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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 senior, market‑linked notes—auto‑callable, leveraged upside and buffered downside—linked to the lowest performing of the common stock of Energy Transfer LP, Microsoft Corporation and S&P Global Inc.
Each security has a $1,000 face amount, a potential automatic call on March 4, 2027 that would pay a 50.00% call premium, and a stated maturity of March 2, 2029. If not called, the maturity payoff depends solely on the lowest performing underlying: at least a 350% upside participation rate (to be set on the pricing date), a 25% downside buffer, and up to a 75% loss of principal if the worst performer falls beyond the buffer. The Bank estimates the securities' value on pricing between $880.00 and $903.66 per security; the original offering price is $1,000 with proceeds to the Bank of $974.25 per security after distribution discounts. All payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk; terms are subject to completion and to the pricing date determinations.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $19,602,000 of contingent income auto-callable securities linked to MongoDB, Inc. with a stated principal of $1,000 per security. The notes price at $1,000, have an estimated value of $952.70, a pricing date of February 20, 2026, and mature on February 23, 2029. Each security pays a contingent quarterly coupon of $43.75 (equivalent to 17.50% per annum) if the underlying closing price on a determination date is at or above the downside threshold of $172.28 (50.00% of the initial share price). The call threshold and initial share price are $344.56. If not redeemed early and the final share price is below the downside threshold, maturity payment equals the stated principal multiplied by the share performance factor and may be less than 50.00% of principal or zero. All payments are subject to BNS credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia offers Autocallable Contingent Coupon Buffer Notes linked to CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. The Notes carry $1,000 principal per Note, trade date February 27, 2026, original issue date March 4, 2026, and a term to maturity of approximately 54 weeks to March 17, 2027 if not called earlier.
The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Bank and are subject to the Bank's credit risk. They feature an automatic call if the Reference Asset's closing value on any Observation Date equals or exceeds the Initial Value; a Contingent Coupon of at least $57.20 may be paid when the Reference Asset closes at or above 75.00% of the Initial Value; and a Buffer Amount of 25.00% with a Downside Leverage Factor of ~1.3333 applies to losses below that buffer.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is pricing Trigger Autocallable Contingent Yield Notes linked to the least performing of the Nasdaq-100 Index and the EURO STOXX 50 Index, with a strike date of February 23, 2026 and maturity on February 28, 2036.
The notes pay a contingent coupon of 7.60% per annum (stated as $0.19 per quarter) only if both underlyings meet their coupon barriers on observation dates. The notes are callable quarterly (first callable after 12 months). Downside protection is limited: each underlying’s downside threshold is 75.00% of its initial level; if the least performing underlying is below that threshold at final valuation, principal repayment will be reduced proportionally. Minimum investment is 100 notes ($1,000); BNS’s initial estimated value per note was $8.67–$8.97, issue price per note is $10.00 with an underwriting discount of $0.35 (proceeds to BNS $9.65).
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced auto-callable, equity-linked senior notes tied to the common stock of Oklo Inc. The securities were priced on February 20, 2026 with an issue date of February 25, 2026, an original offering price of $1,000 per security and an estimated value of $930.91 per security.
The notes pay a 28.10% per annum contingent monthly coupon (with a memory feature) only if the Underlying Stock's closing price on each monthly calculation day is at or above the coupon threshold of $31.915 (50% of the starting price of $63.83). The securities are automatically called if the stock closes at or above the starting price on any calculation day from August 2026 through January 2028. If not called, repayment at the February 25, 2028 maturity depends on the ending price versus the downside threshold of $31.915; an ending price below that level results in pro rata principal loss (full downside exposure).
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced a preliminary offering of senior, unsecured equity index-linked securities with a face amount of $1,000 per security linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, with an expected Issue Date of April 6, 2026 and a stated maturity date of October 4, 2029.
The securities provide at least an 162% upside participation rate if the ending level exceeds the starting level, contingent principal protection to a 75% threshold (no loss above that threshold), and full downside exposure if the ending level is below the threshold. The Bank's estimated value at pricing is between $922.06 and $952.06 per security.
The Bank of Nova Scotia priced a preliminary senior note offering: auto-callable, equity-linked securities tied to NVIDIA Corporation with a stated maturity of March 22, 2027.
Each security has a $1,000 face amount and an original offering price of $1,000. The contingent coupon rate will be set on the pricing date and will be at least 16.50% per annum; coupon payments are paid monthly only if the Underlying Stock's closing price on a calculation day is at least 70% of the starting price. The securities may be automatically called on monthly calculation days from September 2026 through February 2027 if the closing price is at or above the starting price. If not called, principal at maturity depends on the ending price versus a downside threshold equal to 70% of the starting price; losses can exceed 30% of the face amount. The Bank's estimated value at pricing is between $929.13 and $959.13 per security.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Dual Directional Capped Buffered Notes linked to the S&P 500® Index due March 2, 2028. The Notes have a $1,000 Principal Amount per Note with an Original Issue Price of 100.00% and an initial estimated value range of $949.81 to $979.81 per $1,000 Principal Amount. The Trade Date is expected to be February 27, 2026, Original Issue Date March 4, 2026, Final Valuation Date February 28, 2028 and Maturity Date March 2, 2028. The Notes provide upside participation capped at a Maximum Upside Return of at least 17.79%, a Buffer Value equal to 80.00% of the Initial Value, and a Downside Leverage Factor of 1.25. All payments are cash-settled at maturity and are subject to the credit risk of the Bank.
The Bank of Nova Scotia has furnished a Form 6-K providing updated consolidated capitalization and earnings coverage ratios as supplemental information to its existing shelf and employee plans.
As at January 31, 2026, subordinated debentures were 5,807 million Canadian dollars and total capitalization was 94,829 million. Total equity attributable to equity holders was 87,588 million, including common equity of 77,649 million and preferred shares and other equity instruments of 9,939 million.
For the three months ended January 31, 2026, the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 6.50 excluding interest on deposits and 1.38 including interest on deposits. The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends was 4.87 excluding deposit interest and 1.35 including it, with comparable figures shown for each of the prior five fiscal years.
The Bank of Nova Scotia filed a report providing detailed earnings coverage ratios for its preferred shares, other equity instruments, and subordinated debt for the twelve months ended January 31, 2026.
The Bank’s grossed up dividend coverage on outstanding preferred shares and other equity instruments was 17.37 times, and interest coverage on subordinated indebtedness was 33.67 times. Combined grossed up dividend and interest coverage on preferred shares, other equity instruments and subordinated indebtedness was 11.69 times. Dividend requirements on all outstanding preferred shares and other equity instruments were $681 million, using an effective income tax rate of 24.22%, while interest requirements on subordinated indebtedness were $362 million. Earnings before interest on subordinated indebtedness and income tax were $12,188 million after non-controlling interest. The Bank also reported consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges of 5.55 times excluding interest on deposits and 1.33 times including interest on deposits, all based on IFRS figures.