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Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series

12/20 15:16 CST

BMO Global Asset Management Announces Cash Distributions for Certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2021

TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. today announced the December 2021 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, quarterly and annually. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on December 30, 2021 will receive cash or reinvested distributions payable on January 5, 2022.

Details of the per-unit cash distribution amount are as follows:

Cash Monthly Distributions TickerDistribution Per Unit ($)

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF ZAG 0.040

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV 0.065

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWC 0.100

BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF ZMBS 0.040

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF ZWB 0.100

BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to ZWA 0.100 CAD ETF

BMO Covered Call Technology ETF ZWT 0.130

BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF ZWK 0.170

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF ZWU 0.080

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF ZDB 0.030

BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEF 0.050

BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF ZEB 0.120

BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ZRE 0.090

BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF ZUT 0.070

BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGH 0.150

BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGH.F0.180

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWP 0.090

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF ZWE 0.100

BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF ZFH 0.055

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHY 0.060

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ZJK 0.090

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units) ZJK.U 0.110

BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI 0.065

BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZDH 0.070

BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF ZPR 0.045

BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF ZLC 0.065

BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF ZFL 0.043

BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPL 0.045

BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCM 0.046

BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF ZFM 0.028

BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF ZMP 0.034

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETFZMU 0.045

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ZIC 0.055

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units) ZIC.U 0.045

BMO Monthly Income ETF ZMI 0.055

BMO Premium Yield ETF ZPAY 0.160

BMO Premium Yield ETF (Hedged Units) ZPAY.F0.160

BMO Premium Yield ETF (USD Units) ZPAY.U0.160

BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF ZRR 0.032

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCS 0.035

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF ZFS 0.022

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPS 0.032

BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ZSU 0.040 ETF

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF ZST 0.080

BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units) ZUS.U 0.080

BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY 0.075

BMO US Dividend ETF (USD Units) ZDY.U 0.065

BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZUD 0.060

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWH 0.110

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (USD Units) ZWH.U 0.115

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF ZWS 0.105

BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHP 0.110

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF ZUP 0.110

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units) ZUP.U 0.110

BMO US Put Write ETF ZPW 0.095

BMO US Put Write ETF (USD Units) ZPW.U 0.095

BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF ZPH 0.100

BMO Money Market Fund - ETF Series ZMMK 0.020

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWG 0.170

Cash Quarterly Distributions TickerDistribution Per Unit ($)

BMO Balanced ESG ETF ZESG 0.180

BMO Balanced ETF ZBAL 0.220

BMO Conservative ETF ZCON 0.220

BMO Core Plus Bond Fund - ETF Series ZCPB 0.200

BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCB 0.400

BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDJ 0.210

BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF ZIN 0.170

BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF ZEO 0.380

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUB 0.170

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF ZBK 0.170

BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGB 0.220

BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ESGF 0.220

BMO Global Communications Index ETF COMM 0.210

BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETFDISC 0.070

BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF STPL 0.140

BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF ZGI 0.330

BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund - ETF ZMSB 0.250 Series

BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund - ETF Series ZGSB 0.300

BMO Government Bond Index ETF ZGB 0.310

BMO Growth ETF ZGRO 0.220

BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF ZQB 0.190

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTL 0.350

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZTL.F 0.300

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units) ZTL.U 0.350

BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF ZLB 0.250

BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF ZLI 0.160

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETFZLD 0.150

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF ZLU 0.210

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units) ZLU.U 0.180

BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF ZLH 0.160

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTM 0.230

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units) ZTM.U 0.250

BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF ZGQ 0.120

BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGA 0.250

BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF ZVC 0.150

BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGE 0.210

BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDM 0.160

BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF ZEA 0.140

BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEQ 0.140

BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGG 0.150

BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGY 0.120

BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units) ESGY.F0.110

BMO MSCI USA High Quality ETF (Hedged Units) ZUQ.F 0.090

BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF ZUQ 0.130

BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (USD Units) ZUQ.U 0.090

BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF ZVU 0.140

BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUE 0.210

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF ZSP 0.200

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD Units) ZSP.U 0.160

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF ZMID 0.100

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZMID.F0.100

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (USD Units) ZMID.U0.120

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF ZSML 0.100

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZSML.F0.100

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (USD Units) ZSML.U0.100

BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ZCN 0.210

BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF ZSB 0.300

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF ZTIP 0.030

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZTIP.F0.030

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (USD Units) ZTIP.U0.030

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTS 0.210

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar ZTS.U 0.220 Units)

BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund - ETF Series ZZZD 0.300

BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF ZBBB 0.240

Cash Annual Distributions: TickerDistribution per Unit ($)

BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF ZNQ 0.080

BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units) ZNQ.U 0.060

BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZQQ 0.160

BMO SIA Focused Canadian Equity Fund - ETF Series ZFC 0.380

BMO SIA Focused North American Equity Fund - ETF Series ZFN 0.280

BMO Women In Leadership Fund - ETF Series WOMN 0.000

BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF ZEM 0.560

BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF ZLE 0.430

BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF ZCH 0.000

BMO MSCI India ESG Leaders Index ETF ZID 0.500

BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF ZHU 0.060

BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUH 0.100

BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ZMT 1.535 ETF

BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF ZGD 0.265

BMO Junior Gold Index ETF ZJG 0.230

BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF ZINN 0.000

BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF ZFIN 0.025

BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF ZINT 0.050

BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF ZGEN 0.020

BMO MSCI Tech and Industrial Innovation Index ETF ZAUT 0.100

BMO Clean Energy Index ETF ZCLN 0.170

BMO US All Cap Equity Fund - ETF Series ZACE 0.000

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC ("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been licensed for use. "Dow Jones(r)" and "Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged" are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and have been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in ZWA.

S&P(r), S&P/TSX Capped Composite(r), S&P 500(r) are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZCN, ZUE, ZSP, ZSP.U, ZMID, ZMID.U, ZMID.F, ZSML, ZSML.U and ZSML.F. These BMO ETFs are 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 such BMO ETFs.

The BMO ETFs or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI Inc. ("MSCI"), and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such BMO ETFs or securities or any index on which such BMO ETFs or securities are based. The prospectus of the BMO ETFs contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related BMO ETFs.

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BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name that comprises BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc

BMO ETFs are managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a portfolio manager, and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

Commissions, management fees and expenses (if applicable) all may be associated with investments in BMO ETFs. Please read the ETF Facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF before investing. BMO ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

For a summary of the risks of an investment in the BMO ETFs of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus. BMO ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at a discount to their net asset value, which may increase the risk of loss. Distributions are not guaranteed and are subject to change and/or elimination.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)BMO Exchange Traded Funds has been a leading ETF provider in Canada for more than 11 years, with over 100 strategies, over 25 per cent market share in Canada1, and $80.6 billion in assets under management. BMO ETFs are designed to stay ahead of market trends and provide compelling solutions to help advisors and investors. This includes a comprehensive suite of ETFs developed in Canada for Canadians, such as cost effective core equity ETFs following market leading indexes, and a broad range of fixed income ETFs; solution-based ETFs responding to client demand; and innovation with smart beta ETFs, as well as combining active and passive investing with ETF series of active mutual funds.

1Morningstar, October 2021

About BMO Financial GroupServing 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 $988 billion as of October 31, 2021, 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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