The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD” or “we”) has offered the Autocallable Contingent Interest Barrier Notes (the “Notes”) linked to the common stock of Snowflake Inc.
(the “Reference Asset”). The Notes will pay a Contingent Interest Payment on a Contingent Interest Payment Date (including the Maturity Date) at a per annum rate of 13.35% (the “Contingent Interest Rate”) only if, on the related Contingent Interest
Observation Date, the Closing Price of the Reference Asset is greater than or equal to the Contingent Interest Barrier Price, which is equal to 65.00% of the Initial Price. The Notes will be automatically called if, on any Call Observation Date, the
Closing Price of the Reference Asset is greater than or equal to the Call Threshold Price, which is equal to 100.00% of the Initial Price. If the Notes are automatically called, on the first following Contingent Interest Payment Date (the “Call
Payment Date”), we will pay a cash payment per Note equal to the Principal Amount, plus any Contingent Interest Payment otherwise due. No further amounts will be owed under the Notes. If the Notes are not automatically called, the payment or delivery
you receive at maturity, in addition to any Contingent Interest Payment otherwise due, if anything, will depend on the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on the Final Valuation Date (the “Final Price”) relative to the Barrier Price, which is equal
to 65.00% of the Initial Price, calculated as follows:
In this scenario, investors will suffer a percentage loss on their initial investment that, as of the Final Valuation Date, will be equal to
the percentage decline of the Reference Asset from the Initial Price to the Final Price. Specifically, investors will receive a number of shares (and/or cash in lieu of any fractional share) of the Reference Asset equal to the Physical Delivery
Amount, the value of which is expected to be worth significantly less than the Principal Amount and may even be worthless. Any payments on or deliveries in respect of the Notes are subject to our credit risk.
The Notes are unsecured and are not savings accounts or insured deposits of a bank. The Notes are not insured or guaranteed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality of Canada or the United States. The Notes will not be listed or displayed on any securities exchange or electronic communications network.
The Notes have complex features and investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Additional Risk Factors” beginning on page P-7 of this pricing
supplement, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on page PS-6 of the product prospectus supplement MLN-ES-ETF-1 dated November 6, 2020 (the “product prospectus supplement”) and “Risk Factors” on page 1 of the prospectus dated
June 18, 2019 (the “prospectus”).
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these Notes or determined that this
pricing supplement, the product prospectus supplement or the prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
We will deliver the Notes in book-entry only form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company on the Issue Date, against payment in immediately available funds.
The estimated value of your Notes at the time the terms of your Notes were set on the Pricing Date was $950.40 per Note, as discussed further under “Additional Risk Factors — Risks
Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity” beginning on page P-8 and “Additional Information Regarding the Estimated Value of the Notes” on page P-18 of this pricing supplement. The estimated value is less than the public offering price of the Notes.
The public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds to TD listed above relate to the Notes we issue initially. We may decide to sell additional Notes after the date of this
pricing supplement, at public offering prices and with underwriting discounts and proceeds to TD that differ from the amounts set forth above. The return (whether positive or negative) on your investment in the Notes will depend in part on the public
offering price you pay for such Notes.
Additional Risk Factors
The Notes involve risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. This section describes the most significant risks relating to the terms of the Notes. For additional
information as to these and other risks, please see “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the product prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors” in the prospectus.
Investors should consult their investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in the Notes and the suitability of the Notes in light of their particular
circumstances.
Risks Relating to Return Characteristics
Your Investment in the Notes May Result in a Loss and You May Receive Shares of the Reference Asset in Lieu of Any Cash Payment on the Maturity Date.
The Notes do not guarantee the return of the Principal Amount and investors may lose up to their entire investment in the Notes. Specifically, if the Notes are not automatically called and the Final
Price is less than the Barrier Price, investors will receive a number of shares (and/or cash in lieu of any fractional share) of the Reference Asset equal to the Physical Delivery Amount, the value of which is expected to be significantly less than
the Principal Amount and may even be worthless. The value of the Physical Delivery Amount received on the Maturity Date may be less than the payment that investors would have received had we instead paid an amount in cash based on the Final Price, as
a result of any decrease in the market value of the Reference Asset during the period between the Final Valuation Date and the Maturity Date.
You Will Not Receive Any Contingent Interest Payment for Any Contingent Interest Payment Date If the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on the Corresponding Contingent Interest
Observation Date Is Less Than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price.
You will not receive a Contingent Interest Payment on a Contingent Interest Payment Date if the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on the related Contingent Interest Observation Date is less than the
Contingent Interest Barrier Price. If the Closing Price of the Reference Asset is less than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price on each Contingent Interest Observation Date over the term of the Notes, you will not receive any Contingent Interest
Payments. This non-payment of any Contingent Interest Payment will coincide with a greater risk of principal loss on your Notes at maturity. Furthermore, if the Final Price is less than the Barrier Price, you will lose a significant portion or all of
your initial investment in the Notes.
The Potential Positive Return on the Notes Is Limited to the Contingent Interest Payments Paid on the Notes, If Any, Regardless of Any Appreciation in the Price of the Reference
Asset.
The potential positive return on the Notes is limited to any Contingent Interest Payments paid, meaning any positive return on the Notes will be composed solely of the sum of any Contingent Interest
Payments paid over the term of the Notes. Therefore, if the appreciation in the price of the Reference Asset exceeds the sum of any Contingent Interest Payments actually paid on the Notes, the return on the Notes will be less than the return on a
direct investment in the Reference Asset or in a security directly linked to the positive performance of the Reference Asset.
Your Return May Be Less than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of Comparable Maturity.
The return that you will receive on your Notes, which could be negative, may be less than the return you could earn on other investments. The Notes do not provide for fixed
interest payments and you may not receive any Contingent Interest Payments over the term of the Notes. Even if you do receive one or more Contingent Interest Payments and your return on the Notes is positive, your return may be less than the return
you would earn if you bought a conventional, interest-bearing senior debt security of TD of comparable maturity. Your investment may not reflect the full opportunity cost to you when you take into account factors that affect the time value of money.
The Notes May Be Automatically Called Prior to the Maturity Date And Are Subject to
Reinvestment Risk.
If your Notes are automatically called, no further payments will be owed to you under the Notes after the applicable Call Payment Date. Therefore, because the Notes could be called as early as the
first potential Call Payment Date, the holding period could be limited. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the Notes at a comparable return for a similar level of risk in the event the Notes
are automatically called prior to the Maturity Date. Furthermore, to the extent you are able to reinvest such proceeds in an investment with a comparable return for a similar level of risk, you may incur transaction costs such as dealer discounts and
hedging costs built into the price of the new notes.
The Amounts Payable and/or Deliverable on the Notes Are Not Linked to the Price of the Reference Asset at Any Time Other Than on the Contingent Interest
Observation Dates (Including the Final Valuation Date) and Call Observation Dates.
Any payments and/or deliverable on the Notes will be based on the Closing Price of the Reference Asset only on the Contingent Interest Observation Dates (including the Final
Valuation Date) and Call Observation Dates. Even if the market value of the Reference Asset appreciates prior to the relevant Contingent Interest Observation Date but then drops on that day to a Closing Price that is less than the Contingent Interest
Barrier Price, you will not receive any Contingent Interest Payment on the corresponding Contingent Interest Payment Date. Additionally, if the Final Price is less than the Barrier Price, you will lose a significant portion or all of your initial
investment in the Notes. Similarly, the Payment at Maturity may be significantly less than it would have been had the Notes been linked to the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on a date other than the Final Valuation Date, and may be zero.
Although the actual price of
the Reference Asset at other times during the term of the Notes may be higher than the price on one or more Contingent Interest Observation Dates (including the Final Valuation
Date) or Call Observation Dates, any Contingent Interest Payments on the Notes and the Payment at Maturity will be based solely on the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on the applicable Contingent Interest Observation Date (including the Final
Valuation Date) and Call Observation Dates.
The Contingent Interest Rate Will Reflect, In Part, the Volatility of the Reference Asset and May Not Be Sufficient to Compensate You for the Risk of Loss at
Maturity.
Generally, the higher the Reference Asset’s volatility, the more likely it is that the Closing Price of the Reference Asset could be less than the Call Threshold
Price or Contingent Interest Barrier Price on a Call Observation Date or Contingent Interest Observation Date or the Barrier Price on the Final Valuation Date. Volatility means the magnitude and frequency of changes in the price of the Reference
Asset. This greater risk will generally be reflected in a higher Contingent Interest Rate for the Notes than the interest rate payable on our conventional debt securities of comparable maturity. However, while the Contingent Interest Rate is set on
the Pricing Date, the Reference Asset’s volatility can change significantly over the term of the Notes, and may increase. The price of the Reference Asset could fall sharply on the Contingent Interest Observation Dates, resulting in few or no
Contingent Interest Payments or on the Final Valuation Date, resulting in a significant or entire loss of principal.
You Will Have No Rights That a Holder of Shares of the Reference Asset Would Have and You Will Not Be Entitled to Any Dividends or Other Distributions on The Reference Asset.
The Notes are our debt securities. They are not equity instruments, shares of stock, or securities of any other issuer. Unless and until you receive the Physical Delivery Amount on the Maturity Date,
investing in the Notes will not make you a holder of shares of the Reference Asset and you will not have any voting rights, any rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any rights against the issuer of the Reference Asset (the “Reference
Asset Issuer”). As a result, the return on your Notes may not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned shares of the Reference Asset and received any dividends or other distributions on such shares.
Risks Relating to Characteristics of the Reference Asset
There Are Single Stock Risks Associated with the Reference Asset.
The price of the Reference Asset can rise or fall sharply due to factors specific to the Reference Asset and its issuer (the “Reference Asset Issuer”), such as stock price
volatility, earnings, financial conditions, corporate, industry and regulatory developments, management changes and decisions and other events, as well as general market factors, such as general stock and commodity market volatility and levels,
interest rates and economic and political conditions. In addition, recently, the coronavirus infection has caused volatility in the global financial markets and a slowdown in the global economy. Coronavirus or any other communicable disease or
infection may adversely affect the Reference Asset Issuer, and therefore, the Reference Asset. You, as an investor in the Notes, should make your own investigation into the Reference Asset Issuer and the Reference Asset for your Notes. For additional
information, see “Information Regarding the Reference Asset” in this pricing supplement and the Reference Asset Issuer's SEC filings. We urge you to review financial and other information filed periodically by the
Reference Asset Issuer with the SEC.
Limited Trading History.
The Reference Asset has a limited trading history on its current primary exchange and, therefore, your investment linked to the Reference Asset may involve greater risks than an
investment linked to the common stock of a company with a more established record of performance. Past performance of the Reference Asset should not be considered indicative of future performance of the Reference Asset. For additional information
about the Reference Asset see the section “Information Regarding the Reference Asset” herein.
We Do Not Control the Reference Asset Issuer and Are Not Responsible for Any of its Disclosure.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates have the ability to control the actions of the Reference Asset Issuer and have not conducted any independent review or due diligence of any information related to
the Reference Asset or Reference Asset Issuer. We are not responsible for the Reference Asset Issuer’s public disclosure of information on itself or the Reference Asset, whether contained in SEC filings or otherwise. You should make your own
investigation into the Reference Asset Issuer.
Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity
The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Less Than the Public Offering Price of Your Notes.
The estimated value of your Notes is less than the public offering price of your Notes. The difference between the public offering price of your Notes and the estimated value of the Notes reflects
costs and expected profits associated with selling and structuring the Notes, as well as hedging our obligations under the Notes. Because hedging our obligations entails risks and may be influenced by market forces beyond our control, this hedging
may result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or a loss.
The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Based on Our Internal Funding Rate.
The estimated value of your Notes is determined by reference to our internal funding rate. The internal funding rate used in the determination of the estimated value of the Notes generally represents a discount from
the credit spreads for our conventional, fixed-rate debt securities and the borrowing rate we would pay for our conventional, fixed-rate debt securities. This discount is based on, among other things, our view of the funding value of the Notes as
well as the higher issuance, operational and ongoing liability management costs of the Notes in comparison to those costs for our conventional, fixed-rate debt, as well as estimated financing costs of any hedge positions, taking into account
regulatory and internal requirements. If the interest rate implied by the credit spreads for our
conventional, fixed-rate debt securities, or the borrowing rate we would pay for our conventional, fixed-rate debt securities were to be used, we would expect the economic terms of the Notes to be
more favorable to you. Additionally, assuming all other economic terms are held constant, the use of an internal funding rate for the Notes is expected to increase the estimated value of the Notes at any time.
The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Based on Our Internal Pricing Models, Which May Prove to Be Inaccurate and May Be Different from the Pricing Models of Other Financial
Institutions.
The estimated value of your Notes is based on our internal pricing models when the terms of the Notes were set, which take into account a number of variables, such as our internal funding rate on
the Pricing Date, and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which are not evaluated or verified on an independent basis and may or may not materialize. Further, our pricing models may be different from other financial institutions’ pricing
models and the methodologies used by us to estimate the value of the Notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions that may be purchasers or sellers of Notes in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of
your Notes may be materially less than the estimated value of the Notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models. In addition, market conditions and other relevant factors in the future may change, and any assumptions may prove to be
incorrect.
The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, If Any, and Such Secondary Market Prices, If Any,
Will Likely be Less Than the Public Offering Price of Your Notes and May Be Less Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes.
The estimated value of the Notes is not a prediction of the prices at which the Agent, other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market
transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated to do). The price at which you may be able to sell your Notes in the secondary market at any time, if any, will be influenced by many factors that cannot be predicted, such
as market conditions, and any bid and ask spread for similar sized trades, and may be substantially less than the estimated value of the Notes. Further, as secondary market prices of your Notes take into account the levels at which our debt
securities trade in the secondary market, and do not take into account our various costs and expected profits associated with selling and structuring the Notes, as well as hedging our obligations under the Notes, secondary market prices of your Notes
will likely be less than the public offering price of your Notes. As a result, the price at which the Agent, other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely
be less than the price you paid for your Notes, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you.
The Temporary Price at Which the Agent May Initially Buy the Notes in the Secondary Market May Not Be Indicative of Future Prices of Your Notes.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Pricing Date, the price at which the Agent may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market (if the Agent makes a market in the
Notes, which it is not obligated to do) may exceed the estimated value of the Notes on the Pricing Date, as well as the secondary market value of the Notes, for a temporary period after the Issue Date of the Notes, as discussed further under
“Additional Information Regarding the Estimated Value of the Notes.” The price at which the Agent may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market may not be indicative of future prices of your Notes.
The Agent Discount, Offering Expenses and Certain Hedging Costs Are Likely to Adversely Affect Secondary Market Prices.
Assuming no changes in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which you may be able to sell the Notes will likely be less than the public offering price. The public
offering price includes, and any price quoted to you is likely to exclude, any underwriting discount paid in connection with the initial distribution, offering expenses as well as the cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes. In addition, any
such price is also likely to reflect dealer discounts, mark-ups and other transaction costs, such as a discount to account for costs associated with establishing or unwinding any related hedge transaction.
There May Not Be an Active Trading Market for the Notes — Sales in the Secondary Market May Result in Significant Losses.
There may be little or no secondary market for the Notes. The Notes will not be listed or displayed on any securities exchange or electronic communications network. The Agent may make a market for the
Notes; however, it is not required to do so and may stop any market-making activities at any time. Even if a secondary market for the Notes develops, it may not provide significant liquidity or trade at prices advantageous to you. We expect that
transaction costs in any secondary market would be high. As a result, the difference between bid and ask prices for your Notes in any secondary market could be substantial.
If you sell your Notes before the Maturity Date, you may have to do so at a substantial discount from the public offering price irrespective of the price of the Reference Asset, and as a result, you
may suffer substantial losses.
If the Price of the Reference Asset Changes, the Market Value of Your Notes May Not Change in the Same Manner.
Your Notes may trade quite differently from the performance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the price of the Reference Asset may not result in a comparable change in the market value of your Notes.
Even if the Closing Price of the Reference Asset remains equal to or greater that the Barrier Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price or increases to greater than its Initial Price during the term of the Notes, the market value of your Notes may
not increase by the same amount and could decline.
Risks Relating to Hedging Activities and Conflicts of Interest
There Are Potential Conflicts of Interest Between You and the Calculation Agent.
The Calculation Agent will, among other things, determine the amounts payable and/or deliverable on the Notes. We will serve as the Calculation Agent and may appoint a different Calculation Agent after
the Issue Date without notice to you. The Calculation Agent will exercise its judgment when performing its functions. For example, the Calculation Agent may have to determine whether a market disruption event affecting the Reference Asset has
occurred, which may, in turn, depend on the Calculation Agent’s judgment as to whether the event has materially interfered with our ability or the ability of one of our affiliates to unwind our hedge positions. Because this determination by the
Calculation Agent may affect the amounts payable and/or deliverable on the Notes, the Calculation Agent may have a conflict of interest if it needs to make a determination of this kind. For additional information on the Calculation Agent’s role, see
“General Terms of the Notes — Role of Calculation Agent” in the product prospectus supplement.
You Will Have Limited Anti-Dilution Protection.
The Calculation Agent may adjust the Initial Price, and therefore the Physical Delivery Amount, Call Threshold Price, Contingent Interest Barrier Price and Barrier Price for stock splits, reverse stock
splits, stock dividends, extraordinary dividends and other events that affect the Reference Asset, but only in the situations we describe in “General Terms of the Notes — Anti-Dilution Adjustments” in the product prospectus supplement. The
Calculation Agent will not be required to make an adjustment for every event that may affect the Reference Asset. Those events or other actions by the Reference Asset Issuer or a third party may nevertheless adversely affect the price of the
Reference Asset, and adversely affect the value of your Notes. Furthermore, following certain reorganization events relating to the Reference Asset Issuer where it is not the surviving entity, the amount of cash or shares you receive at maturity may
be based on the equity security of a successor issuer to the Reference Asset Issuer in combination with any cash or any other assets distributed to holders of the Reference Asset in such reorganization event, as described further in “General Terms of
the Notes — Reorganization Events” in the product prospectus supplement.
The Contingent Interest Observation Dates (including the Final Valuation Date), Call Observation Dates and the Related Payment Dates are Subject to Market Disruption Events and
Postponements.
Each Contingent Interest Observation Date (including the Final Valuation Date), Call Observation Date and related payment date (including the Maturity Date) is subject to postponement due to the
occurrence of one of more market disruption events. For a description of what constitutes a market disruption event as well as the consequences of that market disruption event, see “General Terms of the Notes — Market Disruption Events” in the
product prospectus supplement and under “Summary — Call Observation Dates” and “— Contingent Interest Observation Dates” herein.
Trading and Business Activities by TD or its Affiliates May Adversely Affect the Market Value of, and Any Amounts Payable and/or Deliverable on, the Notes.
We, the Agent and our other affiliates may hedge our obligations under the Notes by purchasing securities, futures, options or other derivative instruments with returns linked or
related to changes in the price of the Reference Asset, and we may adjust these hedges by, among other things, purchasing or selling at any time any of the foregoing assets. It is possible that we or one or more of our affiliates could receive
substantial returns from these hedging activities while the market value of the Notes declines. We or one or more of our affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to
changes in the performance of the Reference Asset.
These trading activities may present a conflict between the holders’ interest in the Notes and the interests we and our affiliates will have in our or their proprietary accounts,
in facilitating transactions, including options and other derivatives transactions, for our or their customers’ accounts and in accounts under our or their management. These trading activities could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the
Notes.
We, the Agent and our affiliates may, at present or in the future, engage in business with the Reference Asset Issuer, including making loans to or providing advisory services to
those companies. These services could include investment banking and merger and acquisition advisory services. These business activities may present a conflict between our, the Agent’s and our affiliates’ obligations, and your interests as a holder
of the Notes. Moreover, we, the Agent or our affiliates may have published, and in the future expect to publish, research reports with respect to the Reference Asset. This research is modified from time to time without notice and may express opinions
or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the Notes. Any of these activities by us or one or more of our affiliates or the Agents or their affiliates may affect the price of the Reference Asset and, therefore, the
market value of, and any amounts payable and/or deliverable on, the Notes.
Risks Relating to General Credit Characteristics
Investors Are Subject to TD’s Credit Risk, and TD’s Credit Ratings and Credit Spreads May Adversely Affect the Market Value of the Notes.
Although the return on the Notes will be based on the performance of the Reference Asset, any amount payable and/or deliverable on the Notes is subject to TD’s credit risk. The Notes are TD’s senior
unsecured debt obligations. Investors are dependent on TD’s ability to pay all amounts due on the Notes and, therefore, investors are subject to the credit risk of TD and to changes in the market’s view of TD’s creditworthiness. Any decrease in TD’s
credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking TD’s credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the Notes. If TD becomes unable to meet its financial obligations as they become due, investors may
not receive any amounts payable and/or deliverable under the terms of the Notes.
Risks Relating to Canadian and U.S. Federal Income Taxation
Significant Aspects of the Tax Treatment of the Notes Are Uncertain.
The U.S. tax treatment of the Notes is uncertain. Please read carefully the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” herein and in the product prospectus supplement. You should
consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of your investment in the Notes.
For a discussion of the Canadian federal income tax consequences of investing in the Notes, please see the discussion in the product prospectus supplement under “Supplemental Discussion of Canadian Tax
Consequences.” If you are not a Non-resident Holder (as that term is defined in the prospectus) for Canadian federal income tax purposes or if you acquire the Notes in the secondary market, you should consult your tax advisor as to the consequences
of acquiring, holding and disposing of the Notes and receiving the payments that might be due under the Notes.
Hypothetical Returns
The examples set out below are included for illustration purposes only and are hypothetical examples only; amounts below may have been rounded for ease of analysis. The Closing Prices of the Reference
Asset used to illustrate the calculation of whether a Contingent Interest Payment is payable on a Contingent Interest Payment Date and the Payment at Maturity are not estimates or forecasts of the Initial Price, the Closing Price, the Final Price or
the price of the Reference Asset on any Trading Day prior to the Maturity Date. All examples assume an Initial Price of $100.00, a Contingent Interest Barrier Price of $65.00 (65.00% of the Initial Price), a Barrier Price of $65.00 (65.00% of the
Initial Price) a Contingent Interest Payment of $33.375 per Note (reflecting the Contingent Interest Rate of 13.35% per annum) and a Physical Delivery Amount of 10.0000, that a holder purchased Notes with a Principal Amount of $1,000 and that no
market disruption event occurs on any Call Observation Date or Contingent Interest Observation Date (including the Final Valuation Date). The actual terms of the Notes are set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement.
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Example 1 —
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The Closing Price is Greater than or Equal to the Call Threshold Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price on the First Call Observation Date and The Notes are
Automatically Called.
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Contingent Interest and Call Observation Date
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Closing Price
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Payment (per Note)
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First Contingent Interest Observation Date
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$115.00 (greater than or equal to the Call Threshold Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price)
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$33.375 (Contingent Interest Payment — Not Callable)
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Second Contingent Interest Observation Date and First Call Observation Date
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$115.00 (greater than or equal to the Call Threshold Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price)
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$1,033.375 (Total Payment upon Automatic Call)
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Because the Closing Price of the Reference Asset is greater than or equal to the Call Threshold Price (and therefore also greater than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price) on the first Call
Observation Date, (which is approximately six months after the Pricing Date), the Notes will be automatically called and, on the corresponding Call Payment Date, we will pay you a cash payment equal to $1,033.375 per Note, reflecting the Principal
Amount plus the applicable Contingent Interest Payment. When added to the Contingent Interest Payment of $33.375 paid in respect of the prior Contingent Interest Payment Date, TD will have paid you a total of $1,066.75 per Note, a return of 6.675%
per Note. No further amounts will be owed under the Notes.
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Example 2 —
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The Closing Price of the Reference Asset is Less Than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price on Each of the Contingent Interest Observation Dates, the Notes Are Not Automatically Called on any
Call Observation Date and the Final Price is Greater Than the Barrier Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price.
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Contingent Interest and Call Observation Date
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Closing Price
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Payment (per Note)
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$60.00 (less than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price and the Call Threshold Price)
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Second through Seventh Contingent Interest Observation Dates; First through Sixth Call Observation Dates
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Various (all less than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price and the Call Threshold Price)
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Final Valuation Date
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$80.00 (greater than or equal to the Barrier Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price)
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$1,000 (Principal Amount)
+ $ 33.375 (Contingent Interest Payment)
$1,033.375 (Total Payment on Maturity Date)
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Because the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on each of the Contingent Interest Observation Dates prior to the Final Valuation Date is less than the Contingent
Interest Barrier Price and less than the Call Threshold Price on each Call Observation Date, we will not pay the Contingent Interest Payment on the corresponding Contingent Interest Payment Dates and the Notes will not be subject to an automatic
call. Because the Final Price is greater than or equal to the Barrier Price and the Contingent Interest Barrier Price on the Final Valuation Date (which is also the final Contingent Interest Observation Date), on the Maturity Date we will pay you a
cash payment equal to $1,033.375 per Note, reflecting the Principal Amount plus the applicable Contingent Interest Payment, a return of 3.3375% per Note.
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Example 3 —
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The Closing Price of the Reference Asset is Less Than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price on Each of the Contingent Interest Observation Dates, the Notes Are Not
Automatically Called on any Call Observation Date and the Final Price is Less Than the Barrier Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price.
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Contingent Interest and Call Observation Date
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Closing Price
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$45.00 (less than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price and Call Threshold Price)
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$0
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Final Valuation Date
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$40.00 (less than the Barrier Price and Contingent Interest Barrier Price)
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= $10.000 x $40.00
= $400.00* (Value of Physical Delivery Amount)
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* Represents the cash value of the Physical Delivery Amount on the Final Valuation Date. Because the Notes are physically settled, the actual value received and the total return on the Notes on the
Maturity Date depends on the price of the Reference Asset on the Maturity Date.
Because the Closing Price of the Reference Asset on each of the Contingent Interest Observation Dates prior to the Final Valuation Date is
less than the Contingent Interest Barrier Price (and therefore also less than the Call Threshold Price on each Call Observation Date), we will not pay the
Contingent Interest Payment on any of the corresponding Contingent Interest Payment Dates and the Notes will not be subject to an automatic call. Because the Final Price is less than the Barrier Price and the Contingent Interest Barrier Price, on
the Maturity Date we will deliver a number of shares of the Reference Asset equal to the Physical Delivery Amount, for a total of $400.00* per Note, a loss of 60.00% per Note. The value of the shares received on the Maturity Date and the total
return on the Notes at that time depends on the price of the Reference Asset on the Maturity Date.
Investors should note that, because we will deliver the Physical Delivery Amount instead of paying an amount in cash at maturity, the actual value of the
Physical Delivery Amount you receive will be determined on the Maturity Date and such value may be less than the payment that investors would have received at maturity had we instead paid an amount in cash, as a result of any decrease in the price of
the Reference Asset during the period between the Final Valuation Date and the Maturity Date.
Information Regarding the Reference Asset
The Reference Asset is registered under the Exchange Act. Companies with securities registered under the Exchange Act are required to file periodically certain financial and other information specified
by the SEC. Information provided to or filed with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the Reference Asset may be
obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.
The graph below sets forth the information relating to the historical performance of the Reference Asset. The graph below shows the daily historical Closing Prices of the Reference Asset for the period
specified. We obtained the information regarding the historical performance of the Reference Asset in the graph below from Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”). The Closing Price may be adjusted by Bloomberg for corporate actions
such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, delistings and bankruptcy.
We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The historical performance of the Reference Asset should not be taken as an indication of its
future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Final Price of the Reference Asset. We cannot give you any assurance that the performance of the Reference Asset will result in any positive return on your initial investment.
Snowflake Inc.
According to publicly available information, Snowflake Inc. (“Snowflake”) is a cloud based data platform provider. Information filed by Snowflake with the SEC can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001
39504, or its CIK Code: 0001640147. Snowflake’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SNOW” and commenced trading on September 16, 2020. Accordingly, the common stock of Snowflake has limited historical
performance and an investment with a return based on its performance may be more risky than a comparable investment with a return based on the performance of a common stock with a more established record of performance. The future performance of the
common stock of Snowflake cannot be predicted based on its historical performance and may bear little or no relation to its historical performance.
Historical Information
The graph below illustrates the performance of the Reference Asset from September 16, 2020 to July 15, 2021. The dotted lines represent the Call Threshold Price of $251.00, which is
equal to 100.00% of the Initial Price, and the Contingent Interest Barrier Price and Barrier Price of $163.15, which is equal to 65.00% of the Initial Price.
We obtained the information regarding the historical performance of the Reference Asset in the graph below from Bloomberg. We have not independently verified the accuracy or
completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The historical performance of the Reference Asset should not be taken as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Final Price of the Reference Asset. We
cannot give you any assurance that the performance of the Reference Asset will result in any positive return on your initial investment.
Snowflake Inc. (SNOW)
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Notes are uncertain. No statutory, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority directly discusses the
characterization for U.S. federal income tax purposes of securities with terms that are substantially the same as the Notes. Some of these tax consequences are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed discussion under “Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the product prospectus supplement and to discuss the tax consequences of your particular situation with your tax advisor. This discussion is based upon the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), final, temporary and proposed U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) regulations, rulings and decisions, in each case, as available and in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect. This discussion applies to you only if you are a U.S. holder, as defined in the product prospectus supplement. An investment in the Notes is not appropriate for non-U.S. holders and we will not attempt to ascertain the tax consequences to
non-U.S. holders of the purchase, ownership or disposition of the Notes. Tax consequences under state, local and non-U.S. laws are not addressed herein. No ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been sought as to the U.S.
federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Notes, and the following discussion is not binding on the IRS.
U.S. Tax Treatment. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes, TD and you agree, in the absence of a statutory or regulatory change or an administrative determination
or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat the Notes as prepaid derivative contracts with respect to the Reference Asset. If your Notes are so treated, any Contingent Interest Payments paid on the Notes (including any Contingent Interest Payments
paid with respect to a Call Payment Date or on the Maturity Date) would be treated as ordinary income includable in income by you in accordance with your regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Holders are urged to consult
their tax advisor concerning the significance, and the potential impact, of the above considerations.
Upon the taxable disposition of your Notes, you generally should recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on such taxable disposition (adjusted for amounts or proceeds
attributable to any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest Payments, which would be treated as ordinary income) and your tax basis in the Notes. Your tax basis in a Note generally should equal your cost for the Note. Such gain or loss should
generally be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Notes for more than one year (otherwise such gain or loss should be short-term capital gain or loss if held for one year or less). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
limitations. Although uncertain, it is possible that proceeds received from the sale or exchange of your Notes prior to a Contingent Interest Payment Date, but that could be attributed to an expected Contingent Interest Payment, could be treated as
ordinary income. You should consult your tax advisor regarding this risk.
If on the Maturity Date you receive a number of shares of the Reference Asset equal to the Physical Delivery Amount, you should be deemed to have applied the purchase price of your Notes toward the
purchase of the shares received. You should generally not recognize gain or loss with respect to the receipt of the shares. Instead, consistent with the position described above, your basis in the Reference Asset received should equal the price paid
to acquire the Notes, and that basis will be allocated proportionately among the shares. The holding period for the shares of the Reference Asset will begin on the day after beneficial receipt of such shares. With respect to any cash received in lieu
of a fractional share of the Reference Asset, you will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and the tax basis allocable to the fractional share. Alternatively, it is possible that
receipt of a number of shares of the Reference Asset equal to the Physical Delivery Amount could be treated as a taxable settlement of the Notes followed by a purchase of the shares of the Reference Asset pursuant to the original terms of the Notes.
If this receipt is so treated, you (i) should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares received at such time plus the cash received in lieu of a fractional share, if any, and the amount paid
for the Notes, (ii) should take a basis in such shares in an amount equal to their fair market value at such time and (iii) should have a holding period in such shares beginning on the day after beneficial receipt of such shares.
This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of holding or disposing of any shares of the Reference Asset that you may receive in connection with your investment in
the Notes. If you receive the shares of the Reference Asset on the Maturity Date, you may suffer adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences if you hold such shares. You should carefully review the potential tax consequences that are set forth in
the prospectuses for the shares the Reference Asset. Further, you should consult your tax advisor concerning the application of U.S. federal income tax laws (or the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction) to your beneficial ownership of any shares of
the Reference Asset received at maturity.
Based on certain factual representations received from us, our special U.S. tax counsel, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, is of the opinion that it would be reasonable to treat
your Notes in the manner described above. However, because there is no authority that specifically addresses the tax treatment of the Notes, it is possible that your Notes could alternatively be treated for tax purposes as a single contingent payment
debt instrument, or pursuant to some other characterization, such that the timing and character of your income from the Notes could differ materially and adversely from the treatment described above, as described further under “Material U.S. Federal
Income Tax Consequences – Alternative Treatments” in the product prospectus supplement.
Except to the extent otherwise required by law, TD intends to treat your Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes in accordance with the treatment described above and under “Material U.S. Federal
Income Tax Consequences” in the product prospectus supplement, unless and until such time as the Treasury and the IRS determine that some other treatment is more appropriate.
Notice 2008-2. In 2007, the IRS released a notice that may affect the taxation of holders of the Notes. According to Notice 2008-2, the IRS and the Treasury
are actively considering whether the holder of an instrument such as the Notes should be required to accrue ordinary income on a current basis. It is not possible to determine what guidance they will ultimately issue, if any. It is possible,
however, that under such guidance, holders of the Notes will ultimately be required to accrue current income, possibly in excess of any Contingent Interest Payments received and this could be applied
on a retroactive basis. The IRS and the Treasury are also considering other relevant issues, including whether additional gain or loss from such instruments should be treated as ordinary or capital, and whether the special “constructive ownership
rules” of Section 1260 of the Code should be applied to such instruments. You are urged to consult your tax advisor concerning the significance, and the potential impact, of the above considerations.
Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income. U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or certain trusts are subject to an additional 3.8% tax on all or a portion
of their “net investment income” or “undistributed net investment income” in the case of an estate or trust, which may include any income or gain realized with respect to the Notes, to the extent of their net investment income or undistributed net
investment income (as the case may be) that when added to their other modified adjusted gross income, exceeds $200,000 for an unmarried individual, $250,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return (or a surviving spouse), $125,000 for a married
individual filing a separate return or the dollar amount at which the highest tax bracket begins for an estate or trust. The 3.8% Medicare tax is determined in a different manner than the income tax. You should consult your tax advisor as to the
consequences of the 3.8% Medicare tax.
Specified Foreign Financial Assets. U.S. holders may be subject to reporting obligations with respect to their Notes if they do not hold their Notes in an
account maintained by a financial institution and the aggregate value of their Notes and certain other “specified foreign financial assets” (applying certain attribution rules) exceeds an applicable threshold. Significant penalties can apply if a
U.S. holder is required to disclose its Notes and fails to do so.
Proposed Legislation. In 2007, legislation was introduced in Congress that, if it had been enacted, would have required holders of Notes purchased after the
bill was enacted to accrue interest income over the term of the Notes despite the fact that there may be no interest payments over the term of the Notes.
Furthermore, in 2013, the House Ways and Means Committee released in draft form certain proposed legislation relating to financial instruments. If it had been enacted, the effect of this legislation
generally would have been to require instruments such as the Notes to be marked to market on an annual basis with all gains and losses to be treated as ordinary, subject to certain exceptions.
It is impossible to predict whether any similar or identical bills will be enacted in the future, or whether any such bill would affect the tax treatment of your Notes. You are urged to consult your
tax advisor regarding the possible changes in law and their possible impact on the tax treatment of your Notes.
You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes (including possible alternative treatments) and any shares
of the Reference Asset received, as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction (including that of TD).
Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)
We have appointed TDS, an affiliate of TD, as the Agent for the sale of the Notes. Pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement, TDS will purchase the Notes from TD at the public offering
price less the underwriting discount specified on the cover page hereof and will use all of that commission to allow selling concessions to other registered broker-dealers in connection with the distribution of the Notes. The underwriting discount
represents the selling concessions for other dealers in connection with the distribution of the Notes. The Notes were generally offered to the public at the Public Offering Price, provided that certain fee based advisory accounts may have agreed to
purchase the Notes for as low as the price specified on the cover hereof and such registered broker-dealers may have agreed to forgo, in their sole discretion, some or all of their selling concessions in connection with such sales. TD will reimburse
TDS for certain expenses in connection with its role in the offer and sale of the Notes, and TD will pay TDS a fee in connection with its role in the offer and sale of the Notes.
Conflicts of Interest. TDS is an affiliate of TD and, as such, has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Rule 5121. If any other affiliate of TD, including but not limited to TD Ameritrade, Inc., participates in this offering, that affiliate will also have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of FINRA Rule
5121. In addition, TD will receive the net proceeds from the initial public offering of the Notes, thus creating an additional conflict of interest within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121. This offering of the Notes will be conducted in compliance
with the provisions of FINRA Rule 5121. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, neither TDS nor any other affiliate of ours is permitted to sell the Notes in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior
specific written approval of the account holder.
We, TDS, another of our affiliates or third parties may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the Notes. In addition, we, TDS, another of our affiliates or third parties may use this
pricing supplement in a market-making transaction in the Notes after their initial sale. If a purchaser buys the Notes from us, TDS, another of our affiliates or third parties, this pricing
supplement is being used in a market-making transaction unless we, TDS, another of our affiliates or third parties informs such purchaser otherwise in the confirmation of sale.
Prohibition of Sales to EEA and United Kingdom Retail Investors
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United
Kingdom. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (“MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU)
2016/97, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended. Consequently no key
information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, as amended (the “PRIIPs Regulation”), for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the United Kingdom has been prepared and
therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the United Kingdom may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
Additional Information Regarding the Estimated Value of the Notes
The final terms for the Notes were determined on the Pricing Date, based on prevailing market conditions, and are set forth in this pricing supplement.
The economic terms of the Notes are based on our internal funding rate (which is our internal borrowing rate based on variables such as market benchmarks and our appetite for borrowing), and several
factors, including any sales commissions expected to be paid to TDS or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated profit that we or
any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the Notes, estimated costs which we may incur in connection with the Notes and the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes. Because our internal
funding rate generally represents a discount from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market, the use of an internal funding rate for the Notes rather than the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade
in the secondary market is expected to have had an adverse effect on the economic terms of the Notes.
On the cover page of this pricing supplement, we have provided the estimated value for the Notes. The estimated value was determined by reference to our internal pricing models which take into
account a number of variables and are based on a number of assumptions, which may or may not materialize, typically including volatility, interest rates (forecasted, current and historical rates), price-sensitivity analysis, time to maturity of the
Notes, and our internal funding rate. For more information about the estimated value, see “Additional Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity” herein. Because our internal funding rate generally represents a discount from the
levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market, the use of an internal funding rate for the Notes rather than the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market is expected, assuming all other
economic terms are held constant, to increase the estimated value of the Notes. For more information see the discussion under “Additional Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity — The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Based on
Our Internal Funding Rate.”
Our estimated value of the Notes is not a prediction of the price at which the Notes may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which the Agent may buy or sell the Notes in the
secondary market. Subject to normal market and funding conditions, the Agent or another affiliate of ours intends to offer to purchase the Notes in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Pricing Date, the price at which the Agent may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market, if any, may exceed our estimated
value on the Pricing Date for a temporary period expected to be approximately 3 months after the Issue Date because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations
under the Notes and other costs in connection with the Notes which we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the Notes. We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period on the basis of a number of
factors, including the tenor of the Notes and any agreement we may have with the distributors of the Notes. The amount of our estimated costs which we effectively reimburse to investors in this way may not be allocated ratably throughout the
reimbursement period, and we may discontinue such reimbursement at any time or revise the duration of the reimbursement period after the Issue Date of the Notes based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.
We urge you to read the “Additional Risk Factors” herein.