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BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited Announces BMO ETF Dividends

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HONG KONG, March 21, 2018 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited today announced dividends for its Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) lineup:

BMO ETF *	Stock Code	Cash Dividend per Unit (HK$)
BMO Asia USD Investment Grade Bond ETF	3141.HK	0.12
BMO Hong Kong Banks ETF	3143.HK	0.06
BMO Asia High Dividend ETF	3145.HK	0.06
BMO NASDAQ 100 ETF	3086.HK	0.03
BMO MSCI Asia Pacific Real Estate ETF	3121.HK	0.11
BMO MSCI Japan Hedged to USD ETF	3160.HK	0.08
BMO MSCI Europe Quality Hedged to USD ETF	3165.HK	0.03
* BMO ETF is a Hong Kong umbrella unit trust authorized under section 104 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571) of Hong Kong.

The ex-dividend date is March 28, 2018, and the record date is March 29, 2018. The distribution-payable date is April 9, 2018.

For more information about ETFs, please visit: www.bmo.hk/etfs.

About BMO Global Asset Management

BMO Global Asset Management is a global investment manager with offices in more than 25 cities in 14 countries, delivering service excellence to clients across five continents.

Our four major investment centers in Toronto, Chicago, London and Hong Kong are complemented by a network of world-class specialist managers strategically located across the globe: BMO Real Estate Partners, LGM Investments, Pyrford International Ltd. BMO Global Asset Management is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative (UNPRI).

BMO Global Asset Management is a part of BMO Financial Group, a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America with total assets of CDN $728 billion as of January 31, 2018, and more than 45,000 employees. BMO Wealth Management has worldwide assets under management of CDN $436 billion, as of January 31, 2018.

®"BMO (M-bar roundel)" is a registered trade-mark of Bank of Montreal, used under licence.

SOURCE BMO Financial Group

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