News Release
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange
ORIGINAL LISTING
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (the "ETF") - An application has been granted for the original listing in the Industrial category of 200,000 units (the "Units") of the ETF, all of which will be issued and outstanding, and none of which will be reserved for issuance upon completion of an initial public offering.
Listing of the Units will become effective at 5:01 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2010 in anticipation of the offering closing prior to the opening of business on Monday, January 25, 2010. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening of business on January 25, 2010.
The ETF is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Units each of which represents an undivided interest in the assets of the ETF. Units of the ETF are being issued and sold on a continuous basis and there is no maximum number of Units that may be issued.
The registration of interests in, and transfer of, the Units will be made only through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS"). Unitholders of the ETF will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing their ownership of the Units. Units must be purchased, transferred and surrendered for exchange or redemption only through a CDS participant.
Additional information on the Units may be found in the final prospectus dated January 15, 2010 (the "Prospectus"), which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus.
Stock Symbol: "ZGI"
CUSIP: 05590G 10 9
Trading: CDN $
Designated Market Maker: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Other Markets: None
Head Office Address:
250 Yonge Street
9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2M8
Website: www.bmo.com/etfs
Email: viki.lazaris@bmo.com
Head Office Telephone Number: 1-800-361-1392
Investor Relations: Viki Lazaris
Tel.: (416) 867-6656
viki.lazaris@bmo.com
Steven Bonin
Tel.: (416) 867-5452
steven.bonin@bmo.com
Chief Financial Officer: Robert J. Schauer
Corporate Secretary: Karen Shalovsky
Incorporation: The ETF is a mutual fund established as a trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario on May 12, 2009 pursuant to a master declaration of trust as may be amended from time to time.
Manager and Trustee: Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc.
Fiscal Year End: December 31
Nature of Business: The ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of a global infrastructure markets index, net of expenses. Currently, the ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index. The Manager may, in its discretion and without unitholder approval, change the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index to another widely recognized global infrastructure markets index in order to provide investors with exposure to a global infrastructure markets index. The investment strategy of the ETF is currently to invest in and hold the Constituent Securities of the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index in the same proportion as they are reflected in the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index or securities intended to replicate the performance of the Index. The Manager may also use a sampling methodology in selecting investments for the ETF. The Manager may also use a sampling methodology in selecting investments for the BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF. As an alternative to or in conjunction with investing in and holding the Constituent Securities, BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF may invest in or use certain Other Securities to obtain exposure to the performance of the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index.
Transfer Agent & Registrar: CIBC Mellon Trust Company at its principal office in Toronto.
Distributions: Any cash distributions of income on Units of the ETF will generally be made quarterly, if at all, and are expected to consist primarily of dividends or distributions, including interest income, received by the ETF less the expenses of the ETF. To the extent that the expenses of the ETF exceed the income generated by such ETF in any given quarter, no quarterly distribution will be paid.
Initial Issuance of Units: Pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus, Units will be issued and sold on a continuous basis and there will be no maximum number of Units that may be issued. Units sold in connection with the initial public offering for the ETF will amount to 200,000 Units at a price of $15 per Unit.



