加拿大丰业银行美股招股说明书(2026-05-18版)

$5,093,000 Contingent Buffer Digital Notes Linked to the Shares of the VanEck®Gold Miners ETF due June 3, 2027 General The notes offered by this pricing supplement (the “Notes”) are unsubordinated and unsecured debt securities of TheBank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) and any payments on the Notes are subject to the credit risk of the Bank ￭￭If the Final Value of the shares of the VanEck®Gold Miners ETF (the “Reference Asset”) is equal to or greater than 85.00% of the Initial Value (the “Buffer Value”), the Notes offer the opportunity to earn a fixed return equal to 20.89%(the “Digital Return”) If the Final Value is less than the Buffer Value, you will lose approximately 1.1765% of the Principal Amount of theNotes for each 1% decrease from the Initial Value to the Final Value of more than 15.00% and you may lose up to 100% of the Principal AmountThe Notes do not bear interest or pay any coupons prior to maturity The Trade Date was May 15, 2026 and the Notes will settle on May 20, 2026 and will have a term of approximately 54weeks Minimum investment of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof ￭CUSIP / ISIN: 06419TBE7 / US06419TBE73￭See “Summary” beginning on page P-3 herein for additional information and definitions of the terms used but not defined aboveAll payments on the Notes will be made in cash and will only be paid at maturity. Any payment on your Notes is subject tothe creditworthiness of the Bank. Investment in the Notes involves certain risks. You should refer to “Additional Risks” beginning on page P-9 of thispricing supplement and “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on page PS-6 of the accompanyingproduct supplement and “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-2 of the accompanying prospectus supplement and on The initial estimated value of your Notes at the time the terms of your Notes were set on the Trade Date was $978.21per $1,000 Principal Amount, which is less than the Original Issue Price of your Notes listed below.See “AdditionalInformation Regarding Estimated Value of the Notes” on the following page and “Additional Risks — Risks Relating toEstimated Value and Liquidity” beginning on page P-13 of this document for additional information. The actual value of your Original Issue Price(1)(2) Underwriting commissionsProceeds to The Bank of Nova Scotia(1)The Original Issue Price for certain fiduciary accounts may have been as low as $990.00. (2)Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (“SCUSA”), our affiliate, has agreed to purchase the Notes at the Original Issue Price and, as part of the distribution of theNotes, has agreed to sell the Notes to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”). JPMS and its affiliates have agreed to act as placement agents for theNotes (together, with SCUSA the “Agents”). The placement agents will receive a fee of 1.00% per Note, but will forgo fees for sales to fiduciary accounts.The total fees represent the amount that the placement agents receive from sales to accounts other than fiduciary accounts. Neither the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved ordisapproved of the Notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement, the accompanying productsupplement, underlier supplement, prospectus supplement or prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Notes are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “CDIC”) pursuant to the Canada Deposit InsuranceCorporation Act (the “CDIC Act”) or the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other government agencyof Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction. The Notes offered hereunder are unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Bank and are subject to investment risksincluding the credit risk of the Bank. As used in this pricing supplement, the “Bank,” “we,” “us” or “our” refers to The Bank of NovaScotia. The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or automated quotation system. The Notes are derivative products based on the price return of the Reference Asset. All payments on the Notes will be made incash. The Notes do not constitute a hypothetical direct investment in any of the shares, units or other securities represented bythe Reference Asset. By acquiring the Notes, you will not have a direct economic or other interest in, claim or entitlement to, orany legal or beneficial ownership of, any such share, unit or security and will not have any rights as a shareholder, unitholder orother security holder of any of the issuers, including without limitation, any voting rights or rights to receive any dividends or other As described on the cover of this pricing supplement, JPMS and its affiliates have agreed to act as the placement agents for theNotes. Our affiliate, SCUSA, may use this pricing supplement in market-making transactions in the Notes after their initial sale.Unless we, SCUSA or another o