Scotiabank to announce second quarter results TORONTO, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scotiabank will announce details of its second quarter results on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Second Quarter Results News Release ----------------------------------- - A news release of the second quarter results will be issued in Canada over Canada NewsWire and in the U.S. over PR Newswire at approximately 11:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Second Quarter Results Conference Call -------------------------------------- - The conference call will take place on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. EDT and is expected to last approximately one hour. - Interested parties are invited to access the call live, in listen- only mode: - Via telephone, toll-free, at 1-800-814-4859 (please call five to 15 minutes in advance). - Via the Internet on the Investor Relations page of http://www.scotiabank.com/ - During the call, listeners may also wish to refer to the Quarterly Results information displayed on the Investor Relations page of http://www.scotiabank.com/. - Following discussion of the results by Scotiabank Executives, there will be a question and answer session. Listeners are also invited to submit questions by e-mail, to . Conference Call Archive ----------------------- - A telephone replay of the call will be available between May 31, 2005 and June 14, 2005 by calling (416) 640-1917 (identification code 21124095 followed by the number sign). - The archived audio webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of http://www.scotiabank.com/ from approximately 6:00 p.m. EDT on May 31, 2005 for three months. Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With approximately 48,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve about 10 million customers in some 50 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a diverse range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With $301 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2005), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York (BNS) Stock Exchanges. For more information please visit http://www.scotiabank.com/. DATASOURCE: Scotiabank CONTACT: Jennifer Sclisizzi, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-3625

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