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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to The Bank of Nova Scotia is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.</certifications>
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        <signature>Raj Sachdeva</signature>
        <title>Vice President, Head of GBM&amp;T Compliance Canada</title>
        <date>07/15/2026</date>
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