Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 19: MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

May 8, 2021

ADS CANADIAN BANK THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY

LETTERS PATENT OF AMALGAMATION

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of section 233 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada), that ADS Canadian Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (together, the “Applicants”) intend to make a joint application to the Minister of Finance, on or after May 24, 2021, for letters patent of amalgamation continuing the Applicants as one company under the name “The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company” in English and “La Société de Fiducie Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse” in French. The head office of the amalgamated company would be located in Toronto, Ontario.

The effective date of the proposed amalgamation would be November 1, 2021, or any other date fixed by the letters patent of amalgamation.

Note: The publication of this notice should not be construed as evidence that letters patent will be issued. The granting of the letters patent will be dependent upon the normal Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) application review process and the discretion of the Minister of Finance.

May 1, 2021

ADS Canadian Bank

The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company