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TORONTO, March 19, 2010 - BMO Financial Group today announced the first quarter 2010 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)*. Unitholders of record on March 30, 2010, will receive cash distributions payable on April 12, 2010.
Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:
| BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF | Ticker | Cash Distribution per Unit ($) |
|---|---|---|
| BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF | ZFS | 0.115485 |
| BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF | ZPS | 0.161486 |
| BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZCS | 0.170523 |
| BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZCM | 0.130381 |
| BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZLC | 0.142682 |
| BMO Canadian Government Bond Index ETF | ZGB | 0.125409 |
| BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF | ZAG | 0.102554 |
| BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ETF | ZHY | 0.227588 |
| BMO Dow Jones Canada Titans 60 Index ETF | ZCN | 0.122433 |
| BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF | ZEB | 0.150749 |
| BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF | ZEO | 0.079456 |
| BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF | ZUT | 0.121767 |
| BMO Junior Gold Index ETF | ZJG | - |
| BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZDJ | 0.088208 |
| BMO US Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZUE | 0.095114 |
| BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZQQ | 0.023562 |
| BMO International Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZDM | - |
| BMO Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF | ZEM | - |
| BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF | ZGI | 0.076638 |
| BMO China Equity Hedged to CAD ETF | ZCH | - |
| BMO India Equity Hedged to CAD ETF | ZID | - |
| BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZMT | - |
Further information about BMO ETF Products can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.
*BMO ETFs are managed and administered by Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc. (JHIC), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Bank of Montreal.
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 $399 billion as at January 31, 2010, and more than 36,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.
"Dow Jones," "Dow Jones Industrial Average", "Dow Jones Canada Titans 60" and "Titans" are trademarks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by JHIC. The BMO ETFs based on Dow Jones' indexes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, and Dow Jones makes no representation regarding the advisability of trading in such ETFs.
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