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    Douglas Lawson Joins Harris Nesbitt's Commercial and Industrial Investment Banking Group

    Douglas Lawson Joins Harris Nesbitt's Commercial and Industrial Investment Banking Group

    CHICAGO, March 20, 2006 – Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), today announced it has hired Douglas Lawson as a managing director in its Commercial and Industrial group. Lawson will head the packaging investment banking practice, and will be based in Chicago.

    Lawson has 20 years of experience in finance and investment banking. His transaction experience includes numerous sale mandates, buy-side advisory services, leveraged buyouts, fairness opinions and financings for a wide variety of clients, including private equity groups, public companies and privately owned businesses.

    "We are very pleased to have Doug join our team," said Robert Barnett, managing director and head of the Commercial and Industrial group at Harris Nesbitt. "Doug has been one of the most active bankers in the packaging industry, having acted as financial advisor for numerous packaging companies including WS Packaging, Exopack, and Sel ig Sealing Products. Doug will enhance our strong commitment to the packaging sector."

    Lawson joins the organization from Piper Jaffray & Company's Chicago-based Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he started and headed the packaging practice. He has represented numerous packaging companies in a financial advisory capacity including companies in the flexible, rigid, label, paper and machinery sectors.

    Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2000, he was a director in the Fixed Income Origination group at ABN AMRO Inc. Previously he was head of the Global Project & Infrastructure Finance group at Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Agency and worked as a financial analyst at DBRS. In addition, Lawson gained experience in public accounting at Ernst & Young and Coopers & Lybrand and in law at a large Canadian law firm.

    Lawson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Western Ontario. He is qualified as an accountant and a lawyer.

    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 one 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
    Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

    HarrisTM is a trade name used by var ious financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A., The Harris Bank N.A. and their 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 and Blaney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO,Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris myCFO 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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