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Harris Nesbitt Hires Eric Schubert to Lead Structured Finance for Loan Products Group

CHICAGO, November 21, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), today announced it has hired Eric Schubert as managing director and head of Structured Finance. Schubert will report to Surjit Rajpal, head of Loan Products, and will be based in Chicago.

"We are extremely pleased to have Eric join our organization," said Rajpal. "With nearly 25 years of strong industry experience, he will be a great asset to us as we continue to strengthen our structured and syndicated finance capabilities."

Schubert joins the organization with nearly 25 years of experience in investment and corporate banking at Bank of America and its predecessors, specializing in leveraged and complex financings. Prior to joining Harris Nesbitt, Schubert was a managing director and led a team of professionals that provided structuring and syndications expertise to Bank of America's middle market banking groups in the Midwest and on the West Coast. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering and Economics from Brown University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.

Harris Nesbitt's Loan Products Group leverages industry experience to provide clients with tailored solutions and is an active provider of both underwritten and arranged financings for clients in Investment-grade, Near-Investment grade and Non-Investment grade sectors. The group has over 200 professionals located across the U.S. and Canada, focused on syndicated and financial sponsored transactions within 10 industry specialties: Healthcare, Energy & Power, Media, Technology & Communications, Business Services, Real Estate & Construction, Financial Services, Consumer & Leisure, Food, Financial Sponsors, and Commercial & Industrial.

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. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

Harris is a trademark used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A. and other bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp. (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Government Agency - Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank - May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris my CFO, Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris my CFO Investment Advisory Service LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.

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Harris Nesbitt's Media & Entertainment Investor Conference Continues Today

NEW YORK, November 8, 2005 - The second day of Harris Nesbitt's Media & Entertainment investor conference begins today with a full slate of corporate presenters from the Internet media and interactive entertainment industries.

Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Lee Westerfield (Media) and Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) are hosting today's event, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

Members of the media are asked to call (312) 461-6970 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview with Harris Nesbitt's equity research analysts.

Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at:

http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/default.aspx

*Scheduled presenters for today are:

INTERNET MEDIA
Hosted by
Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted by
Edward Williams, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
8:20 SECTOR OVERVIEW
8:30 Electronic Arts (ERTS)
Warren Jenson, EVP & CFO
9:15 NetRatings (NTRT)
Susan Hickey, VP
Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA)
Yves Guillemot, President & CEO
Alain Martinez, CFO
10:00 LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET)
Scott Petersen, President & CEO
Microsoft (MSFT)
Bryan Lee, CFO, Home and
Entertainment
(Note: web cast is audio only.)
10:45 RealNetworks (RNWK)
Roy Goodman, CFO
Take-Two Interactive Software
(TTWO)

Paul Eibeler, President & CEO
Cindi Buckwalter, EVP
11:30 Digitas (DTAS)
Brian Roberts, CFO
Activision (ATVI)
Robert Kotick, Chairman & CEO
12:15 Digital River (DRIV)
Tom Donnelly, CFO
Bob Kleiber, VP Investor Relations
Alex Danzberger, VP M&A
THQ (THQI)
Brian Farrell, President & CEO
1:00 Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SNE)

Jack Tretton, EVP & Co-COO
1:45 HouseValues (SOLD)
Ian Morris, CEO
Midway Games (MWY)
David Zucker, President & CEO
Thomas Powell, EVP & CFO
(Note: web cast is audio only.)
2:30 Massive
Katherine Hays, COO
Nintendo (NTDOY)
Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP
3:15 Atari (ATAR)
Diane Price-Baker, EVP & CFO
Ryan J. Barr, VP of Corp. Comm.
4:00 Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO

*Agenda subject to change.

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. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

Harris is a trademark used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A. and other bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp. (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Government Agency - Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank - May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris my CFO, Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris my CFO Investment Advisory Service LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.

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Harris Nesbitt's Media & Entertainment Investor Conference Begins Today

NEW YORK, November 7, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its Media & Entertainment investor conference today and tomorrow, with a full slate of corporate presenters from the broadcasting, entertainment, Internet media and interactive entertainment industries.

Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Jeffrey Logsdon (Entertainment), Lee Westerfield (Media) and Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) are hosting the event. The two-day conference, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, features corporate presentations and Q&A with senior management from leading media and entertainment companies. Highlights for today include author/media commentator Ken Auletta as the keynote speaker during the luncheon as well as a roundtable discussion with buyside analysts. The conference tomorrow features an overview of the interactive entertainment industry by Mr. Williams.

Members of the media are asked to call (312) 461-6970 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview with Harris Nesbitt's equity research analysts.

Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at:

www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/media&entertainment/default.asp?hnnav=1

*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 7 are:

ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted by
Jeffrey Logsdon, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
BROADCASTING
Hosted by
Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
9:00 WELCOME WELCOME
9:15 Disney (DIS)
Bryan Burns, Vice President
Strategic Business Planning & Dev.,
ESPN
iBiquity
Robert Struble, President & CEO
10:00 Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
Michael Burns, Vice Chairman
(Note: This session will not be webcast.)
Univision (UVN)
Andrew W. Hobson, SEVP, CFO & CSO
Diana M. Vesga, Vice President
11:00 IMAX (IMAX)
Richard Gelfond, Co-Chair & Co-
CEO
Entravision Communications (EVC)
John F. DeLorenzo, EVP & CFO
11:45 Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI)
Bruce Beasley, President & Co-
COO
Caroline Beasley, EVP & CFO
Emmis Communications (EMMS)
Walter Berger, EVP & CFO
12:30 LUNCH
Keynote speaker: Ken Auletta,
author and media commentator
(Note: Mr Auletta's remarks will not be webcast.)
1:45 Panel Discussion
with Buyside Analysts
Belo (BLC)
Dennis Williamson, CFO
2:30 Viacom (VIA)
Larry Kramer, President,
Digital Media, CBS
Hearst-Argyle Television (HTV)
David Barrett, President & CEO
Harry Hawks, CFO
3:15 Carmike Cinemas (CKEC)
Martin Durant, SVP Finance,
Treasurer & CFO
Regent Communications (RGCI)
William L. Stakelin, President & CEO
Anthony A. Vasconcellos, EVP & CFO
4:00 Salem Communications (SALM)
David Evans, EVP & CFO

*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 8:

INTERNET MEDIA
Hosted by
Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted by
Edward Williams, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
8:20 SECTOR OVERVIEW
8:30 Electronic Arts (ERTS)
Warren Jenson, EVP & CFO
9:15 NetRatings (NTRT)
Susan Hickey, VP
Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA)
Yves Guillemot, President & CEO
Alain Martinez, CFO
10:00 LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET)
Scott Petersen, President & CEO
Microsoft (MSFT)
Bryan Lee, CFO, Home and
Entertainment
(Note: web cast is audio only.)
10:45 RealNetworks (RNWK)
Roy Goodman, CFO
Take-Two Interactive Software
(TTWO)

Paul Eibeler, President & CEO
Cindi Buckwalter, EVP
11:30 Digitas (DTAS)
Brian Roberts, CFO
Activision (ATVI)
Robert Kotick, Chairman & CEO
12:15 Digital River (DRIV)
Tom Donnelly, CFO
Bob Kleiber, VP Investor Relations
Alex Danzberger, VP M&A
THQ (THQI)
Brian Farrell, President & CEO
1:00 Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SNE)

Jack Tretton, EVP & Co-COO
1:45 HouseValues (SOLD)
Ian Morris, CEO
Midway Games (MWY)
David Zucker, President & CEO
Thomas Powell, EVP & CFO
(Note: web cast is audio only.)
2:30 Massive
Katherine Hays, COO
Nintendo (NTDOY)
Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP
3:15 Atari (ATAR)
Diane Price-Baker, EVP & CFO
Ryan J. Barr, VP of Corp. Comm.
4:00 Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO

*Agenda subject to change.

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. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

Harris is a trademark used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A. and other bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp. (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Government Agency - Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank - May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris my CFO, Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris my CFO Investment Advisory Service LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.

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Harris Nesbitt Announces Agenda for Media & Entertainment Investor Conference

NEW YORK, November 2, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its Media & Entertainment investor conference on Monday, Nov. 7, and Tuesday, Nov. 8, with a full slate of corporate presenters from the broadcasting, entertainment, Internet media and interactive entertainment industries.

Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Jeffrey Logsdon (Entertainment), Lee Westerfield (Media) and Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) will host the event. The two-day conference, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, features corporate presentations and Q&A with senior management from leading media and entertainment companies. Highlights for the event's first day include author/media commentator Ken Auletta as the keynote speaker during the luncheon as well as a roundtable discussion with buyside analysts. The second day features an overview of the interactive entertainment industry by Mr. Williams.

Members of the media are asked to call (312) 461-6625 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview with Harris Nesbitt's equity research analysts.

Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at:

www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/media&entertainment/default.asp?hnnav=1

*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 7 are:

ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted by
Jeffrey Logsdon, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
BROADCASTING
Hosted by
Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
9:00 WELCOME WELCOME
9:15 Disney (DIS)
Bryan Burns, Vice President
Strategic Business Planning & Dev.,
ESPN
iBiquity
Robert Struble, President & CEO
10:00 Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
Michael Burns, Vice Chairman
Univision (UVN)
Andrew W. Hobson, SEVP, CFO & CSO
Diana M. Vesga, Vice President
11:00 IMAX (IMAX)
Richard Gelfond, Co-Chair & Co-
CEO
Entravision Communications (EVC)
John F. DeLorenzo, EVP & CFO
11:45 Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI)
Bruce Beasley, President & Co-
COO
Caroline Beasley, EVP & CFO
Emmis Communications (EMMS)
Walter Berger, EVP & CFO
12:30 LUNCH
Keynote speaker: Ken Auletta,
author and media commentator
1:45 Panel Discussion
with Buyside Analysts
Belo (BLC)
Dennis Williamson, CFO
2:30 Viacom (VIA)
Larry Kramer, President,
Digital Media, CBS
Hearst-Argyle Television (HTV)
David Barrett, President & CEO
Harry Hawks, CFO
3:15 Carmike Cinemas (CKEC)
Martin Durant, SVP Finance,
Treasurer & CFO
Regent Communications (RGCI)
William L. Stakelin, President & CEO
Anthony A. Vasconcellos, EVP & CFO
4:00 Salem Communications (SALM)
David Evans, EVP & CFO

*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 8:

INTERNET MEDIA
Hosted by
Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted by
Edward Williams, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst, Harris
Nesbitt
8:20 SECTOR OVERVIEW
8:30 Electronic Arts (ERTS)
Warren Jenson, EVP & CFO
9:15 NetRatings (NTRT)
Susan Hickey, VP
Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA)
Yves Guillemot, President & CEO
Alain Martinez, CFO
10:00 LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET)
Scott Petersen, President & CEO
Microsoft (MSFT)
Bryan Lee, CFO, Home and
Entertainment
10:45 RealNetworks (RNWK)
Roy Goodman, CFO
Take-Two Interactive Software
(TTWO)

Paul Eibeler, President & CEO
Cindi Buckwalter, EVP
11:30 Digitas (DTAS)
Brian Roberts, CFO
Activision (ATVI)
Robert Kotick, Chairman & CEO
12:15 Digital River (DRIV)
Tom Donnelly, CFO
Bob Kleiber, VP Investor Relations
Alex Danzberger, VP M&A
THQ (THQI)
Brian Farrell, President & CEO
1:00 Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SNE)

Jack Tretton, EVP & Co-COO
1:45 HouseValues (SOLD)
Ian Morris, CEO
Midway Games (MWY)
David Zucker, President & CEO
Thomas Powell, EVP & CFO
2:30 Massive
Katherine Hays, COO
Nintendo (NTDOY)
Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP
3:15 Atari (ATAR)
Diane Price-Baker, EVP & CFO
Ryan J. Barr, VP of Corp. Comm.
4:00 Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO

*Agenda subject to change.

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. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

Harris is a trademark used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A. and other bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp. (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Government Agency - Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank - May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris my CFO, Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris my CFO Investment Advisory Service LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.

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Harris Raises Prime to 7 Percent

Chicago, November 1, 2005 — Harris N.A. and its affiliated banks in Illinois, Indiana, Florida, Arizona and Washington announced that they are raising their prime lending rate to 7 percent from 6.75 percent, effective today.

Contact:
Chris Nardella, (312) 461-6625

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