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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 31, 2015) - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) announced that the nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 6, 2015, have been elected as directors of BMO. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at BMO's Annual Meeting earlier today in Toronto are set out below.
Each of the following 13 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Bank of Montreal:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
| Janice M. Babiak | 252,282,606 | 99.50% | 1,257,830 | 0.50% |
| Sophie Brochu | 251,683,665 | 99.27% | 1,857,105 | 0.73% |
| George A. Cope | 251,390,840 | 99.15% | 2,148,825 | 0.85% |
| William A. Downe | 251,936,826 | 99.38% | 1,583,945 | 0.62% |
| Christine A. Edwards | 252,389,215 | 99.55% | 1,151,310 | 0.45% |
| Martin S. Eichenbaum | 252,047,829 | 99.42% | 1,472,695 | 0.58% |
| Ronald H. Farmer | 251,968,359 | 99.39% | 1,552,364 | 0.61% |
| Eric R. La Flèche | 252,060,691 | 99.42% | 1,460,080 | 0.58% |
| Lorraine Mitchelmore | 252,169,709 | 99.47% | 1,351,062 | 0.53% |
| Philip S. Orsino | 251,118,610 | 99.05% | 2,400,764 | 0.95% |
| Martha C. Piper | 251,922,530 | 99.37% | 1,588,836 | 0.63% |
| J. Robert S. Prichard | 251,303,674 | 99.13% | 2,216,374 | 0.87% |
| Don M. Wilson III | 252,194,111 | 99.48% | 1,321,582 | 0.52% |
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today will be published shortly on www.bmo.com, and filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.
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 $672 billion and more than 47,000 employees at January 31, 2015.
Ralph Marranca, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
ralph.marranca@bmo.com
Ronald Monet, Montreal
(514) 877-1873
ronald.monet@bmo.com
For Investor Relations Enquiries:
Lisa Hofstatter, Toronto
(416) 867-7019
lisa.hofstatter@bmo.com
Willa Hoffmann, Toronto
(416) 867-6956
willa.hoffmann@bmo.com
Internet: www.bmo.com