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Media Advisory - Harris Nesbitt to Host 2004 "Back-to-School" Education Investor Conference

    NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S.
investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group, is proud to host
its fourth annual investor conference on the Education industry on Tuesday,
September 14. Equity research analyst Jeffrey Silber, named this year's "Best
on The Street," by the Wall Street Journal for the Consumer Services sector,
will moderate a full day of presentations, featuring senior executives from
the education industry's leading companies.

    http://www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/backtoschool2004/default.asp?hnnav=1

    Scheduled presenters and times are(x):

    8:00         OPENING REMARKS
                 Eric Tripp, Vice Chair,
                 Global Head of Equity Division
                 Harris Nesbitt

    8:05         Sector Overview
                 Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst
                 Harris Nesbitt

    8:15         Education Management (EDMC)
                 John McKernan, CEO
                 Robert McDowell, EVP & CFO

    9:00         Apollo Group (APOL)
                 Todd Nelson, President & CEO
                 Kenda Gonzalez, CFO

    9:45         DeVry (DV)
                 Ronald Taylor, CEO

    10:45        ITT Educational Services (ESI)
                 Rene Champagne, Chairman & CEO

    11:30        Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
                 Kimberly McWaters, CEO & President
                 Jennifer Haslip, SVP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer

    1:00         School Specialty (SCHS)
                 Dave Vander Zanden, President & CEO
                 Mary Kabacinski, EVP, CFO & Treasurer

    1:45         Career Education (CECO)
                 John Larson, Chairman, President & CEO
                 Patrick Pesch, EVP & CFO

    2:45         SkillSoft (SKIL)
                 Chuck Moran, CEO & President
                 Thomas McDonald, CFO & EVP

    3:30         Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)
                 David Lissy, CEO
                 Elizabeth Boland, CFO

    4:15         Corinthian Colleges (COCO)
                 David Moore, Chairman & CEO
                 Dennis Beal, EVP & CFO

    5:00         Closing Remarks
                 Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst, Harris Nesbitt

    The conference also features a parallel Emerging Companies track.
    Scheduled presenters for this part of the event include:

    11:30        eCollege (ECLG)
                 Oakleigh Thorne, Chairman & CEO

    1:45         Princeton Review (REVU)
                 John Katzman, CEO
                 Stephen Melvin, CFO

    2:45         Scientific Learning (SCIL)
                 Robert Bowen, CEO
                 Jane Freeman, CFO

    (x) Agenda subject to change.


    About Harris Nesbitt
    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. Headquartered in Chicago, Harris Nesbitt is part of
Harris, an integrated financial service organization providing more than
1.5 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with
banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris is a
member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please
visit http://www.harrisnesbitt.com and http://www.theharris.com.

    Disclosure Statement
    Harris is a trademark and Harris Nesbitt is a trade name used by various
financial service providers in the BMO Financial Group, a marketing name used
by Bank of Montreal. Banking products and services are provided by Harris
Trust and Savings Bank and their bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Securities are
provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member
NYSE, NASD and SIPC and Harrisdirect LLC, a registered broker dealer, member
NASD and SIPC. HNC and Harrisdirect are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris
Financial Corp. Products offered by HNC and Harrisdirect 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. Not all products and services are
offered in every state and/or location.


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