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TORONTO,ONTARIO--(Marketwire-May23,2012)MeantimeWire-BankofMontreal(TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO)todayannouncedthatthe
BoardofDirectorsdeclaredaquarterlydividendof$0.70pershareonpaid-upcommonsharesofBankofMontrealforthethirdquarteroffiscalyear
2012,unchangedfromthepreviousquarter.
Forthecurrentquarter,theBoardofDirectorsalsodeclareddividendsof:
--$0.33125ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries5;
--$0.28125ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries13;
--$0.328125ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries14;
--$0.3625ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries15;
--$0.325ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries16;
--$0.40625ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries18;
--$0.40625ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries21;
--$0.3375ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries23;and
--$0.24375ashareonpaid-upClassBPreferredSharesSeries25.
ThedividendonthecommonsharesispayableonAugust28,2012,toshareholdersofrecordonAugust1,2012.Thedividends
onthepreferredsharesarepayableonAugust27,2012,toshareholdersofrecordonAugust1,2012.
Theabove-mentioneddividendsonthecommonandpreferredsharesaredesignatedas"eligible"dividendsforthepurposesofthe
IncomeTaxAct(Canada)andanysimilarprovincialandterritoriallegislation.
Commonshareholdersmayelecttohavetheircashdividendsreinvestedincommonsharesofthebankinaccordancewiththebank'sShareholder
DividendReinvestmentandSharePurchasePlan(thePlan).UnderthePlan,theBoardofDirectorsdetermineswhetherthecommonshareswillbe
purchasedonthesecondarymarketorissuedbythebankfromtreasury.Atthistime,thecommonsharespurchasedunderthePlanwillbeissued
fromtreasuryatatwopercentdiscountfromtheAverageMarketPriceofthecommonshares(asdefinedinthePlan)untilsuchtimeasthebank
electsotherwise.
AnyregisteredshareholderwhohasnotenrolledinthePlanandwishestodosomustsignaReinvestmentEnrollment-ParticipantDeclaration
Formandreturnittothebank'stransferagent,ComputershareTrustCompanyofCanada,at:
ComputershareTrustCompanyofCanada
100UniversityAvenue,9thFloor
Toronto,Ontario
M5J2Y1
ReinvestmentEnrollment-ParticipantDeclarationFormsmaybeobtainedfromComputershareTrustCompanyofCanadaonitswebsiteat
www.computershare.com\bmo,orbycalling1-800-340-5021fromwithinCanadaortheUnitedStatesor514-982-7800fromallothercountries.
ToparticipateintheQ32012Dividend,ReinvestmentEnrollment-ParticipantDeclarationFormsfromregisteredshareholdersmustbereceived
byComputershareTrustCompanyofCanadabeforethecloseofbusinessonJuly27,2012.
Non-registeredshareholdersmustcontacttheirfinancialinstitutions,brokersorotherintermediariesforinstructionsonhowtoparticipateinthePlan
andshoulddosowellinadvanceoftheabovedateinordertoparticipateintheQ32012Dividend.
Contacts:
ForNewsMediaEnquiries:
RalphMarranca,Toronto
(416)867-3996
RonaldMonet,Montreal
(514)877-1873
ForInvestorRelationsEnquiries:
SharonHaward-Laird,Toronto
(416)867-6656
MichaelChase,Toronto
(416)867-5452
Internet:www.bmo.com