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    Media Advisory Harris Nesbitt to Host 2004 “Back-to-School” Education Investor Conference  

    Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group, is proud to host its fourth annual investor conference on the Education industry on Tuesday, September 14. Equity research analyst Jeffrey Silber, named this year's "Best on The Street," by the Wall Street Journal for the Consumer Services sector, will moderate a full day of presentations, featuring senior executives from the education industry's leading companies.

    http://www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/backtoschool2004/default.asp?hnnav=1

    Scheduled presenters and times are*:

    8:00 a.m.

    OPENING REMARKS
    Eric Tripp, Vice Chair,
    Global Head of Equity Division
    Harris Nesbitt

    8:05

    Sector Overview
    Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst
    Harris Nesbitt

    8:15

    Education Management (EDMC)
    John McKernan, CEO
    Robert McDowell, EVP & CFO

    9:00

    Apollo Group (APOL)
    Todd Nelson, President & CEO
    Kenda Gonzalez, CFO

    9:45

    DeVry (DV)
    Ronald Taylor, CEO

    10:45

    ITT Educational Services (ESI)
    Rene Champagne, Chairman & CEO

    11:30

    Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
    Kimberly McWaters, CEO & President
    Jennifer Haslip, SVP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer

    1:00 pm

    School Specialty (SCHS)
    Dave Vander Zanden, President & CEO
    Mary Kabacinski, EVP, CFO & Treasurer

    1:45

    Career Education (CECO)
    John Larson, Chairman, President & CEO
    Patrick Pesch, EVP & CFO

    2:45

    SkillSoft (SKIL)
    Chuck Moran, CEO & President
    Thomas McDonald, CFO & EVP

    3:30

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)
    David Lissy, CEO
    Elizabeth Boland, CFO

    4:15

    Corinthian Colleges (COCO)
    David Moore, Chairman & CEO
    Dennis Beal, EVP & CFO

    5:00

    CLOSING REMARKS
    Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst, Harris Nesbitt

    The conference also features a parallel Emerging Companies track. Scheduled presenters for this part of the event include:

    11:30

    eCollege (ECLG)
    Oakleigh Thorne, Chairman & CEO

    1:45

    Princeton Review (REVU)
    John Katzman, CEO
    Stephen Melvin, CFO

    2:45

    Scientific Learning (SCIL)
    Robert Bowen, CEO
    Jane Freeman, CFO

    *Agenda subject to change.

    About Harris Nesbitt

    Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Headquartered in Chicago, Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.5 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com and www.theharris.com.

    Disclosure Statement

    Harris is a trademark and Harris Nesbitt is a trade name used by various financial service providers in the BMO Financial Group, a marketing name used by Bank of Montreal. Banking products and services are provided by Harris Trust and Savings Bank and their bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE, NASD and SIPC and Harrisdirect LLC, a registered broker dealer, member NASD and SIPC. HNC and Harrisdirect are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HNC and Harrisdirect are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May Lose Value. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.

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