Attention Business Editors:

Media Advisory - BMO Financial Group to Announce Third Quarter Results

    TORONTO, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - BMO Financial Group will announce its third
quarter financial results and hold its investor community conference call on
Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

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    -   Investor Community Conference Call
        -  Time: 3:30 p.m. 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, November 24, 2008, by
           calling 1 (800) 408-3053 or (416) 695-5800 and entering passcode
           No.648304.
        -  The webcast will be available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations
           until Monday, November 24, 2008.
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For further information: 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