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Offering overview: The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is marketing senior unsecured market-linked securities that reference the lowest-performing of Dell Technologies Class C, Intel Corporation, and Eli Lilly common shares. The notes are issued under BNS’s Senior Note Program, Series A, pursuant to a 424(b)(2) filing. Face amount is $1,000 per security, with an expected issue date of July 1 2025 and stated maturity of June 29 2028 (three-year tenor unless auto-called).
Key mechanics:
- Automatic call: On the single call date (≈ 1 year after issuance) the securities are redeemed at face plus a call premium of at least 50% if the lowest-performing underlying closes at or above its starting price.
- Upside at maturity: If not called and the lowest performer ends above its starting price, investors receive face plus 350% of that stock’s appreciation.
- Principal protection: None. If the ending price is ≤ 50% of its start, holders incur full downside on a 1:1 basis and can lose >50% (up to 100%) of principal.
- Credit exposure: All payments depend on BNS credit; the notes are senior unsecured and are not CDIC/FDIC-insured.
- Secondary market & liquidity: No exchange listing; any secondary trading will be on a best-efforts basis by Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and affiliates.
Economics & fees: The preliminary estimated value is 90.00%–93.13% of the $1,000 offering price, reflecting dealer spread (up to 2.575%), projected hedging profit, and structuring costs. Wells Fargo Securities may receive up to 2.00% selling concession and WFA up to 0.075% expense fee per note. Selected dealers may also earn up to $3.00 per note for marketing services.
Risk highlights:
- No periodic coupons or dividends; total return is contingent on equity performance and call outcome.
- Concentration risk in three large-cap equities; investors benefit only from the worst performer.
- Potential for significant or total loss of principal below the 50% threshold.
- Value erosion from bid-offer spread and a Bank-estimated fair value below par on day one.
Investor suitability: The product targets investors with a moderately bullish one-year outlook on the three stocks, willingness to bear BNS credit risk, limited liquidity, and the possibility of substantial loss in exchange for a leveraged upside and a sizable (≥50%) early call premium.
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is issuing US$3.285 million of Buffered Digital Notes linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index (SX5E) maturing 21 June 2027. These senior, unsubordinated and unsecured notes pay no periodic interest; all value is realized at maturity and is entirely dependent on the SX5E price return from the trade date (16 June 2025) to the valuation date (16 June 2027).
Key payoff mechanics:
- Positive / flat index performance: Investors receive the greater of (i) a fixed Threshold Settlement Amount of US$1,251 (125.1 % of principal) or (ii) US$1,000 plus 100 % of the positive index return.
- Moderate decline (0 % to -5 %): Principal is protected; payment equals US$1,000.
- Decline exceeding 5 %: Losses accelerate at a buffer rate of ~105.26 % of the decline beyond -5 %, exposing investors to a potential total loss of principal.
The initial level is 5,339.57 (SX5E close on 16 June 2025). No interim coupons are paid, and no early redemption is available. Settlement is on a T+5 basis (24 June 2025).
Pricing and cost structure:
- Original issue price: 100 % of par (US$1,000 per note).
- Underwriting commission: 1.50 % (US$49,275 total).
- Net proceeds to BNS: 98.5 % of par (US$3,235,725).
- Initial estimated value: US$974.81 per US$1,000, reflecting BNS’s internal funding rate and hedging assumptions. This is below the issue price, indicating embedded fees and hedging costs borne by investors.
Risk highlights:
- Credit risk of BNS; notes are not CDIC or FDIC insured.
- Market risk of SX5E; a fall > 5 % results in amplified losses.
- No secondary-market listing; liquidity depends on dealers’ willingness to make a market.
- Return excludes dividends because the note references price return only.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. will distribute the notes, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acting as dealer and potential market maker. The notes form part of BNS’s Senior Note Program, Series A, CUSIP 06418VXR0 / ISIN US06418VXR04, and are offered in minimum denominations of US$1,000.