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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 187th 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.