern the transaction describe how the cash earned on the assets held in the VIE must be allocated to the investors and other parties that have rights to these cash flows. The Bank is involved in VIEs through the securitization of its own assets, securitization of third party assets and other financial transactions. Certain of the Bank's securitizations of its own assets and of third party assets are structured through qualifying special purpose entities (QSPEs). QSPEs are trusts or other legal vehicles that are demonstrably distinct from the Bank, have specified permitted activities, defined asset holdings and may only sell or dispose of selected assets in automatic response to limited conditions. QSPEs are not consolidated by the Bank.

Securitization of Bank-originated Assets

        The Bank securitizes residential mortgages, personal loans, credit card loans and commercial mortgages to enhance its liquidity position, diversify its sources of funding and to optimize the management of its balance sheet. Details of these securitizations are as follows.

        The Bank securitizes residential mortgages through the creation of mortgage-backed securities and transfers to VIEs. The Bank continues to service the securitized mortgages and may be exposed to the risks of the transferred loans through retained interests. There are no expected credit losses on the retained interests of the securitized residential mortgages that are government guaranteed (99.9% of all securitized residential mortgages). As at October 31, 2004, the Bank had outstanding securitized residential mortgages of $13.1 billion as compared with $11.3 billion in fiscal 2003.

        The Bank securitizes real estate secured personal loans through sales to VIEs. These securitizations are revolving securitizations. The Bank provides credit enhancement through its retained interest in the excess spread of the VIEs and by funding cash collateral accounts. The Bank's interest in the excess spread of the VIEs and the cash collateral account is subordinate to the VIE's obligations to the holders of its asset-backed securities and absorbs losses with respect to the personal loans before payments to noteholders are affected. As at October 31, 2004, the Bank had outstanding securitized personal loans of $4.0 billion as compared with $4.6 billion in fiscal 2003.

        The Bank securitizes credit card loans through sales to VIEs. These securitizations are revolving securitizations. The Bank provides credit enhancement to the VIEs through its retained interest in the excess spread. The Bank's interest in the excess spread of the VIEs is subordinate to the VIE's obligations to the holders of its asset-backed securities and absorbs losses with respect to the credit card receivables before payments to the noteholders are affected. As at October 31, 2004, the Bank had outstanding securitized credit card receivables of $1.3 billion as compared with $1.5 billion in fiscal 2003.

        The Bank also securitizes commercial mortgages, which in addition to providing a source of liquidity and capital efficient funding, may reduce the Bank's credit exposure, i.e. exposure to credit, liquidity and operational risks associated with these loans. As at October 31, 2004, the Bank had outstanding securitized commerical mortgages of $1.8 billion as compared with $1.4 billion in fiscal 2003.

        Total bank-originated securitized assets not included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet amounted to $20.2 billion compared with $18.8 billion a year ago. Further details are provided in Note 4 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements. If these securitizations were to be terminated, the Bank would experience capital implications of maintaining the assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and be exposed to the assets' full operational, financial and market risks.

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Securitization of Third Party Originated Assets

        The Bank assists its clients in securitizing their financial assets through VIEs administered by the Bank. The Bank may provide credit enhancement, swap facilities or liquidity facilities to the resulting VIEs as well as securities distribution services. Liquidity facilities are only available in the event of a general market disruption and the probability of loss is negligible. The Bank does not provide employees to the VIEs, nor does it have ownership interests in these VIEs and all fees earned in respect of these activities are on a market basis. If these securitizations were to be terminated, the Bank would experience a reduction in securitization income.

Other Financial Transactions

        The Bank sells trading securities to VIEs in conjunction with its balance sheet management strategies. The Bank holds a significant variable interest in these VIEs, but is not considered to be the primary beneficiary, and as a result does not consolidate these VIEs. Also, the Bank does not retain effective control over the assets sold. Assets sold under such arrangements at October 31, 2004 amounted to $3.0 billion as compared with $5.0 billion in fiscal 2003. The Bank enters into total return swaps with the sale counterparties in respect of the assets sold. Market risk for all such transactions is tracked and monitored.

        The Bank is also involved in Collateralized Debt Obligation vehicles (CDOs). In relation to these CDOs, the Bank may serve in the capacity of an underwriter, a third party investor or a derivative counterparty. CDOs raise capital by issuing debt securities and use their capital to invest in portfolios of securities and derivatives. Any net income or loss is shared by the CDOs' variable interest holders.

        In addition, the Bank offers equity-linked notes and credit-linked notes to various VIEs and third party clients. The Bank's exposure to risk from these transactions is not significant.

        The Bank through The Canada Trust Company acts as a trustee for personal and corporate trusts. In the capacity as a trustee, fees are earned.

        The Bank also sponsors numerous mutual funds. The Bank acts as the administrator of these funds and does not guarantee the principal or return to investors on these funds.

        The Bank also offers other financial products to clients. These financial products are, on occasion, created using a VIE as issuer or obligor of the financial products. The Bank may provide certain administrative services and other financial products to the VIEs in exchange for market rate compensation.

Commitments

        The Bank enters into various commitments to meet the financing needs of the Bank's clients and to earn fee income. Significant commitments of the Bank include financial and performance standby letters of credit, documentary and commercial letters of credit and commitments to extend credit. These products may expose the Bank to liquidity, credit and reputational risks. There are adequate risk management and control processes in place to mitigate these risks. Note 18 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements provides detailed information about the maximum amount of additional credit the Bank could be obligated to commit.

Guarantees

        The Bank enters into various guarantee contracts which include financial and performance standby letters of credit, assets sold with recourse, credit enhancements, written options and indemnification agreements. Note 18 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements provides detailed information about the Bank's guarantees.

Contractual Obligations

        The Bank has contractual obligations to make future payments on subordinated notes and debentures, operating and capital lease commitments, capital trust securities and certain purchase obligations. Subordinated notes and debentures, capital lease commitments and capital trust securities are reflected on the Bank's Consolidated Balance Sheet, while operating lease commitments and purchase obligations are not. Details of these contractual obligations as at October 31, 2004 are disclosed by remaining maturity in supplementary table 17 on page 59 of this Annual Report.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

        The Bank's accounting policies are essential to understanding its results of operations and financial condition. A summary of the Bank's significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 60 of this Annual Report. Some of the Bank's policies require subjective, complex judgements and estimates as they relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. Changes in these judgements or estimates could have a significant impact on the Bank's financial statements. The Bank has established procedures to ensure that accounting policies are applied consistently and that the processes for changing methodologies are well controlled and occur in an appropriate and systematic manner. In addition, the Bank's critical accounting policies are reviewed with the Audit Committee on a periodic basis. Critical accounting policies that require management's judgement and estimates include accounting for loan losses, accounting for the fair value of financial instruments held in trading portfolios, accounting for income taxes, the valuation of investment securities, accounting for securitizations, the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, the accounting for pensions and post-retirement benefits and contingent liabilities.

Accounting for Loan Losses

        Accounting for loan losses is an area of importance given the size of the Bank's loan portfolio. From 2002 through to 2004, the Bank had three types of allowances against loan losses — specific, general and sectoral. Loan impairment is recognized when the Bank determines, based on its identification and evaluation of problem loans and accounts that the timely collection of all contractually due interest and principal payments is no longer assured. Judgement is required as to the timing of designating a loan as impaired and the amount of the required specific allowance. Management's judgement is based on its assessment of probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default. Changes in these estimates due to a number of circumstances can have a direct impact on the provision for loan losses and may result in a change in the allowance. Reviews by regulators in Canada and the U.S. bring a measure of uniformity to specific allowances recorded by banks.

        Sectoral allowances were established in 2002 for losses not specifically identified in the communications and utilities sectors. Sectoral allowances require ongoing judgement as to draw downs from sectorals to specific loss and the amount of periodic sectoral allowances required. When individual loans in these sectors become impaired, a specific allowance is established by drawing from the sectoral allowance. The judgement on impairment is based on the Bank's credit policy. During fiscal 2004, the Bank released $655 million from the sectoral provisions, resulting in a nil ending balance. The release is a result of a turnaround in credit markets and the emergence of risk mitigation instruments. General allowances also require judgement given that the level of general allowances depends upon an assessment of business and economic conditions, historical and expected loss experience, loan portfolio composition and other relevant indicators. In establishing the appropriateness of general allowances, in addition to management judgement, the Bank refers to an internally developed model that utilizes parameters for probability of default, loss given default and usage given default. If these parameters were independently increased or decreased by 10%, then the model would indicate an increase or decrease to the aggregate corporate and commercial allowance of $48 million for probability of default, $48 million for loss given default and $13 million for usage given default, respectively. The Managing Risk section on page 38 of this Annual Report provides a more detailed discussion regarding credit risk. Also, see Note 1(i) and Note 3 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures on the Bank's allowance for credit losses.

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Accounting for The Fair Value of Financial Instruments Held in Trading Portfolios

        The Bank's trading securities, obligations related to securities sold short and trading derivatives are carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with the resulting realized and unrealized gains or losses recognized immediately in other income. See Note 1 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements on Securities and Derivative Financial Instruments for more details.

        The fair value of exchange traded financial instruments is based on quoted market prices, adjusted for daily margin settlements, where applicable. Note 15 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements provides disclosures of the estimated fair value of all financial instruments at October 31, 2004.

        The fair value for a substantial majority of financial instruments held in trading portfolios is based on quoted market price or valuation models that use independently observable market parameters. Independently observable market parameters include interest rate yield curves, foreign exchange rates and option volatilities. The valuation models incorporate prevailing market rates and prices on underlying instruments with similar maturities and characteristics, and take into account factors such as counterparty credit quality, liquidity and concentration concerns. Certain derivatives are valued using models with unobservable market parameters, where the parameters estimated are subject to management judgement. These derivatives are normally not actively traded and are complex. For example, certain credit products are valued using models with parameters such as correlation and recovery rates that are unobservable. Uncertainty in estimating the parameters can impact the amount of revenue or loss recorded for a particular position.

        Management judgement is also used in recording fair value adjustments to model valuations to account for measurement uncertainty when valuing complex and less actively traded derivatives.

        The Bank has controls in place to ensure that the valuations derived from the models are appropriate. These include independent review and approval of valuation models and independent review of the valuations by qualified personnel. As the market for complex derivative products develops, the pricing for these products becomes more transparent, resulting in refinement of valuation models.

        The Bank believes that its estimates of fair value are reasonable given the process for obtaining multiple quotes of external market prices, consistent application of models over a period of time and the controls and processes discussed above. The valuations are also validated by past experience, and through the actual cash settlement of contracts. For a discussion of Market Risk, refer to page 41 of this Annual Report.

Accounting for Income Taxes

        Accounting for current income taxes requires the Bank to exercise judgement for issues relating to certain complex transactions, known issues under discussion with tax authorities or matters yet to be settled in court. As a result, the Bank maintains a tax provision for contingencies and regularly assesses the adequacy of this tax provision.

        Future income taxes are recorded to account for the effects of future taxes on transactions occurring in the current period. The accounting for future income taxes also requires judgement in the following key situations:

Valuation of Investment Securities

        The Bank's investment securities comprise both publicly traded securities and investments in private equity securities that are not publicly traded. Under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), investment securities are carried at cost or amortized cost and are adjusted to net realizable value to recognize other than temporary impairment.

        The Bank discloses the estimated fair value of investment securities in Note 2 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements. Valuation of publicly traded securities is determined by using quoted market prices, which fluctuate from reporting period to reporting period. Valuation of private equity investments held by the Bank requires management judgement due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity and the longer term nature of such investments. Private equity investments are initially valued at cost. Fair value is determined using valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows and a multiple of earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization. Management applies judgement in the selection of the valuation methodology and the various inputs to the calculation, which may vary from reporting period to reporting period. These estimates are monitored and reviewed on a regular basis by the Portfolio Risk Management Group for consistency and reasonableness. Any imprecision in these estimates can affect the resulting fair value. The inherent nature of private equity investing is that management's valuation will change over time as the underlying investment matures and an exit strategy is developed and realized. Estimates of fair value may also fluctuate between reporting periods due to developments in the business underlying the investment. Such fluctuations may be significant depending on the nature of the factors going into the valuation methodology and the extent of change in those factors.

        Investment securities are written down to their net realizable value when there is an impairment in value that is considered to be other than temporary in nature. The determination of whether or not other than temporary impairment exists is a matter of judgement. The Bank's management reviews these investment securities regularly for possible impairment that is other than temporary and this review typically includes an analysis of the facts and circumstances of each investment and the expectations for that investment's performance. Specifically, impairment of the value of an investment may be indicated by conditions such as a prolonged period during which the quoted market value of the investment is less than its carrying value, severe losses by the investee in the current year or current and prior years, continued losses by the investee for a period of years, suspension of trading in the securities, liquidity or going concern problems of the investee or a current fair value of the investment that is less than its carrying value.

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Accounting for Securitizations

        There are two key determinations relating to the accounting for securitizations. For bank-originated securitized assets, a decision must be made as to whether the securitization should be considered a sale under Canadian GAAP. GAAP requires that specific criteria be met for the Bank to have surrendered control of the assets and thus recognize a gain or loss on sale. For instance, the securitized assets must be isolated from the Bank and put beyond the reach of the Bank and its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other receivership. In determining the gain or loss, management estimates future cash flows by relying on estimates of the amount of interest that will be collected on the securitized assets, the yield to be paid to investors, the portion of the securitized assets that will be prepaid before their scheduled maturity, expected credit losses, the cost of servicing the assets and the rate at which to discount these expected future cash flows. Actual cash flows may differ significantly from those estimated by management. If actual cash flows are different from management's estimate of future cash flows then the gains or losses on the securitization recognized in income will be adjusted. Retained interests are taken into income over the life of the securitized asset. Note 4 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional disclosures regarding securitizations, including a sensitivity analysis for key assumptions. For fiscal 2004, there were no significant changes to the key assumptions used in estimating the future cash flows. These assumptions are subject to periodic review and may change due to significant changes in the economic environment.

        The second key determination is whether the variable interest entity (VIE) should be consolidated into the Bank's financial statements. All of the Bank's securitization trusts are considered VIEs. Current GAAP requires consolidation of VIEs only when the Bank retains substantially all the residual risks and rewards of the VIE. In addition, if the VIE is a QSPE then the Bank should not consolidate the VIE. Under current Canadian GAAP, all of the bank-originated assets transferred to VIEs meet the criteria for sale treatment and non-consolidation.

Valuation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        Under Canadian GAAP, goodwill is not amortized, but is instead assessed for impairment at the reporting unit level on at least an annual basis. Goodwill is assessed for impairment using a two step approach with the first step being to assess whether the fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is associated is less than its carrying value. When the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, a second impairment test is performed. The second test requires a comparison of the fair value of goodwill to its carrying amount. If the fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value, goodwill is considered impaired and a charge for impairment must be recognized immediately. The fair value of the Bank's reporting units are determined from internally developed valuation models that consider various factors such as normalized and projected earnings, price earnings multiples and discount rates. The Bank's management uses judgement in estimating the fair value of reporting units and imprecision in any assumptions and estimates used in the fair value calculations could influence the determination of goodwill impairment and affect the valuation of goodwill. The Bank's management believes that the assumptions and estimates used are reasonable and supportable in the existing environment. Where possible, fair values generated internally are compared to market information and are found to be reasonable. The carrying values of the Bank's reporting units are determined by management using economic capital models to adjust net assets and liabilities by reporting unit. These models consider various factors such as market risk, credit risk, operational risk, and are designed to produce the equity capital a reporting unit would have if it was a standalone entity. The Bank's allocation of economic capital to the reporting unit is reviewed by the Capital Management Committee.

        Intangible assets that derive their value from contractual customer relationships or that can be separated and sold, and have a finite useful life are amortized over their estimated useful life. Determining the estimated useful life of these finite life intangible assets requires an analysis of the circumstances and judgement by the Bank's management. Finite life intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Such circumstances would indicate potential intangible impairment and would require a cash flow analysis at that time. As a result, the finite life intangible assets would be written down to net recoverable value based on expected future cash flows similar to other capital assets. See Note 5 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding goodwill and intangible assets.

Accounting for Pensions and Post-retirement Benefits

        The Bank's pension and post-retirement benefits obligation and expense is determined in accordance with GAAP, and is dependent on the assumptions used in calculating these amounts. The actuarial assumptions are determined by management and are reviewed annually by management and the Bank's actuaries. These assumptions include the discount rate, the rate of compensation increase, the overall health care cost trend rate and the expected long term rate of return on plan assets. The discount rate used to value liabilities is based on long term corporate AA bond yields as of the valuation date. The other assumptions are also long term estimates. The expected long term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based on historical returns and future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the fund. As these assumptions relate to factors that are long term in nature, they are subject to a degree of uncertainty. Differences between actual experience and the assumptions, as well as changes in the assumptions resulting from changes in future expectations, result in increases or decreases in the Bank's pension and post-retirement benefits expense in future years.

        The table on the following page provides the sensitivity of the accrued pension benefit obligation, and the pension expense for the Bank's principal pension plan, to changes in the discount rate, expected long term return on plan assets assumption and rate of compensation increase as at October 31, 2004. The sensitivity analysis provided in the table is hypothetical and should be used with caution. For a further discussion of the key assumptions used in determining the Bank's annual pension expense and accrued benefit obligation, see Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Obligation
  Expense
 
Impact of a change of 1.0% in key assumptions              
  Discount rate              
    Decrease in assumption   $ 240   $ 32  
    Increase in assumption     (190 )   (25 )
  Expected long term return on assets              
    Decrease in assumption           15  
    Increase in assumption           (15 )
  Rate of compensation increase              
    Decrease in assumption     (50 )   (8 )
    Increase in assumption     57     7  
   
 
 

Contingent Liabilities

        The Bank and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal actions in the ordinary course of business, many of which are loan-related. In management's opinion, the ultimate disposition of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Bank.

        Contingent litigation loss accruals are established when it becomes probable that the Bank will incur an expense and the amount can be reasonably estimated. In addition to the Bank's management, internal and external experts are involved in assessing probability and in estimating any amounts involved. Throughout the existence of a contingency, the Bank's management or its experts may learn of additional information that may impact its assessments about probability or about the estimates of amounts involved. Changes in these assessments may lead to changes in recorded loss accruals. In addition, the actual costs of resolving these claims may be substantially higher or lower than the amounts accrued for those claims.

        During fiscal 2004, the Bank added $354 million to its contingent litigation loss accruals. This includes accruals with respect to certain Enron related actions to which the Bank is a party. Several of these matters are in the early stages of litigation and given the size of the claims there is exposure to additional loss. The Bank will regularly assess its position as events progress.

ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING CHANGES

        The following is a summary of accounting and reporting changes the Bank expects to adopt in future periods. See Note 26 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements for more details of future accounting and reporting changes.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

        The Canadian Accounting Standards Board issued a revised guideline on the consolidation of variable interest entities which is effective for the Bank in fiscal 2005. As a result of this guideline, the Bank will no longer consolidate one of its innovative capital structures — TD Capital Trust Securities — Series 2012, which accounts for $350 million of Tier 1 capital. Although the Bank has voting control it is not deemed the primary beneficiary under the guideline. For regulatory capital purposes, the Bank's innovative capital structures have been grandfathered by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, and the Bank's capital ratios are unaffected.

Liabilities and Equity

        As a result of amendments to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) accounting standard on financial instruments — disclosure and presentation, the Bank will be required to classify its existing preferred shares and innovative Tier 1 capital as liabilities, effective fiscal 2005. The Bank's preferred dividends will therefore be reported as interest expense but earnings attributable to common shares will be unaffected.

Asset Retirement Obligations

        The Bank will be required to adopt the CICA accounting standard on asset retirement obligations in fiscal 2005. The standard requires that a liability for an asset retirement obligation related to a long-lived asset to be recognized in the period in which it is incurred and recorded at fair value. The impact of this accounting standard is not significant for the Bank.

Merchant Banking Accounting

        Beginning in fiscal 2005, the Bank will commence equity accounting for investments held within the merchant banking portfolio where it has significant influence. The Bank currently does not expect this change in accounting to result in a significant net income impact.

Financial Instruments, Hedges and Comprehensive Income

        The CICA has issued two proposed accounting standards — Financial Instruments — Recognition and Measurement and Hedges and one new accounting standard — Comprehensive Income. These standards are substantially harmonized with U.S. GAAP and are effective for the Bank beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The principal impact of the standards are detailed below.


Investment Companies

        In fiscal 2005, the Bank will adopt the CICA accounting guideline on investment companies which requires the Bank's investment companies to account for all its investments at fair value. The impact of this accounting guideline is not significant for the Bank.

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HOW OUR BUSINESSES PERFORMED

For management reporting purposes, the Bank's operations and activities are organized around the following operating business segments: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wealth Management.

        Personal and Commercial Banking comprises the Bank's retail, commercial banking and insurance operations. Under the TD Canada Trust brand, the retail operations provide a full range of financial products and services to approximately 10 million personal and small business customers. Products and services are provided — anywhere, anytime — through telephone and internet banking, more than 2,400 automated banking machines and a network of 1,000 branches located across Canada. Under the TD Insurance and TD Meloche Monnex brands, the Bank offers a broad range of insurance products including home and automobile coverage, life and health insurance, as well as credit protection coverage on TD Canada Trust lending products. TD Commercial Banking serves the needs of Canadian businesses, customizing a broad range of products and services to meet their financing, investment, cash management, international trade and day-to-day banking needs.

        Wholesale Banking serves a diverse base of corporate, government and institutional clients in key financial markets around the world. Under the TD Securities brand, Wholesale Banking provides a full range of capital markets and investment banking products and services that include:

        Wealth Management provides a wide array of investment products and services through different brands to a large and diverse retail and institutional client base around the world. Wealth Management is comprised of a number of advisory, distribution and asset management businesses including TD Waterhouse and TD Mutual Funds and is one of Canada's largest asset managers. Through Wealth Management's discount brokerage channels, it serves customers in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In Canada, Discount Brokerage, Financial Planning, Private Investment Advice and Private Client Services service the needs of different retail customer segments through all stages of their investing life cycle. Wealth Management has assets under administration of $279 billion and assets under management of $124 billion.

        The Bank's other business activities are not considered reportable segments and are therefore grouped in the Corporate segment. The Corporate segment includes activities from the non-core lending portfolio, effects of asset securitization programs, treasury management, general provisions for credit losses, elimination of taxable equivalent adjustments, corporate level tax benefits, and residual unallocated revenues, expenses, and taxes. The non-core portfolio represents lending accounts on which the risk-return relationship was unsatisfactory.

        Results of each business segment reflect revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities generated by the businesses in that segment. The Bank measures and evaluates the performance of each segment based on earnings before amortization of intangibles and, where applicable, the Bank notes that the measure is before amortization of intangibles. For example, revenue is not affected by the amortization of intangibles, but expenses are affected by the amortization of intangibles. This measure is only relevant in the Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wealth Management segments as there are no intangibles allocated to the Wholesale Banking and Corporate segments. For further details see the "How the Bank Reports" section on page 13. For information concerning the Bank's measures of economic profit and return on invested capital, see page 14 of this Annual Report. Segmented information also appears in Note 20 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements.

        Net interest income, primarily within Wholesale Banking, is calculated on a taxable equivalent basis (TEB), which means that the value of non-taxable or tax-exempt income such as dividends is increased to its equivalent before tax value. Using TEB allows the Bank to measure income from all securities and loans consistently and makes for a more meaningful comparison of net interest income with similar institutions. The TEB adjustment reflected in the Wholesale Banking segment's results is eliminated in the Corporate segment.

        The "Economic Outlook" and "Business Outlook and Focus for 2005" sections provided for each of the Bank's segments on the next few pages are based on the Bank's views and the actual outcome is uncertain. For more information, see the Caution regarding forward-looking statements on page 11 and "Factors that May Affect Future Results".

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PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKING

AT A GLANCE OVERVIEW

Overall Business Strategy

                — Small business banking;

                — Commercial banking;

                — Insurance.

Review of Financial Performance 2004

        Personal and Commercial Banking reported record earnings in 2004 as strong revenue growth and a sharp decline in the provision for credit losses offset higher expenses. Net income of $1,487 million before amortization of intangibles for the year increased by $210 million or 16% from the prior year. Return on invested capital increased from 19% last year to 20% in 2004 as earnings growth exceeded the 6% growth in average invested capital. Personal and Commercial Banking contributed strongly to shareholder value by generating economic profit of $810 million during the year, an improvement of $171 million over last year.

        Revenue grew by $368 million or 6% over last year. The acquisition of insurance business from Liberty Mutual Group and branches from Laurentian Bank contributed $130 million to revenue growth. The main contributors to organic revenue growth were strong volumes in insurance, core deposits, real estate secured lending, small business deposits and branch mutual fund sales, as well as improved insurance claims experience and higher transaction-based fees. These areas of growth were partly offset by a contraction in commercial lending, lower net interest margins and adjustments for credit card customer reward programs.

        As compared with last year (before the impact of the Laurentian branch acquisition), real estate secured lending average volume (including securitizations) grew by $9 billion or 10%, credit card lending volume grew by $240 million or 7% and personal deposit volume (core and term) grew $3 billion or 3%. Business deposits grew by $2 billion or 9% and originated gross insurance premiums grew by $290 million or 21% (before the impact of the acquisition from Liberty Mutual). Personal loans declined by $240 million or 2% and business loans and acceptances declined by $1 billion or 7%. The Laurentian branch acquisition added $2 billion of lending volume and $2 billion of deposit volume.

        Margin on average earning assets decreased from 3.28% last year to 3.07% as margins narrowed on deposits from a combination of competitive pricing, customers moving balances to higher rate savings accounts and the low interest rate environment. The increased volume of lower margin real estate secured lending as a proportion of earning assets also reduced the overall margin.

        Provision for credit losses (PCL) decreased by $87 million or 19% compared with last year. Commercial and small business PCL was low at $19 million for the year down $68 million from last year. Personal PCL of $354 million was $19 million lower than last year on improved delinquency rates. PCL as a percent of lending volume was at a cyclically low rate of .27% down from .36% last year.

        Expenses before amortization of intangibles increased by $187 million or 5% compared with last year. The insurance and branch acquisitions accounted for $115 million or 3% of the expense growth. Higher volumes in the insurance business, systems development projects and the upgrading of the Bank's automated banking machines through an outsourcing arrangement also contributed to the increase in expenses.

        Offsetting these factors were higher severance and Wal-Mart in-store branch closure costs in the prior year. Growth in the insurance business, including the Liberty acquisition, added 695 full-time equivalent (FTE) to average staffing levels compared to last year. Base average staffing levels were down 380 FTE from last year as a result of the in-store branch closures and a series of productivity improvements in operations centres. The efficiency ratio for the year was 58.3% an improvement of .5% over last year.

Review of Financial Performance 2003

        Personal and Commercial Banking reported strong earnings growth in 2003 following modest growth in 2002. Net income before amortization of intangibles of $1,277 million for 2003 increased by $163 million or 15% from 2002. A three-percentage point spread between revenue and expense growth, lower credit losses and a lower tax rate combined to improve earnings significantly year-over-year. Return on invested capital increased from 17% to 19% in fiscal 2003. Personal and Commercial Banking continued to drive growth in shareholder value by generating economic profit of $639 million during 2003, an improvement of $201 million over 2002.

        Total revenue grew 2% in 2003 compared with 2002. Solid real estate secured lending and deposit volume growth, higher transaction-based fees and strong growth in insurance income were the main contributors to revenue growth. Revenue growth was reduced by lower net interest margins, lower branch sales of Wealth Management products and a contraction in commercial lending volume.

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CHALLENGES IN 2004

2004 HIGHLIGHTS

         GRAPHIC

         GRAPHIC

1
The Retail Customer Service Index (CSI) program measures customer perceptions of the quality of service received during their most recent interaction with a TD Canada Trust representative. The CSI score reflects the proportion of customers rating the service quality a 6 or 7 based on a 7-point scale where 1 is poor and 7 is excellent. CSI surveys are conducted with a 24-hour window after the customer transaction. On an annual basis, about 400,000 customers are surveyed to provide feedback on TD Canada Trust's service performance.

2
Other revenue includes internal commissions on sales of mutual funds and other Wealth Management products, fees for foreign exchange, safety deposit box rentals and other branch services.

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        Provision for credit losses decreased by $45 million or 9% reflecting an improved credit environment and continued improvement in retail lending processes. Provision for credit losses as a percent of lending volume improved to .36% from .41% in 2002.

        Expenses before amortization of intangibles decreased by $38 million or 1% compared with 2002. Expense synergies from branch mergers and process improvements contributed to a 1,420 or 5% decrease in average full-time equivalent personnel over 2002. The branch merger program consisted of 32 mergers carried out during 2003 following 238 mergers over the previous two years. These savings in personnel costs were offset in part by increases in salaries and employee benefits, severance costs and variable expenses associated with volume growth in real estate secured lending and insurance products. In addition, up-front costs were incurred on the closure of 118 Wal-Mart in-store branches towards the end of the year. As a result of the actions taken to improve operational efficiency, the efficiency ratio before amortization of intangibles for the year improved to 58.8%, two percentage points better than 2002.

Key Product Groups within Personal and Commercial Banking

Real estate secured lending

Personal deposits

Consumer lending

Small business banking and merchant services

Commercial banking

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Personal and Commercial Banking

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
Net interest income   $ 4,191   $ 4,086   $ 4,058
Provision for credit losses     373     460     505
Other income     2,066     1,803     1,710
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     3,650     3,463     3,501
   
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     2,234     1,966     1,762
Provision for income taxes     747     689     648
   
 
 
Net income — before amortization of intangibles   $ 1,487   $ 1,277   $ 1,114
   
 
 
Selected volumes and ratios                  
Average loans and acceptances (billions of Canadian dollars)   $ 110   $ 104   $ 98
   
 
 
Average deposits (billions of Canadian dollars)     116     107     103
   
 
 
Economic profit (millions of Canadian dollars)   $ 810   $ 639   $ 438
   
 
 
Return on invested capital — before amortization of intangibles     20%     19%     17%
   
 
 
Efficiency ratio — before amortization of intangibles     58.3     58.8     60.7
   
 
 
Margin on average earning assets including securitized assets     3.07     3.28     3.42
   
 
 

Insurance

Offers a broad range of insurance products through the TD Insurance and TD Meloche Monnex brands, including credit protection coverage on TD Canada Trust lending products.

TD Life Group

TD Meloche Monnex


Economic Outlook

        See page 37 for discussion of factors that may affect future results.

Business Outlook and Focus for 2005

The outlook is for revenue growth to be at a rate similar to 2004. Net interest margins are expected to stabilize in the near term should the upward trend in short term interest rates continue. Expense growth is also expected to moderate from 2004's growth rate. Credit and insurance loss rates are at cyclical lows and are not expected to improve further. While the 16% earnings growth achieved this year is likely not sustainable at this level going forward, Personal and Commercial Banking's goal is to continue to deliver consistent double-digit earnings growth over time. Key priorities for 2005 are as follows:

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WHOLESALE BANKING

AT A GLANCE OVERVIEW


Overall Business Strategy

Review of Financial Performance 2004

        Net income was $607 million in 2004, an increase of $347 million from $260 million last year. In 2003 net income included an after-tax impact of $289 million related to the restructuring costs and goodwill impairment charges for the U.S. equity options business. The return on invested capital for 2004 was 25%, compared with 9% last year. Economic profit for the year was $278 million compared with an economic loss of $125 million in 2003.

        Wholesale Banking revenue is derived primarily from capital markets and investment banking, investing and corporate banking activities. Revenue for the year was $2,215 million, compared with revenue of $2,056 million last year. Capital markets and investment banking revenues, which include advisory, underwriting, trading, facilitation and execution services were slightly higher than last year as overall trading revenue was relatively flat year-over-year but Wholesale Banking's equity underwriting and institutional equity facilitation revenues improved. Revenue from the equity investment portfolios also improved significantly relative to last year because of higher dividends received and higher net security gains on improved market conditions. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues in corporate banking due to lower lending fees on a reduced loan portfolio.

        Provisions for credit losses were $41 million in 2004, an increase of $26 million from $15 million in 2003. Provisions for credit losses in the Wholesale Banking segment were modified in the first quarter of 2004 and reclassified on a retroactive basis to include the cost of credit protection incurred in hedging the lending portfolio. The provision for credit losses of $41 million is attributed solely to costs of credit protection. The credit quality of the portfolio remains strong as there have been no credit losses in the core lending portfolio in Wholesale Banking since the fourth quarter of 2002.

        Wholesale Banking holds $4.5 billion in credit protection against the lending portfolio, an increase of $1.6 billion from the end of last year, as significant hedging activities were undertaken this year. Wholesale Banking continues to proactively manage its credit risk and has achieved a significantly improved risk profile. The cost of credit protection included in this segment represents the accrual cost of this protection. The change in market value of this protection, in excess of the accrual cost, is reported in the Corporate segment.

        Risk-weighted assets (RWA) of the Wholesale Banking segment were $30 billion this year, a decrease of $10 billion compared with 2003. The reduction compared with last year is a result of a decrease in both market and credit risk. The market risk RWA reduction reflects the impact of implementing a model, approved by the Bank's regulators, to measure market risk RWA, while the reduction in credit risk RWA is largely a result of a decline in the size of the lending portfolio.

        Expenses were $1,289 million compared with $1,689 million last year, which included $416 million relating to the restructuring costs and goodwill impairment charges for the U.S. equity options business. The underlying increase in expenses was $16 million (before the impact of restructuring costs and goodwill). This is a result of higher variable compensation related to stronger performance in the capital markets businesses and increased investment in infrastructure improvements.

Review of Financial Performance 2003

        Wholesale Banking net income was $260 million in 2003 compared with a net loss of $657 million in 2002. The improved performance in 2003 is primarily a result of the significant reduction in credit losses as compared with 2002, but includes a $289 million after-tax charge for the restructuring and goodwill impairment of the equity options business.

        Wholesale Banking revenues are derived primarily from corporate banking, investment banking and capital markets and investing activities. Revenues declined 23% from 2002 to $2,056 million. Capital markets revenues, which include advisory, underwriting, trading, facilitation and execution services businesses decreased compared with 2002 largely as a result of reduced trading revenue from structured products businesses.

        Provisions for credit losses decreased from a $2,490 million charge in 2002 to a $15 million charge in 2003. The 2002 allowance included $1,450 million of sectoral provisions. The provision for credit losses of $15 million is attributed solely to costs of credit protection, as no losses were incurred.

        Expenses increased 37% to $1,689 million in 2003. The equity options business restructuring charge and goodwill write-off in 2003 had a combined impact of $416 million. The remaining increase includes costs of streamlining the core operations in Wholesale Banking, charges for systems write-offs, real estate downsizing, and higher variable compensation expenses compared with 2002.

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2004 HIGHLIGHTS

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Wholesale Banking

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Net interest income (TEB)   $ 1,600   $ 1,355   $ 1,505  
Provision for credit losses     41     15     2,490  
Other income     615     701     1,163  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     1,289     1,689     1,235  
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes     885     352     (1,057 )
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes (TEB)     278     92     (400 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) — before amortization of intangibles   $ 607   $ 260   $ (657 )
   
 
 
 

Selected volumes and ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Average loans and customers' liabilities under acceptances (billions of
Canadian dollars)
  $ 7   $ 9   $ 25  
   
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets (billions of Canadian dollars)     30     40     62  
   
 
 
 
Economic profit (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)   $ 278   $ (125 ) $ (1,192 )
   
 
 
 
Return on invested capital — before amortization of intangibles     25 %   9 %   (16 )%
   
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio — before amortization of intangibles     58.2     82.1     46.3  
   
 
 
 

Key Product Groups within Wholesale Banking

Corporate Banking

Investment Banking and Capital Markets

Equity Investments

Economic Outlook

        See page 37 for discussion of factors that may affect future results.

Business Outlook and Focus for 2005

        Credit and equity markets improved substantially in 2004 and Wholesale Banking is optimistic that corporate activity levels will improve in 2005. Key priorities for 2005:

        In 2005, Wholesale Banking will continue to focus on growing and deepening client relationships, expanding its product and service suite and operating with excellence. The segment is expected to deliver a strong return on invested capital in 2005 and is expected to continue to provide a strong contribution to the Bank's economic profit.

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WEALTH MANAGEMENT

AT A GLANCE OVERVIEW

Overall Business Strategy

Review of Financial Performance 2004

        Wealth Management's net income before amortization of intangibles for 2004 was $368 million compared with a loss of $75 million in 2003. Results for 2003 included a $328 million after-tax impact relating to write downs and restructuring costs within TD Waterhouse International. The remaining Wealth Management income was higher as a result of higher volumes across the Wealth businesses. The return on invested capital for the year was 13% compared with a negative return of 4% in 2003. The economic profit for 2004 was $25 million, an improvement of $501 million over 2003.

        Total revenue increased by a healthy $302 million from 2003 to $2,606 million due to improvements in both equity markets and client asset growth. Trades per day in Discount Brokerage grew 10% while interest revenue increased due to 20% growth in margin balances. Mutual Fund management fees increased as a result of 12% growth in Mutual Fund assets under management while growth in assets under administration generated improved results in Private Investment Advice and Financial Planning.

        Expenses before the amortization of intangibles were $2,047 million in 2004, a decrease of $187 million from 2003. Included in 2003 expenses were $300 million of restructuring and goodwill impairment charges for TD Waterhouse International. The remaining increase in expenses resulted from volume-related trade execution costs, higher trailer payments to sellers of TD Mutual Funds and higher sales force compensation in Private Investment Advice and Financial Planning resulting from the growth in revenue in those businesses. Expenses also reflect a higher level of investment in technology, hiring of sales staff and marketing costs in order to better position the business for future growth.

        Assets under management of $124 billion at October 31, 2004 increased $11 billion or 10% from October 31, 2003 due to strong sales of mutual funds and growth in institutional assets. Assets under administration totaled $279 billion at the end of the year, increasing $20 billion or 8% from October 31, 2003 due to the addition of new assets in Discount Brokerage, Private Investment Advice and Financial Planning.

Review of Financial Performance 2003

        Wealth Management lost $75 million in 2003. Included in these results was $328 million after-tax relating to write downs and restructuring costs within TD Waterhouse International. The remaining Wealth Management income was higher as a result of the higher business volumes in the second half of the year and the focus on cost containment.

        Total revenue decreased $17 million. The decrease in revenue resulted from a $39 million write down related to the TD Waterhouse International joint ventures and the impact of the higher Canadian dollar on U.S. results, partially offset by higher business volumes across the Wealth Management businesses. Expenses before amortization of intangibles increased $154 million from 2002. Included in these expenses were $300 million of restructuring and goodwill impairment charges for TD Waterhouse International. The remaining expenses decreased due to the focus on cost containment. The strong Canadian dollar also contributed to the decline in U.S. expenses. The benefits of the TD Waterhouse International restructuring were already evident as it broke even in the fourth quarter 2003.

        Total assets under management of $113 billion, increased $1 billion from October 31, 2002. Assets under administration of $259 billion increased $33 billion from October 31, 2002 due to higher market levels, the growth in Private Investment Advice and Financial Planning channels and significant referrals from the retail bank.

Key Product Groups within Wealth Management

TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage

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Wealth Management

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Net interest income   $ 508   $ 431   $ 426  
Other income     2,098     1,873     1,895  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     2,047     2,234     2,080  
   
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     559     70     241  
Provision for income taxes     191     145     116  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) — before amortization of intangibles   $ 368   $ (75 ) $ 125  
   
 
 
 

Selected volumes and ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Assets under administration (billions of Canadian dollars)   $ 279   $ 259   $ 226  
   
 
 
 
Assets under management (billions of Canadian dollars)     124     113     112  
   
 
 
 
Economic profit (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)   $ 25   $ (476 ) $ (298 )
   
 
 
 
Return on invested capital — before amortization of intangibles     13 %   (4 )%   4 %
   
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio — before amortization of intangibles     78.5     97.0     89.6  
   
 
 
 
Average trades per day (thousands)     108     98     99  
   
 
 
 

TD Asset Management

Advice-Based Businesses


Economic Outlook

        See page 37 for discussion of factors that may affect future results.

Business Outlook and Focus for 2005

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2004 HIGHLIGHTS

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Assets under management: Assets owned by customers, managed by the Bank, where the Bank makes investment selections on behalf of the client (in accordance with an investment policy). In addition to the TD family of mutual funds, the Bank manages assets on behalf of individuals, pension funds, corporations, institutions, endowments and foundations. These assets are not reported on the Bank's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Assets under administration: Assets owned by customers where the Bank provides services of an administrative nature, such as the collection of investment income and the placing of trades on behalf of the clients (where the client has made their own investment selection). These assets are not reported on the Bank's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Certain revenues are presented net of internal transfers.

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CORPORATE

Review of Financial Performance 2004

        During fiscal 2004, the Corporate segment reported net income of $325 million. The most significant factors contributing to this result were pre-tax income from $655 million in sectoral allowance releases during the year, a $67 million general allowances release in the second quarter 2004, and interest income earned on income tax refunds of $77 million before tax. This income was partially offset by litigation loss accruals of $354 million. Several actions are pending and given the litigious environment the Bank has accrued for the most likely amounts that may be expended. Corporate also recorded $77 million in losses relating to the impact of hedging relationship guideline and costs associated with net treasury activities and net unallocated revenues, expenses and taxes.

Review of Financial Performance 2003

        During fiscal 2003, the Corporate segment reported net income of $105 million. The most significant factors contributing to this result were pre-tax income from the $157 million general allowances release in the fourth quarter 2003, interest income earned on income tax refunds of $55 million before tax in the third quarter 2003, securitization gain of $12 million after-tax in the third quarter 2003, and tax recoveries of $13 million in 2003. This income was offset by a $39 million after-tax loss to resolve a previously unhedged non-trading U.S. dollar exposure arising from the Bank's U.S. dollar Visa business, a $30 million tax adjustment in the second quarter 2003 relating to lease write downs, as well as costs associated with net treasury activities and net unallocated revenues, expenses and taxes.

Corporate

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Net interest income   $ (356 ) $ (256 ) $ (689 )
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     (800 )   (289 )   (70 )
Other income     104     47     161  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     395     206     (62 )
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes     153     (126 )   (396 )
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes     (264 )   (323 )   (445 )
Non-controlling interest in net income of subsidiaries     92     92     64  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) — before amortization of intangibles   $ 325   $ 105   $ (15 )
   
 
 
 

Corporate Management

        The Corporate Management function of TD Bank Financial Group is comprised of Audit, Compliance, Corporate and Public Affairs, Economics, Enterprise Technology Solutions (information technology), Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Office of the Ombudsman, Real Estate, Risk Management and Security.

        Banking is an increasingly complex and challenging business. The demands and expectations of our stakeholders — customers, shareholders, employees, regulators, governments and the community at large — are constantly changing. Ensuring the Bank stays abreast of emerging trends and developments is vital to maintaining stakeholders' confidence in TDBFG.

        At the same time, the modern bank is a complex organization. Those who serve our 13 million global customers most directly in our three key businesses need strong and effective support from a wide range of functional groups, so that they can remain focused on the key priority of exceeding customer expectations. Corporate Management's mandate is to provide centralized advice and counsel and to design, establish and implement processes, systems and technologies to ensure that the Bank's key businesses operate efficiently, reliably and in compliance with all applicable regulations. To accomplish this, Corporate Management endeavors to have the best people, processes and tools to support our businesses, customers, employees and shareholders.

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Factors that may affect future results

        As noted in the Caution regarding forward-looking statements on page 11 of this Annual Report, all forward-looking statements, by their very nature, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, general and specific, which may cause the Bank's actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Some of these factors are discussed below.

Industry Factors

General Business and Economic Conditions in the Regions in Which We Conduct Business

        The Bank operates in Canada, the United States, and other countries. As a result, the Bank's earnings are significantly affected by the general business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which it operates. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, fluctuations in the debt and capital markets, exchange rates, the strength of the economy, threats of terrorism and the level of business the Bank conducts in a specific region.

Monetary Policy

        The Bank's earnings are affected by the monetary policies of the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve System in the United States and other financial market developments. Changes in the supply of money and the general level of interest rates can impact the Bank's profitability. A change in the level of interest rates affects the interest spread between the Bank's deposits and loans and as a result impacts the Bank's net interest income. Changes in monetary policy and in the financial markets are beyond the Bank's control and difficult to predict or anticipate.

Level of Competition

        The Bank's performance is impacted by the level of competition in the markets in which it operates. The Bank currently operates in a highly competitive industry. Customer retention can be influenced by many factors such as the pricing of products or services, changes in customer service levels and changes in products or services offered.

Changes in Laws and Regulations

        Changes to laws and regulations, including changes in their interpretation or implementation, could affect the Bank by limiting the products or services it can provide and increasing the ability of competitors to compete with its products and services. Also, the Bank's failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could result in sanctions and financial penalties that could adversely impact its earnings and damage the Bank's reputation.

Accuracy and Completeness of Information on Customers and Counterparties

        The Bank depends on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers and counterparties. In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, the Bank may rely on information furnished by them, including financial statements and other financial information. The Bank may also rely on the representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and with respect to financial statements, on the reports of auditors. The Bank's financial condition and earnings could be negatively impacted to the extent it relies on financial statements that do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles, that are materially misleading, or that do not fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the customers and counterparties.

Bank Specific Factors

New Products and Services to Maintain or Increase Market Share

        The Bank's ability to maintain or increase its market share depends, in part, on its ability to adapt products and services to evolving industry standards. There is increasing pressure on financial services companies to provide products and services at lower prices. This can reduce the Bank's net interest income and revenues from fee-based products and services. In addition, the widespread adoption of new technologies, including Internet-based services, could require the Bank to make substantial expenditures to modify or adapt existing products and services. The Bank might not be successful in introducing new products and services, achieving market acceptance of its products and services, and/or developing and maintaining loyal customers.

Acquisitions

        The Bank regularly explores opportunities to acquire other financial services companies. On August 26, 2004, the Bank announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc. The Bank's ability to successfully complete an acquisition is often subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, as is the case in the Banknorth acquisition, and the Bank cannot be certain when or if, or on what terms and conditions, any required approvals will be granted. Acquisitions can affect future results depending on management's success in integrating the acquired business. If the Bank encounters difficulty in integrating the acquired business, this can prevent the Bank from realizing expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in market share and other projected benefits from the acquisition.

Ability to Attract and Retain Key Executives

        The Bank's future performance depends to a large extent on its ability to attract and retain key executives. There is intense competition for the best people in the financial services sector and executives employed by a company the Bank acquires may chose not to remain following the acquisition. There is no assurance that the Bank will be able to continue to attract and retain key executives, although this is the goal of the Bank's management resources policies and practices.

Business Infrastructure

        Third parties provide key components of the Bank's business infrastructure such as Internet connections and network access. Disruptions in Internet, network access or other voice or data communication services provided by these third parties could adversely affect the Bank's ability to deliver products and services to customers and otherwise conduct business.

Currency Rates

        Currency rate movements in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions in which the Bank does business may have an adverse impact on the Bank's financial position as a result of foreign currency translation adjustments and on the Bank's future earnings. For example, the rising value of the Canadian dollar may negatively affect the unhedged portion of our investments in U.S. subsidiaries, including, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval and completion of the transaction, the Bank's investment in Banknorth Group, Inc. The rising Canadian dollar may also adversely affect the earnings of the Bank's small business, commercial and corporate clients in Canada.

Other Factors

        Other factors beyond the Bank's control that may affect the Bank's future results include changes in foreign exchange rates for the currencies of Canada, the United States and other countries in which the Bank does business, in tax laws, continued negative impact of the United States securities litigation environment, unexpected changes in consumer spending and saving habits, technological changes, the possible impact on the Bank's businesses of international conflicts and terrorism, natural disasters, such as earthquakes, and the Bank's anticipation of and success in managing the risks implied by the factors discussed.

        The Bank cautions that the preceding discussion of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to the Bank, investors and others should carefully consider these factors as well as other uncertainties, potential events and industry and Bank specific factors that may adversely impact the Bank's future results. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf.

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MANAGING RISK — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

        Banking and financial services involve risk. From a shareholder's perspective, what matters is how we manage our exposure to risks. At TD Bank Financial Group, our goal is to earn stable and sustainable returns from our various businesses and operations while managing risks within acceptable limits. Managing risk means understanding the static and changing risks involved in our businesses and assessing the potential impacts and likelihood of each risk. We do this by establishing policies, procedures and internal checks and balances to keep risk at an acceptable level.

What are the Risks Involved in Our Businesses?

The Enterprise Risk Framework

        As a way of managing the different kinds of risk to which we are exposed we have created an Enterprise Risk Framework. This is a dynamic model that identifies key risks that could have an impact on the achievement of our business objectives and strategies.

GRAPHIC

As illustrated, the Enterprise Risk Framework sets out the major categories of risk to which we are exposed, and how they are interrelated. We develop strategies for our various business units taking into consideration the business environment in which we operate. Those strategies expose us to six major categories of risk — credit, market, operational, liquidity, investment and regulatory risks, as shown.

        In addition, since all risks have the potential to impact the Bank's reputation, how we manage the various risks determines the extent to which the Bank's overall reputation and capital are at risk.

Who Manages Risk

        We have put in place a risk governance framework that assigns ownership of risk and outlines the responsibilities of each group involved in risk management. This framework helps us set priorities, allocate resources and make effective decisions regarding the risks we assume and manage. A formal risk management governance structure aligned with the Enterprise Risk Framework ensures that information about significant risks flows up from the business units and oversight functions to the Senior Executive Team and the Board.

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The risk governance framework establishes that:

How We Manage Risk

        The Bank has a comprehensive and proactive risk management approach that combines the experience and specialized knowledge of individual business units and the corporate oversight functions. Our approach is designed to promote a strong risk management culture and ensure alignment to the Bank's strategic objectives. It includes:

The following pages describe the main risks the Bank faces and how we manage them.

STRATEGIC RISK

        Strategic risk is the potential for loss arising from ineffective business strategies, the absence of integrated business strategies, the inability to implement those strategies, and the inability to adapt the strategies to changes in the business environment.

        The most significant strategic risks faced by the Bank are assessed, managed and mitigated by senior management, with oversight by the Board.

Who Manages Strategic Risk

        The Senior Executive Team manages the Bank's strategic risk. The Senior Executive Team is comprised of the most senior executives of the Bank, representing every significant business or corporate oversight function.

        The Bank's overall strategy is established by the President and CEO and the Senior Executive Team, in consultation with and subject to approval by the Board. Each executive who manages a significant business or function is responsible for managing strategies within that area, and for ensuring that they are aligned with the Bank's overall strategy. They are also accountable to the President and CEO and the Senior Executive Team for monitoring, managing and reporting on business risks inherent in their respective strategies.

        The President and CEO reports to the Board on the implementation of Bank strategies, identifying business risks within those strategies and how they are managed.

How We Manage Strategic Risk

        The strategies and operating performance of the Bank's significant business units and corporate oversight functions are reviewed by the Senior Executive Team in business performance review sessions. The frequency with which strategies are reviewed in these sessions depends on the risk profile and the magnitude of the business or function concerned.

CREDIT RISK

        Credit risk is the potential for financial loss if a borrower or counterparty in a transaction fails to meet its obligations.

        Credit risk is obviously one of the most significant and pervasive risks in banking. Every traditional loan, extension of credit or transaction that involves settlements between the Bank and other parties or financial institutions — such as derivative transactions and securities inventories — exposes us to some degree of credit risk. For this reason, as a strategy we make it clear that we lend exclusively on a relationship basis, and we manage all of our businesses in an extremely disciplined and conservative manner, with a strict focus on economic returns for all client relationships.

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Who Manages Credit Risk

        Bank policies and procedures for managing credit risk on a global basis are set by the business unit in conjunction with Risk Management. This includes:

        A credit group within each business unit is primarily responsible for adjudication, in accordance with the policies and strict authorization and exposure limits established by Risk Management.

        The Risk Committee of the Board periodically reviews and approves major credit risk policies. In addition, the Credit and Market Risk Committee, chaired by the President and CEO, reviews and approves all major credit policies, industry concentrations and resolves any major policy issues related to credit or market risk.

How We Manage Credit Risk

        As noted above, the Bank establishes credit risk exposure limits by country, industry and affiliated group. The various risk categories are managed as follows:

Country Risk

        Economic or political changes in a foreign country could affect cross-border payments — for goods and services, loans, dividends, trade-related finance, as well as repatriation of the Bank's capital in that country. The Bank currently has counterparty exposure in 58 countries with a concentration in North America. We use an internal risk rating system to establish country exposure guidelines covering all aspects of credit exposure, across all businesses.

Business and Government Loans

        As part of our strategy, we establish industry and group limits for credit exposure to business and governments. A systematic approach is used to limit industry concentrations and ensure diversification of the Bank's loan portfolio. Exposure guidelines are a key element of this process as they limit exposure based on an internal risk rating score. The rating is determined by using our Industry Risk Rating Model and through detailed industry analysis.

        We have identified 26 major business industry groups and divided them into 108 segments and assigned a risk rating for each segment. If we believe that several industry segments are affected by common risk factors, we assign a single exposure guideline to them. In addition, for each industry, Risk Management assigns a concentration limit, which is a percentage of the Bank's total corporate and commercial exposure. We regularly review industry risk ratings to ensure that they properly reflect the risk of the industry.

        We assign each business or government borrower a risk rating using a 21-category rating system, and set limits on credit exposure to related business or government accounts accordingly. In addition, we use a Risk Adjusted Return on Capital model to assess the return on credit relationships according to the structure and maturity of the loans and the internal ratings of the borrowers involved. We review the rating and return on capital for each borrower at least once every year.

        For accounts where exposures include derivatives, we use master netting agreements or collateral whenever possible to reduce our exposures.

Financial Institutions

        Our financial institutions portfolio is divided into 15 major groups, comprised of individual companies that have similar attributes and common risk factors. Within these groups we have established specific exposure risk guidelines for 29 different segments. Risk Management conducts ongoing reviews of the segment and exposure guidelines for each group.

        We use our 21-category rating system to assign each group a risk rating based on their financial strength. We assign each borrower a credit rating based on each firm's net worth, the quality of its assets, the consistency and level of its profits, as well as the rating of the major credit rating agencies. For certain types of financial institutions we may use additional criteria.

Personal Credit

        Requests for personal credit are evaluated using automated credit scoring systems, or are directed to regional credit centres which operate within clear authority limits. Once retail credits are funded they are continually monitored with quantitative customer management programs to identify changes in risk and provide opportunities that increase risk-adjusted performance. The centralized quantitative review of retail credits has resulted in well-balanced portfolios with predictable performance characteristics. By creating more predictable estimates of loss, management can more effectively attain optimal targets for customer profitability and capital allocation.

        The Bank is making a large investment in the platform for retail applications and loan fulfillment, including automated decision technology and credit scoring techniques. This investment will not only improve the Bank's ability to manage retail credit losses within predictable ranges, it also strengthens the control environment that reduces the potential for operational errors. Moreover, the new platform provides more complete, timely and accurate management information permitting measurable improvement in the management of credit risk. Thus, the overall retail credit process is being augmented with state-of-the-art systems, methods and processes.

Classified Risk/Impaired Loans

        Classified risk refers to loans and other credit exposures that pose a higher than normal credit risk. A loan is considered impaired when, in management's opinion, we can no longer be reasonably assured that we will be able to collect the full amount of principal and interest when due.

        We establish specific allowances for impaired loans when a loss is likely or when the estimated value of the loan is less than its recorded value, based on discounting expected future cash flows. Allowances for personal credit portfolios are based on delinquency and type of security.

        See supplementary information page 56, table 12

        See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements page 66,

        Note 1, (h) and (i)

        See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements page 71, Note 3

Specific Allowances

        Specific allowances for credit losses are established to reduce the book value of loans to estimated realizable amounts in the normal course of business. Specific allowances for the corporate and commercial portfolios are established by borrower and reviewed quarterly. For the retail or personal portfolio, provisions are calculated on an aggregated facility basis, using a formula that takes recent loss experience into account.

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General Allowances

        To recognize losses that management estimates to have occurred in the portfolio at the balance sheet date for loans or credits not yet specifically identified as impaired, we establish general allowances for credit risk. The level of general allowances reflects exposures across all portfolios and categories. It fluctuates according to the nature and composition of our portfolio, shifts in the economic and credit cycles, our historical and expected loss experience and other relevant factors.

        General allowances are reviewed quarterly using credit risk models developed by the Bank. The level of allowances is based on the probability of a borrower defaulting on a loan obligation (loss frequency), the loss if default occurs (loss severity) and the expected exposure at the time of default. For the corporate and commercial portfolios, allowances are computed at the borrower level. The loss if default occurs is based on the security of the facility. Exposure at default is a function of current usage, the borrower's risk rating and the committed amount. For the retail portfolio, the general allowance is calculated on a portfolio-level and is based on a statistical estimate of loss using historical loss and recovery data models and forecast balances. Ultimately, the general allowance is established on the basis of expected losses and is directly related to the variance of losses and the inherent product characteristics in each portfolio. Models are validated against historical experience and are updated at least annually. The general allowance methodology is periodically approved by the Board.

        At October 31, 2004 our general allowance for loan losses was $917 million, compared with $984 million last year. The reduction in general allowances resulted from a strategic reduction in corporate loan exposure during the past year to reduce the overall risk of the wholesale credit portfolio.

Sectoral Allowances

        Where losses are not adequately covered by the general allowances noted above, sectoral allowances for credit losses are established for industry sectors and geographical regions that have experienced adverse events or changes in economic conditions, even though the loans comprising each group are not classified as impaired.

        Sectoral allowances are reviewed quarterly on a portfolio basis, taking into account the expected loss of the portfolio of borrowers in the sector under review. The analysis includes a review of probabilities of default, and if default occurs, the expected loss on the sale. The sectoral methodology and model inputs are reviewed quarterly.

        When accounts that were included in a group of loans for which a sectoral allowance has been established become impaired, any sectoral allowances on those loans are transferred to specific allowances.

        The Corporate segment released the remaining $101 million after-tax ($155 million pre-tax) of sectoral provisions in the fourth quarter following a review of the adequacy of the overall reserves. The Bank has identified specific allowances and no longer requires sectoral allowances.

        See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements page 71 Note 3

Provision for Credit Losses

        The provision for credit losses is the amount added to the specific, general and sectoral allowances for credit loss during the year to bring them up to a level that management considers adequate to absorb all probable credit-related losses in the Bank's loan portfolio. The net provision for the year is reduced by any recoveries from loans that were previously assumed to be in default.

        The Bank recorded a reversal of credit losses of $386 million in 2004, compared with provisions for credit losses of $186 million in 2003.

        See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements page 71 Note 3

        See Supplementary information page 57 table 14

Net Impaired Loans

        The Bank monitors the level of net impaired loans in its portfolio, which is defined as the gross amount of impaired loans less the total of all specific, general and sectoral allowances for credit losses. For the year ended October 31, 2004, net impaired loans totaled $646 million, compared with a total of $641 million for the same period in 2003.

        See Supplementary information page 56, table 12

MARKET RISK

        Market risk is the potential for loss from changes in the value of financial instruments. The value of a financial instrument can be affected by changes in:

        We are exposed to market risk in our trading and investment portfolios, as well as through our non-trading activities. In our trading and investment portfolios we are active participants in the market, seeking to realize returns for the Bank through careful management of our positions and inventories. In our non-trading activities we are exposed to market risk through the transactions that our customers execute with us.

Market Risk in Trading Activities

        The four main trading activities that expose us to market risk are:


Who Manages Market Risk in Trading Activities

        Primary responsibility for managing market risk lies with Wholesale Banking, with oversight from the Trade Risk Group within Risk Management. Operational support for market risk monitoring and regulatory capital calculations is provided by the Finance and Operations department within Wholesale Banking.

        Though not responsible for trading revenues, the Trade Risk Group is responsible for:

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        The Trade Risk and Capital Committee is chaired by the Senior Vice President, Trade Risk and includes members of senior management from Wholesale Banking and Audit. It meets every two weeks to conduct a peer review of the market risk profile of our trading businesses, approve changes to risk policies, review underwriting inventories, and review the usage of capital and assets in Wholesale Banking.

        Significant market risk issues are escalated to the Credit and Market Risk Committee, which is chaired by the Bank's President and CEO and includes senior management of Wholesale Banking and the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. The Risk Committee of the Board oversees the management of market risk and periodically approves all major market risk policies.

How We Manage Market Risk in Trading Activities

        Managing market risk is a key part of our business planning process. We begin new trading operations or expand existing ones only if the risk has been thoroughly assessed and is judged to be within our risk capacity and business expertise, and if we have the infrastructure in place to monitor, control and manage the risk.

        We manage market risk primarily by enforcing trading limits and by "stress testing" our trading activities.

Trading limits

        We set trading limits that are consistent with the approved business plan for each business and our tolerance for the market risk of that business. In setting limits we take into account market volatility, market liquidity, trader experience and business strategy.

        Our primary measure for setting trading limits is Value at Risk (VaR). VaR measures the adverse impact that potential changes in market rates and prices could have on the value of a portfolio over a specified period of time. We use VaR to monitor and control overall risk levels and to calculate the regulatory capital required for market risk.

        We may also apply specialized limits, such as notional limits, credit spread limits, yield curve shift limits, loss exposure limits, stop-loss limits and others, if and when appropriate. These additional limits reduce the likelihood that trading losses will exceed VaR limits.

        At the end of each day, Market Risk Analysis and Reporting compares risk positions with limits and reports all instances when trading limits have been exceeded. Traders must apply for approval for any excesses via an automated escalation process to approvers as designated by the Market Risk Policy. If an excess is declined, then the business must close the position. The trader is accountable to ensure that positions do not exceed the capacity of the market to immediately close out the risk position in the event an excess is declined. For selected high-impact excesses, there is an immediate escalation process to the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.

Calculating VaR

        We estimate VaR by creating a distribution of potential changes in the market value of the current portfolio. We value the current portfolio using the most recent 259 trading days of market price and rate changes. Then we calculate the VaR as the threshold level that portfolio losses are not expected to exceed more than one out of every 100 trading days.

        The graph below discloses daily VAR usage.

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        The graph below shows the distribution of daily market risk related revenue for fiscal 2004.

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Stress Testing

        We use stress testing to quantify the largest quarterly loss that we are prepared to take in our trading activities. Our trading business is subject to an overall global stress test limit, and each global business has a stress test limit. Also, each broad risk class has an overall stress test limit. Stress scenarios are designed to model extreme economic events, replicate worst-case historical experiences or introduce large but plausible moves in key market risk factors.

        Stress tests are produced and reviewed each week with the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, and every two weeks with the Market Risk and Capital Committee. They are also reviewed throughout the year with the Risk Committee of the Board.

        The following graph is a history of our weekly stress test results, which shows the instantaneous impact of large market disturbances.

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Market Risk in Investment Activities

        We are also exposed to market risk in the Bank's own investment portfolio and in the Merchant Banking business. Risks are managed by identifying our specific risks, determining their potential impact, and establishing policies and procedures to monitor, measure and mitigate those risks.

Who Manages Risk in Investment Activities

        The Risk Committee of the Board reviews and approves the investment policies for the Bank's own portfolio and for the Merchant Banking business. The Investment Committee regularly reviews the performance of the Bank's investments and assesses the performance of the portfolio managers.

How We Manage Risk in Investment Activities

        We use advanced systems and measurement tools to manage portfolio risk. Risk intelligence is embedded in the investment decision-making process by integrating performance targets, risk/return tradeoffs and quantified risk tolerances. Performance attribution identifies performance drivers such as sector and security exposures, as well as the impact of certain processes such as the execution of trades.

Market Risk in Non-trading Banking Transactions

        We are exposed to market risk when we enter into non-trading banking transactions with our customers. These transactions primarily include deposit taking and lending, which are also referred to as "asset and liability" positions.

ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

        Asset liability management deals with managing the market risks of our traditional banking activities. Market risks primarily include interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.

Who is Responsible for Asset Liability Management

        The Treasury and Balance Sheet Management department within Finance measures and manages the market risks of our non-trading banking activities, with oversight from the Asset/Liability Committee, which is chaired by the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and includes other senior executives. The Risk Committee of the Board periodically reviews and approves all asset liability management market risk policies.

How We Manage Our Asset and Liability Positions

        When Bank products are issued, risks are measured using a fully-hedged option-adjusted transfer pricing framework that allows Treasury and Balance Sheet Management to measure and manage product risk within a target risk profile. The framework also ensures that business units engage in risk-taking activities only if they are productive.

Managing interest rate risk

        Interest rate risk is the impact that changes in interest rates could have on the Bank's margins, earnings and economic value. For example if fixed rate assets were funded with short-term deposits, rising interest rates could increase our funding costs, which would reduce the net interest income earned on certain loans.

        The objective of interest rate risk management is to ensure that earnings are stable and predictable over time. To this end, the Bank has adopted a disciplined hedging approach to managing the net income contribution from its asset and liability positions including a modeled maturity profile for non-rate sensitive assets, liabilities and equity. Key aspects of this approach are:

        We are exposed to interest rate risk when asset and liability principal and interest cash flows have different interest payment or maturity dates. These are called "mismatched positions." An interest sensitive asset or liability is repriced when interest rates change or when there is cash flow from final maturity, normal amortization, or when customers exercise prepayment, conversion or redemption options offered for the specific product.

        Our exposure to interest rate risk depends on the size and direction of interest rate changes, and on the size and maturity of the mismatched positions. It is also affected by new business volumes, renewals of loans or deposits, and how actively customers exercise options such as prepaying a loan before its maturity date.

        Interest rate risk is measured using various interest rate "shock" scenarios to estimate the impact of changes in interest rates on both the Bank's annual Earnings at Risk (EaR) and Economic Value at Risk (EVaR). EaR is defined as the change in the Bank's annual net interest income from a 100-basis-point unfavourable interest-rate shock due to mismatched cash flows. EVaR is defined as the combined difference in the present value of the Bank's asset portfolio and the change in the present value of the Bank's liability portfolio, including off-balance-sheet instruments, resulting from a 100-basis-point unfavourable interest-rate shock.

        Valuations of all asset and liability positions, as well as off-balance-sheet exposures, are performed every week, and certain option positions are valued daily. Our objectives are to protect the present value of the margin booked at the time of inception for fixed rate assets and liabilities, and to reduce the volatility of net interest income over time. We value the assets and liabilities by discounting future cash flows at a yield curve indicative of the blended cost or credit of funds for each asset or liability portfolio. The resulting net present value incorporates the present value of margins booked. We then hedge the resulting financial position to the target risk profile of minimal residual economic exposure. Hedging to manage interest rate risk involves the use of derivatives, wholesale instruments and other capital market alternatives and, less frequently, product pricing strategies.

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        The interest rate risk exposures from instruments with closed (non-optioned) fixed rate cash flows are measured and managed separately from product options. Instruments in the "closed book" exhibit the traditional, almost linear or symmetrical payoff profile to parallel changes in interest rates (i.e. asset values increase as rates fall and decrease as rates rise). Future cash flows include the impact of modeled exposures for:

        Non-rate-sensitive assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity are modeled on a consistent basis, assuming an intermediate term using a rolling 60-month maturity profile resulting in a two and a half year average duration. Significant assumptions included in the valuation of fixed cash flows include the liquidation assumptions on mortgages other than from embedded prepayment options. The objective of portfolio management within the closed book is to eliminate cash flow mismatches, thereby preserving the present value of product margins.

        The graph below shows our interest rate exposure on October 31, 2004 on the closed (non-optioned) instruments within the financial position. If this portfolio had experienced an immediate and sustained 100 basis point increase in rates on October 31, 2004, the economic value of shareholders' equity would have deceased by $110 million after tax, compared with $13 million for a 100 basis point decrease in rates on October 31, 2003. A 100 basis point decrease in rates would reduce net income by $11 million over the next 12 months, compared with $14 million for a 100 basis point decrease in rates in 2003.

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        Product options — whether they are freestanding options such as mortgage rate commitments or embedded in loans and deposits — expose the Bank to a significant financial risk.

        Our exposure from freestanding mortgage rate commitment options is modelled based on an expected funding ratio derived from historical experience. Exposure from written options embedded in other products, such as to prepay or redeem, is modelled based on an assumed percentage rational exercise derived from analyses of customer behaviour. We also model an exposure to declining interest rates resulting in margin compression on certain interest rate-sensitive demand deposit accounts. Product option exposures are managed by purchasing options or through a dynamic hedging process designed to replicate the payoff on a purchased option. To the extent that options can be purchased with characteristics that will result in a payoff profile that is expected to offset the payoff profile of the written option position, the Bank will purchase these options. However, in many instances, the depth of the Canadian option market limits the overall amount of options that can be purchased on economic terms to less than 100% of the underlying short option positions. In such cases, we use dynamic hedging. This involves replicating the payoff of using a combination of swaps and bonds, and rebalancing the portfolio for small changes in rates as indicated by the delta (implied change in value for a change in rates) of the underlying option being hedged. Dynamic hedging involves rebalancing the hedging instruments we hold for small changes in interest rates.

        The following graph shows our interest rate risk exposure on October 31, 2004 on all instruments within the financial position (i.e., the closed (non-optioned) instruments plus product options). An immediate and sustained 100 basis points increase in rates would have decreased the economic value of shareholders' equity by $124 million after tax or .98% of common equity, compared with $30 million in 2003 for a 100 basis point decrease in rates. Our EVaR for the total portfolio ranged from $19 million to $133 million during the year ended October 31, 2004. The Bank's policy sets overall limits on EVaR and EaR based on a 100 basis point interest rate shock. EVaR arising from mismatched asset liability positions cannot exceed 1.5% of the Bank's common equity or $191 million. EaR exposure may not exceed 1% of the Bank's annualized net interest income, or $59 million.

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Managing Non-trading Foreign Exchange Risk

        Foreign exchange risk refers to losses that could result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies have foreign exchange risk.

        We are exposed to non-trading foreign exchange risk from our investments in foreign operations, and when our foreign currency assets are greater or less than our liabilities in that currency, creating a foreign currency open position. An adverse change in foreign exchange rates can impact the Bank's reported net income and equity, and also the Bank's capital ratios. Our objective is to minimize these impacts.

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        Minimizing the impact of an adverse foreign exchange rate change on reported equity will cause some variability in capital ratios, due to the amount of risk-weighted assets that are denominated in a foreign currency. If the Canadian dollar weakens, the Canadian-dollar equivalent of the Bank's risk-weighted assets in a foreign currency increases, thereby increasing the Bank's capital requirement. For this reason, the foreign exchange risk arising from the Bank's net investment in foreign operations is hedged to the point where capital ratios change by no more than a tolerable amount for a given change in foreign exchange rates. The tolerable amount increases as the Bank's capital ratio increases.

        The Bank's policy on open currency exposure is to limit exposure to no more than $100 million in aggregate. Our policy on foreign exchange capital exposure is to minimize an adverse foreign exchange rate change on reported equity subject to the constraint that the Bank's capital ratios can change by no more than 10 basis points for an 8% change in foreign exchange rates.

Why Product Margins Fluctuate Over Time

        As explained above, a fully-hedged approach to asset liability management locks in margins on fixed rate loans and deposits as they are booked. It also mitigates the impact of an instantaneous interest-rate shock on the level of net interest income to be earned over time as a result of cash flow mismatches and the exercise of embedded options. Despite a fully-hedged position, however, the margin on average earning assets can change over time for the following reasons:

        A fully-hedged approach tends to moderate the impact of these factors over time, resulting in a more stable and predictable earnings stream.

LIQUIDITY RISK

        Liquidity risk is the risk that we cannot meet a demand for cash or fund our obligations as they come due. Demand for cash can arise from withdrawals of deposits, debt maturities and commitments to provide credit. Liquidity risk also includes the risk of not being able to liquidate assets in a timely manner at a reasonable price.

        A bank must always ensure that it has access to enough readily available funds to cover its financial obligations as they come due and to sustain and grow its assets and operations both under normal and stress conditions. In the unlikely event of a funding disruption, the Bank needs to be able to continue to function without being forced to sell too many of its assets. The process that ensures adequate access to funds is known as the management of liquidity risk.

Who Manages Liquidity Risk

        The Asset/Liability Committee (described on page 38) oversees the Bank's liquidity risk management program. It ensures that an effective management structure is in place to properly measure and manage liquidity risk. In addition, a Global Liquidity Forum, comprising of senior management from Finance, Treasury and Balance Sheet Management, Risk Management and Wholesale Banking, identifies and monitors our liquidity risks. When necessary, the Forum recommends to the Asset/Liability Committee action to maintain our liquidity position within limits in both normal and stress conditions.

        The Bank has one global liquidity risk policy, but the major operating areas measure and manage liquidity risks as follows:

Each area must comply with the Global Liquidity Risk Management policy that is periodically reviewed and approved by the Risk Committee of the Board.

How We Manage Liquidity Risk

        The Bank's overall liquidity requirement is defined as the amount of liquidity required to fund expected cash outflows as well as a prudent liquidity reserve to fund potential cash outflows in the event of a disruption in the capital markets or other event that could affect our access to liquidity. We do not rely on short-term wholesale funding for purposes other than funding marketable securities or short-term assets.

        We measure liquidity requirements using different stress scenarios, and use a base-case scenario to define the minimum amount of liquidity that must be held at all times. This scenario provides coverage for 100% of our unsecured wholesale debt coming due, as well as other potential deposit run-off and related liabilities for a period of 90 days. Other scenarios may require greater coverage. We also use an extended liquidity coverage test to ensure that we can fund our operations on a fully collateralized basis, in the event that we are unable to replace our short-term unsecured debt beyond the 90 days for a period up to one year.

        We meet liquidity requirements by holding sufficient assets that can be readily converted into cash, and by managing our cash flows. To qualify for liquidity purposes, assets must be currently marketable, of sufficient credit quality and available for sale. Liquid assets are represented in a cumulative liquidity gap framework based on settlement timing and market depth. Assets needed for collateral purposes or those that are similarly unavailable are not included for liquidity purposes.

        While each of our major operations has responsibility for the measurement and management of its own liquidity risks, we also manage liquidity on a global basis to ensure consistent and efficient management of liquidity risk across all of our operations. On October 31, 2004 our consolidated surplus liquid asset position up to 90 days was $18.8 billion, compared with a surplus liquid asset position of $8.7 billion on October 31, 2003. Our surplus liquid asset position is the Bank's total liquid assets less the Bank's unsecured wholesale funding requirements, potential non-wholesale deposit run-off and contingent liabilities coming due in 90 days.

        If a liquidity crisis were to occur, we have contingency plans in place to ensure that we can meet all our obligations as they come due.

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Funding

        The Bank has a large base of stable retail and commercial deposits, making up over 63% of our total funding. In addition, we have an active wholesale funding program to provide access to widely diversified funding sources, including asset securitization. The Bank's wholesale funding is diversified geographically, by currency and by distribution network. We maintain limits on the amounts of deposits that we can hold from any one depositor so that we do not overly rely on one or a small group of customers as a source of funding.

        In fiscal 2004, the Bank securitized and sold $2.9 billion of mortgages and issued $3.7 billion of other medium and long-term funding.

        At the time of preparing these financial statements, the Bank had entered into an agreement to acquire control of Banknorth Group, Inc. in early 2005. While this transaction will impact the Bank's surplus liquidity, we have ensured that sufficient liquid assets will be available to both fund the cash portion of this transaction (estimated at approximately $3.0 billion) and maintain our standard prudent liquidity reserve coverage.

OPERATIONAL RISK

        Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.

        Operational risk is present in all our business activities; deposit taking, lending, trading, trust and advisory services, transaction processing and insurance. Operational risk encompasses a broad range of risks, which include failed transaction processing and documentation errors, fiduciary breaches, technology failures, business disruption, theft and fraud, workplace safety and damage to physical assets originating from internal or outsourced business activities. Its impact can result in financial loss, reputational harm or regulatory penalties.

        While operational risks cannot be fully eliminated, managing operational risk is essential to creating and sustaining shareholder value, operating efficiently and providing a safe environment for employees and customers.

Who Manages Operational Risk

        Risk Management is responsible for the design and implementation of the Bank's operational risk management framework that sets out the enterprise-level policies and processes to identify, assess, measure, mitigate and control operational risk. Risk Management facilitates appropriate monitoring and reporting to senior management, the Operational Risk Oversight Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board, on operational risk exposures across the Bank.

        The senior management of individual business units have primary responsibility for the ongoing management of operational risk. Each business unit and corporate area has an independent risk management function that implements the operational risk management framework consistent with the nature and scope of the operational risks the area is exposed to. Each business unit has a Risk Management Committee comprised of the senior executives in the unit, responsible for ensuring that the business complies with the Bank's operational risk management framework.

How We Manage Operational Risk

        Through the operational risk management framework, the Bank maintains a system of comprehensive policies, processes and methodologies to manage operational risk to appropriate levels and emphasize proactive management practices. Key operational risk management activities include:

Reporting

        Risk Management, in partnership with business management, facilitates the transparent escalation of key operational risk issues and information through the Risk Management Committees of the business units and ensures that accountability for resolution is appropriately identified.

Risk and Control Self-Assessment

        The Risk and Control Self-Assessment is a process adopted by each of our businesses to proactively manage our operational risks. The goal of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment is to identify key operational risks that exist in each business environment and assess whether there are appropriate controls in place to mitigate these risks. The likelihood and potential impact of these risks occurring are measured against the controls we have in place and action plans may result where we can find additional ways to reduce our exposure.

Operational Risk Event Monitoring

        Operational risk event monitoring is important to increase our awareness of risks we encounter and to assist management in taking action to reduce our exposure to losses. The Bank uses a centralized reporting system to monitor and report operational risk events. This event data is analyzed to determine trends for benchmarking, and to gain an understanding of the types of risks our businesses and the Bank as a whole face day to day. Operational risk events that occur outside the Bank are also reviewed and analyzed. Through continuous monitoring and improving our understanding of these events, we can reduce our costs and improve our operational efficiency.

Insurance

        Risk Management actively manages a broad portfolio of insurance and other risk financing instruments. Risk Management assesses the type and level of corporate insurance coverage that is required to ensure it is appropriate to meet our tolerance for risk and also to meet statutory requirements. This includes conducting risk analysis and identifying opportunities to transfer our risk where appropriate.

        Risk Management also reviews the insurances of counterparties involved in outsourcing and other supplier arrangements to ensure they adequately protect the Bank's risks from the outsourcing arrangement.

        The insurance business units manage underwriting risk including catastrophic event risk. Underwriting risk is the exposure to financial loss resulting from the inappropriate selection and pricing of the risks to be insured. The Bank mitigates these risks through target segmentation and product design, individual and portfolio risk exposure monitoring, diversification and reinsurance.

Information Technology

        Managing the operational risk exposures related to our technology and systems infrastructure is of significant importance to the Bank. Technology exposures associated with the operational integrity and security of our data, systems and infrastructure are actively managed through the implementation of a Technology Controls Framework, which includes industry best practices.

Business Continuity Management

        Business Continuity Management is a vital and integral part of our normal business operations. It includes the establishment of enterprise-wide business continuity management processes that provide safeguards to minimize the likelihood, cost and duration of disruptions to business processes and services.

        The Business Continuity Management Group sets appropriate business continuity practices, policies and procedures to assist business units in the management of their business continuity strategies. Each business unit maintains its own business continuity plans to address the loss or failure of any component on which critical functions depend.

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Outsourcing Governance

        Outsourcing is an arrangement whereby a service provider performs a business activity, function or process on behalf of the Bank. Outsourcing business activities can be beneficial to the Bank by providing access to leading technology, specialized expertise, economies of scale and operational efficiencies. These arrangements typically involve increased dependency on the service provider to provide the expected services.

        To help us reduce the risk involved in outsourcing, the Bank has established an Outsourcing Governance Office that is responsible for the formulation, communication and monitoring of the effectiveness of outsourcing policies, standards, guidelines and methodologies. The Outsourcing Governance Office provides guidance on outsourcing best practices and ensures enterprise-level oversight and reporting of the Bank's outsourcing activities.

REGULATORY RISK

        Regulatory risk is the risk of non-compliance with applicable legislation, regulation and regulatory directives.

        Financial services is one of the most closely regulated industries, and the management of a financial services business such as ours is expected to meet high standards in all business dealings and transactions. As a result, we are exposed to regulatory risk in virtually all of our activities. Failure to meet regulatory requirements not only poses a risk of regulatory censure or penalty but also puts the reputation of the Bank as a whole at risk.

        Regulatory risk differs from other banking risks, such as credit risk or market risk, in that it is typically not a risk actively or deliberately assumed by management in expectation of a return. It occurs as part of the normal course of operating our businesses.

Who Manages Regulatory Risk

        Proactive management of regulatory risk is a key objective of the Bank. It is carried out primarily through an enterprise-wide regulatory risk management framework called the "Legislative Compliance Management Framework." The Compliance department in Legal is responsible for the Legislative Compliance Management Framework.

        The Legislative Compliance Management Framework establishes two levels of controls through which regulatory risk is managed. These are controls to meet day-to-day regulatory requirements, and independent oversight controls.

        Business unit management is responsible for managing day-to-day regulatory risk. They are required to demonstrate compliance with all regulatory requirements. In meeting this responsibility they receive advice and assistance from the corporate oversight functions — Legal, Compliance and Audit. The oversight functions also provide an independent review of controls in the business unit and bring significant issues to the attention of senior management and the Board. The Compliance and Audit functions monitor and test the extent to which business units meet regulatory requirements, as well as the effectiveness of internal controls, and report their findings to business unit management, senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board.

How We Manage Regulatory Risk

        Business units manage day-to-day regulatory risk primarily by educating and training employees about regulatory requirements, establishing and maintaining appropriate policies and procedures, and monitoring for compliance. The corporate oversight functions promote a compliance culture within the Bank by:

        Compliance with regulatory requirements is also documented through a formal business unit management certification process. In addition to ongoing monitoring and review processes, Canadian business units annually review regulatory requirements relating to the Bank's governing legislation and update their risk assessments and the controls that they have in place to mitigate those risks. The higher the risk, the more rigorous the control process must be to minimize the risk of non-compliance. Their assessments are also reviewed by the Compliance department to evaluate the effectiveness of the business unit controls.

        Once the annual review process is completed, senior management of the business unit certify in writing whether they are in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, or whether any gaps or weaknesses exist — in which case an action plan must be established and implemented to remedy the gap or weakness.

REPUTATIONAL RISK

        Reputational risk is the risk to earnings, capital or brand arising from negative public or employee opinion.

        A company's reputation is a valuable business asset in its own right, essential to optimizing shareholder value, and as such is constantly at risk. Reputational risk cannot be managed in isolation from other forms of risks, since all risks can have an impact on reputation, which in turn can impact the brand, earnings and capital. Credit, market, operational, liquidity, investment and regulatory risks must all be managed effectively in order to safeguard the Bank's reputation.

        As business practices evolve to address new operating environments with respect to reputational risk, we, like others in our industry, have strengthened our focus in this area. We have defined and documented the Structured Transactions Approval Process. The process involves committees with representation from the businesses and control functions, and includes consideration of all aspects of a new Structured Product, including reputational risk.

Who Manages Reputational Risk

        Ultimate responsibility for the Bank's reputation lies with the Senior Executive Team and the executive committees that examine reputational risk as part of their ongoing mandate. However, every employee and representative of the Bank has a responsibility to contribute in a positive way to the Bank's reputation. This means ensuring that ethical practices are followed at all times, that interactions with our stakeholders are positive and that the Bank complies with applicable policies, legislation and regulations. Reputational risk is most effectively managed when every individual works continuously to protect and enhance the Bank's reputation.

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MANAGING CAPITAL

Regulatory Capital Structure and Ratios

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Tier 1 capital                    
Retained earnings   $ 9,540   $ 8,518   $ 8,292  
Foreign currency translation adjustments     (265 )   (130 )   418  
Common shares     3,252     3,179     2,846  
Qualifying preferred shares     1,310     1,535     1,328  
Contributed surplus     20     9      
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries     1,250     1,250     1,119  
Less: goodwill and intangibles in excess of 5% limit     (2,467 )   (3,035 )   (4,213 )
   
 
 
 
Total Tier 1 capital     12,640     11,326     9,790  
   
 
 
 

Tier 2 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Subordinated notes and debentures     5,644     5,887     4,343  
Qualifying preferred shares and non-controlling interest in subsidiaries             157  
General allowance for credit losses included in capital     878     947     1,056  
Less: amortization of subordinated notes and debentures     (212 )   (241 )   (357 )
   
 
 
 
Total Tier 2 capital     6,310     6,593     5,199  
   
 
 
 
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries/substantial investments     1,855     919     870  
First loss protection     189     145     159  
   
 
 
 
Total regulatory capital   $ 16,906   $ 16,855   $ 13,960  
   
 
 
 
Capital ratios                    
To risk-weighted assets                    
Tier 1 capital     12.6 %   10.5 %   8.1 %
Total regulatory capital     16.9     15.6     11.6  
   
 
 
 
Assets to capital multiple1     17.1     15.2     18.9  
   
 
 
 

1
Total assets plus off-balance sheet credit instruments such as letters of credit and guarantees less investments in associated corporations and goodwill and net intangibles divided by total regulatory capital.

The Bank's Goals are to:

Economic Capital

        The Bank uses in-house models to determine how much capital is required to cover unexpected losses from credit, market and operational risks. The Bank refers to this measure as economic capital and notes that it differs from regulatory capital because it applies to deposit products as well as asset products, and it applies to operational as well as credit and market risk. Regulatory capital is set by regulations established by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (refer to next section).

        Within the Bank's measurement framework, economic capital covers unexpected loss. Expected loss is considered a cost of doing business and is included in product pricing.

        Economic capital is sufficient to absorb worst case loss at levels consistent with a AA ratings standard. Unlike rating agency and regulatory capital measures, economic capital refers solely to common equity capital. Since losses flow through the Consolidated Statement of Operations, the Bank ensures it has sufficient common equity to absorb worst case loss.

        The Bank makes business decisions based on return on economic capital, while also ensuring that, in aggregate, regulatory and rating agency requirements and capital available are kept in balance.

Regulatory Capital

Tier 1 Capital

        Retained earnings, when adjusted for foreign currency translation, increased by $887 million during the year. Foreign exchange adjustments unfavourably affected retained earnings by $135 million. The Bank raised $273 million of common stock including $174 million from the dividend reinvestment plan. However, the Bank repurchased $350 million of common shares under the normal course issuer bid which the Bank launched in March. The Bank also redeemed $225 million of First Preferred Shares, Series H, during the year and issued no new preferred shares.

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Tier 2 Capital

        The Bank had $157 million of subordinated debt mature during the year. See Note 9 to 11 to the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.

Dividends

        The Bank's dividend policy is approved by the Board of Directors. During the year, the Bank increased its quarterly dividend twice. In April, the dividend was increased by 2 cents to 34 cents per share and in October dividends were increased by another 2 cents to 36 cents per share, consistent with the Bank's target payout range of 35-45% of earnings before amortization of intangibles. The Bank's ability to pay dividends is subject to the Bank Act and the regulations of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. Note 11 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements provides further details.

Ratings

        Fitch Ratings revised the Bank's outlook on the Bank's AA long term ratings to stable from negative, citing the progress made in reducing the Bank's credit risk profile and bolstering capital. The Bank's long term ratings were reaffirmed by Fitch (AA-), Moody's (Aa3), DBRS (AA(low)), and S&P (A+), following the Bank's announcement of its intention to purchase 51% of Banknorth.

Capital Ratios

        The Bank's Tier 1 and total capital ratios were 12.6% and 16.9%, respectively, on October 31, 2004 compared with 10.5% and 15.6% on October 31, 2003. The principal factors for the year-over-year increases were the stronger earnings in 2004 combined with successful management of growth in the Bank's risk-weighted assets. The Bank exceeded its medium term target for Tier 1 of 9-9.5%.

        OSFI measures the capital adequacy of Canadian banks according to its instructions for determining risk-adjusted capital, risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet exposures. This approach is based on the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) agreed framework for achieving a more consistent way to measure the capital adequacy and standards of banks engaged in international business.

Acquisition of Banknorth

        The acquisition of Banknorth will cause a reduction in the Bank's capital ratios, caused by the increase in risk-weighted assets, together with higher goodwill and intangibles, partially offset by the issuance of additional Bank common shares. Nevertheless, the Bank expects to meet its medium term targets for Tier 1 capital. For more information about the assumptions and risk factors relating to this transaction, refer to the proxy statement/prospectus that Banknorth and the Bank filed with the SEC. A copy may be obtained by contacting the Shareholder Relations department as set out on page 109 of this Annual Report.

Risk-weighted Assets

        Risk-weighted assets are determined by applying OSFI prescribed risk-weights to balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet financial instruments according to credit risk of the counterparty. Risk-weighted assets also include an amount for the market risk exposure associated with the Bank's trading portfolio.

        The Bank's total risk-weighted assets (RWA) decreased by $8 billion or 7% in 2004, principally from reductions in risk-weighted assets from market risk. Much of this market risk RWA decline was a result of implementing the first two of three phases of the Bank's Interest Rate Specific VaR model for the calculation of regulatory capital requirements as authorized by OSFI in 2004. This model replaces the standardized approach. Interest Rate Specific VaR is a measure of the potential loss associated with trading positions due to a credit rating change or credit default.

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis        49


Risk-weighted Assets

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Balance
  Risk-
weighted balance

  Balance
  Risk-
weighted balance

  Balance
  Risk-
weighted balance

Balance sheet assets                                    
Cash resources and other   $ 9,038   $ 1,582   $ 7,719   $ 1,344   $ 6,538   $ 1,108
Securities     98,280     4,155     79,665     3,686     82,197     6,247
Securities purchased under resale agreements     21,888     589     17,475     235     13,060     282
Loans (net)     123,924     61,251     118,058     59,273     122,627     63,965
Customers' liability under acceptances     5,507     5,414     6,645     6,400     7,719     7,066
Other assets     52,390     6,208     43,970     5,885     45,899     6,288
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total balance sheet assets   $ 311,027   $ 79,199   $ 273,532   $ 76,823   $ 278,040   $ 84,956
   
 
 
 
 
 
Off-balance sheet assets                                    
Credit instruments           9,031           10,937           14,559
Derivative financial instruments           6,268           5,987           6,259
         
       
       
Total off-balance sheet assets           15,299           16,924           20,818
         
       
       
Total risk-weighted asset equivalent                                    
  — credit risk           94,498           93,747           105,774
  — market risk           5,808           14,470           14,859
         
       
       
Total risk-weighted assets         $ 100,306         $ 108,217         $ 120,633
         
       
       

Revised Capital Accord

        In 2004, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision finalized the New Basel Capital Framework to replace the accord originally introduced in 1988 and supplemented in 1996. The underlying principles of the new Framework are intended to be suitable for application to banks of varying levels of complexity and sophistication. The Framework will allow qualifying banks to determine capital levels consistent with the manner in which they measure, manage and mitigate risk. The new Framework provides a spectrum of methodologies, from simple to advanced, for the measurement of both credit and operational risk. More advanced measurement of risks should result in regulatory and economic capital being more closely aligned.

        The objective of the Framework is to provide rewards for more rigorous and accurate risk management by reducing regulatory capital required under weaker or less sophisticated approaches. While the overall objective of the new Framework is to neither increase nor decrease the level of overall capital in the system, some financial institutions will see an increase in regulatory capital, while others will see a decrease. The impact will depend upon the particular institution's asset mix, risk and loss experience.

        The Bank has prepared project plans to collect, analyze and report the necessary data and is on track to meet the requirements of the new Framework as applied to the Canadian context by OSFI. For Canadian banks formal implementation will be in fiscal 2008.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        During fiscal 2004, there have been no significant changes in the Bank's internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Bank's internal controls over financial reporting. However, the Bank is continually improving its infrastructure and controls.

        An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with participation of the Bank's management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Bank's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, the Bank's management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Bank's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of October 31, 2004.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

51   Table 1   Earnings (Loss) Before Amortization of Intangibles
51   Table 2   Analysis of Change in Net Interest Income
51   Table 3   Net Interest Rate Margin
52   Table 4   Average Earning Balances and Interest Rates
52   Table 5   Other Income
52   Table 6   Trading Related Income
53   Table 7   Non-interest Expenses and Efficiency Ratio
53   Table 8   Taxes
54   Table 9   Loans to Small and Mid-sized Business Customers
54   Table 10   Fees Paid to the Bank's Auditors
55   Table 11   Loans and Customers' Liability under Acceptances, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses
56   Table 12   Impaired Loans less Allowance for Credit Losses
56   Table 13   Impact on Net Interest Income due to Impaired Loans
57   Table 14   Provision for Credit Losses
58   Table 15   Current Replacement Cost of Derivatives
58   Table 16   Assets under Administration and Assets under Management
59   Table 17   Contractual Obligations by Remaining Maturity
59   Table 18   Capital Stock and Dividends Per Share
59   Table 19   Quarterly Results

TABLE 1 Earnings (Loss) Before Amortization of Intangibles1

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Diluted earnings per common share — reported basis   $ 3.39   $ 1.51   $ (.25 )
Amortization of intangible assets, net of income taxes2     .72     .75     .98  
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share — before amortization of intangibles   $ 4.11   $ 2.26   $ .73  
   
 
 
 
Return on total common equity — reported basis                    
Net income applicable to common shares (millions of Canadian dollars)   $ 2,232   $ 989   $ (160 )
Average common shareholders' equity (millions of Canadian dollars)     12,050     11,396     12,144  
Return on total common equity     18.5 %   8.7 %   (1.3 )%

1
Earnings before amortization of intangibles is defined in the "How the Bank reports" section on page 13 of this Annual Report.

2
The Bank's non-cash identified intangible amortization charges relate to the Canada Trust acquisition in fiscal 2000.

TABLE 2 Analysis of Change in Net Interest Income

 
  2004 vs. 2003
  2003 vs. 2002
 
 
  Favourable (unfavourable)
due to change in

  Favourable (unfavourable)
due to change in

 
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Average
volume

  Average
rate

  Net
change

  Average
volume

  Average
rate

  Net
change

 
Total earning assets   $ 335   $ (405 ) $ (70 ) $ (182 ) $ (222 ) $ (404 )
Total interest-bearing liabilities     (37 )   434     397     223     497     720  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income   $ 298   $ 29   $ 327   $ 41   $ 275   $ 316  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE 3 Net Interest Rate Margin

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Average
earning
assets

  Net
interest
income

  Margin
  Average
earning
assets

  Net
interest
income

  Margin
  Average
earning
assets

  Net
interest
income

  Margin
 
Canada   $ 166,647   $ 4,019   2.41%   $ 156,193   $ 3,758   2.41%   $ 150,738   $ 3,773   2.50 %
United States     43,067     747   1.73        48,582     681   1.40         53,784     543   1.01  
Other international     45,655     1,177   2.58        47,032     1,177   2.50         52,038     984   1.89  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Bank   $ 255,369   $ 5,943   2.33%   $ 251,807   $ 5,616   2.23%   $ 256,560   $ 5,300   2.07 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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TABLE 4 Average Earning Balances and Interest Rates

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Average
balance

  Interest
  Average
rate

  Average
balance

  Interest
  Average
rate

  Average
balance

  Interest
  Average
rate

 
Earning assets                                                  
Deposits with banks   $ 7,760   $ 517   6.7 % $ 7,323   $ 212   2.9 % $ 6,108   $ 132   2.2 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities                                                  
Investment     27,678     1,219   4.4     29,183     1,017   3.5     28,663     1,193   4.2  
Trading     71,188     2,438   3.4     62,161     2,431   3.9     67,633     2,485   3.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities     98,866     3,657   3.7     91,344     3,448   3.8     96,296     3,678   3.8  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities purchased under resale agreements     28,306     734   2.6     33,311     902   2.7     31,758     850   2.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans                                                  
Residential mortgages     52,155     2,625   5.0     53,168     2,881   5.4     53,035     3,101   5.8  
Consumer instalment and other personal     45,215     2,373   5.2     36,909     2,195   5.9     32,849     1,918   5.8  
Credit card     2,289     271   11.8     2,181     271   12.4     1,307     172   13.2  
Business and government     20,778     955   4.6     27,571     1,293   4.7     35,207     1,755   5.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans     120,437     6,224   5.2     119,829     6,640   5.5     122,398     6,946   5.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total earning assets   $ 255,369   $ 11,132   4.4 % $ 251,807   $ 11,202   4.4 % $ 256,560   $ 11,606   4.5 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities                                                  
Deposits                                                  
Personal   $ 108,586   $ 2,077   1.9 % $ 102,485   $ 2,130   2.1 % $ 98,163   $ 2,300   2.3 %
Banks     16,166     309   1.9     22,170     412   1.9     24,821     720   2.9  
Business and government     81,139     1,467   1.8     77,750     1,660   2.1     81,131     1,734   2.1  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total deposits     205,891     3,853   1.9     202,405     4,202   2.1     204,115     4,754   2.3  
Subordinated notes and debentures     5,731     312   5.4     4,710     259   5.5     4,250     201   4.7  
Obligations related to securities sold short and under repurchase agreements     34,730     1,024   2.9     38,378     1,125   2.9     44,931     1,351   3.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 246,352   $ 5,189   2.1 % $ 245,493   $ 5,586   2.3 % $ 253,296   $ 6,306   2.5 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net interest income         $ 5,943             $ 5,616             $ 5,300      
         
           
           
     

TABLE 5 Other Income

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
TD Waterhouse fees and commissions   $ 985   $ 957   $ 922   $ 1,002   $ 1,521  
Full service brokerage and other securities services     738     667     641     701     667  
Mutual fund management     573     508     522     502     452  
Credit fees     343     415     415     425     545  
Net investment securities gains     192     23     26     216     382  
Trading income (loss)     (153 )   104     529     1,318     1,225  
Service charges     673     641     596     561     441  
Loan securitizations     390     250     218     272     236  
Card services     172     252     249     249     233  
Insurance, net of claims     593     420     375     326     198  
Trust fees     78     70     76     86     75  
Gains on sale of investment real estate                 350      
Gain on sale of mutual fund record keeping and custody business             40          
Write down of investment in joint ventures         (39 )            
Other     299     156     320     439     425  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 4,883   $ 4,424   $ 4,929   $ 6,447   $ 6,400  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage increase (decrease) over previous year     10.4 %   (10.2 )%   (23.5 )%   .7 %   7.9 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE 6 Trading Related Income1

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
Net interest income   $ 1,037   $ 889   $ 672
Other income     (153 )   104     529
   
 
 
Total trading related income   $ 884   $ 993   $ 1,201
   
 
 
By business                  
Interest rate and credit portfolios   $ 559   $ 581   $ 741
Foreign exchange portfolios     230     248     217
Equity and other portfolios     95     164     243
   
 
 
Total trading related income   $ 884   $ 993   $ 1,201
   
 
 

1
Trading related income includes both trading income reported in other income and net interest income derived from trading instruments.

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TABLE 7 Non-interest Expenses and Efficiency Ratio

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Salaries and employee benefits                                
Salaries   $ 2,254   $ 2,304   $ 2,273   $ 2,225   $ 2,032  
Incentive compensation     1,084     986     875     1,150     1,048  
Pension and other employee benefits     442     468     418     333     319  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits total     3,780     3,758     3,566     3,708     3,399  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Occupancy                                
Rent     353     361     330     323     266  
Depreciation     134     143     148     149     104  
Other     125     152     127     120     128  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Occupancy total     612     656     605     592     498  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment                                
Rent     165     185     170     159     118  
Depreciation     160     175     164     169     156  
Other     237     290     327     328     287  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment total     562     650     661     656     561  
   
 
 
 
 
 
General                                
Goodwill impairment         624              
Amortization of goodwill                 198     142  
Amortization of intangible assets     626     772     998     1,292     1,203  
Restructuring costs     (7 )   92         239     475  
Marketing and business development     384     348     388     410     434  
Brokerage related fees     228     229     224     229     260  
Professional and advisory services     446     372     366     322     284  
Communications     207     208     225     205     202  
Capital and business taxes     141     133     107     106     82  
Postage     100     91     96     115     110  
Travel and relocation     62     58     68     67     65  
Other     866     373     448     515     412  
   
 
 
 
 
 
General total     3,053     3,300     2,920     3,698     3,669  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total expenses   $ 8,007   $ 8,364   $ 7,752   $ 8,654   $ 8,127  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage increase (decrease)     (4.3 )%   7.9 %   (10.4 )%   6.5 %   78.2 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio                                
Net interest income   $ 5,943   $ 5,616   $ 5,300   $ 4,391   $ 3,605  
Other income     4,883     4,424     4,929     6,447     6,400  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue   $ 10,826   $ 10,040   $ 10,229   $ 10,838   $ 10,005  

Efficiency ratio — reported basis

 

 

74.0

%

 

83.3

%

 

75.8

%

 

79.8

%

 

81.2

%

Efficiency ratio — before amortization of intangibles

 

 

68.2

 

 

75.6

 

 

66.0

 

 

67.9

 

 

69.2

 
   
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE 8 Taxes

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Income taxes                                
Income taxes   $ 952   $ 603   $ (81 ) $ 646   $ 880  

Other taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Payroll taxes     178     193     187     174     160  
Capital taxes     133     125     97     98     76  
GST and provincial sales taxes     146     150     162     149     92  
Municipal and business taxes     85     86     93     91     93  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other taxes     542     554     539     512     421  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total taxes   $ 1,494   $ 1,157   $ 458   $ 1,158   $ 1,301  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate — before amortization of intangibles1     24.8 %   26.7 %   %   25.3 %   33.8 %
Effective total tax rate — before amortization of intangibles1     34.2     41.1     42.1     37.7     43.1  
   
 
 
 
 
 

1
Earnings before amortization of intangibles is defined in the "How the Bank reports" section on page 13 of this Annual Report.

        The effective income tax rate on the reported basis is set out in Note 14 of the Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TABLE 9    Loans to Small and Mid-sized Business Customers

(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Loans authorized
  Amount outstanding
Loan amount

  2004
  2003
  2002
  2004
  2003
  2002
(thousands of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
0 – 24   $ 1,054   $ 1,056   $ 1,081   $ 522   $ 530   $ 555
25 – 49     768     745     738     445     434     431
50 – 99     1,308     1,298     1,280     727     745     735
100 – 249     2,701     2,682     2,660     1,608     1,626     1,623
250 – 499     2,484     2,409     2,440     1,452     1,421     1,414
500 – 999     2,537     2,478     2,571     1,286     1,271     1,342
1,000 – 4,999     6,969     6,769     6,898     3,185     3,112     3,167
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total1   $ 17,821   $ 17,437   $ 17,668   $ 9,225   $ 9,139   $ 9,267
   
 
 
 
 
 

1
Personal loans used for business purposes are not included in these totals.

TABLE 10    Fees Paid to the Bank's Auditors

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
Audit fees1   $ 10,464   $ 7,773   $ 6,178
Audit related fees2     5,023     605     942
Tax fees3     2,866     3,457     3,205
All other fees4     3,867     6,368     6,062
   
 
 
Total   $ 22,220   $ 18,203   $ 16,387
   
 
 

1
Audit fees are fees for the professional services in connection with the audit of the Bank's financial statements or other services that are normally provided by the Bank's auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. In addition to including fees for services necessary to perform an audit or review in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the Bank's audit fees include fees paid to the Bank's auditors for comfort letters, statutory audits, attest services, consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with regulators.

2
Audit related fees are fees for assurance and related services that are performed by the Bank's auditors. These services include employee benefit plan audits, accounting consultations in connection with acquisitions and divestitures, application and general control reviews (including Sarbanes-Oxley pilot audit), attest services not required by statute or regulation and interpretation of financial accounting and reporting standards.

3
Tax fees are fees for services performed by the Bank's auditors for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning except those tax services related to the audit. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns and claims for refund. Tax advice includes assistance with tax audits, appeals and rulings plus tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions. Tax planning includes expatriate and domestic tax services and transfer pricing matters.

4
All other fees primarily include fees for insolvency and viability matters either paid by the Bank or by third parties. In these instances, the Bank's auditors are retained to provide assistance on operational business reviews, lender negotiations, business plan assessments, debt restructuring and asset recovery. The amount of insolvency and viability fees paid by third parties is $1,574 thousand (2003 — $3,540 thousand; 2002 — $3,013 thousand). Also included in this category are fees for mutual funds audits (including tax and prospectus renewals) and the purchase of software for compliance and regulatory filings.

        The Bank's Audit Committee has implemented a policy restricting the services that may be provided by the Bank's auditors and the fees paid to the Bank's auditors. Prior to the engagement of the Bank's auditors, the Audit Committee must pre-approve the provision of the service. In making its determination regarding non-audit services, the Audit Committee considers the compliance with the policy and the provision of non-audit services in the context of avoiding impact on auditor independence. This includes considering applicable regulatory requirements and guidance and whether the provision of the services would place the auditors in a position to audit their own work, result in the auditors acting in the role of the Bank's management or place the auditors in an advocacy role on behalf of the Bank. Each quarter, the Bank's CFO makes a presentation to the Audit Committee detailing the non-audit services performed by the Bank's auditors on a year-to-date basis, and details of any proposed assignments for consideration by the Audit Committee and pre-approval, if appropriate.

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TABLE 11    Loans and Customers' Liability under Acceptances, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses

(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Canada1
  United States1
  Other internationa11
  Total
 
By sector

 
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Residential mortgages   $ 51,374   $ 52,525   $   $   $   $   $ 51,374   $ 52,525   $ 52,784  
Consumer instalment and other personal     46,814     38,623     4,294     4,272     11     13     51,119     42,908     36,332  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total residential and personal     98,188     91,148     4,294     4,272     11     13     102,493     95,433     89,116  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate development                                                        
  Commercial and industrial     1,343     1,491                     1,343     1,491     1,846  
  Residential     1,395     1,247     16     85             1,411     1,332     1,228  
  Retail     346     352                 19     346     371     418  
  Real estate services     251     300         4             251     304     309  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total real estate     3,335     3,390     16     89         19     3,351     3,498     3,801  
Agriculture     2,155     2,428                     2,155     2,428     2,365  
Apparel and textile     270     323                 38     270     361     400  
Automotive     1,404     1,644     52     91         3     1,456     1,738     1,308  
Cable     543     417     145     363     77     298     765     1,078     1,654  
Chemical     435     415         24     60     80     495     519     993  
Construction     764     694     5     27     1     21     770     742     785  
Financial     1,983     1,960     772     264     1,728     466     4,483     2,690     3,796  
Food, beverage and tobacco     1,233     1,319     103     106     102     141     1,438     1,566     1,631  
Forestry     427     563     68     209     18     27     513     799     1,470  
Government     464     589     328     151             792     740     496  
Health and social services     1,130     1,144         57             1,130     1,201     1,176  
Media and entertainment     904     1,111     183     351     252     255     1,339     1,717     2,832  
Metals and mining     464     600     10     42     18     10     492     652     1,083  
Oil and gas     863     941     152     451         278     1,015     1,670     2,908  
Retail     1,071     1,072         59             1,071     1,131     1,201  
Sundry manufacturing     905     910     74     9     22     2     1,001     921     1,213  
Telecommunications     60     92     111     333     140     309     311     734     2,494  
Transportation     448     600     31     57     47     50     526     707     1,164  
Utilities     613     665     476     1,171     182     652     1,271     2,488     5,165  
All other loans     1,935     1,487     207     247     152     156     2,294     1,890     3,295  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total business and government     21,406     22,364     2,733     4,101     2,799     2,805     26,938     29,270     41,230  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 119,594   $ 113,512   $ 7,027   $ 8,373   $ 2,810   $ 2,818   $ 129,431   $ 124,703   $ 130,346  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage change     5.4 %   1.9 %   (16.1 )%   (37.8 )%   (.3 )%   (48.4 )%   3.8 %   (4.3 )%   1.2 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By location of ultimate risk


 

2004


 

2003


 

2002


 

2004
% mix


 

2003
% mix


 

2002
% mix

Canada                              
Atlantic   $ 3,463   $ 3,445   $ 3,342   2.7   2.8   2.6
Québec     7,570     6,822     6,663   5.9   5.5   5.1
Ontario     72,334     71,914     70,219   55.9   57.6   53.9
Prairies     18,424     16,667     16,286   14.2   13.4   12.5
British Columbia     17,780     15,054     15,310   13.7   12.1   11.7
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total Canada     119,571     113,902     111,820   92.4   91.4   85.8
   
 
 
 
 
 
United States     6,131     7,731     11,714   4.7   6.2   9.0
   
 
 
 
 
 

Other international

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
United Kingdom     904     434     1,118   .7   .3   .8
Europe — other     962     854     1,838   .8   .7   1.4
Australia and New Zealand     665     746     1,328   .5   .6   1.0
Japan         42     138       .1
Asia — other     894     488     1,254   .7   .4   1.0
Latin America and Caribbean     303     503     1,123   .2   .4   .9
Middle East and Africa     1     3     13      
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other international     3,729     3,070     6,812   2.9   2.4   5.2
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 129,431   $ 124,703   $ 130,346   100.0   100.0   100.0
   
 
 
 
 
 

Percentage change over previous year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Canada     5.0 %   1.9 %   5.4 %          
United States     (20.7 )   (34.0 )   (25.7 )          
Other international     21.5     (54.9 )   (2.4 )          
   
 
 
           
Total     3.8 %   (4.3 )%   1.2 %          
   
 
 
           

1
Based on geographic location of unit responsible for recording revenue.

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis        55


TABLE 12    Impaired Loans less Allowance for Credit Losses

(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Canada1
  United States1
  Other internationa11
  Total
 
By sector

 
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Residential mortgages   $ 15   $ 43   $   $   $   $   $ 15   $ 43   $ 47  
Consumer instalment and                                                        
  other personal     41     52                     41     52     67  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total residential and personal     56     95                     56     95     114  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate development                                                        
  Commercial and industrial     4     9                     4     9     9  
  Residential     1     2                     1     2     4  
  Retail                                      
  Real estate services                                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total real estate     5     11                     5     11     13  
Agriculture     46     73                     46     73     63  
Apparel and textile     (2 )   (1 )                   (2 )   (1 )   (4 )
Automotive     13     20         1         6     13     27     6  
Cable                 146     17     22     17     168     286  
Chemical     1     6         9             1     15     2  
Construction     4     2                     4     2     8  
Financial         2     15     20             15     22     29  
Food, beverage and tobacco     (8 )   2                     (8 )   2     (4 )
Forestry     1     11                     1     11     23  
Health and social services     1     2                     1     2     2  
Media and entertainment     3     9                 1     3     10     31  
Metals and mining     2     23         (2 )           2     21     39  
Oil and gas     3                         3         16  
Retail     1     2                     1     2      
Sundry manufacturing     9     1                     9     1     73  
Telecommunications         2         41         20         63     222  
Transportation     1     6         8             1     14     168  
Utilities         44     88     259         35     88     338     349  
All other loans     3     5     12     3             15     8     15  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total business and government     83     220     115     485     17     84     215     789     1,337  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net impaired loans before general allowances and sectoral allowances

 

$

139

 

$

315

 

$

115

 

$

485

 

$

17

 

$

84

 

$

271

 

$

884

 

$

1,451

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: general allowances                                         917     984     1,141  
Less: sectoral allowances                                             541     1,285  
                                       
 
 
 
Total net impaired loans                                       $ (646 ) $ (641 ) $ (975 )
                                       
 
 
 

Net impaired loans as a %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  of common equity                                         (5.1 )%   (5.5 )%   (8.4 )%
                                       
 
 
 

By location1


 

2004


 

2003


 

2002


 

2004
% mix


 

2003
% mix


 

2002
% mix

Canada                              
Atlantic   $ 2   $ 4   $ 5   .7   .5   .4
Québec     3     9     18   1.1   1.0   1.2
Ontario     91     223     345   33.6   25.2   23.8
Prairies     36     62     60   13.3   7.0   4.1
British Columbia     7     17     21   2.6   1.9   1.5
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total Canada     139     315     449   51.3   35.6   31.0
   
 
 
 
 
 
United States     115     485     929   42.4   54.9   64.0
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other international     17     84     73   6.3   9.5   5.0
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total net impaired loans before general and sectoral allowances   $ 271   $ 884   $ 1,451   100.0   100.0   100.0
   
 
 
 
 
 
Less: general allowances     917     984     1,141            
Less: sectoral allowances         541     1,285            
   
 
 
           
Total net impaired loans   $ (646 ) $ (641 ) $ (975 )          
   
 
 
           
Net impaired loans as a % of net loans2     (.5 )%   (.5 )%   (.7 )%          
   
 
 
           

1
Based on geographic location of unit responsible for recording revenue.

2
Includes customers' liability under acceptances.

TABLE 13    Impact on Net Interest Income due to Impaired Loans

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Reduction in net interest income due to impaired loans   $ 49   $ 111   $ 115  
Recoveries     (8 )   (11 )   (20 )
   
 
 
 
Net reduction   $ 41   $ 100   $ 95  
   
 
 
 

56        TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis


TABLE 14    Provision for Credit Losses

(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Canada1
  United States1
  Other internationa11
  Total
 
By sector

 
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Residential mortgages   $ 3   $ 2   $   $   $   $   $ 3   $ 2   $ 6  
Consumer instalment and other personal     311     332     1     1             312     333     328  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total residential and personal     314     334     1     1             315     335     334  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate development                                                        
  Commercial and industrial         7                         7     (1 )
  Residential         2                         2     (2 )
  Retail                                      
  Real estate services                                     (1 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total real estate         9                         9     (4 )
Agriculture     (5 )   27                     (5 )   27     40  
Apparel and textile     1     1         11             1     12     4  
Automotive     7     8             (4 )   8     3     16     3  
Cable             (30 )   (2 )   2     97     (28 )   95     125  
Chemical     (2 )   6     7     4             5     10     1  
Construction     3     (2 )       (6 )       1     3     (7 )   36  
Financial         2             (11 )       (11 )   2     48  
Food, beverage and tobacco     2     2                     2     2     3  
Forestry         4                         4     39  
Health and social services     1     2         (1 )           1     1     1  
Media and entertainment     2     14         23         9     2     46     59  
Metals and mining     3     19     (2 )   4             1     23     17  
Oil and gas     3     1                     3     1     16  
Retail     2     2                     2     2     (3 )
Sundry manufacturing     3     11         (5 )           3     6     24  
Telecommunications     7         (20 )   26     2     11     (11 )   37     608  
Transportation     (1 )   48                     (1 )   48     5  
Utilities         13     78     221     (25 )   94     53     328     295  
All other loans     (1 )   3     5                 4     3     9  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total business and government     25     170     38     275     (36 )   220     27     665     1,326  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total before general provision and sectoral provision

 

$

339

 

$

504

 

$

39

 

$

276

 

$

(36

)

$

220

 

$

342

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,660

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General provision (reversal)                                         (67 )   (157 )    
Sectoral provision (reversal) (including transfer to specifics)                                         (661 )   (657 )   1,265  
                                       
 
 
 
Total                                       $ (386 ) $ 186   $ 2,925  
                                       
 
 
 

By location1


 

2004


 

2003


 

2002


 

2004
% mix


 

2003
% mix


 

2002
% mix

Canada                              
Atlantic   $ 11   $ 10   $ 11   (2.8 ) 5.4   .4
Québec     15     16     18   (3.9 ) 8.6   .6
Ontario     238     372     348   (61.6 ) 200.0   11.9
Prairies     38     73     57   (9.8 ) 39.2   2.0
British Columbia     37     33     83   (9.7 ) 17.7   2.8
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total Canada     339     504     517   (87.8 ) 270.9   17.7
   
 
 
 
 
 
United States     39     276     1,006   (10.1 ) 148.4   34.4
   
 
 
 
 
 

Other international

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
United Kingdom     (43 )   206     132   11.1   110.8   4.5
Australia     9     8     2   (2.3 ) 4.3   .1
Asia     (2 )   6     3   .5   3.2   .1
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other international     (36 )   220     137   9.3   118.3   4.7
   
 
 
 
 
 
General provision     (67 )   (157 )     17.4   (84.4 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Sectoral provision (net of transfer to specifics)     (661 )   (657 )   1,265   171.2   (353.2 ) 43.2
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ (386 ) $ 186   $ 2,925   100.0   100.0   100.0
   
 
 
 
 
 

Provision for credit losses as a % of net average loans2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Canada                              
  Residential mortgages     .01 %   %   .01 %          
  Personal     .73     .94     1.09            
  Business and other     .12     .74     .71            
Total Canada     .29     .45     .48            
United States     .50     2.43     6.37            
Other international     (1.30 )   5.16     2.30            
General provision     (.05 )   (.12 )              
Sectoral provision     (.52 )   .52     .97            
   
 
 
           
Total     (.30 )%   .15 %   2.24 %          
   
 
 
           

1
Based on geographic location of unit responsible for recording revenue.

2
Includes customers' liability under acceptances.

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis        57


TABLE 15    Current Replacement Cost of Derivatives

(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Canada1
  United States1
  Other internationa11
  Total
By sector

  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2002
Financial   $ 13,693   $ 11,976   $ 132   $ 295   $ 14,606   $ 13,619   $ 28,431   $ 25,890   $ 23,381
Government     2,094     1,496             263     192     2,357     1,688     1,050
Other     1,585     1,128     183     188     1,302     807     3,070     2,123     2,374
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current replacement cost   $ 17,372   $ 14,600   $ 315   $ 483   $ 16,171   $ 14,618   $ 33,858   $ 29,701   $ 26,805
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less impact of master netting agreements and collateral     21,849     20,149     18,176
                                       
 
 
                                        $ 12,009   $ 9,552   $ 8,629
                                       
 
 

By location of ultimate risk (after impact of master netting agreements and collateral)


 

2004


 

2003


 

2004
% mix


 

2003
% mix

Canada   $ 5,015   $ 3,309   41.8   34.6
   
 
 
 
United States     1,873     1,842   15.6   19.3
   
 
 
 

Other international

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
United Kingdom     703     798   5.9   8.3
Europe — other     2,982     2,016   24.8   21.1
Australia and New Zealand     1,012     925   8.4   9.7
Japan     106     48   .9   .5
Asia — other     56     74   .5   .8
Latin America and Caribbean     76     72   .6   .8
Middle East and Africa     186     468   1.5   4.9
   
 
 
 
Total other international     5,121     4,401   42.6   46.1
   
 
 
 
Total current replacement cost   $ 12,009   $ 9,552   100.0   100.0
   
 
 
 

1
Based on geographic location of unit responsible for recording revenue.

TABLE 16    Assets under Administration and Assets under Management

(millions of Canadian dollars)

  2004
  2003
  2002
Assets under administration                  
Personal and Commercial Banking                  
Retail custody and other   $ 15,625   $ 17,572   $ 15,235
Loans securitized     20,213     18,675     15,136
   
 
 
Total Personal and Commercial Banking     35,838     36,247     30,371
   
 
 
Wealth Management                  
TD Waterhouse retail brokerage — Canada     63,558     55,183     46,509
                                                  — United States and other international     167,798     159,412     141,400
   
 
 
      231,356     214,595     187,909
Other Wealth Management     47,834     44,587     38,526
   
 
 
Total Wealth Management     279,190     259,182     226,435
   
 
 
Total assets under administration   $ 315,028   $ 295,429   $ 256,806
   
 
 

Assets under management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wealth Management   $ 124,147   $ 113,406   $ 111,920
   
 
 

58        TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis


TABLE 17    Contractual Obligations by Remaining Maturity

2004

   
   
   
   
   
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  Within 1 year
  1 to 3 years
  3 to 5 years
  Over 5 years
  Total
Subordinated notes and debentures   $ 5   $ 3   $ 663   $ 4,973   $ 5,644
Operating lease commitments     299     468     346     455     1,568
Capital trust securities                 1,250     1,250
Network service agreements     184     356     323     226     1,089
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 488   $ 827   $ 1,332   $ 6,904   $ 9,551
   
 
 
 
 

TABLE 18    Capital Stock and Dividends Per Share

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Capital
Stock
(thousands
of shares)

  Dividends
Per Share
(Canadian
dollars)

  Capital
Stock
(thousands
of shares)

  Dividends
Per Share
(Canadian
dollars)

Preferred shares issued by the Bank                  
Class A — Series G     $     US$.68
Class A — Series H       .90   9,000   1.78
Class A — Series I   16     .04   16   .04
Class A — Series J   16,384     1.28   16,384   1.28
Class A — Series K           .47
Class A — Series L           US$.41
Class A — Series M   14,000     1.18   14,000   .86
Class A — Series N   8,000     1.15   8,000   .58
   
 
 
 
Preferred shares issued by TD Mortgage Investment Corporation:                  
  Series A   350     64.60   350   64.60
   
 
 
 
Common shares — outstanding   655,902     1.36   656,261   1.16
   
 
 
 

TABLE 19    Quarterly Results

Quarterly Results — Reported Basis

 
  2004
  2003
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  October 31
  July 31
  April 30
  January 31
  October 31
  July 31
  April 30
  January 31
Net interest income   $ 1,475   $ 1,494   $ 1,485   $ 1,489   $ 1,379   $ 1,402   $ 1,445   $ 1,390
Other income     1,118     1,181     1,284     1,300     1,094     1,193     968     1,169
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue     2,593     2,675     2,769     2,789     2,473     2,595     2,413     2,559

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

 

$

595

 

$

565

 

$

490

 

$

582

 

$

480

 

$

480

 

$

(295

)

$

324
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Canadian dollars)                                                
Basic net income (loss) per common share   $ .91   $ .87   $ .74   $ .89   $ .74   $ .74   $ (.46 ) $ .50
Diluted net income (loss) per common share     .90     .86     .74     .88     .73     .73     (.46 )   .50
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterly Results — Before Amortization of Intangibles

 
  2004
  2003
(millions of Canadian dollars)

  October 31
  July 31
  April 30
  January 31
  October 31
  July 31
  April 30
  January 31
Net interest income   $ 1,475   $ 1,494   $ 1,485   $ 1,489   $ 1,379   $ 1,402   $ 1,445   $ 1,390
Other income     1,118     1,181     1,284     1,300     1,094     1,193     968     1,169
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue     2,593     2,675     2,769     2,789     2,473     2,595     2,413     2,559

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

 

$

687

 

$

664

 

$

597

 

$

761

 

$

592

 

$

599

 

$

(168

)

$

457
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Canadian dollars)                                                
Basic net income (loss) per common share   $ 1.05   $ 1.02   $ .91   $ 1.16   $ .91   $ .92   $ (.26 ) $ .71
Diluted net income (loss) per common share     1.04     1.01     .90     1.15     .90     .91     (.26 )   .70
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — Management's Discussion and Analysis        59


Exhibit 3

 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

61 Financial Reporting Responsibility
61 Auditors' Report to the Shareholders
62 Consolidated Balance Sheet
63 Consolidated Statement of Operations
64 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
65 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

66 Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
70 Note 2 Securities
71 Note 3 Loans, Impaired Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses
72 Note 4 Loan Securitizations
73 Note 5 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
74 Note 6 Land, Buildings and Equipment
74 Note 7 Deposits
75 Note 8 Other Assets and Other Liabilities
75 Note 9 Subordinated Notes and Debentures
76 Note 10 Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries
77 Note 11 Capital Stock
79 Note 12 Stock-based Compensation
80 Note 13 Employee Future Benefits
83 Note 14 Provision for (Benefit of) Income Taxes
85 Note 15 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
86 Note 16 Interest Rate Risk
87 Note 17 Derivative Financial Instruments
91 Note 18 Contingent Liabilities, Commitments and Guarantees
93 Note 19 Concentration of Credit Risk
93 Note 20 Segmented Information
95 Note 21 Acquisitions and Dispositions
96 Note 22 Restructuring Costs
96 Note 23 Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
97 Note 24 Reconciliation of Canadian and United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
100 Note 25 Related Party Transactions
100 Note 26 Future Accounting Changes
101 PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Reporting Responsibility

        The Consolidated Financial Statements of The Toronto-Dominion Bank and related financial information presented in this Annual Report have been prepared by management, which is responsible for their integrity, consistency, objectivity and reliability. Canadian generally accepted accounting principles as well as the requirements of the Bank Act and the related regulations have been applied and management has exercised its judgement and made best estimates where appropriate.

        The Bank's accounting system and related internal controls are designed, and supporting procedures maintained, to provide reasonable assurance that financial records are complete and accurate and that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition. These supporting procedures include the careful selection and training of qualified staff, the establishment of organizational structures providing a well-defined division of responsibilities and accountability for performance, and the communication of policies and guidelines of business conduct throughout the Bank.

        The Bank's Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee which is comprised of directors who are not officers or employees of the Bank, oversees management's responsibilities for the financial reporting and internal control systems.

        The Bank's Chief Internal Auditor, who has full and free access to the Audit Committee, conducts an extensive program of audits in coordination with the Bank's shareholders' auditors. This program supports the system of internal control and is carried out by a professional staff of auditors.

        The Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada makes such examination and enquiry into the affairs of the Bank as he may deem necessary to satisfy himself that the provisions of the Bank Act, having reference to the safety of the depositors, are being duly observed and that the Bank is in a sound financial condition.

        Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the shareholders' auditors, have audited our Consolidated Financial Statements. They have full and free access to, and meet periodically with, the Audit Committee to discuss their audit and matters arising therefrom such as comments they may have on the fairness of financial reporting and the adequacy of internal controls.


W. Edmund Clark

 

Daniel A. Marinangeli
President and
Chief Executive Officer
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Auditors' Report to the Shareholders

        We have audited the Consolidated Balance Sheets of The Toronto-Dominion Bank as at October 31, 2004 and 2003 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Bank's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

        In our opinion, these Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bank as at October 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2004 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Ernst & Young LLP   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants   Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Canada
November 24, 2004

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
  As at October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
ASSETS              
Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with other banks   $ 1,404   $ 1,468  
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks     7,634     6,251  
   
 
 
      9,038     7,719  
   
 
 
Securities (Note 2)              
Investment     31,387     24,775  
Trading     66,893     54,890  
   
 
 
      98,280     79,665  
   
 
 
Securities purchased under resale agreements     21,888     17,475  
   
 
 
Loans (Note 3)              
Residential mortgages     51,420     52,566  
Consumer instalment and other personal     48,857     41,065  
Credit card     2,566     2,120  
Business and government     22,264     24,319  
   
 
 
      125,107     120,070  
Allowance for credit losses     (1,183 )   (2,012 )
   
 
 
Loans (net of allowance for credit losses)     123,924     118,058  
   
 
 
Other              
Customers' liability under acceptances     5,507     6,645  
Trading derivatives' market revaluation (Note 17)     33,697     28,451  
Goodwill (Note 5)     2,225     2,263  
Intangible assets (Note 5)     2,144     2,737  
Land, buildings and equipment (Note 6)     1,330     1,417  
Other assets (Note 8)     12,994     9,102  
   
 
 
      57,897     50,615  
   
 
 
Total assets   $ 311,027   $ 273,532  
   
 
 
LIABILITIES              
Deposits (Note 7)              
Personal   $ 111,360   $ 105,996  
Banks     11,459     11,958  
Business and government     84,074     64,926  
   
 
 
      206,893     182,880  
   
 
 
Other              
Acceptances     5,507     6,645  
Obligations related to securities sold short     17,671     15,346  
Obligations related to securities sold under repurchase agreements     9,846     7,845  
Trading derivatives' market revaluation (Note 17)     33,873     28,000  
Other liabilities (Note 8)     16,365     12,568  
   
 
 
      83,262     70,404  
   
 
 
Subordinated notes and debentures (Note 9)     5,644     5,887  
   
 
 
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries (Note 10)     1,250     1,250  
   
 
 
Contingent liabilities, commitments and guarantees (Note 18)              

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Capital stock (Note 11)              
  Preferred     1,310     1,535  
  Common (millions of shares issued and outstanding 655.9 in 2004 and 656.3 in 2003)     3,373     3,179  
Contributed surplus     20     9  
Foreign currency translation adjustments     (265 )   (130 )
Retained earnings     9,540     8,518  
   
 
 
      13,978     13,111  
   
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 311,027   $ 273,532  
   
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

W. Edmund Clark   Hugh J. Bolton
President and
Chief Executive Officer
  Chair, Audit Committee

62        TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — FINANCIAL RESULTS


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 
  For the years ended October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Interest income                    
Loans   $ 6,958   $ 7,542   $ 7,796  
Securities                    
  Dividends     859     721     595  
  Interest     2,798     2,727     3,083  
Deposits with banks     517     212     132  
   
 
 
 
      11,132     11,202     11,606  
   
 
 
 
Interest expense                    
Deposits     3,853     4,202     4,754  
Subordinated notes and debentures     312     259     201  
Other obligations     1,024     1,125     1,351  
   
 
 
 
      5,189     5,586     6,306  
   
 
 
 
Net interest income     5,943     5,616     5,300  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses (Note 3)     (386 )   186     2,925  
   
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses     6,329     5,430     2,375  
   
 
 
 
Other income                    
Investment and securities services     2,296     2,132     2,085  
Credit fees     343     415     415  
Net investment securities gains (Note 2)     192     23     26  
Trading income (loss)     (153 )   104     529  
Service charges     673     641     596  
Loan securitizations (Note 4)     390     250     218  
Card services     172     252     249  
Insurance, net of claims     593     420     375  
Trust fees     78     70     76  
Gain on sale of mutual fund record keeping and custody business (Note 21)             40  
Write down of investment in joint ventures         (39 )    
Other     299     156     320  
   
 
 
 
      4,883     4,424     4,929  
   
 
 
 
Net interest and other income     11,212     9,854     7,304  
   
 
 
 
Non-interest expenses                    
Salaries and employee benefits (Note 13)     3,780     3,758     3,566  
Occupancy including depreciation     612     656     605  
Equipment including depreciation     562     650     661  
Goodwill impairment (Note 5)         624      
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 5)     626     772     998  
Restructuring costs (reversal) (Note 22)     (7 )   92      
Marketing and business development     384     348     388  
Brokerage related fees     228     229     224  
Professional and advisory services     446     372     366  
Communications     207     208     225  
Other (Note 18 (c))     1,169     655     719  
   
 
 
 
      8,007     8,364     7,752  
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes     3,205     1,490     (448 )
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes (Note 14)     803     322     (445 )
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest in subsidiaries     2,402     1,168     (3 )
Non-controlling interest in net income of subsidiaries     92     92     64  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)     2,310     1,076     (67 )
Preferred dividends (Note 11)     78     87     93  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares   $ 2,232   $ 989   $ (160 )
   
 
 
 
Average number of common shares outstanding (millions) (Note 23)                    
      — basic     654.5     649.8     641.0  
      — diluted     659.4     653.9     646.9  
Earnings (loss) per common share (Note 23)                    
      — basic   $ 3.41   $ 1.52   $ (. 25 )
      — diluted     3.39     1.51     (. 25 )

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — FINANCIAL RESULTS        63


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
  For the years ended October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Preferred shares (Note 11)                    
Balance at beginning of year   $ 1,535   $ 1,485   $ 1,492  
Proceeds from share issues         550      
Translation adjustment on shares issued in a foreign currency         (23 )   (7 )
Share redemptions     (225 )   (477 )    
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year     1,310     1,535     1,485  
   
 
 
 
Common shares (Note 11)                    
Balance at beginning of year     3,179     2,846     2,259  
Proceeds from shares issued for cash             400  
Proceeds from shares issued on exercise of options     99     47     13  
Proceeds from shares issued as a result of dividend reinvestment plan     174     286     174  
Impact of shares (acquired) sold in Wholesale Banking (Note 1)     (41 )        
Repurchase of common shares     (38 )        
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year     3,373     3,179     2,846  
   
 
 
 
Contributed surplus                    
Balance at beginning of year     9          
Stock option expense (Note 12)     11     9      
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year     20     9      
   
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments                    
Balance at beginning of year     (130 )   418     450  
Foreign exchange gains (losses) from investments in subsidiaries and other items     (739 )   (1,595 )   (112 )
Foreign exchange gains (losses) from hedging activities     1,004     1,528     145  
(Provision for) benefit of income taxes (Note 14)     (400 )   (481 )   (65 )
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year     (265 )   (130 )   418  
   
 
 
 
Retained earnings                    
Balance at beginning of year     8,518     8,292     9,203  
Net income (loss)     2,310     1,076     (67 )
Preferred dividends     (78 )   (87 )   (93 )
Common dividends     (890 )   (754 )   (718 )
Stock options settled in cash, net of income taxes             (25 )
Termination of equity based compensation plan     (24 )        
Premium paid on repurchase of common shares (Note 11)     (312 )        
Other     16     (9 )   (8 )
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year     9,540     8,518     8,292  
   
 
 
 
Total common equity     12,668     11,576     11,556  
   
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity   $ 13,978   $ 13,111   $ 13,041  
   
 
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

64        TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — FINANCIAL RESULTS


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 
  For the years ended October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities                    
Net income (loss)   $ 2,310   $ 1,076   $ (67 )
Adjustments to determine net cash from (used in) operating activities                    
  Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     (386 )   186     2,925  
  Gain on sale of mutual fund record keeping and custody business             (40 )
  Depreciation (Note 6)     294     318     312  
  Goodwill impairment         624      
  Amortization of intangible assets     626     772     998  
  Restructuring costs (reversal)     (7 )   98      
  Stock option expense     11     9      
  Write down of investment in joint ventures         39      
  Net investment securities gains     (192 )   (23 )   (26 )
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities                    
    Future income taxes (Note 14)     128     (74 )   (1,017 )
    Current income taxes payable     (440 )   669     249  
    Interest receivable and payable (Note 8)     (141 )   145     (422 )
    Trading securities     (12,003 )   (1,495 )   12,789  
    Unrealized gains and amounts receivable on derivatives contracts     (5,246 )   (2,712 )   (4,304 )
    Unrealized losses and amounts payable on derivatives contracts     5,873     2,046     4,184  
    Other     243     3,475     (1,628 )
   
 
 
 
Net cash from (used in) operating activities     (8,930 )   5,153     13,953  
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities                    
Deposits     24,013     (6,310 )   (4,724 )
Securities sold under repurchase agreements     2,001     (810 )   (5,982 )
Securities sold short     2,325     (1,712 )   (4,378 )
Issuance of subordinated notes and debentures     3     1,904     557  
Repayment of subordinated notes and debentures     (158 )   (218 )   (1,085 )
Subordinated notes and debentures (acquired) sold in Wholesale Banking     (26 )        
Translation adjustment on subordinated notes and debentures issued in a foreign currency     (62 )   (142 )   (21 )
Common shares issued for cash, net of expenses             392  
Common shares issued on exercise of options     99     47     13  
Common shares issued as a result of dividend reinvestment plan     174     286     174  
Common stock options settled in cash, net of income taxes             (25 )
Common shares (acquired) sold in Wholesale Banking     (41 )        
Repurchase of common shares     (350 )        
Issuance of preferred shares         550      
Redemption of preferred shares     (225 )   (477 )    
Dividends paid on — preferred shares     (78 )   (87 )   (93 )
                              — common shares     (890 )   (754 )   (718 )
Proceeds on issuance of subsidiary shares             350  
Other         (23 )   (7 )
   
 
 
 
Net cash from (used in) financing activities     26,785     (7,746 )   (15,547 )
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities                    
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks     (1,383 )   (1,615 )   (652 )
Activity in investment securities                    
  Purchases     (30,877 )   (25,199 )   (16,620 )
  Proceeds from maturities     4,688     9,110     7,024  
  Proceeds from sales     19,769     20,139     11,830  
Activity from lending activities                    
  Origination and acquisitions     (77,827 )   (143,064 )   (80,769 )
  Proceeds from maturities     63,457     138,126     72,514  
  Proceeds from sales     3,326     1,694     1,859  
  Proceeds from loan securitizations     5,564     7,627     517  
Land, buildings and equipment     (207 )   (101 )   (114 )
Securities purchased under resale agreements     (4,413 )   (4,415 )   7,145  
Acquisitions and dispositions less cash and cash equivalents acquired (Note 21)             (1,194 )
   
 
 
 
Net cash from (used in) investing activities     (17,903 )   2,302     1,540  
   
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (16 )   (143 )   (5 )
   
 
 
 
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents     (64 )   (434 )   (59 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     1,468     1,902     1,961  
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year represented by cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with other banks   $ 1,404   $ 1,468   $ 1,902  
   
 
 
 
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information                    
Amount of interest paid during the year   $ 5,298   $ 5,861   $ 6,962  
Amount of income taxes paid during the year     1,509     306     565  
Dividends per common share   $ 1.36   $ 1.16   $ 1.12  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — FINANCIAL RESULTS        65


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Bank Act

        The accounting principles followed by the Bank including the accounting requirements of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada conform with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

        Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements describes and reconciles the significant differences between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles.

        The significant accounting policies and practices followed by the Bank are:

(a)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

        As of November 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted a new Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) accounting standard on generally accepted accounting principles. The new accounting standard establishes standards for financial reporting and describes what constitutes Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and its sources. The standard also provides guidance on sources to consult when selecting accounting policies and determining appropriate disclosures, when a matter is not dealt with explicitly in the primary sources of generally accepted accounting principles. The new accounting standard resulted in shares of the Bank held as economic hedges in the Bank's trading portfolio being reclassified from trading assets to a deduction from common and preferred equity. For the year ended October 31, 2004, the Bank deducted $41 million from equity related to shares of the Bank held in Wholesale Banking. The effect of this change is not material to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(b)
Basis of Consolidation

        The Consolidated Financial Statements include the assets and liabilities, and results of operations of subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances. Subsidiaries are corporations or other legal entities effectively controlled by the Bank. The Bank uses the purchase method to account for all business acquisitions.

        When the Bank effectively controls a subsidiary but does not own all of the common and preferred shares, the non-controlling interest in the net book value of the subsidiary is disclosed in the Consolidated Balance Sheet separately from the Bank's shareholders' equity. The non-controlling interest in the subsidiary's net income is disclosed as a separate line item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

        Entities over which the Bank has significant influence are reported in investment securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Bank's share of earnings of such entities is reported in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(c)
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

        The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Bank requires management to make estimates and assumptions based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. Therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting for loan losses, fair value of financial instruments held in trading portfolios, income taxes, valuation of investment securities, securitizations, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, pensions and post-retirement benefits and contingent liabilities are areas where management makes such estimates and assumptions.

(d)
Translation of Foreign Currencies

        Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated into Canadian dollars at prevailing year end rates of exchange. Foreign currency income and expenses are translated into Canadian dollars at the average exchange rates prevailing throughout the year.

        Unrealized translation gains and losses related to the Bank's investment positions in certain foreign operations, net of any offsetting gains or losses arising from hedges of these positions and applicable income taxes, are included in shareholders' equity. All other unrealized translation gains and losses and all realized gains and losses are included in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(e)
Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents are represented by cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with other banks. Some of the Bank's foreign operations are required to maintain reserves or minimum balances with central banks in their respective countries of operation, amounting to $320 million as at October 31, 2004 (2003 — $309 million).

(f)
Securities Purchased Under Resale and Sold Under Repurchase Agreements

        Securities purchased under resale agreements consist of the purchase of a security with the commitment by the Bank to resell the security to the original seller at a specified price. Securities sold under repurchase agreements consist of the sale of a security with the commitment by the Bank to repurchase the security at a specified price. Securities purchased under resale and obligations related to securities sold under repurchase agreements are carried at amortized cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The difference between the sale price and the agreed repurchase price on a repurchase agreement is recorded as interest expense. Conversely, the difference between the cost of the purchase and the predetermined proceeds to be received on a resale agreement is recorded as interest income. The Bank takes possession of the underlying collateral, monitors its market value relative to the amounts due under the agreements and when necessary, requires transfer of additional collateral or reduction in the balance to maintain contractual margin protection. In the event of counterparty default, the financing agreement provides the Bank with the right to liquidate the collateral held.

(g)
Securities

        Investment securities, excluding loan substitutes, are securities where the Bank's original intention is to hold to maturity or until market conditions render alternative investments more attractive, and which are generally available for sale. Investment securities include investments in the merchant banking portfolio that are not publicly traded. Investment securities are carried at cost or amortized cost, adjusted to net realizable value to recognize other than temporary impairment. Gains and losses realized on disposal are determined on the average cost basis. Such gains, losses and write downs are included in other income.

        Trading securities, including trading securities sold short included in liabilities, are carried at market value. Gains and losses on disposal and adjustments to market are reported in other income.

        Interest income earned, amortization of premiums and discounts on debt securities and dividends received are included in interest income.

        Loan substitutes are securities which have been structured as after-tax instruments rather than conventional loans in order to provide the issuers with a borrowing rate advantage and are identical in risk and security to bank loans of comparable term. Loan substitutes are carried at cost less any allowance for anticipated credit losses as described in (i).

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(h)
Loans

        Loans are stated net of unearned income and an allowance for credit losses.

        Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis until such time as the loan is classified as impaired. Interest on impaired loans subsequently received is recorded as income only when management has reasonable assurance as to the timely collection of the full amount of the principal and interest.

        An impaired loan is any loan where, in management's opinion, there has been a deterioration of credit quality to the extent that the Bank no longer has reasonable assurance as to the timely collection of the full amount of the principal and interest. In addition, any loan where a payment is contractually past due 90 days is classified as impaired, other than a deposit with a bank, a credit card loan, or a loan that is guaranteed or insured by Canada, the provinces or an agency controlled by these governments.

        Deposits with banks are considered impaired when a payment is contractually past due 21 days. Credit card loans with payments 180 days in arrears are considered impaired and are entirely written off.

        Loan origination fees are considered to be adjustments to loan yield and are deferred and amortized to interest income over the term of the loan. Commitment fees are amortized to other income over the commitment period when it is unlikely that the commitment will be called upon; otherwise, they are deferred and amortized to interest income over the term of the resulting loan. Loan syndication fees are recognized in other income unless the yield on any loans retained by the Bank is less than that of other comparable lenders involved in the financing. In such cases an appropriate portion of the fee is deferred and amortized to interest income over the term of the loan.

(i)
Allowance for Credit Losses

        An allowance is maintained which is considered adequate to absorb all credit-related losses in a portfolio of items which are both on and off the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Assets in the portfolio which are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet are deposits with banks, loans, mortgages, loan substitutes, securities purchased under resale agreements, acceptances and derivative financial instruments. Items not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and referred to as off-balance sheet items include guarantees and letters of credit. The allowance is deducted from the applicable asset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet except for acceptances and off-balance sheet items. The allowance for acceptances and for off-balance sheet items is included in other liabilities.

        The allowance consists of specific, general and sectoral allowances.

        Specific allowances include the accumulated provisions for losses on particular assets required to reduce the book values to estimated realizable amounts in the ordinary course of business. Specific provisions are established on an individual facility basis to recognize credit losses on large and medium-sized business and government loans. In these instances, the estimated realizable amount is generally measured by discounting the expected future cash flows at the effective interest rate inherent in the loan at the date of impairment. Alternatively, for personal and small business loans, excluding credit cards, specific provisions are calculated using a formula method taking into account recent loss experience. No specific provisions for credit cards are recorded and balances are written off when payments are 180 days in arrears.

        General allowances include the accumulated provisions for losses which are considered to have occurred but cannot be determined on an item-by-item or group basis. The level of the general allowance depends upon an assessment of business and economic conditions, historical and expected loss experience, loan portfolio composition and other relevant indicators. General allowances are computed using credit risk models developed by the Bank. The models consider probability of default (loss frequency), loss given default (loss severity) and expected exposure at default.

        When an industry sector or geographic region experiences specific adverse events or changes in economic conditions, an additional allowance is established even though the individual loans comprising the group are still performing. These allowances are considered sectoral and are established for losses which have not been specifically identified, and where the losses are not adequately covered by the general allowances noted above. The amount of the allowance is reviewed and computed using expected loss methodologies that incorporate probability of default, loss given default and expected loss on sale.

        Actual write-offs, net of recoveries, are deducted from the allowance for credit losses. The provision for credit losses, which is the amount that is charged to the Consolidated Statement of Operations, is that required to bring the total allowances (specific, general and sectoral) to a level which management considers adequate to absorb probable credit-related losses.

(j)
Loan Securitizations

        When loan receivables are sold in a securitization to a special purpose entity under terms that transfer control to third parties, the transaction is recognized as a sale and the related loan assets are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As part of the securitization, certain financial assets are retained and may consist of one or more subordinated tranches, servicing rights, and in some cases a cash reserve account. The retained interests are classified as investment securities and are carried at cost or amortized cost. A gain or loss on sale of the loan receivables is recognized immediately in other income and before the effects of hedges on the assets sold for term loans. The amount of the gain or loss recognized depends in part on the previous carrying amount of the receivables involved in the transfer, allocated between the assets sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair values at the date of transfer. To obtain fair values, quoted market prices are used if available. However, quotes are generally not available for retained interests and the Bank generally estimates fair value based on the present value of future expected cash flows estimated using management's best estimates of key assumptions — credit losses, prepayment rates, forward yield curves, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved.

        Subsequent to the securitization, any retained interests that cannot be contractually settled in such a way that the Bank can recover substantially all of its recorded investment are adjusted to fair value. The current fair value of retained interests is determined using the present value of future expected cash flows as discussed above.

(k)
Acceptances

        The potential liability of the Bank under acceptances is reported as a liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Bank's recourse against the customer in the event of a call on any of these commitments is reported as an offsetting asset of the same amount.

(l)
Derivative Financial Instruments

        Derivative financial instruments are financial contracts that derive their value from changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, commodity prices, equities or other financial measures. Such instruments include interest rate, foreign exchange, equity, commodity and credit derivative contracts. The Bank uses these instruments to manage the risks associated with its funding and investing strategies or for trading purposes.

        Derivatives used for risk management purposes are referred to by the Bank as non-trading derivatives. Non-trading derivatives are generally recorded off-balance sheet as hedges with the realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from these contracts recognized in income on a basis consistent with the hedged on-balance sheet financial asset or liability or the hedged off-balance sheet anticipated transaction. Premiums on purchased options are deferred at inception and amortized into other income over the contract life. For non-trading derivatives to receive hedge accounting treatment, the hedging relationship must be documented at inception and the non-trading derivative and the hedged exposure must be highly and inversely correlated such that changes in the value of the non-trading derivative will substantially offset the effects of the hedged exposure to the Bank throughout the term of the hedging relationship. If these criteria are not met, the non-trading derivative contract is carried at fair value with resulting gains and losses recorded in income.

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        A hedging relationship is terminated if the hedging relationship ceases to be highly effective; if the underlying asset or liability is liquidated or terminated or it is no longer probable that the anticipated transaction will occur and the derivative is still outstanding; or if the hedging instrument is no longer designated as a hedging instrument. When this occurs, the realized or unrealized gain or loss associated with the affected non-trading derivative is deferred and recognized as the hedged exposure affects the Bank's income.

        The Bank enters into trading derivative contracts to meet the needs of its customers and to take trading positions. Trading derivatives are recorded at fair value with the resulting realized and unrealized gains or losses recognized immediately in other income. Fair value is determined using the midpoint between quoted market prices whenever possible. The market value of over the counter trading derivatives is estimated using well established models but is recorded net of valuation adjustments which recognize the need to cover market, liquidity, model and credit risks not appropriately captured by the models. Where necessary model inputs are not observable in the market, any inception gains and losses associated with these contracts are deferred and recognized over the life of the contract as the input becomes observable.

Hedging relationships

        As of November 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted the CICA accounting guideline on hedging relationships. This guideline sets out the criteria that must be met in order to apply hedge accounting for derivatives. The guideline provides detailed guidance on the identification, designation, documentation and effectiveness of hedging relationships, for purposes of applying hedge accounting, and the discontinuance of hedge accounting.

        The Bank's non-trading derivatives that have been designated in a hedging relationship have been considered effective under the guideline. However, ineffective hedging relationships and hedges not designated in a hedging relationship have been carried at fair value and will result in earnings volatility. The earnings impact of derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting was a $50 million after-tax loss for fiscal 2004.

        As a result of implementing the guideline, the Bank's credit default swap portfolio with a November 1, 2003 notional value of $4 billion no longer qualifies for hedge accounting and has been carried at fair value. The resulting transitional loss of $32 million has been deferred and will be recognized in income in the same period as the corresponding gains, losses, revenues or expenses associated with the original hedged item.

        Also, as of November 1, 2003, the Bank changed its accounting policy for interest rate commitments on mortgages to account for them at fair value. The corresponding hedges of the interest rate commitments are also carried at fair value. The upfront commitment cost, net of payoffs, is deferred and amortized over the life of the underlying mortgage. The Bank does not expect any earnings volatility to result from this change in accounting policy.

Equity-linked deposit contracts

        As of November 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted a new CICA accounting guideline on equity-linked deposit contracts. The guideline pertains to certain of the Bank's deposit obligations that vary according to the performance of certain equity levels or indices, may be subject to a guaranteed minimum redemption amount and have an embedded derivative. As a result of the guideline, the Bank accounts for the embedded derivative of such variable obligations at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in income as they arise. A transition adjustment of $103 million was completely offset by the recognition of the fair value of derivatives used to hedge the derivative embedded in the equity-linked deposit contract. The Bank does not expect any future earnings volatility to result from this change in accounting policy, as the embedded derivatives are effectively hedged.

(m)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        Goodwill represents the difference between the acquisition cost of an investment and the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Intangible assets are allocated before indefinite and finite life intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to impairment tests, on at least an annual basis. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units. Reporting units are either the operating business segment or the business unit below (a component). A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit when the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. However, two or more components of an operating segment are aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit when the components have similar economic characteristics. An operating segment is deemed to be a reporting unit when all of its components are similar, when none of its components is a reporting unit, or when it is comprised of only a single component. Any goodwill impairment is identified by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit with its fair value. If any impairment is identified, then the amount of the impairment is quantified by comparing the carrying value of goodwill to its fair value, based on the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any impairment in goodwill is charged to income in the period in which the impairment is identified.

        Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized over their estimated useful life. As of November 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted the CICA accounting standard on impairment of long-lived assets which includes intangibles with a finite life. The new standard requires that impairment in long-lived assets be tested whenever the circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable and measured as the amount by which the asset's carrying value exceeds fair value. There was no impairment of the Bank's finite life intangible assets under the new standard. Any impairment of intangible assets would be charged to income in the period in which the impairment is determined. The Bank's finite life intangible assets consist primarily of core deposit intangibles that represent the intangible value of depositor relationships acquired when deposit liabilities are assumed in an acquisition. Other significant finite life intangible assets include term deposit, loan and mutual fund intangibles resulting from acquisitions. The majority of these finite life intangible assets are amortized to income on a double declining basis over eight years, based on their estimated useful lives.

(n)
Land, Buildings and Equipment

        Land is reported at cost. Buildings, equipment and leasehold improvements are reported at cost less accumulated depreciation. When the Bank reports a gain on sale of property in which it retains a significant leasing interest, the portion of the gain which can be allocated to the leased interest is deferred and amortized to income over the remaining term of the lease. Gains and losses on disposal are included in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When land, building and equipment are no longer in use or considered impaired they are written down to their net recoverable amount. Depreciation methods and rates by asset category are as follows:

Asset

  Rate and depreciation method
Buildings   5% or 10%, declining balance
Computer equipment   30%, declining balance
Computer software   maximum 3 years, straight-line
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment   20%, declining balance
Leasehold improvements   estimated useful life, straight-line

        As noted above, as of November 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted the CICA accounting standard on impairment of long-lived assets which also includes land, buildings and equipment. There was no impairment of the Bank's land, buildings and equipment as a result of the new standard.

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(o)
Stock-based Compensation Plans

        The Bank operates various stock-based compensation plans. One of these plans is a stock option plan for eligible employees of the Bank. Under this plan, options are periodically awarded to participants to purchase common shares at prices equal to the closing market price of the shares on the date prior to the date the options were issued, subject to vesting provisions. For stock options issued up to October 31, 2002, no expenses have been recorded when the stock options were issued. The consideration paid by option holders on the exercise of the options is credited to capital stock. Until October 5, 2002, option holders could elect to receive cash for the options equal to the excess of the current market price of the shares over the option exercise price. Effective October 6, 2002, new grants of options and all outstanding options can only be settled for shares. Cash payments to option holders who elected to receive cash were charged to retained earnings on a net of tax basis. As of November 1, 2002, the Bank adopted the accounting standard on stock-based compensation and has elected to adopt on a prospective basis the fair value method of accounting for all stock option awards. Under this method the Bank recognizes a compensation expense based on the fair value of the options on the date of grant which is determined by using an option pricing model. The fair value of the options is recognized over the vesting period of the options granted as compensation expense and contributed surplus. The contributed surplus balance is reduced as the options are exercised and the amount initially recorded for the options in contributed surplus is credited to capital stock. No compensation expense is recorded for stock options awarded and outstanding prior to November 1, 2002.

        The Bank also operates a share purchase plan available to employees. Under the plan, the Bank matches 50% of employees' permitted contributions toward the purchase of Bank common shares, subject to vesting provisions. The Bank's annual contributions are recorded in salaries and employee benefits.

        In addition, the Bank operates restricted share unit plans which are offered to certain employees of the Bank. Under these plans participants are granted restricted share units equivalent to the Bank's common stock that generally vest over three to four years. A liability is accrued by the Bank related to the restricted share units awarded and an incentive compensation expense is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the vesting period. At the maturity date, the participant receives cash representing the value of the restricted share units. The Bank also offers deferred share unit plans to eligible executives. Under these plans a portion of the participant's annual incentive award may be deferred as share units equivalent to the Bank's common stock. The deferred share units are redeemable when the participant ceases to be an employee of the Bank and must be redeemed for cash by the end of the next calendar year. Dividend equivalents accrue to the participants. Compensation expense for these plans are recorded in the year the incentive award is earned by the plan participant. Changes in the value of restricted share units and deferred share units are recorded, net of the effects of related hedges, in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(p)
Employee Future Benefits

        The Bank's principal pension plan, The Pension Fund Society of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, is a defined benefit plan for which membership is voluntary. Benefits under the plan are determined based upon the length of service and final five year average salaries of the employees. As a result of the acquisition of CT Financial Services Inc. (CT), the Bank sponsors a second pension plan consisting of a defined benefit portion and a defined contribution portion. Funding for both defined benefit plans is provided by contributions from the Bank and members of the plans. In addition, the Bank maintains other partially funded benefit plans for eligible employees. Related retirement benefits are paid from the Bank's assets and contributions.

        The Bank also provides certain post-retirement benefits, post-employment benefits, compensated absences and termination benefits for its employees (non-pension employee benefits), which are generally non-funded. These benefits include health care, life insurance and dental benefits. Employees eligible for the post-retirement benefits are those who retire from the Bank at certain retirement ages. Some retirees may be required to pay a portion of the cost of their benefits. Employees eligible for the post-employment benefits are those on disability and maternity leave.

        For the defined benefit plans and the non-pension employee benefit plans, actuarial valuations are prepared at least every three years (and extrapolated in the interim) to determine the present value of the accrued benefits. Pension and non-pension benefit expenses are determined based upon separate actuarial valuations using the projected benefit method pro-rated on service and management's best estimates of investment returns on the plan's assets, compensation increases, retirement ages of employees and estimated health care costs. The discount rate used to value liabilities is based on long term corporate AA bond yields as of the valuation date. The expense includes the cost of benefits for the current year's service, interest expense on liabilities, expected income on plan assets based on fair values and the amortization of plan amendments on a straight-line basis over the expected average remaining service life of the employee group (expected average remaining period to full eligibility for non-pension post-retirement benefits). The excess, if any, of the net actuarial gain or loss over 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets is also amortized over the expected average remaining service life of the employee group. The expected average remaining service life of active employees of the Bank's principal pension plan is 10 years and 17 years for the principal non-pension post-retirement benefit plans. The expected average remaining period to full eligibility for the principal non-pension post-retirement plans is 13 years. The cumulative difference between expense and funding contributions is reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in other assets or other liabilities.

        For the defined contribution plans, annual pension expense is equal to the Bank's contributions to the plan.

(q)
Provision for Income Taxes

        The Bank recognizes both the current and future income tax consequences of all transactions that have been recognized in the financial statements. Future income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the tax rates that are expected to apply when the assets or liabilities are reported for tax purposes. The Bank records a valuation allowance when it is not more likely than not that all of the future tax assets recognized will be realized prior to their expiration.

(r)
Earnings Per Share

        The Bank uses the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share. The treasury stock method determines the number of additional common shares by assuming that the outstanding stock options, whose exercise price is less than the average market price of the Bank's common stock during the period, are exercised and then reduced by the number of common shares assumed to be repurchased with the exercise proceeds. Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income applicable to common shares by the average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined using the same method as basic earnings per share except that the weighted average number of common shares outstanding includes the potential dilutive effect of stock options granted by the Bank as determined under the treasury stock method. Such potential dilution is not recognized in a loss period.

(s)
Restructuring Costs

        On April 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted guidance on the accounting for severance and termination benefits and the accounting for costs associated with exit and disposal activities (including costs incurred in a restructuring). The guidance generally requires recognition of costs related to severance, termination and exit and disposal activities in the period when they are incurred rather than at the date of commitment to an exit or disposal plan.

(t)
Insurance

        Earned premiums, net of fees, paid claims and changes in policy liabilities are included in other income.

(u)
Comparative Figures

        Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in 2004.

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NOTE 2    SECURITIES

Securities Maturity Schedule

 
  Remaining term to maturity
   
   
 
  Within 1 year
  1 to 3
years

  3 to 5
years

  5 to 10
years

  Over 10 years
  No specific maturity
  2004
Total

  2003
Total

 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Investment securities                                                
Government and
government-insured securities
                                               
Canada   $ 3,009   $ 405   $ 423   $ 90   $ 27   $   $ 3,954   $ 2,957
Mortgage-backed securities     611     4,268     7,603                 12,482     10,924
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Canada     3,620     4,673     8,026     90     27         16,436     13,881
Provinces     50     108     75     51     5         289     142
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     3,670     4,781     8,101     141     32         16,725     14,023
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other debt securities                                                
Canadian issuers     223     107     185     111     32         658     624
U.S. federal government     3,687     602     66     16     93         4,464     1,951
Other foreign governments     1,045     2,121     347     235             3,748     3,344
Other issuers     620     1,150     787     375             2,932     1,971
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     5,575     3,980     1,385     737     125         11,802     7,890
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities                                                
Preferred shares     233     226     76     6         394     935     1,127
Common shares                         1,925     1,925     1,735
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     233     226     76     6         2,319     2,860     2,862
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment securities     9,478     8,987     9,562     884     157     2,319     31,387     24,775
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities1                                                

Government and
government-insured securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Canada     1,330     688     888     1,494     1,425         5,825     4,141
Provinces     424     606     414     759     830         3,033     2,716
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     1,754     1,294     1,302     2,253     2,255         8,858     6,857
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other debt securities                                                
Canadian issuers     128     397     533     738     1,085         2,881     1,672
U.S. federal government     160     75     136     424     1         796     719
Other foreign governments     2,249     516     274     453     648         4,140     3,384
Other issuers     4,174     4,392     4,530     5,804     2,665         21,565     22,488
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     6,711     5,380     5,473     7,419     4,399         29,382     28,263
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Preferred shares                         379     379     746
Common shares                         28,274     28,274     19,024
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total                         28,653     28,653     19,770
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total trading securities     8,465     6,674     6,775     9,672     6,654     28,653     66,893     54,890
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities   $ 17,943   $ 15,661   $ 16,337   $ 10,556   $ 6,811   $ 30,972   $ 98,280   $ 79,665
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
During fiscal 2003, a portfolio with a carrying value of approximately $2 billion was transferred from investment to trading securities along with the related hedges resulting in an immaterial net income effect. No such transfers occurred in fiscal 2004.

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Securities — Unrealized Gains and Losses

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Book value
  Gross unrealized gains
  Gross unrealized losses
  Estimated market value
  Book value
  Gross unrealized gains
  Gross unrealized losses
  Estimated market value
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Investment securities                                                
Government and government-insured securities                                                
Canada   $ 3,954   $ 11   $ 5   $ 3,960   $ 2,957   $ 13   $   $ 2,970
Mortgage-backed securities     12,482     42     34     12,490     10,924     95     18     11,001
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Canada     16,436     53     39     16,450     13,881     108     18     13,971
Provinces     289     3     1     291     142     3         145
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     16,725     56     40     16,741     14,023     111     18     14,116
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other debt securities                                                
Canadian issuers     658     11     2     667     624     5     1     628
U.S. federal government     4,464             4,464     1,951             1,951
Other foreign governments     3,748     39     4     3,783     3,344     23     9     3,358
Other issuers     2,932     23     1     2,954     1,971     22     1     1,992
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     11,802     73     7     11,868     7,890     50     11     7,929
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities                                                
Preferred shares     935     80     2     1,013     1,127     103     3     1,227
Common shares     1,925     428     40     2,313     1,735     398     69     2,064
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     2,860     508     42     3,326     2,862     501     72     3,291
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment securities     31,387     637     89     31,935     24,775     662     101     25,336
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities     66,893             66,893     54,890             54,890
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities   $ 98,280   $ 637   $ 89   $ 98,828   $ 79,665   $ 662   $ 101   $ 80,226
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

        The following table summarizes the net investment securities gains (losses) included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31.

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Realized gains   $ 268   $ 446   $ 321  
Realized losses     (29 )   (153 )   (121 )
Write downs of investment securities     (47 )   (270 )   (174 )
   
 
 
 
Net investment securities gains   $ 192   $ 23   $ 26  
   
 
 
 

NOTE 3    LOANS, IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

Loans and Impaired Loans

2004

  Gross amount of loans
  Gross impaired loans
  Specific allowance
  Impaired loans net
of specific allowance

  General allowance
  Sectoral allowance
  Total allowance for credit losses
  Net amount of loans
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Residential mortgages   $ 51,420   $ 21   $ 6   $ 15   $ 40   $   $ 46   $ 51,374
Consumer instalment and other personal     48,857     90     49     41     199         248     48,609
Credit card     2,566                 56         56     2,510
Business and government     22,264     426     211     215     622         833     21,431
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 125,107   $ 537   $ 266   $ 271   $ 917   $   $ 1,183   $ 123,924
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003                                                
Residential mortgages   $ 52,566   $ 51   $ 8   $ 43   $ 33   $   $ 41   $ 52,525
Consumer instalment and other personal     41,065     114     62     52     170         232     40,833
Credit card     2,120                 45         45     2,075
Business and government     24,319     1,206     417     789     736     541     1,694     22,625
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 120,070   $ 1,371   $ 487   $ 884   $ 984   $ 541   $ 2,012   $ 118,058
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                          2004     2003
                                       
 
Average gross impaired loans during the year   $ 946   $ 2,305
                                       
 

        Included in gross residential mortgages are Canadian government-insured mortgages of $32,146 million at October 31, 2004 (2003 — $36,659 million). Gross impaired loans include foreclosed assets held for sale with a gross carrying value of $10 million at October 31, 2004 (2003 — $17 million) and a related allowance of $3 million (2003 — $5 million).

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        Included in consumer instalment and other personal loans are Canadian government-insured real estate secured personal loans of $8,386 million at October 31, 2004 (2003 — $2,578 million).

        Included in business and government loans are $1,876 million (2003 — $3,241 million) of gross loans in the communications sector and $1,055 million (2003 — $2,579 million) of gross loans in the utilities sector against which sectoral allowances of $216 million and $209 million have been provided, respectively in fiscal 2003. There were no sectoral allowances in fiscal 2004.

Allowance for Credit Losses

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  Specific allowance
  General allowance
  Sectoral allowance
  Total
  Specific allowance
  General allowance
  Sectoral allowance
  Total
  Total
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Balance at beginning of year   $ 487   $ 984   $ 541   $ 2,012   $ 1,074   $ 1,141   $ 1,285   $ 3,500   $ 1,320  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     336     (67 )   (655 )   (386 )   423     (157 )   (80 )   186     2,925  
Transfer from sectoral to specific     6         (6 )       577         (577 )        
Write-offs1     (687 )           (687 )   (1,601 )           (1,601 )   (893 )
Recoveries     123         150     273     120         57     177     127  
Other2     1         (30 )   (29 )   (106 )       (144 )   (250 )   21  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses at end of year   $ 266   $ 917   $   $ 1,183   $ 487   $ 984   $ 541   $ 2,012   $ 3,500  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
For the year ended October 31, 2004, there were $7 million write-offs related to restructured loans (2003 — $39 million; 2002 — $57 million).

2
Includes foreign exchange rate changes and losses on loan sales booked to sectoral allowance.

NOTE 4    LOAN SECURITIZATIONS

        The following table summarizes the Bank's securitization activity for the years ended October 31. In most cases the Bank retained the responsibility for servicing the assets securitized.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Residential mortgage loans
  Personal loans
  Credit card loans
  Commercial mortgage loans
  Residential mortgage loans
  Personal loans
  Credit card loans
  Commercial mortgage loans
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Gross proceeds from securitizations recorded during the year   $ 5,605   $ 2,673   $ 5,600   $ 720   $ 7,305   $ 2,886   $ 3,000   $ 902
Retained interest recorded during the year     131         102     3     157         53     11
Gain on sale, net of transaction fees and expenses1     29         95     23             43     28
Cash flows received on interests retained     151     43     185     7     91     53     117     2
1
For term loans (residential mortgage and commercial mortgage loans), the gain on sale is before the effects of hedges on assets sold.

        The key assumptions used to value the sold and retained interests are shown in the table below.

 
  2004
  2003
 
 
  Residential mortgage loans
  Personal loans
  Credit card loans
  Commercial mortgage loans
  Residential mortgage loans
  Personal loans
  Credit card loans
  Commercial mortgage loan
 
Prepayment rate1   20.0 % 5.9 % 40.0 % 3.3 % 20.0 % 5.9 % 39.4 % 5.0 %
Excess spread2   . 7   1.1   12.4     . 8   1.2   12.0    
Discount rate   5.1   2.8   4.4   9.8   6.7   3.3   4.4   4.8  
Expected credit losses3       3.0   . 1       3.2   . 1  
1
Represents monthly payment rate for personal and credit card loans.

2
The excess spread for credit card loans reflects the net portfolio yield, which is interest earned less funding costs and losses.

3
There are no expected credit losses for residential mortgage loans as these mortgages are government guaranteed.

        During fiscal 2004, there were maturities of previously securitized loans and receivables of $6,361 million (2003 — $3,580 million).

        As a result, the net proceeds from loan securitizations were $5,564 million (2003 — $7,627 million).

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        The following table presents key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of retained interests to two adverse changes in each key assumption as at October 31. The sensitivity analysis is hypothetical and should be used with caution.

2004

  Residential mortgage loans
  Personal loans
  Credit card loans
  Commercial mortgage loans
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Fair value of retained interests   $ 271   $ 2   $ 24   $ 7  
Discount rate     5.2 %   6.8 %   4.4 %   9.8 %
+10%   $ (2 ) $   $ (1 ) $  
+20%     (4 )       (2 )   (1 )
Prepayment rate     20.0 %   5.9 %   41.9 %   3.3 %
+10%   $ (9 ) $   $ (2 ) $  
+20%     (17 )       (3 )    
Expected credit losses     %   %   2.7 %   .1 %
+10%   $   $   $ (1 ) $  
+20%             (1 )    
   
 
 
 
 
2003                          
Fair value of retained interests   $ 268   $ 8   $ 27   $ 10  
Discount rate     5.2 %   6.7 %   4.4 %   4.1 %
+10%   $ (2 ) $   $ (1 ) $  
+20%     (4 )       (2 )    
Prepayment rate     20.0 %   5.8 %   39.4 %   5.0 %
+10%   $ (10 ) $ (1 ) $ (2 ) $  
+20%     (19 )   (1 )   (4 )    
Expected credit losses     %   %   3.2 %   . 1 %
+10%   $   $   $ (1 ) $  
+20%             (2 )    

        The following table presents information about gross impaired loans and net write-offs for components of reported and securitized financial assets as at October 31.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Loans (net of allowance for credit losses)
  Gross impaired loans
  Net write offs
  Loans (net of allowance for credit losses)
  Gross impaired loans
  Net write offs
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Type of loan                                    
Residential mortgage loans   $ 64,445   $ 21   $ 5   $ 63,834   $ 51   $ 4
Personal loans     56,443     96     367     48,988     125     380
Other loans     23,249     426     84     23,988     1,206     1,079
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans reported and securitized     144,137     543     456     136,810     1,382     1,463
Less: loans securitized     20,213     6     42     18,752     11     39
   
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held   $ 123,924   $ 537   $ 414   $ 118,058   $ 1,371   $ 1,424
   
 
 
 
 
 

NOTE 5    GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

        The changes in the Bank's carrying value of goodwill, by business segment and in total, are as follows:

2004

  Personal and Commercial Banking
  Wholesale Banking
  Wealth Management
  Total
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Carrying value of goodwill at beginning of year   $ 841   $ 146   $ 1,276   $ 2,263  
Goodwill acquired during the year     43             43  
Foreign currency translation adjustments             (81 )   (81 )
   
 
 
 
 
Carrying value of goodwill at end of year   $ 884   $ 146   $ 1,195   $ 2,225  
   
 
 
 
 
2003                          
Carrying value of goodwill at beginning of year   $ 841   $ 526   $ 1,767   $ 3,134  
Goodwill impairment         (350 )   (274 )   (624 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments         (30 )   (217 )   (247 )
   
 
 
 
 
Carrying value of goodwill at end of year   $ 841   $ 146   $ 1,276   $ 2,263  
   
 
 
 
 

        During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Bank reviewed the value of goodwill assigned to the international unit of its wealth management business and determined that an impairment in value existed in this business given that the Bank's ability to profitably run a global brokerage business had been impacted by declining volumes in the discount brokerage business worldwide. As a result, a goodwill impairment loss of $274 million was charged to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

        In addition, during the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Bank reviewed the value of goodwill assigned to its U.S. equity options business in its Wholesale Banking segment and determined that impairment in value existed in this business given the dramatic volume and margin declines. The Bank determined that the benefits of the U.S. equity options acquisition in fiscal 2002 had not been realized. Consequently, a $350 million pre-tax goodwill impairment loss was charged to the Consolidated Statement of Operations and a related future income tax asset of $117 million was recorded for a net of tax charge of $233 million.

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Intangible Assets

        The table below presents details of the Bank's intangible assets as at October 31. Future income tax liabilities related to these intangible assets are disclosed in Note 14.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Carrying value
  Accumulated amortization
  Net carrying value
  Net carrying value
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Finite life intangible assets                        
  Core deposit intangible assets   $ 2,004   $ 1,227   $ 777   $ 987
  Other intangible assets     3,828     2,461     1,367     1,750
   
 
 
 
Total intangible assets   $ 5,832   $ 3,688   $ 2,144   $ 2,737
   
 
 
 

        Future amortization expense for the carrying amount of intangible assets is estimated to be as follows for the next five years: 2005 — $491 million, 2006 — $387 million, 2007 — $302 million, 2008 — $238 million, 2009 — $164 million.

NOTE 6    LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Cost
  Accumulated depreciation
  Net book value
  Net book value
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Land   $ 139   $   $ 139   $ 188
Buildings     402     162     240     303
Computer equipment and software     962     575     387     312
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment     562     305     257     294
Leasehold improvements     551     244     307     320
   
 
 
 
    $ 2,616   $ 1,286   $ 1,330   $ 1,417
   
 
 
 

        Accumulated depreciation at the end of 2003 was $1,237 million. Depreciation for buildings and equipment amounted to $294 million for 2004 (2003 — $318 million; 2002 — $312 million).

NOTE 7    DEPOSITS

 
   
   
   
  2004
  2003
 
  Demand1
  Notice2
  Term3
  Total
  Total
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Personal   $ 18,366   $ 41,075   $ 51,919   $ 111,360   $ 105,996
Banks     605     38     10,816     11,459     11,958
Business and government     15,640     16,159     52,275     84,074     64,926
   
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 34,611   $ 57,272   $ 115,010   $ 206,893   $ 182,880
   
 
 
 
 

Non-interest-bearing deposits included above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
In domestic offices                     $ 6,121   $ 4,948
In foreign offices                       3     35
Interest-bearing deposits included above                              
In domestic offices                       148,756     126,993
In foreign offices                       51,306     50,541
U.S. federal funds deposited                       707     363
                     
 
Total                     $ 206,893   $ 182,880
                     
 
1
Demand deposits are those for which the Bank does not have the right to require notice prior to withdrawal. These deposits are in general chequing accounts.

2
Notice deposits are those for which the Bank can legally require notice prior to withdrawal. These deposits are in general savings accounts.

3
Term deposits are those payable on a fixed date of maturity. These deposits are generally term deposits, guaranteed investment certificates and similar instruments. The aggregate amount of term deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more as at October 31, 2004 were $70 million (2003 — $54 million).

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Term Deposits

 
  Within 1 year
  1 to 2
years

  2 to 3
years

  3 to 4
years

  4 to 5
years

  Over 5 years
  2004
Total

  2003
Total

 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Personal   $ 25,114   $ 12,068   $ 5,989   $ 5,217   $ 3,523   $ 8   $ 51,919   $ 52,632
Banks     10,526     14     19     35     221     1     10,816     11,226
Business and government     43,632     598     231     342     6,429     1,043     52,275     35,927
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 79,272   $ 12,680   $ 6,239   $ 5,594   $ 10,173   $ 1,052   $ 115,010   $ 99,785
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NOTE 8    OTHER ASSETS AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 
   
  2004
   
  2003
 
 
  Other assets
  Other liabilities
  Other assets
  Other liabilities
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Amounts receivable from (payable to) brokers, dealers and clients   $ 7,725   $ (6,815 ) $ 4,006   $ (2,883 )
Accrued interest     1,452     (1,532 )   1,421     (1,642 )
Accounts receivable (payable), prepaid expenses (accrued expenses) and other items     2,311     (3,853 )   2,353     (4,319 )
Insurance related assets (liabilities), excluding investments     1,037     (2,374 )   860     (1,325 )
Prepaid pension expense (accrued benefit liability) (Note 13)     469     (515 )   462     (473 )
Accrued salaries and employee benefits         (629 )       (649 )
Cheques and other items in transit         (647 )       (1,277 )
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 12,994   $ (16,365 ) $ 9,102   $ (12,568 )
   
 
 
 
 

NOTE 9    SUBORDINATED NOTES AND DEBENTURES

        The notes and debentures are direct unsecured obligations of the Bank or its subsidiaries and are subordinated in right of payment to the claims of depositors and certain other creditors of the Bank or its subsidiaries. In some cases, the Bank has entered into interest rate options, interest rate swaps and currency swaps to modify the related interest rate and foreign currency risks.

 
   
   
   
 

Outstanding October 31

Interest rate (%)

   
  Redeemable at
par by issuer
beginning1

  Foreign
currency
amount2

  Maturity date
  2004
  2003
 
   
   
   
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Various3   Jan. 2004 to Jan. 2007         $ 8   $ 12
8.00   Dec. 2003               150
6.50   Aug. 2008     US$149 million     182     198
6.15   Oct. 2008     US$146 million     178     198
6.13   Nov. 2008     US$100 million     122     131
6.45   Jan. 2009     US$149 million     181     198
6.60   Apr. 2010   Apr. 2005         741     750
8.40   Dec. 2010   Dec. 2005         148     150
6.00   July 2011   July 2006         798     800
6.55   July 2012   July 2007         494     500
5.20   Sept. 2012   Sept. 2007         550     550
4.54   Sept. 2013   Sept. 2008         1,004     1,000
10.05   Aug. 2014           149     150
5.69   June 2018   June 2013         893     900
9.15   May 2025           196     200
               
 
                $ 5,644   $ 5,887
               
 
1
Subject to prior approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada.

2
Includes impact of subordinated notes and debentures acquired in Wholesale Banking for fiscal 2004.

3
Interest is payable at various rates, from .13% to 2.95%.

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Repayment Schedule

        The aggregate maturities of the Bank's subordinated notes and debentures are as follows:

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Within 1 year   $ 5   $ 157
Over 1 to 2 years     3     5
Over 3 to 4 years     360    
Over 4 to 5 years     303     396
Over 5 years     4,973     5,329
   
 
    $ 5,644   $ 5,887
   
 

NOTE 10    NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Trust units issued by TD Capital Trust 900,000 Capital Trust Securities — Series 2009   $ 900   $ 900
Trust units issued by TD Capital Trust II 350,000 Capital Trust Securities — Series 2012     350     350
   
 
    $ 1,250   $ 1,250
   
 

TD Capital Trust Securities — Series 2009

        The TD Capital Trust Securities (TD CaTS) are issued by TD Capital Trust, whose voting securities are owned 100% by the Bank. Holders of TD CaTS are eligible to receive semi-annual non-cumulative fixed cash distributions of $38 per TD CaTS. Should the trust fail to pay the semi-annual distributions in full, the Bank's ability to declare dividends on Bank common and preferred shares would be restricted.

        Between June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2009, the trust has the option of redeeming the outstanding TD CaTS for the greater of: (a) $1,000 together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption and (b) a price calculated to provide an annual yield equal to the yield of a Government of Canada bond maturing on December 31, 2009 at that time plus .38% together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption. In the event of an unfavourable change in tax or capital treatment as it applies to the trust prior to June 30, 2005, the trust may redeem the outstanding TD CaTS for a redemption price as calculated above. On or after December 31, 2009, the redemption price would be $1,000 together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption. Such redemption rights are subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada.

        On or after June 30, 2010, each TD CaTS may, at the option of the holder, be converted semi-annually into one Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Share, Series A1 of the Bank. By giving at least 60 days of notice prior to the date of conversion to all holders who have given a conversion notice, the Bank may redeem or find substitute purchasers at the purchase price of $1,000 per TD CaTS together with unpaid distributions to the date of conversion.

        Each TD CaTS may be automatically exchanged into one Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Share, Series A1 of the Bank without consent of the holder in the following circumstances: (a) proceedings are commenced for the winding-up of the Bank; (b) the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada takes control of the Bank; (c) the Bank has Tier 1 capitalization of less than 5% or a Total Capital ratio of less than 8%; or (d) the Bank has failed to comply with a direction of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada to increase its capital or provide additional liquidity.

        The distribution rate on the trust securities is 7.60% per annum. No Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Share, Series A1 have been issued as at October 31, 2004. If issued, these shares would have a dividend rate of 7.6%.

TD Capital Trust Securities — Series 2012

        The TD Capital Trust Securities (TD CaTS II) are issued by TD Capital Trust II, whose voting securities are owned 100% by the Bank. Holders of TD CaTS II are eligible to receive semiannual non-cumulative fixed cash distributions of $33.96 per TD CaTS II. Should the trust fail to pay the semi-annual distributions in full, the Bank's ability to declare dividends on Bank common and preferred shares would be restricted. The proceeds from the issuance were invested in Bank deposits.

        Between December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2012, the trust has the option of redeeming the outstanding TD CaTS II for the greater of: (a) $1,000 together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption and (b) a price calculated to provide an annual yield equal to the yield of a Government of Canada bond maturing on December 31, 2012 at that time plus .38% together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption. In the event of an unfavourable change in tax or capital treatment as it applies to the trust prior to December 31, 2012, the trust may redeem the outstanding TD CaTS II for a redemption price as calculated above. On or after December 31, 2012, the redemption price would be $1,000 together with unpaid distributions to the date of redemption. Such redemption rights are subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada.

        At any time, each TD CaTS II may, at the option of the holder, be converted into 40 Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series A2 of the Bank. Prior to the conversion, provided the holder has not withheld consent, the Bank may find substitute purchasers at a purchase price not less than 90% of the closing price of the TD CaTS II.

        Each TD CaTS II may be automatically exchanged into 40 Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series A3 of the Bank without consent of the holder subject to events similar to those described for TD CaTS — (Series 2009).

        The distribution rate on the trust securities is 6.792% per annum. No Non-cumulative Class A Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series A2 or Series A3 have been issued as at October 31, 2004. If issued, these shares would have dividend rates of 4.40% and 5.15%, respectively.

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NOTE 11    CAPITAL STOCK

Share Capital

        The share capital of the Bank consists of:

Authorized

        An unlimited number of Class A First Preferred Shares, without par value, issuable in series.

        An unlimited number of common shares, without par value.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Issued and fully paid            
Preferred shares issued by the Bank (thousands of shares)            
  Non-cumulative Redeemable Class A First Preferred Shares            
    9,000 Series H   $   $ 225
    16 Series I        
    16,384 Series J     410     410
    14,000 Series M     350     350
    8,000 Series N     200     200
   
 
      960     1,185
Preferred shares issued by TD Mortgage Investment Corporation            
  350,000 Non-cumulative Preferred Shares, Series A     350     350
   
 
Total preferred shares     1,310     1,535
Common shares1     3,373     3,179
   
 
    $ 4,683   $ 4,714
   
 
1
1.0 million common shares held by Bank subsidiaries have been acquired during the year and deducted from equity. Please see Note 1(a) for more details.

Preferred Shares

        None of the outstanding preferred shares are redeemable at the option of the holder.

        Redemptions and repurchases of all preferred shares are subject to the prior approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series G

        On May 1, 2003, the Bank redeemed all the 7 million outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series G at the price of US$25 per share.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series H

        On May 3, 2004, the Bank redeemed and cancelled all outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series H at the price of $25.00 per share together with declared and unpaid dividends of $. 014589 per share for the three day period ended May 3, 2004.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series I

        On or after November 1, 2004, the Bank has the option of redeeming the outstanding Series I shares for $6.25 per share together with declared and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series J

        Between April 30, 2005 and October 30, 2005, the Bank has the option of redeeming the outstanding Series J shares for $26.00 per share. The redemption price, together with declared and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption, is reduced to $25.80 after October 30, 2005; $25.60 after October 30, 2006; $25.40 after October 30, 2007; $25.20 after October 30, 2008; and $25.00 after October 30, 2009.

        On or after April 30, 2005, the Bank may convert the outstanding Series J shares in whole or in part into common shares, determined by dividing the then applicable redemption price per Series J share together with declared and unpaid dividends to the date of conversion by the greater of $2.00 and 95% of the average trading price of such common shares at that time. On or after January 29, 2010, each Series J share may, at the option of the holder, be converted quarterly into common shares as described above.

        By giving at least 40 days of notice prior to the date of conversion to all holders who have given a conversion notice, the Bank may redeem or find substitute purchasers at the purchase price of $25.00 cash per share together with declared and unpaid dividends to the date of conversion.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series K

        On February 3, 2003, the Bank redeemed all the 6 million outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series K at a price of $25.00 per share.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series L

        On February 3, 2003, the Bank redeemed all the 2 million outstanding Class A First Preferred Shares, Series L at a price of US$25.00 per share.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series M

        On February 3, 2003, the Bank issued 14 million Series M shares for gross cash consideration of $350 million.

        On or after April 30, 2009, the Bank may redeem all, or from time to time, part of the outstanding Series M shares by payment in cash of $26.00 per share if redeemed prior to April 30, 2010; $25.75 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2010 and prior to April 30, 2011; $25.50 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2011 and prior to April 30, 2012; $25.25 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2012 and prior to April 30, 2013; and $25.00 if redeemed thereafter together with the unpaid dividends to the date of redemption.

        On or after April 30, 2009, the Bank may convert the outstanding Series M shares in whole or in part into common shares of the Bank, determined by dividing the then applicable redemption price per Series M share together with any declared and unpaid dividends to the date of conversion by the greater of $2.00 and 95% of the average trading price of such common shares at that time.

        On or after October 31, 2013, each Series M share may, at the option of the holder, be converted quarterly into common shares as described above.

        By giving at least 40 days of notice prior to the date of conversion to all holders who have given a conversion notice, the Bank may redeem or find substitute purchasers at the purchase price of $25.00 cash per share together with unpaid dividends to the date of conversion.

Class A First Preferred Shares, Series N

        On April 30, 2003, the Bank issued 8 million Series N shares for gross cash consideration of $200 million.

        On or after April 30, 2009, the Bank may redeem all, or from time to time, part of the outstanding Series N shares by payment in cash of $26.00 per share if redeemed prior to April 30, 2010; $25.75 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2010 and prior to April 30, 2011; $25.50 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2011 and prior to April 30, 2012; $25.25 if redeemed on or after April 30, 2012 and prior to April 30, 2013; and $25.00 if redeemed thereafter together with unpaid dividends to the date of redemption.

        On or after April 30, 2009, the Bank may convert the outstanding Series N shares in whole or in part into common shares of the Bank, determined by dividing the then applicable redemption price per Series N share together with any declared and unpaid dividends to the date of conversion by the greater of $2.00 and 95% of the average trading price of such common shares at that time.

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        On or after January 31, 2014, each Series N share may, at the option of the holder, be converted quarterly into common shares as described above.

        By giving at least 40 days of notice prior to the date of conversion to all holders who have given a conversion notice, the Bank may redeem or find substitute purchasers at the purchase price of $25.00 cash per share together with unpaid dividends to the date of conversion.

TD Mortgage Investment Corporation
Preferred Shares, Series A

        Semi-annually, on or after October 31, 2007, TD Mortgage Investment Corporation (TDMIC) has the option of redeeming the outstanding Series A shares for $1,000.00 per share.

        Semi-annually, on or after October 31, 2007, the Bank may exchange the outstanding Series A shares in whole into common shares of the Bank, determined by dividing $1,000.00 plus the declared and unpaid dividends to the date of exchange by 95% of the average trading price of such common shares at that time.

        Semi-annually, on or after October 31, 2007, each Series A share may, at the option of the holder, be exchanged into common shares of the Bank, determined by dividing $1,000.00 plus the declared and unpaid dividends to the date of exchange by the greater of $1.00 and 95% of the average trading price of such common shares at that time.

        By giving at least two business days of notice prior to the date of exchange to all holders who have given an exchange notice, TDMIC may redeem or the Bank may find substitute purchasers at the purchase price of $1,000.00 plus the declared and unpaid dividends to the date of conversion.

        Each Series A share may be automatically exchanged into one preferred share of the Bank without consent of the holder in the following specific circumstances: (a) TDMIC fails to pay dividends on the Series A shares; (b) the Bank fails to pay dividends on all of its non-cumulative preferred shares; (c) proceedings are commenced for the winding-up of the Bank; (d) the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada takes control of the Bank; (e) the Bank has Tier 1 capitalization of less than 5% or a Total Capital ratio of less than 8%; or (f) the Bank or TDMIC has failed to comply with a direction of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada to increase its capital or provide additional liquidity.

Dividend Rates on Preferred Shares

 
   
  Rate
 
   
  (per share)
Series G (redeemed 2003)   Quarterly   US$.33750
Series H (redeemed 2004)   Quarterly   $.44375
Series I   Quarterly   $.01000
Series J   Quarterly   $.31875
Series K (redeemed 2003)   Quarterly   $.45940
Series L (redeemed 2003)   Quarterly   US$.40000
Series M   Quarterly   $.29375
Series N   Quarterly   $.28750
TDMIC, Series A   Semi-annually   $32.30

Common Shares

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of shares)

Number outstanding at beginning of year   656.3   645.4
Issued on exercise of options   4.4   2.9
Issued as a result of dividend reinvestment plan   3.8   8.0
Impact of shares acquired in Wholesale Banking   (1.0 )
Repurchase of common shares   (7.6 )
   
 
Number outstanding at end of year   655.9   656.3
   
 

        On March 2, 2004, the Bank commenced a normal course issuer bid, effective for up to one year, to repurchase for cancellation up to 10 million common shares, representing approximately 1.5% of the Bank's outstanding common shares. A copy of the notice of the bid may be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Shareholder Relations department as set out on page 109 of this Annual Report. During fiscal 2004, 7.6 million shares were repurchased at a cost of $350 million.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

        The Bank offers a dividend reinvestment plan for its common shareholders. Participation in the plan is optional and under the terms of the plan, cash dividends on common shares are used to purchase additional common shares. At the option of the Bank, the common shares may be issued from the Bank's treasury at an average market price based on the last five trading days before the date of the dividend payment with a discount range of 0% to 5% at the Bank's discretion or from the open market at market price. During the year, a total of 3.8 million common shares have been issued from the Bank's treasury under the dividend reinvestment plan (3.4 million with a 1% discount and .4 million without a discount). In 2003, 8.0 million common shares were issued from the Bank's treasury at a discount of 2.5% of the average market price under the dividend reinvestment plan.

Dividend Restrictions

        The Bank is prohibited by the Bank Act from declaring dividends on its preferred or common shares if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the Bank is, or the payment would cause the Bank to be in contravention of the capital adequacy and liquidity regulations of the Bank Act or directions of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. The Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada administers a restriction under the Bank Act on the Bank's ability to pay dividends on common and preferred shares which assesses the ongoing maintenance by the Bank of satisfactory regulatory capital and liquidity. The Bank does not anticipate that these conditions will restrict it from paying dividends in the normal course of business.

        The Bank is also restricted from paying dividends in the event that either TD Capital Trust or TD Capital Trust II fails to pay semi-annual distributions in full to holders of TD Capital Trust Securities. In addition, the ability to pay dividends on its common shares without the approval of the holders of the outstanding preferred shares is restricted unless all dividends on the preferred shares have been declared and paid or set apart for payment. Currently, these limitations do not restrict the payment of dividends on preferred or common shares.

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NOTE 12    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Plan

        Under the Bank's stock option plan, options on common shares are periodically granted to eligible employees and non-employee directors of the Bank for terms of 7 years (effective December 11, 2003), vesting over a four-year period. These options provide holders with the right to purchase common shares of the Bank at a fixed price equal to the closing market price of the shares on the day prior to the date the options were issued. Under this plan, 16.4 million common shares have been reserved for future issuance (2003 — 18.5 million). The outstanding options expire on various dates to March 2013. The Bank's predecessor plan, the 1993 stock option plan, expired in 2000 and there will be no further issuance of stock options from this plan. The outstanding options under the 1993 stock option plan expire on various dates to July 2010. A summary of the Bank's stock option activity and related information for the years ended October 31 is as follows:

 
  2004
  Weighted average exercise price
  2003
  Weighted average exercise price
  2002
  Weighted average exercise price
 
  (millions of shares)

Number outstanding, beginning of year   24.4   $ 32.28   23.9   $ 30.35   22.2   $ 26.65
Granted   2.4     40.95   4.0     33.42   4.7     41.11
Exercised — cash               (1.7 )   17.51
                 — shares   (4.4 )   22.12   (2.9 )   16.25   (.8 )   15.84
Forfeited/cancelled   (.3 )   37.79   (.6 )   40.00   (.5 )   36.06
   
 
 
 
 
 
Number outstanding, end of year   22.1   $ 35.21   24.4   $ 32.28   23.9   $ 30.35
   
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable, end of year   14.1   $ 33.44   14.8   $ 28.87   13.2   $ 23.94
   
 
 
 
 
 

        The following table summarizes information relating to stock options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2004.

 
   
  Options outstanding
   
   
 
   
  Options exercisable
 
   
  Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
   
Range of exercise prices

  Number outstanding (millions of shares)
  Weighted average exercise price
  Number exercisable (millions of shares)
  Weighted average exercise price
$10.13 — $11.81   .4   1.60   $ 11.14   .4   $ 11.14
$17.45 — $25.43   3.1   3.84     24.10   3.1     24.10
$29.80 — $40.55   9.4   6.09     33.78   6.5     33.95
$40.92 — $44.30   9.2   6.46     41.25   4.1     41.40

        During fiscal 2004, the Bank recognized compensation expense of $11 million (2003 — $9 million) for the stock option awards granted in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The fair value of options granted was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: (i) risk-free interest rate of 4.10% (2003 — 4.29%), (ii) expected option life of 5.0 years (2003 — 5.5 years), (iii) expected volatility of 27.6% (2003 — 27.7%), and (iv) expected dividend yield of 2.93% (2003 — 3.37%). During the year, 2.4 million (2003 — 4.1 million) of options were granted with a weighted average fair value of $9.37 per option (2003 — $7.60 per option).

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Other Stock-based Compensation Plans

        Restricted share unit plans are offered to certain employees of the Bank. The number of Bank restricted share units under these plans at October 31, 2004 is 7.9 million (2003 — 5.1 million; 2002 — 3.6 million). For the year ended October 31, 2004, the Bank recognized compensation expense, net of the effects of hedges, for these plans of $74 million (2003 — $51 million; 2002 — $37 million).

        A Senior Executive Deferred Share Unit Plan is offered to eligible executives of the Bank. As at October 31, 2004, a total of 1.8 million deferred share units were outstanding (2003 — 1.4 million; 2002 — 1.3 million).

Employee Savings Plan

        Under the Bank's Employee Savings Plan (ESP), employees may contribute up to 6% of their annual base earnings to a maximum of $4,500 per calendar year toward the purchase of Bank common shares. The Bank matches 50% of the employee contribution amount. The Bank's contributions vest once the employee has completed two years of continuous service with the Bank. For the year ended October 31, 2004, the Bank's contributions totaled $33 million (2003 — $32 million; 2002 — $18 million). As at October 31, 2004, an aggregate of 5.4 million common shares were held under the ESP (2003 — 5.2 million; 2002 — 4.5 million). The shares in the ESP are purchased in the open market and are considered outstanding for computing earnings per share. Dividends earned on Bank common shares held by the ESP are used to purchase additional common shares for the ESP in the open market.

NOTE 13    EMPLOYEE FUTURE BENEFITS

Pension Benefit Plan

        The Bank's principal pension plan, The Pension Fund Society of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, is a defined benefit plan funded by contributions from the Bank and from members. In accordance with legislation, the Bank contributes amounts determined on an actuarial basis to the plan and has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the liabilities of the plan are adequately funded over time.

        The table on the following page presents the financial position of the Bank's principal pension plan. The pension plan assets and obligations are measured as at July 31.

        The Bank's contributions to the principal pension plan during fiscal 2004 were $55 million. These contributions were made in accordance with the actuarial valuation report for funding purposes as at October 31, 2003 (2003 — October 31, 2002; 2002 — October 31, 2001). The next valuation for funding purposes must be as of a date no later than October 31, 2006.

        To develop the expected long term rate of return on assets assumption for the Bank's principal pension plan, the Bank considered the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the fund. This resulted in the selection of a long term rate of return on assets assumption of 6.75%.

        The effect of a one percentage point increase or decrease in the weighted average expected long term rate of return on plan assets on the 2004 pension expense would be a $15 million decrease or increase, respectively.

        The Bank's principal pension plan weighted average asset allocations at July 31, by asset category are as follows:

Asset Category

 
  Actual allocation at
 
 
  2004
  2003
 
Equity securities   56 % 52 %
Debt securities   43   48  
Cash equivalents   1    
   
 
 
Total   100 % 100 %
   
 
 

        For 2004 the Bank's principal pension plan's net assets included funded investments in the Bank and its affiliates which had a market value of $3 million (2003 — $65 million; 2002 — $118 million).

        The investments of the Bank's principal pension plan are managed with the primary objective of utilizing a balanced approach. Accordingly, the allowable asset mix range and target asset allocations are detailed in the following table:

Asset Category

 
  Acceptable Range
Equity securities   50%-60%
Debt securities   38%-48%
Cash equivalents   0-4%

        The investment policy for the Bank's principal pension plan is detailed below. The plan was in compliance with its investment policy throughout the year.

        Futures contracts and options can be utilized provided they do not create additional financial leverage for the funds. Substantially, all assets must have readily ascertainable market values.

        The equity portfolio will be generally fully invested and broadly diversified primarily in medium to large capitalization "quality" companies with no holdings exceeding 10% of the equity portfolio at any time. Foreign equities and American Depository Receipts of similar high quality may also be included to further diversify the portfolio.

        Debt investments of a non-government entity must not exceed 10% of the total debt portfolio. Corporate debt issues generally must meet or exceed a credit rating of BBB at the time of purchase and during the holding period. There are no limitations on the maximum amount allocated to each credit rating within the debt portfolio.

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  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of period   $ 1,446   $ 1,331   $ 1,199  
   
 
 
 
Change in projected benefit obligation                    
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period   $ 1,418   $ 1,271   $ 1,257  
Service cost — benefits earned     38     31     26  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation     94     90     86  
Members' contributions     26     25     19  
Benefits paid     (95 )   (92 )   (88 )
Actuarial (gains) losses     2     7     9  
Change in actuarial assumptions     44     86     (42 )
Plan amendments     8         5  
Other             (1 )
   
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation at end of period     1,535     1,418     1,271  
   
 
 
 
Change in plan assets                    
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period     1,507     1,164     1,191  
Actual income on plan assets     61     55     55  
Gain (loss) on disposal of investments     204     80     (23 )
Members' contributions     26     25     19  
Employer's contributions     46     291     76  
Increase (decrease) in unrealized gains on investments     (86 )   (11 )   (57 )
Benefits paid     (95 )   (92 )   (88 )
General and administrative expenses     (14 )   (9 )   (8 )
Other     1     4     (1 )
   
 
 
 
Plan assets at fair value at end of period     1,650     1,507     1,164  
   
 
 
 
Excess (deficit) of plan assets over projected benefit obligation     115     89     (107 )
Unrecognized net (gain) loss from past experience, different from that assumed, and effects of changes in assumptions     265     299     253  
Unrecognized prior service costs     14     7     8  
Employer's contributions in fourth quarter     22     13     152  
   
 
 
 
Prepaid pension expense   $ 416   $ 408   $ 306  
   
 
 
 
Annual expense                    
Net pension expense includes the following components:                    
Service cost — benefits earned   $ 38   $ 31   $ 26  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation     94     90     86  
Actual return on plan assets     (165 )   (115 )   33  
Actuarial (gains) losses     46     93     (33 )
Plan amendments     8         5  
Difference between costs arising in the period and costs recognized in the period in respect of:                    
Return on plan assets1     64     30     (114 )
Actuarial (gains) losses2     (31 )   (80 )   39  
Plan amendments3     (7 )   1     (4 )
   
 
 
 
Pension expense   $ 47   $ 50   $ 38  
   
 
 
 
Actuarial assumptions used to determine the annual expense                    
Weighted average discount rate for projected benefit obligation     6.50 %   7.00 %   6.75 %
Weighted average rate of compensation increase     3.50     3.50     3.50  
Weighted average expected long term rate of return on plan assets4     6.75     6.75     6.75  
   
 
 
 
Actuarial assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation at end of period                    
Weighted average discount rate for projected benefit obligation     6.40 %   6.50 %   7.00 %
Weighted average rate of compensation increase     3.50     3.50     3.50  
Weighted average expected long term rate of return on plan assets4     6.75     6.75     6.75  
   
 
 
 
1
Includes expected return on plan assets of $101 million (2003 — $85 million; 2002 — $81 million) less actual return on plan assets of $165 million (2003 — $115 million; 2002 — $(33) million).

2
Includes loss recognized in fiscal 2004 of $15 million (2003 — $13 million; 2002 — $6 million) less actuarial losses on projected benefit obligation in the year of $46 million (2003 — $93 million; 2002 — $(33) million).

3
Includes amortization of costs for plan amendments in fiscal 2004 of $1 million (2003 — $1 million; 2002 — $1 million) less actual cost of plan amendments in the year of $8 million (2003 — nil; 2002 — $5 million).

4
Net of fees and expenses.

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Other Pension Plans

        As a result of the acquisition of CT, the Bank sponsors a second pension plan consisting of a defined benefit portion and a defined contribution portion. The defined benefit portion was closed to new members after May 31, 1987. CT employees joining the plan on or after June 1, 1987 were only eligible to join the defined contribution portion. Effective August 2002, the defined contribution portion of the plan was closed to new contributions from active employees and employees eligible for that plan became eligible to join the Bank's principal pension plan. Funding for the defined benefit portion is provided by contributions from the Bank and members of the plan. The following table presents the financial position of the defined benefit portion of CT's plan. The pension plan assets and obligations are measured as at July 31.

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Projected benefit obligation at end of period   $ 308   $ 307   $ 289
Plan assets at fair value at end of period     308     309     271
Prepaid pension expense     53     54     17
Pension expense     4     3     3

        The 2004 pension expense for the defined contribution portion was $.4 million (2003 — $.5 million; 2002 — $10 million).

        The following table presents the financial position of the Bank's largest other benefit plans. These plans are supplemental employee retirement plans which are partially funded for eligible employees. The benefit plans assets and obligations are measured as at July 31.

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Projected benefit obligation at end of period   $ 289   $ 267   $ 233
Plan assets at fair value at end of period     9     11     20
Accrued benefit liability     205     187     166
Pension expense     28     25     20

        Other plans operated by the Bank and certain of its subsidiaries are not considered material for disclosure purposes.

Non-pension Post-retirement Benefit Plans

        In addition to the Bank's pension plans, the Bank also provides certain health care, life insurance and dental benefits to retired employees. The table below presents the financial position of the Bank's principal non-pension post-retirement benefit plans. The principal non-pension post-retirement plans assets and obligations are measured as at July 31.

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Change in projected benefit obligation                    
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period   $ 268   $ 220   $ 213  
Service cost — benefits earned     9     8     8  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation     19     16     15  
Benefits paid     (8 )   (5 )   (4 )
Change in actuarial assumptions     14     20     (9 )
Actuarial (gains) losses         9     (3 )
   
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation at end of period     302     268     220  
   
 
 
 
Unrecognized net (gain) loss from past experience, different from that assumed, and effects of changes in assumptions     48     34     5  
Employer's contributions in fourth quarter     2     1      
   
 
 
 
Accrued benefit liability   $ 252   $ 233   $ 215  
   
 
 
 
Annual expense                    
Net non-pension post-retirement benefit expense includes the following components:                    
Service cost — benefits earned   $ 9   $ 8   $ 8  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation     19     16     15  
Actuarial (gains) losses     14     29     (12 )
Difference between costs arising in the period and costs recognized in the period in respect of:                    
Actuarial (gains) losses1     (14 )   (29 )   12  
   
 
 
 
Non-pension post-retirement benefit expense   $ 28   $ 24   $ 23  
   
 
 
 
Actuarial assumptions used to determine the annual expense                    
Weighted average discount rate for projected benefit obligation     6.75 %   7.00 %   6.75 %
Weighted average rate of compensation increase     3.50     3.50     3.50  
   
 
 
 
Actuarial assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation at end of period                    
Weighted average discount rate for projected benefit obligation     6.60 %   6.75 %   7.00 %
Weighted average rate of compensation increase     3.50     3.50     3.50  
   
 
 
 
1
Includes loss recognized in fiscal 2004 of nil (2003 — nil; 2002 — nil) less actuarial gains (losses) on projected benefit obligation in the year of $14 million (2003 — $29 million; 2002 — $(12) million).

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        The assumed health care cost increase rate for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered for the principal non-pension post-retirement benefit plans is 6.0%. The rate is assumed to decrease gradually to 4.5% in the year 2012 and remain at that level thereafter. For 2004, the effect of a one percentage point increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate on the benefit expense is a $5 million increase and a $4 million decrease, respectively, and on the benefit obligation, a $45 million increase and a $35 million decrease, respectively.

Cash Flows

Estimated contributions

        In 2005, the Bank expects to contribute $56 million to the principal pension plan, $2 million to the CT defined benefit pension plan, $8 million to the Bank's supplemental employee retirement plans and $11 million for the principal non-pension post-retirement benefit plans.

Estimated future benefit payments

        Estimated future benefit payments under the Bank's principal pension plan are $95 million for 2005; $95 million for 2006; $95 million for 2007; $96 million for 2008; $96 million for 2009; $505 million for 2010 to 2014.

        Estimated future benefit payments under the principal non-pension post-retirement benefit plans are $11 million for 2005; $11 million for 2006; $12 million for 2007; $13 million for 2008; $14 million for 2009; $87 million for 2010 to 2014.

NOTE 14    PROVISION FOR (BENEFIT OF) INCOME TAXES

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes — Consolidated Statement of Operations                    
  Current income taxes   $ 675   $ 392   $ 571  
  Future income taxes     128     (70 )   (1,016 )
   
 
 
 
      803     322     (445 )
   
 
 
 
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes — Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity                    
  Current income taxes     399     481     46  
  Future income taxes         (4 )   (1 )
   
 
 
 
      399     477     45  
   
 
 
 
Total provision for (benefit of) income taxes   $ 1,202   $ 799   $ (400 )
   
 
 
 
Current income taxes                    
  Federal   $ 586   $ 582   $ 405  
  Provincial     289     229     160  
  Foreign     199     62     52  
   
 
 
 
      1,074     873     617  
   
 
 
 
Future income taxes                    
  Federal     62     (56 )   (591 )
  Provincial     35     (16 )   (184 )
  Foreign     31     (2 )   (242 )
   
 
 
 
      128     (74 )   (1,017 )
   
 
 
 
    $ 1,202   $ 799   $ (400 )
   
 
 
 

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        The provision for (benefit of) income taxes shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations differs from that obtained by applying statutory tax rates to the income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes for the following reasons:

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Income taxes at Canadian statutory income tax rate   $ 1,125   35.1 % $ 542   36.4 % $ (172 ) 38.4 %
Increase (decrease) resulting from:                                
  Goodwill amortization and impairment           114   7.7        
  Dividends received     (205 ) (6.4 )   (179 ) (12.0 )   (175 ) 39.1  
  Rate differentials on international operations     (207 ) (6.5 )   (146 ) (9.8 )   (84 ) 18.8  
  Future federal and provincial tax rate increases (reductions)     52   1.7     (3 ) (.2 )   (21 ) 4.7  
  Federal large corporations tax     12   .4     13   .9     16   (3.6 )
  Gains on sale of investment real estate                 (1 ) .2  
  Other — net     26   .8     (19 ) (1.4 )   (8 ) 1.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes and effective income tax rate   $ 803   25.1 % $ 322   21.6 % $ (445 ) 99.3 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

        The net future tax asset which is reported in other assets is comprised of:

 
  2004
  2003
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Future income tax assets              
Allowance for credit losses   $ 339   $ 653  
Premises and equipment     267     248  
Deferred income     28     22  
Securities     185     185  
Goodwill     109     117  
Employee benefits     170     149  
Other     275     98  
   
 
 
Total future income tax assets     1,373     1,472  
Valuation allowance     (68 )   (41 )
   
 
 
Future income tax assets     1,305     1,431  
   
 
 
Future income tax liabilities              
Intangible assets     (701 )   (840 )
Employee benefits     (144 )   (122 )
Other     (202 )   (83 )
Future income tax liabilities     (1,047 )   (1,045 )
   
 
 
Net future income tax asset1   $ 258   $ 386  
   
 
 
1
Included in the October 31, 2004 net future income tax asset are future income tax assets (liabilities) of $(72) million (2003 — $26 million) in Canada, $277 million (2003 — $347 million) in the United States and $53 million (2003 — $13 million) in International.

        Earnings of certain subsidiaries would be taxed only upon repatriation. The Bank has not recognized a future income tax liability for these undistributed earnings since it does not currently plan to repatriate them. If all the undistributed earnings of the operations of these subsidiaries were repatriated, estimated taxes payable would be $186 million at October 31, 2004 (2003 — $206 million).

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NOTE 15    FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Carrying
value

  Estimated
fair value

  Carrying
value

  Estimated
fair value

 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Consolidated Balance Sheet                        
Assets                        
Securities   $ 98,280   $ 98,828   $ 79,665   $ 80,226
Loans     123,924     124,224     118,058     118,658

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Deposits     206,893     207,198     182,880     183,397
Subordinated notes and debentures     5,644     5,920     5,887     6,246

        Fair values are based on the following methods of valuation and assumptions:

        For certain assets and liabilities which are short term in nature or contain variable rate features, fair value is considered to be equal to carrying value. These items are not listed above.

        Details of the estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments are provided in Note 17.

        The estimated fair value of securities is determined as the estimated market values reported in Note 2.

        The estimated fair value of loans reflects changes in general interest rates which have occurred since the loans were originated and changes in the creditworthiness of individual borrowers. For fixed rate loans, estimated fair value is determined by discounting the expected future cash flows related to these loans at market interest rates for loans with similar credit risks.

        The estimated fair value of term deposits is determined by discounting the contractual cash flows using interest rates currently offered for deposits with similar terms.

        The estimated fair value of the subordinated notes and debentures is determined by reference to quoted market prices.

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NOTE 16    INTEREST RATE RISK

        The Bank's management of interest rate risk is described in the Managing Risk section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis of this Annual Report. The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' Handbook Section 3860, Financial Instruments — Disclosure and Presentation, requires disclosure of exposure to interest rate risk in a prescribed format, as set out in the following table.

Interest Rate Risk1

2004

  Floating
rate

  Within
3 months

  3 months
to 1 year

  Total
within
1 year

  1 year to
5 years

  Over
5 years

  Non-
interest
sensitive

  Total
 
 
  (billions of Canadian dollars)

 
Assets                                                  
Cash resources and other   $   $ 8.7   $ .1   $ 8.8   $   $   $ .2   $ 9.0  
  Effective yield           1.9 %   3.5 %                              
Investment securities   $ .8   $ 5.6   $ 6.7   $ 13.1   $ 15.5   $ 1.0   $ 1.8   $ 31.4  
  Effective yield           3.3 %   3.8 %         4.4 %   9.2 %            
Trading securities   $ 66.9   $   $   $ 66.9   $   $   $   $ 66.9  
Securities purchased under resale agreements   $ 2.6   $ 12.8   $ 1.1   $ 16.5   $ .2   $ 4.2   $ 1.0   $ 21.9  
  Effective yield           2.3 %   5.7 %         4.1 %   2.2 %            
Loans   $ 47.2   $ 21.1   $ 14.2   $ 82.5   $ 38.6   $ 2.2   $ .6   $ 123.9  
  Effective yield           3.9 %   5.0 %         5.4 %   5.9 %            
Other   $ 39.2   $   $   $ 39.2   $   $   $ 18.7   $ 57.9  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ 156.7   $ 48.2   $ 22.1   $ 227.0   $ 54.3   $ 7.4   $ 22.3   $ 311.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity                                                  
Deposits   $ 42.1   $ 82.7   $ 25.0   $ 149.8   $ 28.0   $ .6   $ 28.5   $ 206.9  
  Effective yield           1.9 %   2.7 %         3.1 %   4.8 %            
Obligations related to securities sold short   $ 17.7   $   $   $ 17.7   $   $   $   $ 17.7  
Obligations related to securities sold under repurchase agreements   $ .4   $ 5.9   $ 1.3   $ 7.6   $   $ 1.5   $ .7   $ 9.8  
  Effective yield           2.4 %   3.8 %               1.9 %            
Subordinated notes and debentures   $   $   $ .7   $ .7   $ 3.7   $ 1.2   $   $ 5.6  
  Effective yield                 6.6 %         5.6 %   6.8 %            
Other   $ 39.3   $   $   $ 39.3   $   $ 1.3   $ 16.4   $ 57.0  
Shareholders' equity   $   $   $   $   $ .4   $ 1.0   $ 12.6   $ 14.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 99.5   $ 88.6   $ 27.0   $ 215.1   $ 32.1   $ 5.6   $ 58.2   $ 311.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet position   $ 57.2   $ (40.4 ) $ (4.9 ) $ 11.9   $ 22.2   $ 1.8   $ (35.9 ) $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total pay side instruments2   $   $ (113.8 ) $ (20.1 ) $ (133.9 ) $ (43.5 ) $ (.5 ) $   $ (177.9 )
  Effective yield           2.9 %   4.2 %         4.2 %   4.8 %            
Total receive side instruments2   $   $ 95.4   $ 26.7   $ 122.1   $ 47.5   $ 8.3   $   $ 177.9  
  Effective yield           2.1 %   3.8 %         4.0 %   5.1 %            
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-balance sheet position   $   $ (18.4 ) $ 6.6   $ (11.8 ) $ 4.0   $ 7.8   $   $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net position   $ 57.2   $ (58.8 ) $ 1.7   $ .1   $ 26.2   $ 9.6   $ (35.9 ) $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
The above table details the earlier of maturity or repricing date of interest sensitive instruments. Contractual repricing may be adjusted according to management estimates for prepayments or early redemptions that are independent of changes in interest rates. Off-balance sheet transactions include only transactions that are put into place as hedges of items not included in the trading account. Certain assets and liabilities are shown as non-rate sensitive although the profile assumed for actual management may be different. Trading securities are presented in the floating rate category.

2
Notional principal amounts.

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Interest Rate Risk by Currency

 
  Floating
rate

  Within
3 months

  3 months
to 1 year

  Total
within
1 year

  1 year to
5 years

  Over
5 years

  Non-
interest
sensitive

  Total
 
 
  (billions of Canadian dollars)

 
2004                                                  
Canadian currency on-balance sheet position   $ 36.0   $ (9.8 ) $ (3.8 ) $ 22.4   $ 18.6   $ (1.1 ) $ (38.1 ) $ 1.8  
Foreign currency on-balance sheet position     21.2     (30.6 )   (1.1 )   (10.5 )   3.6     2.9     2.2     (1.8 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet position     57.2     (40.4 )   (4.9 )   11.9     22.2     1.8     (35.9 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canadian currency off-balance sheet position         (17.8 )   3.3     (14.5 )   5.5     7.8         (1.2 )
Foreign currency off-balance sheet position         (.6 )   3.3     2.7     (1.5 )           1.2  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-balance sheet position         (18.4 )   6.6     (11.8 )   4.0     7.8          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net position   $ 57.2   $ (58.8 ) $ 1.7   $ .1   $ 26.2   $ 9.6   $ (35.9 ) $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interest Rate Risk

 
  Floating
rate

  Within
3 months

  3 months
to 1 year

  Total
within
1 year

  1 year to
5 years

  Over
5 years

  Non-
interest
sensitive

  Total
 
  (billions of Canadian dollars)

2003                                                
Total assets   $ 136.5   $ 42.1   $ 23.3   $ 201.9   $ 50.8   $ 3.8   $ 17.0   $ 273.5
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity     97.0     63.3     25.1     185.4     34.2     4.7     49.2     273.5
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet position     39.5     (21.2 )   (1.8 )   16.5     16.6     (.9 )   (32.2 )  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-balance sheet position         (13.1 )   6.4     (6.7 )   5.5     1.2        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net position   $ 39.5   $ (34.3 ) $ 4.6   $ 9.8   $ 22.1   $ .3   $ (32.2 ) $
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NOTE 17    DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

        The Bank enters into derivative financial instruments, as described below, for trading and for risk management purposes.

        Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed and floating interest payment obligations based on a predetermined notional amount. Foreign exchange swaps involve the exchange of the principal and fixed interest payments in different currencies. Cross-currency interest rate swaps involve the exchange of both the principal amount and fixed and floating interest payment obligations in two different currencies.

        Forward rate agreements are contracts fixing an interest rate to be paid or received on a notional amount of specified maturity commencing at a specified future date.

        Foreign exchange forward contracts are commitments to purchase or sell foreign currencies for delivery at a specified date in the future at a fixed rate.

        Futures are future commitments to purchase or deliver a commodity or financial instrument on a specified future date at a specified price. Futures are traded in standardized amounts on organized exchanges and are subject to daily cash margining.

        Options are agreements between two parties in which the writer of the option grants the buyer the future right, but not the obligation, to buy or to sell, at or by a specified date, a specific amount of a financial instrument at a price agreed when the option is arranged. The writer receives a premium for selling this instrument.

        The Bank also transacts equity, commodity and credit derivatives in both the exchange and over-the-counter markets.

        Notional principal amounts, upon which payments are based, are not indicative of the credit risk associated with derivative financial instruments.

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Over-the-counter and Exchange Traded Derivative Financial Instruments

 
  Trading
   
   
   
 
  Over-the-
counter

  Exchange traded
  Total
  Non-trading
  2004 Total
  2003 Total
 
  (billions of Canadian dollars)

Notional principal                                    
Interest rate contracts                                    
  Futures   $   $ 271.3   $ 271.3   $   $ 271.3   $ 195.1
  Forward rate agreements     112.9         112.9     16.1     129.0     217.8
  Swaps     780.5         780.5     85.7     866.2     827.0
  Options written     72.7         72.7         72.7     61.8
  Options purchased     64.8         64.8     12.1     76.9     89.9
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest rate contracts     1,030.9     271.3     1,302.2     113.9     1,416.1     1,391.6
   
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts                                    
  Forward contracts     315.1         315.1     22.8     337.9     349.1
  Swaps     10.7         10.7         10.7     11.0
  Cross-currency interest rate swaps     121.8         121.8     5.3     127.1     105.1
  Options written     45.0         45.0         45.0     44.6
  Options purchased     44.2         44.2         44.2     41.4
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total foreign exchange contracts     536.8         536.8     28.1     564.9     551.2
   
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives     78.9         78.9     4.7     83.6     80.6
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other contracts1     54.5     48.4     102.9     2.3     105.2     39.9
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 1,701.1   $ 319.7   $ 2,020.8   $ 149.0   $ 2,169.8   $ 2,063.3
   
 
 
 
 
 
1
Includes equity and commodity derivatives.

Derivative Financial Instruments by Term to Maturity

 
  Remaining term to maturity
   
   
 
  Within 1 year
  1 to 3 years
  3 to 5 years
  Over 5 years
  2004 Total
  2003 Total
 
  (billions of Canadian dollars)

Notional principal                                    
Interest rate contracts                                    
  Futures   $ 206.7   $ 64.5   $ .1   $   $ 271.3   $ 195.1
  Forward rate agreements     112.8     16.0     .1     .1     129.0     217.8
  Swaps     310.2     203.1     145.8     207.1     866.2     827.0
  Options written     28.5     24.2     8.1     11.9     72.7     61.8
  Options purchased     41.8     14.8     8.3     12.0     76.9     89.9
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest rate contracts     700.0     322.6     162.4     231.1     1,416.1     1,391.6
   
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts                                    
  Forward contracts     303.3     31.2     3.3     .1     337.9     349.1
  Swaps     .4     2.4     1.3     6.6     10.7     11.0
  Cross-currency interest rate swaps     28.3     37.3     23.5     38.0     127.1     105.1
  Options written     40.5     3.2     1.3         45.0     44.6
  Options purchased     38.8     3.5     1.3     .6     44.2     41.4
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total foreign exchange contracts     411.3     77.6     30.7     45.3     564.9     551.2
   
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives     12.1     23.3     34.3     13.9     83.6     80.6
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other contracts1     70.8     19.3     9.1     6.0     105.2     39.9
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 1,194.2   $ 442.8   $ 236.5   $ 296.3   $ 2,169.8   $ 2,063.3
   
 
 
 
 
 
1
Includes equity and commodity derivatives.

        The Bank is exposed to market risk as a result of price volatility in the derivatives and cash markets relating to movements in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and credit spreads. This risk is managed by senior officers responsible for the Bank's trading business and is monitored separately by the Bank's Risk Management Group.

        The estimated fair value of exchange traded derivative financial instruments is based on quoted market rates plus or minus daily margin settlements. This results in minimal fair values as these instruments are effectively settled on a daily basis. The estimated fair value of over-the-counter derivative financial instruments is determined using valuation models that incorporate prevailing market rates and prices on underlying instruments with similar maturities and characteristics. The fair value of over-the-counter derivative financial instruments also reflects the impact of valuation adjustments which recognize the need to cover market, liquidity, model and credit risks.

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Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Average1 fair value for the year
  Year end fair value
  Year end fair value
 
  Positive
  Negative
  Positive
  Negative
  Positive
  Negative
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Derivative financial instruments held or issued for trading purposes:                                    
Interest rate contracts                                    
  Forward rate agreements   $ 51   $ 63   $ 33   $ 51   $ 47   $ 55
  Swaps     13,374     13,577     13,563     13,990     13,581     13,581
  Options written         1,138         1,196         1,084
  Options purchased     820         798         859    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest rate contracts     14,245     14,778     14,394     15,237     14,487     14,720
   
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts                                    
  Forward contracts     6,359     5,611     6,780     6,093     6,217     4,759
  Swaps     1,120     303     1,653     356     928     281
  Cross-currency interest rate swaps     4,612     4,590     5,771     5,803     3,571     4,318
  Options written         519         1,025         487
  Options purchased     517         908         407    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total foreign exchange contracts     12,608     11,023     15,112     13,277     11,123     9,845
   
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives     667     687     719     581     713     572
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other contracts2     2,679     3,354     3,472     4,778     2,128     2,863
   
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value — trading   $ 30,199   $ 29,842   $ 33,697   $ 33,873   $ 28,451   $ 28,000
   
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments held or issued for non-trading purposes:                                    
Interest rate contracts                                    
  Forward rate agreements               $ 2   $ 1   $ 4   $ 9
  Swaps                 720     783     821     862
  Options written                             6
  Options purchased                 45         74    
               
 
 
 
Total interest rate contracts                 767     784     899     877
               
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts                                    
  Forward contracts                 546     301     1,444     2,090
  Cross-currency interest rate swaps                     779     771     760
               
 
 
 
Total foreign exchange contracts                 546     1,080     2,215     2,850
               
 
 
 
Credit derivatives                 4     63     29     21
               
 
 
 
Other contracts2                 276     2        
               
 
 
 
Fair value — non-trading                 1,593     1,929     3,143     3,748
               
 
 
 
Total fair value               $ 35,290   $ 35,802   $ 31,594   $ 31,748
               
 
 
 
1
The average fair value of trading derivative financial instruments for the year ended October 31, 2003 was: Positive $29,044 million and Negative $29,808 million. Averages are calculated on a monthly basis.

2
Includes equity and commodity derivatives.

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        Credit risk on derivative financial instruments is the risk of a financial loss occurring as a result of a default of a counterparty on its obligation to the Bank. The treasury credit area is responsible for the implementation of and compliance with credit policies established by the Bank for the management of derivative credit exposures.

        On the following table, the current replacement cost, which is the positive fair value of all outstanding derivative financial instruments, represents the Bank's maximum derivative credit exposure. The credit equivalent amount is the sum of the current replacement cost and the potential future exposure, which is calculated by applying factors supplied by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada to the notional principal amount of the instruments. The risk-weighted amount is determined by applying standard measures of counterparty credit risk to the credit equivalent amount.

Credit Exposure of Derivative Financial Instruments at Year End

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Current replacement cost1
  Credit equivalent amount
  Risk-
weighted amount

  Current replacement cost1
  Credit equivalent amount
  Risk-
weighted amount

 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Interest rate contracts                                    
  Forward rate agreements   $ 34   $ 116   $ 24   $ 51   $ 223   $ 45
  Swaps     14,283     19,294     4,787     14,402     18,719     4,810
  Options purchased     797     1,092     222     878     1,171     282
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest rate contracts     15,114     20,502     5,033     15,331     20,113     5,137
   
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts                                    
  Forward contracts     7,248     11,558     2,582     7,366     11,437     2,579
  Swaps     1,653     2,336     665     928     1,520     465
  Cross-currency interest rate swaps     5,772     11,952     2,682     4,342     9,369     2,131
  Options purchased     908     1,580     341     247     748     171
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total foreign exchange contracts     15,581     27,426     6,270     12,883     23,074     5,346
   
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives     719     7,396     1,327     485     7,668     1,811
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other contracts2     2,444     5,222     1,668     1,002     2,550     945
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total derivative financial instruments   $ 33,858   $ 60,546   $ 14,298   $ 29,701   $ 53,405   $ 13,239
   
 
 
 
 
 
Less impact of master netting agreements and collateral     21,849     32,439     8,030     20,149     28,824     7,252
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 12,009   $ 28,107   $ 6,268   $ 9,552   $ 24,581   $ 5,987
   
 
 
 
 
 
1
Exchange traded instruments and forward foreign exchange contracts with an original maturity of 14 days or less are excluded in accordance with the guidelines of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. The total positive fair value of the excluded contracts at October 31, 2004 was $1,432 million (2003 — $1,893 million).

2
Includes equity and commodity derivatives.

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NOTE 18    CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES

(a)    In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into various off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liability contracts. The primary purpose of these contracts is to make funds available for the financing needs of customers. The Bank's policy for requiring collateral security with respect to these contracts and the types of collateral security held is generally the same as for loans made by the Bank.

        Financial and performance standby letters of credit represent irrevocable assurances that the Bank will make payments in the event that a customer cannot meet its obligations to third parties and they carry the same credit risk, recourse and collateral security requirements as loans extended to customers.

        Documentary and commercial letters of credit are instruments issued on behalf of a customer authorizing a third party to draw drafts on the Bank up to a certain amount subject to specific terms and conditions. The Bank is at risk for any drafts drawn that are not ultimately settled by the customer, and the amounts are collateralized by the goods to which they relate.

        Commitments to extend credit represent unutilized portions of authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans and customers' liability under acceptances.

        The values of credit instruments reported below represent the maximum amount of additional credit that the Bank could be obligated to extend should contracts be fully utilized.

Credit Instruments

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Financial and performance standby letters of credit   $ 5,429   $ 6,275
Documentary and commercial letters of credit     691     754
Commitments to extend credit            
  Original term to maturity of one year or less     29,900     32,357
  Original term to maturity of more than one year     11,232     16,346
   
 
    $ 47,252   $ 55,732
   
 

        In addition, the Bank is committed to fund $424 million of merchant banking investments as opportunities arise.

(b)    During the year, the Bank entered into an agreement with an external party whereby the external party will operate the Bank's Automated Banking Machines (ABMs) network for seven years at a total projected cost of $451 million. Future minimum capital lease commitments for ABMs will be $66 million for 2005, $66 million for 2006, $65 million for 2007, $59 million for 2008, $57 million for 2009, and $124 million for 2010 and thereafter.

        During fiscal 2003, the Bank entered into an agreement with an external party whereby the external party will provide network and computer desktop support services for seven years at a total projected cost of $720 million. During 2004, the Bank incurred $129 million and due to additional services purchased, the remaining obligation is projected to be $118 million for 2005, $115 million for 2006, $110 million for 2007, $106 million for 2008, $102 million for 2009 and $101 million for 2010.

        The premises and equipment net rental expense charged to net income for the year ended October 31, 2004 was $539 million (2003 — $552 million).

        The Bank has obligations under long term non-cancellable leases for premises and equipment. Future minimum operating lease commitments for premises and for equipment, where the annual rental is in excess of $100 thousand, is estimated at $299 million for 2005; $254 million for 2006; $214 million for 2007; $189 million for 2008; $157 million for 2009; $455 million for 2010 and thereafter.

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(c)    During fiscal 2004, the Bank added $354 million to its contingent litigation reserves. This includes reserves with respect to certain Enron related actions to which the Bank is a party. Several of these matters are in the early stages of litigation and given the size of the claims there is exposure to additional loss. The Bank will regularly assess its position as events progress.

        In addition, the Bank and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal actions in the ordinary course of business, many of which are loan-related. In management's opinion, the ultimate disposition of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Bank.

(d)    In the ordinary course of business, securities and other assets are pledged against liabilities. As at October 31, 2004 securities and other assets with a carrying value of $26 billion (2003 — $20 billion) were pledged in respect of securities sold short or under repurchase agreements. In addition, as at October 31, 2004, assets with a carrying value of $4 billion (2003 — $3 billion) were deposited for the purposes of participation in clearing and payment systems and depositories or to have access to the facilities of central banks in foreign jurisdictions, or as security for contract settlements with derivative exchanges or other derivative counterparties.

(e)    In the ordinary course of business, the Bank agrees to lend unpaid customer securities, or its own securities, to borrowers on a fully collateralized basis. Securities lent at October 31, 2004 amounted to $5 billion (2003 — $4 billion).

(f)    As of February 1, 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted the accounting guideline on disclosure of guarantees. A guarantee is defined to be a contract that contingently requires the Bank to make payments to a third party based on (i) changes in an underlying interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity or commodity instrument, index or other variable, that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the counterparty, (ii) failure of another party to perform under an obligating agreement, or (iii) failure of another third party to pay its indebtedness when due.

        Significant guarantees that the Bank has provided to third parties include the following:

Financial and Performance Standby Letters of Credit

        Financial and performance standby letters of credit represent irrevocable assurances that the Bank will make payments in the event that a customer cannot meet its obligations to third parties and they carry the same credit risk, recourse and collateral security requirements as loans extended to customers. Generally, the terms of these letters of credit do not exceed four years.

Assets Sold with Recourse

        In connection with certain asset sales, the Bank typically makes representations about the underlying assets in which the Bank may have an obligation to repurchase the assets or indemnify the purchaser against any loss. Generally, the term of these guarantees does not exceed three years.

Credit Enhancements

        The Bank guarantees payments to counterparties in the event that third party credit enhancements supporting asset pools are insufficient. The term of these credit facilities do not exceed 20 years.

Written Options

        Written options are agreements under which the Bank grants the buyer the future right, but not the obligation, to sell/buy at or by a specified date, a specific amount of a financial instrument at a price agreed when the option is arranged and which can be physically or cash settled.

        Written options can be used by the counterparty to hedge foreign exchange, equity, credit, commodity and interest rate risks. The Bank does not track, for accounting purposes, whether its clients enter into these derivative contracts for trading or hedging purposes and has not determined if the guaranteed party has the asset or liability related to the underlying. Accordingly, the Bank cannot ascertain which contracts are"guarantees" under the definition contained in the accounting guideline. The Bank employs a risk framework to define risk tolerances and establishes limits designed to ensure that losses do not exceed acceptable, predefined limits. Due to the nature of these contracts, the Bank cannot make a reasonable estimate of the potential maximum amount payable to the counterparties. The total notional principal amount of the written options as at October 31, 2004 is $139 billion (2003 — $114 billion).

Indemnification Agreements

        In the normal course of operations, the Bank provides indemnification agreements to various counterparties in transactions such as service agreements, leasing transactions, and agreements relating to acquisitions and dispositions. The Bank also indemnifies directors and officers, to the extent permitted by law, against certain claims that may be made against them as a result of their services to the Bank. Under these agreements, the Bank is required to compensate counterparties for costs incurred as a result of various contingencies such as changes in laws and regulations and litigation claims. The nature of the indemnification agreements prevents the Bank from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount that the Bank would be required to pay such counterparties.

        The table below summarizes at October 31, the maximum potential amount of future payments that could be made under the guarantee agreements without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or from collateral held or pledged.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Financial and performance standby letters of credit   $ 5,429   $ 6,275
Assets sold with recourse     1,869     1,887
Credit enhancements     117     130
   
 
    $ 7,415   $ 8,292
   
 

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NOTE 19    CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

        Concentration of credit exists where a number of borrowers or counterparties are engaged in similar activities, are located in the same geographic area or have comparable economic characteristics. Their ability to meet contractual obligations may be similarly affected by changing economic, political or other conditions.

 
  On-balance sheet assets1
  Off-balance sheet financial instruments
 
 
   
   
  Credit
instruments2,3

  Derivative
financial
instruments4,5

 
 
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
Canada     92 %   90 %   70 %   61 %   27 %   22 %
United States     6     7     24     30     26     29  
United Kingdom     1     1     3     6     8     9  
Europe — excluding the United Kingdom         1             29     28  
Other International     1     1     3     3     10     12  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total     100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 123,924   $ 118,058   $ 47,252   $ 55,732   $ 33,858   $ 29,701  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
No single industry segment accounted for more than 5% of the total loans and customers' liability under acceptances.

2
At October 31, 2004, the Bank had commitments and contingent liability contracts in the amount of $47,252 million (2003 — $55,732 million). Included are commitments to extend credit totaling $41,132 million (2003 — $48,703 million), of which the credit risk is dispersed as detailed in the table above.

3
Of the commitments to extend credit, industry segments which equalled or exceeded 5% of the total concentration were as follows at October 31, 2004: Financial institutions 53% (2003 — 44%); Oil and gas 5% (2003 — 5%); Automotive 5% (2003 — 5%).

4
At October 31, 2004, the current replacement cost of derivative financial instruments amounted to $33,858 million (2003 — $29,701 million). Based on the location of ultimate counterparty, the credit risk was allocated as detailed in the table above.

5
The largest concentration by counterparty type was with financial institutions, which accounted for 84% of the total (2003 — 87%). The second largest concentration was with governments which accounted for 7% of the total. No other industry segment exceeded 3% of the total.

NOTE 20    SEGMENTED INFORMATION

        For management reporting purposes, the Bank's operations and activities are organized around the following operating business segments: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wealth Management.

        The Personal and Commercial Banking segment provides financial products and services to personal, small business, insurance, and commercial customers. The Wholesale Banking segment provides financial products and services to corporate, government, and institutional customers. The Wealth Management segment provides investment products and services to institutional and retail investors.

        The Bank's other business activities are not considered reportable segments and are therefore grouped in the Corporate segment. The Corporate segment includes activities from the non-core lending portfolio, effects of asset securitization programs, treasury management, general provisions for credit losses, elimination of taxable equivalent adjustments, corporate level tax benefits, and residual unallocated revenues, expenses, and taxes.

        Results of each business segment reflect revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities generated by the businesses in that segment. Due to the complexity of the Bank, its management reporting model uses various estimates, assumptions, allocations and risk-based methodologies for funds transfer pricing, inter-segment revenues, income tax rates, capital, indirect expenses and cost transfers to measure business segment results. Transfer pricing of funds are generally applied at market rates. Inter-segment revenues are negotiated between each business segment and approximate the value provided by the distributing segment. Income tax expense or benefit is generally applied to each segment based on a statutory tax rate and may be adjusted for items and activities unique to each segment.

        The Bank measures and evaluates the performance of each segment based on earnings before amortization of intangibles and, where applicable, the Bank notes that the measure is before amortization of intangibles. For example, revenue is not affected by the amortization of intangibles, but expenses are affected by the amortization of intangibles. This measure is only relevant in the Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management segments, as there are no intangibles allocated to the Wholesale Banking and Corporate segments.

        Net interest income, primarily within Wholesale Banking is calculated on a taxable equivalent basis (TEB), which means that the value of non-taxable or tax-exempt income such as dividends is adjusted (increased) to its equivalent before tax value. Using TEB allows the Bank to measure income from all securities and loans consistently and makes for a more meaningful comparison of net interest income with similar institutions. The taxable equivalent basis adjustment reflected in the Wholesale Banking segment's results is eliminated in the Corporate segment.

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Results by Business Segment

 
  Personal and Commercial Banking
  Wholesale Banking1,2
  Wealth Management
  Corporate1,2
  Total
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

 
2004                                
Net interest income   $ 4,191   $ 1,600   $ 508   $ (356 ) $ 5,943  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     373     41         (800 )   (386 )
Other income     2,066     615     2,098     104     4,883  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     3,650     1,289     2,047     395     7,381  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before provision for (benefit of) income taxes and non-controlling interest     2,234     885     559     153     3,831  
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes     747     278     191     (264 )   952  
Non-controlling interest in net income of subsidiaries                 92     92  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income — before amortization of intangibles   $ 1,487   $ 607   $ 368   $ 325   $ 2,787  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes                             477  
                           
 
Net income — reported basis                           $ 2,310  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ 123,200   $ 148,100   $ 24,900   $ 14,827   $ 311,027  
   
 
 
 
 
 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net interest income   $ 4,086   $ 1,355   $ 431   $ (256 ) $ 5,616  
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses     460     15         (289 )   186  
Other income     1,803     701     1,873     47     4,424  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     3,463     1,689     2,234     206     7,592  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes and non-controlling interest     1,966     352     70     (126 )   2,262  
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes     689     92     145     (323 )   603  
Non-controlling interest in net income of subsidiaries                 92     92  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) — before amortization of intangibles   $ 1,277   $ 260   $ (75 ) $ 105   $ 1,567  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes                             491  
                           
 
Net income — reported basis                           $ 1,076  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ 115,700   $ 123,400   $ 21,100   $ 13,332   $ 273,532  
   
 
 
 
 
 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net interest income   $ 4,058   $ 1,505   $ 426   $ (689 ) $ 5,300  
Provision for credit losses     505     2,490         (70 )   2,925  
Other income     1,710     1,163     1,895     161     4,929  
Non-interest expenses before amortization of intangibles     3,501     1,235     2,080     (62 )   6,754  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes and non-controlling interest     1,762     (1,057 )   241     (396 )   550  
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes     648     (400 )   116     (445 )   (81 )
Non-controlling interest in net income of subsidiaries                 64     64  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) — before amortization of intangibles   $ 1,114   $ (657 ) $ 125   $ (15 ) $ 567  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes                             634  
                           
 
Net loss — reported basis                           $ (67 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
1
The Wholesale Banking and Corporate segment results have been restated to reflect the transfer of the non-core lending portfolio to the Corporate Segment.

2
The taxable equivalent basis adjustment reflected in the Wholesale Banking segment's results is eliminated in the Corporate segment.

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Results by Geographic Distribution

        The Bank earns revenue in Canada and in international locations. Reporting is based on the geographic location of the unit responsible for recording the revenues or assets.

 
  Total revenue
  Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest
  Net income (loss)
  Total assets
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

2004                        
Canada   $ 8,137   $ 2,110   $ 1,446   $ 216,110
United States     1,559     434     259     41,506
International     1,130     661     605     53,411
   
 
 
 
Total   $ 10,826   $ 3,205   $ 2,310   $ 311,027
   
 
 
 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Canada   $ 7,381   $ 1,094   $ 761   $ 191,817
United States     1,588     (11 )   (23 )   38,222
International     1,071     407     338     43,493
   
 
 
 
Total   $ 10,040   $ 1,490   $ 1,076   $ 273,532
   
 
 
 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Canada   $ 7,593   $ 1,072   $ 785   $ 171,562
United States     1,553     (1,720 )   (1,137 )   47,524
International     1,083     200     285     58,954
   
 
 
 
Total   $ 10,229   $ (448 ) $ (67 ) $ 278,040
   
 
 
 

NOTE 21    ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

(a)    Acquisition of Banknorth Group, Inc.

        On August 26, 2004, the Bank announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 51% interest in Banknorth Group, Inc. (Banknorth) for total consideration of approximately $5 billion. Consideration will be 60% cash and 40% common shares of the Bank. Banknorth is a public company with approximately $35 billion in assets. The acquisition is subject to approval by regulators and Banknorth shareholders, and if approved, is expected to close in February 2005. Between now and the close of the acquisition, the Bank is restricted from declaring or paying any extraordinary or special dividends on its capital stock or amending its by-laws in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the economic benefits of the acquisition to the holders of Banknorth common stock.

(b)    Acquisition of insurance business from Liberty Mutual Group

        On April 1, 2004, the Bank acquired the Canadian personal property and casualty operations of Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group. Goodwill arising from this acquisition was $43 million.

(c)    Acquisition of Branches from Laurentian Bank of Canada

        On October 31, 2003, the Bank completed the acquisition of 57 branches outside the Province of Quebec from the Laurentian Bank of Canada. The all-cash purchase price reflects the value of assets acquired, less liabilities assumed. Intangible assets arising from the acquisition of $126 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit of five years.

(d)    Sale of Mutual Fund Record Keeping and Custody Business

        During fiscal 2002, the Bank sold its mutual fund record keeping and custody business and recorded a pre-tax gain of $40 million.

(e)    Acquisition of Stafford and LETCO

        On March 1, 2002, the Bank completed the acquisition of the securities and trading technology platform and listed equity options market-making businesses of the Stafford group of firms (Stafford) and the LETCO group (LETCO). The purchase price consisted of an initial cash payment of approximately $428 million. The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method and the results of Stafford and LETCO's operations have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations from March 1, 2002. As discussed in Note 5, the goodwill arising from the acquisition was written off in the second quarter of fiscal 2003.

(f)    Acquisition of TD Waterhouse Shares

        On November 26, 2001, the Bank completed the acquisition of the outstanding common shares of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. (TD Waterhouse) that it did not own for total consideration of approximately $605 million. Goodwill arising from the acquisition was $233 million. On November 1, 2001, the Bank issued approximately 11 million common shares for cash proceeds of $400 million to partially fund the transaction.

(g)    Acquisition of R.J. Thompson Holdings, Inc.

        On November 1, 2001, TD Waterhouse acquired R.J. Thompson Holdings, Inc. (RJT), a direct access brokerage firm, for total cash consideration of $122 million. Goodwill arising from the acquisition was $120 million. The results of RJT have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations from November 1, 2001. In addition, contingent purchase price payments of up to $24 million were payable upon achievement of certain results. In the fourth quarter of 2002, $8 million was paid relating to the contingent purchase price payments and in the first quarter of 2003 an additional $14 million was paid to satisfy the remaining contingent purchase price payments required under the purchase agreement. These payments relate to finite life intangible assets which are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit of three years.

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NOTE 22    RESTRUCTURING COSTS

        During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Bank announced a restructuring of the international unit of its wealth management business. Declining volumes in the discount brokerage business worldwide resulted in excess capacity, which impacted the Bank's ability to profitably run a global brokerage model. The Bank recognized a total of $26 million of pre-tax restructuring costs, with $21 million recognized in the second quarter and $5 million recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The restructuring was completed by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Of the $26 million in pre-tax restructuring costs, $7 million related to lease termination costs and other premises related expenses and the remainder of the restructuring costs of $19 million related to write downs of software and systems development costs.

        During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Bank also announced a restructuring of its U.S. equity options business in Wholesale Banking. Dramatic volume and margin declines had a significantly negative impact on this business. Consequently, the Bank determined that it was necessary to shift its strategy and focus solely on the equity options group centered in Chicago. As a result, the Bank recognized a total of $72 million of pre-tax restructuring costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Of the $72 million in pre-tax restructuring costs, $31 million related to severance and employee support costs, $10 million related to lease termination costs and other premises related expenses and the remainder of the restructuring costs of $31 million related to other expenses and revenue reserves directly related to the restructuring. The $31 million in severance and employee support costs reflects the cost of eliminating approximately 104 positions in the U.S. and 24 positions in Europe. The Bank released $7 million of the restructuring costs and substantially completed the restructuring in fiscal 2004.

        As at October 31, 2004, the total unutilized balance of restructuring costs of $7 million (2003 — $19 million) shown below is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  Human Resources
  Real
Estate

  Technology
  Other
  Total
  Total
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Balance at beginning of year   $ 3   $ 9   $ 1   $ 6   $ 19   $ 36
Restructuring costs arising (reversed) during the year                                    
  Wholesale Banking1     (2 )           (5 )   (7 )   72
  Wealth Management                         26
Amount utilized during the year                                    
  Personal and Commercial Banking                         28
  Wholesale Banking     1     1     1     1     4     62
  Wealth Management         1             1     25
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of year   $   $ 7   $   $   $ 7   $ 19
   
 
 
 
 
 
1
Includes $6 million of revenue reserves directly related to the restructuring.

NOTE 23    EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

        Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share at October 31 are as follows:

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share                    
Net income (loss)   $ 2,310   $ 1,076   $ (67 )
Preferred dividends     78     87     93  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares     2,232     989     (160 )
Average number of common shares outstanding (millions)     654.5     649.8     641.0  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share   $ 3.41   $ 1.52   $ (.25 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share                    
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares   $ 2,232   $ 989   $ (160 )
Average number of common shares outstanding (millions)     654.5     649.8     641.0  
Stock options potentially exercisable as determined under the treasury stock
method1 (millions)
    4.9     4.1     5.9  
   
 
 
 
Average number of common shares outstanding — diluted (millions)     659.4     653.9     646.9  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share2   $ 3.39   $ 1.51   $ (.25 )
   
 
 
 
1
For 2004, all options outstanding were included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share as the options' exercise prices were less than the average market prices of the Bank's common shares. For 2003, the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share excluded weighted average options outstanding of 10,908,010 with a weighted exercise price of $39.40 (2002 — 7,944,584 at $40.14) as the options' exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Bank's common shares.

2
For 2002, the effect of stock options potentially exercisable on earnings (loss) per common share was anti-dilutive, therefore basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share are the same.

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NOTE 24    RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

        The accounting principles followed by the Bank including the accounting requirements of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada conform with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

        Significant differences between Canadian GAAP and United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) are described below.

Net Income (Loss)

 
  For the years ended October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Net income (loss) based on Canadian GAAP   $ 2,310   $ 1,076   $ (67 )
Stock-based compensationa             98  
Employee future benefitsb     (3 )   (11 )   (14 )
Restructuring costsc         (28 )   (165 )
Variable interest entitiesd     (17 )   (16 )   (25 )
Available for sale securitiese     2     128     (119 )
Derivative instruments and hedging activitiesf     (475 )   142     192  
Guaranteesg     (13 )   (20 )    
Asset retirement obligationsh     (6 )   (30 )    
Other     (10 )        
Income taxes and net change in income taxes due to the above itemsi     118     (56 )   28  
Non-controlling interest in TD Mortgage Investment Corporationj     (25 )   (23 )   (23 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) based on U.S. GAAP     1,881     1,162     (95 )
Preferred dividends     53     64     70  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares based on U.S. GAAP   $ 1,828   $ 1,098   $ (165 )
   
 
 
 
Average number of common shares outstanding (millions)                    
  Basic — U.S. GAAP     654.5     649.8     641.0  
            — Canadian GAAP     654.5     649.8     641.0  
  Diluted — U.S. GAAP     659.4     653.9     646.9  
               — Canadian GAAP     659.4     653.9     646.9  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share — U.S. GAAP   $ 2.79   $ 1.69   $ (.26 )
                                                                 — Canadian GAAP     3.41     1.52     (.25 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share — U.S. GAAP   $ 2.77   $ 1.68   $ (.26 )
                                                                    — Canadian GAAP     3.39     1.51     (.25 )
   
 
 
 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 
  For the years ended October 31
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Net income (loss) based on U.S. GAAP   $ 1,881   $ 1,162   $ (95 )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes                    
  Net change in unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities1     16     16     (226 )
  Reclassification to earnings in respect of available for sale securities2     5     (78 )   75  
  Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses3,7     (91 )   (548 )   (32 )
  Change in gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges4     141     126     180  
  Reclassification to earnings of gains and losses on cash flow hedges5     40     46     21  
  Minimum pension liability adjustment6     (5 )   114     (114 )
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)   $ 1,987   $ 838   $ (191 )
   
 
 
 
1
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $31 million (2003 — $7 million; 2002 — $(157) million).

2
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $2 million (2003 — $(45) million; 2002 — $48 million).

3
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $400 million (2003 — $481 million; 2002 — $65 million).

4
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $76 million (2003 — $72 million; 2002 — $114 million).

5
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $21 million (2003 — $27 million; 2002 — $15 million).

6
Net of income taxes (benefit) of $(2) million (2003 — $72 million; 2002 — $(72) million).

7
Fiscal 2004 includes $659 million (2003 — $971 million; 2002 — $90 million) of after-tax gains arising from hedges of the Bank's investment positions in foreign operations.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

 
  As at October 31 2004
  As at October 31 2003
 
 
  Canadian GAAP
  Adjustments
  U.S. GAAP
  Canadian GAAP
  Adjustments
  U.S. GAAP
 
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Assets                                      
Cash resources and otherd   $ 9,038   $ 297   $ 9,335   $ 7,719   $   $ 7,719  
Securities                                      
  Investmente     31,387     3,917     35,304     24,775     1,844     26,619  
  Tradingd     66,893     216     67,109     54,890     195     55,085  
Securities purchased under resale agreements     21,888         21,888     17,475         17,475  
Loans (net)d     123,924     46     123,970     118,058     3,996     122,054  
Derivatives' market revaluationf     33,697     1,827     35,524     28,451     3,732     32,183  
Goodwillb,c     2,225     64     2,289     2,263     64     2,327  
Intangible assetsb     2,144     33     2,177     2,737     34     2,771  
Other assetsb,d,f,h     19,831     67     19,898     17,164     42     17,206  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets   $ 311,027   $ 6,467   $ 317,494   $ 273,532   $ 9,907   $ 283,439  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities                                      
Depositsd   $ 206,893   $ 350   $ 207,243   $ 182,880   $   $ 182,880  
Derivatives' market revaluationf     33,873     1,138     35,011     28,000     4,006     32,006  
Other liabilitiesb,c,d,e,f,g,h     49,389     4,662     54,051     42,404     1,003     43,407  
Subordinated notes, debentures and other debtd     5,644     82     5,726     5,887     4,224     10,111  
Non-controlling interest in subsidiariesd,j     1,250     118     1,368     1,250     350     1,600  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities     297,049     6,350     303,399     260,421     9,583     270,004  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity                                      
Preferred sharesj     1,310     (350 )   960     1,535     (350 )   1,185  
Common sharesa     3,373     37     3,410     3,179     17     3,196  
Contributed surplusa     20     2     22     9     22     31  
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsk     (265 )   265         (130 )   174     44  
Retained earningsa,b,c,d,e,f,g,h     9,540     (155 )   9,385     8,518     249     8,767  
Accumulated other comprehensive income                                      
  Net unrealized gains on available for sale securitiese         327     327         306     306  
  Foreign currency translation adjustmentsk         (265 )   (265 )       (174 )   (174 )
  Derivative instrumentsf         261     261         80     80  
  Minimum pension liability adjustmentb         (5 )   (5 )            
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity     13,978     117     14,095     13,111     324     13,435  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders'equity   $ 311,027   $ 6,467   $ 317,494   $ 273,532   $ 9,907   $ 283,439  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Stock-based Compensation

        Until October 5, 2002, under the Bank's stock option plan, option holders could elect to receive cash for the options equal to their intrinsic value, being the excess of the market value of the share over the option exercise price at the date of exercise. In accounting for stock options with this feature, U.S. GAAP requires expensing the annual change in the intrinsic value of the stock options. For options that have not fully vested, the change in intrinsic value is amortized over the remaining vesting period. Under the then current Canadian GAAP, no expenses were recorded and cash payments to option holders were charged to retained earnings on a net of tax basis. As a result, income for U.S. GAAP purposes was increased for 2002 by $60 million as a result of decreases in intrinsic value during the period. Effective October 6, 2002, the plan was amended so that new grants of options and all outstanding options can only be settled for shares. As a result, for the purposes of U.S. GAAP the accrued liability for stock options of $39 million after-tax was reclassified to capital as at October 6, 2002. Beginning in fiscal 2003, the Bank has expensed stock option awards for both Canadian and U.S. GAAP purposes using the fair value method of accounting for stock options. The only continuing Canadian and U.S. GAAP difference relates to the reversal of the accrued liability reclassified to capital for exercises and forfeitures of stock options that existed at October 6, 2002.

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(b)
Employee Future Benefits

        Under Canadian GAAP, the Bank adopted the employee future benefits standard in fiscal 2001 on a retroactive basis without restatement. The Canadian standard requires the accrual of employee future benefits. Previous Canadian GAAP permitted non-pension benefits to be expensed as paid. U.S. GAAP similarly requires the accrual of employee future benefits. For purposes of U.S. GAAP, the Bank adopted the employee future benefits standard on a prospective basis. Consequently, differences between U.S. and Canadian GAAP remain, as the transitional impacts will be amortized over the expected average remaining service life of the employee group for U.S. GAAP.

        U.S. GAAP also requires an additional minimum liability to be recorded if the accumulated benefit obligation is greater than the fair value of plan assets. Canadian GAAP has no such requirement. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the Bank recognized the amounts noted in the table below in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Prepaid pension expense (accrued benefit liability)   $ 180   $ 187
Intangible assets     33     34
Accumulated other comprehensive income before income taxes     7    
   
 
Net amount recognized   $ 220   $ 221
   
 
(c)
Restructuring Costs

        Under previous Canadian GAAP, restructuring costs incurred by the Bank could be accrued as a liability provided that a restructuring plan detailing all significant actions to be taken had been approved by an appropriate level of management, and significant changes to the plan were not likely. U.S. GAAP and current Canadian GAAP require that restructuring costs related to an acquired company be included as a liability in the allocation of the purchase price, thereby increasing goodwill. U.S. GAAP and current Canadian GAAP also require that all restructuring costs be incurred within one year of a restructuring plan's approval by management and that all employees to be involuntarily terminated be notified of their termination benefit arrangement. There were no restructuring costs in fiscal 2004, however in accordance with U.S. GAAP, restructuring costs of $126 million before-tax were recognized in fiscal 2003 and $165 million before-tax in fiscal 2002. Restructuring costs recognized under Canadian GAAP were $98 million before-tax in fiscal 2003 and nil in fiscal 2002.

(d)
Variable Interest Entities

        U.S. GAAP and current Canadian GAAP require gains on loan securitizations to be recognized in income immediately. Under previous Canadian GAAP, gains were recognized only when received in cash by the Bank.

        As of January 31, 2004, the Bank prospectively adopted the new U.S. interpretation on the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs). The interpretation required the Bank to identify VIEs in which it has an interest, determine whether it is the primary beneficiary of such entities and if so, consolidate them. Beginning in fiscal 2001, the Bank adopted the U.S. accounting standard for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. The principal impact of this U.S. standard was to require consolidation of certain entities in circumstances where the entity was considered a single-seller and either its activities were not sufficiently limited or it did not have a minimum 3% external equity investment. Current Canadian GAAP requires consolidation of such entities only when the Bank retains substantially all the residual risks and rewards of the entity.

        In fiscal 2003, under U.S. GAAP, the Bank was required to consolidate loans of $4 billion and subordinated notes, debentures and other debt of $4 billion. No such adjustment was required under U.S. GAAP in fiscal 2004 because the Bank was not considered the primary beneficiary for any significant VIEs. However, as at October 31, 2004 the Bank held significant variable interests in certain VIEs where it is not considered the primary beneficiary. The first of these are multi-seller conduits which the Bank created in fiscal 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2000 with a total of $8 billion of assets. While probability of loss is negligible, the Bank's maximum potential exposure to loss for these conduits is $8 billion as of October 31, 2004 (through sole provision of liquidity facilities only available in the event of a general market disruption).

        The second is a single-seller conduit which the Bank created in fiscal 2000 with $3 billion of assets. The Bank's maximum potential exposure to loss for this conduit is $3 billion as of October 31, 2004 (through sole provision of liquidity facilities only available in the event of a general market disruption), however, the probability of loss is negligible.

        The Bank also enters into structured transactions on behalf of clients. Beginning in fiscal 2001, the Bank sold trading assets to certain third party managed multi-seller conduits as a source of cost effective funding as well as to manage regulatory capital. As part of the transactions, the Bank maintained its exposure to the assets through derivative contracts executed with the conduits. The Bank's maximum exposure to the entity is limited to the $3 billion notional value of the specified assets sold.

(e)
Available for Sale Securities

        U.S. GAAP requires that investment securities be classified as either "available for sale" or "held to maturity", and requires available for sale securities to be reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their estimated fair values. Unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair values of available for sale securities are reported net of income taxes in other comprehensive income. Other than temporary declines in fair value are recorded by transferring the unrealized loss from other comprehensive income to the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For U.S. GAAP, the Bank accounts for the majority of investment securities as available for sale. Under Canadian GAAP, investment securities are carried at cost or amortized cost, with other than temporary declines in value recognized based upon expected net realizable values.

        In addition, under U.S. GAAP certain non-cash collateral received in securities lending transactions is recognized as an asset and a liability is recorded for obligations to return the collateral. Under Canadian GAAP, non-cash collateral received as part of a securities lending transaction is not recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(f)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

        U.S. GAAP requires all derivative instruments be reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair values, with changes in the fair value for derivatives that are not hedges reported through the Consolidated Statement of Operations. U.S. GAAP provides specific guidance on hedge accounting including the measurement of hedge ineffectiveness, limitations on hedging strategies and hedging with intercompany derivatives. For fair value hedges, the Bank is hedging changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments and changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments are recorded in income. For cash flow hedges, the Bank is hedging the variability in cash flows related to variable rate assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions and the effective portion of the changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments are recorded in other comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in income. For fiscal 2004, deferred net gains (losses) on derivative instruments of $90 million (2003 — $(27) million; 2002 — $(68) million) included in other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months. Cash flow hedges also include hedges of certain forecasted transactions up to a maximum of 21 years, although a substantial majority is under two years. The ineffective portion of hedging derivative instruments' changes in fair values are immediately recognized in income. For fiscal 2004, under U.S. GAAP, the Bank recognized pre-tax gains (losses) of nil (2003 — $(19) million; 2002 — $3 million) for the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges.

        Under previous Canadian GAAP, the Bank recognized only derivatives used in trading activities at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, with changes in fair value included in income. However, as discussed in Note 1, as of November 1, 2003 the Bank prospectively adopted a CICA accounting guideline on hedging relationships. This guideline resulted in non-trading derivatives that are in ineffective hedging relationships or that are hedges not designated in a hedging relationship being carried at fair value.

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        In fiscal 2004, the majority of the net income adjustment for derivative instruments and hedging activities resulted from the Bank entering into a hedge for the cash portion of the purchase price for the proposed acquisition of Banknorth. Under U.S. GAAP, the hedge of the proposed Banknorth acquisition is not eligible for designation as a hedged transaction in a cash flow hedge given that the forecasted transaction involves a business combination. As a result, changes in the fair value of the derivative have been reported through U.S. GAAP net income. However, under Canadian GAAP, the forecasted transaction is eligible for hedge accounting, given that it is a hedge of foreign exchange risk.

(g)
Guarantees

        During fiscal 2003, the Bank adopted the U.S. interpretation on guarantor's accounting and disclosure requirements for guarantees, including indirect guarantees of indebtedness of others. As a result, for U.S. GAAP purposes, the initial liability for obligations assumed with respect to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002 is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value. The total amount of the current liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet is $33 million for U.S. GAAP purposes in 2004 (2003 — $20 million). Under Canadian GAAP, a liability is not recognized at the inception of a guarantee.

(h)
Asset Retirement Obligations

        During fiscal 2003, the Bank prospectively adopted the U.S. standard relating to accounting for asset retirement obligations. This standard requires that a liability for an asset retirement obligation related to a long-lived asset be recognized in the period in which it is incurred and recorded at fair value. The offset to the liability is capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. There are no similar requirements under current Canadian GAAP. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting policy on prior years was a charge to income of $15 million after-tax in fiscal 2003, two cents per share on a basic and fully diluted basis and the effect of the standard for fiscal 2003 was a charge of $4 million after-tax. The charge for fiscal 2004 was $4 million after-tax. As at October 31, 2004, the Bank has recognized a liability for asset retirement obligations related to capitalized leasehold improvements of $57 million (2003 — $53 million) for U.S. GAAP reporting purposes.

(i)
Future Income Taxes

        Under Canadian GAAP, the effects of income tax rate reductions are recorded when considered substantively enacted. Under U.S. GAAP, the effects of rate changes do not impact the measurement of tax balances until passed into law.

(j)
Non-controlling Interest

        Under U.S. GAAP, preferred shares of the Bank's subsidiary, TD Mortgage Investment Corporation, are presented as a non-controlling interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and the net income applicable to the non-controlling interest is presented separately on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Under Canadian GAAP, these preferred shares are included within the total preferred shares presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(k)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

        U.S. GAAP requires foreign currency translation adjustments arising from subsidiaries where the functional currency is other than the Canadian dollar to be presented net of taxes in other comprehensive income. Under Canadian GAAP, the Bank presents foreign currency translation adjustments as a separate component of shareholders' equity.

NOTE 25    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        The Bank makes loans to its officers and directors and their affiliates. Loans to directors and certain officers are on market terms. The amounts outstanding are as follows:

 
  2004
  2003
 
  (millions of Canadian dollars)
Residential mortgages   $ 2   $ 3
Consumer instalment and other personal     5     9
Business     280     378
   
 
Total   $ 287   $ 390
   
 

NOTE 26    FUTURE ACCOUNTING CHANGES

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

        The Canadian Accounting Standards Board issued a revised guideline on the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs) in order to harmonize with the revised U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board interpretation. The revised guideline is effective for the Bank in fiscal 2005. The primary impact of adopting the revised guideline is that the Bank will no longer consolidate one of its innovative capital structures — TD Capital Trust Securities — Series 2012, which accounts for $350 million of Tier 1 capital. Although the Bank has voting control it is not deemed the primary beneficiary under the VIEs rules. For regulatory capital purposes, the Bank's innovative capital structures have been grandfathered by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, and the Bank's capital ratios are unaffected. Note 24, the Reconciliation of Canadian and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles provides details of the adoption of the U.S. interpretation.

Liabilities and Equity

        The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) issued amendments to its accounting standard on financial instruments — disclosure and presentation which are effective for the Bank in fiscal 2005. As a result of these amendments, the Bank will be required to classify its existing preferred shares and innovative Tier 1 capital as liabilities. The Bank's preferred dividends will therefore be reported as interest expense and earnings attributable to common shares will be unaffected. For regulatory capital purposes, the existing capital instruments of the Bank have been grandfathered by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, and the Bank's capital ratios are unaffected.

Asset Retirement Obligations

        In fiscal 2003, the CICA issued an accounting standard on asset retirement obligations that is applicable to the Bank in fiscal 2005. The standard harmonizes Canadian GAAP with current U.S. GAAP and requires that a liability for an asset retirement obligation related to a long-lived asset to be recognized in the period in which it is incurred and recorded at fair value.

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Merchant Banking Accounting

        During 2003, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board amended its accounting standard on subsidiaries to disallow an enterprise acquired with the clearly demonstrated intention that it would be disposed of in the foreseeable future to be considered a temporary investment. As a result, beginning in fiscal 2005, the Bank will commence equity accounting for investments held within the merchant banking portfolio where it has significant influence. The Bank currently does not expect this change in accounting to result in a significant net income impact.

Financial Instruments, Hedges and Comprehensive Income

        The CICA has issued two proposed accounting standards — Financial Instruments — Recognition and Measurement and Hedges and one new accounting standard — Comprehensive Income. These standards are substantially harmonized with U.S. GAAP and are effective for the Bank beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The principal impact of the standards are detailed below.

        Comprehensive income will be a new component of shareholder's equity and a new statement entitled Statement of Comprehensive Income will be added to the Bank's primary financial statements. Comprehensive income includes unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, foreign currency translation and derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes.

        Financial assets will be required to be classified as available for sale, held to maturity or trading. Held to maturity assets will be limited to fixed maturity instruments that the Bank intends to and is able to hold to maturity and will be accounted for at amortized cost. Trading assets will continue to be accounted for at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses reported through net income. The remaining assets will be classified as available for sale and measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized through comprehensive income.

        For fair value hedges, where the Bank is hedging changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments, the change in the value of derivatives and hedged items will be recorded through income. For cash flow hedges where the Bank is hedging the variability in cash flows related to variable rate assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions, the effective portion of the changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments will be recorded through comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in income.

Investment Companies

        The CICA issued an accounting guideline on investment companies which requires the Bank's investment companies to account for all its investments at fair value. The guideline sets out the criteria for determining whether a company is an investment company and also provides guidance on the circumstances in which the parent company of, or equity method investor in, an investment company should account for the investment company's investments at fair value. The impact of this accounting guideline is not significant for the Bank.

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PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES

 
   
  As at October 31, 2004
Canadian

  Head office
  Book value of shares
owned by the Bank

 
   
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

Commercial Mortgage Operations Company of Canada   Toronto, Canada   $ 50

CT Financial Assurance Company   Toronto, Canada     12

First Nations Bank of Canada (89%)   Walpole Island, Canada     8

Meloche Monnex Inc.   Montreal, Canada     331
  Security National Insurance Company   Montreal, Canada      
    Primmum Insurance Company   Toronto, Canada      
    TD General Insurance Company   Toronto, Canada      

TD Asset Finance Corp.   Toronto, Canada     16
  TD MarketSite Inc.   Toronto, Canada      

TD Asset Management Inc.   Toronto, Canada     169

TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners Ltd.   Toronto, Canada    

TD Capital Funds Management Ltd.   Toronto, Canada    

TD Capital Group Limited   Toronto, Canada     147

TD Capital Trust   Toronto, Canada     360

TD Capital Trust II   Toronto, Canada     2

TD Investment Management Inc.   Toronto, Canada    

TD Investment Services Inc.   Toronto, Canada     223

TD Life Insurance Company   Toronto, Canada     18

TD Mortgage Corporation   Toronto, Canada     7,098
  Canada Trustco Mortgage Company   London, Canada      
    TD Waterhouse Bank N.V.   Amsterdam, The Netherlands      
    Canada Trustco International Limited   Bridgetown, Barbados      
    The Canada Trust Company   Toronto, Canada      
    Truscan Property Corporation   Toronto, Canada      
  TD Pacific Mortgage Corporation   Toronto, Canada      

TD Mortgage Investment Corporation   Calgary, Canada     88

TD Nordique Inc.   Vancouver, Canada     1,087

TD Parallel Private Equity Investors Ltd.   Toronto, Canada     58

TD Realty Limited   Toronto, Canada     24

TD Securities Inc.   Toronto, Canada     129

TD Timberlane Investments Limited   Vancouver, Canada     587

1390018 Ontario Limited   Toronto, Ontario     49

        Unless otherwise noted, the Bank, either directly or through its subsidiaries, owns 100% of any issued and outstanding voting securities and non-voting securities of the entities listed, except the non-voting securities of First Nations Bank of Canada, TD Capital Trust, TD Capital Trust II, and TD Mortgage Investment Corporation. Each subsidiary is incorporated in the country in which its head office is located.

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PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES

 
   
  As at October 31, 2004
United States

  Head Office
  Book value of shares
owned by the Bank

 
   
  (millions of Canadian dollars)

TD North America Limited Partnership   Delaware, U.S.A.   556

TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.   New York, U.S.A.   2,325
  CTUSA, Inc.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    
    TD Bank USA, F.S.B.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    
  Drewmark, Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
    R.J. Thompson Holdings, Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
  National Investor Services Corp.   New York, U.S.A.    
  TD Waterhouse Asset Management, Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
  TD Waterhouse Bank, N.A.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    
    Waterhouse Mortgage Services, Inc.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    
  TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.   Toronto, Canada    
  TD Waterhouse Capital Markets, Inc.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    
  TD Waterhouse European Acquisition Corporation   New York, U.S.A.    
  TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
    TD Waterhouse Canadian Call Center Inc.   Toronto, Canada    
  TD Waterhouse Technology Services, Inc.   New Jersey, U.S.A.    

Toronto Dominion Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc.   Houston, U.S.A.   783
  TD Equity Options, Inc.   Chicago, U.S.A.    
    TD Options LLC   Chicago, U.S.A.    
    Edge Trading Systems LLC   Chicago, U.S.A.    
  TD Securities (USA) Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
    TD Professional Execution, Inc.   Chicago, U.S.A.    
  Toronto Dominion (New York), Inc.   New York, U.S.A.    
  Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc.   Houston, U.S.A.    


Other foreign

 

 

 

 

Carysforth Investments Limited (70%)   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   609

Haddington Investments Limited (70%)   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   609

NatWest Personal Financial Management Limited (50%)   London, England   72
  NatWest Stockbrokers Limited   London, England    

TD Financial International Ltd.   Hamilton, Bermuda   3,000
  TD Reinsurance (Barbados) Inc.   St. Michael, Barbados    

TD Haddington Services B.V.   Amsterdam, The Netherlands   914
  Belgravia Securities Investments Limited (66.7%)   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands    

TD Ireland   Dublin, Ireland   122
  TD Global Finance   Dublin, Ireland    

TD Securities (Japan) Inc.   St. Michael, Barbados   58

TD Waterhouse Investor Services (UK) Limited   Leeds, England   382
  TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe) Limited   Leeds, England    

Toronto Dominion Australia Limited   Sydney, Australia   51

Toronto Dominion International Inc.   St. Michael, Barbados   358
  TD Capital Limited   London, England    

Toronto Dominion Investments B.V.   Amsterdam, The Netherlands   799
  TD Bank Europe Limited   London, England    
  Toronto Dominion Holdings (U.K.) Limited   London, England    
    TD Securities Limited   London, England    
    Toronto Dominion International Limited   London, England    

Toronto Dominion Jersey Holdings Limited   St. Helier, Jersey CI   1,296
  TD Guernsey Services Limited   St. Peter Port, Guernsey CI    
    TD European Funding Limited (60.99%)   St. Peter Port, Guernsey CI    

Toronto Dominion (South East Asia) Limited   Singapore, Singapore   459

        Unless otherwise noted, the Bank, either directly or through its subsidiaries, owns 100% of any issued and outstanding voting securities and non-voting securities of the entities listed, except the non-voting securities of First Nations Bank of Canada, TD Capital Trust, TD Capital Trust II, and TD Mortgage Investment Corporation. Each subsidiary is incorporated in the country in which its head office is located.

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Exhibit 4

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Statement of Corporate Governance Practices

AT A GLANCE OVERVIEW

        The Board of Directors and the management of TD Bank Financial Group are committed to leadership in corporate governance. We have designed our corporate governance policies and our practices to ensure that we are focused on our responsibilities to our shareholders and on creating long term shareholder value.

        We can assure you that TDBFG's policies and practices meet or exceed applicable legal requirements. We monitor all proposed new rules and modify our policies and practices to meet any additional requirements. An overview of our corporate governance structure is set out below. The next few pages explain the roles and responsibilities of each important part of this structure as well as other key facts about corporate governance at TDBFG.

Overview of Corporate Governance Structure at TDBFG

        This diagram is a simple overview of the corporate governance structure at TDBFG.

GRAPHIC

Other Places to Find Information about Corporate Governance at TDBFG

Role of the Chairman of the Board

John Thompson

        Mr. John Thompson is the Chairman of the Board at TDBFG. He is not and has never been an executive at TDBFG. His role as Chairman of the Board is to facilitate the functioning of the Board independently of management and to maintain and enhance the quality of our corporate governance at TDBFG. His key responsibilities are set out below. He also serves as Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee.

        Mr. Thompson served as Vice Chairman of IBM Corporation until 2002, having previously been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Canada Ltd. In addition to being a director of Robert Mondavi Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics and The Thomson Corporation, Mr. Thompson is a trustee of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Mr. Thompson has been a member of the Board of TDBFG since 1988.

Chairman of the Board

Key Responsibilities

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Who Are They?

        Our directors* are listed below. Additional biographical information about the directors is included on our web site at www.td.com/governance. Our Proxy Circular for the 2005 Annual Meeting will set out the director candidates proposed for election at the meeting and additional information about each candidate including education, other principal directorships, TDBFG committee membership, stock ownership and attendance at Board and committee meetings.

William E. Bennett

        Corporate Director and Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Draper & Kramer, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Hugh J. Bolton

        Chair of the Board EPCOR Utilities Inc., Edmonton, Alberta

John L. Bragg

        President and Co-Chief Executive Officer Oxford Frozen Foods Limited, Oxford, Nova Scotia

W. Edmund Clark

        President and Chief Executive Officer, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario

Marshall A. Cohen

        Counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto, Ontario

Wendy K. Dobson

        Professor and Director, Institute for International Business, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Darren Entwistle

        President and Chief Executive Officer, TELUS Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia

Donna M. Hayes

        Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, Harlequin Enterprises Limited, Toronto, Ontario

Henry H. Ketcham

        Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia

Pierre H. Lessard

        President and Chief Executive Officer, METRO INC., Montréal, Québec

Harold H. MacKay

        Senior Partner, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP, Regina, Saskatchewan

Brian F. MacNeill

        Chairman of the Board, Petro-Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Roger Phillips

        Corporate Director and Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, IPSCO Inc., Regina, Saskatchewan

Wilbur J. Prezzano

        Corporate Director and Retired Vice Chairman, Eastman Kodak Company, Charleston, South Carolina

Helen K. Sinclair

        Chief Executive Officer, BankWorks Trading Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Donald R. Sobey

        Chairman Emeritus, Empire Company Limited, Stellarton, Nova Scotia

Michael D. Sopko

        Corporate Director and Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Inco Limited, Oakville, Ontario

John M. Thompson

        Chairman of the Board, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario

* as of December 1, 2004. As announced on August 26, 2004, William J. Ryan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banknorth Group, Inc. will join the Board of Directors of TDBFG upon the conclusion of TDBFG's acquisition of 51% of the outstanding shares of Banknorth. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, the acquisition is expected to close February, 2005.

What is the Role of the Board of Directors?

        The Board is responsible for overseeing our management and business affairs and major policy decisions for TDBFG. The Board operates under a written charter describing in plain language its key responsibilities. The main responsibilities in the Board's charter are as follows:

Board Charter:

Main Responsibilities

        Provide the supervision necessary for:

1.
Disclosure of reliable and timely information to shareholders:

The shareholders depend on the Board to get them the right information.

2.
Approval of strategy and major policy decisions of TDBFG:

The Board must understand and approve where TDBFG is going, be kept current on its progress towards those objectives and be part of and approve any major decisions.

3.
Evaluation, compensation and succession for key management roles:

The Board must be sure that the key roles have the right people, that they are monitored and evaluated by the Board and that they are appropriately compensated to encourage TDBFG's long-term success.

4.
Oversight of the management of risks and the implementation of internal controls:

The Board must be satisfied that the assets of TDBFG are protected and that there are sufficient internal checks and balances.

5.
Effective Board governance:

To excel in their duties the Board needs to be functioning properly as a board — strong members with the right skills and the right information.

How Are Directors Selected?

        Each year, the Board recommends the director nominees to shareholders and the shareholders can vote on each new director nominee. The Corporate Governance Committee has the responsibility to determine what skills, qualities and backgrounds the Board needs to fulfill its many responsibilities with a view to diverse representation on the Board. It seeks candidates to fill any gaps in the skills, qualities and backgrounds of Board members and rigorously assesses a candidate's ability to make a valuable contribution to the Board. In addition to having the requisite skills and experience, all non-management directors must meet the qualifications for directors set out in the Position Description for Directors of TDBFG. Those key qualities are set out below.

Key Qualities for Directors at TDBFG

        To serve TDBFG and the long-term interests of its shareholders by supervising the management of the business and affairs of TDBFG in a manner that:

        All directors are encouraged to identify possible candidates to join the Board. In addition, the Corporate Governance Committee has engaged an independent consultant to help identify candidates who meet the qualifications being sought and to ensure that the Committee is considering a large and diverse pool of talent.

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Committee

  Members*
  Key Responsibilities
Corporate
Governance
Committee
  John M. Thompson
(Chair)
Wendy K. Dobson
Brian F. MacNeill
Donald R. Sobey
Michael D. Sopko
  Responsibility for corporate governance of TDBFG:
•  Set the criteria for selecting new directors, including independence;
•  Identify individuals qualified to become Board members and recommend to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders;
•  Develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles aimed at fostering a healthy governance culture at TDBFG;
•  Review and recommend the compensation of the directors of TDBFG;
•  Ensure TDBFG communicates effectively with its shareholders, other interested parties and the public through a responsive communication policy;
•  Oversee the evaluation of the Board and committees.

Management
Resources
Committee

 

Brian F. MacNeill
(Chair)
Marshall A. Cohen
Pierre H. Lessard
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Helen K. Sinclair
John M. Thompson

 

Responsibility for management's performance evaluation, compensation and succession planning:
•  Set performance objectives for the CEO, which encourage TDBFG's long-term financial success in a way that is also compatible with depositors' interests, and regularly measure the CEO's performance against these objectives;
•  Determine the recommended compensation for the CEO and certain executive officers in consultation with independent advisors who help us set competitive compensation for the CEO that meets TDBFG's hiring, retention and performance objectives;
•  Review candidates for CEO and recommend the best candidate to the Board as part of the succession planning process for the position of CEO;
•  Oversee the selection, evaluation, development and compensation of other members of senior management;
•  Produce a report on executive compensation for the benefit of shareholders, which is published in TDBFG's annual proxy circular.

Risk Committee

 

Roger Phillips
(Chair)
William E. Bennett
Hugh J. Bolton
Marshall A. Cohen
Harold H. MacKay
Wilbur J. Prezzano

 

Supervising the management of risk of TDBFG:
•  Identify and monitor the key risks of TDBFG and evaluate their management;
•  Approve risk management policies that establish the appropriate approval levels for decisions and other checks and balances to manage risk;
•  Ensure policies are in place to manage the risks to which TDBFG is exposed, including market, operational, liquidity, credit, regulatory, reputational and strategic risk;
•  Ensure a forum for "big-picture" analysis of future risks including considering trends;
•  Critically assess TDBFG's business strategies and plans from a risk perspective.

Audit Committee

 

Hugh J. Bolton
(Chair)
John L. Bragg
Darren Entwistle
Donna M. Hayes
Henry H. Ketcham
Helen K. Sinclair

 

Supervising the quality and integrity of TDBFG's financial reporting:
•  Oversee reliable, accurate and clear financial reporting to shareholders;
•  Monitor internal controls — the necessary checks and balances must be in place;
•  Be directly responsible for the selection, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the shareholders' auditors — the shareholders' auditors report directly to this Committee;
•  Listen to the shareholders' auditors and internal auditor, and evaluate the effectiveness and independence of each;
•  Oversee the establishment and maintenance of processes that ensure TDBFG is in compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to it as well as its own policies;
•  Act as the Audit Committee and Conduct Review Committee for certain subsidiaries of TDBFG that are federally regulated financial institutions;
•  Receive reports on and approve, if appropriate, transactions with related parties.

* as of December 1, 2004

        The Committee is also responsible for assessing the contribution of the current directors to determine if they should be recommended for re-election. For many years, we have had guidelines for Board composition that include considering:

        The Board's goal is to bring a diversity of age, as well as gender, region and experience to the Board. The Board has a long-standing retirement age of 70 years. This year, the Board also introduced specific term limits for directors. Directors are expected to serve up to ten years, subject to solid annual performance assessments, annual re-election by the shareholders, and the guidelines for board composition described above. On the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation, the Board may extend a director's initial ten-year term limit by an additional five years, for a maximum total term limit of 15 years. In the most exceptional circumstances, the Board may extend a director's term limit for a further five years.

        The Board also has an annual, consolidated feedback process that covers the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the committees, individual directors (through both self-review and peer review), and the Chief Executive Officer, and includes input from selected management. The Chair of the Management Resources Committee leads the evaluation of the Chairman of the Board. This comprehensive feedback process helps the Chairman of the Board, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board to provide constructive comments to improve the effectiveness of each Board member, with a view to the nomination process.

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — To Our Shareholders        9


How Does the Board Ensure that it is Independent of Management?

Independence is Key

        Our Board of Directors understands the need for independence from management. In addition to ensuring that the composition of the Board enhances its independent functioning, the Board has implemented the following:

        Board members understand that independence requires more — it requires preparation for meetings, understanding the issues, strength, integrity and an inquiring mind. You can read more about how the Board evaluates the independence of its members in the Proxy Circular for the 2005 Annual Meeting.

Committees of the Board of Directors

        We have four committees of the Board of Directors. They are the Corporate Governance Committee, the Management Resources Committee, the Risk Committee and the Audit Committee. Each committee operates under a written charter that sets out its responsibilities and composition requirements.

        All committee members are directors who are not current or former executives of TDBFG. The chair of each committee spends significant additional time on the duties of the committee and meets more extensively with members of management. The committee chairs set the agenda for committee meetings and report to the full Board following committee meetings. Minutes of each committee meeting are circulated to the whole Board.

        In addition, the committees review their charters each year to ensure they meet or exceed the regulatory obligations and the obligations to shareholders. The committees evaluate themselves each year to ensure that they are meeting their charter responsibilities and operating effectively. The committees also annually set objectives for the year and monitor their progress against them.

        Committees can meet independently of management at any time and each committee has established its own additional practices. For example, the Audit Committee meets independently with each of the Chief Financial Officer, the shareholders' auditors, the head of Internal Audit and on its own at each of its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings. Each committee also has unfettered authority to retain its own independent consultant to provide expert advice to the committee.

        The key responsibilities from the charter of each committee, as well as the members of each committee are detailed on page 9. There is additional information regarding the committees in our other corporate governance disclosure (see page 7, Other Places to Find Information about Corporate Governance at TDBFG).

The Audit Committee and the Shareholders' Auditors

        At the last annual meeting in March 2004, the shareholders appointed Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the shareholders' auditors to hold office until the next annual meeting.

        The shareholders' auditors review each quarterly financial statement and audit the annual financial statements. Each year in the annual report, the shareholders' auditors report to the shareholders on the audit of TDBFG and give the shareholders their opinion on the financial statements (see page 61). The audit and this report to shareholders are very important elements of TDBFG's financial reporting process.

        The Audit Committee, not management, is responsible for the relationship with the shareholders' auditors. The Audit Committee's processes reinforce this structure. The Audit Committee reviews the shareholders' auditors' plans, and the results of their audits and reviews. The Committee also meets with the shareholders' auditors at every quarterly meeting without management present. This meeting provides a forum for the shareholders' auditors to raise any concerns they may have and to confirm that they are being provided adequate access and cooperation by the management of TDBFG.

        The shareholders' auditors confirm annually their independence to the Audit Committee. In addition, the Audit Committee has in place a policy to restrict the provision of non-audit services by the shareholders' auditors. Any such services must be permitted services and must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the policy. The Audit Committee also pre-approves the audit services and the fees to be paid. Additional information regarding audit and non-audit services can be found on page 54.

        The Audit Committee has established a formal evaluation process to review the performance of the shareholders' auditors prior to making a recommendation to the shareholders regarding the auditors to be appointed at the next annual meeting.

        The members of TDBFG's Audit Committee bring significant skill and experience to their responsibilities, including academic and professional experience in accounting, business and finance. The Board has determined that there is at least one Audit Committee member who has the attributes of an audit committee financial expert. Hugh Bolton, Chair of TDBFG's Audit Committee, is an audit committee financial expert as defined in the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Bolton has over 40 years of experience in the accounting industry, including as a former partner, Chairman and CEO of Coopers & Lybrand Canada, Chartered Accountants. He remains a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants and has significant experience with accounting and auditing issues relating to financial service corporations such as TDBFG. The Board's determination does not impose greater duties, obligations or liabilities on Mr. Bolton nor does it affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of other members of the Audit Committee or Board.

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Exhibit 5

Senior Officers

[PHOTO]                    
W. Edmund Clark1
North York
President and
Chief Executive Officer
                   

Corporate Office

[PHOTO]   [PHOTO]   [PHOTO]   [PHOTO]   [PHOTO]   [PHOTO]
Fredric J. Tomczyk1
Toronto
Vice Chair
Corporate Operations
  Colleen M. Johnston1
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Finance
  J. David Livingston
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Corporate Development
  Daniel A. Marinangeli
Toronto
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
  Bharat B. Masrani
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Risk Management
  Christopher A. Montague
Oakville
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel

Corporate Office Senior Vice Presidents:
Riaz E. Ahmed
Oakville
Corporate Development

Robert M. Aziz1
Oakville
Legal

Mark R. Chauvin
Burlington
Credit Risk Management

Barbara I. Cromb
Etobicoke
Corporate Development
  Theresa L. Currie1
Oakville
Human Resources

John T. Davies
Mississauga
Enterprise Technology
Solutions

D. Suzanne Deuel
Toronto
Operational Risk and
Insurance Management
Risk Management
  Donald E. Drummond1
Toronto
TD Economics

David M. Fisher
Burlington
Office of the Ombudsman

William R. Gazzard1
Toronto
Compliance

Philip D. Ginn
Richmond Hill
Computing Services
  Alan J. Jette1
Toronto
Treasury and Balance
Sheet Management

Damian McNamee
Pickering
Finance

Nico Meijer
Toronto
Trading Risk
  Dominic J. Mercuri1
Burlington
Marketing

Kerry A. Peacock1
Toronto
Corporate and Public
Affairs

S. Kenneth Pustai1
Ancaster
Human Resources
  J. David Sloan
Toronto
Audit

Steven L. Tennyson
Toronto
Enterprise Technology
Solutions

Alan E. Wheable1
Oakville
Taxation

Personal and Commercial Banking

[PHOTO]   [PHOTO]   [PHOTO]            
Andrea S. Rosen
Toronto
Vice Chair and
President,
TD Canada Trust
  Bernard T. Dorval1
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Business Banking and
Insurance
Deputy Chair
TD Canada Trust
  Timothy D. Hockey1
Mississauga
Executive Vice President
Retail Distribution and e. Bank
           

Personal and Commercial Banking Senior Vice Presidents:
Cathy L. Backman
Etobicoke
e.Bank
Retail Distribution

Joan D. Beckett1
Toronto
Greater Toronto Area
Suburban Region
Retail Distribution

Richard C. Campbell
Oakville
Human Resources

John A. Capozzolo1
Etobicoke
Ontario Central Region
Retail Distribution

Paul M. Clark
Halifax
Atlantic Region
Retail Distribution
  James E. Coccimiglio
Pickering
Greater Toronto Area
Commercial Banking

Alan H. Desnoyers
Kirkland
Québec District
Commercial Banking

Paul C. Douglas
Burlington
Commercial Banking

Alexandra P.
Dousmanis-Curtis

London
Ontario South
West Region
Retail Distribution

Thomas J. Dyck1
Oakville
Small Business Banking
and Merchant Services
  Christopher D. Dyrda
Calgary
Western District
Commercial Banking

Gary B. Flowers
Mississauga
Commercial
National Accounts
Commercial Banking

Brian J. Haier
Toronto
Retail Sales and Service
Retail Distribution

Charles A. Hounsell1
Oakville
Retail Transformation

Paul W. Huyer
Toronto
Finance
  Sean E. Kilburn1
Toronto
TD Life Group

Christine Marchildon1
Pointe Claire
Québec Region
Retail Distribution

Margo M. McConvey
Mississauga
Core Banking and
Term Products

Ronald J. McInnis
Gloucester
Ontario North
and East Region
Retail Distribution

David I. Morton
Oakville
Sales and Service
Commercial Banking
  Dwight P. O'Neill1
Toronto
Personal Lending
and Risk

Suzanne E. Poole
Vancouver
Pacific Region
Retail Distribution

Bruce M. Shirreff
Etobicoke
Real Estate Secured
Lending

R. Iain Strump
Calgary
Prairie Region
Retail Distribution

Ian B. Struthers
Toronto
Financial Restructuring
Group
Commercial Banking
  Alain P. Thibault1
Outremont
TD Meloche Monnex Inc.

Paul I. Verwymeren
Burlington
Commercial Credit Risk
Management
Commercial Banking

Michael F. Walzak
Oakville
Ontario District
Commercial Banking

M. Suellen Wiles1
Mississauga
Greater Toronto Area
Central Region
Retail Distribution

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Wealth Management   Wealth Management — USA
[PHOTO]   [PHOTO]       [PHOTO]   [PHOTO] [PHOTO]
William H. Hatanaka1
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Wealth Management
  Michael A. Foulkes
Leeds, United Kingdom
Executive Vice President
TD U.K. Brokerage
      Timothy P.
Pinnington1

Purchase, New York
President and Chief
Executive Officer
TD Waterhouse USA
  T. Christian Armstrong1
New York, New York
Executive Vice President
and Vice Chair
Sales & Marketing
TD Waterhouse USA
Diane E. Walker1
New York, New York
Executive Vice President
Chief Administrative
Officer
TD Waterhouse USA

Wealth Management Senior Vice Presidents:

 

Wealth Management — USA Senior Vice Presidents:

William R. Fulton1
Toronto
Private Client Services

Karen Ganzlin
Mississauga
Human Resources

Stephen J. Geist
Etobicoke
TD Mutual Funds

Robert A. Hamilton
Edinburgh, Scotland
NatWest Stockbrokers

 

Steven Mantle1
Oakville
Managed Products,
Services and Solutions

Gerard J. O'Mahoney
Oakville
TD Waterhouse
Operations

David P. Pickett1
Toronto
Practice Management

Michael E. Reilly1
Oakville
TD Waterhouse
Investment Advice

 

Rudy J. Sankovic1
Pickering
Finance

John G. See
Oakville
TD Waterhouse
Discount Brokerage
and Financial Planning

Kevin J. Whyte1
Oakville
Solutions Delivery
Services

 

Joseph N. Barra
Dix Hills, New York
Customer Care
TD Waterhouse USA

J. Thomas Bradley Jr.
Essex Fells, New Jersey
Institutional Services
TD Waterhouse USA

 

Janet M. Hawkins1
New York, New York
Marketing
TD Waterhouse USA

Richard J. Rzasa
Hoboken, New Jersey
Technology Solutions
TD Waterhouse USA

 
                   

Wholesale Banking

 

Investment Management
[PHOTO]   [PHOTO]       [PHOTO]      
Robert E. Dorrance1
Toronto
Vice Chair
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
TD Securities
  Michael W. MacBain
Toronto
Executive Vice President
and President TD Securities
      Robert F. MacLellan
Toronto
Executive Vice President
Chief Investment Officer
     

Wholesale Banking Senior Vice Presidents:

 

Investment Management Senior Vice Presidents:
Sinan O. Akdeniz
London, United Kingdom
Credit Products Group

Rod F. Ashtaryeh
New York, New York
U.S. Media Communications

Warren W. Bell
Oakville
Human Resources

John F. Coombs
Toronto
Credit Management
  Marcus J. Fedder1
London, United Kingdom
Region Head
Europe and Asia Pacific

Martine M. Irman
Toronto
Global Foreign Exchange
and Money Markets

Paul N. Langill1
Etobicoke
Finance

Jason A. Marks
Toronto
Energy Trading and
International Proprietary
Equity Trading
  Patrick B. Meneley
North York
Investment Banking

Brendan O'Halloran
New Canaan, Connecticut
TD Securities USA

Michel J. Paradis1
Toronto
Operations

Robbie J. Pryde1
Toronto
Institutional Equities

Lisa A. Reikman
Toronto
Credit Risk Management
  Barbara F. Palk
Toronto
TD Asset Management

John R. Pepperell
Toronto
TD Asset Management
  Satish C. Rai
Pickering
TD Asset Management
 

 

 

All of the senior officers listed have held management or senior management positions with the Bank for the past five years. The list of senior officers above includes their municipality of residence. This listing is as of November 26, 2004.
    1 These senior officers have not been with the Bank for the past five years. Each has previously held management or senior management positions with another financial institution, investment counsellor, public relations firm or law firm during the past five years.

TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2004 — More About Us        111


Exhibit 6

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Independent Auditors' Report to the Directors

        We have audited the Consolidated Balance Sheets of The Toronto-Dominion Bank as at October 31, 2004 and 2003 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Bank's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

        In our opinion, these Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bank as at October 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2004 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Ernst & Young LLP        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants        Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
November 24, 2004

Comments by Auditors for U.S. Readers on Canada-U.S. Reporting Difference

        In the United States, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when there are changes in accounting principles that have a material effect on the comparability of The Toronto-Dominion Bank's Consolidated Financial Statements, such as the changes described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Our report to the directors dated November 24, 2004 is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not require a reference to such changes in accounting principles in the auditors' report when the changes are properly accounted for and adequately disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Ernst & Young LLP        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants        Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
November 24, 2004


Exhibit 7


Consent of Independent Auditors

        We consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 40-F of our report dated November 24, 2004 on the consolidated balance sheets of The Toronto-Dominion Bank as at October 31, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2004, which appears in the Bank's 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders and our Comments by auditors for U.S. readers on Canada-U.S. Reporting difference which appears in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.


Ernst & Young LLP

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants   Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Canada
December 13, 2004

 

 

Exhibit 8


Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        I, W. Edmund Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of The Toronto-Dominion Bank;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
   
   
Date:   December 13, 2004    

 

 

/s/  
W. EDMUND CLARK      

 

 
Name:   W. Edmund Clark    
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer    


Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        I, Daniel A. Marinangeli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of The Toronto-Dominion Bank;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
   
   
Date:   December 13, 2004    

 

 

/s/  
DANIEL A. MARINANGELI      

 

 
Name:   Daniel A. Marinangeli    
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    

Exhibit 9


Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (the "Bank") on Form 40-F for the year ended October 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, W. Edmund Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 
   
   
Date:   December 13, 2004    

 

 

/s/  
W. EDMUND CLARK      

 

 
Name:   W. Edmund Clark    
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer    


Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (the "Bank") on Form 40-F for the year ended October 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Daniel A. Marinangeli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 
   
   
Date:   December 13, 2004    

 

 

/s/  
DANIEL A. MARINANGELI      

 

 
Name:   Daniel A. Marinangeli    
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    



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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Senior Officers
Independent Auditors' Report to the Directors
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