Media Advisory - Desjardins Group Announces 2009 Year End Results and Media
Conference Call on February 26, 2010

    
             News Release Issued on CNW Telbec at 10:30 a.m. (ET)
                       Audio Webcast at 11:00 a.m. (ET)
    

LÉVIS, QC, Feb. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Desjardins Group, Canada's largest cooperative financial group, will announce its 2009 year end financial results on Friday, February 26, 2010.

The news release will be issued on CNW Telbec at 10:30 a.m. It will be followed by an audio webcast for journalists only at 11:00 a.m.

The phone number to join the conference call is: 514 807-9895 or 1 888 231-8191. To view the associated slides, log on to the web at the following address:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2970880

The conference call will be hosted by the Chair of the Board, President and CEO of Desjardins Group, Ms. Monique F. Leroux. She will be assisted by Mr. Raymond Laurin, Chief Financial Officer.

For those unable to participate, the call will be archived at the above address for 90 days after February 26, 2010.

For further information: André Chapleau, Director Media Relations, [phone], 1-866-866-7000, ext. 7229, [email protected]