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BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 21, 2014) - BMO Asset Management Inc. today announced the January 2014 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that pay monthly distributions. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at close of business on January 30, 2014 will receive cash distributions payable on February 6, 2014.

Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:	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	0.039
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	0.053
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	0.081
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEF	0.065
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZIC	0.048
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 Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	ZST	0.150
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	0.058
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF	ZUT	0.060
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	ZRE	0.083
BMO Monthly Income ETF	ZMI	0.058
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	ZWB	0.068
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	ZWU	0.073
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWA	0.071
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	ZDV	0.065
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	0.042
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 registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, and TSX is a trademark of TSX Inc. These and other associated trademarks and/or service marks have been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The indices underlying the ZEB, ZUT, ZRE, ZWA, and ZPR BMO ETFs are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and 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 trademark 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.

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. 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 $537 billion as at October 31, 2013, and more than 45,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

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Media Contacts:
Amanda Robinson, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
amanda.robinson@bmo.com

Valerie Doucet, Montreal
(514)-877-8224
valerie.doucet@bmo.com