6-K - BNS - Equibles

UNITED STATES

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 2022

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Form F-3 (File No. 333-261476) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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 5, 2022	By:	/s/ Nives Gaiotto
		Name: Nives Gaiotto
		Title: Assistant Corporate 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 5, 2022

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 5, 2022. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the 190^th^ Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular 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		608,490,951	98.03	%	12,232,017	1.97	%
Guillermo E. Babatz		612,403,329	98.66	%	8,319,639	1.34	%
Scott B. Bonham		613,966,108	98.91	%	6,756,860	1.09	%
Daniel (Don) H. Callahan		619,293,476	99.77	%	1,429,492	0.23	%
Lynn K. Patterson		617,952,335	99.55	%	2,770,633	0.45	%
Michael D. Penner		611,928,595	98.58	%	8,794,372	1.42	%
Brian J. Porter		619,191,126	99.75	%	1,531,841	0.25	%
Una M. Power		606,244,468	97.67	%	14,478,500	2.33	%
Aaron W. Regent		602,495,245	97.06	%	18,227,722	2.94	%
Calin Rovinescu		610,389,563	98.34	%	10,333,405	1.66	%
Susan L. Segal		612,258,284	98.64	%	8,464,684	1.36	%
L. Scott Thomson		601,732,440	96.94	%	18,990,527	3.06	%
Benita M. Warmbold		613,355,588	98.81	%	7,367,380	1.19	%
2.	Appointment of Auditors
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KPMG LLP were appointed as auditors of the Bank.

Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
582,769,908	92.13%	49,800,830	7.87%
3.	Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensationapproach
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
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581,266,665	93.64%	39,456,297	6.36%
4.	Approval of amendments to the Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
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528,851,514	85.20%	91,870,542	14.80%
5.	Approval of amendments to the Stock Option Plan to amend the amending provisions of the plan
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
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537,428,476	86.58%	83,293,605	13.42%
6.	Shareholder Proposal No. 1
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Abstentions*
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27,346,784	4.43%	590,500,687	95.57%	2,856,721
7.	Shareholder Proposal No. 2
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Abstentions*
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119,843,194	20.66%	460,295,362	79.34%	40,582,041
8.	Shareholder Proposal No. 3
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Abstentions*
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56,995,726	9.23%	560,228,245	90.77%	3,495,872
9.	Shareholder Proposal No. 4
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Abstentions*
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4,442,801	0.72%	613,392,292	99.28%	2,885,542
*	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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