6-K/A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

Form 6-K/A

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: January 2020 Commission File Number: 002-09048

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

(Name of registrant)

44 King Street West, Scotia Plaza 8^th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1H1

Attention: Secretary's Department (Tel.: (416) 866-3672)

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F                      Form 40-F    X

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):     

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-199099) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-228614) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Date: January 20, 2020	By:	/s/ Meigan Terry
		Name: Meigan Terry
		Title: SVP, Global Communications

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News Release dated January 20, 2020 - Scotiabank Releases Revised Q4 2019 Supplementary Financial Information Package Reflecting Previously Announced Business Realignment

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Scotiabank Releases Revised Q4 2019 Supplementary Financial Information Package Reflecting Previously Announced Business Realignment

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Scotiabank has released a revised Q4 2019 Supplementary Financial Information Package to reflect the Bank's establishment of Global Wealth Management as a distinct business line effective November 1, 2019.

The Bank will now publish financial information across five distinct business segments including:

• Canadian Banking (excluding Canadian Wealth Management);
• International Banking (excluding International Wealth Management);
• Global Wealth Management (including Canadian Wealth Management and International Wealth Management);
• Global Banking and Markets; and
• Other

The pages in the Supplementary Financial Information Package impacted by the establishment of Global Wealth Management as a distinct business line are summarized in the Notes section. In addition, the Bank has also added some key information relating to the Global Banking and Markets Latin America operations on page 27. 

The Revised Supplementary Financial Information Package can be found on the Investor Relations page of http://www.scotiabank.com.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. We are here for every future. We help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 100,000 employees and assets of over $1 trillion (as at October 31, 2019), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

SOURCE Scotiabank

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For further information: For media enquiries only: Clancy Zeifman, Global Communications, Scotiabank, clancy.zeifman@scotiabank.com, PH: (416) 933-1864; For investor enquiries only: Philip Smith, Investor Relations, Scotiabank, philip.smith@scotiabank.com, PH: (416) 863-2866

CO: Scotiabank

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