Bank Of Nova Scotia 6-K, filed Nov 8, 2024
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS)
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Bank Of Nova Scotia filed this 6-K on November 8, 2024.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2024
Commission File Number 002-09048
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
(Registrant’s name)
40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 0B4
Attention: Secretary’s Department (Tel.: (416) 866-3672)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-282565) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||||||
| Date: November 8, 2024 | By: | /s/ Darren Potter | ||||
| Name: | Darren Potter | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director, Term Funding & Capital Management | |||||
EXHIBIT
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Distribution Agreement, dated November 8, 2024, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Calculation Agency Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2024, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
| 99.3 | Exchange Rate Agency Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2024, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
Exhibit 99.1
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
U.S.$50,000,000,000
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I
Distribution Agreement
November 8, 2024
SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Bank of Nova Scotia, a Canadian chartered Bank (the “Bank”), proposes to issue and sell from time to time its Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I (such series of securities being hereinafter referred to as the “Series” and any securities to be issued from time to time as part of such Series being hereinafter referred to individually as a “Security” and collectively as the “Securities”), in an aggregate amount up to U.S.$50,000,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in other currencies or currency units and agrees with the Agent as set forth in this Agreement. Each of the terms “the Agent”, “such Agent”, “any Agent”, “an Agent”, “each Agent” and “the Purchasing Agent”, when used in this Agreement or in any Terms Agreement (as defined below) or in the Annexes hereto, shall mean Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. except at any time when one or more additional or other agent is acting as such hereunder, as contemplated in Section12 hereof, in which case such term shall refer to each of such additional agents.
The Bank acknowledges and agrees that the Agent may use the Prospectus (as defined below) in connection with offers and sales of the Securities in market-making transactions as contemplated in the Prospectus under the caption “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)—Market-Making Resale by Affiliates” and in the prospectus supplement under the caption “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” (“Secondary Market Transactions”). The Bank further acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is under no obligation to effect any Secondary Market Transactions and, if it does so, it may discontinue effecting such transactions at any time without providing any notice to the Bank. The term “Agent”, whenever used in this Agreement, shall include the Agent, whether it is acting in connection with a primary distribution or acting in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction, except as may be specifically provided otherwise herein.
Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and to the reservation by the Bank of the right to sell Securities directly on its own behalf, the Bank hereby (i) appoints the Agent as an agent of the Bank for the purpose of soliciting and receiving offers to purchase Securities from the Bank when and as instructed by the Bank pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof and (ii) agrees that, except as otherwise contemplated herein, whenever it determines to sell Securities directly to the Agent as principal, it will enter into a separate agreement (each a “Terms Agreement”), substantially in the form of Annex I hereto or in such other form as may be agreed by the parties to that particular Terms Agreement, relating to such sale in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof. This Agreement shall not be construed to create either an obligation on the part of the Bank to sell any Securities or an obligation of the Agent to purchase any Securities as principal. The Securities
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will be issued under an indenture, dated as of January 22, 2010 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Bank and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (together with the U.S. Trustee, the “Trustees”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of November 30, 2018 between the Bank and the Trustees (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and by the second supplemental indenture dated as of December 27, 2021 between the Bank and the Trustees (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) (the First Supplemental Indenture, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, as such may be from time to time further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”). The Securities shall have such terms, including maturity ranges, the right (if any) to repayment of principal, the right (if any) to payment of interest, redemption provisions (if any) and other terms set forth in the Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time (as more fully described in the definition of Prospectus below). The Securities will be issued, and the terms and rights thereof established, from time to time by the Bank in accordance with the Indenture.
The Bank has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement, including a prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement as amended at the Commencement Date (as hereinafter defined), including the documents incorporated therein by reference and the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement.” The Bank proposes to file with the Commission from time to time, pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, supplements to the prospectus relating to the Securities included in the Registration Statement that will describe certain terms of the Securities. The prospectus covering the Securities dated November 8, 2024, included in such Registration Statement, in the form first used to confirm each sale of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Agent by the Bank to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, dated November 8, 2024, (the “Prospectus Supplement”) specifically relating to the Securities, in the form first used to confirm each sale of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Agent by the Bank to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to as the “Program Prospectus.” The Program Prospectus, as supplemented by a pricing supplement that sets forth only the terms of a particular issue of the Securities (and, together with the accompanying product prospectus supplement that sets forth terms common to one or more particular issues of the Securities (if applicable), a “Pricing Supplement”), in the form first used to confirm each sale of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Agent by the Bank to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus”. The term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.
The term “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The term “Time of Sale” in respect of Securities means any time at or prior to the confirmation of any sales of any such Security. The term “Time of Sale Information” means the Program Prospectus, each preliminary prospectus and/or final term sheet relating to each offering of the Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Securities or the offering (the “Term Sheet”), if any, and each free writing prospectus, if any, that has been prepared by or on behalf of the Bank relating to such offering of Securities as of such Time of
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Sale. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Basic Prospectus,” “Program Prospectus,” “Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus” and “Time of Sale Information” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein. The terms “supplement,” “amendment” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or free writing prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Bank with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
| 1. | Representations and Warranties of the Bank. The Bank represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Agent as of the Commencement Date, as of each date on which the Agent solicits offers to purchase Securities, as of each date on which the Bank accepts an offer to purchase Securities (including any purchase by an Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement), as of each date the Bank issues and delivers Securities and as of each date the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or supplemented, as follows (it being understood that such representations, warranties and agreements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Program Prospectus and the Prospectus, each as amended or supplemented to each such date) that (provided, however, that as of the Commencement Date, the Bank does not represent and warrant with respect to the Time of Sale (as defined below), the Time of Sale Information (as defined below) or the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below): |
| (a) | the Bank meets the requirements for use of form F-3 (“Form F-3”) under the Securities Act; the Registration Statement is a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and, to the knowledge of the Bank, no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Bank; the Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before, or to the knowledge of the Bank, threatened by the Commission; |
| (b) | the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulation of the Commission thereunder and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; |
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| (c) | the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply as of the time of such amendment or supplement in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and, if applicable, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and as to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and such amendment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and, as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, do not and will not, as of their dates and applicable filing dates as to the Prospectus and such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to (i) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Bank by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to a particular issuance of Securities or (ii) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act (Form T-1) of the Trustee; |
| (d) | other than the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, the Bank (including its representatives other than the Agent (in the event the Agent is acting as agent)) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Bank or its agents and representatives, other than a communication referred to in clause (i) below, an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Schedule II to Annex I hereto and other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Agent; each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, did not, and at the Closing Date or time of settlement of such sale (in the case of Securities sold via an Agent) will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Agent furnished in writing to the Bank by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing |
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| Prospectus; and the Bank is not an “ineligible issuer” or an “excluded issuer” and the offering is not an “excluded offering”, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act (or, if the Bank is an “ineligible issuer” the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contains only descriptions of the terms of the securities in the offering or the offering); |
| (e) | the Bank has been duly organized and is validly existing as a bank listed on Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada) (the “Bank Act”), is duly qualified to carry on its business in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Bank and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”) and has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to conduct its businesses and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as described in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Terms Agreement and to issue, sell and deliver the Securities; |
| (f) | the Bank is not, and after giving effect to the offer and sales of the Securities and application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company Act”); |
| (g) | any auditors who audited the financial statements incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement (any such auditor, an “Auditor”) were independent registered chartered accountants for the period covered by such financial statements as required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, and the Bank Act; |
| (h) | the consolidated financial statements of the Bank included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement (and any amendments or supplements thereto), the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Bank and its subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations and the consolidated changes in financial position of the Bank and its subsidiaries for the periods specified; and such consolidated financial statements, together with the related schedules and notes, have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as adopted in Canada, consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein; |
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| (i) | the Securities have been duly authorized by the Bank and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Bank, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction, and the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; |
| (j) | the execution and delivery by the Bank of this Agreement and any applicable Terms Agreement and the performance by the Bank of its obligations under this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement and the Indenture and the creation and issue of the Securities and the sale of the Securities will not result in a breach of or default under, and will not conflict with: (i) the by-laws of the Bank; (ii) any agreement, indenture, lease, document or instrument by which the Bank or any Significant Subsidiary, is contractually bound at the Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery (each as defined below), except for breaches or violations which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) any statute, regulation or rule applicable to the Bank or any Significant Subsidiary, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Bank or any Significant Subsidiary, except for breaches or violations which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such actions result in any material violation of the provisions of the Bank Act (Canada); |
| (k) | no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any court or relevant regulatory or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Bank or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties (“Governmental Authorization”) is required in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Bank of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any applicable Terms Agreement or the Indenture, except such as have been, or will have been prior to Time of Delivery, obtained under the laws of the provinces and territories of Canada (including those required by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or any successor thereto), the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such Governmental Authorizations as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the distribution of the Securities by the Agent; |
| (l) | since the date of the latest financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, there has not occurred any material adverse change in the financial condition or in the earnings, business or operations of the Bank and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information; |
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| (m) | there is no action, suit or proceeding now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Bank, threatened against the Bank or any of its subsidiaries or to which any of the properties of the Bank or any of its subsidiaries is subject, that is required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or the Time of Sale Information, and is not so described; |
| (n) | this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Bank and the Bank will have authorized, executed and delivered any Terms Agreement entered in to in respect of the Securities, and this Agreement and any such Terms Agreement constitute and will constitute, as the case may be, the valid and legally binding agreement of the Bank enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity or contribution may be limited by applicable law and subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equity principles; |
| (o) | the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, complies as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized by the Bank, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustees, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Bank, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction; |
| (p) | each “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) (the “Significant Subsidiaries”) of the Bank, if any, has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction, and each Significant Subsidiary, if any, is duly qualified to carry on its business in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to conduct its business and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as described in the Time of Sale Information, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (q) | the Bank has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance in all respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of each jurisdiction in which its business is carried on, except where the failure to be in such compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (r) | neither the Bank nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Bank, any director, officer, agent acting on behalf of the Bank or employee of the Bank or of any of its subsidiaries has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), or any similar law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, in each case to the extent applicable; and the Bank and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA or any similar law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, in each case to the extent applicable, and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to provide compliance therewith; |
| (s) | the operations of the Bank and its subsidiaries are conducted and, to the knowledge of the Bank, have been conducted in all material respects in compliance with the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions to which the Bank or its subsidiaries are subject and the rules and regulations thereunder, including the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”). No action, suit or proceeding brought by any governmental agency, authority or body, and no material action, suit or proceeding brought by a private plaintiff before any court or arbitrator, in each case involving the Bank or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Bank, threatened; and |
| (t) | none of the Bank, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Bank, any director, officer or employee of, or agent acting on behalf of, the Bank or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or any other Canadian, European Union, United Nations or United Kingdom economic sanctions (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Bank or its Significant Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions; and the Bank will not directly or, to the knowledge of the Bank, indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, to fund activities of or business (a) with any Sanctioned Person in violation of Sanctions, (b) in any country or territory, that at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions, or (c) in any manner that would result in a violation of applicable Sanctions in the jurisdiction in which such activity is carried out by such Person (including any Person involved in or facilitating the offering of the Securities, whether as agent, advisor, or otherwise). |
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| 2. | Representations and Warranties of the Agent. The Agent also represents, and warrants to, and agrees with, the Bank, that: |
| (a) | it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers or sells Securities or possesses or distributes the preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any other offering material and will obtain any consent, approval or permission required by it for the purchase, offer or sale by it of Securities under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which it makes such purchases, offers or sales; |
| (b) | it will comply in all material respects with the selling restrictions (i) set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement under the caption “Selling Restrictions” and (ii) any additional selling restrictions set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement; and |
| (c) | it will not offer or sell any Securities acquired pursuant to this Agreement or any applicable Terms Agreement, directly or indirectly, in Canada or to any resident of Canada without the consent of the Bank, and further agrees that it will include a comparable provision in any sub-underwriting, sub-dealer, banking group or selling group agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Securities that may be entered into by such Agent. |
With regard to each Securities, the relevant purchaser will be required to comply with those restrictions that the Bank and the relevant purchaser shall agree and as shall be set out in the relevant Pricing Supplement.
| 3. | Appointment as Agent; Terms and Procedures. |
| (a) | On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Agent hereby agrees, upon receipt of instructions from the Bank, to act as agent of the Bank and to use its reasonable efforts to solicit and receive offers to purchase a particular Security or Securities from the Bank upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time. The Agent shall solicit offers to purchase only Securities having such terms, and shall solicit such offers only during such periods, as the Bank shall instruct the Agent. The appointment of the Agent hereunder is not exclusive and the Bank may from time to time offer Securities for sale otherwise than to or through an Agent. It is understood that if from time to time the Bank is approached by a prospective agent offering to solicit a specific purchase of Securities, the Bank may enter into an agreement with such agent with respect to such specific purchase upon such terms as the Bank and such agent may agree. |
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These provisions shall not limit Section 5(e) hereof or any similar provision included in any applicable Terms Agreement.
| (b) | Procedural details relating to the issue and delivery of Securities, the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities and the payment in each case therefor shall be as set forth in the Administrative Procedures Memorandum attached hereto as Annex II as it may be amended from time to time by written agreement between the Agent and the Bank (the “Administrative Procedure”). The provisions of the Administrative Procedure (except as otherwise stated in any applicable Terms Agreement) shall apply to all transactions contemplated hereunder. The Agent and the Bank agree to perform the respective duties and obligations specifically provided to be performed by each of them in the Administrative Procedure. The Bank will furnish to the U.S. Trustee a copy of the Administrative Procedure as from time to time in effect. |
| (c) | The Bank reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time when the Bank has instructed the Agent, as agent, to solicit offers to purchase the Securities, to instruct such Agent to suspend, for any period of time or permanently, the solicitation of offers to purchase the Securities. As soon as practicable, but in any event not later than one business day in New York City, after receipt of notice from the Bank, such Agent will suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Securities from the Bank until such time as the Bank has instructed such Agent to resume such solicitation. During such period, the Bank shall not be required to comply with the provisions of Sections 5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 5(i) and 5(j) with regard to such Agent. Upon advising such Agent that such solicitation may be resumed, however, the Bank shall simultaneously provide the documents (if any) required to be delivered by Sections 5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 5(i) and 5(j), and such Agent shall have no obligation to solicit offers to purchase the Securities until such documents have been received by such Agent. In addition, any failure by the Bank to comply with its obligations hereunder, including its obligations to deliver the documents required by Sections 5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 5(i) and 5(j), with regard to the Agent shall automatically terminate such Agent’s obligations hereunder, including its obligations to solicit offers to purchase the Securities hereunder as agent or to purchase Securities hereunder as principal. |
| (d) | The Bank agrees to pay the Agent a commission, at the time of settlement of any sale of a Security by the Bank as a result of a solicitation made by the Agent, in an amount as may be agreed between the Agent and the Bank. |
| (e) | Each sale of Securities by the Bank to the Agent as principal shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (unless the Bank and such Agent shall otherwise agree) a Terms Agreement, which will provide for the sale of such Securities by the Bank to, and the purchase thereof by, such Agent; such Terms Agreement may also specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Securities by such Agent. The commitment of the Agent to purchase Securities as principal, and the Bank to sell such Securities to such Agent, whether pursuant to any Terms Agreement or otherwise, shall be deemed to have |
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| been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Bank and the Agent herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the principal amount of Securities to be purchased by the Agent pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Bank for such Securities, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters acting together with such Agent in the reoffering of the Securities and the time, date and place of delivery of and payment for such Securities; such Terms Agreement shall also specify any requirements for opinions of counsel, accountants’ letters and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 8 hereof and such Terms Agreement may also include such other provisions (including provisions that modify this Agreement insofar as it sets forth the agreement between the Bank and the Agent) as the Bank and such Agent may agree upon. |
| (f) | For each sale of Securities by the Bank to the Agent as principal that is not made pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Bank agrees to pay such Agent a commission (or grant an equivalent discount) as provided in Section 3(d) hereof and in accordance with the schedule set forth therein (or in such amount as may be agreed between such Agent and the Bank). |
| (g) | Each time and date of delivery of and payment for Securities to be purchased from the Bank by the Agent as principal, whether set forth in a Terms Agreement or in accordance with the Administrative Procedure, is referred to herein as a “Time of Delivery”. |
| (h) | The Agent agrees, with respect to any Security denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, and whether acting as agent, as principal under any applicable Terms Agreement or otherwise (including in any Secondary Market Transaction), not to solicit offers to purchase or otherwise offer, sell or deliver such Security, directly or indirectly, in, or to residents of, the country issuing such currency, except as permitted by applicable law. |
| 4. | Commencement Date. The date on which this Agreement is executed shall be referred to herein as the “Commencement Date.” |
| 5. | Certain Agreements of the Bank. The Bank agrees with the Agent: |
| (a) | (i) the Bank has filed or will file the Program Prospectus, the preliminary prospectus (if any) and the Prospectus, each as amended and supplemented, with the Commission within the time periods specified by the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act and will file promptly all reports and other information required to be filed by the Bank with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Program Prospectus for so long as the delivery of a prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; (ii) during the period from the Commencement Date and continuing for as long as may be required under applicable law, in the reasonable |
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| judgment of the Agent after consultation with the Bank, in order to offer and sell any Securities representing unsold allotments or which have been repurchased by the Agent and are to be sold in Secondary Market Transactions as contemplated by the Prospectus (the “Secondary Transactions Period”), to make no amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except as required by law, if such amendment or supplement is reasonably objected to by the Agent promptly after reasonable notice thereof; (iii) that before preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Bank will furnish to the Agent and counsel for the Agent a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for review and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Agent reasonably objects; (iv) before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information prior to the Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, to furnish to the Agent a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Agent shall have reasonably objected in a timely manner by written notice to the Bank; (v) if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus (as amended and supplemented) then on file, or if, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, forthwith to notify the Agent and, upon the request of the Agent, prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at the Bank’s own expense, to the Agent, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or so that the Time of Sale Information, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law; (vi) The Bank will advise the Agent promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the receipt by the Bank of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation |
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| or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (vii) of the occurrence of any event within such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; of the receipt by the Bank of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Bank will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or Registration Statement or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order; |
| (b) | from time to time to take such action as the Agent may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such states of the United States of America or such jurisdictions as the Agent may reasonably request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities (including, in the case of the Agent, in any Secondary Market Transactions during the Secondary Transactions Period); provided, however, that in no event shall the Bank be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified, to file any general consent to service of process or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject; |
| (c) | (i) if the delivery of a Prospectus is required during the Secondary Transactions Period, and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or, if applicable, the Trust Indenture Act, to notify the Agent and request the Agent, in its capacity as agent for the Bank, to suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Securities from the Bank (and, if so notified, the Agent shall cease such solicitations as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than one business day in New York City later); and if the Bank shall decide to amend or |
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| supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or, if applicable, the Trust Indenture Act, to so advise the Agent promptly by telephone (with confirmation in writing) and to prepare and cause to be filed promptly with the Commission an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; provided, however, that if the Bank sells Securities to the Agent as principal pursuant to a applicable Terms Agreement, the Bank shall be required to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or, if applicable, the Trust Indenture Act; and (A) in connection with any sales of Securities to the Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement, if at any time prior to the Time of Delivery or Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (B) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Bank will immediately notify the Agent thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (a) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Agent and to such dealers as the Agent may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law; |
| (d) | to make generally available to the Bank’s security holders and the Agent as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the effective date (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Securities Act) of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement of the Bank and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Bank occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided, that the Bank may make such earnings statements generally available by filing periodic reports with the Commission as may satisfy the earnings statement requirement of Rule 158; |
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| (e) | that, if required pursuant to the terms of a Terms Agreement, from the date of such Terms Agreement with such Agent or other agreement by such Agent to purchase Securities as principal and continuing to and including the later of (i) the termination of the trading restrictions for the Securities purchased thereunder, as notified to the Bank by such Agent, and (ii) the related Time of Delivery, the Bank will not, without the prior written consent of such Agent, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Bank which both mature more than 9 months after such Time of Delivery and are substantially similar to the Securities except pursuant to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, or except in an offering of Securities that are not and are not required to be registered under the Securities Act or except in connection with a firm commitment underwriting pursuant to an underwriting agreement that does not provide for a continuous offering of medium-term debt securities; |
| (f) | that, if and to the extent that the Bank and the Agent shall agree that the following requirements of this Section 5(f) shall be applicable, reasonably in advance of each time an annual report on Form 40-F of the Bank is filed with the Commission, and each time the Bank sells Securities to the Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement and such Terms Agreement specifies the delivery of an opinion or opinions by Mayer Brown LLP as a condition to the purchase of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement (it being understood that the Agent will include such condition only when in its reasonable discretion such opinion would be appropriate under the circumstances and after consultation with the Bank), the Bank shall furnish to such counsel such papers and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to furnish to the Agent the opinion or opinions referred to in Sections 8(d) hereof; |
| (g) | that, if and to the extent that the Bank and the Agent shall agree that the following requirements of this Section 5(g) shall be applicable, reasonably promptly after each time an annual report on Form 40-F of the Bank, or any amendment thereto, is filed with the Commission and, each time the Bank sells Securities to such Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement and such Terms Agreement specifies the delivery of a written opinion under this Section 5(g) as a condition to the purchase of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement (it being understood that the Agent will include such condition only when in its reasonable discretion such opinion would be appropriate under the circumstances and after consultation with the Bank), the Bank shall cause Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel for the Bank, to furnish such Agent a written opinion, dated the date of such amendment, supplement or incorporation or the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent, to the effect that such Agent may rely on the opinion of such counsel referred to in Section 8(b) hereof which was last furnished to such Agent to the same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that the statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date) or, in lieu of such opinion, an opinion of the same tenor as the opinion of such counsel referred to in Section 8(b) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date; |
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| (h) | that, if and to the extent that the Bank and the Agent shall agree that the following requirements of this Section 5(h) shall be applicable, reasonably promptly after each time an annual report on Form 40-F of the Bank, or any amendment thereto, is filed with the Commission and, each time the Bank sells Securities to such Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement and such Terms Agreement specifies the delivery of a written opinion under this Section 5(h) as a condition to the purchase of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement (it being understood that the Agent will include such condition only when in its reasonable discretion such opinion would be appropriate under the circumstances and after consultation with the Bank), the Bank shall cause Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, United States counsel for the Bank, to furnish such Agent a written opinion, dated the date of such amendment, supplement or incorporation or the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to such Agent, to the effect that such Agent may rely on the opinion of such counsel referred to in Section 8(c) hereof which was last furnished to such Agent to the same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that the statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date) or, in lieu of such opinion, an opinion of the same tenor as the opinion of such counsel referred to in Section 8(c) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date; |
| (i) | that, if and to the extent that the Bank and the Agent shall agree that the following requirements of this Section 5(i) shall be applicable, reasonably promptly after each time an annual report on Form 40-F of the Bank, or any amendment thereto, is filed with the Commission and, each time the Bank sells Securities to such Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement and such Terms Agreement specifies the delivery of a letter under this Section 5(i) as a condition to the purchase of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement (it being understood that the Agent will include such condition only when in its reasonable discretion such opinion would be appropriate under the circumstances and after consultation with the Bank), the Bank shall cause the Auditors to furnish such Agent a letter, dated the date of such amendment, supplement or incorporation or the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as the case may be, in form reasonably satisfactory to such Agent, of the same tenor as the letter referred to in Section 8(e) hereof but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended or supplemented to the date of such letter; provided, however, that, with respect to any financial information or other matter, such letter may reconfirm as true and correct at such date as though made at and as of such date, rather than repeat, statements with respect to such financial information or other matter made in the letter referred to in Section 8(e) hereof which was last furnished to such Agent; and |
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| (j) | that, if and to the extent that the Bank and the Agent shall agree that the following requirements of this Section 5(j) shall be applicable, reasonably promptly after each time an annual report on Form 40-F of the Bank, or any amendment thereto, is filed with the Commission and, each time the Bank sells Securities to such Agent as principal and the applicable Terms Agreement specifies the delivery of a certificate under this Section 5(j) as a condition to the purchase of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement, the Bank shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to such Agent a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Bank, dated the date of such supplement, amendment or incorporation or the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as the case may be, to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 8(g) hereof which was last furnished to such Agent are true and correct at such date as though made at and as of such date (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date), or, in lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificates referred to in said Section 8(g) but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information as amended and supplemented to such date. |
| 6. | Certain Agreements of the Agent. The Agent hereby represents and agrees that: |
| (a) | it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Bank and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Bank) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Prospectus, the Pricing Supplement or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus previously approved by the Bank pursuant to clause (iii) below, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed in the Terms Agreement or other agreement in respect of a specific offering of Securities in the form of Schedule II to Annex I or prepared pursuant to Section 5(a) above or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by the Agent and approved by the Bank in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”); |
| (b) | it has not and will not distribute any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus referred to in clause (a)(iii) in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination; |
| (c) | the Agent will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the use of each free writing prospectus for any offer and sale of Securities, including, without limitation, Rule 164(e) for so long as the Bank is an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405); |
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| (d) | it has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Bank, use any free writing prospectus or term sheet that contains the final terms of the Securities unless such terms have previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided that the Agent may use a term sheet containing such additional information as may be mandated by the relevant product supplement or, substantially in the form of Schedule III to Annex I hereto (unless another form is mutually agreed by the Bank and the Agent), the contents of which will be agreed with the Bank in the context of a specific offering of Securities; provided, further, that the Agent shall notify the Bank, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Bank, prior to, or substantially concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet; |
| (e) | it will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each free writing prospectus used or referred to by it, in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and |
| (f) | at any time the Agent is participating in an offering of Securities, it is not and will not be subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act (and will promptly notify the Bank as soon as practicable if any such proceeding has been initiated or is pending if the Agent is currently being invited or instructed to participate or that is participating in an offering of Securities). |
| 7. | Payment of Certain Expenses. The Bank covenants and agrees with the Agent that the Bank will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Bank’s counsel and the Bank’s accountants in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, the Program Prospectus and, any Pricing Supplements, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and all other amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Agent; (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities, including any transfer or similar taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(b) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agent in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), (v) any fees charged by the rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (vi) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, (viii) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement; and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Bank hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in |
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| this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, and Section 9 entitled “Indemnification and Contribution”, the Agent will pay all of its own costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make; provided, however, that the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Agent’s counsel for the establishment and maintenance of this Series shall be paid by the Bank unless otherwise agreed by the Agents in writing. |
| 8. | Conditions to the Obligations of the Agent. The obligation of the Agent, as agent of the Bank, at any time (“Solicitation Time”) to solicit offers to purchase the Securities from the Bank and the obligation of the Agent to purchase Securities from the Bank as principal, pursuant to any Terms Agreement or otherwise, shall in each case be subject, in such Agent’s discretion, to the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of the Bank herein (and, in the case of an obligation of an Agent under a Terms Agreement, in or incorporated by reference in such Terms Agreement) are true and correct at and as of the Commencement Date and any applicable date referred to in Section 5(j) hereof that is prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, and at and as of such Solicitation Time or at and as of both such Time of Delivery and Time of Agent Purchase, as the case may be (“Time of Agent Purchase” shall mean, with respect to any obligation of the Agent to purchase Securities as principal, the time when the related Terms Agreement becomes effective or if there is no Terms Agreement, the time when the Agent otherwise becomes committed to purchase the Securities); the condition that prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, the Bank shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder and under any applicable Terms Agreement theretofore to be performed; and the following additional conditions: |
| (a) | (i) the Registration Statement (or if a post-effective amendment thereto is required to be filed under the Securities Act, such post-effective amendment) shall have become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent; (ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading in the rating accorded any debt securities of the Bank by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act or any public announcement by any such organization of an intended or potential downgrading; and (iii) there shall have been no material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings, business or operations of the Bank and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or |
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| supplements thereto prior to the Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be), which, in the judgment of such Agent, makes it impracticable to proceed with the solicitation by such Agent of offers to purchase Securities from the Bank or the purchase by such Agent of Securities from the Bank as principal, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Terms Agreement, Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as first amended or supplemented relating to the Securities to be delivered at the relevant Time of Delivery. |
| (b) | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel for the Bank, shall have furnished to such Agent their written opinions, dated the Commencement Date, should such opinion be jointly requested by the parties to this Agreement, and each applicable date referred to in Section 5(g) hereof that is on or prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, subject to such exceptions and qualifications as would be customary, to the effect that: |
| (i) | the Bank validly exists as a Schedule I bank under the Bank Act; |
| (ii) | the Bank has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, any applicable Terms Agreement and the Indenture and to sell the Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date (as defined in Annex I); |
| (iii) | all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Bank to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder and this Agreement has been, to the extent execution and delivery are matters governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, duly executed and delivered by the Bank; |
| (iv) | all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Bank to authorize the execution and delivery of any applicable Terms Agreement and the performance of its obligations thereunder and any applicable Terms Agreement has been, to the extent execution and delivery are matters governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, duly executed and delivered by the Bank; |
| (v) | all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Bank to authorize the creation, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date, and the Securities have been, to the extent issuance, execution and delivery are matters governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, duly issued, executed and delivered by the Bank; |
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| (vi) | all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Bank to authorize the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the performance of its obligations thereunder and the Indenture has been, to the extent execution and delivery are matters governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, duly executed and delivered by the Bank. The Indenture will, with respect to the provisions thereof governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Bank enforceable in accordance with its terms; |
| (vii) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any applicable Terms Agreement and the Indenture, the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement, any applicable Terms Agreement and the Indenture by the Bank, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities do not and will not result in a breach of or default under, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in a breach of or default under: (a) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Bank Act or the by-laws of the Bank; or (b) any law, statute, regulation or rule applicable to the Bank or its property or assets; |
| (viii) | the Indenture and the issuance of the Securities thereunder comply, to the extent applicable, with the provisions of the Bank Act. No registration, filing or recording of the Indenture under the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein is necessary or required for the issue of the Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such as have been made; |
| (ix) | all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Bank to authorize the execution and delivery of each of the Prospectus and any applicable Pricing Supplement and the filing thereof with the Commission; |
| (x) | the statements in the Registration Statement under Part II of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 under the heading “Indemnification”, insofar as such statements constitute statements of the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein or purport to summarize provisions of agreements or instruments, have been reviewed by us and fairly summarize the matters described therein and are accurate in all material respects; |
| (xi) | the form of global certificate representing the Securities to be delivered at the Time of Delivery has been approved by the Bank and, to the extent applicable, complies with the provisions of the Bank Act; |
| (xii) | the statements in the Prospectus under the heading “Limitations on Enforcement of U.S. Laws Against the Bank, Our Management and Others” insofar as such statements constitute statements of Canadian federal or Ontario law, have been reviewed by us and fairly summarize the matters described therein and are accurate in all material respects; |
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| (xiii) | the submission by the Bank to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts (as defined below) in each of Section 17 of this Agreement and Section 1501 of the Indenture would be recognized and given effect by an Ontario Court (as defined below) as a valid submission to the New York Courts; provided, that the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture, as applicable, dealing with service of process on the Bank are duly complied with; |
| (xiv) | an Ontario Court would give a judgment based upon a final and conclusive in personam judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in New York (a “New York Court”) for a sum certain, obtained against the Bank with respect to a claim arising out of this Agreement or the Indenture (a “New York Judgment”) without reconsideration of the merits provided that: |
| (A) | an action to enforce the New York Judgment must be commenced in an Ontario Court within any applicable limitation period; |
| (B) | an Ontario Court has discretion to stay or decline to hear an action on the New York Judgment if such judgment is under appeal, or there is another subsisting judgment in any jurisdiction relating to the same cause of action; |
| (C) | an Ontario Court will render judgment only in Canadian dollars; and |
| (D) | an action in an Ontario Court on the New York Judgment may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency or laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; |
further, an Ontario Court will not give such judgment if:
| (A) | the New York Judgment was obtained by fraud or in a manner contrary to the principles of natural justice; |
| (B) | the New York Judgment is for a claim which would be characterized as based on foreign revenue, expropriatory, or penal, or other public law under Ontario Law (as defined below); |
| (C) | the New York Judgment is contrary to Public Policy (as defined below) or to an order made by the Attorney General of Canada under the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (Canada) or by the Competition Tribunal under the Competition Act (Canada) in respect of certain judgments referred to in such statutes; or |
| (D) | the New York Judgment has been satisfied or is void or voidable under New York Law (as defined below); and |
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| (xv) | in any proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario (an “Ontario Court”) for the enforcement of this Agreement and the Indenture, an Ontario Court would apply the laws of State of New York (“New York Law”), in accordance with the parties’ choice of New York Law in this Agreement and the Indenture, to all issues which under the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws applicable in the Province of Ontario (“Ontario Law”) are to be determined in accordance with the chosen law of the contract, provided that: |
| (A) | the parties’ choice of New York Law is bona fide and legal and is not contrary to public policy, as such term is interpreted under Ontario Law (“Public Policy”); and |
| (B) | in any such proceeding, an Ontario Court: |
| (1) | will not take judicial notice of the provisions of New York Law but will only apply such provisions if they are pleaded and proven by expert testimony; |
| (2) | will apply Ontario Law to matters which would be characterized as procedural under Ontario Law; |
| (3) | will apply provisions of Ontario Law that have overriding effect; |
| (4) | will not apply any New York Law if its application would be contrary to Public Policy; |
| (5) | will not apply any New York Law if such application would be characterized under Ontario Law as the direct or indirect enforcement of a foreign revenue, expropriatory, penal or other public law; |
| (6) | will not enforce the performance of any obligation that is illegal under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the obligation is to be performed; and |
| (7) | an Ontario Court has discretion to decline to hear an action if: (i) it is contrary to Public Policy; (ii) it is not the proper forum to hear such an action; or (iii) another action is properly pending before, or a decision has been rendered by, a foreign authority relating to the same cause of action. |
| (c) | Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, United States counsel for the Bank, shall have furnished to such Agent their written opinions, dated the Commencement Date, should such opinion be jointly requested by the parties to this Agreement, and each applicable date referred to in Section 5(h) hereof that is on or prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, subject to such assumptions, limitations, exceptions and qualifications as would be customary, to the effect that: |
| (i) | this Agreement and any applicable Terms Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Bank, to the extent such execution and delivery are governed by the laws of the State of New York; |
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| (ii) | the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Bank, to the extent such execution and delivery are governed by the laws of the State of New York, and is the valid and binding obligation of the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its terms; |
| (iii) | the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; |
| (iv) | no authorization, approval or consent of, and no filing or registration with, any governmental or regulatory authority or agency of the United States or of the State of New York is required on the part of the Bank for the execution, delivery or performance by the Bank of this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, as applicable (other than as have been obtained and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act or as may be required under the federal securities laws, the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state, the Uniform Commercial Code of any state, or to be obtained from or made to FINRA); |
| (v) | the execution and delivery by the Bank of this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities does not, and the performance by the Bank of its obligations thereunder will not, result in a violation of Applicable Law. “Applicable Law” means the federal law of the United States of America, and the law of the State of New York (including the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant thereto, but not including any statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision of the State of New York), that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Bank, this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities or the transactions governed by this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities; |
| (vi) | the discussions set forth in the Prospectus under the headings “Description of the Debt Securities We May Offer” and “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest),” in each case, to the extent they describe specific provisions of the Securities or legal conclusions with respect thereto currently applicable to the holders described therein, are (subject to the qualifications set forth therein) fair summaries of such matters in all material respects; |
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| (vii) | the Securities, when duly executed and issued under New York Law by the Bank and when authenticated by the U.S. Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered and paid for as provided in this Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement, will be the valid and binding obligations of the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; |
| (viii) | the submission by the Bank to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York State courts located in The City of New York pursuant each of this Agreement and the Indenture is effective, and the appointment of The Bank of Nova Scotia, 250 Vesey Street, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10281 (Attention: Head of Global Banking & Markets, U.S., The Bank of Nova Scotia) for service of process pursuant to Section 17 of this Agreement and Section 1501 of the Indenture is binding on the Bank; |
| (ix) | the discussions set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “United States Taxation,” to the extent that they constitute matters of United States federal income tax law or legal conclusions with respect thereto currently applicable to holders described therein, are (subject to the qualifications set forth therein) fair summaries of such matters in all material respects; and |
| (x) | the Bank is not required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act. |
Such counsel shall also state, in a separate letter, words substantially to the following effect:
| (A) | the Registration Statement, when it became effective, and the Prospectus, as of the date thereof, appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (assuming that such documents comport with Canadian law); except that, in each case, such counsel expresses no belief and makes no statement with respect to (a) the financial, accounting and statistical data contained or incorporated by reference in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, and (b) the exhibits to the Registration Statement, including the Form T-1; |
| (B) | the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Basic Prospectus under the captions “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer”, “United States Taxation” and “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” and in the Prospectus Supplement, under the captions “Description of the Notes We May Offer”, “United States Taxation” and “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)”, insofar as they relate to provisions of the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement or of United States Federal tax law therein described, constitute a fair and accurate summary of such provisions in all material respects; and |
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| (C) | if requested by the Agent or the Bank in a reasonable time in advance of delivery of such opinion, such counsel’s performance of the services referred to in such opinion did not disclose any information that gave such counsel’s reason to believe that (i) the Registration Statement, as of the time it became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) (a) other than in the case of a sale of Securities by the Bank via an Agent, the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale (which such counsel may assume to be the date of the Terms Agreement), or (b) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of the date of such amendment or supplement and as of the date of the related letter, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except that in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), such counsel expresses no belief and makes no statement with respect to (a) the financial, accounting and statistical data contained or incorporated by reference in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, and (b) the exhibits to the Registration Statement, including the Form T-1. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such letter furnished on the Commencement Date shall not refer to the Time of Sale or the Time of Sale Information. In addition, in expressing the opinion and beliefs in the previous paragraphs, such counsel shall not assume any responsibility for (and will not be required to express any opinion or belief with respect to) the adequacy or accuracy of the derivation or compilation from the Bank’s financial statements or financial records of any financial included, or incorporated by reference, in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus.
| (d) | Mayer Brown LLP, counsel for the Agent, shall have furnished to the Agent their written opinions, dated the Commencement Date and each applicable date referred to in Section 5(f) hereof that is on or prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to such Agent with respect to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information, the Securities and such other matters that such Agent may reasonably request. |
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| (e) | Not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Commencement Date and on each applicable date referred to in Section 5(i) hereof that is on or prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, such Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, from the Auditor, constituting statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to Agent with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. |
| (f) | On or after the date hereof or of any applicable Terms Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange; (ii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in The City of New York or the City of Toronto, declared by either United States federal, New York State, Canadian federal or Ontario provincial authorities, as the case may be; or (iv) an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other calamity or crisis having an adverse effect on the financial markets of the United States of America, which, in the judgment of such Agent makes it impracticable to proceed with the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities or the purchase of the Securities from the Bank as principal pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement or otherwise, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as first amended or supplemented relating to the Securities to be delivered at the relevant Time of Delivery. |
| (g) | The Bank shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to such Agent a certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Bank dated the Commencement Date and each applicable date referred to in Section 5(j) hereof that is on or prior to such Solicitation Time or Time of Delivery, as the case may be, to the effect set forth in Section 8(a)(i) and (ii) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Bank contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Commencement Date or such applicable date, as the case may be, and that the Bank has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or prior to the Commencement Date or such applicable date, as the case may be. |
| 9. | Indemnification and Contribution. |
| (a) | The Bank agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its directors, its officers, each affiliate of the Agent within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and each person, if any, who controls the Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Time of |
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| Sale Information or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Bank by the Agent expressly for use therein. |
| (b) | The Agent agrees, to indemnify and hold harmless the Bank, its directors, its officers, its authorized representative or representatives in the United States, and each person, if any, who controls the Bank within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Bank to the Agent, but only with reference to information relating to such Agent furnished in writing by such Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, in each case as amended or supplemented. |
| (c) | In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Agent in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to |
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| Section 9(a) and by the Bank in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 9(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is an actual or potential party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes (i) an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. |
| (d) | If the indemnification provided for in Sections 9(a) and 9(b) hereof is unavailable as a matter of law to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under either such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand, and the Agent on the other, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Bank on the one hand, and of the Agent on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand, and the Agent on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Bank bear to the total underwriting commissions received by the Agent, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Bank and of the Agent shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Bank or by the Agent and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. |
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| (e) | The Bank and the Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 9(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities referred to in 9(d) above that were offered and sold to the public through such Agent exceeds the amount of any damages that such Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. |
| 10. | Agency. |
| (a) | The Agent, in soliciting offers to purchase Securities from the Bank and in performing the other obligations of such Agent hereunder (other than in respect of any purchase by an Agent as principal, pursuant to a Terms Agreement or otherwise), is acting solely as agent for the Bank and not as principal. The Agent is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Bank with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to the Bank or any other person; additionally, no Agent is advising the Bank or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction; the Bank shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
| (b) | The Agent will make reasonable efforts to assist the Bank in obtaining performance by each purchaser whose offer to purchase Securities from the Bank was solicited by such Agent and has been accepted by the Bank, but such Agent shall not have any liability to the Bank in the event such purchase is not consummated for any reason. If the Bank shall default on its obligation to deliver Securities to a purchaser whose offer it has accepted, the Bank shall (i) hold the Agent harmless against any loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Bank and (ii) notwithstanding such default, pay to the Agent any commission to which it would be entitled in connection with such sale. |
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| 11. | Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Bank and the Agent, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any (i) termination of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, (ii) investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of the Agent or any controlling person of the Agent, or the Bank, or any officer or director or controlling person of the Bank, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities. |
| 12. | Suspension or Termination; Additional Agents; Amendments. |
| (a) | The provisions of this Agreement relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities from the Bank may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Bank as to the Agent or by any Agent as to the Agent upon the giving of written notice of such suspension or termination to such Agent or the Bank, as the case may be. In the event of such suspension or termination with respect to the Agent, (x) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Agent as to which such suspension or termination has not occurred, (y) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the rights and obligations of any party which have previously accrued or which relate to Securities which are already issued, agreed to be issued or the subject of a pending offer at the time of such suspension or termination and (z) in any event, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect insofar as Sections 3(d), 5(d), 7, 9, 10 and 11 hereof are concerned. |
| (b) | The Bank, in its sole discretion, may appoint one or more additional parties to act as Agents hereunder from time to time. Any such appointment shall be made in writing and signed by the Bank and the party so appointed. Such appointment shall become effective in accordance with its terms after the execution and delivery of such writing by the Bank and such other party. When such appointment is effective, such other party shall be deemed to be one of the Agents referred to in, and to have the rights and obligations of an Agent under, this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of such appointment. The Bank shall deliver a copy of such appointment to each other Agent promptly after it becomes effective. |
| (c) | The Bank, in its sole discretion, may increase the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities from time to time without consent of, or notice to, the Agent. |
| 13. | Default by Agent. The following terms shall apply to any Terms Agreement if provided for therein: |
| (a) | If any Agent shall default in its obligation to purchase the Securities which it has agreed to purchase pursuant to such Terms Agreement, the representatives named in such Terms Agreement may in their discretion arrange for the representatives or another party or other parties to purchase such Securities on the terms provided by such Terms Agreement. If within thirty-six hours after such default by any Agent the representatives do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Bank shall be entitled to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to |
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| procure another party or other parties satisfactory to the representatives to purchase such Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, the representatives notify the Bank that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, or the Bank notifies the representatives that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, the representatives or the Bank shall have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery for a period of not more than seven calendar days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Bank agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus which in the representatives’ opinion may thereby be made necessary. The term “Agent” as used with respect to such Terms Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section 13 (if applicable) with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to such Terms Agreement. |
| (b) | If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Agent or Agents by the representatives and the Bank as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities covered by such Terms Agreement, then the Bank shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Agent to purchase the principal amount of Securities which such Agent agreed to purchase pursuant to such Terms Agreement and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Agent to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities which such Agent agreed to purchase pursuant to such Terms Agreement) of the Securities of such defaulting Agent or Agents for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Agent from liability for its default. |
| (c) | If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Agent or Agents by the Agent and the Bank as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Securities pursuant to such Terms Agreement which remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities under such Terms Agreement, or if the Bank shall not exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Agents to purchase Securities of a defaulting Agent or Agents, then such Terms Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Agent or the Bank, except for the expenses to be borne by the Bank and the Agent as provided in Section 7 hereof incorporated therein by reference and the indemnity and contribution agreement in Section 9 hereof incorporated therein by reference; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Agent from liability for its default. |
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| 14. | Notices. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Agent shall be delivered or sent by mail, electronic mail or facsimile transmission to the address of the Agent as set forth in Annex III and to any other Agents at the addresses set forth in their letter of appointment delivered in accordance with Section 12; and if to the Bank shall be delivered to the address of the Bank set forth in the Registration Statement: Attention: Senior Vice President, Canadian Banking and Global Wealth Management Treasurer, Term Funding and Capital Management, with a copy to: Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel; provided, however, that any notice to an Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12(b) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to such Agent at its address set forth in its Agents’ questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Bank by such Agent upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof. |
| 15. | Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Agent is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Bank, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Agent to properly identify their respective clients. |
| 16. | Successors. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Agent and the Bank, and to the extent provided in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the Bank and each person who controls the Agent or the Bank, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities through or from the Agent hereunder shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase. |
| 17. | Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service. |
| (a) | The Bank irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any applicable Terms Agreement, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The Bank irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Bank has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Bank irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. |
| (b) | The Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Head of Global Banking & Markets, U.S. of The Bank of Nova Scotia, with offices at 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281 as its agent for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding described in the preceding paragraph and agrees that service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such agent. The Bank waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other requirements of |
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| or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Bank represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to act as the Bank’s agent for service of process, and the Bank agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect. |
| 18. | Business Day. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement. As used herein, “business day” shall mean Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in The City of New York, New York or Toronto, Ontario. |
| 19. | Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the relevant Agent could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Bank with respect to any sum due from it to the Agent or any person controlling the Agent shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day following receipt by such Agent or controlling person of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Agent or controlling person may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Agent or controlling person hereunder, the Bank agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Agent or controlling person against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Agent or controlling person hereunder, such Agent or controlling person agrees to pay to the Bank an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Agent or controlling person hereunder. |
| 20. | Governing Law. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. |
| 21. | U.S. Special Resolution Regime. In the event that the Agent that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Agent of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement or such Terms Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement or such Terms Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event that the Agent that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Agent becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that may be exercised against such Agent are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement or such Terms Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. |
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For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k);
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b), or (iii) a
“Covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b);
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
| 22. | EU and UK Bail-in Powers. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Distribution Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Bank and any BRRD Party, the Bank acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement may be subject to the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by: (a) the effect of the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of such BRRD Party to the Bank under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of such BRRD Party or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Bank of such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; (iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and (b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement or such Terms Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority. |
For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“EU Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;
“EU Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule, in relation to the relevant EU Bail-in Legislation;
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“BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;
“BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write Down and Conversion Powers in the applicable EU Bail-in Legislation may be exercised;
“EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499 (or any such successor webpage);
“Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any EU Bail-in Powers in relation to a BRRD Party; and
“BRRD Party” means an Agent subject to EU Bail-in Powers.
Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements or understanding among the Bank or the Agent, the Bank and any UK Bail-in Party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority, and acknowledges, accepts and agrees to be bound by:
a. the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of the UK Bail-in Party to the Bank or one or more other Agents under any Terms Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:
i. the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;
ii. the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of such UK Bail-in Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on one or more of the Bank or another Agent of such shares, securities or obligations;
iii. the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability;
iv. the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period;
b. the variation of the terms of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, as deemed necessary by the relevant UK resolution authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority.
For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);
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“UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised;
“UK Bail-in Powers” means the powers under the UK Bail-in Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability; and
“UK Bail-in Party” means an Agent subject to UK Bail-in Powers.
| 23. | Counterparts. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. |
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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Very truly yours,
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||
| By: | /s/ Darren Potter | |
| Name: Darren Potter | ||
| Title: Managing Director, Term Funding & Capital Management | ||
[Signature Page to Distribution Agreement]
Accepted as of the date hereof:
| SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Ravanesi | |
| Name: Michael Ravanesi | ||
| Title: Managing Director & Head U.S. Debt Origination | ||
[Signature Page to Distribution Agreement]
ANNEX I
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA U.S.$[ ]
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I
Terms Agreement
_______________, 202__
[Insert names of lead agents]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Bank of Nova Scotia a Canadian chartered Bank (the “Bank”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Distribution Agreement, dated November 8, 2024 (the “Distribution Agreement”), between the Bank on the one hand and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and any other party acting as Agent thereunder on the other, to issue and sell to you the securities specified in the Schedule hereto (the “Purchased Securities”). Each of the provisions of the Distribution Agreement not specifically related to the solicitation by the Agents, as agents of the Bank, of offers to purchase Securities is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Nothing contained herein or in the Distribution Agreement shall make any party hereto an agent of the Bank or make such party subject to the provisions therein relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase Securities from the Bank, solely by virtue of its execution of this Terms Agreement. Each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Terms Agreement, except that each representation and warranty that refers to the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information (as therein defined) in Section 1 of the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Distribution Agreement in relation to the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Terms Agreement in relation to the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, as the case may be, each as amended or supplemented to the date hereof and each as amended or supplemented relating to the Purchased Securities that are the subject of this Terms Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Distribution Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
[Notwithstanding the foregoing, insofar as it is deemed to be incorporated in and made a part of this Terms Agreement, the Distribution Agreement shall be subject to, and to the extent necessary amended by, the Letter of Appointment pursuant to which we appointed each of you (other than Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.) to act as an Agent under the Distribution Agreement on certain terms and conditions specified in such letter. For all purposes of this Terms Agreement, references to the “Agents” shall mean the Purchasing Agents, for which [•] (the “Lead Agents”) are acting as representatives. Each of you agrees that all determinations to be made by the Purchasing Agents under this Terms Agreement, including the determination whether or not the conditions in Section8 of the Distribution Agreement have been satisfied and, if not, whether or not any such conditions shall be waived, shall be made solely by the Lead Agents, on behalf of the Purchasing Agents.]
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A pricing supplement related to the Purchased Securities, substantially in the form heretofore delivered to you, is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Distribution Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Bank agrees to issue and sell to [each of] you, and [each of] you agree[s, severally and not jointly,] to purchase from the Bank at the time and place and at the purchase price set forth in the Schedule hereto, the principal amount of Purchased Securities set forth [opposite your respective name] in the Schedule hereto. You further agree that any Purchased Securities offered and sold by you to initial purchasers will be offered and sold at the price to public, and in accordance with the provisions relating to commissions and fees, if any, set forth in the Schedule hereto, unless you and the Bank otherwise agree.
This Terms Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. This Terms Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Terms Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Bank and any BRRD Party, the Bank acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Terms Agreement may be subject to the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by: (a) the effect of the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of such BRRD Party to the Bank under this Terms Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of such BRRD Party or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Bank of such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; (iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and (b) the variation of the terms of this Terms Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of EU Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.
For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“EU Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;
“EU Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule, in relation to the relevant EU Bail-in Legislation;
“BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;
“BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write Down and Conversion Powers in the applicable EU Bail-in Legislation may be exercised;
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“EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499 (or any such successor webpage);
“Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any EU Bail-in Powers in relation to a BRRD Party; and
“BRRD Party” means an Agent subject to EU Bail-in Powers.]
[In the event that any Agent that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Agent of this Terms Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Terms Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Terms Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event that any Agent that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Agent becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Terms Agreement that may be exercised against such Agent are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Terms Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k);
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b), or (iii) a “Covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b);
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.]
[Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements or understanding among the Bank or the Agent, the Bank and any UK Bail-in Party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority, and acknowledges, accepts and agrees to be bound by:
a. the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of the UK Bail-in Party to the Bank or one or more other Agents under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:
i. the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;
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ii. the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of such UK Bail-in Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on one or more of the Bank or another Agent of such shares, securities or obligations;
iii. the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability;
iv. the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period;
b. the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the relevant UK resolution authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority.
For purposes of the preceding paragraph:
“UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);
“UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised;
“UK Bail-in Powers” means the powers under the UK Bail-in Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability; and
“UK Bail-in Party” means an Agent subject to UK Bail-in Powers.]
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us __ counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you [, on behalf of each of the Agents,] this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Distribution Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between [you] [each of the Agents] and the Bank. [It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Agents is or will be pursuant to authority granted to you by such Agent.]
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Accepted as of the date hereof as Lead Agents on behalf of the Purchasing Agents set forth in the Schedule hereto [ ] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Insert signature boxes of Lead Agents]
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Schedule I to Annex I
Title of Purchased Securities: Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I
Aggregate Principal Amount: [$]
Purchasing Agents:
| Name of Purchasing Agent |
Principal Amount of Notes | |||
| $ | ||||
| Total |
$ | |||
Price to Public:
As set forth in the Pricing Supplement
Purchase Price by Agents:
As set forth in the Pricing Supplement
[Commission:
As set forth in the Pricing Supplement]
Form of Purchased Securities:
[Definitive form, to be made available for checking and packaging at least twenty-four hours prior to the Closing Date at the office of [The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian] [representative of the Agents]].
[Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by representatives of the Agents at least twenty-four hours prior to the Closing Date at the office of the custodian.]
[Book-entry only form represented by a master note deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by representatives of the Agents at least twenty-four hours prior to the Closing Date at the office of the custodian.]
Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:
Federal (same-day) funds
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Closing Date:
a.m. (New York City time), or such other time as may be agreed upon by the parties hereto, on, 20__
Indenture:
Indenture dated as of January 22, 2010, between the Bank and he Bank and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (together with the U.S. Trustee, the “Trustees”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 30, 2018, between the Bank and the Trustees, by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 27, 2021 between the Bank and the Trustees (the Base Indenture, together with the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
Maturity Date:
Interest Rate:
[ %] [Zero Coupon] [Insert Floating Rate Terms]
Interest Payment Dates:
[months and dates, commencing _____________, 20__]
Redemption Provisions:
[No provisions for redemption]
[The Purchased Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part at the option of the Bank, in the amount of [$ or an integral multiple thereof,
[on or after, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount). If [redeemed on or before, %, and if] redeemed during the 12-month period beginning,
| Year |
Redemption Price |
and thereafter at 100% of their principal amount, together in each case with accrued interest to the redemption date.]
[on any interest payment date falling on or after, at the election of the Bank, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.]
[Other possible redemption provisions, such as mandatory redemption upon occurrence of certain events or redemption for changes in tax law]
[Restriction on refunding]
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Sinking Fund Provisions:
[No sinking fund provisions]
[The Purchased Securities are entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to retire [$ ] principal amount of Purchased Securities on in each of the years through at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest[, together with [cumulative] [noncumulative] redemptions at the option of the Bank to retire an additional [$ ] principal amount of Purchased Securities in the years through at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.]
[If Purchased Securities are extendable debt securities, insert—
Extendable Provisions:
Purchased Securities are repayable on, [insert date and years], at the option of the holder, at their principal amount with accrued interest. The initial annual interest rate will be %, and thereafter the annual interest rate will be adjusted on, and to a rate not less than % of the effective annual interest rate on U.S. Treasury obligations with -year maturities as of the [insert date 15 days prior to maturity date] prior to such [insert maturity date].]
[If Purchased Securities are floating rate debt securities, insert—
Defeasance provisions:
Closing Location for Delivery of Purchased Securities:
Documents to be Delivered:
The following documents referred to in the Distribution Agreement shall be delivered as a condition to the Closing:
[None]
[(1) The opinions and letter of counsel to the Bank referred to in Sections 5(g) and 5(h).]
[(2) The opinions and letter of counsel to the Agents referred to in Section 5(f).]
[(3) The accountants’ letter referred to in Section 5(i).]
[(4) The officers’ certificate referred to in Section 5(j).]
Additional Closing Conditions:
Names and addresses of Lead Agents:
Address for Notices, etc.:
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Other Terms:
[The provisions of Section 13 of the Distribution Agreement shall apply with respect to this Terms Agreement, and the representative referred to in Section 13 shall be [Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.].]
[The Agents agree to pay for the fees and expenses of the underwriters’ counsel.]
With regard to the offering and sale of the Securities, all determinations and actions required or permitted to be made pursuant to the Distribution Agreement or the Terms Agreement by the Agent(s) or the representatives (including determinations as to whether or not any closing condition has been satisfied and whether or not any unsatisfied conditions shall be waived) shall instead be made [solely] by [Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.] on behalf of all of the Agents or representative.]
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Schedule II to Annex I
Form of Agreement between the Agent(s) and the Bank in Respect of Time of Sale Information and pricing information for the Offering of [identify issue]
In connection with the offering of the Purchased Securities, the Agents and the Bank agree as follows:
a. Time of Sale Information Time of Sale: [ ] on the date of this Terms Agreement The preliminary pricing supplements that are to be included in the Time of Sale Information are as follows:
[list each preliminary pricing supplement and, if applicable, each product prospectus supplement to be included in the Time of Sale Information]
The Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that are to be included in the Time of Sale Information are as follows:
[list each Free Writing Prospectus to be included in the Time of Sale Information]
b. Pricing Information To Be Provided by Agents See Schedule III
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Schedule III to Annex I
Form of Agreement between the Agent(s) and the Bank in Respect of a Term Sheet used to communicate Time of Sale Information and pricing information for the Offering of [identify issue]
In connection with the offering of the Purchased Securities, the Agents and the Bank agree that the Term Sheet used to communicate Time of Sale Information and pricing information for the above-referenced offering shall be as follows:
| [Issuer Name] [securities offered] | ||
| Issuer: | The Bank of Nova Scotia | |
| Title of the Series: | ||
| Expected Ratings1: | ||
| Principal Amount: | ||
| Issue Price: | ||
| Trade Date: | ||
| Settlement Date2: | ||
| Maturity Date: | ||
| Minimum Denomination: | ||
| Interest Rate: | ||
| Treasury Benchmark: | ||
| Treasury Benchmark Price: | ||
| 1 | A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. |
| 2 | Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle no later than one business day after the trade date, unless the parties to such trade expressly agree otherwise at the time of the trade. [Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade on any date more than one business day prior to delivery of the Notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in [☐] business days (T+[☐]), to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.] |
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| Treasury Yield: | ||
| Re-offer Spread to Treasury Benchmark: | ||
| Re-Offer Yield: | ||
| Fees: | ||
| Interest Payment Dates: | ||
| Payment Convention: | Unadjusted following business day convention | |
| Business Days: | New York, Toronto | |
| Day Count Fraction: | 30/360 | |
| Listing: | None | |
| Optional Redemption: | None | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | ||
| Lead Managers and Joint Book Runners: | ||
| Co-Managers: | ||
The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Issuer”) has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents that the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the lead managers will arrange to send you the pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus if you request them by contacting [•].
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Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.
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ANNEX II
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM
(Dated as of November 8, 2024)
FOR
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series
The Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I (the “Securities” or the “Notes”) may from time to time be offered on a continuing basis for sale by The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) through Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and each of the agents appointed in accordance with Section 12 of the Distribution Agreement to which these Administrative Procedures are an exhibit (the “Distribution Agreement”), who (each, a “Distribution Agent” and, collectively, the “Distribution Agents”) may purchase the Securities, as principal from the Bank for resale to investors and other purchasers in accordance with the Distribution Agreement. In addition, if agreed to by the Bank and the applicable Distribution Agent, such Distribution Agent may utilize its reasonable efforts on an agency basis to solicit offers to purchase the Securities. Only those provisions in these Administrative Procedures that are applicable to the particular role that a Distribution Agent will perform shall apply. Whenever these Administrative Procedures indicate that information may be set forth in a Note, such information may also be set forth in a Pricing Supplement to the Prospectus (as defined below).
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (or such other agent appointed in accordance with the Indenture) will act as registrar (the “Registrar”) and domestic paying agent for the Securities through its office in New York, New York. As used herein, the term “Prospectus” refers to the most recent Prospectus, as such document may be amended or supplemented, which has been prepared by the Bank for use by the Distribution Agents in connection with the offering of the Securities. As used herein, the term “Pricing Supplement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Distribution Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Securities or the Prospectus.
DTC REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTES
Securities may be issued in book-entry form (each beneficial interest in a global Note, a “Book-Entry Note” and collectively, the “Book-Entry Notes”) and represented by one or more fully registered global Notes (each, a “Global Note” and collectively, the “Global Notes”) held by or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company, as depositary (“DTC”, which term includes any successor thereof), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC. Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global Note are exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form, of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount, by the owners of such Book-Entry Notes only upon certain limited circumstances described in the Prospectus.
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In connection with the qualification of Book-Entry Notes for eligibility in the book-entry system maintained by DTC, the Bank or its agents will perform the custodial, document control and administrative functions described below, in accordance with their respective obligations under the applicable Letters of Representations from the Bank to DTC relating to the Program, and a Certificate of Deposit Agreement between the Bank and DTC (the “Certificate Agreement”), and the Bank’s obligations as a participant in DTC, including DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System (“SDFS”).
| Settlement Procedures for Book-Entry Notes: | Settlement Procedures with regard to Book-Entry Securities purchased by each Distribution Agent as principal or sold by each Distribution Agent, as agent of the Bank, will be as follows (which will have been agreed to by the Bank and such Distribution Agent in accordance with the Distribution Agreement): | |
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(A) The Distribution Agent will advise the Bank by telephone, confirmed by facsimile or e-mail (with a copy to the Registrar), of the following settlement information: | ||
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1. Taxpayer identification number of the purchaser.
2. Principal amount of such Book-Entry Notes.
3. Each term specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
4. Price to public, if any, of such Book-Entry Notes (if such Book-Entry Notes are not being offered “at the market”).
5. Trade Date.
6. Settlement Date (Original Issue Date). | ||
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7. Maturity Date.
8. Redemption provisions, if any, including: Initial Redemption Date, Initial Redemption Percentage and Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction.
Repayment provisions, if any, including Holder’s Optional Repayment Date(s). | ||
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9. Net proceeds to the Bank.
10. Whether such Book-Entry Notes are being sold to the Distribution Agent as principal or to an investor or other purchaser through the Distribution Agent acting as agent for the Bank. |
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11. The Distribution Agent’s commission or discount, as applicable.
12. Whether such Book-Entry Notes are being issued with Original Issue Discount and the terms thereof.
13. Default Rate.
14. Identification numbers of participant accounts maintained by DTC on behalf of the Distribution Agent.
15. Whether additional documentation will be required for Securities being sold to the Distribution Agent as principal.
16. Such other information specified with respect to such Book-Entry Notes (whether by Addendum or otherwise). | ||
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(B) The Registrar will assign a CUSIP number of the appropriate series to the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Notes and, as soon thereafter as practicable, the Registrar will notify the Distribution Agent by telephone of such CUSIP number.
(C) The Distribution Agent will communicate to DTC through DTC’s Participant Terminal System, a pending deposit message specifying the following settlement information:
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| 1. The information set forth in Settlement Procedure A.
2. The identification numbers of the participant accounts maintained by DTC on behalf of the Registrar and the Distribution Agent.
3. Identification of the Book-Entry Note as a Fixed Rate Book-Entry Note or Floating Rate Book-Entry Note.
4. The initial Interest Payment Date for the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Notes, the number of days by which such date succeeds the related Record Date and, if then calculable, the amount of interest payable on such Interest Payment Date (which amount shall have been confirmed by the Bank).
5. The CUSIP number of the Global Notes representing Book Entry Notes. |
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6. Whether such Global Note represents any other Securities issued or to be issued in book-entry form. | ||
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The Distribution Agent will complete and deliver to the Trustee the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Notes in a form that has been approved by the Bank and the Distribution Agent and the Bank will deliver its authentication instructions to the Trustee. | ||
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(D) The Trustee will authenticate pursuant to the Bank’s instructions the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Notes in a form that has been approved by the Bank and the Distribution Agent. | ||
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(E) DTC will credit the Book-Entry Notes represented by such Global Note to the participant account of the Registrar maintained by DTC. | ||
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(F) The Registrar will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC’s Participant Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit such Book-Entry Notes to the Registrar’s participant account and credit such Book-Entry Notes to the participant account of the Distribution Agent maintained by DTC and (ii) to debit the settlement account of the Distribution Agent and credit the settlement account of the Registrar maintained by DTC, in an amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry Notes less such Distribution Agent’s commission or discount. Any entry of such deliver order shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Registrar to DTC that (i) the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Notes has been issued and authenticated and (ii) the Registrar is holding such Global Note pursuant to the Certificate Agreement. | ||
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(G) In the case of Book-Entry Notes sold through a Distribution Agent acting as agent, the Distribution Agent will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTC’s Participant Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit such Book-Entry Notes to the Distribution Agent’s participant account and credit such Book-Entry Notes to the participant accounts of the Participants maintained by DTC and (ii) to debit the settlement accounts of such Participants and credit the settlement account of the Distribution Agent maintained by DTC, in an amount equal to the offering price of such Book-Entry Notes. | ||
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(H) Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS delivery orders described in Settlement Procedures F and G will be settled in accordance with SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date. |
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| (I) In the case of Book-Entry Notes sold through a Distribution Agent acting as agent, the Distribution Agent will confirm the purchase of such Book-Entry Notes to the purchaser either by transmitting to the Participant with respect to such Book-Entry Notes a confirmation order through DTC’s Participant Terminal System or by mailing a written confirmation to such purchaser. | ||||
| Settlement Procedures Timetable: | For offers to purchase Book-Entry Notes accepted by the Bank, Settlement Procedures “A” through “I” set forth above shall be completed as soon as possible but no later than the respective times (New York City time) set forth below: | |||
| Settlement Procedure |
Time | |||
| A | 11:00 a.m. on the Trade Date | |||
| B | 12:00 noon on the Trade Date | |||
| C | 5:00 p.m. on the Trade Date | |||
| D | 9:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date | |||
| E | 10:00 a.m. on the Settlement Date | |||
| F-G | 2:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date | |||
| H | 4:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date | |||
| I | 5:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date | |||
| If a sale is to be settled on the same Business Day as the Trade Date, Settlement Procedures C, D, F and G shall be completed no later than 2:30 p.m. on such Business Day. | ||||
| If a sale is to be settled more than one Business Day after the trade date, Settlement Procedures A, B and C may, if necessary, be completed at any time prior to the specified times on the first Business Day after such trade date. In connection with a sale which is to be settled more than one Business Day after the trade date, if the initial interest rate for a Floating Rate Note is not known at the time that Settlement Procedure A is completed, Settlement Procedures B and C shall be completed as soon as such rate has been determined, but no later than 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., New York City time, respectively, on the second Business Day before the Settlement Date. | ||||
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| Settlement Procedure H is subject to extension in accordance with any extension of Fedwire closing deadlines and in the other events specified in the SDFS operating procedures in effect on the Settlement Date. | ||
| If settlement of a Book-Entry Note is rescheduled or canceled, the Bank shall deliver to DTC, through DTC’s Participant Terminal System, a cancellation message to such effect by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the scheduled Settlement Date. | ||
| Failure to Settle: | If the Registrar fails to enter an SDFS deliver order with respect to a Book-Entry Note pursuant to Settlement Procedure F, then the Registrar may deliver to DTC, through DTC’s Participant Terminal System, as soon as practicable a withdrawal message instructing DTC to debit such Book-Entry Note to the participant account of the Registrar maintained at DTC. DTC will process the withdrawal message; provided however, that such participant account contains a principal amount of the Global Note representing such Book-Entry Note that is at least equal to the principal amount to be debited. If withdrawal messages are processed with respect to all Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global Note, the Registrar will mark such Global Notes “canceled” and make appropriate entries in its records. The CUSIP number assigned to such Global Note shall, in accordance with CUSIP Service Bureau procedures, be canceled and not immediately reassigned. If withdrawal messages are processed with respect to some of the Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global Note, the Registrar will exchange such Global Note for two Global Notes, one of which shall represent the Book-Entry Notes for which such withdrawal messages are processed and shall be canceled immediately after issuance, and the other of which shall represent the other Book-Entry Notes previously represented by the surrendered Global Note and shall bear the CUSIP number of the surrendered Global Note. | |
| In the case of any Book-Entry Note sold through a Distribution Agent, acting as agent, if the purchase price for any Book-Entry Note is not timely paid to the Participants with respect to such Book-Entry Note by the beneficial purchaser thereof (or a person, including an indirect participant in DTC, acting on behalf of such purchaser), such Participants and, in turn, the Distribution Agent may enter SDFS deliver orders through DTC’s Participant Terminal System reversing the orders entered pursuant to Settlement Procedures F and G, respectively. Thereafter, the Registrar will deliver the withdrawal message and take the related actions described in the preceding paragraph. | ||
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| Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any failure to settle with respect to a Book-Entry Note, DTC may take any actions in accordance with its SDFS operating procedures then in effect. In the event of a failure to settle with respect to a Book-Entry Note that was to have been represented by a Global Note also representing other Book-Entry Notes, the Registrar will provide, in accordance with Settlement Procedure D, for the issuance of a Global Note representing such remaining Book-Entry Notes and will make appropriate entries in its records. | ||
| Preparation and Delivery of Pricing Supplements: | If any offer to purchase a Note is accepted by the Bank, the Bank will promptly prepare a Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Note. The Bank shall deliver copies of such Pricing Supplement to the Distribution Agent which made or presented the offer to purchase the applicable Note, as instructed by such Distribution Agent, and to the paying agent as soon as practicable following the trade, but in no event later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day following the applicable trade date. | |
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SCHEDULE I to ANNEX II
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Form of Bank Order
[DATE]
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
6200 S. Quebec Street, Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111 USA
| Re: | Bank of Nova Scotia’s Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 303 of the Indenture, dated as of January 22, 2010, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2018 and by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 27, 2021 (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”) between The Bank of Nova Scotia, a Canadian chartered bank (the “Bank”), and you, as U.S. trustee and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee, relating to the issuance by the Bank of its senior debt securities, you are hereby ordered to authenticate, in the manner provided by the Indenture and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures set forth in the Distribution Agreement, dated November 8, 2024, between the Bank and the Agents party thereto, [aggregate principal amount of Supplemental Obligation] [Title of Securities Due [___], CUSIP number [________], with terms incorporated by reference to [describe any applicable product supplement] and the pricing supplement transmitted to you herewith, by notating the issuance of such Supplemental Obligation on Annex A of the Master Note, and all additional information called for thereon. The Supplemental Obligations we are ordering you to authenticate are a series of the Bank’s Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I and are to be issued on the date hereof.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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Very truly yours,
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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ANNEX III
TO THE ADDRESS OF:
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Attention: Debt Capital Markets
E-mail: TAG@scotiabank.com and US.Legal@scotiabank.com
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
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Exhibit 99.2
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
U.S. $50,000,000,000
SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES I
CALCULATION AGENCY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
AND
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
This Calculation Agency Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 8, 2024 by and between The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The Bank proposes to issue and sell from time to time certain of its senior debt securities designated as Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I (the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued under the indenture, dated as of January 22, 2010, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of November 30, 2018 and a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 27, 2021 (as so supplemented and amended, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Bank and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (the “Canadian Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “U.S. Trustee” and together with the Canadian Trustee, the “Trustees”). The Notes are to be distributed pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement, dated November 8, 2024 (the “Distribution Agreement”), between the Bank and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. relating to the Notes. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Note attached as Exhibit A hereto or in the prospectus of the Bank, dated November 8, 2024 (or any successor prospectus delivered to the Calculation Agent, as defined below), as supplemented by the prospectus supplement of the Bank, dated November 8, 2024 (or any successor prospectus supplement delivered to the Calculation Agent, as defined below) (collectively, the “Prospectus”).
For the purpose of appointing an agent to perform the functions of the calculation agent as described in the Prospectus with respect to any Note, including any Note which may bear interest at the commercial paper rate, U.S. prime rate, SOFR, EURIBOR, treasury rate, CMT rate, CMS rate and federal funds rate, in each case to be set forth in one or more pricing supplements and (where relevant) product prospectus supplements to the Prospectus (collectively, the “Floating Rate Indices”), the Bank and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. agree as follows:
1. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Bank hereby appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (in such capacity, the “Calculation Agent”) for the purpose of performing the functions of the Calculation Agent with respect to the Notes in the manner and at the times provided in the Notes, the Prospectus and the applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement, except with respect to Notes issued on or after the date hereof where a different calculation agent is designated in the applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement.
2. The Calculation Agent shall perform the functions of the Calculation Agent described in the Prospectus and shall use due care to determine the Floating Rate Indices and all other matters which are required to be determined or provided by the Calculation Agent pursuant to the terms of the applicable Note and as described in the Note, the Prospectus and applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement, and (i) shall communicate the same to the Bank, the Trustees and any paying agent identified to it in writing on the day of such determination or performance and (ii) if applicable, upon the request of a Holder of such a Note, provide the interest rate (based on the applicable Floating Rate Indices) then in effect for the Notes for the current interest rate period and, with respect to Floating Rate Indices, other than the SOFR Index, if determined, the interest rate (based on the applicable Floating Rate Indices) to be in effect for the next interest rate period.
3. The Calculation Agent accepts its obligations set forth herein, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Bank agrees:
(a) The Calculation Agent shall be entitled to such compensation as may be agreed in writing with the Bank for all services rendered by the Calculation Agent, and the Bank promises to pay such compensation and to reimburse the Calculation Agent for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder upon receipt of such invoices as the Bank shall reasonably require. The Bank also agrees to indemnify the Calculation Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred by the Calculation Agent that arises out of or in connection with its acting as Calculation Agent hereunder, except such as may result from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Calculation Agent or any of its agents or employees. The Calculation Agent shall incur no liability and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Bank for, or in respect of, any actions taken, omitted to be taken or suffered to be taken in good faith by the Calculation Agent in reliance upon (i) the written opinion of counsel satisfactory to it or (ii) written instructions from the Bank. The Calculation Agent shall not be liable for any error resulting from the use of or reliance on a source of information used in good faith and with due care to calculate the interest rate or the interest amount for each Note or in determining any other matter required to be determined by the Calculation Agent pursuant to the terms of the Note. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Notes, the Calculation Agent is acting solely as agent of the Bank and does not assume any obligations to, or relationship of agency or trust for or with, any of the owners or holders of the Notes.
(c) The Calculation Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken or anything suffered by it in reliance upon the terms of the Notes, or any notice, direction, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper, document or communication reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been approved or signed by the proper party or parties.
(d) The Calculation Agent shall be obligated to perform such duties and only such duties as are herein specifically set forth and any duties necessarily incidental thereto, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Calculation Agent.
(e) Unless herein otherwise specifically provided, any order, certificate, notice, request, direction or other communication from the Bank made or given by it under any provision of this Agreement shall be sufficient if signed by a proper officer or an authorized person of the Bank.
(f) The Calculation Agent may, upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Bank, perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or attorneys, and the Calculation Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
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(g) In no event shall the Calculation Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Calculation Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(h) The Calculation Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions; it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall use its best efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
(i) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Calculation Agent to expend, advance or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder unless it is indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction and the Calculation Agent shall have no liability to any person for any loss occasioned by any delay in taking or failure to take any such action while it is awaiting an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.
4. (a) The Calculation Agent may at any time resign as Calculation Agent by giving written notice to the Bank of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided, however, that such date shall not be earlier than 60 days after the receipt of such notice by the Bank, unless the Bank agrees in writing to accept less notice. The Bank may remove the Calculation Agent (with or without cause) at any time by the filing with the Calculation Agent of any instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Bank by a proper officer or an authorized person thereof and specifying such removal and the date when it is intended to become effective. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the date of the appointment by the Bank, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Calculation Agent. Upon the resignation or removal of the Calculation Agent, the Bank shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor Calculation Agent that is not an Affiliate (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the Bank; provided, however, that if the Bank is unable to appoint a successor Calculation Agent that is not an Affiliate of the Bank within 60 days of the resignation or removal of the Calculation Agent, the Bank may appoint itself or an Affiliate as successor Calculation Agent. If within 60 days after notice of resignation or removal has been given, a successor Calculation Agent has not been appointed, the Calculation Agent may, at the expense of the Bank, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Calculation Agent. A successor Calculation Agent shall be appointed by the Bank by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Bank by a proper officer or an authorized person thereof and the successor Calculation Agent. Upon the appointment of a successor Calculation Agent and acceptance by it of such appointment, the Calculation Agent so superseded shall cease to be such Calculation Agent hereunder. Upon its resignation or removal, the Calculation Agent shall be entitled to the payment by the Bank of its compensation, if any is owed to it, for services rendered hereunder and to the reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder.
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(b) Any successor Calculation Agent appointed hereunder shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Bank an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Calculation Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as such Calculation Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obliged to transfer and deliver, and such successor Calculation Agent shall be entitled to receive, copies of any relevant records maintained by such predecessor Calculation Agent.
(c) Any corporation (as defined in the Indenture) into which the Calculation Agent may be merged or converted or with which the Calculation Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Calculation Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Calculation Agent, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided that it shall have an established place of business in The City of New York, be the successor Calculation Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. Notice of any such merger, conversion, consolidation or sale shall forthwith be given to the Bank within 30 days of such merger, conversion, consolidation or sale.
5. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be delivered in person, sent by letter, facsimile or communicated by telephone (subject, in the case of communication by telephone, to confirmation dispatched within twenty-four hours by letter), to the following addresses (or to any other address of which any party shall have notified the others in writing as herein provided): in the case of the Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia, 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 0B4, facsimile: (416) 945-4588, email: Darren.Potter@scotiabank.com, Attention: Darren Potter, and in the case of the Calculation Agent, Computershare Corporate Trust, N.A., 1505 Energy Park Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, facsimile: (303) 262-0608, email: corporate.trust@computershare.com. Any notice hereunder given by telephone, facsimile, email or letter shall be deemed to be received when in the ordinary course of transmission or post, as the case may be, it would be received.
6. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
7. This Agreement may be executed by each of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||
| By: | /s/ Darren Potter | |
| Name: | Darren Potter | |
| Title: | Managing Director, Term Funding & Capital Management |
[Signature Page to Calculation Agency Agreement]
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Calculation Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Kim Dillinger | |
| Name: | Kim Dillinger | |
| Title: | Trust Officer |
[Signature Page to Calculation Agency Agreement]
Exhibit A
Master Note
(Face of Security)
UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE BANK (AS DEFINED BELOW), OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
THIS SECURITY IS A MASTER NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING SPECIFIED HEREIN AND REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (“NY UCC”). THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO AND GOVERNED BY SECTION 8-202 OF THE NY UCC. THE TERMS OF ANY SUPPLEMENTAL OBLIGATION REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE RELEVANT PRICING SUPPLEMENT AND (WHERE RELEVANT) PRODUCT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER IS DEEMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH TERMS AND TO HOLD SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL OBLIGATION(S) SUBJECT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH TERMS.
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES I
(Master Note)
This Security will not constitute a deposit that is insured under
the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act or by
the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture (as defined in Section 1 on the reverse hereof) and represents one or more Supplemental Obligations, as such term is defined in the Indenture of The Bank of Nova Scotia, a Schedule I bank under the Bank Act (Canada) (hereinafter the “Bank”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture). The terms of each Supplemental Obligation are and will be reflected in this Security, the Bank’s prospectus dated December 29, 2021 (or
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any successor prospectus that has been delivered to the Trustees hereinafter referred to) (as it may be supplemented by the prospectus supplement specified from time to time in the Distribution Agreement, dated December 29, 2021, as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”), relating to such Supplemental Obligation, and in pricing supplement(s) identified on Annex A attached hereto (each such pricing supplement, together with the Prospectus and any product prospectus supplement designated therein (if applicable), a “Pricing Supplement”), which Pricing Supplement(s) are on file with the Trustees hereinafter referred to. With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the description and terms of such Supplemental Obligation contained in the relevant Pricing Supplement are hereby incorporated by reference herein and are deemed to be a part of this Security as of the Original Issue Date specified on Annex A. Each reference to “this Security” or a “Security of this series” includes and shall be deemed to refer to each Supplemental Obligation.
With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, every term of this Security is subject to modification, amendment, supplementation or elimination through the incorporated terms of the relevant Pricing Supplement, whether or not the phrase “unless otherwise provided in the Pricing Supplement” or language of similar import precedes the term of this Security so modified, amended or eliminated. Without limiting the foregoing, in the case of each Supplemental Obligation, the Holder of this Security is directed to the relevant Pricing Supplement for a description of certain terms of such Supplemental Obligation, including the manner of determining the amount of cash payable or (if applicable) Securities deliverable at maturity or redemption and the method of determining, and the dates (if any) for the payment and resetting of, interest, if any, on such Supplemental Obligation (including, without limitation, information relating to any applicable interest rate or currency that may be relevant to such determination), the dates, if any, on which the principal amount of and interest, if any, on such Supplemental Obligation is determined and payable, the amount payable upon any acceleration of such Supplemental Obligation and the principal amount of such Supplemental Obligation deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have made or given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under the Indenture, including any limitation on the ability of the Holder to seek to collect amounts due hereunder.
Terms that are used and not defined in this Security but that are defined in the Indenture are used herein as defined therein. This Security is a “Master Note”, which term means a Global Security that provides for incorporation therein of the terms of Supplemental Obligations by reference to the relevant Pricing Supplements, substantially as contemplated herein.
The Bank, for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns, (i) on each principal payment date, including each redemption date, repayment date or maturity date, as applicable, of each Supplemental Obligation, the principal amount then due and payable for each such Supplemental Obligation, as specified, and solely if and to the extent so specified, in the relevant Pricing Supplement and (ii) on each interest payment date, at maturity and on any redemption date, the interest then due and payable, if any, with respect to each Supplemental Obligation as specified, and solely if and to the extent so specified, in the relevant Pricing Supplement.
1. Payment of Principal
With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the Bank shall pay the principal amount as specified, and solely if and to the extent so specified, in the relevant Pricing Supplement on the Maturity shown therein.
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2. Payment of Interest
With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the Bank shall pay interest on the principal amount as specified, and solely if and to the extent so specified, in the relevant Pricing Supplement. Each date so determined or provided for in the relevant Pricing Supplement for the payment of interest is hereinafter referred to as an “Interest Payment Date.”
3. Bail-inable Security
With respect to each Supplemental Obligation, the Bank shall specify whether the Supplemental Obligation is a bail-inable security in the relevant Pricing Supplement. By its acquisition of an interest in a Supplemental Obligation that is a bail-inable security, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of such Supplemental Obligation shall be deemed to acknowledge and agree that the provisions set forth in Section 1601 of the Indenture are binding on such Holder or Beneficial Owner despite any provisions in the Indenture or such Supplemental Obligation, any other law that governs such Supplemental Obligation and any other agreement, arrangement or understanding between such Holder or Beneficial Owner and the Bank with respect to such Supplemental Obligation. Each Holder or Beneficial Owner of such Supplemental Obligation that acquires an interest in such Supplemental Obligation in the secondary market and any successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of any Holder or Beneficial Owner shall be deemed to acknowledge, accept, agree to be bound by and consent to the same provisions specified herein to the same extent as the Holders or Beneficial Owners that acquire the Supplemental Obligations upon their initial issuance, including, without limitation, with respect to the acknowledgement and agreement to be bound by and consent to the terms of the Supplemental Obligations related to the Bail-in Regime.
4. Currency of Payment
Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on any Supplemental Obligation will be made in the currency designated as the “required currency” for such payment (or in a comparable manner) in the relevant Pricing Supplement (the “Required Currency” for any payment on such Supplemental Obligation), except as provided in this and the next three paragraphs. For each Supplemental Obligation, the Required Currency for any payment shall be made in the Required Currency for such payment unless, at the time of such payment, such currency is not legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date, in which case the Required Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of such payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts in such country, except as provided in the next sentence. If the euro is the Required Currency for any payment, the Required Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in all EMU Countries (as defined in Section 3 on the reverse hereof), provided that, if on any day there are not at least two EMU Countries, or if on any day there are at least two EMU Countries but no coin or currency is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in all EMU Countries, then the Required Currency for such payment shall be deemed not to be available to the Bank on such day.
If provided in the relevant Pricing Supplement and except as provided in the next paragraph, any payment to be made on a Supplemental Obligation in a Required Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made in U.S. dollars if the Person entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in U.S. dollars to the U.S. Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, on or before the fifth Business Day before the payment is to be made. Such written request may be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied or delivered in any other manner approved by the U.S. Trustee. Any such request made with respect to any payment on a Supplemental Obligation payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on such Supplemental Obligation payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the fifth Business Day before a payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date.
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The U.S. dollar amount of any payment made pursuant to the preceding paragraph will be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent, as near as practicable to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding each payment date, based upon the indicative bid quotation that it quotes for the aggregate amount of Required Currency which is to be exchanged for payment in U.S. dollars on such payment date, which shall be a competitive rate in the market at that time for such a transaction. If such bid quotation is not available, the Exchange Rate Agent will obtain bid quotations from three, or if three are not available, then two, leading foreign exchange banks in The City of New York selected by the Exchange Rate Agent for such purchase and will enter into an agreement to trade the relevant currencies with such foreign exchange bank as shall have submitted the highest bid. If the Exchange Rate Agent determines that two such bid quotations are not available on such second Business Day, such payment will be made in the Required Currency for such payment. All currency exchange costs associated with any payment in U.S. dollars on this Security will be borne by the Holder entitled to receive such payment, by deduction from such payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount payable on a Supplemental Obligation is payable on any day (including on the Maturity shown therein or on any redemption date) in a Required Currency other than U.S. dollars, and if such Required Currency is not available to the Bank on the two Business Days before such day, due to the imposition of exchange controls, disruption in a currency market or any other circumstances beyond the control of the Bank, the Bank will be entitled to satisfy its obligation to pay such amount in such Required Currency by making such payment in U.S. dollars. The amount of such payment in U.S. dollars shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the basis of the noon buying rate for cable transfers in The City of New York for such Required Currency (the “Exchange Rate”) as of the latest day before the day on which such payment is to be made. Any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars where the required payment is in other than U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or such Supplemental Obligation.
5. Manner of Payment – U.S. Dollars
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest payable on any Supplemental Obligation in U.S. dollars will be made at the corporate trust office of Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 6200 S. Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 USA, or such other office or agency of the Bank maintained for that purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Bank, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer.
6. Manner of Payment – Other Specified Currencies
Payment of any amount payable on any Supplemental Obligation in a Required Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is maintained in such Required Currency at a bank or other financial institution acceptable to the Bank and the Trustees and as shall have been designated at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date by the Person entitled to receive such payment; provided that, in the case of any such payment due on the Maturity shown therein of the principal or on any redemption date of such Supplemental Obligation (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), subject to Section 6 below, this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Bank maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Bank for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Such account designation shall be made by transmitting the appropriate information to the U.S. Trustee at its Corporate
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Trust Office, 6200 S. Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 USA, by mail, hand delivery, telecopier or in any other manner approved by the U.S. Trustee. Unless revoked, any such account designation made with respect to any Supplemental Obligation by the Holder hereof will remain in effect with respect to any further payments with respect to such Supplemental Obligation payable to such Holder. If a payment in a Required Currency other than U.S. dollars with respect to any Supplemental Obligation cannot be made by wire transfer because the required account designation has not been received by the U.S. Trustee on or before the requisite date or for any other reason, the Bank will cause a notice to be given to the Holder of this Security at its registered address requesting an account designation pursuant to which such wire transfer can be made and such payment will be made within five Business Days after the Trustee’s receipt of such a designation meeting the requirements specified above, with the same force and effect as if made on the due date. The Bank will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Bank or the Paying Agent.
7. Manner of Payment – Global Securities
Notwithstanding any provision of an relevant Pricing Supplement or the Indenture, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities represented by one or more Global Securities registered in the name of or held by The Depository Trust Company or its nominee will be payable in immediately available funds to The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of such Global Security (the “Applicable Procedures”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the provisions hereof require that this Security be surrendered against payment of the principal of a Supplemental Obligation, such surrender may be effected by means of an appropriate adjustment to Annex B hereto to reflect the discharge of such Supplemental Obligation, with such adjustment to be made by the U.S. Trustee in a manner not inconsistent with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security, and in such circumstances this Security need not actually be surrendered.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the U.S. Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. The signature of the executing officer of the Bank on this Security may be manual, by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as U.S. Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
1. Securities and the Indenture
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Bank (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January 22, 2010, as amended and supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of November 30, 2018 and a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 27, 2021 (herein, as so supplemented and amended, called the “Indenture,” which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), among the Bank, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (the “Canadian Trustee” and, together with the U.S. Trustee, the “Trustees,” which terms include any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Bank, the Trustees and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. In the event of any conflict between the Indenture and any Pricing Supplement, the Pricing Supplement shall prevail with respect to the applicable Supplemental Obligation, to the extent lawful.
2. Calculation Agent and Exchange Rate Agent
The Bank has initially appointed the institution named in the relevant Pricing Supplement as calculation agent and exchange rate agent (such institution, the “Calculation Agent” or “Exchange Rate Agent”, as applicable), as the case may be, to act as such agents with respect to the Supplemental Obligation described in such Pricing Supplement, but the Bank may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other institution (including an Affiliate of the Bank, if the Bank is unable to appoint a successor Calculation Agent or Exchange Rate Agent, as the case may be, that is not an Affiliate of the Bank within 60 days of resignation or removal of such agent) to serve as any such agent from time to time. The Bank will give the Trustees prompt written notice of any change in any such appointment. Insofar as this Security or the relevant Pricing Supplement provides for any such agent to obtain rates, quotes or other data from a bank, dealer or other institution for use in making any determination hereunder, such agent may do so from any institution or institutions of the kind contemplated hereby notwithstanding that any one or more of such institutions are any such agent, Affiliates of any such agent or Affiliates of the Bank.
All determinations made by the Calculation Agent or the Exchange Rate Agent with regard to a Supplemental Obligation may be made by such agent in its sole discretion and, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Security and the Bank. Neither the Calculation Agent nor the Exchange Rate Agent shall have any liability therefor.
References in this Security to U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the United States of America.
References in this Security to the euro shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency (if any) that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in all EMU Countries.
With respect to any Supplemental Obligation, references in this Security to a particular currency other than U.S. dollars and euros shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date for such Supplemental Obligation.
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3. Redemption at the Option of the Bank; No Sinking Fund
Fixed Rate Securities
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, the Bank (or its successor) may redeem fixed rate Securities at any time prior to the applicable date of Maturity, in whole or in part, at its option, at any time and from time to time on at least 10 days’, but not more than 60 days’, prior notice provided (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with procedures of DTC) to each Holder of such Securities to be redeemed. The redemption price will be calculated by the Bank and will be equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as defined below) discounted to the Redemption Date, on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus the number of basis points specified in the relevant pricing supplement (the “Make-Whole Amount”). In the case of each of clauses (1) and (2), accrued but unpaid interest will be payable to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by the Investment Bank (as defined below) as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities to be redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Securities, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (as defined below) for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Investment Bank obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Investment Bank” means, unless otherwise specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. or its affiliates or successors, or, if such firm is not willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Bank.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means the Investment Bank, which is a primary U.S. government securities dealer and its affiliates or successors, as selected by the Bank, and any other primary U.S. government securities dealer as the Bank may specify from time to time, provided, however, that if any of them shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer, the Bank will substitute therefor another primary U.S. government securities dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, the average, as determined by the Investment Bank, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Investment Bank by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Securities to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of principal of and interest on such Securities that would be due after the related redemption date through maturity of such Securities (not including any portion of payments of interest accrued as of the Redemption Date). If that Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Securities, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on such Securities will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on such Securities to the applicable Redemption Date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolation (on a day count basis) of the interpolated Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date, as determined by the Bank or the Investment Bank.
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On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Securities or any portion of such Securities called for redemption, unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest.
On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with the Bank’s paying agent or the trustee money sufficient to pay the Bank’s redemption price of and accrued interest on such Securities to be redeemed on that date.
Any redemption or notice may, at the Bank’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent and, at the Bank’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions precedent included at the Bank’s discretion shall be satisfied (or waived by the Bank) or the Redemption Date may not occur and such notice may be rescinded if all such conditions precedent included at the Bank’s discretion shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Bank).
In the case of any partial redemption, selection of such Securities to be redeemed will be made in accordance with applicable procedures of DTC. In the event of redemption of this Global Security in part only, annotation of such partial cancellation or redemption shall be made on Annex B.
Floating Rate Securities
If specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, the Bank may redeem floating rate Securities on the date specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, at its option, in whole or in part, on at least 10 days’, but not more than 60 days’, prior notice provided (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with procedures of DTC) to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date.
On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the floating rate Securities or any portion of the floating rate Securities called for redemption, unless the Bank defaults in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest.
On or before the Redemption Date, the Bank will deposit with the Bank’s paying agent or the trustee money sufficient to pay the Bank’s redemption price of and accrued interest on the floating rate Securities to be redeemed on that date.
Any redemption or notice may, at the Bank’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent and, at the Bank’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions precedent included at the Bank’s discretion shall be satisfied (or waived by the Bank) or the Redemption Date may not occur and such notice may be rescinded if all such conditions precedent included at the Bank’s discretion shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Bank).
In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the floating rate Securities to be redeemed will be made in accordance with applicable procedures of DTC. In the event of redemption of this Global Security in part only, annotation of such partial cancellation or redemption shall be made on Annex B.
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Tax Redemption
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, the Bank (or its successor) may redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Securities together with accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities to the date fixed for redemption, upon the giving of a notice as described below, if:
| • | as a result of, (i) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws, or any regulations thereunder, or any application or interpretation thereof, of Canada, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation; (ii) any judicial decision, administrative pronouncement, published or private ruling, regulatory procedure, rule, notice, announcement, assessment or reassessment (including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt or issue such decision, pronouncement, ruling, procedure, rule, notice, announcement, assessment or reassessment) (collectively, an “administrative action”); or (iii) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the official position with respect to or the interpretation of any administrative action or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to such administrative action that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case (i), (ii) or (iii), by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or agency, regulatory body or taxing authority, irrespective of the manner in which such amendment, clarification, change, administrative action, interpretation or pronouncement is made known, which amendment, clarification, change or administrative action is effective or which interpretation, pronouncement or administrative action is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Securities, there is more than an insubstantial risk (assuming any proposed or announced amendment, clarification, change, interpretation, pronouncement or administrative action is effective and applicable) that the Bank is, or may be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of additional taxes, duties or other governmental charges or civil liabilities because the treatment of any of its items of income, taxable income, expense, taxable capital or taxable paid up capital with respect to the Securities (including the treatment by the Bank of interest on the Securities) or the treatment of the Securities, as or as would be reflected in any tax return or form filed, to be filed, or otherwise could have been filed, will not be respected by a taxing authority; |
| • | as a result of any change (including any announced prospective change) in or amendment to the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Canada (or the jurisdiction of organization of the successor to the Bank) or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein affecting taxation, or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the relevant Pricing Supplement for the Securities (or, in the case of a successor to the Bank, after the date of succession), and which in the written opinion to the Bank (or its successor) of legal counsel of recognized standing has resulted or will result (assuming, in the case of any announced prospective change, that such announced change will become effective as of the date specified in such announcement and in the form announced) in the Bank (or its successor) becoming obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which interest is due, additional amounts with respect to the Securities as described under “ — Taxes;” or |
| • | on or after the date of the relevant Pricing Supplement for the Securities (or, in the case of a successor to the Bank, after the date of succession), any action has been taken by any taxing authority of, or any decision has been rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, Canada (or the jurisdiction of organization of the successor to the Bank) or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, including any of those actions specified in the paragraph immediately above, whether or not such action was taken or decision was rendered with respect to the Bank (or its successor), or any change, amendment, application or interpretation shall be officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion to the Bank (or its successor) of legal counsel of recognized standing, will result (assuming that such change, amendment, application, interpretation or action is applied to the applicable notes by the taxing authority and that, in the |
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| case of any announced prospective change, such announced change will become effective as of the date specified in such announcement and in the form announced) in the Bank (or its successor) becoming obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which interest is due, additional amounts with respect to the applicable Securities as described under Section 313 of the Indenture; |
and, in any such case, the Bank (or its successor), in its business judgment, determines that such obligation cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to it (or its successor).
In the event the Bank elects to redeem any Securities pursuant to the provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph, it shall deliver to the trustees a certificate, signed by an authorized officer, stating (i) that the Bank is entitled to redeem such notes pursuant to their terms and (ii) the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of intention to redeem such Securities will be given to holders of the Securities not more than 45 nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption and such notice will specify, among other things, the date fixed for redemption and the redemption price.
No Sinking Fund
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, no Supplemental Obligation will be subject to a sinking fund pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or otherwise.
4. Repayment at the Option of the Holder
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement, no Supplemental Obligation will be subject to repayment at the option of the Holder.
5. Defeasance
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of a Supplemental Obligation or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to a Supplemental Obligation, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. Notwithstanding any other provision of a Supplemental Obligation, a defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to such Supplemental Obligation shall be subject to the prior approval of the Superintendent, where such defeasance or covenant defeasance would result in the Bank not meeting the TLAC requirements applicable to the Bank pursuant to the TLAC Guideline. Such provisions are applicable to a particular Supplemental Obligation only to the extent specified in the relevant Pricing Supplement.
6. Default
If an Event of Default with respect to a Supplemental Obligation shall occur and be continuing, the principal of such Supplemental Obligation may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Bank’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and any interest on the Supplemental Obligations (including this Security and the interests represented hereby) shall terminate.
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7. Taxes
Unless otherwise specified in the Pricing Supplement, all payments made by or on behalf of the Bank under or with respect to the Securities shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or any province or territory thereof or by any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax (hereafter “Canadian taxes”), unless the Bank is required to withhold or deduct Canadian taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof. If the Bank is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Canadian taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Securities, the Bank shall pay to each Holder of Securities as additional interest such additional amounts (“additional amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each such Holder after such withholding or deduction (and after deducting any Canadian taxes on such additional amounts) shall not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Canadian taxes had not been withheld or deducted, except as described below. However, no additional amounts shall be payable with respect to a payment made to a Holder (such Holder, an “Excluded Holder”) in respect of the beneficial owner thereof:
| • | with which the Bank does not deal at arm’s length (for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at the time of the making of such payment or which is entitled to the payment in respect of a debt or other obligation to pay an amount to a person with which the Bank does not deal at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at the time of making such payment; |
| • | which is a “specified shareholder” of the Bank, or which does not deal at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with a “specified shareholder” of the Bank as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada); |
| • | which is subject to such Canadian taxes by reason of the Holder or beneficial owner being a resident, domiciliary or national of, engaged in business or maintaining a permanent establishment or other physical presence in or otherwise having some connection with Canada or any province or territory thereof otherwise than by the mere holding of such Securities or the receipt of payments thereunder; |
| • | which is subject to such Canadian taxes by reason of the Holder’s or beneficial owner’s failure to comply with any certification, identification, documentation or other reporting requirements if compliance is required by law, regulation, administrative practice or an applicable treaty as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, such Canadian taxes (provided that the Bank advises the trustees and the Holders of such Securities then outstanding of any change in such requirements); |
| • | with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax or other governmental charge; |
| • | which is subject to such Canadian taxes by reason of the legal nature of the Holder or beneficial owner disentitling such Holder or beneficial owner to the benefit of an applicable treaty if and to the extent that the application of such treaty would have resulted in the reduction or elimination of any Canadian taxes as to which additional amounts would have otherwise been payable to the Holder; |
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| • | which failed to duly and timely comply with a timely request by the Bank to provide information, documents, certification or other evidence concerning the Holder’s or beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, entitlement to treaty benefits, identity or connection with Canada or any political subdivision or authority thereof, if and to the extent that due and timely compliance with such request would have resulted in the reduction or elimination of any Canadian taxes as to which additional amounts would have otherwise been payable to a recipient or beneficial owner but for this clause; or |
| • | which is a fiduciary or partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that the Canadian taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such Holder been the sole beneficial owner of such Securities. |
In addition, no additional amounts will be payable on account of:
| • | any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Bank or the Paying Agent from the payment; |
| • | any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for a change in law, regulation, or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; |
| • | any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; |
| • | any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed under any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”); or |
| • | any combination of any of the foregoing exceptions. |
For the avoidance of doubt, the Bank will not have any obligation to pay any Holders additional amounts on any Canadian tax which is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or in respect of the Securities.
The Bank will also:
| • | make such withholding or deduction; and |
| • | remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. |
The Bank will furnish to the Holders of the Securities, within 60 days after the date the payment of any Canadian taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts or other documents evidencing such payment by such person.
The Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of the Securities (other than an Excluded Holder) from and against, and upon written request reimburse each such Holder for the amount (excluding any additional amounts that have previously been paid by the Bank with respect thereto) of:
| • | any Canadian taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Holder as a result of payments made by or on behalf of the Bank under or with respect to the applicable Securities; |
| • | any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto; and |
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| • | any Canadian taxes imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the preceding two bullet points, but excluding any such Canadian taxes on such holder’s net income. |
In any event, no additional amounts or indemnity amounts shall be payable under the provisions described above in respect of any Securities in excess of the additional amounts and the indemnity amounts which would be required if, at all relevant times, the Holder of such Security were a resident of the United States for purposes of and was entitled to the benefits of the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended, including any protocols thereto. As a result of the limitation on the payment of additional amounts and indemnity amounts discussed in the preceding sentence, the additional amounts or indemnity amounts received by certain Holders of Securities may be less than the amount of Canadian taxes withheld or deducted or the amount of Canadian taxes (and related amounts) levied or imposed giving rise to the obligation to pay the indemnity amounts, as the case may be, and, accordingly, the net amount received by such Holders of the Securities may be less than the amount such Holders would have received had there been no such withholding or deduction in respect of Canadian taxes or had such Canadian taxes (and related amounts) not been levied or imposed.
Wherever in the Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, interest, if any, or any other amount payable under or with respect to such Security, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of additional amounts to the extent that, in such context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
In the event of the occurrence of any transaction or event resulting in a successor to the Bank, all references to Canada in the preceding paragraphs of this subsection shall be deemed to be references to the jurisdiction of organization of the successor entity.
Payments of principal and interest in respect of the Securities are subject in all cases to any withholding or deduction required pursuant to an agreement described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any regulations or agreements thereunder, official interpretations thereof, or any law implementing an intergovernmental approach thereto.
8. Modification and Waiver
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Bank and the rights of the Holders of the Supplemental Obligations to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Bank and the Trustees with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Supplemental Obligations at the time Outstanding of each Supplemental Obligation to be affected, or in certain cases the unanimous consent of each of such Holders. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of a Supplemental Obligation at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the all Holders of such Supplemental Obligation, to waive compliance by the Bank with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests represented hereby, and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Bank may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities ranking pari passu with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional Securities or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional Securities) and so that such additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and have the same terms as to status or otherwise as the Securities.
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9. Remedies
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustees written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to a Supplemental Obligation and the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of such Supplemental Obligation at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustees to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustees and offered the Trustees reasonable indemnity, and the Trustees shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of a Supplemental Obligation at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 90 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Bank, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
10. Disclosure under Interest Act (Canada)
For disclosure purposes under the Interest Act (Canada), whenever in a Supplemental Obligation or the Indenture interest at a specified rate is to be calculated on the basis of a period less than a calendar year, the yearly rate of interest to which such rate is equivalent is such rate multiplied by the actual number of days in the relevant calendar year and divided by the number of days in such period.
11. Transfer or Exchange
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Bank in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Bank and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of like tenor, of Authorized Denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in “Authorized Denominations”, which term shall have the following meaning. For each Security having a principal amount payable in U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be $2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. For each Security having a principal amount payable in a Required Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be the amount of such Required Currency equivalent, at the Exchange Rate on the first Business Day next preceding the date on which the Bank accepts the offer to purchase such Security, to $2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of the such Securities exchanged and of like tenor of a different Authorized Denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
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No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Securities as provided above, but the Bank or the Trustees may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Bank, the Trustees and any agent of the Bank or the Trustees may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Bank, the Trustees nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security shall be subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities.
This Security is a Master Note and may be exchanged at any time, solely upon the request of the Bank to the Trustees, for one or more Global Securities in the same aggregate principal amount, each of which may or may not be a Master Note, as requested by the Bank. Each such replacement Global Security that is a Master Note shall reflect such of the Supplemental Obligations as the Bank shall request. Each such replacement Global Security that is not a Master Note shall represent one (and only one) Supplemental Obligation as requested by the Bank, and such Global Security shall be appropriately modified so as to reflect the terms of such Supplemental Obligation.
12. Defined Terms
All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
13. Governing Law
This Indenture and this Security will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, except that certain provisions in the Indenture relating to bail-in conversion and certain limited provisions that will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
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ANNEX A
| Pricing |
CUSIP Number and |
Principal Amount of |
Original |
Decrease in |
Increase in |
Effective |
Trustees |
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ANNEX B
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SUPPLEMENTAL OBLIGATIONS
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for physical certificates or a part of another Global Security have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this
Global |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this
Global |
Principal amount of this Global Security decrease (or increase) |
Signature of authorized officer of |
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ANNEX C
CUSIP NO.
Supplemental Obligation No.
Pricing Supplement No. and Date
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES I
(MASTER NOTE)
OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THE SUPPLEMENTAL OBLIGATION REFERENCED IN THIS
NOTICE IS REPAYABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER AND THE HOLDER
ELECTS TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Bank to repay the Supplemental Obligation referred to in this notice (or the portion thereof specified below) at the applicable Repayment Price, together with interest to the Repayment Date, all as provided for in such Supplemental Obligation, to the undersigned, whose name, address and telephone number are as follows:
| (please print name of the undersigned) |
| (please print address of the undersigned) |
| (please print telephone number of the undersigned) |
If such Supplemental Obligation provides for more than one Repayment Date, the undersigned requests repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after the requirements for exercising this option have been satisfied, and references in this notice to the Repayment Date mean such earliest Repayment Date. Terms used in this notice that are defined in such Supplemental Obligation are used herein as defined therein.
For such Supplemental Obligation to be repaid the Bank must receive at the applicable address of the U.S. Trustee set forth below or at such other place or places of which the Bank shall from time to time notify the Holder of such Supplemental Obligation, on any Business Day not later than the 30th or earlier than the 60th calendar day prior to the Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) such Supplemental Obligation, with this “Option to Elect Repayment” form duly completed and signed, or (ii) an email, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth (a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of such Supplemental Obligation, (b) the principal amount of such
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Supplemental Obligation and the amount of such Supplemental Obligation to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that an appropriate adjustment to Annex B to the Security, with such adjustment to be made by the U.S. Trustee in a manner not inconsistent with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for the Security, will be made to reflect the discharge of such Supplemental Obligation to be repaid herewith, not later than five Business Days after the date of such email, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that this form, duly completed and signed, is also received by the Bank by such fifth Business Day). The address to which such deliveries are to be made is:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
6200 S. Quebec Street, Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111 USA
or at such other place as the Bank or the U.S. Trustee shall notify the holder of such Security.
If less than the entire principal amount of such Supplemental Obligation is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) that the Holder elects to have repaid:
and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) of the Security or Securities to be issued (if any) to the Holder in respect of the portion of such Supplemental Obligation not being repaid (in the absence of any specification, one Security will be issued in respect of the portion not being repaid):
| Date: ____________ | By: | |||||
| Notice: The signature to this Option to Elect Repayment must correspond with the name of the Holder as written on the face of such Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any other change whatsoever. | ||||||
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ANNEX D
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
| TEN COM – | as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT Custodian | ||
| TEN ENT – | as tenants by the entireties | (Cust) (Minor) | ||
| JT TEN – | as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
(State) |
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby
sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS
INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE
the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
attorney
to transfer said Security on the books of the Bank, with full power of substitution in the premises.
| Date: ____________ |
By: | |
| Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any other change whatever. |
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Exhibit 99.3
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
U.S. $50,000,000,000
SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES I
EXCHANGE RATE AGENCY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
AND
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
This Exchange Rate Agency Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 8, 2024 by and between The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Exchange Rate Agent”, which term shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include its successors and assigns).
WHEREAS, the Bank has authorized the issuance and sale from time to time of its Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series I (the “Notes”) at an aggregate initial offering price of up to U.S.$50,000,000,000 (such amount being in addition to the aggregate initial offering price of all Notes offered and sold pursuant to the prospectus of the Bank, dated November 8, 2024), which may be denominated in U.S. dollars or in other currencies, currency units or composite currencies (the “Foreign-Currency Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Notes will be issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of January 22, 2010, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of November 30, 2018 and a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 27, 2021 (as so supplemented and amended, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Bank, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (the “Canadian Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “US Trustee” and together with the Canadian Trustee, the “Trustees”); and
WHEREAS, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement to the prospectus of the Bank, dated November 8, 2024 (or any successor prospectus delivered to the Exchange Rate Agent), as supplemented by the prospectus supplement of the Bank, dated November 8, 2024 (or any successor prospectus supplement delivered to the Exchange Rate Agent) (collectively, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Notes, payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Foreign-Currency Notes will be made in the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency specified in the applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement (the “Specified Currency”) from funds paid by the Bank to the applicable Trustee or another paying agent of the Bank; provided, however, that payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Foreign-Currency Notes will be made in U.S. dollars (i) in the case of Foreign-Currency Notes denominated in a Specified Currency (the “Specified Currency Notes”), at the option of the Bank in the case of circumstances beyond the control of the Bank, such as the imposition of exchange controls or a disruption in the currency markets, on the basis of the most recently available noon buying rate in The City of New York as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for cable transfers for such Specified Currency, or (ii) in the case of Foreign-Currency Notes which so provide, at the option of the holder of such Foreign-Currency Note in accordance with the procedures set forth in such Foreign-Currency Note.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Bank hereby appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as its agent (in such capacity, the “Exchange Rate Agent”), and the Exchange Rate Agent hereby accepts such appointment, as the Bank’s agent for the purposes of obtaining from time to time exchange rates and executing foreign exchange spot transactions for foreign Specified Currencies upon the terms and subject to the conditions provided hereinafter.
2. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Foreign-Currency Notes with respect to payments due on any day which is not a Business Day (as defined in Section 9 hereof), principal (and premium, if any) and interest will be payable on the Foreign-Currency Notes on the various dates indicated therein and in the applicable pricing supplement and (where relevant) product prospectus supplement to the Prospectus. Each such day on which principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the Foreign-Currency Notes shall be payable is referred to herein as a “Payment Date.”
3. (a) The Bank shall notify or cause the U.S. Trustee to notify the Exchange Rate Agent at least two Business Days (as defined in Section 9 below) prior to each Payment Date of the aggregate amount of Specified Currency due to all holders of Foreign-Currency Notes scheduled to receive payments in U.S. dollars on such Payment Date. As near as practicable to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding each Payment Date, the Exchange Rate Agent will obtain the indicative bid quotation that it quotes for the aggregate amount of Specified Currency which is to be exchanged for payment in U.S. dollars on such Payment Date, which shall be a competitive rate in the market at that time for such a transaction. If such bid quotation is not available, the Exchange Rate Agent will obtain bid quotations from three, or if three are not available, then two, leading foreign exchange banks in The City of New York selected by the Exchange Rate Agent for such purpose and will enter into an agreement to trade the relevant currencies (in such amounts and upon such terms as indicated above and upon such further terms as are not inconsistent with the above) with such foreign exchange bank as shall have submitted the highest bid. The settlement date for the exchange of such Specified Currency for U.S. dollars shall be the applicable Payment Date. Upon the determination of an exchange rate as provided in this Section 3(a), the Exchange Rate Agent will as soon as practicable notify the Bank of such exchange rate.
(b) On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Payment Date (for so long as the Bank maintains a foreign exchange credit line evidenced by an ISDA Agreement with the Exchange Rate Agent or, alternatively, if it should fail to maintain such credit line, on such other date and time as may be agreed between the Bank and the Exchange Rate Agent), the Bank shall remit to the Exchange Rate Agent the aggregate amount of Specified Currency payable to all holders of Specified Currency Notes scheduled to receive payments in U.S. dollars on such Payment Date. As promptly as practicable thereafter on the Payment Date, the Exchange Rate Agent will (i) exchange such amount of Specified Currency for U.S. dollars and transmit the U.S. dollars received upon exchange of the Specified Currency or (ii) if exchange bids are not available, transmit the total amount of the Specified Currency received from the Bank, in each case to the Bank’s paying agent, or in accordance with the instructions of such paying agent.
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4. The Exchange Rate Agent accepts its obligations set forth herein, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Bank agrees:
(a) The Exchange Rate Agent shall be entitled to such compensation as may be agreed in writing with the Bank for all services rendered by the Exchange Rate Agent, and the Bank promises to pay such compensation and to reimburse the Exchange Rate Agent for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder upon receipt of such invoices as the Bank shall reasonably require. The Bank also agrees to indemnify the Exchange Rate Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense (including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred by the Exchange Rate Agent that arises out of or in connection with its acting as Exchange Rate Agent hereunder, except such as may result from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Exchange Rate Agent or any of its agents or employees. The Exchange Rate Agent shall incur no liability and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Bank for, or in respect of, any actions taken, omitted to be taken or suffered to be taken in good faith by the Exchange Rate Agent in reliance upon (i) the written opinion of counsel satisfactory to it or (ii) written instructions from the Bank. The Exchange Rate Agent shall not be liable for any error resulting from the use of or reliance on a source of information used in good faith and with due care to determine the exchange rate applicable to the payment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on any Foreign-Currency Notes, or principal amount due on any Foreign-Currency Note, or in determining any other matter required to be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent pursuant to the terms of any Foreign-Currency Note. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Foreign-Currency Notes, the Exchange Rate Agent is acting solely as agent of the Bank and does not assume any obligations to, or relationship of agency or trust for or with, any of the owners or holders of the Foreign-Currency Notes.
(c) The Exchange Rate Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken or anything suffered by it in reliance upon the terms of the Foreign-Currency Notes, any notice, direction, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper, document or communication reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been approved or signed by the proper party or parties.
(d) The Exchange Rate Agent shall be obligated to perform such duties and only such duties as are herein specifically set forth and any duties necessarily incidental thereto, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Exchange Rate Agent.
(e) Unless herein otherwise specifically provided, any order, certificate, notice, request, direction or other communication from the Bank made or given by it under any provision of this Agreement shall be sufficient if signed by a proper officer or an authorized person of the Bank.
(f) The Exchange Rate Agent may, upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Bank, perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Exchange Rate Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(g) In no event shall the Exchange Rate Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Exchange Rate Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
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(h) The Exchange Rate Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions; it being understood that the Exchange Rate Agent shall use its best efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
(i) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Exchange Rate Agent to expend, advance or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder unless it is indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction and the Exchange Rate Agent shall have no liability to any person for any loss occasioned by any delay in taking or failure to take any such action while it is awaiting an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.
5. (a) The Exchange Rate Agent may at any time resign as Exchange Rate Agent by giving written notice to the Bank of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided, however, that such date shall not be earlier than 60 days after the receipt of such notice by the Bank, unless the Bank agrees in writing to accept less notice. The Bank may remove the Exchange Rate Agent (with or without cause) at any time by filing with the Exchange Rate Agent any instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Bank by a proper officer or an authorized person thereof and specifying such removal and the date when it is intended to become effective. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the date of the appointment by the Bank, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Exchange Rate Agent. Upon the resignation or removal of the Exchange Rate Agent, the Bank shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor Exchange Rate Agent that is not an Affiliate (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the Bank; provided, however, that if the Bank is unable to appoint a successor Exchange Rate Agent that is not an Affiliate of the Bank within 60 days of the resignation or removal of the Exchange Rate Agent, the Bank may appoint itself or an Affiliate as successor Exchange Rate Agent. If within 60 days after notice of resignation or removal has been given, a successor Exchange Rate Agent has not been appointed, the Exchange Rate Agent may, at the expense of the Bank, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Exchange Rate Agent. A successor Exchange Rate Agent shall be appointed by the Bank by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Bank by a proper officer or an authorized person thereof and the successor Exchange Rate Agent. Upon the appointment of a successor Exchange Rate Agent and acceptance by it of such appointment, the Exchange Rate Agent so superseded shall cease to be such Exchange Rate Agent hereunder. Upon its resignation or removal, the Exchange Rate Agent shall be entitled to the payment by the Bank of its compensation, if any is owed to it, for services rendered hereunder and to the reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder.
(b) Any successor Exchange Rate Agent appointed hereunder shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Bank an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Exchange Rate Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as such Exchange Rate Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obliged to transfer and deliver, and such successor Exchange Rate Agent shall be entitled to receive, copies of any relevant records maintained by such predecessor Exchange Rate Agent.
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(c) Any corporation (as defined in the Indenture) into which the Exchange Rate Agent may be merged or converted or with which the Exchange Rate Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Exchange Rate Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Exchange Rate Agent, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided that it shall have an established place of business in The City of New York, be the successor Exchange Rate Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. Notice of any such merger, conversion, consolidation or sale shall forthwith be given to the Bank within 30 days of such merger, conversion, consolidation or sale.
6. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be delivered in person, sent by letter, facsimile or communicated by telephone (subject, in the case of communication by telephone, to confirmation dispatched within twenty-four hours by letter), to the following addresses (or to any other address of which any party shall have notified the others in writing as herein provided): in the case of the Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia, 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 0B4, facsimile: (416) 945-4588, email: Darren.Potter@scotiabank.com, Attention: Darren Potter, and in the case of the Exchange Rate Agent, Computershare Corporate Trust, N.A., 1505 Energy Park Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, facsimile: (303) 262-0608, email: corporate.trust@computershare.com. Any notice hereunder given by telephone, facsimile, email or letter shall be deemed to be received when in the ordinary course of transmission or post, as the case may be, it would be received.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
8. This Agreement may be executed by each of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “.pdf” or “.tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
9. (a) As used herein, “Business Day” means, with respect to any Foreign-Currency Note and except as otherwise may be provided therein, a day that meets all the following applicable requirements:
| (i) | for all Foreign-Currency Notes, is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions generally are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in The City of New York or Toronto, Ontario; |
| (ii) | if the Note has a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars or euros, is also a day on which banking institutions in the principal financial center of the country issuing the Specified Currency are not authorized or obligated generally by law, regulation or executive order to close; and |
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| (iii) | if the Foreign-Currency Note bears interest based on EURIBOR or has a Specified Currency of euros, is also a Euro Business Day. |
(b) As used herein, “Euro Business Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System, or any successor system, is open for business.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||||
| By: | /s/ Darren Potter | |||
| Name: | Darren Potter | |||
| Title: | Managing Director, Term Funding & Capital Management | |||
[Signature Page to Exchange Rate Agency Agreement]
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as the Exchange Rate Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Kim Dillinger | |
| Name: Kim Dillinger | ||
| Title: Trust Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Exchange Rate Agency Agreement]