Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

Bank of Montreal BMO today announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share on paid-up common shares of Bank of Montreal for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, an increase of $0.02 from the previous quarter. For the current quarter, the Board of Directors also declared dividends of: -- $0.33125 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 5; -- $0.28125 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 13; -- $0.328125 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 14; -- $0.3625 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 15; -- $0.325 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 16; -- $0.40625 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 18; -- $0.40625 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 21; -- $0.3375 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 23; and -- $0.24375 a share on paid-up Class B Preferred Shares Series 25. The dividend on the common shares is payable on November 28, 2012, to shareholders of record on November 1, See full press release