Mr. Jake Lawrence reports

SCOTIABANK TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL AND FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS

Bank of Nova Scotia will release its annual and fourth quarter results on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.

Scotiabank results news release

A news release of the bank's fourth quarter results will be issued in Canada and the United States at approximately 6 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.

Scotiabank results conference call

The conference call will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at 8 a.m. EST, 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 416-847-6330 or 1-866-530-1553 (North America toll-free); please call shortly before 8 a.m. EST;
• Via the Internet on the investor relations page of the Scotiabank website.

During the call, listeners may also wish to refer to the fourth 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 Dec. 1, 2015, and Dec. 16, 2015, by calling 647-436-0148 or 1-888-203-1112 (North America toll-free). The access code is 8929747 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. EST on Dec. 1, 2015, for three months.