CHICAGO, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) today announced the reduction of the total expense ratio cap for the BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund by five basis points across all share classes, effective March 1, 2017.

"After a review and analysis of our fund lineup, we have determined a reduced expense ratio for the BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund is in our investors' best interest," said Ben Jones, Managing Director of Intermediary Distribution for BMO Global Asset Management. "This fund has a solid track record of performance, and we are proud to make this decision in an effort to better serve our clients."

The BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund's expense ratio has been reduced as follows:



    Share
     Class     I           A            Y            R3             R6
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    Ticker   MISNX       BPIAX        MISYX         BISDX          BISGX
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    New
     Expense
     Cap           0.94%       1.19%        1.19%         1.44%          0.79%
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To learn more about the BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, visit https://www.bmo.com/gam/funds/g/us/international/bmo-pyrford-international-stock-fund.

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About BMO Global Asset Management

BMO Global Asset Management is a global investment manager with offices in more than 25 cities in 14 countries, delivering service excellence to clients across five continents.

Our four major investment centers in Toronto, Chicago, London and Hong Kong are complemented by a network of world-class boutique managers strategically located across the globe: BMO Real Estate Partners, LGM Investments, Monegy, Inc., Pyrford International Ltd., and Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC. BMO Global Asset Management is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative (UNPRI).

BMO Global Asset Management is a part of BMO Financial Group, a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America with total assets of CDN $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, and over 45,000 employees. BMO Wealth Management has worldwide assets under management of CDN $402 billion.

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