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Media Advisory BMO CEO Bill Downe To Speak At The Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference

TORONTO, January 27, 2010 - Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group (BMO:TSX and NYSE) is scheduled to participate in the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference in New York City on February 3, 2010 at 9:10 a.m. (EST).

Mr. Downe's presentation will be broadcast live via webcast at www.bmo.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $388 billion as at October 31, 2009, and more than 36,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

For further information:

For News Media Enquiries:
Ralph Marranca, Toronto, (416) 867-3996
Ronald Monet, Montreal, (514) 877-1101

For Investor Relations Enquiries:
Viki Lazaris, Toronto, (416) 867-6656
Steven Bonin, Toronto, (416) 867-5452