FWP 1 ef20035462_fwp.htm GUIDEBOOK
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-261476

ACCELERATED RETURN NOTES® (ARNs®)

 
ARNs® Linked to the S&P 500® Index
 
Issuer
  
The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”)
  
 
Principal Amount
  
$10.00 per unit
  
 
Term
  
Approximately two years
  
 
Market Measure
  
The S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”)
  
 
Payout Profile at Maturity
  
•  2-to-1 leveraged upside exposure to increases in the Market Measure, subject to the Capped Value
•  1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure, with up to 100.00% of your principal at risk
  
 
Participation Rate
  
200.00%
  
 
Capped Value
  
[$11.50 to $11.90] per unit, a [15.00% to 19.00%] return over the principal amount, to be determined on the pricing date
  
 
Starting Value
  
The lowest closing level of the Market Measure on any Market Measure Business Day during the Starting Value Determination Period.
  
 
Starting Value Determination
Period
  
The period from and including the pricing date to and including the day that is approximately two months following the pricing date.
  
 
Investment Considerations
  
This investment is designed for investors who anticipate that the Market Measure will increase moderately over the term of the notes, and are willing to accept a capped return, take full downside risk and forgo interim interest payments.
  
 
Preliminary Offering Documents
    
 
Exchange Listing
  
No
  
You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest. Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.
Risk Factors
Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:
•
Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.
•
Payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of BNS, and actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of BNS are expected to affect the value of the notes. If BNS becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
•
The Starting Value will be determined after the pricing date of the notes.
•
Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the Capped Value and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the stocks included in the Market Measure.
•
The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price.
•
If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.
•
You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.

The graph above and the table below reflect the hypothetical return on the notes, based on the terms contained in the table to the left (using the mid-point for any range(s)). The graph and table have been prepared for purposes of illustration only and do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the notes.
Hypothetical
Percentage Change
from the Starting
Value to the Ending
Value
Hypothetical
Redemption
Amount per Unit
Hypothetical Total
Rate of Return on
the Notes
-100.00%
$0.00
-100.00%
-75.00%
$2.50
-75.00%
-50.00%
$5.00
-50.00%
-40.00%
$6.00
-40.00%
-30.00%
$7.00
-30.00%
-20.00%
$8.00
-20.00%
-10.00%
$9.00
-10.00%
-5.00%
$9.50
-5.00%
0.00%
$10.00
0.00%
2.00%
$10.40
4.00%
5.00%
$11.00
10.00%
7.00%
$11.40
14.00%
8.50%
$11.70(1)
17.00%
10.00%
$11.70
17.00%
20.00%
$11.70
17.00%
30.00%
$11.70
17.00%
40.00%
$11.70
17.00%
50.00%
$11.70
17.00%
(1)
The Redemption Amount per unit cannot exceed the hypothetical Capped Value.

The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”) has filed a registration statement (which includes a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the notes that are described in this Guidebook. Before you invest, you should carefully read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that BNS has filed with the SEC for more complete information about BNS and any offering described in this Guidebook. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. BNS’s Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 9631. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch will arrange to send you the prospectus and other documents relating to any offering described in this document if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-294-1322. BNS faces risks that are specific to its business, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before making an investment in its securities.