Desjardins Group presents 2007 Desjardins Vanier Cup

Lévis (Québec), November 22, 2007 – Desjardins Group, the largest integrated cooperative financial group in Canada, and official partner of the championship, is presenting the 2007 Desjardins Vanier Cup game to be held tomorrow in Toronto.

This sponsorship is part of a major partnership agreement signed by Desjardins with Canadian Interuniversity Sport. This partnership agreement, which will be in effect until 2010, not only applies to the Canadian university football championship, but also covers recognition of the academic performance of university athletes (Desjardins Academic All Canadian Program).

“Desjardins is proud to be associated with excellence among young Canadian university students and to support performance in sports. This collaboration enables us, once again, to further promote our cooperative financial group to all these young people, who are preparing for their future, and to position the Group as an institution that is open to their needs,” stated Alban D’Amours, President and CEO of Desjardins Group.

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is the largest integrated cooperative financial group in Canada, with overall assets of more than $143 billion, as of June 30, 2007. It comprises a network of caisses, credit unions and business centres in Québec and Ontario, and some twenty subsidiary companies in life and general insurance, securities brokerage, venture capital and asset management, many of which are active across the country. Drawing on the expertise of its 40,000 employees and the commitment of nearly 6,800 elected officers, Desjardins offers its 5.8 million individual and corporate members and clients a full range of financial products and services. Its physical distribution network is complemented by leading-edge virtual access methods.

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