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Scotiabank Announces Election of Directors

April 14, 2026 3:20 PM
PR Newswire (Canada)

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 (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on X @Scotiabank.

SOURCE Scotiabank

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