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

      TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 19, 2015) - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the March 2015 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute either monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on March 30, 2015 will receive cash distributions payable on April 7, 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 0.024
      BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF ZFM 0.035
      BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF ZFL 0.046
      BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPS 0.036
      BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF ZMP 0.042
      BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPL 0.046
      BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCS 0.043
      BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCM 0.047
      BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF ZLC 0.065
      BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF ZAG 0.041
      BMO Discount Bond Index ETF ZDB 0.027
      BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF ZRR 0.026
      BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF ZFH 0.060
      BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHY 0.076
      BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEF 0.067
      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 0.042
      BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZSU 0.026
      BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZMU 0.043
      BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF ZST 0.175
      BMO 2015 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF ZXB 0.039
      BMO 2020 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF ZXC 0.047
      BMO 2025 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF ZXD 0.052
      BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF ZEB 0.065
      BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF ZUT 0.055
      BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ZRE 0.088
      BMO Monthly Income ETF ZMI 0.053
      BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF ZWB 0.073
      BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF ZWU 0.078
      BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF ZWA 0.078
      BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWH 0.085
      BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZWH.U 0.092
      BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV 0.060
      BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF ZPR 0.048
      BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZUD 0.045
      BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY 0.055
      BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZDY.U 0.045
      BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI 0.070
      BMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:
      BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ZCN 0.140
      BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUE 0.130
      BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDJ 0.130
      BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF ZEO 0.103
      BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDM 0.115
      BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF ZEA 0.097
      BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD ETF ZEQ 0.090
      BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF ZGI 0.200
      BMO Equal Weight U.S. Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUB 0.062
      BMO Equal Weight U.S. Banks Index ETF ZBK 0.057
      BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF ZLB 0.140
      BMO S&P 500 Index ETF ZSP 0.115
      BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZSP.U 0.092
      BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF ZIN 0.100
      BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF ZLU 0.125
      BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZLU.U 0.100
      BMO Equity Linked Corporate Bond ETF ZEL 0.045
      BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF ZUQ 0.060
      BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF ZGQ 0.065

      *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® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks 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, ZCN, ZUE, ZDJ, ZEO, ZSP, ZSP.U, ZIN 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.

      The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related funds.

      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 financial services organization based in North America. The bank offers a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers. BMO Financial Group had total assets of approximately $672 billion and more than 47,000 employees at January 31, 2015.

      For further information:
      Media Contacts:
      Tracy Truong, Toronto
      (416) 867-3996
      tracy.truong@bmo.com

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