Mr. Jake Lawrence reports

SCOTIABANK TO ANNOUNCE SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Bank of Nova Scotia will release its second quarter results on Friday, May 29, 2015.

Second quarter results news release

A news release of the second quarter results will be issued in Canada and the United States at approximately 6 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 29, 2015.

Second quarter results conference call

The conference call will take place on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 8 a.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 416-849-1847 or 1-866-530-1554 (North America toll-free); please call five to 15 minutes in advance;
• Via the Internet on the investor relations page of the Scotiabank website.

During the call, listeners may also wish to refer to the second quarter results posted on the investor relations page of the Scotiabank 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 29, 2015, and June 13, 2015, by calling 647-436-0148 or 1-888-203-1112 (North America toll-free). The access code is 1232313 followed by the number sign. The archived audio webcast will be available on the investor relations page of the Scotiabank website from approximately 6 p.m. EDT on May 29, 2015, for three months.