National Bank's President and Chief Executive Officer to Speak at Scotia Capital Financials Summit

Montreal, 8 September 2003 - 

Réal Raymond, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Canada will speak tomorrow, September 9, 2003 at the Scotia Capital Financials Summit in Toronto. Mr. Raymond is scheduled to begin his presentation at 1:40 p.m.

Réal Raymond's live audio presentation is accessible via the Investor Relations page of the National Bank web site at www.nbc.ca/investorrelations under the heading Events. The presentation slides will be available for viewing and downloading prior to the presentation at approximately 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.

A replay will not be available.

Source: Elaine Carr, Director, Investor Relations, (514) 394-0296, investorrelations@nbc.ca