Feb 12 (Reuters) - Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS.TO :
* SCOTIABANK TO ACQUIRE JARISLOWSKY FRASER
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - PURCHASE PRICE PAYABLE AT CLOSING OF APPROXIMATELY $950 MILLION WILL BE SATISFIED PRIMARILY BY ISSUANCE OF SCOTIABANK COMMON SHARES.
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THESE REPURCHASES, SCOTIABANK EXPECTS TRANSACTION TO BE ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS IN FY 2020
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - WILL OFFSET DILUTIVE IMPACT OF ISSUANCE OF SHARES TO SATISFY PURCHASE PRICE BY REPURCHASING A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF COMMON SHARES
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - SCOTIABANK EXPECTS TRANSACTION TO BE ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS IN FY 2020.
* BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - AN EARN-OUT OF UP TO $56 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SCOTIABANK COMMON SHARES MAY BE PAID BASED ON GROWTH TARGETS