TORONTO, March 26 /CNW/ - Chris Hodgson, Executive Vice President and
Head of Domestic Personal Banking, Scotiabank, will present at National Bank
Financial's Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on Wednesday,
March 26, 2008.
    Mr. Hodgson's presentation will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. EDT and
run for about 30 minutes including a question and answer session. Interested
parties are invited to access - in listen-only mode - a live audio webcast of
the presentation and the question and answer session. You can access the
accompanying slides by going to the Investor Relations section of our website.
    An archived version of the presentation will be available after the
conference date via the investor relations section of www.scotiabank.com.

    Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With more than 60,000 employees, Scotiabank
Group and its affiliates serve approximately 12.5 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 $449 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2008), Scotiabank trades on the
Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit
www.scotiabank.com.