BNS: 6-K company filing

6-K 1 bns_6k-31768.htm FORM 6-K mp UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date: October 1, 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 office) 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 o Form 40-F x 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): o 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): o This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of The Bank of Nova Scotia 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Form F-3 (File No. 333-298611) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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/ Dale Cheeseman Name: Dale Cheeseman Title: Managing Director 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description of Exhibit 99.1 Seventh Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated October 1, 2026, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. 99.2 Seventh Amended and Restated Calculation Agency Agreement, dated October 1, 2026, between The Bank of Nova