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      Bank of Montreal Announces Election of Directors

      TORONTO, April 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) announced that the nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 12, 2018, have been elected as directors of BMO. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at BMO's Annual Meeting of Shareholders earlier today in Toronto are set out below.

      Each of the following 14 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Bank of Montreal:  




      Nominee

      Votes For

      Votes Withheld

      Janice M. Babiak

      307,573,712

      99.66%

      1,042,601

      0.34%

      Sophie Brochu

      306,600,919

      99.35%

      2,014,893

      0.65%

      George A. Cope

      302,200,634

      97.92%

      6,415,676

      2.08%

      Christine A. Edwards

      306,305,310

      99.25%

      2,309,714

      0.75%

      Martin S. Eichenbaum

      307,416,266

      99.61%

      1,200,283

      0.39%

      Ronald H. Farmer

      301,150,828

      97.58%

      7,464,600

      2.42%

      David Harquail

      307,391,026

      99.60%

      1,225,524

      0.40%

      Linda Huber

      307,550,295

      99.65%

      1,065,235

      0.35%

      Eric R. La Flèche

      307,306,112

      99.58%

      1,309,347

      0.42%

      Lorraine Mitchelmore

      307,502,342

      99.64%

      1,114,128

      0.36%

      Philip S. Orsino

      298,437,100

      96.70%

      10,179,448

      3.30%

      J. Robert S. Prichard

      298,896,448

      96.85%

      9,720,101

      3.15%

      Darryl White

      307,163,800

      99.53%

      1,452,671

      0.47%

      Don M. Wilson III

      305,402,930

      98.96%

      3,214,148

      1.04%

       

      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
      Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider – the 8thlargest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $728 billion as of January 31, 2018, and a team of diverse and highly engaged 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, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

      SOURCE BMO Financial Group

      For further information: For News Media Enquiries: Paul Gammal, Toronto, paul.gammal@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996; Francois Morin, Montreal, francois1.morin@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