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BMO Financial Group to Hold 193rd Annual Meeting in Vancouver on March 22, 2011

TORONTO, March 18, 2011 – BMO Financial Group will hold its 193rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The meeting will take place in the Park Ballroom at The Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT).

Investors, media and other interested parties can access the annual meeting as follows:

Time: 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT)
Via internet, www.bmo.com/investorrelations

Full text of executive remarks will be available at the aforementioned website.

Bank of Montreal's Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Management Proxy Circular and 2010 Annual Report were mailed to shareholders commencing on February 26, 2011. These documents are available online at www.bmo.com/investorrelations..

BMO has been serving customers in British Columbia for 124 years; the first Bank of Montreal branch in the province opened in Vancouver in 1887, two years after bank vice-president, Lord Strathcona, drove in the Last Spike of the CPR. Its 3,000 employees are dedicated to making BMO the bank that defines great customer experience, serving British Columbians through 118 branches located across the province. BMO also provides strong support to education, health and social services and arts & culture in B.C.

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News Media Enquiries :

Ralph Marranca, Toronto, ralph.marranca@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996

Ronald Monet, Montreal, ronald.monet@bmo.com, (514) 877-1101

Laurie Grant, Vancouver, laurie.grant@bmo.com, (604) 665-7596

Jim Kappel, Chicago, jim.kappel@harrisbank.com, (312) 461-2478

For Investor Relations Enquiries:

Viki Lazaris, Toronto, viki.lazaris@bmo.com, (416) 867-6656

Andrew Chin, Toronto, andrew.chin@bmo.com, (416) 867-7019