加拿大丰业银行美股招股说明书(2026-04-17版)

The Bank of Nova Scotia Senior Note Program, Series AEquity Linked Securities Market Linked Securities—Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside Participation and Contingent DownsidePrincipal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of Eli Lilly and Company, the Common Stock ofMerck & Co., Inc. and the Common Stock of Stryker Corporation due April 19, 2029 ■Unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay interest, do not repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity and are subject to potential automatic call upon the terms described below.Whether the securities are automatically called for a fixed call premium or, if not automatically called, the maturity payment amount, will depend, in each case, on the performance of the lowestperforming Underlying Stock. The lowest performing Underlying Stock on the call date or the final calculation day is the Underlying Stock with the lowest underlying stock return on that day,calculated for each Underlying Stock as the percentage change from its starting price to its stock closing price on that day ■Maturity Payment Amount.If the securities are not automatically called, you will receive a maturity payment amount that could be greater than, equal to or less than the face amountdepending on the ending price of the lowest performing Underlying Stock as follows: ■If the ending price of the lowest performing Underlying Stock on the final calculation day isgreater thanits starting price, you will receive the face amount plus a positive return equalto 455% of the percentage increase in the price of the lowest performing Underlying Stock from its starting price■If the ending price of the lowest performing Underlying Stock on the final calculation day isless than or equal toits starting price, butgreater than or equal to60% of its starting price(the “threshold price”), you will receive the face amount■If the ending price of the lowest performing Underlying Stock on the final calculation dayis less thanits threshold price, you will have full downside exposure to the decrease in theprice of the lowest performing Underlying Stock from its starting price and you will lose more than 40%, and possibly all, of the face amount of your securities ■Investors may lose a significant portion or all of the face amount ■If the securities are automatically called, the positive return on the securities will be limited to the call premium, and you will not participate in any appreciation of the lowest performingUnderlying Stock, which may be significant. If the securities are automatically called, you will no longer have the opportunity to participate in any appreciation of any Underlying Stock at theupside participation rate The estimated value of the securities as determined by the Bank as of the pricing date is $914.36 (91.436%) per security. See “The Bank’s Estimated Value of theSecurities” in this pricing supplement for additional information. The securities have complex features and investing in the securities involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Selected RiskConsiderations” beginning on page P-9 herein and “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-3 of the accompanying product supplement, beginning on page S-2 of theaccompanying prospectus supplement and on page 8 of the accompanying prospectus. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., our affiliate, has agreed to purchase the securities from the Bank for distribution to other registered broker dealers including Wells FargoSecurities, LLC (“WFS”). Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. or any of its affiliates or agents may use this pricing supplement in market-making transactions in securities aftertheir initial sale. If you are buying securities from Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. or another of its affiliates or agents, this pricing supplement may be used in a market-makingtransaction. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement. The securities are senior unsecured debt obligations of the Bank, and, accordingly, all payments are subject to credit risk. The securities are not insured by the CanadaDeposit Insurance Corporation pursuant to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (the “CDIC Act”) or the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or anyother governmental agency of Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction.Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission or other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any representation to thecontrary is a criminal offense. (1)Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. or one of our affiliates has agreed to purchase the aggregate face amount of the securities and as part of the distribution, has agreed to sell the securities to WFSat a discount of $25.75 (2.575%) per security