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Tim Crane, Executive Vice President, Harris N.A., Chicagoland Banking, and Chuck Tonge, Vice Chairman, Harris N.A., will participate at the National Bank Financial Canadian Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, March 29, 2006.

Mr. Crane and Mr. Tonge will speak about Harris' plans for organic growth as well as the company's  expansion plans in both the Chicago area – one of the most desirable and competitive markets in the U.S. –  and in the U.S. Midwest.

Mr. Crane and Mr. Tonge are scheduled to begin their presentations at approximately 10:15 a.m. EST.

A link to the live webcast will be accessible via BMO Financial Group's Investor Relations web site at www.bmo.com/investorrelations, and will be accompanied by a link to a live audio feed. 

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $306 billion as at January 31, 2006, and more than 33,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions. BMO Financial Group serves clients across Canada through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal, and through BMO Nesbitt Burns, one of Canada's leading full-service investment firms. In the United States, BMO serves clients through Chicago-based Harris, an integrated financial services organization that provides more than one million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services.

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