BMO Financial Group to Announce Second Quarter Results

TORONTO, May 21, 2008 – BMO Financial Group will announce its second quarter financial results and hold its investor community conference call on Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

• Investor Community Conference Call
  -  Time: 3:30pm EDT
  -  The conference call will be available in a listen-only mode:
      -  via telephone at: 1 (888) 789-0089 or (416) 695-9753 (Toronto area)
      -  via the Internet at: www.bmo.com/investorrelations
  
• Presentation material referenced during the conference call will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations
  
• Conference Call Rebroadcast
  -  A rebroadcast of the investor community presentations will be available until midnight EDT,
     Monday, August 25, 2008, by calling 1 (800) 408-3053 or (416) 695-5800 and entering passcode #648302.
  -  The webcast will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations until Monday, August 25, 2008.

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Contacts:

Media Relations

Ralph Marranca, Toronto, ralph.marranca@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Ronald Monet, Montreal, ronald.monet@bmo.com, (514) 877-1101

Investor Relations

Viki Lazaris, Senior Vice-President, viki.lazaris@bmo.com, (416) 867-6656
Steven Bonin, Director, steven.bonin@bmo.com, (416) 867-5452
Krista White, Senior Manager, krista.white@bmo.com, (416) 867-7019