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Common Share Trading Information during Fiscal 2006

                 
Primary stock exchanges Ticker Year-end price
October 31, 2006
  High   Low Total volume of
shares traded
 
Toronto BMO $ 69.45 $ 70.24 $ 56.86 327.8 million
New York BMO US$ 62.00 US$ 62.00 US$ 47.90 10.2 million
 

Dividends per Share Declared during Fiscal Year

                         
Issue/Class Ticker Shares outstanding
at October 31, 2006
  2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
 
Common BMO 500,726,079 $ 2.26 $ 1.85 $ 1.59 $ 1.34 $ 1.20
Preferred Class B  
Series 3 (a) BMO F     $ 1.18 $ 1.39 $ 1.39
Series 4 (b) BMO G 8,000,000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20
Series 5 (b) BMO H 8,000,000 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33
Series 6 (b) BMO I 10,000,000 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19
Series 10 (c) BMO V 12,000,000 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.39
 

(a) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 3 were redeemed on September 30, 2004.

(b) The Class B Preferred Shares were issued in February 1998 for Series 4 and 5, and in May 1998 for Series 6.

(c) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 10 were issued in December 2001.

2007 Dividend Dates

Subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

     
Common and preferred shares record dates Preferred shares payment dates Common shares payment dates
 
February 2 February 26 February 27
May 4 May 25 May 30
August 3 August 27 August 30
November 2 November 26 November 29
 

The Bank Act prohibits a bank from paying or declaring a dividend if it is or would thereby be in contravention of capital adequacy regulations. Currently this limitation does not restrict the payment of dividends on Bank of Montreal’s common or preferred shares.

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