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TORONTO, April 4, 2017 /CNW/ -
Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) announced that the nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 13, 2017, have been elected as directors of BMO. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at BMO's Annual and Special 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 |
291,033,842 |
99.55% |
1,317,948 |
0.45% |
|
Sophie Brochu |
290,575,847 |
99.39% |
1,775,925 |
0.61% |
|
George A. Cope |
286,869,445 |
98.12% |
5,481,876 |
1.88% |
|
William A. Downe |
290,591,790 |
99.40% |
1,761,530 |
0.60% |
|
Christine A. Edwards |
290,889,665 |
99.50% |
1,460,526 |
0.50% |
|
Martin S. Eichenbaum |
290,869,806 |
99.49% |
1,481,977 |
0.51% |
|
Ronald H. Farmer |
285,542,296 |
97.67% |
6,809,495 |
2.33% |
|
Linda Huber |
290,925,108 |
99.51% |
1,427,845 |
0.49% |
|
Eric R. La Flèche |
290,936,455 |
99.52% |
1,416,563 |
0.48% |
|
Lorraine Mitchelmore |
290,822,247 |
99.48% |
1,529,170 |
0.52% |
|
Philip S. Orsino |
285,937,830 |
97.81% |
6,413,960 |
2.19% |
|
J. Robert S. Prichard |
279,773,150 |
95.70% |
12,578,640 |
4.30% |
|
Don M. Wilson III |
290,542,474 |
99.38% |
1,808,561 |
0.62% |
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual and Special 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, and currently marking its 200th year of operations, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, and more than 45,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial 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.
For Media Enquiries:
Paul Gammal, Toronto, paul.gammal@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Frederic Tremblay, Montreal, frederic1.tremblay@bmo.com, (514) 877-1873
For Investor Relations Enquiries:
Jill Homenuk, Toronto, jill.homenuk@bmo.com (416) 867-4770
Christine Viau, Toronto, christine.viau@bmo.com, (416) 867-6956
Internet: www.bmo.com
SOURCE BMO Financial Group
