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Harris Preferred Capital Corporation
Dividend Notice

CHICAGO, IL (March 6, 2013) – Harris Preferred Capital Corporation announced that on March 6, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46094 per share on its issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2013 to stockholders of record on March 18, 2013. Harris Preferred Capital Corporation is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Harris Bank National Association, a national banking associ ation based in Chicago, Illinois, and Bank of Montreal.

Based in Canada and established in 1817, Bank of Montreal is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. It provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions to customers in North America and internationally.

Media Inquiries: Jim Kappel, Vice President, Corporate Communications (312-461-2478)

Investor Relations Inquiries: Andrew Chin, Senior Manager, Investor Relations (416-867-7019)

BMO Harris Bank is a trade name and service mark used by various financial service subsidiaries of BMO Financial Corp. Shares of Harris Preferred Capital Corporation are NOT FDIC INSURED, MAY LOSE VALUE AND CARRY NO BANK GUARANTEE.