REPEAT: BMO CEO Bill Downe to Speak at Scotiabank GBM Financials Summit 2012

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -08/29/12)- Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group (BMO.TO)(BMO), will participate in the Scotiabank GBM Financials Summit in Toronto on September 5, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

Mr. Downe'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.

About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $542 billion as at July 31, 2012, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.