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Security Class 123 Holder Account Number C1234567890 XXX Black or Blue pen preferred. Print in CAPITAL letters inside the boxes. Fold Proxy Form - Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 14, 2026 Notes to Proxy Form 1. Every meeting shareholder . If you wish has to the appoint right a to person appoint or a company proxyholder, other who than need the persons not be a designated shareholder, in to this attend, form vote of proxy, and act please on their insert behalf the name at the of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse). 2. If the shareholder is a corporation, the proxy should be signed by its duly authorized officer(s). Signatories on behalf of a corporation, trust, estate or under power of attorney or similar authority should specify the capacity in which they sign. Documentation may be required evidencing authority. 3. This form of proxy revokes any proxy previously given with respect to the meeting. 4. If this form of proxy is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it is mailed to the shareholder. 5. The shares represented by a properly executed proxy will be voted for or against or withheld from voting or the shareholder may vote to abstain, as wish applicable, in respect in each of case each as matter instructed set forth by the herein shareholder if no choice . This is form specified of proxy and confers in respect discretionary of any amendments authority on or the other proxyholder matters that to vote may as properly they 1, come 2, 3, before 4 and the 5 and meeting AGAINST . Unless items otherwise 6 to 13. specified, the proxyholders designated by management in this form of proxy will vote FOR items 6. If you mark the ABSTAIN box, you are directing your proxy to ABSTAIN from voting FOR or AGAINST that item. An abstention will be counted as present for quorum purposes but will not be counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal. The number of abstentions will be tabulated in the voting results. Fold 7. This form of proxy should be read with the Notice of Meeting and Management Proxy Circular. METHOD OF VOTING To Vote by Mail • Complete, sign and date the reverse hereof. • Return this Proxy in the envelope provided or to Computershare Trust Company of Canada 320 Bay Street, 14th Floor Toronto, ON M5H 4A6 To Vote Using the Internet • Go to the following web site: www.investorvote.com • Smartphone? Scan the QR code to vote now. To Receive Documents Electronically • You can enroll to receive future shareholder communications electronically by visiting www.investorcentre.com. Proxies must be received by 9:00 a.m. (Eastern), April 10, 2026. To vote online, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below. CONTROL NUMBER 123456789012345 ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 017BN40001 024AHF
This Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Appointment of Proxyholder The undersigned holder of common shares of Print the name of the person you The Bank of Nova Scotia hereby appoints: OR are appointing instead of the Aaron W. Regent, Chair of the Board, or failing him, foregoing L. Scott Thomson, President and Chief Executive Officer as proxyholder of the undersigned, with the power of substitution, to attend the meeting, vote and otherwise act for and on behalf of the undersigned in respect of all matters that may come before the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of Nova Scotia to be held on April 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM (Eastern) and any adjournment(s) thereof, as directed herein if a choice is specified by the undersigned or, if no choice is specified, as the proxyholder sees fit, and with authority to act in the proxyholder’s discretion in respect of such amendments or variations and other matters as may properly come before the meeting. Note: https://www If you .are computershare completing .the com/BNS appointment and provide box above Computershare and your proxyholder with the name intends and e to-mail attend address the meeting of the person online, you YOU are MUST appointing go to . Computershare will use this meeting, information using the ONLY password to provide “bns2026” the appointee . Without with a user a user name, name your to gain proxyholder entry to will the only meeting be able . This to user log in name to the will meeting allow your as a proxyholder guest and will to log not in be and able vote to vote at the . The Directors recommend shareholders vote FOR items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 below: Fold 1. Election of Directors For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold Nora A. Aufreiter Antonio Garza Una M. Power L. Scott Thomson Guillermo E. Babatz Michael B. Medline Aaron W. Regent Steven C. Van Wyk W. Dave Dowrich Lynn K. Patterson Sandra J. Stuart Benita M. Warmbold For Withhold 2. Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor For Against 3. compensation Confirm, by special (see the resolution, Management an amendment Proxy Circular to By for -law the No special . 1 regarding resolution) directors’ 4. for Confirm the ordinary administrative resolution) amendments to By-law No. 1 (see the Management Proxy Circular 5. Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach Fold Shareholder Proposals (set out in the Management Proxy Circular) The Directors recommend shareholders vote AGAINST the Shareholder Proposals below: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 6. Shareholder Proposal 1 10. Shareholder Proposal 5 7. Shareholder Proposal 2 11. Shareholder Proposal 6 8. Shareholder Proposal 3 12. Shareholder Proposal 7 9. Shareholder Proposal 4 13. Shareholder Proposal 8 Shareholder Signature(s) - Sign Here - This section must be completed. Signature(s) Day Month Year Quarterly Report Request Annual Report Waiver Management Proxy Circular Request Mark this box if you WANT to receive (or continue to Mark this box if you do NOT want to receive the Annual Mark this box if you WANT to receive the Management receive) Quarterly Financial Statements and MD&A by Financial Statements and MD&A. If you do not mark Proxy Circular (MPC) by mail. If you do not mark this mail. If you do not mark this box and return this form, this box and return this form, the Annual Report will box and return this form, the MPC will not be sent to you Quarterly Reports will not be sent to you in 2026. continue to be sent to you. in 2027. BNSQ 386597 9XX AR2 999999999999 024AIJ