TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 16, 2011) - BMO Financial Group today announced the 2011 annual reinvested distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)¹. These annual reinvested distributions generally represent realized capital gains within the ETFs or special dividends received by the ETFs².

Unitholders of record at close of business on December 29, 2011 will receive the 2011 reinvested distributions. The actual taxable amounts, including the tax characteristics, will be reported in early 2012.

Please note that the cash distributions will be reported separately and may be applicable for some ETFs making annual reinvested distributions.

Details of the per unit reinvested distribution amounts are as follows:

Further information about BMO ETF Products can be found at [ www.bmo.com/etfs ].

¹BMO ETFs are managed and administered by BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment fund manager and portfolio manager, and separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal. Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. The funds are not guaranteed. These values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

²Premium income as a result of covered call writing has been distributed monthly as a cash distribution. Premium income when distributed is treated as capital gains by investors.

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 $477 billion as at October 31, 2011, and more than 47,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

Standard & Poor's^® and S&P^® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and TSX is a trademark of Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). These trademarks have been licensed for use by Bank of Montreal. The BMO ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or TSX, and S&P and TSX make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units of the BMO ETFs.

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