MI Marshall & Ilsley Corp

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) (M&I) today announced that it and its eligible affiliates will be participating in the two components of the FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program - the Debt Guarantee Program (DGP) and the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (TAGP). Under the DGP, certain senior unsecured debt issued by M&I and its eligible affiliates will be guaranteed by the FDIC, and the debt will be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The expiration date of the FDIC's guarantee is the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or June 30, 2012. Under the TAGP, through December 31, 2009, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (which the TAGP defines as including all noninterest-bearing personal and business checking accounts, NOW accounts earning no more than .5 percent interest, and Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts) held at M&I's affiliate banks, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (M&I Bank), M&I Bank FSB, and Southwest Bank, an M&I Bank, are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account. Coverage under the TAGP is in addition to and separate from the coverage available under the FDIC's general deposit rules. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $63.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 193 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 52 locations throughout Arizona; 32 offices in Indianapolis and nearby communities; 34 offices along Florida's west coast and in central Florida; 15 offices in Kansas City and nearby communities; 25 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; and one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I's Southwest Bank subsidiary has 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area. 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. DATASOURCE: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation CONTACT: Greg Smith, senior vice president, chief financial officer, +1-414-765-7727, or Dave Urban, vice president, director of investor relations, +1-414-765-7853, both of M&I Web Site: http://www.mibank.com/ http://www.micorp.com/

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