| Media
Advisory
BMO Capital Markets to Host Third Annual Agriculture and Protein
Conference
NEW YORK,
May 13, 2008 – BMO Capital Markets, the investment
and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO),
will hold its Agriculture and Protein investor conference on Thursday,
May 15, 2008, in New York City.
The conference will
bring together senior management from leading food and agriculture
companies
for an in-depth look at the global sector’s
current challenges and future opportunities.
The event will be
hosted by Senior Research Analyst Kenneth Zaslow, who covers Agribusiness,
Protein
and Packaged Food for BMO Capital Markets
Equity Research. Included on the agenda are presentations by senior executives
from: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge Limited (BG), Monsanto Company
(MON), Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) and Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC).
Presentations will be broadcast live and archived at:
http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/agricultureprotein2008
An agenda with presentation times for the conference is also available
on the web site.
Media interested in attending the conference and/or scheduling an interview,
should call (416) 867-3996.
Scheduled presenters include*:
| Archer
Daniels Midland (ADM)
|
John
D. Rice |
EVP,
Commercial & Productions |
Aventine
Renewable Energy, Inc. (AVR)
|
Ron Miller |
President & CEO |
| Bunge
Limited (BG) |
Alberto
Weisser |
Chairman & CEO |
| |
Jacqualyn
Fouse
|
CFO |
| Corn
Products International (CPO) |
Cheryl
K Beebe |
VP & CFO |
| Industrias
Bachoco S.A.B de C.V. (IBA) |
Daniel
Salazar |
CFO |
| Monsanto
Company (MON) |
Carl
Casale |
EVP, Strategy and Operations |
| Penford
Corp. (PENX) |
Thomas
Malkoski |
President & CEO |
| |
Steven
Cordier |
SVP & CFO |
| Pilgrim’s
Pride Corporation (PPC) |
Clint
Rivers |
President & CEO |
| |
Richard
Cogdill |
CFO |
| Sanderson
Farms, Inc. (SAFM) |
Joe Sanderson
Jr. |
Chairman & CEO |
| Sanderson
Farms, Inc. (SAFM) |
Mike
Cockrell |
Treasurer & CFO |
| Smithfield
Foods (SFD) |
Carey
Dubois |
CFO |
| Tyson
Foods, Inc. (TSN) |
Richard
Bond |
President & CEO |
* Agenda subject to change.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial
services provider, with over 2,000 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 (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified
financial services providers in North America with total assets of
US$375 billion and more than 36,000 employees as at January 31, 2008.
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