UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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o Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
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o Definitive Proxy Statement |
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |
Ameritrade Holding Corporation
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1)
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1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction
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of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
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Filed by Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Commission File No.: 000-49992
This filing consists of an e-mail sent to all Ameritrade associates on August 11, 2005 regarding the
availability of an online comment form and the text from the online comment form.
Associates:
Eager to tell us whats on your mind regarding the proposed TD Waterhouse acquisition? Heres your
chance.
Were pleased to announce the creation of a dedicated Zoomerang comment form which will be your
source for submitting questions and/or feedback as it relates to the acquisition and upcoming
integration effort. Your feedback will be extremely valuable as we will be addressing topics of
interest in upcoming integration updates and other communications.
All submissions will remain anonymous unless you opt to include your name in the comment field. If
we determine that your question or concern requires immediate action, we will forward on to the
appropriate department who will handle as necessary. We also plan on posting frequently asked
questions and topics in the Ameritrade-TD Waterhouse U.S.A. Information Center on Athena, so you
can see what your fellow associates are asking. Again, all submissions will remain anonymous.
Click on the link below to submit. This link will also be posted on the home page of Athena.
Remember, nothing is off the table be open and candid when submitting your comments and
questions.
http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224JWUG5HF5
Corporate Communications
Ameritrade Confidential. Please remember that everything we disclose is proprietary to
Ameritrade and must not be communicated outside of the company.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, Ameritrade will be filing a proxy statement and
relevant documents concerning the transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMERITRADE ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. Investors and security holders can obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other
documents when they become available by contacting Investor Relations at www.amtd.com, or
by mail at Ameritrade Investor Relations, 4211 S. 102 Street, Omaha, NE 68127, or by Telephone:
800-237-8692. In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Ameritrade are available free of charge
at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov.
Ameritrade Holding Corporation, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, and their respective directors and
executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of Ameritrade in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the
special interests of these directors and executive officers in the proposed transaction will be
included in the proxy statement of Ameritrade described above. Information regarding Ameritrades
directors and executive officers is also available in its proxy statement for its 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on January 24, 2005. This document is
available free of charge at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations
at Ameritrade as described above. Information regarding The Toronto-Dominion Banks directors and
executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended October 31,
2004, which was filed with the SEC on December 13, 2004, and in its notice of annual meeting and
proxy circular for its 2005 annual meeting, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2005.
These documents are available free of charge at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov and by
directing a request to The Toronto-Dominion Bank, c/o TD Bank Financial Group, 66 Wellington Street
West, Toronto, ON M5K 1A2, Attention: Investor Relations (416) 308-9030.