Dec 5 (Reuters) - Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS.TO :
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA-BBVA ACCEPTED SCOTIABANK'S OFFER TO BUY ITS 68.19 PERCENT OWNERSHIP IN BBVA (MC:BBVA) CHILE, FOR ABOUT $2.2 BILLION
* SCOTIABANK FORMALIZES AGREEMENT WITH BBVA TO ACQUIRE ITS SHARES IN BBVA CHILE
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA SAYS ENTERED INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS WITH BBVA AND INTENDS TO MERGE BBVA CHILE WITH ITS EXISTING OPERATIONS IN CHILE
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA SAYS SAID FAMILY, WHICH OWNS 31.62% OF BBVA CHILE, HAS WAIVED ITS RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO ACQUIRE BBVA'S SHARES OF BBVA CHILE
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA-SAID FAMILY HAS INDICATED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO POTENTIALLY REMAIN IN BUSINESS
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA- SAID FAMILY WOULD INVEST UP TO ABOUT $500 MILLION IN ORDER TO OWN UP TO 25 PERCENT OF COMBINED BUSINESS