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M&I Employees to Help Local Non Profits

PRESCOTT and SEDONA, AZ (June 5, 2012) - Arizona employe es of M&I, a part of BMO Financial Group, are setting out to make a difference. On June 7, approximately 425 volunteers will be taking time away from their desk to help out their local communities. Twenty-four organizations, providing services ranging from feeding the hungry to caring for sick children and cataloging library books, will benefit from their efforts.

Three local organizations; Yavapai Food Bank, Old Town Mission (Cottonwood), and Sedona Community Food Bank, will benefit from the efforts of M&I employees who work in Prescott, Sedona, and Prescott Valley. Additionally, employees will be writing letters to military men and women serving abroad as part of project Operation Write Home.

These activities are part of BMO Volunteer Day in which more than 6,500 BMO Financial Group employees across North America will be participating in over 400 projects to improve their communities. BMO Volunteer Day is an initiative that encourages employees to recognize the needs of their local community, establish a volunteer project and mobilize teams to fill that need. This is the first North American-wide BMO Volunteer Day, which initially started with efforts at both M&I in 2001 and Harris and BMO Capital Markets in 2007.

"Our vision to be the bank that defines great customer experience goes beyond financial products and services," said Steve Johnson, M&I Arizona President. "We are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of those who live and work in the communities we serve."

About BMO Financial Group
Based in Chicago, BMO Harris Bank N.A. provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 650 branches and approximately 1,350 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S. De posit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris BankSM is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with 1,600 branches, and a retail deposit base of approximately $180 billion.

BMO and BMO Financial Group are trade names used by Bank of Montreal.