JOINDER AND WAIVER TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.8
Execution Version
This JOINDER AND WAIVER TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into this 19th day of July 2010 by and among TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
(the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company listed on the signature pages hereto under
the heading “R Parties” (collectively, the “R Parties”), The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a
Canadian chartered bank (“TD Bank”), TD Discount Brokerage Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank (“TD Holdings”), TD
Discount Brokerage Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary of TD Bank (“TD Acquisition”), and TD Discount Brokerage Hedging LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank (“TD Hedging”
and, collectively with TD Bank, TD Holdings and TD Acquisition, “TD”). Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Stockholders
Agreement (defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the R Parties, TD Bank and TD Holdings are parties to that certain
Stockholders Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2005, as amended (the “Stockholders
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, TD Acquisition and TD Hedging have each become owners of record of shares of common
stock of the Company;
WHEREAS Section 2.1(c) of the Stockholders Agreement requires TD and the R Parties to reduce
the number of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such persons under certain circumstances;
WHEREAS, the Company entered into a stock repurchase plan on May 7, 2010 (the “Repurchase
Plan”); and
WHEREAS, each of TD, the R Parties and the Company agree that TD shall have until July 5, 2011
to effect the reduction, if any, required by Section 2.1(c) of the Stockholders Agreement to the
extent (and only to the extent) such reduction is required as a result of repurchases of common
stock of the Company under the Repurchase Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound thereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows.
ARTICLE I
JOINDER
JOINDER
SECTION 1.1. Agreement to be Bound. TD Acquisition and TD Hedging hereby agree that, from
and after the date each acquired common stock of the Company, each shall be a party to the
Stockholders Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and
conditions of the Stockholders Agreement to the same extent as TD Bank. TD Bank acknowledges and
agrees that it is and shall remain responsible for any breach of the Stockholders Agreement by TD
Acquisition or TD Hedging.
ARTICLE II
WAIVER
WAIVER
SECTION 2.1. Section 2.1(c). The parties agree that any requirement that TD reduce,
pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Stockholders Agreement, as soon as reasonably practicable the
number of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned, to the extent (and only to the extent) such
reduction is necessary as a result of the Repurchase Plan, is hereby waived, provided that TD shall
take all actions reasonably necessary so that such reduction shall be completed no later than July
5, 2011 (but in no manner that would require TD to (i) incur liability under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act or (ii) Transfer Voting Securities during a period in which (x) the Company has
imposed trading restrictions on Directors or other Affiliates of the Company or (y) the general
counsel of the Company has determined that the Company or TD is in possession of material nonpublic
information relating to the Company). Except as set forth in the prior sentence, all provisions of
Section 2.1(c) shall remain in full force and effect, including, without limitation, the provision
whereby TD shall not, and shall not cause any of its Affiliates to, exercise any voting rights in
respect of any Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such Person to the extent such Voting
Securities exceed the TD Ownership Limitation Percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
any Voting Securities that are the subject of this Agreement), or alternatively, upon the request
of the Company, shall cause such shares in excess of the TD Ownership Limitation Percentage to be
voted, on any matter submitted to the holders of the Common Stock for a vote, in the same
proportions as the votes cast by all holders of Common Stock other than TD, the R Parties and their
respective Affiliates, and nothing in this Agreement shall in any way increase the TD Ownership
Limitation Percentage.
SECTION 1.2. Termination of Waiver. The waiver granted in Section 2.1 above shall
terminate without any further action by any of the parties hereto and shall have no further force
and effect on July 5, 2011.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.1. Continued Effect of Original Agreement. As modified hereby, the
Stockholders Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and agreed to by all of the parties hereto
and continues in full force and effect. All references in the Stockholders Agreement to the
“Agreement” shall be read as references to the Stockholders Agreement as modified by this Agreement
and as it may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
SECTION 3.2. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile in separate
counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
SECTION 3.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (except to the extent that mandatory provisions
of federal law are applicable), without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law, and
shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the
first paragraph hereof.
COMPANY: | R PARTIES: | |||||||
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION | /s/ J. Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
J. Xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||||
TD: | XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX 1994 DYNASTY TRUST | |||||||
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK | By: | /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Name: | J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | Title: | Trustee | |||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Group Head, Corporate Development, Enterprise Strategy and Treasury | J. XXX XXXXXXXX 1996 DYNASTY TRUST | ||||||
TD DISCOUNT BROKERAGE HOLDINGS LLC | By: | /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Name: | J. Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Title: Trustee | ||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||||||
TD DISCOUNT BROKERAGE ACQUISITION LLC | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||||||
TD DISCOUNT BROKERAGE HEDGING LLC | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |