Bank of Nova Scotia : REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS - Form 6-K
April 05, 2022 at 01:58 pm EDT
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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 5, 2022. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the 190th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular available at www.scotiabank.com in the Investor Relations section.
1.
Election of Directors
Each of the 13 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
608,490,951
98.03
%
12,232,017
1.97
%
Guillermo E. Babatz
612,403,329
98.66
%
8,319,639
1.34
%
Scott B. Bonham
613,966,108
98.91
%
6,756,860
1.09
%
Daniel (Don) H. Callahan
619,293,476
99.77
%
1,429,492
0.23
%
Lynn K. Patterson
617,952,335
99.55
%
2,770,633
0.45
%
Michael D. Penner
611,928,595
98.58
%
8,794,372
1.42
%
Brian J. Porter
619,191,126
99.75
%
1,531,841
0.25
%
Una M. Power
606,244,468
97.67
%
14,478,500
2.33
%
Aaron W. Regent
602,495,245
97.06
%
18,227,722
2.94
%
Calin Rovinescu
610,389,563
98.34
%
10,333,405
1.66
%
Susan L. Segal
612,258,284
98.64
%
8,464,684
1.36
%
L. Scott Thomson
601,732,440
96.94
%
18,990,527
3.06
%
Benita M. Warmbold
613,355,588
98.81
%
7,367,380
1.19
%
2.
Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP were appointed as auditors of the Bank.
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
582,769,908
92.13%
49,800,830
7.87%
3.
Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
581,266,665
93.64%
39,456,297
6.36%
4.
Approval of amendments to the Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
528,851,514
85.20%
91,870,542
14.80%
5.
Approval of amendments to the Stock Option Plan to amend the amending provisions of the plan
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
537,428,476
86.58%
83,293,605
13.42%
6.
Shareholder Proposal No. 1
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstentions*
27,346,784
4.43%
590,500,687
95.57%
2,856,721
7.
Shareholder Proposal No. 2
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstentions*
119,843,194
20.66%
460,295,362
79.34%
40,582,041
8.
Shareholder Proposal No. 3
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstentions*
56,995,726
9.23%
560,228,245
90.77%
3,495,872
9.
Shareholder Proposal No. 4
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstentions*
4,442,801
0.72%
613,392,292
99.28%
2,885,542
*
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.
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