TORONTO, March 22, 2012 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group will hold its annual meeting of common shareholders in Toronto, Ontario, on Thursday, March 29, 2012 with a simulcast live by video conference to a satellite location in New York City, New York.

Brian M. Levitt, Chairman of the Board, will chair the annual meeting in Toronto while Ed Clark, Group President and Chief Executive Officer, and most of the other Board members will participate in the meeting from New York City.  This year TD is providing shareholders with the ability to participate electronically in the meeting from New York City.  Shareholders who attend TD's meeting in Toronto, or participate from the satellite location in New York City, will be able to see and hear the individuals at the other location and will also be able to vote, and to ask questions at the relevant time in the meeting.

The annual meeting will also be webcast in video and audio live on the Internet via www.td.com/investor. The webcast will be archived for at least one year. The annual meeting proceedings are also accessible by phone at 1-877-974-0445.

The presentations may contain forward-looking statements including statements regarding the business and anticipated financial performance of TD Bank Group. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. Therefore, forward-looking statements should be considered carefully and undue reliance should not be placed on them.

About TD Bank Group

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 21.5 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance, including TD Waterhouse, an investment in TD Ameritrade, and TD Insurance; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and TD Auto Finance U.S.; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 8 million online customers. TD had CDN$774 billion in assets on January 31, 2012.The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.