Regulatory Announcement

RNS Number:  4405P

The Bank of Nova Scotia

5 August 2026

Publication of Prospectus

Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States.

The following prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and, along with the documents incorporated by reference therein, are available for viewing:

Prospectus dated 5 August 2026 relating to the Programme for the CAD100,000,000,000 Global Registered Covered Bond Program of The Bank of Nova Scotia, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments of interest and principal by Scotiabank Covered Bond Guarantor Limited Partnership.

The Prospectus, together with the documents incorporated by reference therein, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus dated 5 August 2026 (the "Prospectus"), may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the prospectus is not addressed.  Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

The Covered Bonds and the related Covered Bond Guarantee have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of a "U.S. person" except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Accordingly, the Covered Bonds will be offered only (i) in offshore transactions to non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act and (ii) to qualified institutional buyers in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act.  This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities in the US or in any other jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

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Prospectus dated 5 August 2026

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_5-2026-8-5.pdf

Documents Incorporated by Reference (or certain portions thereof as specified under "Documents Incorporated by Reference" in the Prospectus): 

BNS Annual Information Form dated 2 December 2025

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_4-2026-8-5.pdf

BNS 2025 Annual Report

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_1-2026-8-5.pdf

BNS 2026 Second Quarter Report to Shareholders

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_7-2026-8-5.pdf

Scotiabank Covered Bond Guarantor Limited Partnership June 2026 Investor Report

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_6-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 28 January 2015

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_14-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 7 February 2018

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_12-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 16 July 2019

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_13-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 4 September 2020

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_10-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 3 September 2021

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_9-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 6 October 2022

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_11-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 6 October 2023

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_8-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 17 December 2024

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_2-2026-8-5.pdf

Prospectus dated 10 October 2025

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4405P_3-2026-8-5.pdf

For further information, please contact:

The Bank of Nova Scotia

40 Temperance Street

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5H 0B4

Attn: Managing Director, Term Funding & Capital Management

Tel.: 001 647 539 6471

Fax: 001 416 945 4001

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