Filed by TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Pursuant to Rule 425
Under the Securities Act of 1933
And Deemed Filed Pursuant to Rule 14a-12
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Commission File No.: 0-49992
This filing relates to the proposed transactions pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 8, 2009 (the Merger Agreement), by and among TD
AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (TD Ameritrade), Tango Acquisition Corporation One (Merger Sub
One), a wholly owned subsidiary of TD Ameritrade, Tango Acquisition Corporation Two (Merger Sub
Two), a wholly owned subsidiary of TD Ameritrade, and thinkorswim Group Inc. (thinkorswim).
Integration Update
Issue #2
April 16, 2009
Steps to Close
Closing a public company deal in a regulated industry has its fair share of to-dos, including
a bevy of regulatory filings and reviews and even shareholder votes. The TD
AMERITRADE/thinkorswim deal is no different. While the businesses operate separately until
closing, our legal, finance and regulatory teams are working together to make a closing happen as
soon as possible.
To give you a sense of what still needs to be accomplished, we thought it might be useful to
provide a checklist of some of the major milestones involved with this acquisition of thinkorswim.
Each step is equally important and takes
time. Right now were in the process of
finalizing our registration statement with the
SEC. This document details the terms of the
transaction and any pertinent information related
to the two companies and includes the proxy
statement for SWIM shareholders to vote on the
deal. SWIM cant mail its proxy to SWIM
shareholders until the registration statement has
SEC approval. Finalizing the statement involves
responding to SEC comments and revising the
filing made with the SEC.
Once the final registration statement is
approved, thinkorswim shareholders will receive the
proxy in advance of a special meeting where theyll
vote on the deal. Throughout this process, we will
be securing additional approvals from FINRA and
Canadian regulatory agencies. Only after we have
checked off every item, every approval and every
vote will we be ready to announce that the deal is
officially closed.
Right now, were targeting a closing in early summer, and well keep you informed as
things progress.
Post Close
While small changes will take place immediately following close, clients of both firms will
continue to use the same Web site and trade just as they did before. Not all TD
AMERITRADE clients will have access to thinkorswims advanced trading tools immediately. We
will give a select group of about 20,000 TD AMERITRADE clients early access to thinkorswims
platform, gradually ramping up that number as it makes sense to do so.
Keep in mind that the integration is expected to take up to 18 months. And while you will
begin to hear about new milestones that well be working toward, for much of the combined company
it will be business as usual. Employees from thinkorswim will continue to work from Draper,
Chicago, Palo Alto and other locations. Logins, e-mail addresses and payroll processes will also
stay the same for the time being.
We expect to have video conference capability established between the two companies by close,
with additional communication functionality implemented in the months following. Again, expect more
information on this and other topics in future Integration Updates. In the next issue, we plan to
profile the Education business, and follow that with a look at the Brokerage side of thinkorswim.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed acquisition of thinkorswim Group Inc., TD AMERITRADE has filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a Registration Statement on Form S-4
containing a Proxy Statement/Prospectus of thinkorswim Group Inc. TD AMERITRADE and thinkorswim
each plan to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. The definitive
Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of thinkorswim. INVESTORS AND SECURITY
HOLDERS OF THINKORSWIM ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED
WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to
obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other
documents filed with the SEC by TD AMERITRADE and thinkorswim through the Web site maintained by
the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies
of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus from TD AMERITRADE by contacting
TD AMERITRADE Investor Relations at www.amtd.com under the Investor Relations heading, or
by mail at TD AMERITRADE Investor Relations, 4211 S. 102 Street, Omaha, NE 68124, or by telephone
at (800) 237-8692 or from thinkorswim by contacting thinkorswim Investor Relations at
www.thinkorswim.com under the Investor Relations heading, or by mail at thinkorswim Group
Inc., Investor Relations, 13947 Minuteman Drive, Draper, UT 84020, or by telephone at (612)
201-2363.
Participants in the thinkorswim Acquisition
TD AMERITRADE and thinkorswim, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction.
Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the
proposed transaction will be included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus described above. Additional
information regarding TD AMERITRADEs directors and executive officers is contained in TD
AMERITRADEs proxy statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the
SEC on January 6, 2009. Additional information regarding thinkorswims directors and executive
officers is contained in thinkorswims annual report on form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on
March 16, 2009. These documents are available free of charge at the SECs Web site at
www.sec.gov and from TD AMERITRADE by contacting TD AMERITRADE Investor Relations at
www.amtd.com under the Investor Relations heading, or by mail at TD AMERITRADE Investor
Relations, 4211 S. 102 Street, Omaha, NE 68124, or by telephone at (800) 237-8692 or from
thinkorswim by contacting thinkorswim Investor Relations at www.thinkorswim.com under the
Investor Relations heading, or by mail at thinkorswim Group Inc., Investor Relations, 13947
Minuteman Drive, Draper, UT 84020, or by telephone at (612) 201-2363.
TD AMERITRADE, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC is a subsidiary of TD AMERITRADE Holding
Corporation. thinkorswim, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC/NFA is a subsidiary of thinkorswim Holdings,
Inc., which is a subsidiary of thinkorswim Group, Inc.