MicroSectors Launches FANG & Innovation Exchange Traded Notes On NYSE Arca

NEW YORK, August 18, 2021 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) has announced the launch of two new MicroSectors Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) issued by Bank of Montreal (“BMO”) linked to the Solactive FANG Innovation Index (symbol: SOLFANGT). MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN (BULZ) and MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (BERZ) will start trading today on NYSE Arca.

The Solactive FANG Innovation Index, launched in June 2021, tracks large, U.S.-listed tech and internet/media companies and is designed to represent stocks building tomorrow’s technology today. The index includes eight core- components: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Facebook, Inc. (FB), Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Netflix Inc. (NFLX), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) and Tesla Inc. (TSLA). Additionally, it includes the seven stocks with the largest market capitalization and 12-month average daily value traded taken from the technology sector, including Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Intel Corporation (INTC), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), salesforce.com, inc. (CRM), Square, Inc. (SQ), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM).

“Technology and innovation are megatrends that are expected to continue to play a central role in the markets in the years to come,” said Kevin Gopaul, President of Exchange Traded Funds, BMO Global Asset Management. “For sophisticated investors, the addition of the Solactive FANG & Innovation ETNs to our leveraged ETN line-up will provide greater choice when investing in these key sectors. We’re pleased to expand our relationship with REX and to continue offering innovative investment solutions to meet evolving investor needs.”

“We are thrilled to partner with BMO and Solactive on another pair of leveraged and inverse leveraged exchange traded notes. We believe the FANG Innovation Index will provide sophisticated investors access to a pure-play U.S. big tech basket,” said Scott Acheychek, President of REX. “MicroSectors focuses on innovating the ETP landscape with the goal of providing access to targeted investment trading vehicles across popular market segments like U.S. energy, U.S. large cap banks, and now U.S. big tech.”

About REX Shares
Founded in 2015, REX Shares (REX) is an independent provider of exchange- traded products (ETPs) based in Fairfield, Connecticut. As ETP architects, the REX team creates investment vehicles that solve for a range of specific challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted in decades of structuring and building inventive exchange-traded product solutions.

For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.microsectors.com
Twitter: @REXShares and @MSectors

Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of BMO.

BMO and REX have collaborated on the development and issuance of ETNs since 2017, and currently provide over 14 ETN offerings.

For additional information on BMO ETNs, please visit: https://www.bmoetns.com/

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The ETNs are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives on a daily basis. The returns on the ETNs over longer periods of time can, and most likely will, differ significantly from the return on a direct long or short investment in the index.

BMO, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, a product supplement, a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) about each of the offerings to which this free writing prospectus relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings BMO has filed with the SEC for more complete information about BMO and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if you so request by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

Solactive AG (“Solactive”) is the licensor of the Index. The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, promoted or sold by Solactive in any way, and Solactive makes no express or implied representation, guarantee or assurance with regard to: (a) the advisability in investing in the notes; (b) the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the Index; and/or (c) the results obtained or to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the Index. Solactive does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Index and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions with respect thereto. Notwithstanding Solactive’s obligations to its licensees, Solactive reserves the right to change the methods of calculation or publication of the Index, and Solactive shall not be liable for any miscalculation of or any incorrect, delayed or interrupted publication with respect to the Index. Solactive shall not be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, any loss of profits or business, or any special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages suffered or incurred as a result of the use (or inability to use) of the Index.

MicroSectors™ and REX™ are registered trademarks of REX. The trademarks have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Bank of Montreal. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by REX or any of its affiliates or third-party licensors (collectively, "REX Index Parties"). REX Index Parties make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETNs or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ETNs particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance. REX Index Parties' only relationship to Bank of Montreal with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of REX Index Parties. REX Index Parties are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the ETNs or the timing of the issuance or sale of the ETNs or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the ETNs are to be converted into cash. REX Index Parties have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ETNs. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by REX Index Parties to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.

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BMO Announces Redemption of Dorsey Wright MLP Index ETNs due December 10, 2036

NEW YORK, February 26, 2021 – Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced that it intends to redeem all of the outstanding Dorsey Wright MLP Index ETNs due December 10, 2036 (the "Affected Securities"). The Affected Securities are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BMLP,” and have the CUSIP number 063679104. The pricing supplement for the Affected Securities may be found at the following link: https://www.bmoetn.com/Documents/BMLP/BMLP_BMLP_Prospectus.pdf

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the pricing supplement.

BMO will pay the Call Settlement Amount (as described below) to investors holding Affected Securities on the Call Settlement Date, which is expected to be March 16, 2021.

The Call Settlement Amount payable on the Call Settlement Date will be calculated as specified in the pricing supplement. The Call Settlement Amount will equal: (a) the product of (i) the Reference Holder Value as of the Call Calculation Date multiplied by (ii) the Index Factor for the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period plus (b) the Coupon Amount with respect to the Coupon Valuation Date immediately preceding the Call Calculation Date if on the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period the Coupon Ex-Date with respect to such Coupon Amount has not yet occurred, plus (c) the Adjusted Coupon Amount, if any, minus (d) the Accrued Tracking Fee as of such last Index Business Day plus (e) the Stub Reference Distribution Amount, if any, as of such last Index Business Day.

The Call Calculation Date is expected to be March 5, 2021. The “Call Measurement Period” is expected to consist of the five Index Business Days from March 5, 2021 to March 11, 2021.

The Affected Securities will be delisted from the Nasdaq prior to the open of trading on the Call Settlement Date.

Holders of the Affected Securities may choose to continue to hold their securities until the Call Settlement Date, or may choose to sell or redeem their Affected Securities prior to the Call Settlement Date, in accordance with the terms of the Affected Securities. March 4, 2021, the last scheduled Index Business Day prior to the Call Calculation Date, will be the last day on which we will redeem any Affected Securities at the option of the holders. BMO has announced the waiver of the minimum early redemption size for each of the Affected Securities. Prior to the waiver, holders of the Affected Securities were required to redeem at least 50,000 ETNs at one time in order to exercise their right to redeem them.

None of the other exchange traded notes that BMO has previously issued are affected by this announcement.

BMO does not intend to issue or register any additional Affected Securities on or after the date of this press release. BMO and its affiliates also intend to suspend any further sales from inventory of the Affected Securities on March 4, 2021. The market value of these securities may be influenced by, among other things, supply and demand for the Affected Securities. It is possible that the suspension of any further sales of the Affected Securities by BMO may influence the market value of the Affected Securities and the liquidity of the market for the Affected Securities, potentially leading to insufficient supply, and causing the Affected Securities to trade at a premium above their closing or intraday indicative value. Any such premium may subsequently decrease at any time and for any reason without warning, resulting in financial loss to investors who paid this premium when they acquired their Affected Securities.

Investors who purchase the Affected Securities at any time prior to the Call Settlement Date for an amount that is greater than the Call Settlement Amount that they will receive on the Call Settlement Date will suffer a loss on their investment. Furthermore, investors who sell the Affected Securities at any time prior to delisting for an amount that is less than the Call Settlement Amount they would have received on the Call Settlement Date will also suffer a loss. In either case, such losses could be significant. Investors will not receive any other compensation or amount for the loss of the investment opportunity of holding the Affected Securities.

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $973 billion as of January 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.

BMO Media Contact:
Kelly Hechler, Kelly.Hechler@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996

Bank of Montreal ETNs
US.ETN@bmo.com, +1-877-369-5412

Internet: www.bmo.com

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the Affected Securities, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the SEC regarding the Affected Securities. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to the Affected Securities that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and the Affected Securities. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, and any agent or dealer that participated in the offering of the Affected Securities, will arrange to send the pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

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MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETNs Upsized to $100 Million in Agg. Principal Amount

February 5, 2021 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) is proud to announce that Bank of Montreal (BMO) has increased the aggregate principal amount and total notes outstanding of the MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETNs (the “ETNs” or “BNKU”) by $25 million, to a new total of $100 million and 2 million notes, respectively.

BNKU is a 3X leveraged exchange traded product linked to the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index. The Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index includes 10 highly liquid stocks that represent industry leaders across today’s U.S. banking sector. The index’s underlying composition is equally weighted across all stocks. The Index was launched on February 25, 2019.

Exchange Traded Notes linked to the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index:

*As of 1/19/2021. Index weightings and constituents are subject to change.

Please reach out to us with any questions.

Regards,
Scott Acheychek
President, REX Shares

Adam Stempel
Director, BMO Capital Markets

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The exchange traded notes are subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs. The ETNs are also subject to the issuer’s credit ratings, and the issuer’s credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.

Please note that leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETNs seek a return on the underlying index for a single day. Those investments are not “buy and hold” investments, and should not be expected to provide the respective return of the underlying index’s cumulative return for periods greater than a day. The investments are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives only on a daily basis. Leveraged investments include risk and are not suitable for all investors. For each ETN, please read the disclosure documents, including the relevant pricing supplements, for additional information, including the relevant risk factors.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") about the offerings to which this press release relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX
REX Shares is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs). As ETP architects, the REX team specializes in creating investment vehicles that solve specific access or efficiency challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted with decades of structuring and building innovative exchange-traded product solutions.
For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.MicroSectors.com.
Follow us on Twitter: @REXShares and @MSectors

Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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.

Related Links
www.bmo.com

Solactive AG (“Solactive”) is the licensor of the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, promoted or sold by Solactive in any way, and Solactive makes no express or implied representation, guarantee or assurance with regard to: (a) the advisability in investing in the ETNs; (b) the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the applicable Index; and/or (c) the results obtained or to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the Index. Solactive does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Index and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions with respect thereto. Notwithstanding Solactive’s obligations to its licensees, Solactive reserves the right to change the methods of calculation or publication of the Index, and Solactive shall not be liable for any miscalculation of or any incorrect, delayed or interrupted publication with respect to the Index. Solactive shall not be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, any loss of profits or business, or any special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages suffered or incurred as a result of the use (or inability to use) of the Index.

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Bank of Montreal Announces the Split of Three Series of ETNs

NEW YORK, January 29, 2021 – Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) announced today that it will implement a split of three series of its outstanding exchange traded notes, as listed in the table below (the “ETNs” or “Notes”). The split of the three series will be effective at the open of trading on February 12, 2021 (the “effective date,” or the “ex date”).

The closing indicative value of the ETNs on February 11, 2021 (the “payable date”) will be divided by the number indicated above to determine the split-adjusted closing indicative value of the ETNs. The number of ETNs outstanding at the close of trading on the payable date correspondingly will be multiplied by the number indicated above to determine the adjusted number of ETNs outstanding as of the effective date. The holders of the ETNs as of February 10, 2021 (the “record date”) will see this change reflected on the payable date. The split will be effective at the open on the ex date, and the ETNs will begin trading on the NYSE Arca on a split-adjusted basis on that date.

Following the split, each ETN will have the same CUSIP and ISIN, and will continue to trade under the same ticker symbol.

The split will affect the trading denominations of each series of the ETNs, but it will not have any effect on the stated principal amount of those ETNs.

Illustration of a Split
The following table shows the effect of a hypothetical 10-to-1 split on the hypothetical closing indicative value of the ETNs. The closing indicative value of an ETN is not the same as the principal amount (currently, $50) or the trading price of that ETN.

None of the other exchange traded notes issued by Bank of Montreal are affected by this announcement.

The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the Notes may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice.

Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.
The leveraged ETNs discussed in this press release (FNGU and FNGO) are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives on a daily basis. The returns on the ETNs over longer periods of time can, and most likely will, differ significantly from the return on a direct long or short investment in the index underlying those ETNs.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the SEC regarding each offering of the ETNs discussed in this press release. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to the ETNs that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and the ETNs. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, and any agent or dealer that participated in the offerings of the ETNs, will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX Shares
Founded in 2015, REX Shares (REX) is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs) based in Fairfield, Connecticut. As ETP architects, the REX team creates investment vehicles that solve for a range of specific challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted in decades of structuring and building inventive exchange-traded product solutions.

For more information, please visit www.MicroSectors.com
Follow REX on Twitter @MSectors
REX Media Contacts: media@rexshares.com

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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.

BMO Media Contact: Kelly Hechler, Kelly.Hechler@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Bank of Montreal ETNs: US.ETN@bmo.com, +1-877-369-5412
Internet: www.bmo.com

Original release here.

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MicroSectors™ FANG+™ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN, Upsized to $6.5B in Aggregate Principal Amount

January 27, 2021 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) is proud to announce that Bank of Montreal (BMO) has increased the aggregate principal amount and total notes outstanding of the MicroSectors™ FANG+™ Index ‐3X Inverse Leveraged Exchange Traded Notes (the “ETNs” or “FNGD”) by $1.5 billion, to a new total of $6.5 billion and 13 million notes, respectively.

FNGD is a 3X inverse leveraged exchange traded product linked to the NYSE® FANG+™ Index. The NYSE® FANG+™ Index includes 10 highly liquid stocks that represent industry leaders across today’s tech and internet/media companies. The index’s underlying composition is equally weighted across all stocks, providing a unique performance benchmark that allows for a value-driven approach to investing. While the performance of indices weighted by market capitalization can be dominated by a few of the largest stocks, an equal-weighting allows for a more diversified portfolio.

Exchange Traded Notes linked to the NYSE® FANG+™ Index:

*As of 12/21/2020. Index weightings and constituents are subject to change.

Please reach out to us with any questions.
Regards,
Scott Acheychek
President, REX Shares

Adam Stempel
Director, BMO Capital Markets

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The exchange traded notes are subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs. The ETNs are also subject to the issuer’s credit ratings, and the issuer’s credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.

Please note that leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETNs seek a return on the underlying index for a single day. Those investments are not “buy and hold” investments, and should not be expected to provide the respective return of the underlying index’s cumulative return for periods greater than a day. The investments are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives only on a daily basis. Leveraged investments include risk and are not suitable for all investors. For each ETN, please read the disclosure documents, including the relevant pricing supplements, for additional information, including the relevant risk factors.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") about the offerings to which this press release relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX
REX Shares is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs). As ETP architects, the REX team specializes in creating investment vehicles that solve specific access or efficiency challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted with decades of structuring and building innovative exchange-traded product solutions.
For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.MicroSectors.com.
Follow us on Twitter: @REXShares and @MSectors

Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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.

Related Links
www.bmo.com

MicroSectors™ and REX™ are registered trademarks of REX Shares, LLC (“REX”). FANG+ is a registered trademark of ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE Data”). The trademarks have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Bank of Montreal. The NYSE® FANG+™ Index is a product of ICE Data, and has been licensed for use by Bank of Montreal. The ETNs are not sponsored or sold by REX or any of its affiliates or third party licensors (collectively, “REX Index Parties”) or by ICE Data or any of its affiliates or third party licensors (collectively, “ICE Data Index Parties”). REX Index Parties and ICE Data Index Parties make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETNs or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ETNs particularly or the ability of the NYSE® FANG+™ Index to track general market performance. REX Index Parties and ICE Data Index Parties’ only relationship to Bank of Montreal with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of REX Index Parties and ICE Data Index Parties.

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MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs, Upsized to $225M Agg. Principal Amount

January 12, 2021 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) is proud to announce that Bank of Montreal (BMO) has increased the aggregate principal amount and total notes outstanding of the MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs (the “ETNs” or “BNKD”) by $200 million, to a new total of $225 million and 4.5 million notes, respectively. This is BNKD’s first upsize since launching on April 2, 2019.

BNKD is a 3X inverse leveraged exchange traded product linked to the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index. The Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index includes 10 highly liquid stocks that represent industry leaders across today’s U.S. banking sector. The index’s underlying composition is equally weighted across all stocks. The Index was launched on February 25, 2019.

Exchange Traded Notes linked to the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index:

*As of 12/21/2020. Index weightings and constituents are subject to change.

Please reach out to us with any questions.

Regards,
Scott Acheychek
President, REX Shares

Adam Stempel
Director, BMO Capital Markets

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The exchange traded notes are subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs. The ETNs are also subject to the issuer’s credit ratings, and the issuer’s credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.

Please note that leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETNs seek a return on the underlying index for a single day. Those investments are not “buy and hold” investments, and should not be expected to provide the respective return of the underlying index’s cumulative return for periods greater than a day. The investments are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives only on a daily basis. Leveraged investments include risk and are not suitable for all investors. For each ETN, please read the disclosure documents, including the relevant pricing supplements, for additional information, including the relevant risk factors.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") about the offerings to which this press release relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX
REX Shares is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs). As ETP architects, the REX team specializes in creating investment vehicles that solve specific access or efficiency challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted with decades of structuring and building innovative exchange-traded product solutions.
For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.MicroSectors.com.
Follow us on Twitter: @REXShares and @MSectors

Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

About BMO Financial Grou
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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.

Related Links
www.bmo.com

Solactive AG (“Solactive”) is the licensor of the Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, promoted or sold by Solactive in any way, and Solactive makes no express or implied representation, guarantee or assurance with regard to: (a) the advisability in investing in the ETNs; (b) the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the applicable Index; and/or (c) the results obtained or to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the Index. Solactive does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Index and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions with respect thereto. Notwithstanding Solactive’s obligations to its licensees, Solactive reserves the right to change the methods of calculation or publication of the Index, and Solactive shall not be liable for any miscalculation of or any incorrect, delayed or interrupted publication with respect to the Index. Solactive shall not be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, any loss of profits or business, or any special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages suffered or incurred as a result of the use (or inability to use) of the Index.

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MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETNs, Upsized to $15 Million in Aggregate Amount

January 5, 2021 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) is proud to announce that Bank of Montreal (BMO) has increased the aggregate principal amount and total notes outstanding of the MicroSectors™ Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETNs (the “ETNs” or “GDXU”) by $7 million, to a new total of $15 million and 600,000 notes, respectively. This was the second upsize since the ETN launched on December 2, 2020.

GDXU is a 3X leveraged exchange traded product linked to the S-Network MicroSectors™ Gold Miners Index. The S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to track the performance of two exchange traded funds – the VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the VanEck Vectors® Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ). The Index was launched on August 20, 2020.

Exchange Traded Notes linked to the S-Network MicroSectors™ Gold Miners Index:

*As of 12/21/2020. Index weightings and constituents are subject to change.

Please reach out to us with any questions.
Regards,
Scott Acheychek
President, REX Shares

Adam Stempel
Director, BMO Capital Markets

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The exchange traded notes are subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs. The ETNs are also subject to the issuer’s credit ratings, and the issuer’s credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.

Please note that leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETNs seek a return on the underlying index for a single day. Those investments are not “buy and hold” investments, and should not be expected to provide the respective return of the underlying index’s cumulative return for periods greater than a day. The investments are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives only on a daily basis. Leveraged investments include risk and are not suitable for all investors. For each ETN, please read the disclosure documents, including the relevant pricing supplements, for additional information, including the relevant risk factors.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") about the offerings to which this press release relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX
REX Shares is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs). As ETP architects, the REX team specializes in creating investment vehicles that solve specific access or efficiency challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted with decades of structuring and building innovative exchange-traded product solutions.

For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.MicroSectors.com.
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Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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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REX Shares and Bank of Montreal Win Best Alternative ETF Provider at ETF Express’s 2019 USA Awards

NEW YORK, NY -- REX Shares, LLC (REX) proudly announced that their MicroSectors suite of Leveraged and Inverse ETNs issued by Bank of Montreal (BMO) was named the winner of the ‘Best Alternative Provider’ category at the ETF Express’s 2019 USA Awards.

This award is given to the most successful ETF provider/company as determined by a combination of several elements, such as flows, performance, innovation and fund objectives. ETF Express partnered with Algo-Chain, to pre-select managers based on their performance over the previous 12 months. The winners were then decided via a rigorous reader-choice online poll carried out over ten weeks. The winners in all categories were those who attracted the most votes from ETF Express readers.

“We are excited to see our MicroSectors brand gain such recognition. Thank you to ETF Express for including us in this category. We encourage everyone to simply compare our indices versus the typical benchmarks, and the feedback on that has been amazing,” said Scott Acheychek, President of REX. “I expect more sophisticated sector traders to utilize our products. We are constantly looking to expand our suite of MicroSectors exchange-traded products to offer investors strategic ways to target specific exposures like we have done with Big U.S. Banks, Big Oil, FANG+, and MLPs.”

MicroSectors provides concentrated exposure to investable market segments that heavily influence many investor portfolios. Developed as trading and hedging instruments, MicroSectors give sophisticated investors specified exposures to popular niches of the market. More info on MicroSectors can be found here.

Media Contacts (REX):
media@rexshares.com
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About REX
REX launched the MicroSectors™ brand in 2018. MicroSectors provides concentrated exposure to investable market segments that heavily influence many investor portfolios such as FANG+, Big Oil, Big Banks, and MLPs.

Important disclosure and additional information can be found here: https://www.microsectors.com/

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MicroSectors Gold Miners Exchange Traded Notes Launch On NYSE Arca

NEW YORK, December 3, 2020 – REX Shares, LLC (REX) has announced another expansion of its MicroSectors™ brand to include leveraged and inverse leveraged exchange traded notes linked to the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index (symbol: MINERS). These ETNs will be issued by the Bank of Montreal, trading under the symbols GDXU and GDXD. These ETNs are expected to start trading on December 3, 2020.

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN (GDXU) and MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (GDXD) will start trading on December 3rd on NYSE Arca. GDXU and GDXD are listed in the U.S. and offer daily resetting +3x leverage and -3x inverse leverage linked to gold miners securities.

The S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to track the performance of two exchange traded funds – the VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the VanEck Vectors® Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ). The Index was launched on August 20, 2020.

REX, a provider of alternative investment products, continues to see large demand for hedging and trading vehicles based on certain segments of the market, such as gold mining securities.

“We are excited to partner with BMO and S-Network on the launch of the gold miners equity-focused exchange traded products with 300% and -300% daily resetting leverage,” said Scott Acheychek, President of REX.

“The underlying GDX and GDXJ ETFs represent the benchmarks for senior and junior gold mining companies,” Acheychek added. “Since our founding, MicroSectors has focused on innovating the ETP landscape with the goal of providing access to targeted investable market segments for sophisticated investors. We are pleased to build on this objective with the launch of the MINERS index.”

The ETNs are senior, unsecured obligations of the Bank of Montreal.

Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and the ETNs may not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own financial advisors as to these matters.

The ETNs are intended to be daily trading tools for sophisticated investors to manage daily trading risks as part of an overall diversified portfolio. They are designed to achieve their stated investment objectives on a daily basis. The returns on the ETNs over longer periods of time can, and most likely will, differ significantly from the return on a direct long or short investment in the index.

Bank of Montreal, the issuer of the ETNs, has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, a product supplement, a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) about each of the offerings to which this free writing prospectus relates. Please read those documents and the other documents relating to these offerings that Bank of Montreal has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Bank of Montreal and these offerings. These documents may be obtained without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Bank of Montreal, any agent or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send the applicable pricing supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if so requested by calling toll-free at 1-877-369-5412.

About REX Shares
Founded in 2015, REX Shares (REX) is an independent provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs) based in Fairfield, Connecticut. As ETP architects, the REX team creates investment vehicles that solve for a range of specific challenges in investor portfolios. The firm is rooted in decades of structuring and building inventive exchange-traded product solutions.

For more information, please visit www.rexshares.com or www.microsectors.com.
Twitter: @REXShares and @MSectors

Press Contact
Gregory FCA for REX Shares
Jill Fritz, 484-832-7034
rexshares@gregoryfca.com

About BMO Financial Group
Serving 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 $949 billion as of October 31, 2020, 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.

BMO Media Contact: Kelly Hechler, Kelly.Hechler@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Bank of Montreal ETNs: US.ETN@bmo.com, +1-877-369-5412
Internet: www.bmo.com

S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. ("S-Network") is the licensor of the S-Network MicroSectors™ Gold Miners Index. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network, or its third-party licensors, in any way and makes no express or implied representation, guarantee or assurance with regard to: (a) the advisability in investing in the ETNs; (b) the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the Index; and/or (c) the results obtained or to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the Index. S-Network does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Index and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions with respect thereto. Notwithstanding S-Network's obligations to its licensees, S-Network reserves the right to change the methods of calculation or publication of the Index, and S-Network shall not be liable for any miscalculation of or any incorrect, delayed or interrupted publication with respect to the Index. S-Network shall not be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, any loss of profits or business, or any special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages suffered or incurred as a result of the use (or inability to use) of the Index.

MicroSectors™ and REX™ are registered trademarks of REX. The trademarks have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Bank of Montreal. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by REX or any of its affiliates or third-party licensors (collectively, "REX Index Parties"). REX Index Parties make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETNs or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ETNs particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance. REX Index Parties' only relationship to Bank of Montreal with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of REX Index Parties. REX Index Parties are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the ETNs or the timing of the issuance or sale of the ETNs or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the ETNs are to be converted into cash. REX Index Parties have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ETNs. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by REX Index Parties to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.

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