Exhibit 99.3
Security Class Holder Account Number Black or Blue pen preferred. Print in CAPITAL letters inside the boxes. Fold Proxy Form—Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 8, 2025 Notes to Proxy Form 1. meeting Every shareholder . If you wish has to the appoint right a to person appoint or a company proxyholder, other who than need the persons not be a designated shareholder, in to this attend, form vote of proxy, and act please on their insert behalf the name at the of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse). 2. If the shareholder is a corporation, the proxy should be signed by its duly authorized officer(s). Signatories on behalf of a corporation, trust, estate or under power of attorney or similar authority should specify the capacity in which they sign. Documentation may be required evidencing authority. 3. This form of proxy revokes any proxy previously given with respect to the meeting. 4. If this form of proxy is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it is mailed to the shareholder. 5. The shares represented by a properly executed proxy will be This voted form for of or proxy against confers or withheld discretionary from voting authority or the shareholder on proxyholder may vote to to abstain, vote as as they wish applicable, in respect in each of case each as matter instructed set forth by the herein shareholder if no choice . is specified and in respect of any amendments or the other matters that may properly 1, come 2 and before 3 and the AGAINST meeting items . Unless 4 to otherwise 9. specified, the proxyholders designated by management in this form of proxy will vote FOR items 6. If you mark the ABSTAIN box, you are directing your proxy to ABSTAIN from voting FOR or AGAINST that item. An abstention will be counted as present for quorum purposes but will not be counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal. The number of abstentions will be tabulated in the voting results. Fold 7. This form of proxy should be read with the Notice of Meeting and Management Proxy Circular. METHOD OF VOTING • Complete, sign and date the reverse hereof. • Go to the following web site: • You can enroll to receive future shareholder • Return this Proxy in the envelope provided or to www.investorvote.com communications electronically by visiting Computershare Trust Company of Canada www.investorcentre.com. 100 University Avenue, 8th floor Toronto, Ontario • Smartphone? M5J 2Y1 Scan the QR code to vote now. Proxies must be received by 9:00 a.m. (Eastern), April 4, 2025. To vote by Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below. CONTROL NUMBER ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 017BN40001 02177D
This Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Appointment of Proxyholder The undersigned holder of common shares of Print the name of the person you The Bank of Nova Scotia hereby appoints: OR are appointing instead of the Aaron W. Regent, Chair of the Board, or failing him, foregoing L. Scott Thomson, President and Chief Executive Officer as proxyholder of the undersigned, with the power of substitution, to attend the meeting, vote and otherwise act for and on behalf of the undersigned in respect of all matters that may come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of Nova Scotia to be held on April 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM (Atlantic) and any adjournment(s) thereof, as directed herein if a choice is specified by the undersigned or, if no choice is specified, as the proxyholder sees fit, and with authority to act in the proxyholder’s discretion in respect of such amendments or variations and other matters as may properly come before the meeting. http://www Note: If you.computershare are completing.com/BNS the appointment and provide box above Computershare and your proxyholder with the name intends and e -to mail attend address the annual of the person meeting you online, are appointing YOU MUST. Computershare go to will use this meeting, information using the ONLY password to provide “bns2025” the appointee . Without with a user a user name, name your to gain proxyholder entry to will the only meeting be able . This to user log in name to the will meeting allow your as a proxyholder guest and will to log not in be and able vote to vote at the . Fold The Directors recommend shareholders vote FOR items 1, 2 and 3 below: 1. Election of Directors For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold Nora A. Aufreiter W. Dave Dowrich Una M. Power L. Scott Thomson Guillermo E. Steven C. Michael B. Medline Aaron W. Regent Babatz Van Wyk Daniel (Don) H. Benita M. Lynn K. Patterson Sandra J. Stuart Callahan Warmbold For Withhold 2. Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor For Against 3. Advisory vote on non-binding resolution on executive compensation approach Fold Shareholder Proposals (set out in the Management Proxy Circular) The Directors recommend shareholders vote AGAINST the Shareholder Proposals below: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 4. Shareholder Proposal 1 7. Shareholder Proposal 4 5. Shareholder Proposal 2 8. Shareholder Proposal 5 6. Shareholder Proposal 3 9. Shareholder Proposal 6 Shareholder Signature(s)—Sign Here—This section must be completed. Signature(s) Day Month Year Quarterly Report Request Annual Report Waiver Management Proxy Circular Request Mark this box if you WANT to receive (or continue to Mark this box if you do NOT want to receive the Annual Mark this box if you WANT to receive the Management receive) Quarterly Financial Statements and MD&A by Financial Statements and MD&A. If you do not mark Proxy Circular (MPC) by mail. If you do not mark this mail. If you do not mark this box and return this form, this box and return this form, the Annual Report will box and return this form, the MPC will not be sent to you Quarterly Reports will not be sent to you in 2025. continue to be sent to you. in 2026. BNSQ 372016 AR2 02178I