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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 5, 2016) - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) announced that the nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 8, 2016, 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 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Bank of Montreal:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
| Janice M. Babiak | 290,420,120 | 99.38% | 1,801,947 | 0.62% |
| Sophie Brochu | 290,102,747 | 99.27% | 2,119,321 | 0.73% |
| George A. Cope | 287,383,263 | 98.34% | 4,838,802 | 1.66% |
| William A. Downe | 290,043,959 | 99.25% | 2,178,642 | 0.75% |
| Christine A. Edwards | 287,921,021 | 98.53% | 4,301,138 | 1.47% |
| Martin S. Eichenbaum | 290,128,953 | 99.28% | 2,093,649 | 0.72% |
| Ronald H. Farmer | 288,527,477 | 98.74% | 3,695,123 | 1.26% |
| Eric R. La Flèche | 290,093,635 | 99.27% | 2,128,968 | 0.73% |
| Lorraine Mitchelmore | 290,270,419 | 99.33% | 1,952,182 | 0.67% |
| Philip S. Orsino | 287,323,312 | 98.32% | 4,899,290 | 1.68% |
| J. Robert S. Prichard | 279,134,637 | 95.52% | 13,087,963 | 4.48% |
| Don M. Wilson III | 289,896,553 | 99.20% | 2,326,047 | 0.80% |
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, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of more than $699 billion as of January 31, 2016, and close to 47,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
Ralph Marranca, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
ralph.marranca@bmo.com
Valerie Doucet, Montreal
(514) 877-8224
valerie.doucet@bmo.com
For Investor Relations Enquiries:
Lisa Hofstatter, Toronto
(416) 867-7019
lisa.hofstatter@bmo.com
Christine Viau, Toronto
(416) 867-6956
christine.viau@bmo.com
Internet: www.bmo.com