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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 19, 2012) - BMO Financial Group will hold its 194th Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Halifax, Nova Scotia, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The meeting will take place in the Commonwealth A Ballroom at The Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. (ADT).

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

• Time: 9:30 a.m. ADT (8:30a.m. EDT)

• Via internet, www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

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