Investor Presentaiton

Scotiabank Strong revenue growth-up 14% vs. Q1/06 Revenues (TEB) ($ millions) 2,830 3,214 2,999 1,881 1,605 1,783 1,225 1,216 1,333 Q1/06 Q4/06 Q1/07 Scotiabank ☐ ☐ Net Interest Income (TEB) Other Income average balances $ billions Q1/07 vs. Q1/06 revenues: up 14% ■ Broad-based asset growth, in part from recent acquisitions ■ Increased securities gains and higher underwriting and brokerage fees Partly offset by margin compression, lower trading revenue Q1/07 vs. Q4/06 revenues: up 7% ■ Volume growth in retail lending in Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America Higher securities gains and increased revenues from retail brokerage, cards, investment banking and trading 11 Strong asset growth 392 375 322 39 38 35 86 79 66 199 192 78 77 77 66 Q1/06 Q4/06 Q1/07 Residential mortgages Personal Loans Business & Government (includes acceptances) Securities Other Year-over-year growth Total Assets: + 21% ■ Residential mortgages: +19% O Personal loans: +11% ■ Business & government: +30% ■ Securities: +26% 12

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