BMO Financial Group Proxy Circular Now Available

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 6, 2015) - BMO Financial Group BMOBMO today announced that it has mailed its 2015 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular to common shareholders of Bank of Montreal.

BMO's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the BMO Institute For Learning, in Toronto, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

BMO has filed the 2015 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular with securities regulators. The document is available on the Canadian Securities Administrators' web site at www.sedar.com, on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html and on the Bank's website at http://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/annual-reports-proxy-circulars.

About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services organization based in North America. The bank offers a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers. BMO Financial Group had total assets of approximately $672 billion and more than 47,000 employees at January 31, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
For News Media Enquiries:
Ralph Marranca, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
ralph.marranca@bmo.com


Ronald Monet, Montreal
(514) 877-1873
ronald.monet@bmo.com


For Investor Relations Enquiries:
Sharon Haward-Laird, Toronto
(416) 867-6656
sharon.hawardlaird@bmo.com


Lisa Hofstatter, Toronto
(416) 867-7019
lisa.hofstatter@bmo.com
Internet: www.bmo.com