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      Bank of Montreal Announces Election of Directors

      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

      For further information: 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