National Bank Financial Group Recovers Used Tennis Balls

• Press Release
• Source: National Bank Financial Group
• On 10:00 am EDT, Thursday April 30, 2009

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - National Bank Financial Group (TSX:NA - News) is continuing its used tennis ball recovery program for a third consecutive year. The tennis balls recovered will be redistributed to various Quebec schools and school boards to be placed on the legs of students' chairs. This initiative, undertaken in response to a real need expressed by schools, seeks to reduce classroom noise and promote a better learning environment for children.

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From April 30 to September 20, the Financial Group will be conducting a tour of various Quebec tennis clubs, where it will encourage tennis players to exchange their used tennis balls for new ones. Here is the list of tennis clubs:

- April 30:  Centre recreatif de Repentigny
- May 1:     Centre sportif, St-Eustache
- May 3:     Complexe sportif Longueuil
- May 8:     Tennis 13, Laval
- May 9:     InterClub des Laurentides, Piedmont
- May 14:    Sani Sport, Boucherville
- May 14:    Sani Sport, Brossard
- May 29:    Ecole TennEstrie, Sherbrooke

It will also be possible to exchange old tennis balls at various tournaments where National Bank Financial Bank will be present:

- July 25 to August 2:       Granby National Bank Challenger
- August 8 to 16:            Montreal Rogers Cup
- August 28 to September 5:  Repentigny International Junior Tennis Open
- September 12 to 20:        Quebec Bell Challenge

To learn more about these tournaments, go to the French-language site www.bnc.ca/recuperation and click on "La Tournee."

In addition, from June 1 to July 17, people who want to donate their old tennis balls can bring them to a National Bank Financial Group branch. For participating branches, go to the French-language site www.bnc.ca/recuperation and click on "Succursales participantes."

To date, nearly 115,000 tennis balls have been recovered throughout Quebec. The tennis balls collected as part of this environmentally conscious initiative have been redistributed to 950 classrooms and placed on the legs of students' chairs.

About National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2009, is an integrated group that provides comprehensive financial services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporations in its core market, while offering specialized services to its clients elsewhere in the world. National Bank offers a full array of banking services, including retail, corporate and investment banking. It is an active player on international capital markets and, through its subsidiaries, is involved in securities brokerage, insurance and wealth management as well as mutual fund and retirement plan management. National Bank has close to $137 billion in assets and, together with its subsidiaries, employs 17,199 people. The Bank's securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:NA - News). For more information, visit the Bank's website at www.nbc.ca.

The telephone number provided below is for the exclusive use of journalists and other media representatives.

Denis Dube
National Bank Financial Group
Senior Manager, Public Relations
514-394-8644