Scotiabank to hold 174th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and first quarter results conference call in Winnipeg
02 Marzo 2006 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
TORONTO, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scotiabank is holding
its 174th Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, March 3, 2006
in Winnipeg. Annual Meeting -------------- - Fairmont Winnipeg,
West/Midway Winnipeg Ballroom, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Friday, March 3, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST). Webcast
------- - A live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting will be
available via the Investor Relations page of
http://www.scotiabank.com/ and will be archived for one year. Media
Briefing -------------- - Following approximately five to 10
minutes after the Annual Meeting, at about 12:15 p.m. CST (1:15
p.m. EST), there will be a media briefing. (Please note the exact
start time will depend on the duration of the Annual Meeting
proceedings.) - Interested parties may access the briefing - in
listen-only mode - via telephone at 1-800-814-4890 or via audio
webcast from the Investor Relations page of
http://www.scotiabank.com/. - Media interested in participating in
the media conference, either in person or via interactive phone
line, should contact Jane Shannon at (416) 866-6806 for further
details. - A telephone replay of the media briefing will be
available between March 3, 2006 and June 3, 2006 by calling (877)
289-8525 (identification code 21175102 followed by the number
sign). First Quarter Results News Release
---------------------------------- - A news release of the first
quarter results will be issued in Canada over Canada NewsWire and
in the U.S. over PR Newswire at approximately 8:30 a.m. EST (7:30
a.m. CST) on Friday, March 3, 2006. First Quarter Conference Call
----------------------------- - The conference call will take place
on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. CST) 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 1-800-814-3911 (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 March 3, 2006 and
March 17, 2006, by calling (416) 640-1917 (identification code
21174131 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. EST on
March 3, 2006 for three months. Scotiabank is one of North
America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most
international bank. With more than 50,000 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 $314 billion in assets (as at October 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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