SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

654110303

1

Names of Reporting Persons

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 4,740,923.00
6	Shared Voting Power 0.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 4,740,923.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 0.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

4,740,923.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

5.61 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

FI

SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1.

(a)

Name of issuer:

NIKOLA CORP

(b)

Address of issuer's principal executive offices:

4141 E Broadway Road Phoenix, ARIZONA 85040

Item 2.

(a)

Name of person filing:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

(b)

Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:

40 TEMPERANCE STREET TORONTO, Ontario, Canada M5H 1Y4

(c)

Citizenship:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)

(d)

Title of class of securities:

Common Stock

(e)

CUSIP No.:

654110303

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:

(k)

Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

a parent holding company, in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(g)

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

4,740,923

(b)

Percent of class:

5.61 %

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - 4,740,923

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - 0

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - 4,740,923

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - 0

Item 5.

Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

Item 6.

Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certifications:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. 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.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Signature:	George Jones
Name/Title:	Senior Vice President, Compliance GBM and Treasury
Date:	02/11/2025