BMO Capital Trust II to Redeem $450,000,000 BMO Tier 1 Notes - Series A

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2018 /CNW/ - BMO Capital Trust II (the "Trust"), a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO), today announced its intention to redeem at par all of its issued and outstanding BMO Tier 1 Notes – Series A ("BMO Tier 1 Notes – Series A") on December 31, 2018 at a redemption price per $1,000 principal amount of BMO Tier 1 Notes - Series A equal to $1,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding December 31, 2018.  Notice will be delivered to BMO Tier 1 Notes – Series A holders in accordance with the terms outlined in the Trust's prospectus dated December 12, 2008.

After December 31, 2018, holders of BMO Tier 1 Notes – Series A will only be entitled to receive the redemption price and will no longer be entitled to receive any interest thereon.

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Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $765 billion as of July 31, 2018, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

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