MI Marshall & Ilsley Corp

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Files Acquisition Shelf Registration Statement MILWAUKEE, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I) (NYSE:MI) today announced that it has filed an acquisition shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering up to 6,000,000 shares of M&I common stock. These shares may be used from time to time by M&I and its subsidiaries for business acquisitions. The issuance of M&I common stock for all or part of certain acquisitions will assist M&I in keeping its capital at desired levels. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. A written prospectus (when available) may be obtained from: Corporate Secretary, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, 770 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $39 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank has the largest banking presence in Wisconsin with 196 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 33 locations throughout Arizona; 11 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 six 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. The press release contains forward-looking statements concerning M&I's future operations. Such statements are subject to important factors that could cause M&I's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. These factors include (i) the factors identified in M&I's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" which factors are incorporated herein by reference, (ii) such other factors as may be described from time to time in M&I's SEC filings, and (iii) those factors associated with capital markets generally, the market price for M&I's common stock, price volatility of M&I's common stock and the ability of M&I to complete its securities transactions. Additional risks and uncertainties include the risks that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not allow M&I's registration statement to become effective; that M&I may not issue the securities covered under the registration statement; that M&I may not obtain future opportunities for acquisitions or other corporate transactions; and that M&I may not use the shares covered under the registration statement for such transactions. DATASOURCE: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation CONTACT: John Presley, senior vice president and chief financial officer, +1-414-765-7833, or Don Wilson, senior vice president, corporate treasurer, +1-414-765-8043, both of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Web site: http://www.micorp.com/ http://www.mibank.com/

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