All Big 12 publicly held post-secondary education companies slated to present NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), will hold its ninth annual Back To School Investor Conference, September 17th, at the Sheraton New York Hotel Towers in New York City. Jeffrey Silber, Senior Equity Research Analyst, BMO Capital Markets will host the conference, which is expected to attract a record number of over 800 institutional investors and industry professionals. "For the first time, all Big 12 publicly held post-secondary education companies are scheduled to present. This is one of the only institutional investor conferences focused exclusively on the education sector," said Mr. Silber. Presentations and panel discussions are expected to focus on the following key themes: - Education reform and improvement in the K-12 sector - Regulations impacting for-profit post-secondary providers - Impact of economic cyclicality on the sector - International trends - Growth of online learning - Use of technology in education - Future of educational publishing The conference will also feature a special luncheon presentation by Harris Miller, President and CEO of Career College Association and Steven Pines, Executive Director of the Education Industry Association. They will discuss the current national legislative and regulatory environment. Media interested in attending the conference or scheduling an interview should call (416) 867-3996 or toll free at 1-866-298-8385. This forum will showcase a unique line-up of presentations and panels from more than 48 leading for-profit public and private education companies. * Company presenters include: AllStar Directories American Public Education (APEI) Apollo Group (APOL) Bisk Education Bridgepoint Education (BPI) Cambium Learning Camelot Schools Campus Management Capella Education (CPLA) Career Education (CECO) Catapult Learning ChinaCast Education (CAST) CIBT Education Group (MBA) Concorde Career College Connections Academy Corinthian Colleges (COCO) Datatel DeVry (DV) Dutko Worldwide Edison Learning Educational Services of America EducationDynamics Embanet Flat World Knowledge Global College Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) ITT Educational Services (ESI) K12 (LRN) Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Mosaica Education NIIT School Specialty (SCHS) SchoolNet SignificantFederation.com SkillSoft (SKIL) Smarthinking Specialized Education Services Strayer Education (STRA) The Collegebound Network The Princeton Review (REVU) TUI University Turning Technologies Universal Technical Institute (UTI) *the list is subject to change. A complete conference agenda is also available by visiting the website. Presentations will be broadcast live and archived at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/2009backtoschool/ About BMO Capital Markets BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$385 billion total assets and 37,000 employees as at July 31, 2009. DATASOURCE: BMO Bank of Montreal CONTACT: Media Contacts: Kim Hanson, Toronto, , (416) 867-3996; Holly Holt, New York, , (212) 885-4153; Internet: http://www.bmocm.com/

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