BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's Schedule 13G Filing for MP Materials Corp.

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC, disclosing its beneficial ownership of 11,933,651 shares of MP Materials Corp.'s common stock, representing 6.51% of the total shares outstanding. The filing indicates that BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares. The filing was made under Rule 13d-1(b), and the event date requiring this filing is September 30, 2025. The certification provided by BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA confirms that the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to it is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s).