Scotiabank Launches Interactive 2014 Online Annual Report

TORONTO, ON --(Marketwired - December 08, 2014) - Scotiabank launched its 2014 Online Annual Report, an interactive website that profiles the Bank's financial results, strategy, outlook and customers.

The online report offers users a more comprehensive look at Scotiabank's corporate governance practices, commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and an interactive view of the Executive Management Team and Board of Directors. New this year, the website is responsive and can be viewed on any mobile device, including smartphones, tablets and computers.

Additional features include:

--  Customer videos - profiling Scotiabank's customers and partners from
    around the world
--  Executive videos - messages from Scotiabank President and CEO Brian
    Porter and Chief Financial Officer Sean McGuckin
--  CSR video - highlighting Scotiabank's commitment to Aboriginal youth
    education
--  Social media - enables users to post and share content
--  Accessibility features - download transcripts and adjust font size
--  Links to other Scotiabank sites

The launch follows Scotiabank's recent recognition by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada for excellence in corporate reporting for its 2013 Annual Report.

Scotiabank's 2014 Annual Report is also available in PDF format on www.scotiabank.com. To explore the interactive 2014 Online Annual Report, visit media.scotiabank.com/AR/2014/en/.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank is a leading financial services provider in over 55 countries and Canada's most international bank. Through our team of more than 86,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates offer a broad range of products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking to over 21 million customers. With assets of $806 billion (as at October 31, 2014), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto BNS and New York Exchanges BNS. Scotiabank distributes the Bank's media releases using Marketwired. For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.


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Nadine.jahangir@scotiabank.com