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Advisory - BMO Nesbitt Burns 2003 Auto Parts CEO Roundtable to be Broadcast on Web

BMO Nesbitt Burns will host its 2003 Auto Parts CEO Roundtable on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, in Toronto. The roundtable conference features senior executives from the auto parts industry. The roundtable will be moderated by Peter Sklar, BMO Nesbitt Burns’ auto parts analyst. Presentations will be broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at corporate.bmo.com.

Scheduled presenters and times are*:

8:15 a.m.	-	OPENING REMARKS Eric Tripp, Vice Chair, Equity Division, BMO Nesbitt Burns
8:20 a.m.	-	AUTO SECTOR COMMENTS AND INTRODUCTION Peter Sklar, Auto Parts Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns
8:30 a.m.	-	ROUNDTABLE 1 “Global Supplier Trends” Participants: Raymond Finnie, Siegfried Wolf, Alan Power Robert Lander, Dr. Herbert Demel Moderator: Peter Sklar
8:30 a.m.	-	WESCAST INDUSTRIES INC. Raymond Finnie, CEO
8:40 a.m.	-	MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. Siegfried Wolf, Executive Vice Chairman
8:50 a.m.	-	DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. Alan Power, CEO
9:00 a.m.	-	STACKPOLE LIMITED Robert Lander, CEO
9:10 a.m.	-	MAGNA STEYR AG Dr. Herbert Demel, CEO
10:25 a.m.	-	ROUNDTABLE 2 “The OEM / Supplier Relationship” Participants: Linda Hasenfratz, Anthony Dobranowski, J.T. Battenberg III, Donald Walker Moderator: Peter Sklar
10:25 a.m.	-	LINAMAR CORPORATION Linda Hasenfratz, CEO
10:35 a.m.	-	TESMA INTERNATIONAL INC. Anthony Dobranowski, President
10:45 a.m.	-	DELPHI CORPORATION J.T. Battenberg III, CEO
10:55 a.m.	-	INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. Donald Walker, CEO

BMO Nesbitt Burns, a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), is a full-service North American investment bank offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisition advisory services, merchant banking, research, sales and trading. Through offices in more than 20 locations in North America and around the world, BMO Nesbitt Burns works with clients, matching innovation and expertise with a diverse and integrated product base to provide the right financial solution.

*Agenda subject to change.

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