Bank of Nova Scotia filings document the regulatory disclosures of a Canadian bank and foreign private issuer whose securities trade on the TSX and NYSE under BNS. Its Form 6-K reports include earnings-related releases, capitalization and earnings-ratio exhibits, Canadian certification materials, and updates incorporated by reference into Form F-3 and Form S-8 registration statements.
The bank’s filings also record governance and shareholder matters, including proxy circular materials, board mandates, by-law amendments, annual and special meeting voting results, and director-election outcomes. Capital-structure disclosures cover common shares, preferred shares and other equity instruments, subordinated indebtedness, normal course issuer bids, and other regulatory capital matters.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering series A equity‑linked, auto‑callable senior notes linked to the common stock of Blackstone Inc. Each security has a $1,000 face amount and an original offering price of $1,000. If the Underlying Stock equals or exceeds 90% of the starting price on the call date (April 8, 2027), the notes will be automatically called for the face amount plus a 25.50% call premium. If not called, holders may receive at maturity (April 5, 2029) either the face amount, a leveraged upside payment equal to 200.00% of the stock’s percentage gain, or, if the ending price is below 60% of the starting price, full downside exposure and a loss of more than 40% of principal. The Bank’s estimated value at pricing was $957.87 per security; all payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced Market Linked Senior Notes — Series A — totaling $2,063,000 aggregate face amount at an $1,000 face amount per security. These auto-callable, contingent-coupon securities pay a 9.00% per annum contingent coupon quarterly only if the lowest performing index equals or exceeds 70% of its starting level on each calculation day, can be automatically called from September 2026 through December 2029 if the lowest performing index closes at or above its starting level on a calculation day, and mature on March 28, 2030 with principal at risk if the lowest performing index’s ending level is below 70% of its starting level. The Bank’s estimated value at pricing was $947.53 per security (94.753% of face) and all payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Senior Note Program, Series A equity index linked securities—market‑linked, senior unsecured notes tied to the EURO STOXX 50® Index maturing October 4, 2029. The securities pay no interest; if the ending index level rises you receive 162% of the upside, if the ending level is between 75% and 100% of the starting level you receive the face amount, and if it falls below 75% you suffer full downside (losses greater than 25%, up to 100%). The offering price is $1,000 per security and the Bank's estimated value at pricing was $959.67 (95.967%) per security. All payments are subject to the Bank's credit risk and there is no exchange listing; the securities are designed to be held to maturity.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is offering $9,376,000 of Trigger Jump Securities with an Auto-Callable feature linked to the EURO STOXX 50® (SX5E). Each note has a $1,000 stated principal, issues at $1,000 with fees of $35 per note, and matures on April 5, 2032. The notes pay no interest and may be automatically redeemed early on specified determination dates for fixed cash amounts that equate to a 10.28% per annum return. If not redeemed, maturity payments depend on the final index value: $1,616.80 if the final index value >= initial index value (initial index value = 5,569.73), $1,000 if the final index value is >= the trigger level (70% of initial = 3,898.811), or a downside payment equal to $1,000 × (1 + underlying return) if the final index value is below the trigger level (investors can lose up to 100% of principal). All payments are subject to BNS credit risk. BNS’ initial estimated value at pricing was $955.70 per note.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced a primary offering of equity-linked senior notes totaling $7,705,000 in aggregate original offering price. The securities are market-linked, auto-callable notes linked to the lowest performing of AAPL, GOOG (Class C) and NVDA, with a face amount of $1,000 per security and an estimated value of $910.89 per security as of the March 31, 2026 pricing date. If automatically called on the first call date, holders receive the face amount plus a 50.00% call premium; if not called, maturity payouts depend solely on the lowest performing underlying stock with a 325% upside participation rate and downside exposure below an 80% threshold. Payments are unsecured obligations of the Bank and subject to its credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia received TSX and OSFI approval for a new normal course issuer bid to repurchase up to 15 million common shares, representing about 1.2% of the 1,231,433,660 shares outstanding as of March 24, 2026. The bank will terminate its existing bid, under which it has already bought 20 million shares at an average price of $90.47 for a total of $1,809 million. The new bid runs from April 7, 2026 to April 6, 2027, with daily purchases on the TSX generally capped at 1,114,002 shares based on recent trading volume, and all repurchased shares will be cancelled.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Notes due April 13, 2029, linked to the least performing common stock of Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co. Inc.. The notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Bank and do not pay interest.
The notes include an automatic call feature on the Review Date (April 16, 2027) if each Reference Asset’s Closing Value is at or above its Call Value, in which case investors receive the Principal Amount plus a Call Premium (at least $293.50 per $1,000). If not called, maturity payoffs depend on the Least Performing Reference Asset, with a 300.00% Participation Rate for positive performance and a 50.00% Barrier (50% of Initial Value) below which investors suffer losses up to 100% of principal. Expected trade and settlement dates are April 10, 2026 and April 15, 2026.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced a series of senior, equity‑linked notes (face $1,000 each) linked to the lowest performing of Costco, Fiserv and JPMorgan, with a 16.10% per annum contingent monthly coupon and an automatic call feature through February 2029. The securities pay monthly contingent coupons only if the lowest performing underlying closes at or above 60% of its starting price on each calculation day; if not called, principal at maturity depends on the lowest performing stock's ending price and can result in losses exceeding 40% of face amount. The Bank's estimated value at pricing was $913.12 per security and the original offering price was $1,000 per security.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Capped Buffered Enhanced Participation Notes linked to the Russell 2000® Index due January 4, 2028. Each $1,000 note pays at maturity an amount tied to the Russell 2000® return from the trade date March 30, 2026 to the valuation date December 30, 2027.
If the final level exceeds the initial level of 2,414.006, holders receive 150.00% of the index return up to a capped payment of $1,210.00 per $1,000. If the final level falls by 10.00% or less, holders receive principal. If the final level falls by more than 10.00%, holders suffer losses equal to the index decline in excess of 10.00% and could lose up to 90.00% of principal. Payments are subject to the Bank’s creditworthiness.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering capped enhanced participation notes linked to the S&P 500® Index with $1,000 principal per note and $1,016,000 aggregate initial issue. The notes mature on May 19, 2028 and pay at maturity based on the S&P 500® return from the trade date of March 30, 2026 to the valuation date of May 17, 2028. The participation rate is 300.00% but appreciation is capped: the maximum payment amount is $1,316.50 per $1,000 (cap ≈ 10.55% reference-asset appreciation). If the final level is below the initial level of 6,343.72, investors suffer losses dollar-for-dollar down to 0. Notes pay no coupons, are unsecured obligations of the Bank, and are subject to the Bank’s credit risk. Purchase price equals 100% of principal and the Bank’s initial estimated note value was $986.50 per $1,000.