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BMO Financial Group Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

Dec 17 2012 12:00AM

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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/17/12 -- BMO Financial Group today announced the December 2012 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)(i) that distribute monthly, quarterly, or annually. Unitholders of record at close of business on December 28, 2012 will receive cash distributions payable on January 8, 2013.

Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                       Cash Distribution perBMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:          Ticker                Unit ($)----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF                 ZFS                   0.029----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF                   ZFM                   0.041----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF                  ZFL                   0.050----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF              ZPS                   0.044----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF               ZCS                   0.045----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF                 ZCM                   0.059----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF                ZLC                   0.067----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF                     ZAG                   0.044----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF                   ZRR                   0.028----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                   ZHY                   0.090----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                       ZEF                   0.068----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO 2013 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF      ZXA                   0.065----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO 2015 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF      ZXB                   0.046----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO 2020 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF      ZXC                   0.059----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO 2025 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ETF      ZXD                   0.061----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF         ZEB                   0.054----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF             ZUT                   0.061----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF                 ZRE                   0.081----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Monthly Income ETF                           ZMI                   0.062----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF              ZWB                   0.070----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF                   ZWU                   0.078----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF                       ZWA                   0.073----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Canadian Dividend ETF                        ZDV                   0.060----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF                                             ZPR                   0.053--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                       Cash Distribution perBMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:        Ticker                Unit ($)----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF           ZCN                   0.105----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF              ZUE                   0.100----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                   ZDJ                   0.125----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF     ZEO                   0.095----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO International Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                             ZDM                   0.105----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF              ZGI                   0.135----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Equal Weight U.S. Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                       ZUB                   0.055----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF           ZLB                   0.100----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P 500 Index ETF                            ZSP                   0.010----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (US Dollar Units)        ZSP.U                   0.015----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF                                             ZIN                   0.010--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                       Cash Distribution perBMO ETFs with Annual Distributions:           Ticker                Unit ($)----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF            ZEM                   0.250----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO China Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF         ZCH                   0.235----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO India Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF         ZID                   0.063----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                             ZQQ                   0.155----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Equal Weight U.S. Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF                                   ZUH                   0.119----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF                         ZMT                   0.145----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF                                             ZGD                   0.002----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Junior Gold Index ETF                        ZJG                   0.000----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Junior Oil Index ETF                         ZJO                   0.077----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Junior Gas Index ETF                         ZJN                   0.030----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Energy Commodities Index ETF                 ZCE                   0.000----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Agriculture Commodities Index ETF            ZCA                   0.000----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Base Metals Commodities Index ETF            ZCB                   0.000----------------------------------------------------------------------------BMO Precious Metals Commodities Index ETF        ZCP                   0.000----------------------------------------------------------------------------


(i)BMO ETFs are managed and administered by BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a 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. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

"S&P®", "S&P 500®" and "S&P/TSX Capped Composite™" are trade-marks of Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC and "TSX" is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. These and other associated trade-marks and/or service marks have been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. None of the BMO ETFS are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by any of its aforementioned trade-mark owners and the related index providers or their respective affiliates or their third party licensors and these entities make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units in the BMO ETFs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM) is a product of Dow Jones Indexes, a licensed trade-mark of CME Group Index Services LLC ("CME"), and has been licensed for use. "Dow Jones®" and "Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM)" are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones") and have been licensed for use for certain purposes. BMO ETFs based on Dow Jones indexes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

Nasdaq®, OMX®, NASDAQ OMX®, Nasdaq-100®, and Nasdaq-100 Index®, are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability and is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO The BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF.

Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. Since its inception, the lineup of BMO ETFs has grown to 48 funds and includes several industry firsts. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

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 October 31, 2012, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.



Contacts:
Media Contacts:
Rachael McKay, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
rachael.mckay@bmo.com

Valerie Doucet, Montreal
514-877-8224
valerie.doucet@bmo.com





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