TORONTO,
            August 20, 2008 –  BMO Financial Group will announce
            its third quarter financial results and hold its investor community
            conference call on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
      
        
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          Investor Community Conference Call |          
        
        
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          Time: 3:30 p.m. EDT | 
        
        
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          The conference call will be available in a listen-only mode:  | 
        
        
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          via telephone at: 1 (888) 789-0089 or (416) 695-9753 (Toronto area)  | 
        
        
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          via the Internet at: www.bmo.com/investorrelations | 
        
 
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           Presentation material referenced during the
          conference call will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations |          
        
 
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          Conference Call Rebroadcast |          
        
        
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          A rebroadcast of the investor community presentations will be available until midnight EDT, Monday, November 24, 2008, by calling 1 (800) 408-3053 or (416) 695-5800 and entering passcode #648304. | 
        
        
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          The
              webcast will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations until
          Monday, November 24, 2008. | 
        
      
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