N-PX: Filer Information

Filer CIK

0000009631

Filer CCC

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Date of Report

06/30/2026

Are you a Registered Management Investment Company or an Institutional Manager?

Institutional Manager

Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?

LIVE

TEST

Is this an electronic copy of an official filing submitted in paper format?

Submission Contact Information

Name

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Notification Information

Notify via Filing Website only?

N-PX: Cover Page

Name and address of reporting person:

Name of reporting person (For registered management investment companies, provide exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Street 1

SCOTIA PLAZA

Street 2

40 TEMPERANCE STREET

City

TORONTO

State/Country

ONTARIO, CANADA

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

M5H 0B4

Telephone number of reporting person, including area code:

4168663672

Name and address of agent for service:

Name of agent for service

Street 1

Street 2

City

State/Country

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

Reporting Period:

Report for the year ended June 30, 2026

SEC Investment Company Act or Form 13F File Number:

028-11475

CRD Number (if any):

Other SEC File Number (if any):

Legal Entity Identifier (if any):

Report Type (check only one):

Registered Management Investment Company.

Fund Voting Report (Check here if the registered management investment company held one or more securities it was entitled to vote.)

Fund Notice Report (Check here if the registered management investment company did not hold any securities it was entitled to vote.)

Institutional Manager.

Institutional Manager Voting Report (Check here if all proxy votes of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

Institutional Manager Notice Report (Check here if no proxy votes are reported in this report and complete the notice report filing explanation section below)

Institutional Manager Combination Report (Check here if a portion of the proxy votes for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting person(s).)

Do you wish to provide explanatory information pursuant to Special Instruction B.4?:

Yes

Additional information:

N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

Number of Included Institutional Managers:

Included Institutional Managers:

NONE

N-PX: Signature Block

Reporting Person:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

By (Signature):

Sam Jeries

By (Printed Signature):

Sam Jeries

By (Title):

Vice President GWO Security Settlement and Asset Servicing

Date:

08/19/2026