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BMO Congratulates MLS Rookie of the Year: Toronto FC's Maurice Edu

BMO Financial Group is very pleased to congratulate Toronto FC's Maurice Edu, who was today named Major League Soccer's 2007 Gatorade Rookie of the Year. Edu, the first pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft and Toronto FC's first pick in team history, had an exceptional year in the club's inaugural season, scoring four goals and one assist in 25 games.

“Maurice Edu, who unveiled Toronto FC's BMO-branded jersey in March, was a special part of an amazing first year for the team at BMO Field,” said Frank Techar, President and Chief Executive Officer, Personal and Commercial Banking Canada, BMO Financial Group. “All BMO employees congratulate Maurice for his great season. We can't wait to see him and his teammates back in April 2008!”

About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $359 billion as at July 31, 2007, and more than 35,000 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 its wealth management firms BMO Nesbitt Burns, BMO InvestorLine and BMO Harris Private Banking. BMO Capital Markets, our North American investment and corporate banking division, provides a full suite of financial products and services to our North American and international clients. BMO also serves personal and commercial clients in the United States through Chicago-based Harris, an integrated financial services organization that provides more than one million personal and business clients with banking, lending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services.

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BMO the Bear joined Tom Anselmi, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Toronto FC's Maurice Edu and Frank Techar, BMO Financial Group as they unveiled Toronto FC's new jerseys outside BMO's main branch in downtown Toronto on March 23, 2007.