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Gold/Mining/Energy : TD - Toronto Dominion Bank
TD 80.65+0.1%3:59 PM EST

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To: t2 who wrote (147)4/13/1999 9:41:00 AM
From: Beltropolis Boy   of 358
 
>Why would they only sell of 10% of the brokerage biz?

johnlag -- on this very board -- said it better than i could.

we'll obviously know much more when the s-1 (red herring) is released later this month.

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"My take on the process of giving shareholder value from the IPO:

You will see value over a longer term. They are selling 10% of their discount brokerage to the public. Over a period of time this 10% will trade at a phenomenal multiple of earnings. TD will sell another 10% to the public later at a much higher price raising money. TD then gets to book the 80% of its remaining assets at that high multiple level. Giving the shareholders a great increase in book value and ability to raise money without direct dilution..."
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