National Bank of Canada will be releasing its third quarter results on Thursday, August 29, 2002

Third Quarter Result Conference Call:
- An analyst conference call will take place on August 29, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
- Access via telephone #:  416-695-5806 / 1-800-273-9672.
- Retail investors and media can join the conference call in a listen-only mode.
- A live Internet broadcast of the conference call will also be accessible via the Internet at www.nbc.ca/investorrelations.
- Further information on the broadcast as well as the presentation material to be referenced during the call will be posted on National Bank's website prior to the beginning of the conference call.

Rebroadcast of Conference Call
- The archived conference call recording will be available to investors until September 5, 2002, by dialing the following number : (416) 695-5800 or 1-800-408-3053 and entering the passcode 1230194.
- An archived version of the webcast will also be available after the call ends on the Bank's website at www.nbc.ca/investorrelations.

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