# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000009631
**File Stem:** 0000950157-25-000987
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 7327
**Document Hash:** 6e8672192a9965c6f2c886afe7db486a
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950157-25-000987.hdr.sgml**: 20251204

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950157-25-000987

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251202

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251204

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251204

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-11302
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251551025

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

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** KEYCORP /NEW/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000091576
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 346542451
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 127 PUBLIC SQ
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44114-1306
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2166896300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 127 PUBLIC SQ
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44114-1306

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SOCIETY CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>40 TEMPERANCE STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TORONTO, A6 M5H 0B4<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-12-02 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [X] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>KEYCORP /NEW/ [ KEY ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Shares | 2025-12-02 |  | D<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 57241 | D | $18.29 | 162294162<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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### Footnotes:

(1) Disposition pursuant to the Investment Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer, dated August 12, 2024 (the "Investment Agreement"), and related arrangements between the Reporting Person and the Issuer, pursuant to which the Reporting Person participates (in certain circumstances, automatically), on a pro rata basis, in any repurchase by the Issuer of its common shares.

(2) Amount excludes certain common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person on a proprietary basis and in which the Reporting Person does not have a pecuniary interest (such common shares, "Excluded Shares").  Excluded Shares were previously reported on, and this Form 4 is deemed to accordingly adjust, the Form 3 filed by the Reporting Person on January 6, 2025 (62,051 Excluded Shares) and the Form 4s filed by the Reporting Person on February 7, 2025 (50,000 Excluded Shares), November 20, 2025 (126,037 Excluded Shares) and November 26, 2025 (127,271 Excluded Shares).

**Remarks:**
Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be a director-by-deputization by virtue of the Reporting Person's contractual right to nominate directors to the board of directors of the Issuer pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

**Signature:** /s/ Raj Sachdeva, Vice President, Head of GBM&T Compliance Canada  
**Date:** 2025-12-04

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**