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    Scotiabank Announces Election of Directors

    TORONTO, April 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated February 9, 2021 were elected as directors of the Bank. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 13, 2021 via webcast and teleconference are set out below.

    Election of Directors
    Each of the following 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of the Bank:

    Nominee

    Votes For

    % For

    Votes Withheld

    % Withheld

    Nora A. Aufreiter

    594,334,675

    92.63%

    47,283,934

    7.37%

    Guillermo E. Babatz

    596,773,341

    93.01%

    44,845,268

    6.99%

    Scott B. Bonham

    637,272,498

    99.32%

    4,346,111

    0.68%

    Lynn K. Patterson

    640,401,482

    99.82%

    1,134,673

    0.18%

    Michael D. Penner

    637,554,300

    99.38%

    3,981,855

    0.62%

    Brian J. Porter

    639,593,291

    99.70%

    1,942,864

    0.30%

    Una M. Power

    596,850,416

    93.02%

    44,762,693

    6.98%

    Aaron W. Regent

    592,913,079

    92.41%

    48,700,030

    7.59%

    Calin Rovinescu

    637,052,654

    99.29%

    4,560,455

    0.71%

    Susan L. Segal

    634,028,809

    98.82%

    7,589,800

    1.18%

    L. Scott Thomson

    590,928,923

    92.10%

    50,689,686

    7.90%

    Benita M. Warmbold

    596,771,737

    93.01%

    44,846,872

    6.99%

    Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 13, 2021 will be published shortly on www.scotiabank.com, and filed with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

    About Scotiabank
    Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of approximately 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.2 trillion (as at January 31, 2021), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

    SOURCE Scotiabank

    For further information: Media inquiries only: Laura Mergelas, Global Communications, 437-244-7863, laura.mergelas@scotiabank.com