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TORONTO, September 17, 2009 – Tom Milroy, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Capital Markets, will participate in the CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor Conference in Montreal on September 22, 2009, at 8:35 a.m. (EDT).

Mr. Milroy’s remarks and question and answer session will be broadcast live via webcast at www.bmo.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

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