Investor Presentation - First Quarter 2010

Stable Net Interest Margin (%) 1.76 1.74 1.76 1.71 1.52 Q1/09 Q2/09 Q3/09 Q4/09 Q1/10 Q1 margin benefited from... • Wider spreads on retail assets in Canadian Banking Offset by... • Increase in low yielding DWBs • Positive impact of FI • Decrease in non-earning assets Scotiabank 27 22 Canadian Banking: Higher Margin, Wealth Management Revenues Revenues (TEB) ($ millions) 1,886 1,921 1,702 1,199 1,192 1,034 391 365 408 277 322 321 Q1/09 Q4/09 Retail & Small Business Q1/10 Q1/10 vs. Q4/09 Revenues + Increased Commercial Banking revenues due to: + Lower write-down on securities + Increased credit fees + Higher spreads Q1/10 vs. Q1/09 Revenues Retail & Small Business + Higher margin + Increased assets & deposits Commercial Banking + Higher credit fees - Lower asset levels, decrease in margin Wealth Management + Higher mutual fund fees due to strong net sales, increased asset values & CI + Stronger full service brokerage & Private Client Group revenues Commercial Banking Wealth Management Scotiabank 28

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