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The Bank of Nova Scotia 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings. Page generated 04 October 2026.

45Reported items
280Asset managers
4,129Fund votes
2025-04-08Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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How asset managers voted at the The Bank of Nova Scotia 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 280 asset managers that disclosed a The Bank of Nova Scotia vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of The Bank of Nova Scotia’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.6%

The 191 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (119,854,794 for, 426,215 against).

FOR: 119,854,794 (99.6%)AGAINST: 426,215 (0.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach.” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	58,673,307	0	For
1832 Asset Management L.P.	19,697,013	0	For
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.	15,799,200	0	For
JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd	8,771,991	73,313	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	0	For
LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC	2,583,565	0	For
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.	2,053,258	0	For
Northern Trust	1,514,456	0	For
Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc	1,490,379	0	For
Value Partners Investments Inc.	1,143,415	0	For
PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.	409,629	0	For
AGF MANAGEMENT LTD	348,165	0	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	0	For
Coleford Investment Management Ltd.	233,886	0	For
John Hancock	196,739	0	For
LINCLUDEN MANAGEMENT LTD	0	183,852	Against
Korea Investment CORP	183,302	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	0	For
NATIONAL BANK TRUST INC.	163,118	0	For
Gold Investment Management Ltd.	134,864	0	For
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC	116,573	0	For
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina	107,948	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	0	For
National Bank Financial Inc.	87,425	140	For
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC	83,517	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 191 asset managers. See all 191 in the interactive database.

2. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: AARON W. REGENT

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.6%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,171,872 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,171,872 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 205,432 (0.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: AARON W. REGENT” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

3. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: BENITA M. WARMBOLD

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.7%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,241,941 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,241,941 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 135,363 (0.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: BENITA M. WARMBOLD” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	0	For
BlackRock	6,369,444	11,239	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	0	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	0	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	0	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	0	For
State Street	1,357,094	0	For
Hartford	941,546	0	For
First Trust	938,042	0	For
TIAA	881,294	0	For
Legg Mason	756,634	0	For
Principal	697,240	0	For
American Century	346,010	0	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	0	For
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	0	For
John Hancock	196,739	0	For
Equitable	195,957	0	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	0	For
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	113,944	0	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

4. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: GUILLERMO E. BABATZ

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: GUILLERMO E. BABATZ” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

5. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: L. SCOTT THOMSON

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: L. SCOTT THOMSON” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

6. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LYNN K. PATTERSON

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LYNN K. PATTERSON” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

7. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MICHAEL B. MEDLINE

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.8%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,253,180 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,253,180 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 124,124 (0.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MICHAEL B. MEDLINE” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

8. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: NORA A. AUFREITER

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: NORA A. AUFREITER” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

9. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: SANDRA J. STUART

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 98%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (65,011,634 for, 0 against).

FOR: 65,011,634 (97.9%)ABSTAIN: 1,365,670 (2.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: SANDRA J. STUART” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	0	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	0	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	0	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	0	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	0	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	0	For
State Street	1,357,094	0	For
Hartford	941,546	0	For
First Trust	938,042	0	For
TIAA	881,294	0	For
Legg Mason	756,634	0	For
Principal	208,100	489,140	Abstain
American Century	346,010	0	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	0	For
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	0	208,075	Abstain
John Hancock	196,739	0	For
Equitable	34,377	161,580	Abstain
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	0	169,664	Abstain
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	113,944	0	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

10. Election of Director: Steven C. Van Wyk

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director: Steven C. Van Wyk” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

11. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: UNA M. POWER

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: UNA M. POWER” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

12. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: W. DAVE DOWRICH

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 82 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (66,329,926 for, 0 against).

FOR: 66,329,926 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: W. DAVE DOWRICH” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

13. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DANIEL (DON) H. CALLAHAN

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 69 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (55,154,368 for, 0 against).

FOR: 55,154,368 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DANIEL (DON) H. CALLAHAN” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	32,111,784	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
State Street	1,357,094	For
Hartford	941,546	For
First Trust	938,042	For
TIAA	881,294	For
Legg Mason	756,634	For
Principal	697,240	For
American Century	346,010	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
AQR	293,801	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
Equitable	195,957	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	194,915	For
GMO	160,126	For
GuideStone	113,944	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	For
Victory Capital	87,486	For
Calvert	73,753	For
Northern Trust	70,491	For
Pacific Life	65,115	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

14. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach

COMPENSATION

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

95% fund support · no official result

FOR 95%

The 52 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (60,218,785 for, 3,446,309 against).

FOR: 60,218,785 (94.6%)AGAINST: 3,446,309 (5.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,023,560	0	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	0	For
JPMorgan	5,198,028	0	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	0	For
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.	3,904,458	0	For
APG Asset Management US Inc.	2,864,873	0	For
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB	0	2,565,015	Against
State Street	1,357,094	0	For
First Trust	938,042	0	For
TIAA	0	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	756,634	0	For
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.	734,826	0	For
American Century	346,010	0	For
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	0	For
CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	172,978	0	For
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	113,944	0	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	0	For
Victory Capital	87,486	0	For
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	70,491	0	For
Pacific Life	65,115	0	For
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	61,508	0	For
Morgan Stanley	52,432	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

15. Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 45 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (48,184,715 for, 0 against).

FOR: 48,184,715 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 34,377 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	32,023,560	0	For
Dimensional	5,394,785	0	For
Fidelity	4,732,140	0	For
State Street	1,357,094	0	For
First Trust	938,042	0	For
TIAA	881,294	0	For
Legg Mason	756,634	0	For
American Century	346,010	0	For
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	257,658	0	For
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	113,944	0	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	0	For
Victory Capital	87,486	0	For
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	70,491	0	For
Pacific Life	65,115	0	For
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	61,508	0	For
Morgan Stanley	52,432	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	50,028	0	For
BNY Mellon	46,093	0	For
Goldman Sachs	45,596	0	For
Lattice Strategies Trust	39,831	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	37,293	0	For
Equitable	0	34,377	Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

16. SP 1: Publish a Third-Party Racial Equity Audit

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 45 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (706,383 for, 47,491,600 against).

FOR: 706,383 (1.5%)AGAINST: 47,491,600 (98.5%)ABSTAIN: 21,109 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 1: Publish a Third-Party Racial Equity Audit” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	0	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	0	4,732,140	Against
State Street	0	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	0	938,042	Against
TIAA	0	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	0	756,634	Against
American Century	0	346,010	Against
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	257,658	Against
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	0	113,944	Against
WILMINGTON FUNDS	0	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	0	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	65,682	4,809	For
Pacific Life	0	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	0	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	52,432	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	0	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	0	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

17. SP 2: Report on Forced Labor and Child Labor in Lending Portfolios

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 45 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (782,913 for, 47,415,070 against).

FOR: 782,913 (1.6%)AGAINST: 47,415,070 (98.3%)ABSTAIN: 21,109 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 2: Report on Forced Labor and Child Labor in Lending Portfolios” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	0	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	0	4,732,140	Against
State Street	0	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	0	938,042	Against
TIAA	0	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	0	756,634	Against
American Century	0	346,010	Against
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	257,658	Against
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	113,944	0	For
WILMINGTON FUNDS	0	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	0	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	65,682	4,809	For
Pacific Life	0	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	0	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	7,555	44,877	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	0	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	0	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

18. SP 3: Adopt Advanced Generative AI Systems Voluntary Code of Conduct

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0.6% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.4%

The 45 asset managers below cast 0.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (246,456 for, 47,951,527 against).

FOR: 246,456 (0.5%)AGAINST: 47,951,527 (99.4%)ABSTAIN: 21,109 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 3: Adopt Advanced Generative AI Systems Voluntary Code of Conduct” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	0	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	0	4,732,140	Against
State Street	0	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	0	938,042	Against
TIAA	0	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	0	756,634	Against
American Century	0	346,010	Against
AQR	0	293,801	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	257,658	Against
GMO	0	160,126	Against
GuideStone	0	113,944	Against
WILMINGTON FUNDS	0	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	0	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	65,682	4,809	For
Pacific Life	0	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	0	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	52,432	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	0	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	0	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

19. SP 4: Employee Language Skills Disclosure

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEOTHER

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 45 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 48,219,092 against).

AGAINST: 48,219,092 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 4: Employee Language Skills Disclosure” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	4,732,140	Against
State Street	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	938,042	Against
TIAA	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	756,634	Against
American Century	346,010	Against
AQR	293,801	Against
Franklin Templeton	257,658	Against
GMO	160,126	Against
GuideStone	113,944	Against
WILMINGTON FUNDS	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	Against
Northern Trust	70,491	Against
Pacific Life	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	52,432	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

20. SP 5: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policies

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

3% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 97%

The 45 asset managers below cast 3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,585,258 for, 46,612,725 against).

FOR: 1,585,258 (3.3%)AGAINST: 46,612,725 (96.7%)ABSTAIN: 21,109 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 5: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policies” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	0	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	0	4,732,140	Against
State Street	0	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	0	938,042	Against
TIAA	881,294	0	For
Legg Mason	0	756,634	Against
American Century	0	346,010	Against
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	257,658	Against
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	0	113,944	Against
WILMINGTON FUNDS	0	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	0	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	65,682	4,809	For
Pacific Life	0	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	0	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	52,432	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	0	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	0	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

21. SP 6: Disclose Non-Confidential Information Relating to the Bank's Country-by-Country Reporting

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99%

The 45 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (649,939 for, 47,569,153 against).

FOR: 649,939 (1.3%)AGAINST: 47,569,153 (98.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “SP 6: Disclose Non-Confidential Information Relating to the Bank's Country-by-Country Reporting” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	32,023,560	Against
Dimensional	0	5,394,785	Against
Fidelity	0	4,732,140	Against
State Street	0	1,357,094	Against
First Trust	0	938,042	Against
TIAA	0	881,294	Against
Legg Mason	0	756,634	Against
American Century	0	346,010	Against
AQR	293,801	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	257,658	Against
GMO	160,126	0	For
GuideStone	0	113,944	Against
WILMINGTON FUNDS	0	92,570	Against
Victory Capital	0	87,486	Against
Calvert	73,753	0	For
Northern Trust	65,682	4,809	For
Pacific Life	0	65,115	Against
STEWARD FUNDS, INC.	0	61,508	Against
Morgan Stanley	7,555	44,877	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	50,028	Against
BNY Mellon	0	46,093	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	45,596	Against
Lattice Strategies Trust	0	39,831	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	37,293	Against
Equitable	34,377	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

22. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

99.9% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 31 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,599,585 for, 10 against).

FOR: 29,599,585 (100.0%)AGAINST: 10 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	17,554,071	For
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	5,315,406	For
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
Hartford	941,546	For
Principal	697,240	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.	172,380	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	170,452	For
Equitable	161,580	For
LOUISBOURG INVESTMENTS INC.	107,268	For
Vanguard	88,224	For
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.	82,938	For
Russell Investments	62,974	For
Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins	59,137	For
SEI	58,772	For
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	For
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	For
Mercer Funds	10,700	For
Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH	7,950	For
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	For
Brighthouse	3,654	For
ETFis Series Trust I	3,089	For
Federated Hermes	2,307	For
Sarasin & Partners LLP	2,037	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	1,500	For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

23. Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor.

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 22 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (11,860,230 for, 0 against).

FOR: 11,860,230 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor.” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
Six Circles Trust	317,006	For
John Hancock	196,739	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For
Investment Managers Series Trust	62,000	For
HARBOR FUNDS	59,906	For
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS	47,378	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	44,418	For
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	For
Jackson National	19,329	For
Pacer Funds Trust	10,732	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	8,514	For
Allianz	8,437	For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	4,800	For
RBB FUND, INC.	4,424	For
GPS Funds I	3,860	For
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	2,157	For
Managed Portfolio Series	975	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	851	For
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	105	For

24. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Country-by-Country Reporting

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0.2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.8%

The 20 asset managers below cast 0.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,950 for, 6,297,982 against).

FOR: 7,950 (0.1%)AGAINST: 6,297,982 (99.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Country-by-Country Reporting” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	0	3,833,636	Against
Hartford	0	941,546	Against
Principal	0	697,240	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	0	208,075	Against
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	0	170,452	Against
Equitable	0	161,580	Against
Vanguard	0	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	0	62,974	Against
SEI	0	58,772	Against
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	0	23,216	Against
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	0	23,079	Against
Mercer Funds	0	10,700	Against
Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH	7,950	0	For
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	0	7,620	Against
Brighthouse	0	3,654	Against
ETFis Series Trust I	0	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	0	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	1,500	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	0	236	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	0	82	Against

25. Appointment of Auditor

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 19 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,297,982 for, 0 against).

FOR: 6,297,982 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Appointment of Auditor” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	For
Hartford	941,546	For
Principal	697,240	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	170,452	For
Equitable	161,580	For
Vanguard	88,224	For
Russell Investments	62,974	For
SEI	58,772	For
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	For
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	For
Mercer Funds	10,700	For
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	For
Brighthouse	3,654	For
ETFis Series Trust I	3,089	For
Federated Hermes	2,307	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	1,500	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	For

26. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adhering to Voluntary Code of Conduct on AI Systems

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 19 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 6,297,982 against).

AGAINST: 6,297,982 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adhering to Voluntary Code of Conduct on AI Systems” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	Against
Hartford	941,546	Against
Principal	697,240	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	Against
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	170,452	Against
Equitable	161,580	Against
Vanguard	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	62,974	Against
SEI	58,772	Against
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	Against
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	Against
Mercer Funds	10,700	Against
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	Against
Brighthouse	3,654	Against
ETFis Series Trust I	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	1,500	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	Against

27. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Employee Language Fluency

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 19 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 6,297,982 against).

AGAINST: 6,297,982 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Employee Language Fluency” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	Against
Hartford	941,546	Against
Principal	697,240	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	Against
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	170,452	Against
Equitable	161,580	Against
Vanguard	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	62,974	Against
SEI	58,772	Against
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	Against
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	Against
Mercer Funds	10,700	Against
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	Against
Brighthouse	3,654	Against
ETFis Series Trust I	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	1,500	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	Against

28. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Racial Equity Audit

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

80% fund support · no official result

FOR 80%AGAINST 20%

The 19 asset managers below cast 80% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,050,802 for, 1,247,180 against).

FOR: 5,050,802 (80.2%)AGAINST: 1,247,180 (19.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Racial Equity Audit” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	3,833,636	0	For
Hartford	177,238	764,308	Against
Principal	489,140	208,100	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	0	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	0	170,452	Against
Equitable	161,580	0	For
Vanguard	0	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	62,974	0	For
SEI	58,772	0	For
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	0	For
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	0	For
Mercer Funds	0	10,700	Against
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	0	For
Brighthouse	3,654	0	For
ETFis Series Trust I	0	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	0	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	1,500	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	0	For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	0	For

29. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Forced and Child Labour in Loan Portfolios

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0.1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.9%

The 19 asset managers below cast 0.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (318 for, 6,297,664 against).

FOR: 318 (0.0%)AGAINST: 6,297,664 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Forced and Child Labour in Loan Portfolios” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	0	3,833,636	Against
Hartford	0	941,546	Against
Principal	0	697,240	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	0	208,075	Against
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	0	170,452	Against
Equitable	0	161,580	Against
Vanguard	0	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	0	62,974	Against
SEI	0	58,772	Against
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	0	23,216	Against
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	0	23,079	Against
Mercer Funds	0	10,700	Against
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	0	7,620	Against
Brighthouse	0	3,654	Against
ETFis Series Trust I	0	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	0	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	1,500	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	0	For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	0	For

30. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Say on Climate

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

21% fund support · no official result

FOR 21%AGAINST 79%

The 19 asset managers below cast 21% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,291,580 for, 5,006,402 against).

FOR: 1,291,580 (20.5%)AGAINST: 5,006,402 (79.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Say on Climate” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Charles Schwab	0	3,833,636	Against
Hartford	0	941,546	Against
Principal	697,240	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	208,075	0	For
Brinker Capital Destinations Trust	170,452	0	For
Equitable	161,580	0	For
Vanguard	0	88,224	Against
Russell Investments	0	62,974	Against
SEI	0	58,772	Against
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust	23,216	0	For
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND	23,079	0	For
Mercer Funds	0	10,700	Against
Perpetual Americas Funds Trust	7,620	0	For
Brighthouse	0	3,654	Against
ETFis Series Trust I	0	3,089	Against
Federated Hermes	0	2,307	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	1,500	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	236	0	For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	82	0	For

31. Shareholder Proposal 1

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCEDIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

41% fund support · no official result

FOR 41%AGAINST 59%

The 14 asset managers below cast 41% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,611,806 for, 6,563,752 against).

FOR: 4,611,806 (41.3%)AGAINST: 6,563,752 (58.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 1” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	6,380,683	Against
JPMorgan	4,406,673	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	0	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	0	For
Jackson National	0	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	10,698	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	0	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	0	4,424	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	2,157	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	0	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	851	0	For
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	105	0	For

32. Shareholder Proposal 2

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0.3% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.7%

The 14 asset managers below cast 0.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (23,815 for, 11,151,743 against).

FOR: 23,815 (0.2%)AGAINST: 11,151,743 (99.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 2” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	6,380,683	Against
JPMorgan	0	4,406,673	Against
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	0	169,664	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	0	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	0	For
Jackson National	0	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	0	10,698	Against
Ultimus Managers Trust	0	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	0	4,424	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	2,157	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	0	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	0	851	Against
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	0	105	Against

33. Shareholder Proposal 3

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 14 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 11,175,558 against).

AGAINST: 11,175,558 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 3” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
BlackRock	6,380,683	Against
JPMorgan	4,406,673	Against
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	Against
Jackson National	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	10,698	Against
Ultimus Managers Trust	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	4,424	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	2,157	Against
Managed Portfolio Series	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	851	Against
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	105	Against

34. Shareholder Proposal 4

OTHER

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 14 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 11,175,558 against).

AGAINST: 11,175,558 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 4” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
BlackRock	6,380,683	Against
JPMorgan	4,406,673	Against
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	Against
Jackson National	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	10,698	Against
Ultimus Managers Trust	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	4,424	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	2,157	Against
Managed Portfolio Series	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	851	Against
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	105	Against

35. Shareholder Proposal 5

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

41% fund support · no official result

FOR 41%AGAINST 59%

The 14 asset managers below cast 41% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,609,234 for, 6,566,324 against).

FOR: 4,609,234 (41.2%)AGAINST: 6,566,324 (58.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 5” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	11,239	6,369,444	Against
JPMorgan	4,406,673	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	0	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	0	For
Jackson National	0	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	0	10,698	Against
Ultimus Managers Trust	0	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	0	4,424	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	0	2,157	Against
Managed Portfolio Series	0	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	0	851	Against
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	0	105	Against

36. Shareholder Proposal 6

OTHER

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0.3% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.7%

The 14 asset managers below cast 0.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (26,082 for, 11,149,476 against).

FOR: 26,082 (0.2%)AGAINST: 11,149,476 (99.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal 6” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	6,380,683	Against
JPMorgan	0	4,406,673	Against
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	0	169,664	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	89,921	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	0	59,906	Against
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	0	For
Jackson National	0	19,329	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	0	10,698	Against
Ultimus Managers Trust	0	8,514	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	4,424	0	For
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	0	2,157	Against
Managed Portfolio Series	0	975	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	0	851	Against
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	0	105	Against

37. DIRECTOR: D. (Don) H. Callahan

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 12 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (11,164,887 for, 0 against).

FOR: 11,164,887 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR: D. (Don) H. Callahan” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	6,380,683	For
JPMorgan	4,406,673	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	169,664	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	89,921	For
HARBOR FUNDS	59,906	For
Harbor ETF Trust	21,658	For
Jackson National	19,329	For
Pacer Funds Trust	10,698	For
RBB FUND, INC.	4,424	For
Managed Portfolio Series	975	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	851	For
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	105	For

38. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: ADVANCED GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS AND CODE OF CONDUCT

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 93%

The 9 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 637,294 against).

AGAINST: 637,294 (93.1%)ABSTAIN: 47,378 (6.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: ADVANCED GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS AND CODE OF CONDUCT” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Abstain	Vote
Six Circles Trust	317,006	0	Against
John Hancock	196,739	0	Against
Investment Managers Series Trust	62,000	0	Against
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS	0	47,378	Abstain
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	44,418	0	Against
Allianz	8,437	0	Against
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	4,800	0	Against
GPS Funds I	3,860	0	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	34	0	Against

39. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: ADVISORY VOTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

7% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 93%

The 9 asset managers below cast 7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (47,378 for, 637,294 against).

FOR: 47,378 (6.9%)AGAINST: 637,294 (93.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: ADVISORY VOTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Six Circles Trust	0	317,006	Against
John Hancock	0	196,739	Against
Investment Managers Series Trust	0	62,000	Against
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS	47,378	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	44,418	Against
Allianz	0	8,437	Against
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	0	4,800	Against
GPS Funds I	0	3,860	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	0	34	Against

40. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: COMBATING FORCED LABOUR AND CHILD LABOUR IN THE LOAN PORTFOLIOS

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08; no official results are on file for this meeting.

7% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 93%

The 9 asset managers below cast 7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (47,378 for, 637,294 against).

FOR: 47,378 (6.9%)AGAINST: 637,294 (93.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: COMBATING FORCED LABOUR AND CHILD LABOUR IN THE LO” at The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Six Circles Trust	0	317,006	Against
John Hancock	0	196,739	Against
Investment Managers Series Trust	0	62,000	Against
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS	47,378	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	44,418	Against
Allianz	0	8,437	Against
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	0	4,800	Against
GPS Funds I	0	3,860	Against
Pacer Funds Trust	0	34	Against

Showing the 40 reported items with the widest manager coverage, of 45 in total. View every item.

Largest The Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of The Bank of Nova Scotia shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 1,244,435,686 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top The Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	4.71%
2	1832 Asset Management L.P.	1.58%
3	SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.	1.27%
4	JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd	0.71%
5	JPMorgan	0.35%
6	LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC	0.21%
7	Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.	0.16%
8	Northern Trust	0.12%
9	Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc	0.12%
10	Value Partners Investments Inc.	0.09%

Reported The Bank of Nova Scotia ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

The Bank of Nova Scotia beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA	13.10%	13D
Bank of Montreal	4.61%	13G
Vanguard Group	4.27%	13F
Norges Bank	1.16%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.82%	13F
Geode Capital	0.68%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	0.58%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	0.43%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.39%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.31%	13F

Percentages above are of 1,244,435,686 shares outstanding, as reported by The Bank of Nova Scotia on its Form 40-F dated 2024-10-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from The Bank of Nova Scotia’s 40-F dated 2024-10-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At The Bank of Nova Scotia's shareholder meeting held 2025-04-08, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 280 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,129 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 45 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. No official Form 8-K vote tally has been matched to this meeting, so this page states no certified outcome for its most widely held ballot item. On that item — Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach. — the reporting funds cast 99.6% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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