TD Bank Group Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

This quarterly earnings release should be read in conjunction with our unaudited First Quarter 2012 Report to Shareholders for the three months ended January 31, 2012, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which is available on our website at http://www.td.com/investor/. This analysis is dated February 29, 2012. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, and have been primarily derived from the Bank's annual Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Interim amounts derived from the Bank's internal Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Additional information relating to the Bank is available on the Bank's website http://www.td.com, as well as on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) website at http://www.sec.gov (EDGAR filers section).    The Bank transitioned from Canadian GAAP to IFRS effective for interim and annual periods beginning the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended January 31, 2012 reflect the Bank's first set of financial statements prepared under IFRS. Comparative periods in 2011 have also been prepared under IFRS.    Reported results conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), in accordance with IFRS. Adjusted measures are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the "How the Bank Reports" section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis for an explanation of reported and adjusted results.    Effective the first quarter of 2012, the insurance business was transferred from Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking to Wealth and Insurance (formally called Wealth Management). The prior period results have been restated accordingly.

FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, compared with the first quarter a year ago:

• Reported diluted earnings per share were $1.55, compared with $1.67.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.86, compared with $1.73.
• Reported net income was $1,478 million, compared with $1,562 million.
• Adjusted net income was $1,762 million, compared with $1,617 million.

FIRST QUARTER ADJUSTMENTS (ITEMS OF NOTE)

The first quarter reported earnings figures included the following items of note:

• Amortization of intangibles of $60 million after tax (7 cents per share), compared with $103 million after tax (12 cents per share) in the first quarter last year.
• A loss of $45 million after tax (5 cents per share), due to the change in fair value of derivatives hedging the reclassified available-for-sale securities portfolio, compared with a gain of $75 million after tax (8 cents per share) in the first quarter last year.
• Integration charges of $9 million after tax (1 cent per share), relating to the U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking acquisitions, compared with $24 million after tax (2 cents per share) in the first quarter last year.
• A loss of $1 million after tax, due to the change in fair value of credit default swaps hedging the corporate loan book, net of provision for credit losses (PCL), compared with a loss of $3 million after tax in the first quarter last year.
• Integration charges relating to the Chrysler Financial acquisition of $5 million after tax.
• Integration charges and direct transaction costs of $24 million after tax (2 cents per share), relating to the acquisition of the MBNA Canada credit card portfolio.
• A litigation reserve of $171 million after tax (19 cents per share).
• Adjustment of allowance for incurred but not identified credit losses of $31 million after tax (3 cents per share).

TORONTO, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2012. Results for the quarter reflected record retail earnings and a strong performance from Wholesale Banking.

"While we knew going into 2012 that our businesses would continue to grow in the face of a challenging environment, their performance has exceeded our expectations," said Ed Clark, Group President and Chief Executive Officer. "TD's adjusted quarterly earnings reached a new record, up 9% over the same period last year, with our North American retail businesses leading the way with $1.6 billion in adjusted earnings, also a new record. These results again showcase how our customer-focused strategy enables us to grow during tough times."

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking posted a record quarter, with reported net income of $826 million. Adjusted net income was $850 million, up 11% from the same period last year. Results for the quarter were driven by good volume growth in commercial lending and in personal deposits and loans, stable credit, and record efficiency.

"Low interest rates continue to present a challenge, but despite this environment, Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking delivered a record quarter," said Tim Hockey, Group Head, Canadian Banking, Auto Finance, and Credit Cards. "We had earnings momentum from our commercial banking business and our customer satisfaction ratings are at record levels. While we remain cautious, we're feeling very good about these results. Looking ahead we feel we're positioned for steady earnings growth in the mid-to-high single digits."

Wealth and Insurance

Wealth and Insurance recorded net income, excluding TD's reported investment in TD Ameritrade, of $294 million in the quarter, up 14% from the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to increased fee-based revenue driven by asset growth in the Wealth business as well as strong organic growth in Insurance and improved claims management, which was partially offset by lower trading revenue and a severe weather-related event. TD Ameritrade contributed $55 million in earnings to the segment, up 15% from the same period last year.

"This was a good quarter for Wealth and Insurance, despite lower direct investing trading levels in Wealth and a severe weather-related event that affected the Insurance business. Core business growth and expense management helped maintain positive operating leverage," said Mike Pedersen, Group Head, Wealth Management, Insurance, and Corporate Shared Services. "While economic conditions remain uncertain, given our strong business fundamentals, we are optimistic that we will continue to see good growth in our Wealth and Insurance businesses."

U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking

U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking delivered a strong quarter with reported net income of US$165 million and adjusted net income of US$345 million, up 6% from the same time last year driven primarily by strong organic growth.

"Our volume growth in loans and deposits helped TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, offset the impact of the Durbin Amendment this quarter," said Bharat Masrani, Group Head, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking. "While regulatory complexities and persistent low interest rates are challenging the industry, we have good momentum in our core business lines, our credit quality continues to improve and we remain on track to open 35 new stores this year."

Wholesale Banking

Wholesale Banking recorded net income of $194 million for the quarter, down 17% compared with the same period last year. The decrease was largely due to higher investment portfolio gains in the first quarter last year.

"We are pleased with our performance this quarter," said Bob Dorrance, Group Head, Wholesale Banking. "Core results were strong despite market-wide declines in equity trading volumes and low new issuance activity. Our fixed income, currency and commodity businesses performed well as did our M&A advisory practice, which made for an overall strong quarter. We remain concerned about market stability particularly in relation to European sovereign debt but are confident in the resilience of our diversified, client-focused franchise."

Capital

TD's Tier 1 capital ratio was 11.6% in the quarter. Capital quality remained very high, with tangible common equity comprising more than 85% of Tier 1 capital. TD has now exceeded the 7% Basel III requirement on a fully phased-in basis.

Conclusion

"We're very pleased with our results this quarter. Also today we announced a dividend increase of 4 cents per common share, payable in April, which speaks to our Board's confidence in the earnings power of our business model," said Clark. "While we're seeing some promising signs of an improvement in the economic outlook, especially in the U.S., the challenging landscape means we remain cautious. Low interest rates continue to impact our business and the recovery will be slow, but we will strategically invest in our businesses, manage our expense growth prudently and deliver the legendary service our customers and clients expect from us."

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements. Please see the "Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" on page 3.

This document was reviewed by the Bank's Audit Committee and was approved by the Bank's Board of Directors, on the Audit Committee's recommendation, prior to its release.

HOW WE PERFORMED

How the Bank Reports

The Bank prepares its Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS and refers to results prepared in accordance with IFRS as "reported" results. The Bank also utilizes non-GAAP financial measures to arrive at "adjusted" results to assess each of its businesses and to measure overall Bank performance. To arrive at adjusted results, the Bank removes "items of note", net of income taxes, from reported results. The items of note relate to items which management does not believe are indicative of underlying business performance. The Bank believes that adjusted results provide the reader with a better understanding of how management views the Bank's performance. The items of note are listed in the table on the following page. As explained, adjusted results are different from reported results determined in accordance with IFRS. Adjusted results, items of note, and related terms used in this document are not defined terms under IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers.

Adoption of IFRS

The Canadian Accounting Standards Board previously announced that for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, all publicly accountable enterprises will be required to report financial results in accordance with IFRS. Accordingly, for the Bank, IFRS was effective for the interim and annual periods beginning in the first quarter of 2012. The fiscal 2012 Interim and Annual Consolidated Financial Statements will include comparative fiscal 2011 financial results under IFRS.

The adoption of IFRS did not require significant changes to the Bank's disclosure controls and procedures.

Information about the IFRS transition impact to the Bank's reported financial position, equity, and financial performance is provided in Note 21 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements, which includes a discussion of the transitional elections and exemptions under IFRS 1 and detailed reconciliations of the Bank's Interim Consolidated Financial Statements previously prepared under Canadian GAAP to those under IFRS.

For details of the Bank's significant accounting policies under IFRS, see Note 2 to the Bank's Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table provides a reconciliation between the Bank's adjusted and reported results.

Economic Profit and Return on Common Equity

Effective the first quarter of 2012, the Bank revised its methodology for allocating capital to its business segments to align with the future common equity capital requirements under Basel III at a 7% Common Equity Tier 1 ratio. The return measures for business segments now reflect a return on common equity methodology and not return on invested capital which was reported previously. These changes have been applied prospectively.

The Bank utilizes economic profit as a tool to measure shareholder value creation. Economic profit is adjusted net income available to common shareholders less a charge for average common equity. The rate used in the charge for average common equity 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 common equity. The Bank's goal is to achieve positive and growing economic profit.

Adjusted return on common equity (ROE) is adjusted net income available to common shareholders as a percentage of average common equity. ROE is another measure of the economic profit measure that is useful in comparison to the equity cost of capital. Both ROE and the equity cost of capital are percentage rates, while economic profit is a dollar measure. When ROE exceeds the equity cost of capital, economic profit is positive. The Bank's goal is to maximize economic profit by achieving ROE that exceeds the equity cost of capital.

Economic profit and adjusted ROE are non-GAAP financial measures as these are not defined terms under IFRS. Readers are cautioned that earnings and other measures adjusted to a basis other than IFRS do not have standardized meanings under IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers.

Significant Events in 2012

Acquisition of Credit Card Portfolio of MBNA Canada

On December 1, 2011, the Bank acquired substantially all of the credit card portfolio of MBNA Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, as well as certain other assets and liabilities for cash consideration of $6,839 million. The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method. The results of the acquisition from the acquisition date to January 31, 2012 have been consolidated with the Bank's results and are reported primarily in the Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth and Insurance segments. As at December 1, 2011, the acquisition contributed $7,361 million of loans, $272 million of other assets, and $1,336 million of liabilities. The estimated fair value of loans reflects the expected credit losses at the acquisition date. The excess of consideration over the fair value of the acquired net assets of approximately $542 million has been allocated to $422 million of intangible assets and $120 million of goodwill. The purchase price allocation is subject to refinement as the Bank completes the valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

U.S. Legislative Developments

On July 21, 2010 the President of the United States signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act" or "the Act") that provides for widespread changes to the U.S. financial industry. At over 2,300 pages in length, the Dodd-Frank Act will ultimately affect every financial institution operating in the United States, including the Bank, and, due to certain extraterritorial aspects of the Act, may impact the Bank's operations outside the United States, including in Canada. The Dodd-Frank Act makes significant changes in areas such as banking and bank supervision, the resolution of, and enhanced prudential standards applicable to, systemically important financial companies, proprietary trading and certain fund investments, consumer protection, securities, over-the-counter derivatives, and executive compensation, among others. The Dodd-Frank Act also calls for the issuance of over 240 regulatory rulemakings as well as numerous studies and on-going reports as part of its implementation. Accordingly, while the Act will have an effect on the business of the Bank, especially its business operations in the United States, the full impact on the Bank will not be known until such time as the implementing regulations are fully released and finalized.

On November 10, 2011, the Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission jointly released a proposed rule implementing Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the "Volcker Rule"). The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a substantially similar proposal on January 13, 2012. The Bank is in the process of analyzing and planning for the implementation of the proposed Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule broadly prohibits proprietary trading and places limitations on other permitted trading activities, limits investments in and the sponsorship of hedge and private equity funds and requires robust compliance and reporting regimes surrounding permitted activities. The Volcker Rule is also expected to have an effect on certain of the funds the Bank sponsors and advises in its asset management business as well as private equity investments it currently holds. Under the current proposal, the provisions of the Volcker Rule are applicable to banking entities, including non-U.S. banks such as the Bank which control insured depository institutions in the United States or are treated as bank holding companies by virtue of maintaining a branch or agency in the U.S. The proposed Volcker Rule applies to affiliates or subsidiaries of the Bank: the terms "affiliate" and "subsidiary" are defined by the rule to include those entities controlled by or under common control with the Bank. As currently proposed, the Volcker Rule requires the implementation of a comprehensive compliance program and monitoring of certain quantitative risk metrics as well as compliance monitoring and reporting programs in place by July 2012; and bank entities must conform existing activities by July 2014. While the Volcker Rule is expected to have an adverse effect on certain of the Bank's businesses, the extent of the impact will not be known until such time as the current proposal is finalized. At the current time, the impact is not expected to be material to the Bank.

The Durbin Amendment contained in the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to issue regulations that set interchange fees which are "reasonable and proportional" to the costs of processing such transactions. In June 2011, the FRB issued final rules limiting debit card interchange fees with a required implementation date of October 1, 2011 and capped the fee at 21 cents per transaction plus small amounts to cover fraud related expenses. The Durbin amendment is expected to impact gross revenue by approximately US$50-60 million pre-tax per quarter.

For more detail on the impact of the Durbin Amendment, see the U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking segment disclosure in the "How Our Businesses Performed" section of this document. The Bank continues to monitor closely these and other legislative developments and will analyze the impact such regulatory and legislative changes may have on its businesses.

HOW OUR BUSINESSES PERFORMED

For management reporting purposes, the Bank's operations and activities are organized around four key business segments operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth and Insurance, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. The Bank's other activities are grouped into the Corporate segment. Effective December 1, 2011, results of the acquisition of the MBNA Canada credit card portfolio are reported in the Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth and Insurance segments. The results of Chrysler Financial in Canada are reported in Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking. The results of Chrysler Financial in the U.S. are reported in U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking. Integration charges and direct transaction costs related to the acquisition of Chrysler Financial are reported in the Corporate segment.

Executive responsibilities for the TD Insurance business were moved from Group Head, Canadian Banking, Auto Finance, and Credit Cards to the Group Head, Wealth and Insurance and Corporate Shared Services. In this document, the Bank has updated the corresponding segment reporting results retroactively for 2011.

Effective November 1, 2011, the Bank revised its methodology for allocating capital to its business segments to align with the future common equity capital requirements under Basel III at a 7% Common Equity Tier 1 ratio. The return measures for business segments now reflect a return on common equity methodology and not return on invested capital which was reported previously. These changes have been applied prospectively.

Results of each business segment reflect revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities generated by the businesses in that segment. The Bank measures and evaluates the performance of each segment based on adjusted results where applicable, and for those segments the Bank notes that the measure is adjusted. Amortization of intangible expenses is included in the Corporate segment. Accordingly, net income for the operating business segments is presented before amortization of intangibles, as well as any other items of note not attributed to the operating segments. For further details, see the "How the Bank Reports" section, the "Business Focus" section in the 2011 MD&A, and Note 27 to the 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements. For information concerning the Bank's measures of economic profit and adjusted return on common equity, which are non-GAAP financial measures, see the "How We Performed" section of this document. 

Net interest income within Wholesale Banking is calculated on a taxable equivalent basis (TEB), which means that the value of non-taxable or tax-exempt income, including dividends, is adjusted 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 increase to net interest income and provision for income taxes reflected in Wholesale Banking results is reversed in the Corporate segment. The TEB adjustment for the quarter was $70 million, compared with $87 million in the first quarter last year, and $94 million in the prior quarter.

The Bank continues to securitize retail loans and receivables, however under IFRS, these loans and receivables remain on-balance sheet and the related interest is recognized over the life of the loan.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q1 2011

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking reported net income for the quarter was $826 million, an increase of $57 million, or 7%, compared with the first quarter last year. Adjusted net income was a record $850 million, an increase of $81 million, or 11%, compared with the first quarter last year. The reported annualized return on common equity for the quarter was 43.7%, while the adjusted annualized return on common equity was 44.9%. The difference between reported and adjusted results for Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking is due to integration charges and direct transaction costs related to the acquisition of the MBNA Canada credit card portfolio.

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking revenue is derived from personal banking, auto lending, credit cards, and business banking. Reported revenue for the quarter was $2,570 million, an increase of $217 million, or 9%, while adjusted revenue was a record $2,584 million, an increase of $231 million, or 10%, compared with the first quarter last year. MBNA contributed 5% to both reported and adjusted revenue. Net interest income growth was driven by the inclusion of MBNA, and strong volume growth, partially offset by a decline in margin on average earning assets. The business generated good, but slower, personal lending volume growth, and strong business lending volume growth. Compared with the first quarter last year, average real estate secured lending volume increased $13.9 billion, or 7%. Auto lending average volume increased $2.1 billion, or 19%. All other personal lending average volumes, excluding MBNA, were relatively flat. Business loans and acceptances average volume increased $4.6 billion, or 14%. Average personal deposit volume increased $5.3 billion, or 4%, while average business deposit volume increased $7.3 billion, or 12%. Excluding the impact of MBNA, margin on average earning assets decreased 14 bps to 2.67%. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of a low interest rate environment, portfolio mix, and competitive pricing pressure. Non-interest income increased 13%, driven by higher transaction volumes, repricing, and MBNA.

PCL for the quarter was $283 million, an increase of $68 million, or 32%, compared with the first quarter last year, due entirely to MBNA. Personal banking PCL was $262 million, or $189 million excluding MBNA, a decrease of $18 million, or 9%, due to better credit performance and enhanced collection strategies. Business banking PCL was $21 million, an increase of $13 million, primarily due to net provisions in the current quarter compared with net recoveries in the same quarter last year. Credit quality remained steady as annualized PCL as a percentage of credit volume was 0.39%, or 0.30% excluding MBNA, a decrease of 3 bps, compared with the first quarter last year. Net impaired loans were $950 million, an increase of $54 million, or 6%, over the first quarter last year. Net impaired loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.33%, compared with 0.35% as at January 31, 2011.

Reported non-interest expenses for the quarter were $1,160 million, an increase of $100 million, or 9%, compared with the first quarter last year. Adjusted non-interest expenses for the quarter were $1,142 million, an increase of $82 million, or 8%, compared with the first quarter last year. Excluding MBNA, expenses increased $32 million, or 3%, compared with the first quarter last year. The increase was driven by higher employee related costs, and continued investment in business initiatives.

The average full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing levels increased by 1,156 or 4%, compared with the first quarter last year, primarily due to MBNA and Chrysler Financial. The reported efficiency ratio for the quarter was 45.1%, while the adjusted efficiency ratio was a record 44.2%, compared with 45.0% in the first quarter last year.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q4 2011

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking reported net income for the quarter increased $72 million, or 10%, compared with the prior quarter. Adjusted net income for the quarter increased $96 million, or 13%, compared with the prior quarter.

Reported revenue for the quarter increased $109 million, or 4%, while adjusted revenue increased $123 million, or 5%, compared with the prior quarter due to MBNA. Solid volume growth across most products was offset by a lower margin on average earning assets. Excluding the impact of MBNA, margin on average earning assets decreased 4 bps to 2.67%, primarily due to lower deposit margins, and portfolio mix. Compared with the prior quarter, average real estate secured lending volume increased $2.7 billion. All other personal lending average volumes, excluding MBNA, were relatively flat. Business loans and acceptances average volume increased $1.2 billion, or 3%. Average personal deposit volume increased $4.0 billion, or 3%, while average business deposit volume increased $2.4 billion, or 4%.

PCL for the quarter increased $71 million, or 33% due to the MBNA acquisition. Credit quality remains steady as personal banking PCL, excluding MBNA, decreased $7 million, or 4%. Including MBNA, personal banking PCL increased $66 million, or 34%, while business banking PCL increased $5 million, or 31%. Net impaired loans increased $58 million, or 7%, compared with the prior quarter. Net impaired loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.33%, compared with 0.32% as at October 31, 2011.

Reported non-interest expenses for the quarter decreased $33 million, or 3%, while adjusted non-interest expenses decreased $51 million, or 4%, compared with the prior quarter. Excluding MBNA, expenses decreased $101 million, or 8%, compared with the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of business investment, marketing initiatives, and employee related costs in the prior quarter.

Average FTE staffing levels increased 631 largely due to MBNA. The reported efficiency ratio for the current quarter improved to 45.1%, while the adjusted efficiency ratio was 44.2%, compared with 48.4% in the prior quarter.

Business Outlook

Our leadership position in branch hours, strong market position across all products, and consistent investments in the business will continue to be a competitive advantage. However, we expect the operating environment to remain challenging with continued modest declines in margins and slowing personal loan growth, partially offset by good deposit growth. We forecast credit losses to remain relatively steady. We will continue to manage expenses prudently and expect to generate positive adjusted operating leverage for the year.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q1 2011
Wealth and Insurance net income for the quarter was $349 million, an increase of $43 million, or 14%, compared with the first quarter last year. Wealth and Insurance net income excluding TD Ameritrade, was $294 million, an increase of $36 million, or 14%. The Bank's reported investment in TD Ameritrade generated net income for the quarter of $55 million, an increase of $7 million, or 15%, compared with the first quarter last year, mainly due to higher TD Ameritrade earnings and a weaker Canadian dollar in the current quarter, partially offset by lower economic ownership resulting from share sales in the prior year. For its first quarter ended December 31, 2011, TD Ameritrade reported net income of US$152 million, an increase of US$7 million, or 5%, compared with the first quarter last year. Wealth and Insurance's annualized return on common equity for the quarter was 21.4%.

Wealth and Insurance revenue is derived from direct investing, advice-based businesses, asset management services, life & health insurance, and general insurance. Wealth and Insurance revenue for the quarter was $999 million, an increase of $7 million, or 1%, compared to the first quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to higher fee-based revenue growth driven by increased assets under administration and assets under management in the Wealth business and good premium growth, better claims management, and MBNA revenues in the Insurance business. The increases were partially offset by lower trading volumes in the Wealth direct investing businesses and the impact of a severe weather-related event.

Non-interest expenses for the quarter were $639 million, a decrease of $20 million, or 3%, compared with the first quarter last year. This was due to non-recurring project expenses experienced in the first quarter of 2011 in the Wealth business and proactive expense management.

Assets under administration of $250 billion as at January 31, 2012, increased by $8 billion, or 3%, from January 31, 2011. Assets under management of $196 billion as at January 31, 2012 increased by $10 billion, or 5%, from January 31, 2011. These increases were primarily driven by net new client assets.

Gross originated insurance premiums of $763 million, increased $50 million, or 7%, compared with the first quarter last year.

The efficiency ratio for the current quarter improved to 64.0%, compared with 66.4% in the first quarter last year.

The average FTE staffing levels decreased by 111, compared with the first quarter last year primarily due to decline in the direct investing business mainly from lower trading volumes.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q4 2011
Wealth and Insurance net income for the quarter increased by $6 million, or 2%, compared with the prior quarter. The Bank's reported investment in TD Ameritrade reflected an increase in net income of $1 million, or 2%, compared with the prior quarter. Lower earnings at TD Ameritrade were more than offset by higher economic ownership and a weaker Canadian dollar. For its first quarter ended December 31, 2011, TD Ameritrade reported net income decreased US$12 million, or 7%, compared with the prior quarter driven by lower trading revenues.

Revenue for the quarter decreased $40 million, or 4% compared with the prior quarter, primarily due to higher insurance claims costs associated with the winter season, the net cost of a severe weather related event and lower trading volumes in the Wealth direct investing businesses.

Non-interest expenses decreased $30 million or 4% compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to lower project-related expenses and lower employee related costs in the Wealth business.

Assets under administration of $250 billion as at January 31, 2012 increased $9 billion, or 4%, from October 31, 2011. Assets under management of $196 billion as at January 31, 2012 increased $7 billion, or 4%, from October 31, 2011. These increases were driven by net new client assets and market appreciation.

Gross originated insurance premiums decreased $110 million, or 13%, compared with the prior quarter. The decrease is due to seasonality of policy renewals.

The efficiency ratio for the current quarter improved to 64.0%, compared with 64.4% in the prior quarter.

The average FTE staffing levels increased by 67, compared with the prior quarter, primarily resulting from business growth in the Wealth businesses.

Business Outlook
The economic uncertainty experienced in the latter part of 2011 and into the first quarter of 2012 has put pressure on trading volumes in Wealth. With strong business fundamentals coupled with our proactive cost management focus, we expect good growth in Wealth and Insurance this year.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q1 2011
U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking net income, in Canadian dollar terms, for the quarter was $172 million on a reported basis, a decrease of $130 million, or 43%, and $352 million on an adjusted basis, an increase of $26 million, or 8%, compared with the first quarter last year. In U.S. dollar terms, net income for the quarter was US$165 million on a reported basis, a decrease of US$136 million, or 45%, and US$345 million on an adjusted basis, an increase of US$20 million, or 6%, compared with the first quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to strong organic volume growth, offset partially by the impact of the Durbin Amendment. A litigation reserve of $285 million ($171 million after tax) was included in the items of note for this quarter. The annualized reported return on common equity for the quarter was 3.9%. The annualized adjusted return on common equity for the quarter was 7.9%.

In U.S. dollar terms, revenue for the quarter was US$1,465 million, an increase of US$67 million, or 5%, compared with the first quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to strong loan and deposit growth and the Chrysler Financial acquisition, partially offset by the implementation of the Durbin Amendment. Excluding the Chrysler Financial acquisition, average loans increased by 9%. Average deposits, excluding TD Ameritrade and Government deposits, increased by 9%. Margin on average earning assets decreased by 24 bps to 3.61%, compared with the first quarter last year, primarily due to an update to the timing of cash flows on certain debt securities classified as loans in the first quarter last year.

Total PCL for the quarter was US$155 million, a decrease of US$52 million, or 25%. The credit quality of the loan portfolio continues to stabilize. While the performance of acquired credit-impaired loans (which includes the loans from the South Financial and the FDIC-assisted acquisitions as well as acquired credit-impaired loans from Chrysler Financial) remained in line with our expectations, PCL on these loans increased by US$41 million for the quarter. PCL on loans excluding acquired credit-impaired loans and debt securities classified as loans decreased by US$30 million, due primarily to improved stability in the portfolio. Annualized PCL for loans excluding debt securities classified as loans as a percentage of credit volume was 0.75%, a decrease of 9 bps, compared with the first quarter last year. Net impaired loans, excluding acquired credit-impaired loans and debt securities classified as loans, were US$1,149 million, an increase of US$8 million, compared with the first quarter last year. Net impaired loans, excluding acquired credit-impaired loans and debt securities classified as loans, as a percentage of total loans were 1.5%, compared with 1.7% as at January 31, 2011. Net impaired debt securities classified as loans were US$1,387 million as at January 31, 2012, a decrease of US$179 million compared to January 31, 2011.

Reported non-interest expenses for the quarter were US$1,166 million, an increase of US$327 million, or 39%, compared with the first quarter last year due primarily to the litigation reserve taken in the current quarter. On an adjusted basis, non-interest expenses were US$870 million, an increase of US$68 million, or 8%, compared with the first quarter last year primarily due to the Chrysler Financial acquisition and investments in the core franchise including new store expenses.

The average FTE staffing levels increased by 2,210, or 10%, compared with the first quarter last year. This increase resulted from the Chrysler Financial acquisition, higher levels of retail and commercial lenders, and 30 new store openings since the first quarter last year. The reported efficiency ratio for the quarter was 79.3%, compared with 60.1% in the first quarter last year, primarily due to the litigation reserve taken in the current quarter. The adjusted efficiency ratio for the quarter was 59.5%, compared with 57.5% in the first quarter last year.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q4 2011
U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking net income, in Canadian dollar terms, for the quarter decreased $123 million, or 42%, on a reported basis, and increased $58 million, or 20%, on an adjusted basis, compared with the prior quarter. In U.S. dollar terms, net income decreased US$127 million, or 43%, on a reported basis, and increased US$54 million, or 19%, on an adjusted basis. The decrease in reported net income was due primarily to the litigation reserve taken this quarter.

In U.S. dollar terms, revenue for the quarter increased US$7 million, or was essentially flat compared with the prior quarter despite a full quarter impact of the Durbin Amendment. The Durbin Amendment reduced interchange revenue as expected before the impact of mitigation efforts that are currently underway. Margin on average earning assets increased 1 bp to 3.61%, compared with the prior quarter as product spreads remained relatively stable. Average loans increased US$2.8 billion, or 4%, compared with the prior quarter with an increase of 6% in average personal loans and an increase of 2% in average business loans. Average deposits increased US$3.8 billion, or 2.4%, compared with the prior quarter, including a US$2.9 billion increase in average deposits of TD Ameritrade. Average deposit volume, excluding the impact of the TD Ameritrade IDAs, increased US$0.9 billion, or 1%.

Total PCL for the quarter increased US$25 million, or 19%, compared with the prior quarter. Annualized PCL for loans excluding debt securities classified as loans as a percentage of credit volume was 0.75%, an increase of 10 bps, compared with the prior quarter, due entirely to acquired credit-impaired loans. Net impaired loans, excluding acquired credit-impaired loans and debt securities classified as loans, were US$1,149 million, an increase of US$6 million, compared with the prior quarter. Net impaired loans, excluding acquired credit-impaired and debt securities classified as loans, as a percentage of total loans were 1.5%, compared with 1.6% as at January 31, 2011. Net impaired debt securities classified as loans were US$1,387 million, a decrease of US$41 million, or 3%, compared with the prior quarter.

Reported non-interest expenses for the quarter increased US$188 million, or 19%, compared with the prior quarter due primarily to the litigation reserve taken this quarter. On an adjusted basis, non-interest expenses decreased US$98 million, or 10%, compared with the prior quarter reflecting elevated fourth quarter expenses and expense control.

The average FTE staffing levels decreased by 295, compared with the prior quarter. The efficiency ratio for the quarter worsened to 79.3%, compared with 67.0% in the prior quarter driven by the litigation reserve taken this quarter, and the adjusted efficiency ratio for the quarter was 59.5%, compared with 66.3% in the prior quarter.

Business Outlook
Loan growth was within expectations for the quarter and strong volume growth is expected to continue through fiscal 2012 driven by residential mortgages, indirect auto loans, and commercial lending. Organic deposit growth momentum is expected to continue due to maturing stores. Continued declines in PCL on the originated book are expected through 2012 due to the improved overall asset quality of the portfolio, but may increase in any given quarter. Adjusted for acquisitions, expense growth will be managed closely, while investing in resources and infrastructure to support growth. Overall modest earnings growth is expected for 2012.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q1 2011
Wholesale Banking net income for the quarter was $194 million, a decrease of $41 million, or 17%, compared with the first quarter last year. The decrease was largely due to reduced investment portfolio gains. The annualized return on common equity for the quarter was 18.7%.

Wholesale Banking revenue is derived primarily from capital markets and corporate lending. The capital markets businesses generate revenue from advisory, underwriting, trading, facilitation, and trade execution services. Revenue for the quarter was $683 million, a decrease of $47 million, or 6%, compared with the first quarter last year. This was primarily due to reduced investment portfolio gains, lower equity trading on decreased client activity, and reduced revenue from equity underwriting due to industry wide volume decline as compared to the first quarter last year. Partially offsetting these decreases were improved fixed income and credit trading due to strong client flow and increasing asset values as compared to the same quarter last year.

PCL for the quarter was $12 million, an increase of $6 million, over the first quarter last year. Provisions in the current quarter include the accrual costs of credit protection and a provision against a single merchant banking exposure. PCL in the first quarter of last year was $6 million, primarily reflecting credit protection costs. Net impaired loans were $27 million, a decrease of $11 million, or 29%, over the first quarter last year.

Non-interest expenses for the quarter were $406 million, an increase of $7 million or 2%, compared with the first quarter last year as lower operating expenses were more than offset by higher variable compensation.

Risk-weighted assets were $51 billion, an increase of $20 billion, or 65%, compared with the first quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to the revised Basel II market risk framework.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q4 2011
Wholesale Banking net income for the quarter decreased by $86 million, or 31%, compared with the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to significantly lower investment portfolio gains, moderated equity and currency trading, partially offset by higher fixed income and credit trading, and investment banking fees.

Revenue for the quarter decreased $43 million, or 6%, compared with the prior quarter. The previous quarter included a significant realized gain from the investment portfolio. Equity and currency trading decreased primarily due to reduced client volumes on market uncertainty, lower volatility, and fewer trading opportunities. The decrease was partially offset by improved fixed income and credit trading on tightening credit spreads and increased client activity. Investment banking fee revenue increased driven by higher M&A and credit origination.

PCL for the quarter increased by $9 million, primarily due to a single merchant banking exposure as compared to a small recovery in the prior quarter. Net impaired loans decreased $5 million, or 16%, compared to the prior quarter.

Non-interest expenses for the quarter increased by $11 million, or 3%, primarily due to higher variable compensation due to improved capital markets revenue partially offset by lower operating expenses.

Business Outlook
While trading conditions trended positively through the quarter, significant uncertainty remains, particularly as it relates to Europe. Our diversified, client focused business mix is designed to optimize results across all markets but we do not expect to be insulated from any significant market events. To mitigate the impact of any such events we continue to develop our key franchise businesses and prudently manage our expenses. We are focused on the future and continue to invest in growth areas where we see sustainable competitive advantage and attractive returns.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q1 2011
Corporate segment's reported net loss for the quarter was $63 million, compared with a reported net loss of $50 million in the first quarter last year. Adjusted net income was $17 million, compared with an adjusted net loss of $19 million. The changes resulted from items that include a favourable tax item and lower net corporate expenses.

Quarterly comparison - Q1 2012 vs. Q4 2011
Corporate segment's reported net loss for the quarter was $63 million, compared with a reported net loss of $83 million in the prior quarter. Adjusted net income was $17 million, compared with an adjusted net loss of $15 million in the prior quarter. The change was due to the impact of favourable tax items, lower net corporate expenses and a loss relating to the divestiture of Symcor's U.S. business reported last quarter.

Outlook
The nature of various items within Corporate segment changed upon transition to IFRS. These items have impacted our estimated range compared to previous quarters. While Corporate segment results can contain some volatility and are inherently difficult to predict by their nature, our estimated range for the remainder of fiscal 2012 is an adjusted net loss of $40 million to $80 million per quarter.

SHAREHOLDER AND INVESTOR INFORMATION

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General Information
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416-982-8578

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Internet website: http://www.td.com
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Access to Quarterly Results Materials
Interested investors, the media and others may view this first quarter earnings news release, Report to Shareholders and supplemental information on the TD website at http://www.td.com/investor/.

Quarterly Earnings Conference Call
TD Bank Group will host an earnings conference call in Toronto, Ontario on March 1, 2012. The call will be webcast live via TD's website at 3 p.m. ET. The call and webcast will feature presentations by TD executives on the Bank's financial results for the first quarter, followed by a question-and-answer period with analysts. The presentation material referenced during the call will be available on the TD website at http://www.td.com/investor/qr_2012.jsp  on March 1, 2012, by approximately 12 p.m. ET. A listen-only telephone line is available at 416-644-3415 or 1-877-974-0445 (toll free).

The webcast and presentations will be archived at http://www.td.com/investor/qr_2012.jsp. Replay of the teleconference will be available from 6 p.m. ET on March 1, 2012, until April 2, 2012, by calling 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 (toll free). The passcode is 4512261, followed by the pound key.

Annual Meeting
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 9:30a.m. (Eastern)
Toronto, Ontario
Glenn Gould Studio
250 Front Street West

Simulcast live by video conference to:
New York, New York
Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street

About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 21.5 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance, including TD Waterhouse, an investment in TD Ameritrade, and TD Insurance; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and TD Auto Finance U.S.; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 8 million online customers. TD had CDN$774 billion in assets on January 31, 2012.The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges. 

SOURCE TD BANK GROUP

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