UMBF UMB Financial Corporation

UMB has become Sprint Center's first "Founding Partner," it was announced today by representatives of both organizations at the bank's downtown headquarters. As a "Founding Partner," UMB will receive category exclusivity at the $275 million state-of-the-art downtown sports and entertainment arena now under construction. Named the "Official Bank of Sprint Center," UMB will also receive a sponsorship, advertising and promotional package which will include permanent signage on the venue's exterior freeway marquees, along the main concourse and in-bowl fascias; the opportunity to locate UMB automatic teller machines inside and outside the arena; the development of messages, features and logo representation on arena video screens and Sprint Center TV network; and a location within Sprint Center to open a banking service center to serve guests attending events. "As the first founding partner of the Sprint Center, UMB is excited and pleased to enter into this relationship to demonstrate our continued commitment to the revitalization of downtown Kansas City," said Mariner Kemper, chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corporation. "The Sprint Center is a first-class facility that people from all across the Midwest will come to enjoy and as Kansas City's hometown bank, UMB is proud to deliver our support." Additionally, UMB will "name" Sprint Center's UMB Chairman's Club room and the UMB Bank Conference Room while receiving recognition in Sprint Center's suite-holder orientation kit, banner advertising on the arena's website, initial rights to sponsor certain events coming to Sprint Center and the opportunity to use Sprint Center for "private" UMB customer and/or employee functions. "We are thrilled to announce that UMB, a locally based financial organization with significant ties and investment throughout the region, will be Sprint Center's first Founding Partner," said Mark Faber, Sprint Center's senior vice president, business operations. "As is the case for all of our Founding Partnership agreements, the UMB sponsorship package has been customized to include particular components enabling them to target guests of Sprint Center within specific demographics." No other details of the multi-year agreement were released. A total of 12 corporations will be designated as Sprint Center Founding Partners, all receiving specific category exclusivity, permanent signage, premium seating components, and the opportunity to "brand" certain Sprint Center components, locations and hospitality zones. "On behalf of Sprint Center, AEG and our naming rights partner Sprint, I would like to welcome UMB to our 'family' here at Sprint Center," said Brenda Tinnen, general manager, Sprint Center. "It is only appropriate that an organization so respected as leaders in our state and our community become an early partner at Sprint Center which will become a landmark for our region when we open next year. I thank UMB Chairman and CEO Mariner Kemper for the faith and trust he has in our vision for Sprint Center and commit to him and the thousands of UMB employees and customers that we will make you as proud of your association with Sprint Center as we are to be associated with UMB." About UMB UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:UMBF) is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking and related financial services to both individual and business customers nationwide. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 140 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arizona. Subsidiaries of the holding company and the lead bank, UMB Bank, n.a., include an investment services group based in Milwaukee, a trust management company in South Dakota, and single-purpose companies that deal with brokerage services, consulting services and insurance. UMB was named one of Business Week's "Web Smart 50" companies in 2005. About Sprint Center Sprint Center will be Kansas City's new home for sports, concerts, family shows, collegiate sports, tournaments and special events beginning with the fall 2007 opening of the venue. As an anchor to a revitalized downtown Kansas City, Sprint Center is being developed as a unique public/private partnership between the City of Kansas City and AEG, operators of the venue. Sprint Center will host approximately 90 public events throughout the year - and feature smaller rooms for private meetings, seminars, receptions, charity functions, graduations and other special events. Sprint Center can accommodate nearly any gathering, large or small. Nearly 1 million guests are expected to visit Sprint Center in its inaugural year.