TORONTO, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scotiabank will announce details of its second quarter results on Monday, May 29, 2006. Second Quarter Results News Release ----------------------------------- - A news release of the second quarter results will be issued in Canada over CNW Group and in the U.S. over PR Newswire at approximately 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 29, 2006. Second Quarter Results Conference Call -------------------------------------- - The conference call will take place on Monday, May 29, 2006 at 3:45 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 1-800-814-3911 (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 May 29, 2006 and June 12, 2006 by calling (416) 640-1917 (identification code 21186784(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 29, 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 $325 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2006), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York (BNS) Stock Exchanges. For more information please visit http://www.scotiabank.com/. DATASOURCE: Scotiabank CONTACT: Stacy Morris, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-6203

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