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 194th 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 |
Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
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 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against | |||
| 637,821,184 |
98.77% | 7,927,071 | 1.23% |
| 4. | Administrative amendments to By-law No. 1 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against | |||
| 638,023,841 |
98.80% | 7,724,837 | 1.20% |
| 5. | Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against | |||
| 619,194,350 |
95.89% | 26,552,530 | 4.11% |
| 6. | Shareholder Proposal No. 1 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 6,835,952 |
1.06% | 636,507,543 | 98.94% | 2,401,054 |
| 7. | Shareholder Proposal No. 2 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 14,276,443 |
2.22% | 629,329,501 | 97.78% | 2,140,808 |
| 8. | Shareholder Proposal No. 3 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 43,559,059 |
6.77% | 599,763,496 | 93.23% | 2,422,529 |
| 9. | Shareholder Proposal No. 4 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 63,616,597 |
9.89% | 579,368,578 | 90.11% | 2,759,996 |
| 10. | Shareholder Proposal No. 5 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 51,027,100 |
7.96% | 589,818,996 | 92.04% | 4,901,340 |
| 11. | Shareholder Proposal No. 6 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 142,945,216 |
22.21% | 500,741,363 | 77.79% | 2,060,270 |
| 12. | Shareholder Proposal No. 7 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 56,352,387 |
8.76% | 586,784,381 | 91.24% | 2,611,898 |
| 13. | Shareholder Proposal No. 8 |
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Abstentions* | ||||
| 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 whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal. |
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