BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 20, 2015) - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the October 2015 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on October 29, 2015 will receive cash distributions payable on November 5, 2015.

Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:	Ticker	Cash Distribution per Unit ($)
BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFS	0.021
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFM	0.032
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFL	0.046
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPS	0.036
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZMP	0.04
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPL	0.046
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCS	0.043
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCM	0.045
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZLC	0.065
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	ZAG	0.04
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF	ZDB	0.025
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF	ZRR	0.026
BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	ZFH	0.06
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHY	0.076
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEF	0.06
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZIC	0.05
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZIC.U	0.042
BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZSU	0.026
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMU	0.043
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	ZST	0.175
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	ZEB	0.067
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF	ZUT	0.06
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	ZRE	0.088
BMO Monthly Income ETF	ZMI	0.053
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	ZWB	0.073
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	ZWU	0.078
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWA	0.072
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWH	0.092
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZWH.U	0.095
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	ZDV	0.06
BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF	ZPR	0.045
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZUD	0.045
BMO US Dividend ETF	ZDY	0.057
BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZDY.U	0.045
BMO International Dividend ETF	ZDI	0.082
BMO US Put Write ETF	ZPW	0.12
BMO US Put Write ETF (US Dollar Units)	ZPW.U	0.12
BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZDH	0.082
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWE	0.12

*BMO ETFs are administered and managed 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® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, and TSX is a trademark of TSX Inc. These and other associated trademarks and/or service marks have been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The indices underlying the ZEB, ZUT, ZRE, ZWA and ZPR. BMO ETFs are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and 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 trademark 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.

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. 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, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of approximately $672 billion as of July 31, 2015, and more than 47,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail 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, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.