TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 24, 2012) - BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced that it has mailed its 2012 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular to common shareholders of Bank of Montreal. BMO's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. (ADT).