TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 23, 2012) - Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE: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 $525 billion as at April 30, 2012, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.

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