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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