BMO - Bank of Montreal

04/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/07/2021 14:11

Current Report by Foreign Issuer (SEC Filing - 6-K)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

REPORT UNDER

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

To:

Canadian Securities Administrators

In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the following sets out the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bank of Montreal (the 'Bank') held on April 7, 2021 and, as such votes were conducted by ballot, the number and percentage of votes cast for, against/withheld from each vote. Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular which is available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

The Board of Directors and management of the Bank recommended that shareholders vote FOR the election as director of each of the 13 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular, FOR the appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Bank, FOR the advisory vote on the Bank's approach to executive compensation, and AGAINST Shareholder Proposal No. 1.

1.

Election of Directors

A ballot was conducted to vote on each resolution to appoint each of the following 13 nominees as a Director of the Bank to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank or until their resignation or their successor is elected or appointed, and the outcome was as follows:

Nominee

Votes For Votes Withheld

Janice M. Babiak

299,680,685 98.67% 4,050,330 1.33%

Sophie Brochu

301,988,463 99.43% 1,742,548 0.57%

Craig W. Broderick

302,562,672 99.62% 1,168,343 0.38%

George A. Cope

297,873,529 98.07% 5,856,768 1.93%

Stephen Dent

302,858,750 99.71% 872,265 0.29%

Christine A. Edwards

301,385,255 99.23% 2,344,442 0.77%

Martin S. Eichenbaum

302,522,147 99.60% 1,208,616 0.40%

David Harquail

302,882,265 99.73% 818,750 0.27%

Linda S. Huber

302,842,503 99.71% 888,512 0.29%

Eric R. La Flèche

301,235,814 99.18% 2,495,201 0.82%

Lorraine Mitchelmore

302,157,409 99.48% 1,573,606 0.52%

Madhu Ranganathan

301,330,217 99.21% 2,400,806 0.79%

Darryl White

302,828,132 99.71% 872,891 0.29%

2.

Appointment of Shareholders' Auditors

A ballot was conducted to vote on the resolution to appoint the firm of KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Bank for the 2021 fiscal year and the outcome was as follows:

Votes For Votes Withheld
300,775,541 95.38% 14,577,302 4.62%

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3.

Advisory Vote on the Bank's approach to Executive Compensation

A ballot was conducted to vote for the Advisory Resolution on the Bank's approach to Executive Compensation and the outcome was as follows:

Votes For Votes Against
288,866,869 95.11% 14,864,130 4.89%

4.

Additional Climate Change Related Report

A ballot was conducted to vote for a shareholder proposal requesting an additional climate change related report:

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain
56,282,023 18.53% 246,058,008 81.01% 1,389,923 0.46%

Dated this 7th day of April, 2021.

Bank of Montreal

By:

/s/ Barbara M. Muir

Barbara M. Muir

Corporate Secretary