TD Asset Management Inc. Announces Special Reinvested Distributions for TD International Equity CAD Hedged Index ETF

TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) today announced estimated year to date 2017 reinvested distributions for the TD International Equity CAD Hedged Index ETF (the "TD ETF"). These reinvested distributions generally represent mark to market income due to a deemed tax year-end from a change in the TD ETF's tax status, as it now qualifies as a mutual fund trust.   

Unitholders of record on September 29, 2017 will receive the 2017 reinvested distributions. The actual taxable amounts of reinvested distributions for 2017, including tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported in early 2018.

Cash distributions will be reported separately and the TD ETF may have a second non-cash distribution in December 2017.

Details of the per-unit reinvested distribution are as follows:

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The S&P EPAC Ex-Korea LargeMidCap CAD Hedged index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("SPDJI"), and has been licensed for use by TDAM. Standard & Poor's® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by TDAM. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P EPAC Ex-Korea LargeMidCap CAD Hedged index.

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About TD Asset Management Inc.

TD Asset Management (TDAM), a member of TD Bank Group, is a North American investment management firm. Operating through TD Asset Management Inc. in Canada and TDAM USA Inc. in the U.S., TDAM brings new thinking to investors' most important challenges. TDAM offers investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individual investors. Additionally, TDAM manages assets on behalf of almost 2 million retail investors and offers a broadly diversified suite of investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. Collectively, TDAM manages C$347 billion in assets as at June 30, 2017.

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