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.
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The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Trigger Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature under its Senior Note Program, Series A, with an aggregate principal amount of $3,261,000. These senior unsecured notes mature on March 2, 2029 and reference the worst-performing common stock of Broadcom, Palantir and Tesla.
The stated principal amount is $1,000.00 per security, issue price $1,000.00, no coupon, and automatic early redemption may occur on specified determination dates for early redemption payments corresponding to approximately 63.00% per annum. If not redeemed, the best outcome at maturity pays $2,890.00 per security; if the worst-performing underlying stock finishes below its trigger price (50% of initial), losses are 1:1 and principal can be lost. All payments depend on BNS creditworthiness.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering capped enhanced participation notes linked to the common stock of Tesla, Inc. The notes are senior, unsecured obligations that do not bear interest and have a term expected to be approximately 13 to 15 months. At maturity each $1,000 note will pay either: (a) $1,000 plus the product of the reference asset return and a 200.00% participation rate, capped at a $1,607.80–$1,713.00 maximum payment amount per $1,000; (b) $1,000 if the final price equals the initial price; or (c) a reduced amount equal to $1,000 plus the negative reference asset return, exposing holders to up to 100% principal loss. Payments depend on the Bank’s creditworthiness, the final valuation date closing price of Tesla common stock, and various calculation-agent adjustments. The original issue price is 100% with underwriting concessions of 1.11%.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is offering $16,210,000 of Enhanced Trigger Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature due March 3, 2032. Each principal-at-risk security has a stated principal amount of $1,000.00 and an issue price of $1,000.00 per security; BNS’ initial estimated value was $916.20 per security.
The securities reference the worst performing of three ETFs (XBI, XLE, XLK), feature quarterly determination dates that may trigger automatic early redemption with an early redemption payment corresponding to ~15.15% per annum, and have a payoff at maturity of $1,909.00 if all final share prices are ≥ 90% of initial prices. If the worst performing underlying is below its trigger price (90% of initial), investors incur a 1:1 loss tied to that worst performing ETF and could lose up to 100% of principal. All payments are subject to BNS credit risk; the securities are unsecured and unlisted.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced an $18,962,000 offering of Trigger Autocallable Contingent Yield Notes linked to the least performing of the Nikkei 225® Index and the EURO STOXX 50® Index, maturing March 7, 2029.
The Notes are offered at an issue price of $10.00 per Note (minimum 100 Notes) with an initial estimated value of $9.49 per Note. They pay a contingent coupon (per the terms, 10.03% per annum / $0.2508 quarterly if barriers met), are callable quarterly after six months, and repay principal at maturity only if final levels meet the 70.00% downside thresholds specified on the cover.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers $10,000,000 of Capped In-GEARS senior notes linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average® due December 2, 2031. The notes (principal $10 per Security) pay no interest and a maturity payment tied to an underlying performance factor based on averaged initial and final index levels. Returns are capped with a 97.175% maximum gain and include leveraged downside exposure: limited losses for declines between 4% and 8% (2.00× the shortfall from 96%) and full downside exposure if the final averaged level falls more than 8%. All payments are subject to BNS credit risk and contingent repayment of principal applies only at maturity.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $11,725,000 of Buffer Autocallable GEARS linked to the Russell 2000® Index. The notes have an observation date of March 9, 2027, a final valuation date of March 2, 2029 and maturity on March 6, 2029.
If the closing level on the observation date is at or above the autocall barrier (the initial level of 2,655.944), the notes will be automatically called and pay a $11.20 call price (a 12.00% call return). If not called, maturity payments depend on the underlying return, with an upside gearing of 1.28, a downside threshold of 2,390.350 (90% of initial level) and a buffer of 10.00%. Minimum investment is $1,000 and BNS’ initial estimated value at pricing was $9.70 per $10 principal amount.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced $4,984,000 of Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due March 2, 2028. These senior unsecured notes reference the worst-performing stock among Amazon, Alphabet Class A and Microsoft, pay a contingent quarterly coupon of $26.30 (equivalent to 10.52% per annum) only if all three underlying stocks meet 50.00% coupon thresholds on specified determination dates, and expose investors to 1-to-1 downside of the worst-performing underlying at maturity (payments can be less than 50.00% of principal and may be zero). The issue price is $1,000.00 per security, BNS’ initial estimated value was $955.00 per security, and total commissions and structuring fees equal $20.00 per security.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $304,000 of Digital Notes linked to the least performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index due March 2, 2028. The notes pay no interest and at maturity will pay $1,112.50 per $1,000 if the final level of each reference asset is greater than or equal to its initial level; otherwise holders will receive $1,000 per $1,000. The trade date was February 27, 2026 and the valuation date is February 28, 2028. The pricing supplement states an initial estimated value of $979.94 per $1,000 and an original issue price of 100.00%, with proceeds to the Bank of $302,480.00. All payments are "subject to the creditworthiness of The Bank of Nova Scotia."
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $14,566,000 of Dual Directional Buffered PLUS notes due March 3, 2028 that reference the S&P 500® Index. Each Buffered PLUS has a $1,000 stated principal amount and an issue price of $1,000.
Key terms: upside leverage factor 150.00%, buffer 10.00%, maximum upside gain 17.11% (maximum payment $1,171.10), and a minimum payment at maturity of $100.00 (10.00% of stated principal). The initial index value is 6,878.88 (pricing date Feb 27, 2026). BNS’ initial estimated value was $966.40 per note; fees of $25.00 per note (commissions + structuring) leave proceeds to issuer of $14,201,850.00. All payments are subject to BNS credit risk; investors may lose up to 90.00% of principal.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Autocallable Contingent Coupon Trigger Notes linked to the shares of the VanEck® Semiconductor ETF (SMH), with an aggregate original issue amount of $267,000. Each note has a $1,000 principal amount; trade date was February 27, 2026, original issue date March 4, 2026, and maturity on June 2, 2027.
The notes pay a quarterly contingent coupon equal to up to $34.375 per $1,000 (3.4375% quarterly; 13.75% per annum potential) if the reference asset’s closing price on an observation date is ≥ the coupon barrier. The coupon barrier and trigger price are 70.00% of the initial price of $406.37. The notes will be automatically called on any call observation date (Aug 2026 through Feb 2027) if the reference asset closes ≥ the initial price; an automatic call pays $1,000 plus the contingent coupon.
If not called, maturity payment depends on the final price on the final valuation date (May 27, 2027): if final price ≥ 70.00% of initial, you receive principal (plus any final contingent coupon); if final price < 70.00% of initial, you receive $1,000 × (1 + reference asset return), exposing principal to downside (you lose 1% per 1% decline versus the initial price). The initial estimated value was $962.24 per $1,000, below the 100% original issue price.