Bank of Nova Scotia SEC Filings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is offering 3,740,089 units of Autocallable Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® at a $10.00 principal amount per unit for a total public offering price of $37,400,890. The notes mature on February 26, 2029, are linked to a basket equally weighted in Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, and include automatic call features on Observation Dates of March 5, 2027, February 18, 2028 and February 16, 2029. Call Amounts are $11.681, $13.362 and $15.043 respectively. If not called, you have 1-to-1 downside exposure to the Basket and may lose up to 100% of principal; all payments are subject to BNS credit risk. The initial estimated value on the pricing date was $9.66 per unit; the public offering price includes an underwriting discount of $0.20 and a hedging-related charge of $0.05 per unit.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering 1,085,661 units of Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes® at a $10.00 principal amount per unit, priced on February 26, 2026, settling March 5, 2026 and maturing February 25, 2028. Each unit provides 200.00% participation in increases in a 15-stock financial-sector Basket, subject to a Capped Value of $14.72 per unit (a 47.20% return). Downside is 1-to-1 with up to 100.00% of principal at risk. The public offering price is $10.00 per unit, the initial estimated value on the pricing date was $9.372 per unit, the underwriting discount is $0.20 per unit and a hedging-related charge of $0.05 per unit applies. Payments at maturity depend on the Basket’s Ending Value and are subject to BNS credit risk and limited secondary-market liquidity.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $837,000 of capped buffered index-linked notes due August 31, 2027. The notes reference the least performing of the Russell 2000® and the S&P 500® measured from the trade date February 26, 2026 to the valuation date August 26, 2027.

Key economic terms: participation rate 120.00%, maximum upside payment $1,197.50 per $1,000, buffer level 90.00% (buffer percentage 10.00%). If the least performing index declines below the buffer, investors can lose up to 90.00% of principal. The initial estimated value on the trade date was $954.20 per $1,000; original issue price is 100.00%.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Buffered Return Enhanced Notes linked to the least performing common stock of Apollo Global Management, Ares Management and Blue Owl Capital, as described in this pricing supplement.

Each Note has a $1,000 Principal Amount, an Original Issue Price of 100%, an expected Trade Date of March 9, 2026 and expected settlement on March 12, 2026. The Notes have an automatic call feature based on Closing Values on the March 15, 2027 Review Date, a Call Payment Date of March 18, 2027, and a final valuation and maturity in March 2029. If called, holders receive Principal plus a Call Premium of at least $500 (at least 50.00%) per Note. If not called, maturity payments depend on the Least Performing Reference Asset: positive performance receives a 500.00% Participation Rate on gains; declines up to 20.00% are buffered (you would receive Principal); declines beyond the 20.00% buffer cause proportional losses up to 80.00% of Principal. The Notes pay no interest, are unsecured obligations of the Bank, and are subject to the Bank's credit risk and final terms in the delivered pricing supplement.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Market Linked Securities—auto-callable senior notes linked to the lowest performing of the S&P 500, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. The securities priced on February 27, 2026 with an original offering price of $1,000 per security and an estimated value of $938.15 per security. They pay a contingent quarterly coupon at an 8.00% per annum rate only if the lowest performing Index closes at or above 75% of its starting level on each calculation day. The notes mature on February 28, 2030, are senior unsecured obligations of the Bank and carry full downside principal risk if the lowest performing Index ends below 75% of its starting level on the final calculation day.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $3,136,000 of Buffered Enhanced Participation Basket‑Linked Notes due March 14, 2028 (trade date February 26, 2026; original issue date March 3, 2026). Each note has a $1,000 principal amount, does not pay interest, and bases maturity payment on a weighted basket of five indices with a 121.70% participation rate and a 10.00% buffer (buffer level 90.00%). If the final basket level is above the initial level, holders receive principal plus participation times the basket return; if the final basket level declines by up to 10.00%, principal is returned; declines greater than 10.00% produce downside exposure and can result in loss of principal. Estimated initial value at pricing was $971.72 per $1,000 principal amount; original issue price was 100%.

The Bank of Nova Scotia priced senior, ETF-linked, auto-callable notes (Series A) that pay a contingent quarterly coupon of $1,000 face amount per security and mature on March 1, 2029. The securities are linked to the lowest performing of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the iShares® Silver Trust (SLV). The contingent coupon rate is 27.00% per annum, payable quarterly only if the lowest performing Fund's closing price on a calculation day is at least 70% of its starting price. The securities may be automatically called on certain quarterly calculation days between August 2026 and November 2028 if the lowest performing Fund closes at or above its starting price; on an automatic call holders receive face amount plus a final contingent coupon. If not called, maturity payment depends on the ending price of the lowest performing Fund on the final calculation day (February 26, 2029) and could result in a loss exceeding 30% of principal. The Bank's estimated value on the pricing date was $914.70 per security; all payments are subject to the Bank's credit risk.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Digital Trigger Notes linked to the least performing of the Russell 2000® and the S&P 500®, with $135,000 aggregate initial principal and a principal amount of $1,000 per note. The notes mature on March 1, 2029 but will be automatically called on February 26, 2027 if both indices close at or above their initial levels.

If automatically called, holders receive $1,000 plus an 8.50% call premium. If not called, maturity payments depend on the least performing index versus its initial level (initial levels: RTY 2,677.289; SPX 6,908.86), with a 85.00% trigger level and a $1,400.00 threshold settlement amount. Payments are unsecured and subject to the Bank's credit risk. The Bank's initial estimated value was $935.60 per $1,000 principal.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Capped Notes linked to the S&P 500® Index with a term expected to be approximately 23 to 26 months. The notes pay no interest and at maturity will return either the principal or principal plus the index return subject to a capped maximum payment amount (expected between $1,092.10 and $1,108.10 per $1,000 principal). Payments depend solely on the final level on the valuation date, are unsecured obligations of the Bank and are subject to the Bank’s credit risk. The initial estimated value is below the original issue price, and distribution involves dealer commissions and hedging-related costs that may reduce secondary-market values.