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BMO ANNOUNCES CASH DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN BMO ETFS AND ETF SERIES OF BMO MUTUAL FUNDS FOR AUGUST 2024

Bank of Montreal's BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO exchange-traded funds, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO mutual funds, have declared the August, 2024, cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF series units of the BMO mutual funds that distribute monthly, as set out in an attached table. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF series at the close of business on Aug. 29, 2024, will receive cash distributions on Sept. 4, 2024.

The ex dividend date and the record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF series of BMO mutual funds are both Aug. 29, 2024.

Details of the per-unit cash distribution amounts are provided in an attached table.

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