BNS: 6-K company filing

6-K 1 d104561d6k.htm 6-K 6-K 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Form F-3 (File No. 333-298611) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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 16, 2026 By: /s/ Agnes Varatinskaite Name: Agnes Varatinskaite Title: Managing Director, Term Funding and Capital Management EXHIBIT Exhibit Description of Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, U.S. counsel for the Bank. 5.2 Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel for the Bank. 23.1 Consent of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above). 23.2 Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 above).