TORONTO, Nov. 24 /CNW/ - Scotiabank will announce details of its fourth
quarter results on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008.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 11:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008.

    Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call
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    -   The conference call will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 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 1-800-732-9307 (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 2nd, 2008 and December 16th, 2008 by calling (416) 640-1917
        (identification code 21288961 followed by the number sign).
    -   The archived audio webcast will be available on the Investor
        Relations page of www.scotiabank.com from approximately 6:00 p.m. EST
        on December 2nd, 2008 for three months.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 $462 billion in assets (as at July 31, 2008), Scotiabank trades on the
Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit
www.scotiabank.com.