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TORONTO, March 25, 2010 - Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group (BMO:TSX and NYSE) will speak at the National Bank Financial 8^th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on March 30, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

Mr. Downe's presentation and a question and answer session that follows will be broadcast live via webcast at www.bmo.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

For News Media Enquiries:

Ralph Marranca, Toronto, ralph.marranca@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Ronald Monet, Montreal, ronald.monet@bmo.com, (514) 877-1101