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Media Advisory - BMO Nesbitt Burns President and Chief Operating Officer to Participate in CSFB Investor Conference

Yvan Bourdeau, President and Chief Operating Officer, BMO Nesbitt Burns, will present at the CSFB Wholesale Banking Conference, Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 3:00pm EDT.

The conference is taking place at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. It will be audio webcast at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

BMO Financial Group – founded in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, Canada’s first bank – is one of the largest financial services providers in North America, offering a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions. BMO serves clients across Canada and in the United States through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal; BMO Nesbitt Burns, one of Canada's largest full-service investment firms; Chicago-based Harris Bank, a major U.S. mid-west financial services organization; The Harris wealth management group, and Harris Nesbitt, which provides investment banking services across the U.S.

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