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 $6,760,000 of Dual Directional Trigger Participation Securities linked to the S&P 500® Index due March 23, 2028. Each Trigger Security has a stated principal amount of $1,000.00 and pays no interest. At maturity investors may receive: (1) the stated principal plus any positive index return up to a 23.45% cap; (2) the stated principal plus an absolute positive return for limited negative index moves down to a trigger of 5,205.184 (80.00% of the initial index value); or (3) a pro rata loss equal to the underlying negative return if the final index value is below the trigger, potentially losing up to the entire investment. All payments are subject to the credit risk of BNS.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Capped Buffered Enhanced Participation Basket-Linked Notes that pay at maturity based on a weighted basket of five international equity indices. The notes feature a 150.00% participation rate, a 10.00% buffer (losses below buffer multiplied by ~111.11%), and a capped upside with a maximum payment amount expected between $1,477.90 and $1,560.70 per $1,000 principal.
The notes pay no interest, are unsecured obligations of the Bank, and are redeemable only at maturity. The original issue price is 100% of principal, underwriting commissions equal 1.63%, and the Bank’s initial estimated value range at pricing is between $944.16 and $974.16 per $1,000 principal. Secondary-market liquidity and any payments are subject to the Bank’s creditworthiness.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $505,000 of Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Notes due March 28, 2029, linked to the least performing common stock of Broadcom, ServiceNow and NVIDIA. The notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Bank, pay no interest, and may be automatically called following the Review Date on March 29, 2027 for a cash payment equal to principal plus a $650 call premium. If not called, maturity payments depend on the performance of the least performing reference asset with a 300.00% Participation Rate and a 50.00% Barrier for each asset; investors may lose up to 100.00% of principal. All payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Trigger Autocallable Contingent Yield Notes linked to the least performing of the Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000. The Notes mature on or about March 29, 2029, are callable quarterly (callable after six months), and pay a contingent coupon only when both underlyings meet coupon barriers on observation dates. The disclosed contingent coupon rate range is 9.00% to 9.65% per annum; the coupon barrier is 70.00% of initial level and the downside threshold is 60.00% of initial level. If not called and the least performing underlying is below its downside threshold at final valuation, principal repayment at maturity is reduced pro rata to that underlying return (in extreme cases you could lose your entire investment). Minimum investment is 100 Notes at $10 per Note. BNS’ initial estimated value range at pricing is $9.23 to $9.53 per Note; issue price will exceed that estimate. All payments are subject to the creditworthiness of BNS.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering senior, equity-linked notes with a $1,000 face amount that are auto-callable and linked to the lowest performing of the common stock of Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle. If automatically called on the call date, holders receive the face amount plus a call premium of at least 45.50%. If not called, maturity depends on the ending price of the lowest performing underlying: holders may receive enhanced upside (a 350% upside participation rate if the ending price is above the starting price), a capped positive return (up to 50.00%) if the lowest performing stock declines but remains at or above 50% of its starting price, or full downside exposure (losses greater than 50.00%, possibly to zero) if it falls below that threshold. Estimated value at pricing is between $880.00 and $904.80 per security. Payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk; no periodic interest is paid and the securities are designed to be held to maturity.
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.