Mr. Peter Slan reports

SCOTIABANK TO ANNOUNCE SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Bank of Nova Scotia will release its second quarter results on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Second quarter results news release

A news release of the second quarter results will be issued in Canada in the United States at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Second quarter results conference call

The conference call will take place on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. EDT and is expected to last approximately one hour.

Interested parties are invited to access the call live via telephone, in listen-only mode, by calling 416-644-3414 or 1-800-814-4859 (North America toll-free). Please call five to 15 minutes in advance. The call will also be available via the Internet on the investor relations page of the bank's website. During the call, listeners may also wish to refer to the second quarter results posted on the investor relations page of the website. Following discussion of the results by Scotiabank executives, there will be a question-and-answer session.

Conference call archive

A telephone replay of the call will be available between May 28 and June 12, 2013, by calling 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 (North America toll-free). The access code is 4584493 followed by the number sign.

The archived audio webcast will be available on the investor relations page of the bank's website from approximately 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, for three months.