| BMO Capital Markets Expands M&A Capabilities in the Energy Sector with Key Hire in Houston HOUSTON, September 10, 2009 – BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), has hired Peter Boukouzis to focus on M&A opportunities in the energy sector. Mr. Boukouzis joins as a Director. He will be based in Houston, Texas, where BMO Capital Markets has a leading team of 13 investment and corporate bankers dedicated to the U.S. energy sector. Mr. Boukouzis will report to Scott Humphrey, Head of U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions, BMO Capital Markets. “Given the continued consolidation within the energy industry, we are pleased to have someone of Pete’s experience and caliber join our team,” said Mr. Humphrey. “Pete’s appointment reinforces BMO’s reputation as a leading full-service investment and corporate bank and our commitment to providing energy clients with the best advice that will help them grow in an increasingly competitive market, as well as keep them abreast of the evolving M&A market,” Mr. Humphrey added. Mr. Boukouzis spent nearly eight years at Rothschild
Inc. focusing on M&A transactions in the oil and gas industry. He started his investment
banking career in the global oil and gas group at UBS. He has worked
on M&A assignments in the upstream, services, midstream and downstream
sectors of the oil and gas industry and has executed both public and
private company transactions. Prior to that, he worked seven years in
the oil industry as an engineer. Mr. Boukouzis earned an MBA from the
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science
in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. About BMO Capital Markets - 30 - For
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