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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2011) - Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO), will participate in the Scotia Capital Financials Summit 2011 Conference in Toronto on September 7, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT).

Mr. Downe's remarks and question and answer session 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 $477 billion as at July 31, 2011, and more than 47,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.