BMO CEO Bill Downe to speak at RBC Capital Markets' Canadian Bank CEO Conference

TORONTO, January 11, 2008 – Bill Downe, president and chief executive officer of BMO Financial Group(BMO:TSX and NYSE) will participate at the RBC Capital Markets' Canadian Bank CEO Conference in Toronto on January 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

Mr. Downe’s question and answer session will be broadcast live via webcast at www.bmo.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be archived for thirty days.

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Viki Lazaris, Toronto, viki.lazaris@bmo.com, (416) 867-6656
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