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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