EXHIBIT 99

TD Banknorth Inc. to Present at UK Lehman Financial Services Conference



PORTLAND, Maine--May 6, 2005--TD Banknorth Inc. (NYSE: BNK)
announced today that Peter J. Verrill, Chief Operating Officer,
will present at the Lehman Financial Services Conference at the
Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf in London England from 2:10 p.m.
- - 2:50 p.m. (BST: 5 hours ahead of EDT) on Thursday, May 12,
2005.

A live webcast of the conference will be available at
http://customer.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/051105a_cs/default.asp?enti
ty=TDBank.  The webcast is also accessible via the website,
http://www.lehman.com/conferences/2005FinancialServices/.  Within
24 hours after the conference, a replay of the webcast will be
available for a period of 90 days from the Investor Relations
section of the TD Banknorth website at www.banknorth.com.

About TD Banknorth Inc.

TD Banknorth Inc. is a leading banking and financial services
company headquartered in Portland, Maine and a majority-owned
subsidiary of TD Bank Financial Group of Toronto, Canada.  At
March 31, 2005, the Company provided financial services to over
1.3 million households in the Northeast.  TD Banknorth's banking
subsidiary, Banknorth, N.A., operates banking divisions in
Connecticut (Banknorth Connecticut); Maine (Peoples Heritage
Bank); Massachusetts (Banknorth Massachusetts); New Hampshire
(Bank of New Hampshire); New York (Evergreen Bank); and Vermont
(Banknorth Vermont).  TD Banknorth and Banknorth, N.A. also
operate subsidiaries and divisions in insurance, wealth
management, merchant services, mortgage banking, government
banking and other financial services and offer investment
products in association with PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc.
TD Banknorth Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "BNK".

CONTACT:  TD Banknorth Inc.
          Jeffrey Nathanson (207) 761-8517