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Media Advisory BMO's Harris CEO, Ellen Costello, to Present at the Citigroup 2008 Financial Services Conference

Ellen Costello, Chief Executive Officer, Harris Bankcorp, Inc., will be a presenter at the Citigroup 2008 Financial Services Conference in New York at 8 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.

A live audio webcast and a slide presentation accompanying Ms. Costello's remarks will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

About Harris
Harris is BMO Financial Group's Chicago-based U.S. subsidiary. Harris is an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions through more than 230 branches in Illinois and Indiana, as well as wealth management offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington. Harris also offers service and convenience to its customers through a network of nearly 600 Harris-branded ABMs, plus online banking at www.harrisbank.com and an award-winning call center.

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