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Harris Names Jill Haupt Regional President, Harris Community Banking
Banking Veteran to Lead Harris’ Operations in Harris’ Wisconsin Metro Region

CHICAGO, November 7, 2008 – Harris today announced that Jill Haupt has been named regional president, Harris Community Banking, with responsibility for 11 full-service and 11 limited-service Harris branches in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. Haupt will be located at the Bank’s 1000 N. Water Street location.

A 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, Haupt most recently worked for Associated Bank, N.A., where, as Senior Vice President and Regional Retail Director, she was responsible for managing 70 retail branches in the Milwaukee area. As Harris’ Wisconsin Metro regional president, Haupt will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to deliver the Bank’s retail, business banking and wealth management services across the bank’s Metro region.

“Harris Regional Presidents must be strong leaders, both within the bank and within the community,” said Tom Bolger, Harris’ District Executive for Wisconsin. “With more than 20 years experience serving the financial services needs of Wisconsin-based consumers and businesses, Jill is well-positioned to lead Harris’ operations in our Metro region. She has a proven track record as a successful leader and is dedicated to providing exceptional service to customers.”

A na tive of Milwaukee, Haupt has lived in cities and towns across the state, including Stevens Point, where she earned Bachelor of Science degrees in both communication and psychology at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Currently, Haupt lives with her family in Mukwonago, WI, where she is a founding member and trustee of the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County. Haupt is also on the board of directors for the HOME Consortium, a local organization that seeks to stimulate creation of affordable housing using federal funding, and she is a director at the Elmbrook Humane Society.

With her appointment, Haupt becomes Harris’ first regional president in the Wisconsin Metro region, following the successful integration of Ozaukee Bank and Community Bank Group, a subsidiary of Merchants and Manufacturers Bankcorporation. She will report to Tom Bolger.

Harris has been helping its customers and the communities it serves for generations and has more than 275 full-service locations and more than 630 ATMs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.2 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.

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