# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000009631
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-304609
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2795
**Document Hash:** d9a54746e5f4409df4d28b7f502bbe88
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-304609.hdr.sgml**: 20251202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-304609

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251202

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251202

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000009631
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 134941099
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** Z4
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-09048
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251541703

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 40 TEMPERANCE STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** M5H 0B4
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (416) 866-3672

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 40 TEMPERANCE STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** M5H 0B4

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA /
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970702

**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: December, 2025** | **Commission File Number: 002-09048** |

---

## THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
**(Name of registrant)** 

**40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 0B4** 

**(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 ☒

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia's registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-199099) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-282565) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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 | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA |
| Date: December 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ Gerhardt Samwell |
|  |  | Name: Gerhardt Samwell |
|  |  | Title: Senior Vice-President and Chief Accountant |

---

------

**EXHIBIT INDEX** 

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | 2025 Annual Report |

---

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `d10762dex991.pdf`

_No text found in this document._