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The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Notes linked to the least performing common stock of Ares Management Corporation, Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co. Inc.
The Notes have a Participation Rate of 300.00%, a Barrier Value equal to 50.00% of each Initial Value and a stated minimum Call Premium of $540.00 (at least 54.00%) if automatically called. They do not pay interest, carry the credit risk of the Bank, and have a minimum investment of $1,000. The Notes are expected to price on March 31, 2026, settle on April 6, 2026, and mature on April 5, 2029 if not called. The Bank’s initial estimated value range is between $884.77 and $914.77 per $1,000 Principal Amount.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Capped Notes linked to the shares of the SPDR® Gold Trust (GLD). The Notes have a $1,000 principal per Note, Original Issue Price of 100%, Trade Date expected March 27, 2026, and maturity on April 14, 2027.
Holders receive no coupons; the maturity payment equals $1,000 plus the Reference Asset Return up to a Maximum Return of at least 14.08%. If the Final Value is below the Initial Value, investors lose 1% per 1% decline, capped at a maximum loss of 5% (minimum payment $950). Initial estimated value range is $957.62–$987.62 per $1,000. All payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk. Minimum investment is $10,000.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $11,185,000 of Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due March 23, 2029 linked to the common stock of Salesforce, Inc. These are senior unsecured notes with principal at risk that pay a $28.30 contingent quarterly coupon (equivalent to 11.32% per annum) only if the underlying closing price on each determination date is at or above a downside threshold of $97.69 (50.00% of the initial share price).
If on a determination date the closing price is at or above the call threshold of $195.38 (100.00% of the initial share price), the securities will auto-redeem early for the stated principal plus accrued contingent coupons. If the final share price is below the downside threshold, maturity payment will be the stated principal multiplied by the share performance factor and could be less than 50.00% of principal, possibly zero. All payments are subject to the credit risk of BNS. The pricing date was March 20, 2026 and the original issue date is March 25, 2026.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is offering $11,702,000 of Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due March 23, 2029 linked to the Class A common stock of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL). Each note has a stated principal amount of $1,000 and an issue price of $1,000.
The notes pay a contingent quarterly coupon of $26.40 (equivalent to 10.56% per annum) if the closing price of GOOGL on a determination date is at or above the downside threshold of $195.65 (65% of the initial share price). The notes are auto‑callable if the closing price on a determination date is at or above the call threshold of $301.00 (100% of the initial share price). If not redeemed and the final share price is below the downside threshold, repayment at maturity is the stated principal multiplied by the share performance factor, which could be less than 65% of principal and may be zero. All payments are subject to BNS credit risk. The pricing date was March 20, 2026 and the initial estimated value shown on the pricing date was $967.40 per $1,000 stated principal amount.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced and issued Market Linked Senior Notes — Auto-Callable ETF Linked Securities linked to the lowest performing of XLE, XLF, XLK and XLV. The offering was $1,961,000 aggregate at a $1,000 face amount per security; the Bank's estimated value at pricing was $902.66 per security. The securities pay a contingent coupon of 9.50% per annum monthly if the lowest performing Fund on a calculation day is at or above 60% of its starting price, are auto-callable on monthly observation dates from September 2026 through November 2030 if the lowest performing Fund is at or above its starting price, and mature on December 26, 2030 with downside principal risk if the lowest performing Fund is below 50% of its starting price. All payments are subject to the Bank's credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Autocallable Contingent Coupon Buffer Notes linked to NVIDIA Corporation stock. The Notes are senior, unsecured debt with a $1,000 Principal Amount per Note, 100% Original Issue Price and a minimum investment of $10,000. The Trade Date is expected to be March 27, 2026, Original Issue Date April 1, 2026 and the term is approximately 54 weeks to a Maturity Date of April 14, 2027, unless automatically called on specified Observation Dates.
The structure pays contingent coupons only if NVIDIA's Closing Value on an Observation Date is at or above 80.00% of the Initial Value, includes a memory (unpaid coupons accrue), and features an automatic call if the Closing Value equals or exceeds the Initial Value on any Observation Date. At maturity, if not called, repayment depends on the Final Value relative to an 80.00% buffer: investors lose 1.25% of principal for each 1% that the Final Value is below the Initial Value in excess of the 20.00% Buffer Amount, with possible loss up to 100% of principal. All payments are subject to the credit risk of the Bank and tax and liquidity risks described in the pricing supplement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Autocallable Contingent Coupon Notes linked to the common stock of Ares Management Corporation. The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations that may be automatically called if the Reference Asset closes at or above its Initial Value on any Call Observation Date. If not called, Contingent Coupons of at least $51.25 per Note (at least 20.50% per annum) may be payable on specified observation/payment dates when the Closing Value meets or exceeds the Contingent Coupon Barrier Value. At maturity, payment depends on the Reference Asset Return: if the Final Value is ≥ the Barrier Value you receive $1,000; if Final Value is below the Barrier Value your payment equals $1,000 × (1 + Reference Asset Return), exposing you to up to 100% loss of principal. The Notes are expected to price on March 27, 2026 and settle on April 1, 2026, with final terms in the Pricing Supplement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Autocallable Contingent Coupon Notes linked to the common stock of Blackstone Inc. (Reference Asset). Each Note has a $1,000 Principal Amount and an Original Issue Price of 100.00%. The Notes are senior, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Bank and are subject to the Bank’s credit risk.
The Notes are expected to price on March 27, 2026, settle on April 1, 2026, and have an approximate three-year term with Final Valuation Date March 27, 2029 and Maturity Date April 2, 2029. Initial estimated value per Note is between $930.01 and $960.01. The Notes pay contingent coupons only if observation-date closing values meet specified barriers and are autocallable if the Reference Asset closes at or above its Initial Value on any Call Observation Date. If not called, maturity pay depends on the Reference Asset Return and may result in loss of up to 100% of principal.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Coupon Notes linked to ServiceNow, Inc. common stock due April 2, 2029. The notes have a Principal Amount of $1,000 per note, an Original Issue Price of 100%, and an initial estimated value of $931.64–$961.64 per $1,000.
The notes pay contingent coupons (at least $41.875 per note, equal to at least 16.75% per annum) on specified observation dates if the Reference Asset meets a 50.00% barrier condition, are automatically called if the Reference Asset closes at or above the Initial Value on any Call Observation Date, and repay principal at maturity only if the Final Value is at or above the 50.00% Barrier Value. If Final Value is below the Barrier Value, investors suffer losses equal to the Reference Asset depreciation, up to a 100% loss of principal.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $6,216,000 of Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Notes linked to the least performing of the common stock of Ares Management, Blackstone and KKR. Each Note has a $1,000 principal amount and an Original Issue Price of 100.00%.
Key economic terms: Trade Date March 20, 2026, Original Issue Date March 25, 2026, Review Date March 25, 2027 (automatic call observation), Call Premium $600 (60.00%), Participation Rate 300.00%, Final Valuation Date March 20, 2029 and Maturity Date March 23, 2029. Barrier Values equal 50.00% of each Initial Value. The Bank provided an initial estimated value of $930.99 per $1,000 Principal Amount; payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk. The Notes pay no interest and investors may lose up to 100.00% of principal depending on the Least Performing Reference Asset.