Toronto-Dominion Bank London Branch Pre-Stabilisation Notice - Ontario GBP Benchmark (1018O)

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RNS Number : 1018O

Toronto-Dominion Bank London Branch

27 May 2020

27 May 2020

Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

Pre-Stabilisation Period Announcement

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, (contact: Paul Eustace, 020 7628 2262) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Managers named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation EU/2016/1052 under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014).

The securities:

 
 Issuer:                                  Province of Ontario 
 Guarantor (if any):                      N/A 
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 Aggregate nominal amount:                GBP Benchmark 
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 Description:                             GBP Fixed Rate due December 2023 
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 Offer price:                             To be confirmed 
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 Stabilisation: 
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 Stabilisation Managers:                  The Toronto-Dominion Bank 
                                           Merrill Lynch International 
                                           RBC Europe Limited 
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 Stabilisation period expected            The date of this announcement 
  to start on: 
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 Stabilisation period expected            3 July 2020 (30 days after the proposed 
  to end no later than:                    issue date of the securities) 
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 Existence, maximum size and conditions   The Stabilisation Managers may over-allot 
  of use of over-allotment facility:       the securities to the extent permitted 
                                           in accordance with applicable law. 
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 Stabilisation trading venue              Over the counter (OTC) 
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In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilisation Managers may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities during the stabilisation period at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, stabilisation may not necessarily occur and any stabilisation action, if begun, may cease at any time. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons within Article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.

In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State that has implemented Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Regulation") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

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