加拿大丰业银行美股招股说明书(2026-03-27版)

April 2026Preliminary Pricing SupplementDated March 27, 2026Registration Statement No. 333-282565Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)(To Prospectus dated November 8, 2024,Prospectus Supplement dated November 8, 2024,Underlier Supplement dated November 8, 2024 and Product Supplement dated November 8, 2024) STRUCTURED INVESTMENTSOpportunities in U.S. EquitiesAuto-Callable Trigger PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500® The Auto-Callable Trigger PLUS (the “securities”) do not provide for the regular payment of interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity.The securities will be automatically redeemed if the index closing value on the determination date prior to the final determination date is greater than or equal to the initial index value, for an early redemption payment of $1,091.10 per security, as described below. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and thefinal index value of the underlying index is greater than the initial index value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investmentplusthe leveraged upside performance of the underlying index. Ifthe final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but greater than or equal to the trigger level, investors will receive the stated principal amount at maturity. However, if the final index value is lessthan the trigger level, investors will lose 1% for every 1% that the final index value falls below the initial index value. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be significantly less than the statedprincipal amount and could be as low as zero.Accordingly, the securities do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity and you could lose a significant portion or all of your investment in thesecurities.The securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal and forgo current income in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment or, if the securities have notpreviously been redeemed, the leverage feature that applies to a limited range of performance of the underlying index and the limited protection against loss that applies only if the final index value is greater thanor equal to the trigger level. The securities are senior unsecured debt securities issued by The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”). The securities are notes issued as part of BNS’ Senior Note Program, Series A.Allpayments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of BNS. If BNS were to default on its payment obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the securities and you couldlose your entire investment in the securities. These securities are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying referenceasset or assets. $1,000.00 per security (see “Commissions and issue price” below)$1,000.00 (1 security) April 22, 2026 (3 business days after the pricing date). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally arerequired to settle in one business day (T+1), unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the securities in the secondarymarket on any date prior to one business day before delivery of the securities will be required, by virtue of the fact that the securities initially will settle in three business days (T+3),to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement of the secondary market trade.April 17, 2031, as noted below under “Determination dates, Early redemption dates and Early Redemption payment per security.” April 22, 2031, subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event, as described in the accompanying product supplement.If the index closing value of the underlying index on the determination date prior to the final determination date is greater than or equal to the initial index value, the securities will be automatically redeemed for the early redemption payment on the related early redemption date. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have beenredeemed. The early redemption payment will be an amount in cash per security for the determination date prior to the final determination date as set forth below.No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed.Determination Dates*Early Redemption DatesEarly Redemption Payment per Security *Subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events (as described under “General Terms of the Notes — Market Disruption Events” and “—Valuation Dates” in the accompanying product supplement).If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity, you will receive at maturity a cash payment per security as follows: ￭If the final index value isless thanthe trigger level: If the