FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

NOTICE OF FILINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received the  following application. Comments may be submitted to the Director, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371, for inclusion in the official record without requesting a hearing. However, pursuant to provisions specified in Chapter 69U-105, Florida Administrative Code, any person may request a public hearing by filing a petition with the Clerk, Legal Services Office, Office of Financial Regulation, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0379. The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 p.m., February 20, 2009):

APPLICATION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL
BANK OFFICE

Application and Location: The Bank of Scotia, Scotia Plaza, 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 1H1

Proposed Florida Location: Biscayne Boulevard or Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131

Received: January 20, 2009