UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2015
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-35509 | 82-0543156 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 South 108th Avenue Omaha, Nebraska |
68154 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (402) 331-7856
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 4, 2015, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (the Company) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), with respect to the offering and sale by the Company of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.950% Senior Notes due 2022 (the Notes). The Notes have been offered pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement, dated March 4, 2015, to the Prospectus dated September 29, 2014, filed as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-185286) that became effective when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on December 5, 2012, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed on September 29, 2014. The offering of the Notes closed on March 9, 2015.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2014 (the Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2015, among the Company and the Trustee (the Supplemental Indenture).
The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.950% per annum, payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2015. The Notes will mature on April 1, 2022.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including liquidity for operational contingencies.
The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, and the Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, and the form of Note, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provided the Company with the legal opinion attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The description contained under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2015, among TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
4.1 | Indenture, dated October 22, 2014, between TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Companys Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2014). | |
4.2 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated March 9, 2015, between TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. | |
4.3 | Form of 2.950% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.2). | |
5.1 | Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. | |
12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 9, 2015 | TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ William J. Gerber | |||||
William J. Gerber | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |