The Bank of Nova Scotia
44 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1H1
Canada
November 27, 2018
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Notice of Disclosure filed in Annual Report on Form 40-F under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 2012 and Section 13(r) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that The Bank of Nova Scotia has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2018.
| Sincerely, | ||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | ||||
| By: | /s/ Ian Arellano | |||
| Name: | Ian Arellano | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||