TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Scotiabank's Notice of the 180th Annual meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular is now available at www.scotiabank.com.  It can be found under the Annual Reports and Annual Meeting menu in the Investor Relations section of the website.  Copies were mailed today to shareholders.

Scotiabank's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (local time).

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank.  With more than 75,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve some 19 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world.  Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking.  With assets above $575 billion (as at October 31, 2011), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS).  For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com.