BNS.PR.H Bank of Nova Scotia

TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2016 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: The Bank of Nova Scotia Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 38 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the "Preferred Shares Series 38")

TSX Symbol: BNS.PR.H

Reason: Pending Closing

Halt Time (ET): 08:01 AM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions