Desjardins Group presents Le Louvre à Québec. Les arts et la vie

Québec, November 28, 2007 – Desjardins Group, the largest financial institution in Québec, is proud to be associated to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec for the presentation of the Le Louvre à Québec. Les arts et la vie exhibition, in what will be a world première, from June 5 to October, 2008.

This unique exhibition, organized by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in collaboration with one of the largest museums in the world, will be one of the most prestigious cultural activities that will mark the 400^th anniversary of the establishment of Québec City.

A long-time partner of the Musée, Desjardins is pleased to invite the public to an unprecedented encounter with the exceptional collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

“This is a unique opportunity for the Québec population and all visitors to the 400^th anniversary celebrations to be in contact with ancient cultural objects that are rarely present among Québec and Canadian collections. This is a wonderful way for Desjardins to offer an authentic outlook to the world”, stated Alban D’Amours, President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group.

The commitment of Desjardins to arts and culture is proof of the importance it places on its social responsibility in this sector. Accordingly, in 2006, $5.6 million, out of $64 million in donations and sponsorships of all kinds that were given to the community, were allocated to this area of great interest to the Québec population.

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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