TD (NYSE: TD) offers S&P 500 autocallable notes with full downside risk
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
424B2
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
The Toronto-Dominion Bank is offering Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities linked to the S&P 500 Index at a public offering price of $10 per unit. The initial estimated value on the pricing date is expected between $9.285 and $9.585 per unit, reflecting embedded fees and hedging costs.
The notes have a term of about three years and may be automatically called on observation dates around 2027, 2028 and 2029 if the S&P 500 is at or above the starting level. If called, investors receive $10 plus a call premium, with indicative call amounts ranging from about $10.725–$10.825 on the first observation date up to about $12.175–$12.475 on the final observation date.
If the notes are never called and the index ends below the threshold (100% of the starting value), repayment is reduced 1‑for‑1 with the index decline, putting up to 100% of principal at risk. The notes pay no periodic interest, are unsecured senior debt of TD, and all payments depend on TD’s creditworthiness.
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FAQ
What is TD (TD) offering in this 424B2 structured note filing?
The Toronto-Dominion Bank is offering Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities linked to the S&P 500 Index. These are senior unsecured debt securities with a $10 principal amount per unit, whose payoff depends on the index level on specified observation dates and at maturity.
How do the S&P 500-linked TD notes generate returns for investors?
The notes may be automatically called if the S&P 500 closing level on an observation date is at or above the Call Level (100% of the starting value). If called, investors receive $10 plus a call premium, with indicative call amounts of $10.725–$10.825 on the first observation date, $11.450–$11.650 on the second, and $12.175–$12.475 on the final observation date.
What happens at maturity if TD’s autocallable notes are not called?
If the notes are not called, investors receive a Redemption Amount at maturity based on the S&P 500’s Ending Value. Because the Threshold Value equals 100% of the Starting Value, any decline in the index below the starting level results in a matching percentage loss of principal, with up to 100% of the investment at risk.
Do these TD S&P 500 autocallable notes pay interest or protect principal?
The notes provide no periodic interest payments and no principal protection. Investors benefit only through potential automatic calls with fixed call premiums; otherwise, if held to maturity and the index is below the threshold, the payoff is reduced 1-to-1 with the index decline, which can lead to a substantial loss of principal.
What fees and pricing features affect the value of TD’s structured notes?
The public offering price is $10.00 per unit, with an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit and a hedging-related charge of $0.05 per unit. As a result, TD expects the initial estimated value on the pricing date to be between $9.285 and $9.585 per unit, less than the public offering price.
What are the main risks of TD’s S&P 500 Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities?
Key risks include full downside market risk below the threshold, no interest payments, and exposure to the credit risk of TD as senior unsecured debt. There may be limited secondary market liquidity, potential sales at prices below the public offering price and initial estimated value, and structural complexities that can make valuation and tax treatment more difficult.
How is the S&P 500 Index used in determining payments on TD’s notes?
The S&P 500 Index level on each Observation Date determines whether the notes are automatically called at a specified Call Amount. If they are not called earlier, the Ending Value on the final Observation Date determines the Redemption Amount at maturity, with losses if the Ending Value is below the Threshold Value (100% of the Starting Value).
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The information in this preliminary term sheet is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these notes until the final term sheet is delivered in final form. We are not
selling these notes, nor are we soliciting offers to buy these notes, in any State where such offer or sale is not permitted.
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Subject to Completion
Preliminary Term Sheet
Dated January 16, 2026
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-283969 (To Prospectus dated February 26, 2025 and Product Supplement EQUITY STR-1 dated
February 28, 2025)
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Units
$10 principal amount per unit
CUSIP No.
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Pricing Date*
Settlement Date*
Maturity Date*
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January , 2026
February , 2026
January , 2029
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*Subject to change based on the actual date the notes are priced for initial sale to the public (the “pricing date”)
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® Linked to the S&P 500® Index
■ Automatically callable if the closing level of the Index on any Observation Date, occurring approximately one, two and three years after the
pricing date, is at or above the Starting Value
■ In the event of an automatic call, the amount payable per unit will be:
■ [$10.725 to $10.825] if called on the first Observation Date
■ [$11.450 to $11.650] if called on the second Observation Date
■ [$12.175 to $12.475] if called on the final Observation Date
■ If not called on either of the first two Observation Dates, a maturity of approximately
three years
■ If not called, 1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Index, with up to 100.00% of
your principal amount at risk
■ All payments are subject to the credit risk of The Toronto-Dominion Bank
■ No periodic interest payments
■ In addition to the underwriting discount set forth below, the notes include a
hedging-related charge of $0.05 per unit. See “Structuring the Notes”
■ Limited secondary market liquidity, with no exchange listing
■ The notes are unsecured debt securities and are not savings accounts or insured deposits of
a bank. The notes are not insured or guaranteed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “CDIC”), the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), or any other governmental agency of Canada, the United States
or any other jurisdiction
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The notes are being issued by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD”). There are important differences between the notes and a conventional debt
security, including different investment risks and certain additional costs. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-7 of this term sheet and beginning on page PS-7 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1 and page 1 of the prospectus.
The initial estimated value of the notes at the time the terms of the notes are set on the pricing date is expected to be between $9.285
and $9.585 per unit, which is less than the public offering price listed below. See “Summary” on the following page, “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-7 of
this term sheet and “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-18 of this term sheet for additional information. The actual value of your notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted with accuracy.
None of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these notes or
passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this document, product supplement EQUITY STR-1 or the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Per Unit
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Total
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Public offering price(1)
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$ 10.00
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Underwriting discount(1)
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$ 0.20
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Proceeds, before expenses, to TD
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$ 9.80
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For any purchase of 300,000 units or more in a single transaction by an individual investor or in combined transactions with the investor’s household in this offering, the public offering price and the
underwriting discount will be $9.95 per unit and $0.15 per unit, respectively. See “Supplement to the Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” below.
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The notes:
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Are Not FDIC Insured
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Are Not Bank Guaranteed
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May Lose Value
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BofA Securities
January , 2026
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
Linked to the S&P 500® Index due January, 2029
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Summary
The Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® Linked to the S&P 500® Index due January, 2029 (the “notes”) are our senior unsecured
debt securities. The notes are not guaranteed or insured by the CDIC, the FDIC or any other governmental agency, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. The notes are not bail-inable debt securities (as
defined in the prospectus) under the CDIC Act. The notes will rank equally with all of our other senior unsecured debt. Any payments due on the notes, including any repayment of principal, will be subject to
the credit risk of TD. The notes will be automatically called at the applicable Call Amount if the Observation Level of the Market Measure, which is the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), on any Observation Date is equal to
or greater than the Call Level. If the notes are not called, at maturity, if the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value, you will lose all or a portion of the principal amount of your notes. Any payments on the notes will be calculated
based on the $10 principal amount per unit and will depend on the performance of the Index, subject to our credit risk. See “Terms of the Notes” below.
The economic terms of the notes (including the Call Premiums and Call Amounts) are based on our internal funding rate (which is our internal borrowing rate based on variables
such as market benchmarks and our appetite for borrowing) and several factors, including selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected to be paid in connection with the offering of the notes, the estimated profit that we expect
to earn in connection with structuring the notes, estimated costs which we may incur in connection with the notes and the economic terms of certain related hedging arrangements as discussed further below and under “Structuring the Notes” on
page TS-18.
On the cover page of this term sheet, we have provided the initial estimated value range for the notes. The initial estimated value of your notes on the pricing date will be
less than their public offering price. The range of initial estimated values was determined by reference to our internal pricing models, which take into account a number of variables, typically including expected volatility of the Market
Measure, interest rates (forecasted, current and historical rates), price-sensitivity analysis, time to maturity of the notes and our internal funding rate which take into account a number of variables and are based on a number of subjective
assumptions, which are not evaluated or verified on an independent basis and may or may not materialize. Because our internal funding rate generally represents a discount from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the
secondary market, the use of an internal funding rate for the notes rather than the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market is expected, assuming all other economic terms are held constant, to increase the
initial estimated value of the notes and to have an adverse effect on the economic terms of the notes. For more information about the initial estimated value and the structuring of the notes, see the related discussion under “Risk Factors”
and “Structuring the Notes” herein.
Terms of the Notes
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Issuer:
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD”)
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Principal
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$10.00 per unit
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Term:
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Approximately three years, if not called on either of the first two Observation Dates
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Market Measure:
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The S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”), a price return index
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Starting Value:
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The closing level of the Market Measure on the pricing date
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Observation
Level:
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The closing level of the Market Measure on any Observation Date
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Ending Value:
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The Observation Level of the Index on the final Observation Date
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Observation
Dates:
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On or about February , 2027, January , 2028 and January , 2029
The Observation Dates are subject to postponement in the event of Market Disruption Events, as described on page PS-28 of product supplement
EQUITY STR-1.
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Call Level:
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100.00% of the Starting Value
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Call Amounts
(per Unit) and
Call Premiums:
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[$10.725 to $10.825], representing a Call Premium of [7.25% to 8.25%] of the principal amount, if called on the first Observation Date,
[$11.450 to $11.650], representing a Call Premium of [14.50% to 16.50%] of the principal amount, if called on the second Observation Date and [$12.175 to $12.475], representing a Call Premium of [21.75% to 24.75%] of the principal
amount, if called on the final Observation Date. The actual Call Amounts and Call Premiums will be determined on the pricing date.
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Call Settlement
Dates:
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Approximately the fifth business day following the applicable Observation Date, subject to postponement as described on page PS-25 of product
supplement
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Payment Determination
Automatic Call Provision:
Redemption Amount Determination:
If the notes are not called, you will receive the Redemption Amount per unit on the maturity date, determined as follows:
Because the Threshold Value for the notes is equal to the Starting Value, you will lose all or a portion of your investment if the
Ending Value is less than the Starting Value.
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
Linked to the S&P 500® Index due January, 2029
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Threshold Value:
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100.00% of the Starting Value
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Fees and
Charges:
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The underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit listed on the cover page and the hedging related charge of $0.05 per unit described in “Structuring
the Notes” on page TS-18.
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Calculation
Agents:
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BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”) and TD, acting jointly.
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
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The terms and risks of the notes are contained in this term sheet and in the following:
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Product supplement EQUITY STR-1 dated February 28, 2025:
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/947263/000114036125006504/ef20044295_424b3.htm
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Prospectus dated February 26, 2025:
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/947263/000119312525036639/d931193d424b5.htm
These documents, including this term sheet (together, the “Note Prospectus”), have been filed as part of a registration statement with the SEC and may, without cost, be accessed on the SEC
website as indicated above or obtained from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) or BofAS by calling 1-800-294-1322.
Before you invest, you should read the Note Prospectus, including this term sheet, for information about us and this offering. Any prior or contemporaneous oral statements and any other written
materials you may have received are superseded by the Note Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this term sheet have the meanings set forth in product supplement EQUITY STR-1. In the event of any conflict the following
hierarchy will govern: first, this term sheet; second, product supplement EQUITY STR-1; and last, the prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this document to “we,” “us,” “our,” or
similar references are to TD.
Investor Considerations
You may wish to consider an investment in the notes if:
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You anticipate that the closing level of the Market Measure on any of the Observation Dates will be equal to or greater than the Call Level and, if the notes are automatically called prior to the final Observation Date, you
accept an early exit from your investment.
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You accept that the return on the notes will be limited to the return represented by the applicable Call Premium even if the percentage change in the level of the Market Measure is greater than the applicable Call Premium.
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You are willing to risk a loss of principal and return if the notes are not automatically called and the Index decreases from the Starting Value to the Ending Value.
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You are willing to forgo interest payments that are paid on conventional interest-bearing debt securities.
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You are willing to forgo dividends or other benefits of owning the stocks included in the Index.
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You are willing to accept a limited or no market for sales prior to maturity, and understand that the market prices for the notes, if any, will be affected by various factors, including our actual and perceived
creditworthiness, our internal funding rate and fees and charges on the notes.
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You are willing to assume our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, for all payments under the notes, including the Call Amount or the Redemption Amount.
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The notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if:
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You wish to make an investment that cannot be automatically called.
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You believe that the level of the Index will decrease from the Starting Value to the Ending Value.
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You anticipate that the Observation Level will be less than the Call Level on each Observation Date.
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You seek an uncapped return on your investment.
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You seek principal repayment or preservation of capital.
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You seek interest payments or other current income on your investment.
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You want to receive dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Index.
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You seek an investment for which there will be a liquid secondary market.
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You are unwilling or are unable to take market risk on the notes or to accept the credit risk of TD as issuer of the notes.
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We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors concerning an investment in the notes.
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
Linked to the S&P 500® Index due January, 2029
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Examples of Hypothetical Payments
The following examples are for purposes of illustration only. They are based on hypothetical values and show hypothetical
returns on the notes. They illustrate the calculation of the Call Amount or Redemption Amount, as applicable, based on the hypothetical terms set forth below. The actual amount you receive and the resulting
return will depend on the actual Starting Value, Threshold Value, Call Level, Observation Levels, Call Premiums, and term of your investment.
The following examples do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the notes. These examples are based on:
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a Starting Value of 100.00;
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a Threshold Value of 100.00;
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a Call Level of 100.00;
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an expected term of the notes of approximately three years, if the notes are not called on either of the first two Observation Dates;
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a Call Premium of 7.75% of the principal amount if the notes are called on the first Observation Date, 15.50% if called on the second Observation Date and 23.25% if called on the final Observation Date (the midpoint of the
applicable Call Premium ranges); and
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Observation Dates occurring approximately one, two and three years after the pricing date.
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The hypothetical Starting Value of 100.00 used in these examples has been chosen for illustrative purposes only, and does not
represent a likely actual Starting Value of the Index.
For recent actual levels of the Index, see “The Index” section below. The Index is a price return index and as such the level of the Index will not include any income
generated by dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Index, which you would otherwise be entitled to receive if you invested in those stocks directly. In addition, all payments on the notes are subject to issuer
credit risk. If TD, as issuer, becomes unable to meet its obligations as they become due, you could lose some or all of your investment.
Notes Are Called on an Observation Date
The notes will be called at $10.00 plus the applicable Call Premium if the Observation Level on one of the Observation Dates is equal to or greater than the Call Level.
Example 1 - The Observation Level on the first Observation Date is 150.00. Therefore, the notes will be called at $10.00 plus the Call Premium of $0.775
= $10.775 per unit.
Example 2 - The Observation Level on the first Observation Date is below the Call Level, but the Observation Level on the second Observation Date is
120.00. Therefore, the notes will be called at $10.00 plus the Call Premium of $1.550 = $11.550 per unit.
Example 3 - The Observation Levels on the first two Observation Dates are below the Call Level, but the Observation Level on the third and final
Observation Date is 130.00. Therefore, the notes will be called at $10.00 plus the Call Premium of $2.325 = $12.325 per unit.
Notes Are Not Called on Any Observation Date
Example 4 - The notes are not called on any Observation Date and the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value. The Redemption Amount will be less,
and possibly significantly less, than the principal amount. For example, if the Ending Value is 85.00, the Redemption Amount per unit will be:
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
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Summary of the Hypothetical Examples
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Notes Are Called on an Observation Date
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Notes Are Not Called on
Any Observation Date
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example 3
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Example 4
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Starting Value
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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Call Level
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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Threshold Value
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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100.00
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Observation Level on the First Observation Date
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150.00
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90.00
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90.00
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88.00
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Observation Level on the Second Observation Date
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120.00
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90.00
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78.00
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Observation Level on the Final Observation Date
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N/A
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N/A
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130.00
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85.00
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Return on the Index
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20.00%
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30.00%
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Return on the Notes
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7.75%
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15.50%
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23.25%
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Call Amount / Redemption Amount per Unit
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$10.775
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$11.550
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$12.325
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$8.500
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Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
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Risk Factors
There are important differences between the notes and a conventional debt security. An investment in the notes involves significant risks, including those listed below. You
should carefully review the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the notes in the “Risk Factors” sections beginning on page PS-7 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1 and page 1 of the prospectus. We also urge you to consult your
investment, legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in the notes and the suitability of the notes in light of your particular circumstances before you invest in the notes.
Structure-Related Risks
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If the notes are not automatically called, your investment will result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.
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Your return on the notes may be less than the yield you could earn by owning a conventional fixed or floating rate debt security of comparable maturity.
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Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the applicable Call Premium and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the stocks included in the Index.
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Market Measure-Related Risks
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The Index sponsor may adjust the Index in a way that may adversely affect its level and your interests, and the Index sponsor has no obligation to consider your interests.
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You will have no rights of a holder of the securities included in the Index, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
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While we, MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their respective affiliates may from time to time own securities of companies included in the Index, except to the extent that the common stock of Bank of America Corporation (the parent
company of MLPF&S and BofAS) is included in the Index, none of us, MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their respective affiliates control any company included in the Index, and have not verified any disclosure made by any such company.
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Valuation- and Market-Related Risks
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The initial estimated value of your notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price. The difference between the public offering price of your notes and the initial estimated value of the notes reflects costs
and expected profits associated with selling and structuring the notes, as well as hedging our obligations under the notes (including, but not limited to, the hedging related charge, as further described under “Structuring the Notes”
on page TS-18). Because hedging our obligations entails risks and may be influenced by market forces beyond our control, this hedging may result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or a loss and the amount of any such
profit or loss will not be known until the maturity date.
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The initial estimated value of your notes is based on our internal funding rate. The internal funding rate used in the determination of the initial estimated value of the notes generally represents a discount from the credit
spreads for our conventional fixed-rate debt securities and the borrowing rate we would pay for our conventional fixed-rate debt securities. This discount is based on, among other things, our view of the funding value of the notes as
well as the higher issuance, operational and ongoing liability management costs of the notes in comparison to those costs for our conventional fixed-rate debt, as well as estimated financing costs of any hedge positions (including,
but not limited to, the hedging related charge, as further described under “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-18), taking into account regulatory and internal requirements. If the interest rate implied by the credit spreads for our
conventional fixed-rate debt securities, or the borrowing rate we would pay for our conventional fixed-rate debt securities were to be used, we would expect the economic terms of the notes to be more favorable to you. Additionally,
assuming all other economic terms are held constant, the use of an internal funding rate for the notes is expected to increase the initial estimated value of the notes and have an adverse effect on the economic terms of the notes.
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The initial estimated value of the notes is based on our internal pricing models, which may prove to be inaccurate and may be different from the pricing models of other financial institutions, including BofAS and MLPF&S. The
initial estimated value of your notes when the terms of the notes are set on the pricing date is based on our internal pricing models, which take into account a number of variables, typically including the expected volatility of the
Market Measure, interest rates (forecasted, current and historical rates), price-sensitivity analysis, time to maturity of the notes and our internal funding rate, and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which are not
evaluated or verified on an independent basis and may or may not materialize. Further, our pricing models may be different from other financial institutions’ pricing models, including those of BofAS and MLPF&S, and the
methodologies used by us to estimate the value of the notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions that may be purchasers or sellers of notes in any secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price
of your notes, if any, may be materially less than the initial estimated value of the notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models. In addition, market conditions and other relevant factors in the future may change and
any assumptions may prove to be incorrect.
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The initial estimated value of your notes is not a prediction of the prices at which you may sell your notes in the secondary market, if any exists, and such secondary market prices, if any, will likely be less than the public
offering price of your notes, may be less than the initial estimated value of your notes and could result in a substantial loss to you. The initial estimated value of the notes will not be a prediction of the prices at which
MLPF&S, BofAS, or our or their respective affiliates or third parties may be willing to purchase the notes from you in secondary market transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated to do). The price
at which you may be able to sell your notes in the secondary market at any time, if any, will be influenced by many factors that cannot be predicted, such as market conditions, and any bid and ask spread for similar sized
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trades, and may be substantially less than the initial estimated value of the notes. Further, as secondary market prices of your notes take into account the levels at which
our debt securities trade in the secondary market, and do not take into account our various costs and expected profits associated with selling and structuring the notes, as well as hedging our obligations under the notes, secondary market
prices of your notes will likely be less than the public offering price of your notes. As a result, the price at which MLPF&S, BofAS, or our or their respective affiliates or third parties may be willing to purchase the notes from you in
secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be less than the price you paid for your notes, and any sale prior to maturity could result in a substantial loss to you.
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A trading market is not expected to develop for the notes. None of us, MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their respective affiliates is obligated to make a market for, or to repurchase, the notes. There is no assurance that any party
will be willing to purchase your notes at any price in any secondary market.
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Conflict-Related Risks
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Our business, hedging and trading activities, and those of MLPF&S, BofAS and our and their respective affiliates (including trades in shares of companies included in the Index), and any hedging and trading activities we,
MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their respective affiliates engage in for our clients’ accounts, may affect the market value of, and return on, the notes and may create conflicts of interest with you.
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There may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agents, one of which is us and one of which is BofAS, as the determinations made by the calculation agents may be discretionary and could adversely affect any
payment on the notes.
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General Credit-Related Risks
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Payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk, and actual or perceived changes in our creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of the notes. If we become unable to meet our financial obligations as they become due,
you may lose some or all of your investment.
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Tax-Related Risks
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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the notes are uncertain and, because of this uncertainty, there is a risk that the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the notes could differ materially and adversely from the
treatment described below in “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences”, as described further in product supplement EQUITY STR-1 under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences — Alternative Treatments”.
You should consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of an investment in the notes and the potential alternative treatments.
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For a discussion of the Canadian federal income tax consequences of investing in the notes, please see the discussion in the prospectus under “Tax Consequences — Canadian Taxation” and in the product supplement EQUITY STR-1 under
“Supplemental Discussion of Canadian Tax Consequences” and the further discussion herein under “Summary of Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences”. If you are not a Non-resident Holder (as that term is defined in the prospectus) for
Canadian federal income tax purposes or if you acquire the notes in the secondary market, you should consult your tax advisors as to the consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of the notes and receiving the payments that
might be due under the notes.
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The Index
All disclosures contained in this term sheet regarding the Index, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation, and changes in its components, have been derived from
publicly available sources. The information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P” or the “Index sponsor”). The Index sponsor, which licenses the
copyright and all other rights to the Index, has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the Index. The consequences of the Index sponsor discontinuing publication of the Index are discussed in the section
entitled “Description of the Notes — Discontinuance of an Index” beginning on page PS-30 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1. None of us, our affiliates, the calculation agents, MLPF&S or BofAS has independently verified the accuracy or
completeness of any information obtained with respect to the Index nor accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of the Index or any successor index. None of the websites referenced in the Index description
below, or any materials included in those websites, are incorporated by reference into this document, the product supplement EQUITY STR-1 or the prospectus
The Index includes a representative sample of 500 companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. The 500 companies are not the 500 largest
companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and not all 500 companies are listed on the NYSE. The Index sponsor, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, chooses companies for inclusion in the Index with an aim of achieving a distribution
by broad industry groupings that approximates the distribution of these groupings in the common stock population of the U.S. domiciled equity market. Although the Index contains 500 constituent companies, at any one time it may contain
greater than 500 constituent trading lines since some companies included in the Index prior to July 31, 2017 may be represented by multiple share class lines in the Index. The Index is calculated, maintained and published by the Index sponsor
and is part of the S&P Dow Jones Indices family of indices. Additional information is available on the following website: spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-500/. We are not incorporating by reference the websites or any material
they include in this document, the product supplement EQUITY STR-1 or the prospectus.
The Index sponsor intends for the Index to provide a performance benchmark for the large-cap U.S. domiciled equity markets. Index additions and deletions are made on an as-needed basis and
there is no schedule for constituent reviews. Index additions and deletions are announced with at least three business days advance notice. Less than three business days’ notice may be given at the discretion of the Index sponsor. Relevant
criteria for additions to the Index that are employed by the Index sponsor include: the company proposed for addition should have an unadjusted company market capitalization of $22.7 billion or more and a security level float-adjusted market
capitalization of at least 50% of such threshold (for spin-offs, eligibility is determined using when-issued prices, if available); the float-adjusted liquidity ratio of the stock (defined as the annual dollar value traded divided by the
float-adjusted market capitalization) should be greater than or equal to 1.0 at the time of the addition to the Index and the stock should trade a minimum of 250,000 shares in each of the six months leading up to the evaluation date (current
constituents have no minimum requirement), where the annual dollar value traded is calculated as the average closing price multiplied by the historical volume over the 365 calendar days prior to the evaluation date (reduced to the available
trading period for IPOs or spinoffs that do not have 365 calendar days of trading history); the company must be a U.S.-domiciled company (characterized as a company that satisfies U.S. Securities Exchange Act’s periodic reporting obligations
by filing certain required forms for domestic issuers (e.g., Form 10-K annual reports, Form 10-Q quarterly reports and Form 8-K current reports, among others) and with a primary listing of the common stock on the NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE
American (formerly NYSE MKT), Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Global Market, Nasdaq Capital Market, Cboe BZX (formerly Bats BZX), Cboe BYX (formerly Bats BYX), Cboe EDGA (formerly Bats EDGA) or Cboe EDGX (formerly Bats EDGX) (each, an
“eligible exchange”)); the proposed constituent has an investable weight factor (“IWF”) of 10% or more; the inclusion of the company will contribute to sector balance in the Index relative to sector balance in the market in the relevant
market capitalization range; financial viability (the sum of the most recent four consecutive quarters’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles earnings (net income excluding discontinued operations) should be positive as should the most
recent quarter); and, for initial public offerings, the company must be traded on an eligible exchange for at least twelve months (for former SPACs, S&P considers the de-SPAC transaction to be an event equivalent to an IPO, and 12 months
of trading post the de-SPAC event are required before a former SPAC can be considered for inclusion in the SPX; spin-offs or in-specie distributions from existing constituents do not need to be traded on an eligible exchange for twelve months
prior to their inclusion in the Index). In addition, constituents of the S&P MidCap 400® Index and the S&P SmallCap 600® Index can be added to the Index provided they meet the unadjusted company level market
capitalization eligibility criteria for the Index. Migrations from the S&P MidCap 400® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600® Index do not need to meet the financial viability, liquidity, or 50% of the Index’s unadjusted
company level minimum market capitalization threshold criteria. Further, constituents of the S&P Total Market Index Ex S&P Composite 1500 (which includes all eligible U.S. common equities except for those included in the Index, the
S&P MidCap 400® Index and the S&P SmallCap 600® Index) that acquire a constituent of the Index, the S&P MidCap 400® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600® Index that do not fully meet the
financial viability or IWF criteria may still be added to the Index at the discretion of the S&P Index Committee if the S&P Index Committee determines that the addition could minimize turnover and enhance the representativeness of the
Index as a market benchmark. Certain types of organizational structures and securities are always excluded, including, but not limited to, business development companies, limited partnerships, master limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, OTC bulletin board issues, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded notes, royalty trusts, tracking stocks, special purpose acquisition companies, preferred stock and convertible preferred stock, unit
trusts, equity warrants, convertible bonds, investment trusts, rights and American depositary receipts. Constituents are deleted from the Index when they are involved in mergers, acquisitions or significant restructurings such that they no
longer meet the inclusion criteria, and when they substantially violate one or more of the addition criteria. Constituents that are delisted or moved to the pink sheets or the OTC bulletin board are removed, and those that experience a
trading halt may be retained or removed in the Index sponsor’s discretion. The Index sponsor evaluates additions and deletions with a view to maintaining Index continuity.
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For constituents included in the Index prior to July 31, 2017, all publicly listed multiple share class lines are included separately in the Index, subject to, in the case of any such share
class line, that share class line satisfying the liquidity and float criteria discussed above and subject to certain exceptions. It is possible that one listed share class line of a company may be included in the Index while a second listed
share class line of the same company is excluded. For companies that issue a second publicly traded share class to Index share class holders, the newly issued share class line is considered for inclusion if the event is mandatory and the
market capitalization of the distributed class is not considered to be de minimis.
As of July 31, 2017, companies with multiple share class lines are no longer eligible for inclusion in the Index. Only common shares are considered when determining whether a company has a
multiple share class structure. Constituents of the Index prior to July 31, 2017 with multiple share class lines will be grandfathered in and continue to be included in the Index. If a constituent reorganizes into a multiple share class line
structure, that company will be reviewed for continued inclusion in the Index at the discretion of the S&P Index Committee.
Select information regarding top constituents and industry and/or sector weightings may be made available by the Index sponsor on its website.
Calculation of the Index
The Index is calculated using a base-weighted aggregative methodology. The level of the Index on any day for which a level is published is determined by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the aggregate of the market price of each constituent times the number of shares of such constituent, and the denominator of which is the divisor, which is described more fully below. The “market value” of any constituent is the product of
the market price per share of that constituent times the number of the then-outstanding shares of such constituent that are then included in the Index.
The Index is also sometimes called a “base-weighted aggregative index” because of its use of a divisor. The “divisor” is a value calculated by the Index sponsor that is intended to maintain
conformity in index levels over time and is adjusted for all changes in the constituents’ share capital after the “base date” as described below. The level of the Index reflects the total market value of all constituents relative to the
Index’s base date of 1941-43.
In addition, the Index is float-adjusted, meaning that the share counts used in calculating the Index reflect only those shares available to investors rather than all of a company’s outstanding
shares. The Index sponsor seeks to exclude shares held by long-term, strategic shareholders concerned with the control of a company, a group that generally includes the following: officers and directors and related individuals whose holdings
are publicly disclosed, private equity, venture capital, special equity firms, asset managers and insurance companies with board of director representation, publicly traded companies that hold shares in another company, holders of restricted
shares (except for shares held as part of a lock-up agreement), company-sponsored employee share plans/trusts, defined contribution plans/savings, investment plans, foundations or family trusts associated with the company, government entities
at all levels (except government retirement or pension funds), sovereign wealth funds and any individual person listed as a 5% or greater stakeholder in a company as reported in regulatory filings (collectively, “strategic holders”). To this
end, the Index sponsor excludes all share-holdings (other than depositary banks, pension funds (including government pension and retirement funds), mutual funds, ETF providers, investment funds, asset managers that do not have direct board of
director representation (including stakeholders who may have the right to appoint a board of director member but choose not to do so, stakeholders who have exercised a right to appoint a board of director “observer” even if that observer is
employed by the stakeholder and stakeholders who have exercised a right to appoint an independent director who is not employed by the stakeholder), investment funds of insurance companies (except in certain countries where insurance companies
may be considered strategic holders based on regulatory issues and country-specific practices) and independent foundations not associated with the company) with a position greater than 5% of the outstanding shares of a company from the
float-adjusted share count to be used in Index calculations.
The exclusion is accomplished by calculating an IWF for each constituent that is part of the numerator of the float-adjusted index fraction described above:
IWF = (available float shares)/(total shares outstanding)
where available float shares is defined as total shares outstanding less shares held by strategic holders. In most cases, an IWF is reported to the nearest one percentage point. For companies
with multiple share class lines, a separate IWF is calculated for each share class line. In most cases, an IWF is reported to the nearest one percentage point.
Maintenance of the Index
In order to keep the Index comparable over time the Index sponsor engages in an index maintenance process. The Index maintenance process involves changing the constituents as discussed above,
and also involves maintaining quality assurance processes and procedures, adjusting the number of shares used to calculate the Index, monitoring and completing the adjustments for company additions and deletions, adjusting for stock splits
and stock dividends and adjusting for other corporate actions. In addition to its daily governance of indices and maintenance of the Index methodology, at least once within any 12 month period, the S&P Index Committee reviews the Index
methodology to ensure the Index continues to achieve the stated objective, and that the data and methodology remain effective. The S&P Index Committee may at times consult with investors, market participants, security issuers included in
or potentially included in the Index, or investment and financial experts.
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Divisor Adjustments
The two types of adjustments primarily used by the Index sponsor are divisor adjustments and adjustments to the number of shares (including float adjustments) used to calculate the Index. Set
forth below is a table of certain corporate events and their resulting effect on the divisor and the share count. If a corporate event requires an adjustment to the divisor, that event has the effect of altering the market value of the
affected constituent and consequently of altering the aggregate market value of the constituents following the event. In order that the level of the Index not be affected by the altered market value (which could be an increase or decrease) of
the affected constituent, the Index sponsor generally derives a new divisor by dividing the post-event market value of the constituents by the pre-event Index level, which has the effect of reducing the Index’s post-event level to the
pre-event level.
Changes to the Number of Shares of a Constituent
The index maintenance process also involves tracking the changes in the number of shares included for each of the index companies. Changes as a result of mandatory events, such as mergers or
acquisition driven share/IWF changes, stock splits and mandatory distributions are not subject to a minimum threshold for implementation and are implemented when the transaction occurs. At the Index sponsor’s discretion, however, de minimis
merger and acquisition changes may be accumulated and implemented with the updates made with the quarterly share updates as described below. Material share/IWF changes resulting from certain non-mandatory corporate actions follow the
accelerated implementation rule. Non-material share/IWF changes are implemented quarterly.
Accelerated Implementation Rule
1. Public offerings. Public offerings of new company-issued shares and/or existing shares offered by selling shareholders, including block sales and spot secondaries, will be eligible for
accelerated implementation treatment if the size of the event meets the materiality threshold criteria:
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In addition to the materiality threshold, public offerings must satisfy the following conditions:
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be underwritten.
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have a publicly available prospectus, offering document, or prospectus summary filed with the relevant authorities.
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have a publicly available confirmation from an official source that the offering has been completed.
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For public offerings that involve a concurrent combination of new company shares and existing shares offered by selling shareholders, both events are implemented if either of the public
offerings represent at least 5% of total shares and $150 million. Any concurrent share repurchase by the affected company will also be included in the implementation.
2. Dutch Auctions, self-tender offer buybacks, and split-off exchange offers. These nonmandatory corporate action types will be eligible for accelerated implementation treatment regardless of
size once their results are publicly announced and verified by S&P.
Exception to the Accelerated Implementation Rule
For non-mandatory corporate actions subject to the accelerated implementation rule with a size of at least US $1 billion, S&P will apply the share change, and any resulting IWF change,
using the latest share and ownership information publicly available at the time of the announcement, even if the offering size is below the 5% threshold. This exception ensures that very large events are recognized in a timely manner using
the latest available information.
All non-mandatory events not covered by the accelerated implementation rule (including but not limited to private placements, acquisition of private companies, and conversion of non-index share
lines) will be implemented quarterly coinciding with the third Friday of the third month in each calendar quarter. In addition, events that were not implemented under the accelerated implementation rule but were found to have been eligible,
(e.g. due to lack of publicly available information at the time of the event) are implemented as part of a quarterly rebalancing.
Announcement Policy
For accelerated implementation, the Index sponsor will generally provide two (2) business days’ notice for all non-U.S. listed stocks and U.S. listed depositary receipts, and one (1) business
days’ notice for all non-depositary receipt U.S. listed stocks.
IWF Updates
Accelerated implementation for events less than $1 billion will include an adjustment to the company’s IWF only to the extent that such an IWF change helps the new float share total mimic the
shares available in the offering. To minimize unnecessary turnover, these IWF changes do not need to meet any minimum threshold requirement for implementation. Any IWF change resulting in an IWF of 0.96 or greater is rounded up to 1.00 at the
next annual IWF review.
IWF changes will only be made at the quarterly review if the change represents at least 5% of total current shares outstanding and is related to a single corporate action that did not qualify
for the accelerated implementation rule, regardless if there is an associated share change.
Quarterly share change events resulting from the conversion of derivative securities, acquisitions of private companies, or acquisitions of non-index companies that do not trade on a major
exchange are considered to be available to investors unless there is explicit information stating that the new owner is a strategic holder.
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Other than the situations described above, please note that IWF changes are only made at the annual IWF review.
Share Updates
For companies with multiple share class lines, the criteria specified under the heading “Accelerated Implementation Rule” above apply to each individual multiple share class line rather than
total company shares.
Exceptions:
Any non- fully paid or non-fully settled offering such as forward sales agreements are not eligible for accelerated implementation. Share updates resulting from completion of subscription
receipts terms or the settlement of forward sale agreements are updated at a future quarterly share rebalance.
Rebalancing Guidelines – Share/IWF Reference Date & Freeze Period
A reference date, after the market close five weeks prior to the third Friday in March, June, September, and December, is the cutoff for publicly available information used for quarterly shares
outstanding and IWF changes. All shares outstanding and ownership information contained in public filings and/or official sources dated on or before the reference date are included in that quarter’s update. In addition, there is a freeze
period on a quarterly basis for any changes that result from the accelerated implementation rules.
Pro-forma files for float-adjusted market capitalization indices are generally released after the market close on the first Friday, two weeks prior to the rebalancing effective date. Pro-forma
files for capped and alternatively weighted indices are generally released after the market close on the second Friday, one week prior to the rebalancing effective date. For illustration purposes, if rebalancing pro-forma files are scheduled
to be released on Friday, March 5, the share/IWF freeze period will begin after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 9 and will end after the close of trading the following Friday, March 19 (i.e. the third Friday of the rebalancing month).
During the share/IWF freeze period, shares and IWFs are not changed and the accelerated implementation rule is suspended, except for mandatory corporate action events (such as merger activity,
stock splits, and rights offerings). The suspension includes all changes that qualify for accelerated implementation and would typically be announced or effective during the share/IWF freeze period. At the end of the freeze period all
suspended changes will be announced on the third Friday of the rebalancing month, and implemented five business days after the quarterly rebalancing effective date.
Adjustments for Corporate Actions
There is a large range of corporate actions that may affect companies included in the Index. Certain corporate actions require the Index sponsor to recalculate the share count or the float
adjustment or to make an adjustment to the divisor to prevent the level of the Index from changing as a result of the corporate action. This helps ensure that the movement of the Index does not reflect the corporate actions of individual
companies in the Index.
Spin-Offs
As a general policy, a spin-off security is added to the Index on the ex-date at a price of zero (with no divisor adjustment) and will remain in the Index for at least one trading day. On the
ex-date the spin-off will have the same attributes and capping adjustment factor as its parent company. The spin-off security will remain in the Index if it meets all eligibility criteria. If the spin-off security is determined ineligible to
remain in the Index, it will generally be removed after at least one day of regular way trading (with a divisor adjustment). The weight of the spin-off being deleted is reinvested across all the constituents proportionately such that the
relative weights of all constituents are unchanged. The net change in Index market capitalization will cause a divisor change.
Companies that are spun off from a constituent do not need to meet the eligibility criteria for new constituents, but they should be considered U.S. domiciled for Index purposes. At the
discretion of the S&P Index Committee, a spin-off company may be retained in the Index if the S&P Index Committee determines it has a total market capitalization representative of the Index. If the spin-off company’s estimated market
capitalization is below the minimum unadjusted company market capitalization for the Index but there are other constituents that have a significantly lower total market capitalization than the spin-off company, the S&P Index Committee may
decide to retain the spin-off company in the Index.
Several additional types of corporate actions, and their related treatment, are listed in the table below.
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Addition
Constituents are added at the float market capitalization weight. The net change to the Index market capitalization causes a divisor adjustment.
Deletion
The weights of all constituents in the Index will proportionally change. Relative weights will stay the same. The divisor will change due to the net change in the Index market
capitalization.
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Change in shares outstanding
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Increasing (decreasing) the shares outstanding increases (decreases) the market capitalization of the Index. The change to the Index market capitalization causes a divisor adjustment.
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Increasing (decreasing) the IWF increases (decreases) the market capitalization of the index. A net change to the Index market capitalization causes a divisor adjustment.
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The stock price is adjusted by the amount of the special dividend. The net change to the Index market capitalization causes a divisor adjustment.
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All rights offerings that are in-the-money on the ex-date are applied under the assumption the rights are fully subscribed. The stock price is adjusted by the value of the rights and
the shares outstanding are increased by the rights ratio. The net change in market capitalization causes a divisor adjustment.
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Any company that is removed from the Index, the S&P MidCap 400® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600® Index must wait a minimum of one year from its removal date before
being reconsidered as a replacement candidate for the Index.
Recalculation Policy
The Index sponsor reserves the right to recalculate and republish the Index at its discretion in the event one of the following issues has occurred: (1) incorrect or revised closing price of
one or more constituent securities; (2) missed or misapplied corporate action; (3) incorrect application of Index methodology; (4) late announcement of a corporate event; or (5) incorrect calculation or data entry error. The decision to
recalculate the Index is made at the discretion of the index manager and/or index committee, as further discussed below. The potential market impact or disruption resulting from a recalculation is considered when making any such decision. In
the event of an incorrect closing price, a missed or misapplied corporate action, a late announcement of a corporate action, or an incorrect calculation or data entry error that is discovered within two trading days of its occurrence,
generally the Index is recalculated. In the event any such event is discovered beyond the two trading day period, the index committee shall decide whether the Index should be recalculated. In the event of an incorrect application of the
methodology that results in the incorrect composition and/or weighting of constituents, the index committee shall determine whether or not to recalculate the Index following specified guidelines. In the event that the Index is recalculated,
it shall be done within a reasonable timeframe following the detection and review of the issue.
Calculations and Pricing Disruptions
Closing levels for the Index are calculated by the Index sponsor based on the closing price of the individual constituents of the Index as set by their primary exchange. Closing prices are
received by the Index sponsor from one of its third party vendors and verified by comparing them with prices from an alternative vendor. The vendors receive the closing price from the primary exchanges. Real-time intraday prices are
calculated similarly without a second verification. Official end-of-day calculations are based on each stock’s primary market closing price. Prices used for the calculation of real time Index levels are based on the “Consolidated Tape”. The
Consolidated Tape is an aggregation of trades for each constituent over all regional exchanges and trading venues and includes the primary exchange. If there is a failure or interruption on one or more exchanges, real-time calculations will
continue as long as the “Consolidated Tape” is operational.
If an interruption is not resolved prior to the market close, official closing prices will be determined by following the hierarchy set out in NYSE Rule 123C. A notice is published on the Index
sponsor website at spdji.com indicating any changes to the prices used in Index calculations. In extreme circumstances, the Index sponsor may decide to delay Index adjustments or not publish the Index. Real-time indices are not restated.
Unexpected Exchange Closures
An unexpected market/exchange closure occurs when a market/exchange fully or partially fails to open or trading is temporarily halted. This can apply to a single exchange or to a market as a
whole, when all of the primary exchanges are closed and/or not trading. Unexpected market/exchange closures are usually due to unforeseen circumstances, such as natural disasters, inclement weather, outages, or other events.
To a large degree, the Index sponsor is dependent on the exchanges to provide guidance in the event of an unexpected exchange closure. The Index sponsor’s decision making is dependent on
exchange guidance regarding pricing and mandatory corporate actions.
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NYSE Rule 123C provides closing contingency procedures for determining an official closing price for listed securities if the exchange is unable to conduct a closing transaction in one or more
securities due to a system or technical issue.
3:00 PM ET is the deadline for an exchange to determine its plan of action regarding an outage scenario. As such, the Index sponsor also uses 3:00 PM ET as the cutoff.
If all major exchanges fail to open or unexpectedly halt trading intraday due to unforeseen circumstances, the Index sponsor will take the following actions:
Market Disruption Prior to Open of Trading:
(i) If all exchanges indicate that trading will not open for a given day, the Index sponsor will treat the day as an unscheduled market holiday. The decision will be communicated to clients as soon as possible through the normal channels. Indices containing multiple markets will be calculated as normal, provided that at least one
market is open that day. Indices which only contain closed markets will not be calculated.
(ii) If exchanges indicate that trading, although delayed, will open for a given day, the Index sponsor will begin index calculation
when the exchanges open.
Market Disruption Intraday:
(i) If exchanges indicate that trading will not resume for a given day, the Index level will be calculated using prices determined
by the exchanges based on NYSE Rule 123C. Intraday Index levels will continue to use the last traded composite price until the primary exchange publishes official closing prices.
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Historical Data
The following graph shows the daily historical performance of the Index in the period from January 1, 2016 through January 13, 2026. We obtained this historical data from Bloomberg L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the
information obtained from Bloomberg L.P. On January 13, 2026, the closing level of the Index was 6,963.74.
Historical Performance of the Index
This historical data on the Index is
not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Index or what the value of the notes may be. Any historical upward or downward
trend in the level of the Index during any period set forth above is not an indication that the level of the Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the term of the notes.
Before investing in the notes, you should consult publicly available sources for the levels of the Index.
License Agreement
S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC
(“Dow Jones”). These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P 500®” and “S&P®” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services
LLC. These trademarks have been sublicensed for certain purposes by us. The Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by us.
The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”).
S&P Dow Jones Indices make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the holders of the notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the notes particularly or the
ability of the Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to us with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones
Indices and/or its third party licensors. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to us or the notes. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take our needs or the needs of holders
of the notes into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the notes or the timing of the
issuance or sale of the notes or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the notes are to be converted into cash. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing
or trading of the notes. There is no assurance that investment products based on the Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion
of a security or futures contract within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security or futures contract, nor is it considered to be investment advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME
Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the notes currently being issued by us, but which may be similar to and competitive with the notes. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its
affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the Index. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the notes.
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Supplement to the Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)
Under our distribution agreement, we have appointed TDS, an affiliate of TD, and BofAS as agents for the sale of the notes. TDS will purchase the notes from us, and BofAS
will purchase the notes from TDS, each at the public offering price less the indicated underwriting discount indicated on the cover hereof MLPF&S will purchase the notes from BofAS for resale, and will receive a selling concession in
connection with the sale of the notes in an amount up to the full amount of the underwriting discount indicated on the cover of this term sheet. Except as described below, BofAS and MLPF&S will offer the notes at the public offering price
set forth on the cover page hereof. We or one of our affiliates will also pay a fee to LFT Securities, LLC for providing certain electronic platform services with respect to this offering, which will have an adverse effect on the economic
terms of the notes. An affiliate of each of TD and BofAS has an ownership interest in LFT Securities, LLC. TD will reimburse TDS for certain expenses in connection with its role in the offer and sale of the notes, and TD will pay TDS a fee in
connection with its role in the offer and sale of the notes.
We may deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on a date that is greater than one business day following the pricing date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if the initial settlement of the notes occurs more than
one business day from the pricing date, purchasers who wish to trade the notes more than one business day prior to the settlement date will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. In the original offering of the notes, the notes will be sold in minimum investment amounts of 100 units. If you place an order to
purchase the notes, you are consenting to MLPF&S and/or one of its affiliates acting as a principal in effecting the transaction for your account.
MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their affiliates may repurchase and resell the notes, with repurchases and resales being made at prices related to then-prevailing market prices or at negotiated
prices, and these prices will include MLPF&S’ and BofAS’ (or such other entity’s) trading commissions and mark-ups or mark-downs. MLPF&S and BofAS (or such other entity) may act as principal or agent in these market-making
transactions, but is not obligated to engage in any such transactions. At MLPF&S’ and BofAS’ discretion, MLPF&S and BofAS may offer to buy the notes in the secondary market at a price that may exceed TD’s initial estimated value of
the notes for a short, undetermined initial period after the issuance of the notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any price offered by us, MLPF&S, BofAS or our or their affiliates for the notes will be based on then-prevailing market
conditions and other considerations, including the performance of the Index and the remaining term of the notes. However, none of us, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our or their respective affiliates is obligated to purchase your notes at any
price or at any time, and we cannot assure you that we, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our or their respective affiliates will purchase your notes at a price that equals or exceeds the initial estimated value of the notes.
BofAS has informed us that, as of the date hereof, it expects that if you hold your notes in a BofAS account, the value of the notes shown on your account statement will be based on BofAS’
estimate of the value of the notes if BofAS or another of its affiliates were to make a market in the notes, which it is not obligated to do. That estimate will be based upon the price that BofAS may pay for the notes in light of
then-prevailing market conditions, and other considerations, as mentioned above, and will include transaction costs. At certain times, this price may be higher than or lower than our initial estimated value of the notes.
TDS is an affiliate of TD and, as such, has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Rule 5121. Additionally, TD
will receive the net proceeds from the initial public offering of the notes, thus creating an additional conflict of interest within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121. Consequently, this offering of the notes will be conducted in compliance with
the provisions of FINRA Rule 5121 and TDS is not permitted to sell the notes to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder.
The distribution of the Note Prospectus in connection with these offers or sales will be solely for the purpose of providing investors with the description of the terms of the notes that was
made available to investors in connection with their initial offering. Secondary market investors should not, and will not be authorized to, rely on the Note Prospectus for information regarding TD or for any purpose other than that described
in the immediately preceding sentence.
An investor’s household, as referenced on the cover of this term sheet, will generally include accounts held by any of the following, as determined by MLPF&S in its discretion and acting in
good faith based upon information then available to MLPF&S:
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the investor’s spouse (including a domestic partner), siblings, parents, grandparents, spouse’s parents, children and grandchildren, but excluding accounts held by aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews or any other family
relationship not directly above or below the individual investor;
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a family investment vehicle, including foundations, limited partnerships and personal holding companies, but only if the beneficial owners of the vehicle consist solely of the investor or members of the investor’s household as
described above; and
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a trust where the grantors and/or beneficiaries of the trust consist solely of the investor or members of the investor’s household as described above; provided that, purchases of the notes by a trust generally cannot be aggregated
together with any purchases made by a trustee’s personal account.
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Purchases in retirement accounts will not be considered part of the same household as an individual investor’s personal or other non-retirement account, except for individual retirement
accounts, simplified employee pension plans, savings incentive match plan for employees and single-participant or owners only accounts (i.e., retirement accounts held by self-employed individuals, business owners or partners with no employees
other than their spouses).
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Please contact your Merrill financial advisor if you have any questions about the application of these provisions to your specific circumstances or think you are eligible.
Structuring the Notes
The notes are our senior unsecured debt securities, Series H, the return on which is linked to the performance of the Index. As is the case for all of our debt securities, including our
market-linked notes, the economic terms of the notes reflect our actual or perceived creditworthiness at the time of pricing. Our internal funding rate generally represents a discount from the credit spreads for our conventional fixed-rate
debt securities and the borrowing rate we would pay for our conventional fixed-rate debt securities. If the interest rate implied by the credit spreads for our conventional fixed-rate debt securities, or the borrowing rate we would pay for
our conventional fixed-rate debt securities were to be used, we would expect the economic terms of the notes to be more favorable to you. Therefore, due to these factors, the public offering price you pay to purchase the notes will be greater
than the initial estimated value of the notes.
Payment on the notes, including the amount you receive at maturity or upon an automatic call, will be calculated based on the performance of the Index and the $10 per unit principal amount. In
order to meet these payment obligations, at the time we issue the notes, we may choose to enter into certain hedging arrangements (which may include call options, put options or other derivatives) with BofAS, MLPF&S or one of their
affiliates. The terms of these hedging arrangements are determined by seeking bids from market participants, which may include MLPF&S, BofAS and one or more of our or their affiliates, and take into account a number of factors, including
our creditworthiness, interest rate movements, the volatility of the Index, the tenor of the notes and the tenor of the hedging arrangements. The economic terms and initial estimated value of the notes depend, in part, on the terms of these
hedging arrangements.
BofAS has advised us that the hedging arrangements will include a hedging related charge of approximately $0.05 per unit, reflecting an estimated profit to be credited to BofAS from these
transactions. Since hedging entails risk and may be influenced by unpredictable market forces, additional profits and losses from these hedging arrangements may be realized by BofAS or any third party hedge providers.
For further information, see “Risk Factors—Conflict-Related Risks” herein and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page PS-23 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1.
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Summary of Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
For a discussion of the Canadian federal income tax consequences of investing in the notes, please see the discussion in product supplement EQUITY STR-1 under “Supplemental Discussion of
Canadian Tax Consequences” and under “Tax Consequences – Canadian Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus. If you are not a Non-resident Holder (as that term is defined in the prospectus) for Canadian federal income tax purposes or if you
acquire the notes in the secondary market, you should consult your tax advisors as to the consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of the notes and receiving the payments that might be due under the notes. We will not pay any
additional amounts as a result of any withholding required by reason of the rules governing hybrid mismatch arrangements contained in section 18.4 of the Canadian Tax Act (as defined in the prospectus).
Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the notes are uncertain. No statutory, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority directly discusses how
the notes should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Some of these tax consequences are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed discussion under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on
page PS-42 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1 and to discuss the tax consequences of your particular situation with your tax advisor. This discussion is based upon the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), final,
temporary and proposed U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) regulations, rulings and decisions, in each case, as available and in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect.
Tax consequences under state, local and non-U.S. laws are not addressed herein. No ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been sought as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the notes, and
the following discussion is not binding on the IRS. Except as discussed under the heading “Non-U.S. Holders”, this discussion is applicable only to a U.S. holder that acquires notes upon initial issuance and holds its notes as a capital asset
for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Tax Treatment. Pursuant to the terms of the notes, TD and you agree, in the absence of a statutory or regulatory change or an administrative
determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize your notes as prepaid derivative contracts with respect to the Index. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the significance, and the potential impact, of
the above characterization. If your notes are so treated, upon the taxable disposition (including cash settlement) of a note, you generally should recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on such
taxable disposition and your tax basis in the note. Your tax basis in a note generally should equal your cost for the note. Such gain or loss should generally be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your notes for more than one
year (otherwise such gain or loss should be short-term capital gain or loss if held for one year or less). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
However, it is possible that the IRS could assert that your holding period in respect of your notes should end on the date on which the amount you are entitled to receive upon maturity or
automatic call of your notes is determined, even though you will not receive any amounts from TD in respect of your notes prior to the maturity or automatic call of your notes. In such case, you may be treated as having a holding period in
respect of your notes prior to the maturity or automatic call of your notes, and such holding period may be treated as less than one year even if you receive cash upon the maturity or automatic call of your notes at a time that is more than
one year after the beginning of your holding period.
Although uncertain, it is possible that the Call Premium, or proceeds received from the taxable disposition of your notes prior to the Call Settlement Date that could be attributed to the
expected Call Premium, could be treated as ordinary income. You should consult your tax advisor regarding this risk.
Based on certain factual representations received from us, our special U.S. tax counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, is of the opinion that it would be
reasonable to treat your notes in the manner described above. However, because there is no authority that specifically addresses the tax treatment of the notes, it is possible that your notes could alternatively be treated for tax purposes as
a single contingent payment debt instrument or pursuant to some other characterization, such that the timing and character of your income from the notes could differ materially and adversely from the treatment described above, as described
further under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences — Alternative Treatments” on page PS-45 of product supplement EQUITY STR-1.
Notice 2008-2. In 2007, the IRS released a notice that may affect the taxation of holders of the notes. According to Notice 2008-2, the IRS and the
Treasury are considering whether a holder of an instrument such as the notes should be required to accrue ordinary income on a current basis. It is not possible to determine what guidance they will ultimately issue, if any. It is possible,
however, that under such guidance, holders of the notes will ultimately be required to accrue income currently and this could be applied on a retroactive basis. According to the Notice, the IRS and the Treasury are also considering other
relevant issues, including whether additional gain or loss from such instruments should be treated as ordinary or capital, whether non-U.S. holders of such instruments should be subject to withholding tax on any deemed income accruals, and
whether the special “constructive ownership rules” of Section 1260 of the Code should be applied to such instruments. Both U.S. and non-U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the significance, and the potential
impact, of the above considerations on their investments in the notes.
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Except to the extent otherwise required by law, TD intends to treat your notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes in accordance with the treatment described above and under “Material U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences” of the product supplement EQUITY STR-1, unless and until such time as the Treasury and the IRS determine that some other treatment is more appropriate.
Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income. U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or certain trusts are subject to an additional 3.8% tax on all or a
portion of their “net investment income,” or “undistributed net investment income” in the case of an estate or trust, which may include any income or gain realized with respect to the notes, to the extent of their net investment income or
undistributed net investment income (as the case may be) that, when added to their other modified adjusted gross income, exceeds $200,000 for an unmarried individual, $250,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return (or a surviving
spouse), $125,000 for a married individual filing a separate return or the dollar amount at which the highest tax bracket begins for an estate or trust. The 3.8% Medicare tax is determined in a different manner than the regular income tax.
U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors as to the consequences of the 3.8% Medicare tax.
Specified Foreign Financial Assets. Certain U.S. holders that own “specified foreign financial assets” in
excess of an applicable threshold may be subject to reporting obligations with respect to such assets with their tax returns, especially if such assets are held outside the custody of a U.S. financial institution. Significant penalties can
apply if a U.S. holder is required to disclose its notes and fails to do so.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting. The proceeds received from a taxable disposition of the notes will be subject to information reporting
unless you are an “exempt recipient” and may also be subject to backup withholding at the rate specified in the Code if you fail to provide certain identifying information (such as an accurate taxpayer number, if you are a U.S. holder) or
meet certain other conditions.
Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes and may be refunded or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is
furnished to the IRS.
Non-U.S. Holders. If you are a non-U.S. holder, subject to Section 871(m) of the Code and FATCA, discussed below, you should generally not be subject to
generally applicable information reporting and backup withholding requirements with respect to payments on your notes if you comply with certain certification and identification requirements as to your non-U.S. status, including providing us
(and/or the applicable withholding agent) a properly executed and fully completed applicable IRS Form W-8. Subject to Section 897 of the Code and Section 871(m) of the Code, discussed herein, gain realized from the taxable disposition of a
note generally should not be subject to U.S. tax unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by you in the U.S., (ii) you are a non-resident alien individual and are present in the U.S. for 183 days or
more during the taxable year of such taxable disposition and certain other conditions are satisfied or (iii) you have certain other present or former connections with the U.S.
Section 897. We will not attempt to ascertain whether the issuer of any stock included in the Index would be
treated as a “United States real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code. We also have not attempted to determine whether the notes should be treated as “United States real property interests”
(“USRPI”) as defined in Section 897 of the Code. If any such entity and/or the notes were so treated, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could possibly apply, including subjecting any gain realized by a non-U.S. holder in
respect of the notes upon a taxable disposition of the notes to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis, and the proceeds from such a taxable disposition to a withholding tax. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the
potential treatment of any such entity as a USRPHC and/or the notes as USRPI.
Section 871(m). A 30% withholding tax (which may be reduced by an applicable income tax treaty) is imposed under Section 871(m) of the Code on certain
“dividend equivalents” paid or deemed paid to a non-U.S. holder with respect to a “specified equity-linked instrument” that references one or more dividend-paying U.S. equity securities or indices containing U.S. equity securities. The
withholding tax can apply even if the instrument does not provide for payments that reference dividends. Treasury regulations provide that the withholding tax applies to all dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid on specified equity-linked
instruments that have a delta of one (“delta-one specified equity-linked instruments”) issued after 2016 and to all dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid on all other specified equity-linked instruments issued after 2017. However, the IRS
has issued guidance that states that the Treasury and the IRS intend to amend the effective dates of the Treasury regulations to provide that withholding on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid will not apply to specified equity-linked
instruments that are not delta-one specified equity-linked instruments and are issued before January 1, 2027.
Based on the nature of the Index and our determination that the notes are not “delta-one” with respect to the Index or any stock included in the Index, our special U.S. tax counsel is of the
opinion that the notes should not be delta-one specified equity-linked instruments and thus should not be subject to withholding on dividend equivalents. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this
determination. Furthermore, the application of Section 871(m) of the Code will depend on our determinations made when the terms of the notes are set. If withholding is required, we will not make payments of any additional amounts.
Nevertheless, after the date the terms are set, it is possible that your notes could be deemed to be reissued for tax purposes upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the Index, any
stock included in the Index or your notes, and following such occurrence your notes could be treated as delta-one specified equity-linked instruments that are subject to withholding on dividend equivalents. It is also possible that
withholding tax or other tax under Section 871(m) of the Code could apply to the notes under these rules if a non-U.S. holder enters, or has entered, into certain other transactions in respect of the Index, any stock included in the Index or
the notes. A non-U.S. holder that enters, or has entered, into other transactions in respect of the Index, any stock included in the Index or the notes should consult its tax advisor regarding the application of Section 871(m) of the Code to
its notes in the context of its other transactions.
Because of the uncertainty regarding the application of the 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents to the notes, you are urged to consult your tax
advisor regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) of the Code and the 30% withholding tax to an investment in the notes.
U.S. Federal Estate Tax Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders. A note may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax if an individual non-U.S. holder holds the note
at the time of his or her death. The gross estate of a non-U.S. holder domiciled outside the U.S. includes only property
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situated in the U.S. Individual non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of holding the notes at death.
FATCA. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) was enacted on March 18, 2010, and imposes a 30% U.S. withholding tax on “withholdable payments”
(i.e., certain U.S.-source payments, including interest (and original issue discount), dividends or other fixed or determinable annual or periodical gain, profits and income, and the gross proceeds from a disposition of property of a type
which can produce U.S.-source interest or dividends) and “passthru payments” (i.e., certain payments attributable to withholdable payments) made to certain foreign financial institutions (and certain of their affiliates) unless the payee
foreign financial institution agrees (or is required), among other things, to disclose the identity of any U.S. individual with an account at the institution (or the relevant affiliate) and to annually report certain information about such
account. FATCA also requires withholding agents making withholdable payments to certain foreign entities that do not disclose the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of any substantial U.S. owners (or do not certify that they do
not have any substantial U.S. owners) to withhold tax at a rate of 30%. Under certain circumstances, a holder may be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes.
Pursuant to final and temporary Treasury regulations and other IRS guidance, the withholding and reporting requirements under FATCA will generally apply to certain “withholdable payments”, will
not apply to gross proceeds on a sale or disposition and will apply to certain foreign passthru payments only to the extent that such payments are made after the date that is two years after final regulations defining the term “foreign
passthru payment” are published. If withholding is required, we (or the applicable paying agent) will not be required to pay additional amounts with respect to the amounts so withheld. Foreign financial institutions and non-financial foreign
entities located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.
Investors should consult their own advisors about the application of FATCA, in particular if they may be classified as financial institutions (or if they hold their notes
through a foreign entity) under the FATCA rules.
Proposed Legislation. In 2007, legislation was introduced in Congress that, if it had been enacted, would have required holders of notes purchased after
the bill was enacted to accrue interest income over the term of the notes despite the fact that there will be no interest payments over the term of the notes.
Furthermore, in 2013 the House Ways and Means Committee released in draft form certain proposed legislation relating to financial instruments. If it had been enacted, the effect of this
legislation generally would have been to require instruments such as the notes to be marked to market on an annual basis with all gains and losses to be treated as ordinary, subject to certain exceptions.
It is impossible to predict what any such legislation or administrative or regulatory guidance might provide, and whether the effective date of any legislation or guidance will affect
securities that were issued before the date that such legislation or guidance is issued. You are urged to consult your tax advisor as to the possibility that any legislative or administrative action may adversely affect the tax treatment of
your notes.
Both U.S. and non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, as well as any tax
consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction (including that of TD).
Where You Can Find More Information
We have filed a registration statement (including a product supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this term sheet relates. Before you invest, you should read the
Note Prospectus, including this term sheet, and the other documents that we have filed with the SEC, for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, we, any agent, or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you these documents if you so request by calling MLPF&S or BofAS toll-free at 1-800-294-1322.
“Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®” are registered service marks of Bank of America Corporation, the parent company of MLPF&S and BofAS.