Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration No. 333-282565

The Bank of Nova Scotia

$500,000 Autocallable Dual Directional Barrier Notes

Linked to the Common Stock of Broadcom Inc. due March 10, 2027

General

The notes offered by this pricing supplement (the “Notes”) are unsubordinated and unsecured debt securities of The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) and any payments on the Notes are subject to the credit risk of the Bank

The Notes will be automatically called if the Closing Value of the common stock of Broadcom Inc. (the “Reference Asset”) on the Review Date is equal to or greater than 100% of the Initial Value (the “Call Value”), in which case you will receive a cash payment per Note equal to the Principal Amount plus the Call Premium of $280.00 (28.00%). No further amounts will be owed on the Notes.

If the Notes are not automatically called and the Closing Value of the Reference Asset on the Final Valuation Date (the “Final Value”) is equal to or greater than the Initial Value, you will receive a return at maturity equal to 150% times any positive performance of the Reference Asset

If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Value is less than the Initial Value and equal to or greater than 70.00% of the Initial Value (the “Barrier Value”), the Notes offer a return equal to the absolute value of any decrease in the level of the Reference Asset from the Initial Value to the Final Value

If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Value is less than the Barrier Value, you will suffer a loss on the Notes equal to the depreciation of the Reference Asset and you may lose up to 100% of the Principal Amount

The Notes do not bear interest or pay any coupons prior to maturity

The Strike Date was March 4, 2025, the Trade Date was March 5, 2025 and the Notes will settle on March 10, 2025 and will have a term of approximately 2 years, if not automatically called prior to maturity

Minimum investment of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof

CUSIP / ISIN: 06418VLJ1 / US06418VLJ16

See “Summary” beginning on page P-3 herein for additional information and definitions of the terms used but not defined above

All payments on the Notes will be made in cash. Any payment on your Notes is subject to the creditworthiness of the Bank.

Investment in the Notes involves certain risks. You should refer to “Additional Risks” beginning on page P-9 of this pricing supplement and “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on page PS-6 of the accompanying product supplement and “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-2 of the accompanying prospectus supplement and on page 8 of the accompanying prospectus.

The initial estimated value of your Notes on the Trade Date was $979.64 per $1,000 Principal Amount, which is less than the Original Issue Price of your Notes listed below. See “Additional Information Regarding Estimated Value of the Notes” on the following page and “Additional Risks – Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity” beginning on page P-11 of this document for additional information. The actual value of your Notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted with accuracy.

 

Per Note

Total

Original Issue Price(1)

100.00%

$500,000.00

Underwriting commissions(2)

1.50%

$7,500.00

Proceeds to The Bank of Nova Scotia

98.50%

$492,500.00

(1)The Original Issue Price for certain fiduciary accounts may have been as low as $985.00.

(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 the Notes, has agreed to sell the Notes to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”). JPMS and its affiliates will act as placement agents for the Notes (together, with SCUSA the “Agents”). The placement agents will receive a fee of 1.50% 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 or disapproved of the Notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement, the accompanying product 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 Insurance Corporation Act (the “CDIC Act”) or the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other government agency of Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction.

Pricing Supplement dated March 5, 2025

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Placement Agent

 

The Notes offered hereunder are unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Bank and are subject to investment risks including the credit risk of the Bank. As used in this pricing supplement, the “Bank,” “we,” “us” or “our” refers to The Bank of Nova Scotia. 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 in cash. The Notes do not constitute a direct investment in the Reference Asset. By acquiring the Notes, you will not have a direct economic or other interest in, claim or entitlement to, or any legal or beneficial ownership of the Reference Asset, including without limitation, any voting rights or rights to receive any dividends or other distributions.

As described on the cover of this pricing supplement, JPMS and its affiliates have agreed to act as the placement agents for the Notes. Our affiliate, SCUSA, may use this pricing supplement in market-making transactions in the Notes after their initial sale. Unless we, SCUSA or another of our affiliates selling such Notes to you informs you otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market-making transaction. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement and “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement.

Additional Information Regarding Estimated Value of the Notes

On the cover page of this pricing supplement, the Bank has provided the initial estimated value for the Notes. The initial estimated value was determined by reference to the Bank’s internal pricing models, which take into consideration certain factors, such as the Bank’s internal funding rate on the Trade Date and the Bank’s assumptions about market parameters. For more information about the initial estimated value, see “Additional Risks – Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity” herein.

The economic terms of the Notes are based on the Bank’s internal funding rate, which is the rate the Bank would pay to borrow funds through the issuance of similar market-linked notes, the underwriting discount and the costs associated with selling and structuring the Notes, including the economic terms of certain related hedging arrangements. Due to these factors, the Original Issue Price you pay to purchase the Notes is greater than the initial estimated value of the Notes. The Bank’s internal funding rate is typically lower than the rate the Bank would pay when it issues conventional fixed rate debt securities as discussed further under “Additional Risks — Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity – Neither the Bank’s nor SCUSA’s estimated value of the Notes at any time is determined by reference to credit spreads or the borrowing rate the Bank would pay for its conventional fixed-rate debt securities” herein. The Bank’s use of its internal funding rate reduces the economic terms of the Notes to you.

The value of your Notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted; however, assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Trade Date, the price at which SCUSA may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market, if any, may exceed our estimated value on the Trade Date for a temporary period expected to be approximately 3 months after the Original Issue Date because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes and other costs in connection with the Notes that we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the Notes. We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period on the basis of a number of factors, which may include the tenor of the Notes and/or any agreement we may have with the Agents. The amount of our estimated costs that we effectively reimburse to investors in this way may not be allocated ratably throughout the reimbursement period, and we may discontinue such reimbursement at any time or revise the duration of the reimbursement period after the Original Issue Date based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.

For additional information regarding the price at which SCUSA would buy or sell your Notes (if SCUSA makes a market, which it is not obligated to do), each based on SCUSA’s pricing models; see “Additional Risks — Risks Relating to Estimated Value and Liquidity — The price at which SCUSA would buy or sell your Notes (if SCUSA makes a market, which it is not obligated to do) will be based on SCUSA’s estimated value of your Notes”.

We urge you to read the “Additional Risks” beginning on page P-9 of this pricing supplement.

 

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SUMMARY

The information in this “Summary” section is qualified by the more detailed information set forth in this pricing supplement, the accompanying product supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, each filed with the SEC. See “Additional Terms of Your Notes” in this pricing supplement.

Issuer:

The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”)

Issue:

Senior Note Program, Series A

CUSIP / ISIN:

06418VLJ1 / US06418VLJ16

Type of Notes:

Autocallable Dual Directional Barrier Notes

Reference Asset:

The common stock of Broadcom Inc. (Bloomberg Ticker: AVGO UW)

Minimum Investment and Denominations:

$10,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof

Principal Amount:

$1,000 per Note; $500,000 in the aggregate

Original Issue Price:

100% of the Principal Amount of each Note

Strike Date:

March 4, 2025

Trade Date:

March 5, 2025

Original Issue Date:

March 10, 2025

Delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on the third DTC settlement day following the date of pricing of the Notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+3”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one DTC settlement day (“T+1”), unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to one DTC settlement day before delivery of the Notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that each Note initially will settle in three DTC settlement days (T+3), to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

Review Date:

March 17, 2026

Call Payment Date:

March 20, 2026

Final Valuation Date:

March 5, 2027

Maturity Date:

March 10, 2027

Automatic Call Feature:

If the Closing Value of the Reference Asset on the Review Date is equal to or greater than the Call Value, the Notes will be automatically called and, on the Call Payment Date, we will pay you a cash payment per Note equal to the Principal Amount plus the Call Premium. No further amounts will be owed to you under the Notes.

Call Premium:

$280.00 (28.00%) per Note. Accordingly, if the Notes are subject to an automatic call, on the Call Payment Date we will pay a cash payment per Note equal to $1,280.00.

Payment at Maturity:

If the Notes are not automatically called, the payment at maturity on your Notes will be determined as follows:

If the Final Value is equal to or greater than the Initial Value, you will receive a cash payment per Note calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Upside Participation Rate × Reference Asset Return)

If the Final Value is less than the Initial Value and equal to or greater than the Barrier Value, you will receive a cash payment per Note calculated as follows:

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$1,000 + ($1,000 × Absolute Reference Asset Return)

In this scenario, you will receive a positive 1% return on the Notes for each 1% that the Final Value is less than the Initial Value. Due to the Barrier Value, the Payment at Maturity in this scenario will not exceed $1,300.00 per Note.

If the Final Value is less than the Barrier Value, you will receive a cash payment per Note, if anything, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Reference Asset Return)

If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Value is less than the Barrier Value, you will lose 1% of the Principal Amount of the Notes for each 1% that the Final Value is less than the Initial Value. You may lose up to 100% of the Principal Amount of your Notes.

Reference Asset Return:

The performance of the Reference Asset from the Initial Value to the Final Value, calculated as follows:

Final ValueInitial Value

Initial Value

For the avoidance of doubt, the Reference Asset Return may be a negative value.

Upside Participation Rate:

150.00%

Absolute Reference Asset Return:

The absolute value of the Reference Asset Return, expressed as a percentage (e.g., a Reference Asset Return of -10.00% will result in an Absolute Reference Asset Return of +10.00%)

Closing Value:

As specified under “General Terms of the Notes—Determining the Value of the Reference Asset—Closing Value for a Reference Equity” in the accompanying product supplement

Initial Value:

$187.48, which was the Closing Value of the Reference Asset on the Strike Date

Call Value:

$187.48, which is equal to 100% of the Initial Value

Final Value:

The Closing Value of the Reference Asset on the Final Valuation Date

Barrier Value:

$131.24, which is equal to 70.00% of the Initial Value, rounded to the nearest cent

Market Disruption Events and other Postponements:

The Review Date and the Final Valuation Date are subject to postponement as described under “General Terms of the Notes—Market Disruption Events” in the accompanying product supplement.

Adjustments to the Reference Asset:

The Reference Asset and the terms of the Notes, including without limitation the Initial Value, Closing Value, Final Value, Call Value and Barrier Value are subject to adjustment, as described under “General Terms of the Notes—Unavailability of the Closing Value of a Reference Asset; Adjustments to a Reference Asset — Unavailability of the Closing Value of a Reference Equity” and “— Anti-Dilution Adjustments Relating to a Reference Equity” in the accompanying product supplement.

Status:

The Notes will constitute direct, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Bank ranking pari passu with all other direct, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Bank from time to time outstanding (except as otherwise prescribed by law). The Notes are not insured by the CDIC pursuant to the CDIC Act, the FDIC or any other government agency of Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction.

Tax Redemption:

The Bank (or its successor) may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price determined by the Calculation Agent in a manner reasonably calculated to preserve your and our relative economic position, if it is determined that changes in tax laws or their interpretation will result in the Bank (or its successor) becoming obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes. See “Tax Redemption” in the accompanying product supplement

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