TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 03/31/15

Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO)(NYSE: BMO) announced that the nominees listed in the bank's management proxy circular dated February 6, 2015, have been elected as directors of BMO. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at BMO's Annual Meeting earlier today in Toronto are set out below.

Each of the following 13 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Bank of Montreal:

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Nominee                             Votes For            Votes Withheld
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Janice M. Babiak             252,282,606      99.50%   1,257,830       0.50%
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Sophie Brochu                251,683,665      99.27%   1,857,105       0.73%
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George A. Cope               251,390,840      99.15%   2,148,825       0.85%
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William A. Downe             251,936,826      99.38%   1,583,945       0.62%
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Christine A. Edwards         252,389,215      99.55%   1,151,310       0.45%
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Martin S. Eichenbaum         252,047,829      99.42%   1,472,695       0.58%
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Ronald H. Farmer             251,968,359      99.39%   1,552,364       0.61%
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Eric R. La Fleche            252,060,691      99.42%   1,460,080       0.58%
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Lorraine Mitchelmore         252,169,709      99.47%   1,351,062       0.53%
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Philip S. Orsino             251,118,610      99.05%   2,400,764       0.95%
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Martha C. Piper              251,922,530      99.37%   1,588,836       0.63%
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J. Robert S. Prichard        251,303,674      99.13%   2,216,374       0.87%
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Don M. Wilson III            252,194,111      99.48%   1,321,582       0.52%
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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

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 $672 billion and more than 47,000 employees at January 31, 2015.

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

Willa Hoffmann, Toronto
(416) 867-6956
willa.hoffmann@bmo.com
Internet: www.bmo.com