General Announcement::Moody's downgrade of The Bank of Nova Scotia's rating to Aa3; outlook negative

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Securities
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z450120 - XS1165974384 - 23KB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$20M Z440826 - XS1100248357 - 14TB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z450917 - XS1289183888 - 34VB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$80M Z450810 - XS1269914872 - 34CB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z450622 - XS1246785874 - 31KB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z450925 - XS1293654049 - 35OB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z451002 - XS1297788819 - 35TB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z451009 - XS1300957807 - 35ZB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z450312 - XS1197828723 - 25TB
BKOFNOVASCO US$30M3.73%N310127 - XS1347187905 - 39OB
BKOFNOVASCOTIA US$50M Z451123 - XS1324471959 - 37SB
BKOFNOVASCO CNY130M5%N190203 - XS1357028544 - 39VB
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
General Announcement
Date &Time of Broadcast
03-Feb-2016 15:51:51
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Moody's downgrade of The Bank of Nova Scotia's rating to Aa3; outlook negative
Announcement Reference
SG160203OTHRRW4Z
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Ronald Leung
Designation
Director
Effective Date and Time of the event
25/01/2016 17:00:00
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded The Bank of Nova Scotia's long-term debt and deposit rating to Aa3 from Aa2. Moody s also downgraded BNS's senior unsecured shelf and deposit note program ratings to (P)Aa3 from (P)Aa2 and subordinate shelf rating to (P)A3 from (P)A2. The outlook for all BNS ratings remains negative.

Please see attached press release by Moody's.

Attachments

2016-01-25_BNS_Moodys.pdf
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