TORONTO, March 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Scotiabank's Notice of the 181st Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular is now available at www.scotiabank.com.  It can be found under the Annual Reports & 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 Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (local time).

Scotiabank is a leading multinational financial services provider and Canada's most international bank. With more than 82,000 employees, Scotiabank 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. In December 2012, Scotiabank became the first Canadian bank to be named Global Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year in the Americas by The Banker magazine, a Financial Times publication. With assets of $736 billion (as at January 31, 2013), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

SOURCE: Scotiabank - Financial Releases