Bank of NovaScotia on July 22 issued and sold US$600 million aggregateprincipal amount of its 1.650% senior notes due 2019.

The notes were issued under a senior debt indenture datedJan. 22, 2010, among the bank, Computershare Trust Co. NA as U.S. trustee andComputershare Trust Co. of Canada as Canadian trustee.

Shearman & Sterling LLP acted as U.S. counsel toScotiabank in connection with the offering, and Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLPacted as Canadian counsel.