National Bank's Senior Vice-President ' Personal Banking and Wealth Management to Participate at the Merrill Lynch Canadian Financial Services Conference 2003

Michel Tremblay, Senior Vice-President – Personal Banking and Wealth Management, National Bank of Canada will participate in a wealth management panel discussion Wednesday, October 15, 2003, from 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm, at the Merrill Lynch Canadian Financial Services Conference 2003.

A live audio webcast of the panel discussion will be accessible via the Investor Relations page of the National Bank web site at www.nbc.ca/investorrelations under the heading Investor Presentations. A replay will not be available.

Source: Elaine Carr, Director, Investor Relations, (514) 394-0296, elaine.carr@bnc.ca