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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) - BMO Financial Group today announced the July 2013 cash distributions for the 30 BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* which pay monthly distributions. Unitholders of record at close of business on July 30, 2013 will receive cash distributions payable on August 7, 2013.

Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs:		Ticker		Cash Distribution per Unit ($)
BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF		ZFS		0.027
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF		ZFM		0.038
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF		ZFL		0.048
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF		ZPS		0.041
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF		ZMP		0.043
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF		ZPL		0.048
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF		ZCS		0.039
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF		ZCM		0.055
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF		ZLC		0.066
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF		ZAG		0.042
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF		ZRR		0.026
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF		ZHY		0.084
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF		ZEF		0.065
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF		ZIC		0.045
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)		ZIC.U		0.046
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF		ZMU		0.046
BMO 2013 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF		ZXA		0.045
BMO 2015 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF		ZXB		0.042
BMO 2020 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF		ZXC		0.054
BMO 2025 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF		ZXD		0.056
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF		ZEB		0.056
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF		ZUT		0.060
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF		ZRE		0.081
BMO Monthly Income ETF		ZMI		0.060
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF		ZWB		0.070
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF		ZWU		0.073
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF		ZWA		0.073
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF		ZDV		0.070
BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF		ZPR		0.053
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF		ZUD		0.040
BMO US Dividend ETF		ZDY		0.040
BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)		ZDY.U		0.040

*BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

"S&P®" is a trade-mark of S&P Opco, LLC and "TSX" is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. These and other associated trade-marks and/or service marks have been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. None of the BMO ETFS are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by any of its aforementioned trade-mark owners and the related index providers or their respective affiliates or their third party licensors and these entities make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units in the BMO ETFs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM) is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC, ("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use. "Dow Jones®" and "Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM)" are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones") and have been licensed to Dow Jones Opco for use for certain purposes. BMO ETFs based on Dow Jones indexes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones or their respective affiliates, and Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading in such product(s).

Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. Since its inception, the lineup of BMO ETFs has grown to 55 listed funds and includes several industry firsts. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

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 $555 billion as at April 30, 2013, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.