All institutional equity trading commissions earned tomorrow by BMO Capital Markets to be donated to charities that support education and diversity NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will hold its fifth annual Equity Through Education Trading Day tomorrow. The firm will donate all of its institutional equity trading commissions earned on September 23 from across North America to nine organizations that seek to improve access to education and training for people across all diversity groups. Since 2005, Equity Through Education has raised a total of $5.7 million dollars, assisting more than 2,000 individuals who have directly benefited through scholarships, bursaries and other educational and training programs. "We're especially proud of the support we receive from our institutional clients year after year," said Owen Lynch, Head of U.S. Equity Trading, BMO Capital Markets. "Their generosity makes Equity Through Education a success." In the U.S., the Equity Through Education program supports three charities: - The Jackie Robinson Foundation (http://www.jackierobinson.org/) - The Financial Women's Association (http://www.fwa.org/) - YAI Network (http://www.yai.org/) Representatives from each of these charities, as well as several students benefiting from the program, will visit the BMO Capital Markets trading floor at 3 Times Square in New York City, on Wednesday, September 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate Equity Through Education. This event is open to the media. For more information please visit: http://www.bmocm.com/equitythrougheducation/ About BMO's Charitable Giving Equity Through Education(R), is a charitable initiative launched by BMO Capital Markets in 2005 to help people realize their educational ambitions by giving them the means to pursue those goals. For more than 190 years, BMO Financial Group has believed in reinvesting in the communities it serves. In 2008, BMO Financial Group contributed $55.9 million in donations, sponsorships and events in Canada and the United States to groups, organizations and programs that help build and sustain resilient, vital and healthy communities. About BMO Capital Markets BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$385 billion total assets and 37,000 employees as at July 31, 2009. DATASOURCE: BMO Bank of Montreal CONTACT: Media Contacts: Kevin Windorf, , (908) 391-2723; Holly Holt, , (212) 885-4153; Kim Hanson, , (416) 867-3996, Internet: http://www.bmocm.com/

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