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Harris Names Jaime Varela Bank Manager

CHICAGO, May 29, 2008 - Harris is pleased to announce that Jaime Varela has been named Bank Manager of Harris Evanston, 2821 Central Street, responsible for delivering the breadth of Harris products and services to help customers meet their banking needs and reach their financial goals.

Varela has over eight years of financial services experience. He has been with Harris for five years, most recently serving as Bank Manager at Harris Waukegan. He earned his bachelor's of Business Administration from ICESI University in Colombia, and has recently completed the Certificate Financial Planning course at DePaul University.

As Bank Manager in Waukegan, Varela was actively involved with the Waukegan Business Association and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association, and has recently become involved with the Evanston Chamber of Commerce and McGaw YMCA.

Harris has been helping its customers and the communities it serves for over 125 years and has more than 230 full-service locations and more than 600 ATMs in Illinois and Indiana.

About Harris:
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name. For more information, please visit www.bmocm.com or .

Harris^® is a trade name used by various 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. Brokerage products are offered through Harris Investor Services, Inc. (HIS), a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, and SEC registered investment adviser. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCM), a registered broker dealer and member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are affiliated companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition to any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc. Investment advisory services are offered by Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.