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The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Coupon Notes linked to the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation. The notes mature on March 9, 2029 (final valuation March 6, 2029) and are senior, unsecured obligations of the Bank. The Original Issue Price is 100.00% per $1,000 Principal Amount with a minimum investment of $1,000. The notes may be automatically called on scheduled Call Observation Dates if the Reference Asset closes at or above the Initial Value, and, if not called, pay contingent coupons of at least $51.50 per note (equal to at least 20.60% per annum) when the Reference Asset closes at or above the Contingent Coupon Barrier Value. The Barrier Value and Contingent Coupon Barrier Value are 70.00% of the Initial Value. The Bank's initial estimated value range at pricing is $935.81 to $965.81 per $1,000 Principal Amount; underwriting commissions are up to 2.00%. All payments are subject to the Bank's credit risk and the notes are not insured or listed.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Buffered Return Enhanced Notes linked to the shares of the SPDR® Gold Trust (GLD). The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations with a Trade Date of March 6, 2026, expected settlement on March 11, 2026, and maturity on March 9, 2028.
If the Reference Asset’s Closing Value on the Review Date ( March 19, 2027) is ≥ 100.00% of the Initial Value, Notes are automatically called and pay the Principal Amount plus a Call Premium of at least $156.30 (at least 15.63%). If not called, maturity payoffs: upside with a 125.00% Participation Rate on positive Reference Asset Return; full principal if Final Value ≥ 90.00% of Initial Value; leveraged losses (~1.1111% of principal per 1% loss beyond the 10.00% buffer), potentially losing up to 100% of principal.
Other key terms: Minimum investment $10,000; Original Issue Price 100.00% (estimated initial value per $948.75–$978.75); underwriting fee 1.50% (proceeds to Bank 98.50%). The Notes pay no interest, are not CDIC/FDIC insured, and are subject to the Bank’s credit risk and the risks described in the supplement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $1,964,000 of Autocallable Contingent Coupon Notes linked to the common stock of Netflix, Inc.
The notes pay a contingent quarterly coupon of $32.50 per note (equal to 13.00% per annum) only if the Netflix closing price on specified observation dates is at or above the Contingent Coupon Barrier Value of $67.37 (70.00% of the Initial Value). The Initial Value was $96.24. The notes are automatically called if Netflix closes at or above the Initial Value on any Call Observation Date; otherwise the maturity payment depends on the Final Value on February 23, 2029. If Final Value >= Barrier Value you receive the $1,000 principal; if Final Value < Barrier Value you suffer losses equal to the Reference Asset depreciation (up to 100%). Trade Date was February 27, 2026, Original Issue Date March 4, 2026. The issuer is exposed to credit risk of the Bank; initial estimated value per $1,000 was $960.98 and underwriting discount was 2.00%.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Digital Buffer Notes linked to the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation. The notes have a $1,000 principal per note, an Original Issue Price of 100.00%, a Trade Date of March 6, 2026, and an Original Issue Date of March 11, 2026.
The structure: an automatic call test on the Review Date (March 19, 2027) pays the Principal plus a Call Premium of at least $254.40 (at least 25.44%). If not called, maturity (March 9, 2028) pays either Principal plus the greater of a Digital Return (at least 50.88%) or the Reference Asset Return, Principal only if Final Value ≥ Buffer Value (equal to 80.00% of Initial Value), or a leveraged downside payoff with a Downside Leverage Factor of 1.25.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Capped Notes linked to the SPDR® Gold Trust (GLD). The notes have a $1,000 principal per note, a Trade Date expected on March 6, 2026, Original Issue Date on March 11, 2026, and maturity on March 24, 2027.
Holders receive no interest and a cash payment at maturity equal to the positive performance of the Reference Asset capped at a 12.20% Maximum Return (to be set on the Trade Date). If the Final Value is below the Initial Value, losses occur on a 1:1 basis down to a floor of $950.00 (a maximum loss of 5.00%). The bank’s initial estimated note value range is $956.59 to $986.59 per $1,000 Principal Amount; Original Issue Price is 100% with underwriting fees of 1.00%. All payments are unsecured and subject to the Bank’s credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Dual Directional Capped Buffered Notes linked to the S&P 500® Index with a maturity date of March 8, 2028. Each Note has a Principal Amount of $1,000, an Original Issue Price of 100% and a minimum investment of $10,000.
The Notes pay only at maturity and are subject to the Bank’s credit risk. Key economic terms: Initial Value 6,881.62, Buffer Value 5,505.30 (80.00%), Downside Leverage Factor 1.25, and a Maximum Upside Return of 17.94% (capping upside at $1,179.40 per Note). The Final Valuation Date is March 3, 2028; payment is based solely on the Reference Asset Closing Value on that date.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering senior, equity-linked, auto-callable notes tied to the common stock of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Each security has a face amount of $1,000, an original offering price of $1,000 and an estimated value on the pricing cover between $930.79 and $960.79.
The notes pay a contingent quarterly coupon (the contingent coupon rate will be set on the pricing date and will be at least 11.10% per annum) only if the Underlying Stock’s closing price on a calculation day is at or above the coupon threshold (equal to 60% of the starting price). The securities are automatically called if the Underlying Stock closes at or above the starting price on any quarterly calculation day from June 2026 through December 2028. If not called, maturity is March 9, 2029, and principal is protected only if the ending price is at or above the downside threshold (equal to 60% of the starting price); otherwise you can lose more than 40% of face amount.
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%.