You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest. Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial
Advisor for a hard copy.
Risk factors
Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:
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Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, you may not earn a
return on your investment.
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Payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of BNS, and
actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of BNS are expected to affect the value of the notes. If BNS becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
• Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the Capped Value and may be less than a comparable investment
directly in the stocks included in the Market Measure.
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Changes in the level of one of the Basket Components may be offset by changes in the levels of the other Basket
Components.
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The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will
be less than their public offering price.
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If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market
value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.
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You
will have no rights of a holder of the securities
included in the Basket Components, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of the securities included in the Basket Components.
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Your return on the notes may be affected by factors affecting the international securities markets, specifically changes
in the countries represented by the Basket Components. In addition, you will not obtain the benefit of any increase in the value of the currencies in which the securities in the Basket Components trade against the U.S. dollar which you
would have received if you had owned the securities in the Basket Components during the term of your notes, although the value of the Basket may be adversely affected by general exchange rate movements in the market.
Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product
disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”) has filed a registration statement (which includes a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the notes that are described in
this Guidebook. Before you invest, you should carefully read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that BNS has filed with the SEC for more complete information about BNS and any offering described in this
Guidebook. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. BNS’s Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 9631. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch will arrange to send you the prospectus
and other documents relating to any offering described in this document if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-294-1322. BNS faces risks that are specific to its business, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before
making an investment in its securities.
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