UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Scotia Asset Management L.P.
Address: Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 5200
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1H1
13F File Number: 28-13705
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: M. Catherine Tuckwell
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 416-814-4096
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Catherine Tuckwell Toronto, ON, Canada May 14, 2013
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 135
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,996,800 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.
No. 13F File Number Name
028-11475 The Bank of Nova Scotia
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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3M CO COM 88579Y101 1515 13812 SH DEFINED 1 13812 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 571 15660 SH DEFINED 1 15660 0 0
ABBVIE INC COM 00287Y109 2643 62800 SH DEFINED 1 62800 0 0
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A G1151C101 501 6393 SH DEFINED 1 6393 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 6417 151601 SH DEFINED 1 151601 0 0
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 15861 157621 SH DEFINED 1 157621 0 0
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 392 4358 SH DEFINED 1 4358 0 0
ALDERON IRON ORE CORP COM 01434T100 527 390000 SH DEFINED 1 390000 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 402 11317 SH DEFINED 1 11317 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 3858 8447 SH DEFINED 1 8447 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 917 26336 SH DEFINED 1 26336 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 1171 30916 SH DEFINED 1 30916 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COM 053015103 3715 55365 SH DEFINED 1 55365 0 0
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 62109 956207 SH DEFINED 1 956207 0 0
BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX COM 064149107 79863 1330010 SH DEFINED 1 1330010 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 2932 233269 SH DEFINED 1 233269 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 27712 914189 SH DEFINED 1 914189 0 0
BAYTEX ENERGY CORP COM 07317Q105 3137 72546 SH DEFINED 1 72546 0 0
BCE INC COM NEW 05534B760 135721 2815090 SH DEFINED 1 2815090 0 0
BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 2705 27416 SH DEFINED 1 27416 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 323 2 SH DEFINED 1 2 0 0
BLACKROCK INC COM 09247X101 557 2100 SH DEFINED 1 2100 0 0
BORGWARNER INC COM 099724106 535 6700 SH DEFINED 1 6700 0 0
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 18591 493282 SH DEFINED 1 493282 0 0
BROOKFIELD CDA OFFICE PPTYS TR UNIT 112823109 1164 40545 SH DEFINED 1 40545 0 0
CAE INC COM 124765108 1177 116697 SH DEFINED 1 116697 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 3886 181443 SH DEFINED 1 181443 0 0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 34509 1042918 SH DEFINED 1 1042918 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 82292 793448 SH DEFINED 1 793448 0 0
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 3578 26577 SH DEFINED 1 26577 0 0
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 1133 26388 SH DEFINED 1 26388 0 0
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 73808 911850 SH DEFINED 1 911850 0 0
CENOVUS ENERGY INC COM 15135U109 47786 1495245 SH DEFINED 1 1495245 0 0
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 1463 11930 SH DEFINED 1 11930 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 2265 25080 SH DEFINED 1 25080 0 0
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COM 172062101 429 8800 SH DEFINED 1 8800 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 4323 200320 SH DEFINED 1 200320 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 1746 38255 SH DEFINED 1 38255 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 393 9420 SH DEFINED 1 9420 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 1538 12625 SH DEFINED 1 12625 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 842 19433 SH DEFINED 1 19433 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 1739 28042 SH DEFINED 1 28042 0 0
CROSSHAIR ENERGY CORP COM 22765F105 1 10750 SH DEFINED 1 10750 0 0
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 3264 57514 SH DEFINED 1 57514 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1077 16786 SH DEFINED 1 16786 0 0
DENISON MINES CORP COM 248356107 21 15000 SH DEFINED 1 15000 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 375 6391 SH DEFINED 1 6391 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 4567 60724 SH DEFINED 1 60724 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 739 14564 SH DEFINED 1 14564 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 523 9070 SH DEFINED 1 9070 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 112295 2337070 SH DEFINED 1 2337070 0 0
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 30758 1532320 SH DEFINED 1 1532320 0 0
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO COM 30219G108 384 6448 SH DEFINED 1 6448 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 4832 51966 SH DEFINED 1 51966 0 0
FAMILY DLR STORES INC COM 307000109 590 9682 SH DEFINED 1 9682 0 0
FRANCO NEVADA CORP COM 351858105 3726 79096 SH DEFINED 1 79096 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 665 19466 SH DEFINED 1 19466 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 13197 553137 SH DEFINED 1 553137 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 507 17662 SH DEFINED 1 17662 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COM 380956409 41037 1181875 SH DEFINED 1 1181875 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 1944 2372 SH DEFINED 1 2372 0 0
GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVT TR UNIT 99/99/9999 387437114 395 10000 SH DEFINED 1 10000 0 0
GROUPE CGI INC CL A SUB VTG 39945C109 1330 47406 SH DEFINED 1 47406 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 1425 19791 SH DEFINED 1 19791 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 3341 42969 SH DEFINED 1 42969 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 209 3326 SH DEFINED 1 3326 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 13319 315764 SH DEFINED 1 315764 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 7683 34906 SH DEFINED 1 34906 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE INDEX 464287465 921 15128 SH DEFINED 1 15128 0 0
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL COM 469814107 203 3499 SH DEFINED 1 3499 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 14548 172917 SH DEFINED 1 172917 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 5469 111669 SH DEFINED 1 111669 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 867 8578 SH DEFINED 1 8578 0 0
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC COM 550021109 405 6300 SH DEFINED 1 6300 0 0
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N SHS - A - N53745100 533 8160 SH DEFINED 1 8160 0 0
MAGNA INTL INC COM 559222401 39803 656224 SH DEFINED 1 656224 0 0
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 35695 2348835 SH DEFINED 1 2348835 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 568 27200 SH DEFINED 1 27200 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 8295 80630 SH DEFINED 1 80630 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 1292 26654 SH DEFINED 1 26654 0 0
METLIFE INC COM 59156R108 277 7071 SH DEFINED 1 7071 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6236 211232 SH DEFINED 1 211232 0 0
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 76 22500 SH DEFINED 1 22500 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 398 5004 SH DEFINED 1 5004 0 0
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 1413 17466 SH DEFINED 1 17466 0 0
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 1290 38657 SH DEFINED 1 38657 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 2816 77800 SH DEFINED 1 77800 0 0
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP COM 706327103 14166 434420 SH DEFINED 1 434420 0 0
PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP COM 70706P104 392 74565 SH DEFINED 1 74565 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 7217 88400 SH DEFINED 1 88400 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 10417 349786 SH DEFINED 1 349786 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 3534 36941 SH DEFINED 1 36941 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 51313 1265996 SH DEFINED 1 1265996 0 0
PPG INDS INC COM 693506107 1530 11072 SH DEFINED 1 11072 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COM 74005P104 3804 33045 SH DEFINED 1 33045 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 8294 104293 SH DEFINED 1 104293 0 0
PROSHARES TR PSHS ULTSH 20YRS 74347B201 254 3750 SH DEFINED 1 3750 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 2506 36272 SH DEFINED 1 36272 0 0
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 343 22370 SH DEFINED 1 22370 0 0
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 78419 1487686 SH DEFINED 1 1487686 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 162488 2613578 SH DEFINED 1 2613578 0 0
RUBICON MINERALS CORP COM 780911103 38 15000 SH DEFINED 1 15000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 378 4885 SH DEFINED 1 4885 0 0
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 30506 1193593 SH DEFINED 1 1193593 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 398 4967 SH DEFINED 1 4967 0 0
SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 770 4708 SH DEFINED 1 4708 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 38659 242519 SH DEFINED 1 242519 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 6920 42801 SH DEFINED 1 42801 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P DIVID ETF 78464A763 524 7690 SH DEFINED 1 7690 0 0
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 20402 724516 SH DEFINED 1 724516 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 70277 2272651 SH DEFINED 1 2272651 0 0
SWISHER HYGIENE INC COM 870808102 13 10000 SH DEFINED 1 10000 0 0
TAHOE RES INC COM 873868103 223 12300 SH DEFINED 1 12300 0 0
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 9258 733733 SH DEFINED 1 733733 0 0
TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 3374 47764 SH DEFINED 1 47764 0 0
TECK RESOURCES LTD CL B 878742204 42418 1460009 SH DEFINED 1 1460009 0 0
TELUS CORP COM 87971M103 6491 91095 SH DEFINED 1 91095 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 532 17300 SH DEFINED 1 17300 0 0
THOMSON REUTERS CORP COM 884903105 45295 1352813 SH DEFINED 1 1352813 0 0
TIM HORTONS INC COM 88706M103 18919 337321 SH DEFINED 1 337321 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 183363 2134092 SH DEFINED 1 2134092 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 734 48661 SH DEFINED 1 48661 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 115305 2340197 SH DEFINED 1 2340197 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 1205 8199 SH DEFINED 1 8199 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 291 3015 SH DEFINED 1 3015 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 2043 58334 SH DEFINED 1 58334 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 3152 18207 SH DEFINED 1 18207 0 0
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL COM 91911K102 6659 85967 SH DEFINED 1 85967 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 5524 108911 SH DEFINED 1 108911 0 0
VERMILION ENERGY INC COM 923725105 18714 350238 SH DEFINED 1 350238 0 0
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 1564 24615 SH DEFINED 1 24615 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 209 4249 SH DEFINED 1 4249 0 0
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1251 16197 SH DEFINED 1 16197 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 6262 164056 SH DEFINED 1 164056 0 0
YAMANA GOLD INC COM 98462Y100 4397 276574 SH DEFINED 1 276574 0 0