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BMO Financial Group Declares Preferred Shares Series 26 Dividend

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 1, 2016) - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.102208 per share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 26.

The dividend on the Class B Preferred Shares Series 26 is payable on November 25, 2016, to shareholders of record on November 1, 2016.

The above-mentioned dividend on the Class B Preferred Shares Series 26 is designated as an "eligible" dividend for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial and territorial legislation.

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