2010-02-02 16:02:05 -

Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference today, Feb. 2 at 12:00 noon ET to discuss its expected rating on SBP DPR Finance Co (Scotiabank Peru) following its announced USD$250 million issuance. In a press release published on Jan. 29, Fitch indicated it expected to assign a rating of 'A' to the notes.

The call information is as follows.

-- Date: Tuesday, Feb. 2

-- Time: 12:00 noon ET

-- Dial-in: +1-877-467-8597 (U.S./Canada) or +1-706-758-8002 (International)

-- Conference ID: #53806516

-- Call Leader: Sam Fox

There will be a Q&A session following opening remarks by the analysts.

A replay of the call will be available for two weeks and can be accessed by dialing +1-800-642-1687 (North America) or +1-706-645-9291

(International) and providing the aforementioned Conference ID #.

A sovereign report regarding the credit rating of Peru, as well as a full bank credit analysis can be found on Fitch's website at ' www.fitchratings.com : .'


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Fitch RatingsBrian Bertsch, +1-212-908-0549 (Media Relations) brian.bertsch@fitchratings.com : mailto:brian.bertsch@fitchratings.com