REMINDER - Scotiabank to hold 172nd Annual Meeting of Shareholders and first quarter results conference call in Toronto TORONTO, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scotiabank is holding its 172nd Annual Meeting of Shareholders tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2, 2004 in Toronto. Annual Meeting -------------- - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, John W.H. Bassett Theatre, 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. - Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. EST Webcast ------- - A live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting will be available via the Corporate Information 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. 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 1-800-814-4860 or via audio webcast from the Corporate Information page of http://www.scotiabank.com/. - Media interested in participating in the media conference, either in person or via interactive phone line, should contact David Scott at (416) 866-6203 for further details. 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 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 2, 2004. First Quarter Conference Call ----------------------------- - The conference call will take place on Tuesday, March 2, 2004at 2:30 p.m. EST 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 2, 2004 and March 16, 2004, by calling (416) 640-1917 (identification code 21034320 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 2, 2004 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 C$286 billion in assets (as at October 31, 2003), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS), New York (BNS) and London (BNV) 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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