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    Bank of Montreal Confirms Election of Board of Directors

    TORONTO, March 31, 2020 /CNW/ - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) today held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders by electronic means.

    At the meeting, all the director nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 6, 2020 were elected. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

    Each of the following 12 directors proposed by management was elected as a director of Bank of Montreal:

    Nominee

    Votes For

    Votes Withheld

    Janice M. Babiak

    287,076,651

    98.22%

    5,190,650

    1.78%

    Sophie Brochu

    291,356,153

    99.69%

    910,952

    0.31%

    Craig W. Broderick

    291,327,971

    99.68%

    939,330

    0.32%

    George A. Cope

    284,984,221

    97.51%

    7,283,024

    2.49%

    Christine A. Edwards

    286,552,072

    98.04%

    5,715,173

    1.96%

    Dr. Martin S. Eichenbaum

    291,236,048

    99.65%

    1,031,253

    0.35%

    Ronald H. Farmer

    278,487,715

    95.29%

    13,779,530

    4.71%

    David Harquail

    291,407,562

    99.71%

    859,683

    0.29%

    Linda S. Huber

    291,314,958

    99.67%

    952,343

    0.33%

    Eric R. La Flèche

    288,063,884

    98.56%

    4,203,417

    1.44%

    Lorraine Mitchelmore

    289,180,204

    98.94%

    3,087,097

    1.06%

    Darryl White

    291,345,137

    99.68%

    922,164

    0.32%

     

    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 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $880 billion as of January 31, 2020, 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; For Investor Relations Enquiries: Jill Homenuk, Toronto, jill.homenuk@bmo.com, (416) 867-4770