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Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On June 4, 2020, TD Ameritrade Holding
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“TD Ameritrade”), held a special meeting of stockholders (the “special
meeting”) to consider certain proposals related to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 24, 2019, as
amended on May 14, 2020 (as amended, the “merger agreement”), by and among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Schwab”), Americano Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned
subsidiary of Schwab (“Merger Sub”) and TD Ameritrade, which provides, among other things and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth therein, that Merger Sub will merge with and into TD Ameritrade (the “merger”),
with TD Ameritrade continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Schwab.
As of April 27, 2020, the record date
for the special meeting, there were 540,924,139 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of TD Ameritrade
(“Common Stock”) outstanding, each of which was entitled to one vote for each proposal at the special meeting. A
total of 471,396,777 shares of Common Stock were present at the special meeting or represented by proxy, constituting a
quorum to conduct business. As of the record date for the special meeting, TD Bank and its affiliates held and were entitled
to vote at the special meeting 234,027,459 shares of Common Stock, and the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their affiliates held and were entitled to vote at the special meeting 51,933,483
shares of Common Stock.
At the special meeting, the following proposals
were considered and voted upon:
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a proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement;
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2.
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a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation arrangements that may be paid or become payable
to TD Ameritrade’s named executive officers in connection with the merger contemplated by the merger agreement (the “TD
Ameritrade merger-related compensation proposal”); and
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3.
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a proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting from time to time if necessary to solicit additional proxies if
there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt the merger agreement at the time of the special meeting or any adjournment
or postponement thereof (the “TD Ameritrade adjournment proposal”).
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Approval and adoption of the merger agreement
requires the affirmative vote of (i) the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at
the special meeting and (ii) the holders (other than The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a Canadian-chartered bank (“TD Bank”),
certain stockholders of TD Ameritrade, including J. Joe Ricketts and Marlene M. Ricketts (the “significant TD Ameritrade
stockholders”), and their respective affiliates) of a majority of the shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common
Stock held by TD Bank, the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates) outstanding and entitled to
vote at the special meeting.
Approval of the TD Ameritrade merger-related compensation proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the total shares of Common Stock present at the special meeting or represented by proxy and voting on the matter at the special
meeting. Approval of the TD Ameritrade adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total
shares of Common Stock present at the special meeting or represented by proxy and voting on the matter at the special meeting.
Each of the three proposals was approved
by the requisite vote of TD Ameritrade’s stockholders. The final voting results for each proposal are described below. For
more information on each of these proposals, see the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by TD Ameritrade with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2020 (the “definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus”).
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Proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement:
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The votes, including those of TD Bank,
the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates, were as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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470,181,937
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918,608
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296,232
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N/A
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The votes, including those of TD Bank, the significant TD
Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates, cast in favor of the proposal to approve and adopt the merger
agreement represented in excess of a majority of the shares of Common Stock (including shares held by TD Bank, the
significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates) outstanding and entitled to vote at the special
meeting. In addition, the votes cast in favor of the proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement represented in excess
of 99% of all votes cast on the merger proposal.
The votes, excluding those of TD Bank, the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates, were as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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184,252,657
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918,608
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296,232
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N/A
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The votes, excluding those of TD Bank, the significant TD
Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates, cast in favor of the proposal to approve and adopt the merger
agreement represented in excess of a majority of the shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock held by TD
Bank, the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates) outstanding and entitled to vote at the
special meeting. In addition, the votes cast by the holders of shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock held
by TD Bank, the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their respective affiliates) in favor of the proposal to approve
and adopt the merger agreement represented in excess of 99% of all such votes cast on the merger proposal.
Approval for Purposes of Dispute Relating to Section 203
of the Delaware General Corporation Law
As previously disclosed, on May 12, 2020, a putative class action
complaint challenging the merger was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”), asserting a claim against
each member of the TD Ameritrade board of directors who was on the TD Ameritrade board of directors when the merger agreement was
approved, TD Bank and Schwab (the “Defendants”). Among other things, the complaint asserts a claim against such directors
alleging that the merger violates 8 Del C. § 203 (“Section 203”) and alleges that, prior to the time that the
TD Ameritrade board of directors approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger
and the TD Bank voting agreement (as defined in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus), Schwab and TD Bank had reached
an “agreement, arrangement or understanding” with respect to the terms of the voting of TD Bank’s shares of Common
Stock in favor of the merger in exchange for an amendment and extension of the insured deposit account agreement (as defined in
the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus), thereby causing Schwab to become the “owner” of those shares and
an “interested stockholder” under, and subject to the restriction on business combinations set forth in, Section 203.
The Defendants and TD Ameritrade disagree with the Plaintiff’s allegations and assertions for multiple reasons. However,
if it were determined that Schwab became an interested stockholder prior to TD Ameritrade board approval under Section 203, TD
Ameritrade could not complete a business combination with Schwab, including the merger, for a period of three years following the
time that Schwab became an interested stockholder unless the business combination is approved by the TD Ameritrade board of directors
and authorized by the TD Ameritrade stockholders in accordance with the statute by the affirmative vote of at least 662/3%
of the outstanding Common Stock not deemed owned by Schwab under Section 203 (including, as alleged in the complaint, treating
the outstanding Common Stock owned by TD Bank and its affiliates as “owned” by Schwab for this purpose).
The votes on the proposal to approve and adopt the merger
agreement, excluding those shares of Common Stock allegedly deemed owned by Schwab under Section 203 (including 708,380
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by affiliates of Schwab as of the record date for the special meeting, and
including, as alleged in the complaint, treating the outstanding Common Stock owned by TD Bank and its affiliates as
“owned” by Schwab for this purpose, and further treating the outstanding Common Stock owned by the significant TD
Ameritrade stockholders and their affiliates as deemed “owned” by Schwab for this purpose) were as
follows: 183,545,705 votes “For,” 917,494 votes “Against,” 295,934 “Abstains” and no
broker non-votes. As such, the votes cast in favor of the proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement represented in
excess of 662/3% of the outstanding Common Stock not allegedly deemed owned by Schwab under Section 203 (whether
or not the outstanding Common Stock owned by the significant TD Ameritrade stockholders and their affiliates are excluded for
this purpose). Therefore, even if Section 203 applied to the merger, which the Defendants and TD Ameritrade dispute, the
merger was approved at the special meeting by the affirmative vote of more than 662/3% of the outstanding Common
Stock not allegedly deemed owned by Schwab under Section 203. As a result, the requirements of Section 203 have been
satisfied, even if Section 203 were determined to apply to the merger, and the Plaintiff has agreed to dismiss the Section
203 claim as moot.
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2.
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TD Ameritrade merger-related compensation proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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465,925,192
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3,853,622
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1,617,963
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N/A
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TD Ameritrade adjournment proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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438,528,876
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32,412,433
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455,468
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N/A
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