On June 15, 2010, The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TDBFG) issued 3,525,000 common shares, at a price of $71.00 per common share, to raise gross proceeds of $250 million. The issue qualified as Tier 1 capital for TDBFG. The common shares were issued by way of a prospectus supplement that were filed with securities regulatory authorities in Canada under TDBFG's September 29, 2008 base shelf prospectus. The syndicate of underwriters was led by TD Securities Inc.The underwriters were advised by a team from Fasken Martineau that included Richard Steinberg and Daniel Fuke (corporate/securities) and Mitchell Thaw (tax).