BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces an Index Change to BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 9, 2015) - BMO Asset Management Inc. (BMO AM) today announced a change (ZPR Index Change) to the underlying index of BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (Ticker:Ticker::ZPR).

Currently, ZPR tracks the performance of the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered Index. Effective on or about October 19, 2015, ZPR will start tracking the performance of the Solactive Canadian Preferred Share Index (Successor Index). An amendment to the offering documents of ZPR has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities, for which a receipt has been issued.

As a result of the ZPR Index Change, the current name of ZPR will change to BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF.

In addition, the index provider will change to Solactive AG.The Solactive Canadian Preferred Share Index will provide investors with substantially the same exposure to the asset class to which ZPR is currently exposed. Since its creation in 2007, Solactive AG has become one of the key players in the indexing space. Solactive AG currently calculates indices for 175 clients in Europe, America and Asia with approximately USD$ 25 billion invested in products linked to its indices.

The ZPR Index Change is intended to provide investors of ZPR with substantially the same index exposure as the current index. The Successor Index aligns with the current investment objectives and strategy of ZPR. One notable but slight difference between the current index and Successor Index is the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered Index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis while the Solactive Canadian Preferred Share Index is rebalanced on a monthly basis.

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S & P® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. This trademark has been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZPR. The Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZPR. ZPR is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in ZPR.

ZPR is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Index and/or Index trade mark or the Index Price at any time or in any other respect.

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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.