thinkorswim Exchange Offer Threshold Price (GlobeNewswire)
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:10:00 Etc/GM
This press release is to inform those individuals eligible to participate in the exchange offer that the threshold exercise price establishing those thinkorswim options eligible for exchange has been determined. The threshold exercise price is $10.50, representing the sum of (i) $3.34 and (ii) the product of (A) 0.3980 times (B) $17.991, the volume-weighted average price for a share of common stock of TD AMERITRADE, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for June 10, 2009. Options granted to eligible individuals with a per share exercise price equal to or greater than the threshold exercise price are eligible for tender in the exchange offer.
About thinkorswim Group Inc.
thinkorswim Group Inc. (www.thinkorswim.com) offers market-leading online brokerage, investor education and related financial products and services for self-directed investors and active traders. thinkorswim Inc., our award-winning online brokerage division, provides a suite of trading platforms serving self-directed and institutional traders and money managers. thinkorswim platforms have easy-to-use interfaces, sophisticated analytical and research tools, and fast and efficient order execution for even the most complex trading strategies. thinkorswim customers trade a broad range of products including stock and stock options, index options, futures and futures options, forex, mutual funds and fixed income. Investools' Education Group offers a full range of investor education products and services that provide lifelong learning in a variety of interactive delivery formats. Investools' graduates can then apply what they've learned by trading with thinkorswim's online brokerage platforms.
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
On April 17, 2009, thinkorswim filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO commencing the stock option exchange program. Persons who may be eligible to participate in the stock option exchange program should read the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, including the offer to exchange and other related materials, because they contain important information about the stock option exchange program. Stockholders and option holders of thinkorswim may obtain these written materials and other documents filed by thinkorswim with the SEC free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Safe Harbor
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Contact:
thinkorswim Group Inc. Investor Contact: Ida Kane, SVP and CFO 801.816.6918 ida.kane@thinkorswimgroup.com ICR Frank Milano 203.682.8343 frank.milano@icrinc.com Influence Central Media Contact: Fran Del Valle 212.717.5499 frances.delvalle@influencecentral.com
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