SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of: April, 2019    Commission File Number: 002-09048

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

(Name of registrant)

 

 

44 King Street West, Scotia Plaza 8 th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1H1,

Attention: Secretary’s Department (Tel.: (416) 866-3672)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  ☐                 Form 40-F  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-199099) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-228614) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Date: April 9, 2019  

By:

 

/s/ Nives Gaiotto

   

Name:

 

Nives Gaiotto

   

Title:

 

Assistant Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Report of Voting Results required under Canadian securities legislation

Exhibit 99.1

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

April 9, 2019

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102

Continuous Disclosure Obligations

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”) held on April 9, 2019. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the 187 th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular mailed to shareholders and available at www.scotiabank.com in the Investor Relations section. The vote on each matter was conducted by ballot.

 

1.

Election of Directors

Each of the 14 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the Bank.

 

Nominee

   Votes For      % For      Votes
Withheld 		     % Withheld  

Nora A. Aufreiter

     698,185,508        99.64%        2,514,119        0.36%  

Guillermo E. Babatz

     686,525,945        97.98%        14,173,682        2.02%  

Scott B. Bonham

     688,030,368        98.19%        12,669,259        1.81%  

Charles H. Dallara

     687,919,645        98.18%        12,778,355        1.82%  

Tiff Macklem

     698,411,579        99.67%        2,288,048        0.33%  

Michael D. Penner

     698,919,520        99.75%        1,780,107        0.25%  

Brian J. Porter

     698,261,736        99.65%        2,438,426        0.35%  

Una M. Power

     696,842,585        99.45%        3,857,577        0.55%  

Aaron W. Regent

     686,459,633        97.97%        14,239,994        2.03%  

Indira V. Samarasekera

     684,734,445        97.72%        15,965,717        2.28%  

Susan L. Segal

     697,884,827        99.60%        2,815,335        0.40%  

Barbara S. Thomas

     687,342,515        98.09%        13,357,647        1.91%  

L. Scott Thomson

     679,524,365        96.98%        21,175,262        3.02%  

Benita M. Warmbold

     687,474,537        98.11%        13,225,625        1.89%  

 

2.

Appointment of Auditors

KPMG LLP were appointed as auditors of the Bank.

 

Votes For

   % For    Votes Withheld    % Withheld

704,707,546

   99.01%    7,045,103    0.99%

3.

Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach

 

Votes For

   % For    Votes Against    % Against

656,934,620

   93.75%    43,773,263    6.25%

 

4.

Shareholder Proposal No. 1

Revision to Human Rights Policies

 

Votes For

   % For    Votes Against    % Against    Abstentions*

64,373,455

   9.23%    633,101,930    90.77%    3,180,900

 

5.

Shareholder Proposal No. 2

Disclosure of Pay Ratio

 

Votes For

   % For    Votes Against    % Against    Abstentions*

41,397,529

   5.93%    657,213,949    94.07%    2,088,742

 

6.

Shareholder Proposal No. 3

Creation of a New Technology Committee

 

Votes For

   % For    Votes Against    % Against    Abstentions*

20,731,964

   2.97%    676,779,708    97.03%    3,189,254

*An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes, but is not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.