UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2019

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-33220
33-1151291
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5 Dakota Drive
Lake Success, New York 11042
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 472-5400

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class:
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
 
Trading Symbol
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
 
BR

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item. 8.01.     Other Events.
 
        On July 1, 2019, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the retirement plan custody and trust assets business from TD Ameritrade Trust Company, a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Company (Nasdaq: AMTD). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.       F inancial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Press Release of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. dated July 1, 2019



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  July 1, 2019
 
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
 
By:  /s/ Adam D. Amsterdam
        Name: Adam D. Amsterdam
        Title:  Corporate Vice President and
                     General Counsel
 
   


                                                                                                                              EXHIBIT 99.1
Broadridge Completes Acquisition of TD Ameritrade Retirement Plan
Custody and Trust Assets

NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 1, 2019  – Broadridge Financial So lutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, has completed its previously announced acquisition of retirement plan custody and trust assets from TD Ameritrade Trust Company, a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AMTD). The acquired assets stem from relationships with independent third-party administrators and record-keepers serving retirement plan advisors.

The acquisition continues the expansion of Broadridge's suite of solutions for the growing qualified and non-qualified retirement plan services market and the support it provides for third-party administrators, financial advisors, record-keepers, banks, and brokers. This additional capacity to provide directed trustee, custody, mutual fund, and ETF trading services enables Broadridge to meet an even greater variety of client needs, unlock new growth opportunities and serve a broader set of retirement stakeholders. Broadridge now services approximately $420 billion in assets under administration and over 118,000 plan accounts in custody.

TD Ameritrade Institutional, a division of TD Ameritrade, Inc. that provides custody and brokerage services to more than 7,000 independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), will continue offering the TD Ameritrade Retirement Plan (TDARP), a solution for RIAs that combines record-keeping, administration and other plan services in one bundle. TD Ameritrade Institutional will maintain its TDARP sales, service, and marketing teams, as well as its vendor relationships with TDARP service providers. Broadridge will provide sub-custody and trade processing services for the TDARP program on an ongoing basis.

About Broadridge

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) a $4 billion global Fintech leader and a part of the S&P 500® Index, is a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers globally. Broadridge's investor communications, securities processing and managed services solutions help clients reduce their capital investments in operations infrastructure, allowing them to increase their focus on core business activities. With over 50 years of experience, Broadridge's infrastructure underpins proxy voting services for over 50 percent of public companies and mutual funds globally, and processes on average more than US $5 trillion in fixed income and equity trades per day. Broadridge employs over 10,000 full-time associates in 18 countries.

For more information about Broadridge, please visit  www.broadridge.com .

Investors:

W. Edings Thibault
Head of Investor Relations
Broadridge Financial Solutions
+1 516-472-5129
edings.thibault@broadridge.com
 
Media:
 
Linda Namias
Broadridge Financial Solutions
+1 631-254-7711
linda.namias@broadridge.com