Expanding Our U.S. Wealth Management Franchise Bank of Montreal November 28, 2001

1. Expanding Our U.S. Wealth Management FranchiseBank of MontrealNovember 28, 2001

2. INDEX • The Transaction • Transaction Terms • Strategic Rationale - Expanding Our U.S. Wealth Management Franchise • Combined CSFBdirect and InvestorLine • Financial Impact • Comparable Transactions • Conclusion

3. THE TRANSACTION • Acquiring CSFBdirect’s direct investing business for US$520 million • Aligned with bank’s strategy to grow selectively and substantially in the U.S. • Cash earnings per share neutral in Year 1, excluding one-time costs, and accretive thereafter • Establishing a national platform to accelerate the expansion of The Harris wealth management franchise in the U.S. • Increasing our U.S. client base

4. TRANSACTION TERMS

5. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE • Establishes a national U.S. wealth management business (Private Client Group “PCG”) based around The Harris brand • Harris has been in the wealth management business since 1892 • Builds upon the North American wealth management platform • As at October 31, 2001, our wealth management business consists of: * * ** * Includes Harris AdvantEdge ** Includes $9B of Harris Insight Funds

6. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Recent Growth Initiatives and Performance • Direct investing • acquisition of BCL for US$45MM (1999) • formation of Harris InvestorLine • acquisition of Freeman Welwood for US$93MM (2000) • expanded to 116,000 active accounts from less than 5,000 in 1999 • Full service investing • launched Harris AdvantEdge (2001) • Mutual funds • 21 funds of which 8 received 4-star Morningstar ratings (Sept 2001) • Private banking • acquisition of Village Banc of Naples for US$13MM (2000) • acquisition of Century Bank in Phoenix for US$16MM (2000) • de novo openings in Phoenix, Minneapolis, Seattle

7. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: • Attractive business with stand-alone economics • 467,000 active accounts • 1,000,000 total accounts • US$16.3 billion in AUA • 450 employees • Strong client demographics: • Over 85% of clients are college educated • Over 40% of clients have incomes greater than US$75,000 • Significant revenue base:

8. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 2.Addition of Key Markets

9. 1999 Presence Acquisitions since 1999 Future Targets STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Freeman Welwood Burke, Christensen & Lewis Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 3.National Foot Print – Pre CSFBdirect and de novo openings ILLINOIS OHIO -Chicago -Cleveland WISCONSIN -Milwaukee MICHIGAN -Detroit WASHINGTON - Seattle - Bellevue - Tacoma - Spokane OREGON - Portland CALIFORNIA - San Francisco COLORADO - Denver UTAH - Salt Lake City ARIZONA - Phoenix HAWAII - Honolulu Harris Private Bank ILLINOIS - Chicago - Hinsdale - Barrington - Lake Forest - Naperville - St. Charles - Palatine - Woodstock - Winnetka - Community Banks ARIZONA - Phoenix - Scottsdale - Tucson - Sun City - Carefree - Pinnacle Peak - Biltmore FLORIDA - Ft. Meyers - Sarasota - Vero Beach - Naples - West Palm Beach

10. 1999 Presence Acquisitions since 1999 Future Targets STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE CSFBdirect physical locations Freeman Welwood Burke, Christensen & Lewis Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 3.National Foot Print – Post CSFBdirect and de novo openings - San Francisco - Boca Raton - New York City - Sandy City - Atlanta - Jersey City - Dallas - Chicago - Philadelphia - Charlotte ILLINOIS OHIO -Chicago -Cleveland WISCONSIN -Milwaukee MICHIGAN -Detroit WASHINGTON - Seattle - Bellevue - Tacoma - Spokane OREGON - Portland CALIFORNIA - San Francisco COLORADO - Denver UTAH - Salt Lake City ARIZONA - Phoenix HAWAII - Honolulu Harris Private Bank ILLINOIS - Chicago - Hinsdale - Barrington - Lake Forest - Naperville - St. Charles - Palatine - Woodstock - Winnetka - Community Banks ARIZONA - Phoenix - Scottsdale - Tucson - Sun City - Carefree - Pinnacle Peak - Biltmore FLORIDA - Ft. Meyers - Sarasota - Vero Beach - Naples - West Palm Beach De novo openings • - Phoenix • - Minneapolis • - Seattle

11. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 4.Recognized technology leadership “Best of the Web” – March 2001 Number one “4-Stars” rating – March 2001 “Best Online Brokerage Service” – March 2001 “Top Online Broker” – 2000 Worth MagazineReaders’ Choice Awards

12. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 5.Rapid integration with low risk • CSFBdirect clients experience seamless transition • Successfully integrated operations and converted brands of BCL and Freeman Welwood • Minimal client attrition in previous acquisitions • Depth of experience in direct investing

13. STRATEGIC RATIONALE - EXPANDING OUR U.S. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE Acquisition of CSFBdirect provides: 6.Overall enhanced wealth management franchise • Opportunity to cross-sell full range of wealth management products to CSFBdirect clients • Enriches our research, product offering, online services and tools for existing Harris InvestorLine clients • Expands physical footprint for all wealth management businesses • Import superior technology to Canadian client base

14. COMBINED CSFBdirect AND INVESTORLINE • Combined new entity to be named Harris Direct Investing • Led by Bruce Schwenger, Head of Global Direct Investing • Moves us to 7th largest North American direct investing firm in AUA and 7th in active accounts ( up from 11th ) • Continuity of CSFBdirect senior executives – 4 of 6 remain • Headquartered in New Jersey • 23 combined retail locations in 15 states • Recognized leading technology platform • Combined North American active accounts of 852,000

15. FINANCIAL IMPACT CSFBdirect Financial Summary * YTD Q3 annualized ** Excluding one-time costs

16. FINANCIAL IMPACT BMO Financial Impact • Cash earnings per share neutral in Year 1, excluding one-time costs, and accretive thereafter • Purchase price implies a multiple of 18.8 times Year 1 cash net income • IRR of approximately 18% * Excluding one-time costs and financing ** Excluding one-time costs

17. FINANCIAL IMPACT Sources of Projected Earnings Turnaround in Year 1 • Operating cost improvements included in year 1 total $100MM: Staffing US$26MM Advertising US$18MM Technology US$41MM Professional Fees US$12MM Other US$3MM • Most of the cost improvements have already been achieved or initiated • Assumes current market activity levels • Prudent financial projections – exclude benefit of cross-selling

18. FINANCIAL IMPACT • Non-common, tier 1 capital will be raised • Tier 1 ratio improves through 2002 as a result of: • earnings retention • managed reduction in risk-weighted assets • One-time pre-tax charge of US$50-55MM plus up to US$10MM of transaction costs which increases goodwill

19. COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS • The purchase price multiples are within the bounds of comparable transactions and well below averages of a year ago • The price/active account for this transaction is $931 when the $85MM present value of the tax benefit is deducted from the $520MM purchase price

20. CONCLUSION • Establishing a national platform to accelerate the expansion of The Harris wealth management franchise in the U.S. • Acquisition of a quality business at an attractive price • Acquisition neutral to cash earnings per share in Year 1, excluding one-time costs, and accretive thereafter • Consistent with North American wealth management strategy to expand distribution network and U.S. presence

21. WEALTH MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE

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