Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) 6-K, filed Apr 9, 2020

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 6-K

Report ofForeign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: April, 2020

Commission File Number: 002-09048

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

(Name of registrant)

44 KingStreet West, Scotia Plaza 8^th^ floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1H1

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 ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-199099) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-228614) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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: April 8, 2020	By:	/s/ Nives Gaiotto
		Name:	Nives Gaiotto
		Title:	Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Voting Results

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

April 7, 2020

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102

Continuous Disclosure Obligations

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) held on April 7, 2020 via webcast and teleconference. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the 188^th^ Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular mailed to shareholders and available at www.scotiabank.com in the Investor Relations section.

1.	Election of Directors

Each of the 13 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the Bank.

Nominee	Votes For
Nora A. Aufreiter		651,230,298	99.37	%	4,106,736	0.63	%
Guillermo E. Babatz		650,745,233	99.30	%	4,591,802	0.70	%
Scott B. Bonham		650,390,771	99.25	%	4,946,264	0.75	%
Charles H. Dallara		653,432,706	99.71	%	1,904,329	0.29	%
Tiff Macklem		654,366,183	99.85	%	970,851	0.15	%
Michael D. Penner		651,223,973	99.37	%	4,113,061	0.63	%
Brian J. Porter		654,185,346	99.82	%	1,151,688	0.18	%
Una M. Power		652,026,495	99.49	%	3,310,540	0.51	%
Aaron W. Regent		647,126,114	98.75	%	8,210,921	1.25	%
Indira V. Samarasekera		647,740,722	98.84	%	7,596,312	1.16	%
Susan L. Segal		653,503,444	99.72	%	1,833,591	0.28	%
L. Scott Thomson		643,446,953	98.19	%	11,890,081	1.81	%
Benita M. Warmbold		650,253,340	99.22	%	5,083,694	0.78	%
2.	Appointment of Auditors
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KPMG LLP were appointed as auditors of the Bank.

Votes For		% For			Votes<br>Withheld		% Withheld
	658,900,459		99.07	%		6,169,911		0.93	%
3.	Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensationapproach
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Votes For		% For			Votes Against		% Against
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	614,611,613		93.78	%		40,779,225		6.22	%
4.	Shareholder Proposal No. 1
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Votes For		% For			Votes Against		% Against			Abstentions*
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	45,922,511		7.02	%		607,964,409		92.98	%		1,487,981
5.	Shareholder Proposal No. 2
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Votes For		% For			Votes Against		% Against			Abstentions*
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	10,127,955		1.55	%		643,770,418		98.45	%		1,476,830
6.	Shareholder Proposal No. 3
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Votes For		% For			Votes Against		% Against			Abstentions*
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	48,284,727		7.38	%		605,632,500		92.62	%		1,458,460
7.	Shareholder Proposal No. 4
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Votes For		% For			Votes Against		% Against			Abstentions*
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	56,404,362		8.89	%		578,356,598		91.11	%		20,614,729
*	An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes, but is not counted as a vote cast in determining<br>whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia 6-K, filed Apr 9, 2020

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