TORONTO, Dec. 5 /CNW/ - Scotiabank will announce details of its fourth
quarter results on Thursday, December 6, 2007.Fourth Quarter Results News Release
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       -   A news release of the fourth quarter results will be issued in
           Canada over Canada NewsWire and in the U.S. over PR Newswire at
           approximately 11:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 6, 2007.

    Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call
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       -   The conference call will take place on Thursday, December 6, 2007
           at 2:00 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 1-800-733-7571 (please call five
               to 15 minutes in advance).
           -   Via the Internet on the Investor Relations page of
               www.scotiabank.com.
       -   During the call, listeners may also wish to refer to the Quarterly
           Results information displayed on the Investor Relations page of
           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
           investor.relations@scotiabank.com.

    Conference Call Archive
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       -   A telephone replay of the call will be available between
           December 6, 2007 and December 20, 2007 by calling (416) 640-1917
           (identification code 21251767 followed by the number sign).
       -   The archived audio webcast will be available on the Investor
           Relations page of www.scotiabank.com from approximately
           6:30 p.m. EST on December 6, 2007 for three months.Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With almost 60,000 employees, Scotiabank
Group and its affiliates serve approximately 12 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 $408 billion in assets (as at July 31, 2007), Scotiabank trades on the
Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit
www.scotiabank.com.