BNS 6-K 2026 - Equibles

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: April, 2026

Commission File Number: 002-09048

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

(Name of registrant)

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 ☒

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Form F-3 (File No. 333-282565) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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: April 14, 2026	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 and Special Meeting of Shareholders

April 14, 2026

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 and Special Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) held on April 14, 2026. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the 194^th^ Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular available at scotiabank..com/annualmeeting.

1.	Election of Directors

Each of the 12 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the Bank.

Nominee
Nora A. Aufreiter		634,468,415	98.25%	11,280,271	1.75%
Guillermo E. Babatz		637,456,204	98.72%	8,292,482	1.28%
W. Dave Dowrich		642,322,500	99.47%	3,426,186	0.53%
Antonio Garza		643,729,142	99.69%	2,019,544	0.31%
Michael B. Medline		640,681,498	99.22%	5,067,188	0.78%
Lynn K. Patterson		643,600,477	99.67%	2,148,208	0.33%
Una M. Power		641,109,196	99.28%	4,639,491	0.72%
Aaron W. Regent		623,598,603	96.57%	22,150,084	3.43%
Sandra J. Stuart		642,939,721	99.57%	2,808,965	0.43%
L. Scott Thomson		641,772,936	99.38%	3,975,750	0.62%
Steven C. Van Wyk		639,511,492	99.03%	6,237,194	0.97%
Benita M. Warmbold		635,032,715	98.34%	10,715,971	1.66%
2.	Appointment of Auditor
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KPMG LLP was appointed as auditor of the Bank.

Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld		% Withheld
603,854,198	92.01%	52,453,710		7.99%
3.	Amendment to By-law No. 1 regarding directors’compensation
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against
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637,821,184	98.77%	7,927,071		1.23%
4.	Administrative amendments to By-law No. 1
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against
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638,023,841	98.80%	7,724,837		1.20%
5.	Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensationapproach
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against
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619,194,350	95.89%	26,552,530		4.11%
6.	Shareholder Proposal No. 1
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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6,835,952	1.06%	636,507,543		98.94%		2,401,054
7.	Shareholder Proposal No. 2
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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14,276,443	2.22%	629,329,501		97.78%		2,140,808
8.	Shareholder Proposal No. 3
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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43,559,059	6.77%	599,763,496		93.23%		2,422,529
9.	Shareholder Proposal No. 4
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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63,616,597	9.89%	579,368,578		90.11%		2,759,996
10.	Shareholder Proposal No. 5
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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51,027,100	7.96%	589,818,996		92.04%		4,901,340
11.	Shareholder Proposal No. 6
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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142,945,216	22.21%	500,741,363		77.79%		2,060,270
12.	Shareholder Proposal No. 7
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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56,352,387	8.76%	586,784,381		91.24%		2,611,898
13.	Shareholder Proposal No. 8
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Votes For	% For	Votes Against		% Against		Abstentions*
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104,423,164	17.01%	509,615,412		82.99%		31,710,084
*	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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