Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO :
* SCOTIABANK ENTERS INTO NON-BINDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ITS INTEREST IN THANACHART BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (TBANK) AND POTENTIAL MERGER OF TBANK AND TMB BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
* SCOTIABANK - TRANSACTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SCOTIABANK'S CET1 CAPITAL OF APPROXIMATELY 25 BASIS POINTS
* SCOTIABANK - IT IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED MERGER & RELATED TRANSACTIONS WILL RESULT, IF CONCLUDED, IN SCOTIABANK REDUCING INVESTMENT IN THAILAND
* SCOTIABANK - TRANSACTIONS WOULD LEAD TO HOLDING SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER STAKE IN COMBINED BANK & RECEIVING PROCEEDS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN GAIN ON SALE