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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 buffered index-linked notes linked to the S&P 500® Index due September 2, 2027. The notes provide a 10.00% buffer on losses at maturity and a capped upside (expected minimum cap of $1,095.00 per $1,000 principal). If the final index level is down more than 10.00% from the initial level, investors suffer losses equal to the index decline in excess of 10.00% (you may lose up to 90.00% of principal). The notes pay no interest and are unsecured obligations of the Bank. Trade date is expected to be May 28, 2026, valuation date August 30, 2027, and expected settlement/maturity around June 2, 2026 and September 2, 2027, respectively. The Bank estimates an initial value of $925.00–$965.00 per $1,000 principal amount; the original issue price is 100.00% and distribution fees/commissions and hedging costs are deducted from economic terms. Payments depend on the Bank’s creditworthiness and the specific pricing supplement ("Subject to Completion").
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering senior, unsecured, equity-linked notes linked to the common stock of CoreWeave, Inc. with an original offering price and face amount of $1,000 per security. The notes are auto-callable from November 2026 through February 2029, pay a contingent quarterly coupon (with memory) if the Underlying Stock closes at or above a coupon threshold equal to 50% of the starting price, and mature on May 23, 2029 if not called.
The contingent coupon rate will be set on the pricing date and will be at least 23.50% per annum. If not called, holders receive the face amount at maturity only if the ending price is at or above the downside threshold (50% of the starting price); otherwise the maturity payment equals $1,000 × (ending price / starting price), potentially resulting in a loss of more than 50% of principal. All payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk and the securities are not insured.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering market-linked, auto-callable senior notes linked to the common stock of Palantir Technologies Inc. (the "Underlying Stock") with a face amount of $1,000 per security and an original offering price of $1,000 per security. The securities pay a contingent coupon (with memory) at a rate to be set on the pricing date and at least 15.00% per annum, payable quarterly only if the Underlying Stock on each calculation day is at or above the coupon threshold (equal to 50% of the starting price). The securities are subject to automatic call if the stock closing price on any quarterly calculation day from November 2026 to February 2029 is greater than or equal to the starting price, and otherwise pay a maturity amount that is either the face amount or the face amount multiplied by the performance factor (ending price/starting price). If the ending price is below the downside threshold (equal to 50% of the starting price), holders may lose more than 50% of principal. All payments are subject to the Bank's credit risk. The Bank's estimated value at pricing is between $921.30 and $951.30 per security.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is offering 3,096,611 autocallable notes linked to the Russell 2000 Index with a $10 principal amount per unit and a pricing date of April 23, 2026. The public offering price is $10.00 per unit (aggregate $30,966,110), and BNS's estimated initial value on the pricing date was $9.59 per unit. The notes may be automatically called on annual Observation Dates if the Index is at or above the Call Level (100% of the Starting Value). Call Amounts range from $10.901 (first year) to $14.505 (final year). If not called, principal is returned at maturity only if the Ending Value is at or above the Threshold Value (85.00% of the Starting Value 2,358.832); otherwise holders have 1-to-1 downside beyond the 15.00% threshold. Payments are unsecured and subject to BNS credit risk; there is no periodic interest and limited secondary-market liquidity.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering autocallable contingent coupon trigger notes linked to the VanEck® Semiconductor ETF (SMH). Each note has a $1,000 principal amount, an expected trade date of May 28, 2026, an expected original issue date of June 2, 2026 and an expected maturity date of September 2, 2027. Coupon payments depend on observation-date closing prices relative to a 70.00% coupon barrier/trigger price. Notes may be automatically called on observation dates from November 2026 through May 2027 if the reference asset’s closing price is equal to or above the initial price; on an automatic call, holders receive $1,000 plus any contingent coupon due. If not called, final payment at maturity is $1,000 if final price is ≥70.00% of the initial price, or $1,000×(1+reference asset return) if final price is <70.00%, exposing investors to up to a 100% loss of principal. Payments are subject to the Bank’s credit risk and the notes will not be listed on an exchange.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $22,890,700 of Trigger Autocallable Contingent Yield Notes linked to the least performing of the Nikkei 225 and the Russell 2000.
Each Note has a $10 principal amount, a 9.02% per annum contingent coupon payable only if both underliers meet coupon barriers on observation dates, is callable quarterly after 12 months, and repays principal at maturity only if the least performing index is at or above its 60% downside threshold; otherwise investors can suffer significant or total loss and are exposed to BNS credit risk.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering $2,155,000 in Trigger Autocallable Contingent Yield Notes linked to the common stock of General Electric Company due April 29, 2027. The Notes pay a contingent coupon of 9.70% per annum on scheduled coupon payment dates only if the closing level of GE on the applicable observation date is equal to or greater than the coupon barrier. The Notes are automatically called early if GE’s closing level on any observation date prior to the final valuation date is equal to or greater than the initial level, in which case holders receive principal plus the contingent coupon on the related call settlement date.
The Notes repay principal at maturity only if the final level is equal to or greater than the downside threshold of $169.40 (60.00% of the initial level of $282.34); if the final level is below that threshold, holders suffer a loss proportionate to GE’s decline and could lose their entire investment. All payments, including any principal repayment, are subject to the creditworthiness of BNS. The initial estimated value on the trade date was $9.76 per $10.00 Note.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is issuing 1,338,034 units of Leveraged Index Return Notes® linked to the EURO STOXX 50® with a $10 principal per unit. The notes were priced on April 23, 2026, settle on April 30, 2026, and mature on April 25, 2031. The public offering price is $10.00 per unit (total $13,380,340), and proceeds to BNS before expenses are $9.75 per unit ($13,045,831.50). The notes provide 186.00% participation in upside above the Starting Value (5,894.73) and 1-to-1 downside exposure, with up to 100% of principal at risk. There are no periodic interest payments; all payments occur at maturity and are subject to BNS credit risk. The initial estimated value on the pricing date was $9.36 per unit, reflecting the issuer’s internal funding rate and charges, including a $0.25 underwriting discount and a $0.05 hedging-related charge. The notes are unsecured, not exchange-listed, and carry limited secondary-market liquidity.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering Performance Leveraged Upside Securities (PLUS) linked to the Russell 2000® Index. Each PLUS has a stated principal amount of $1,000.00 and an issue price of $1,000.00. The notes mature on or about August 4, 2027 with a valuation date of July 30, 2027. The PLUS provide a 300.00% leverage factor on positive index returns up to a maximum payment of $1,220.40 per PLUS (a 22.04% maximum gain). If the final index value is below the initial index value, holders suffer a one-for-one loss in the underlying return and may lose up to their entire investment. All payments are subject to the credit risk of BNS. BNS estimated the PLUS initial value between $943.74 and $973.74 and distribution fees total $22.50 per $1,000 stated principal.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is offering 911,177 autocal lable market-linked step up notes linked to the Nasdaq-100 Index® with a $10 principal amount per unit. The notes mature April 28, 2028, with an Observation Date on April 30, 2027 that triggers an automatic call at $11.315 per unit (principal plus $1.315 Call Premium) if the Index is at or above the Call Level. If not called, holders receive a $2.00 Step Up Payment if the Ending Value is at or above the Starting Value, 1-to-1 participation above the Step Up Value, and full downside exposure to declines in the Index. The public offering price is $10.00 per unit; the issuer received $9.825 per unit before expenses. Payments are unsecured and depend on BNS creditworthiness; there is limited secondary market liquidity.