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BMO Financial Group is holding its 185th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and First Quarter Investor Community Conference Call on February 25, 2003, in Ottawa, at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel.

Investors, media and other interested parties can access the annual meeting, media briefing and first quarter investment community conference call as follows:

• Annual Meeting
  Time: 9:30 a.m. (EST)
  Via telephone, listen-only mode, at: 1 (877) 888-3490
  Via the Internet at: www.bmo.com/investorrelations

• Media Briefing follows immediately after the Annual Meeting
  Via telephone, listen-only mode, at: 1 (877) 888-3490
  Via the Internet at: www.bmo.com/investorrelations

• First Quarter Investor Community Conference Call
  Time: 2:00 p.m. (EST)
  Via telephone, listen-only mode, at: 1 (888) 789-0089 toll free or (416) 695-9753 locally
  Via the Internet at: www.bmo.com/investorrelations

• Investor Community Conference Call Re-broadcast
  A re-broadcast of the investor community conference call will be available until midnight Friday, March 7, 2003 at 1 (888) 742-2491 or (416) 695-5278, passcode 5956.
  The webcast will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations until Monday May 26, 2003.

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