Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-185049

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Dated May 29, 2014

U.S.$1,000,000,000

The Bank of Nova Scotia

U.S.$1,000,000,000 2.050% Senior Notes Due 2019
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Issuer: The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”)
Title of Securities: 2.050% Senior Notes due 2019
Principal Amount: U.S.$1,000,000,000
Maturity Date: June 5, 2019
Price to Public: 99.972% of the Principal Amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from
June 5, 2014
Underwriters’ Fee: 0.350%
Net Proceeds to the Bank After Underwriters’ Fee and Before Expenses: U.S.$996,220,000
Coupon (Interest Rate): 2.050%
Re-offer Yield: 2.056%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: T + 57 basis points
Benchmark Treasury: 1.625% due April 30, 2019
Benchmark Treasury Yield: 1.486%
Interest Payment Dates: June 5 and December 5 of each year, commencing on December 5, 2014
Day Count Convention: 30/360; Following, Unadjusted
Trade Date: May 29, 2014
Settlement Date: June 5, 2014 (T+5)
CUSIP / ISIN: 064159EX0 / US064159EX02
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Underwriters:  
 

Underwriter

  Principal Amount of
Senior Notes due 2019

to Be Purchased
   
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   U.S.$ 210,000,000  
  Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.   210,000,000  
  Barclays Capital Inc.   160,000,000  
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated

 

 

160,000,000

 
  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   120,000,000  
  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.   50,000,000  
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   50,000,000  
  Goldman, Sachs & Co.   20,000,000  
  HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.   20,000,000  
  Total   U.S.$ 1,000,000,000   
             

 

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The Bank has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-185049) (including a base shelf prospectus dated August 1, 2013) and a preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 29, 2014 (including the base shelf prospectus, the “Prospectus”) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus and the documents incorporated therein by reference that the Bank has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Bank and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by visiting the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website, which may be accessed at www.sedar.com. Alternatively, the Bank or any underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus and any document incorporated therein by reference if you request such documents by calling, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-800-831-9146, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. at 1-800-372-3930, Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at 1-800-294-1322, or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649.

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