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 October 2026
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Form F-3 (File No. 333-298611) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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: October 1, 2026 | By: | /s/ Agnes Varatinskaite | ||||
| Name: | Agnes Varatinskaite | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director, Term Funding and Capital Management | |||||
EXHIBIT
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Distribution Agreement, dated October 1, 2026, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Calculation Agency Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2026, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
| 99.3 | Exchange Rate Agency Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2026, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |