Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to Match Employee Donations to Hurricane Relief, Up to $100,000

Customer Donations Accepted at All M&I Bank Branches Nationwide 


MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) has announced it will match all employee donations, up to $100,000, for M&I employees who choose to donate funds for hurricane relief efforts on the Louisiana-Mississippi coast.  Matching funds from M&I will be donated to The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.

The employee matching funds contribution is in response to the significant need for mass care services such as food, medicine, and emergency shelter following the devastating hurricane, strong winds, and flooding.

In addition, all M&I Banks and Southwest Bank of St. Louis offices nationwide will be accepting customer donations to The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army at all branch locations.

"As the death toll mounts and the full extent of the damage is realized, it's clear significant resources will be required to rebuild this area and aid victims," said Dennis Kuester, chairman and CEO. "Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is pleased to support The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army, which will have a significant role in the relief effort."

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $43.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank has the largest banking presence in Wisconsin with 198 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 36 locations throughout Arizona; 12 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; and, locations in Duluth, Minn.; Las Vegas, Nev.; and, Naples and Bonita Springs, Fla. M&I's Southwest Bank affiliate has seven offices in the St. Louis area and one office in Belleville, Ill. Metavante Corporation, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation's wholly owned technology subsidiary, provides virtually all of the technology an organization needs to offer financial services. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet ( http://www.mibank.com/ or http://www.micorp.com/ ). M&I's customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry. 

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