Press Release: Scotiabank Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, April 14, 2026 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated February 10, 2026 were elected as directors of the Bank. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on April 14, 2026 are set out below.

Election of Directors

Each of the following 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of the Bank:

 
Nominee               Votes For    % For    Votes Withheld  % Withheld 
Nora A. Aufreiter     634,468,415  98.25 %      11,280,271      1.75 % 
Guillermo E. Babatz   637,456,204  98.72 %       8,292,482      1.28 % 
W. Dave Dowrich       642,322,500  99.47 %       3,426,186      0.53 % 
Antonio Garza         643,729,142  99.69 %       2,019,544      0.31 % 
Michael B. Medline    640,681,498  99.22 %       5,067,188      0.78 % 
Lynn K. Patterson     643,600,477  99.67 %       2,148,208      0.33 % 
Una M. Power          641,109,196  99.28 %       4,639,491      0.72 % 
Aaron W. Regent       623,598,603  96.57 %      22,150,084      3.43 % 
Sandra J. Stuart      642,939,721  99.57 %       2,808,965      0.43 % 
L. Scott Thomson      641,772,936  99.38 %       3,975,750      0.62 % 
Steven C. Van Wyk     639,511,492  99.03 %       6,237,194      0.97 % 
Benita M. Warmbold    635,032,715  98.34 %      10,715,971      1.66 % 
 

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on April 14, 2026 will be published shortly on scotiabank.com/annualmeeting, and filed with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank's vision is to be our clients' most trusted financial partner and deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Guided by our purpose: "for every future," we help our clients, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With assets of approximately $1.5 trillion (as at January 31, 2026), Scotiabank is one of the largest banks in North America by assets, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange $(BNS)$. For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on X @Scotiabank.

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