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F O R T H E P E R I O D E N D E D A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 0 3 2 S E C O N D Q U A R T E R R E P O R T 2 0 0 3 I am pleased to present BMO Financial Group’s Second Quarter 2003 Report to Shareholders. T O N Y C O M P E R , C H A I R M A N A N D C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R M A Y 2 7, 2 0 0 3

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S (Canadian $ in millions except as noted) For the three months ended For the six months ended April 30, January 31, October 31, July 31, April 30, Change from April 30, April 30, Change from 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 April 30, 2002 2003 2002 April 30, 2002 Income Statement Highlights Total revenue (teb) (a) $ 2,208 $ 2,318 $ 2,289 $ 2,143 $ 2,222 (0.6)% $ 4,526 $ 4,427 2.2% Provision for credit losses 120 150 160 160 320 (62.5) 270 500 (46.0) Non-interest expense 1,484 1,573 1,604 1,488 1,476 0.5 3,057 2,938 4.0 Net income 409 399 398 346 301 36.1 808 673 20.1 Common Share Data ($) (b) Diluted earnings per share $ 0.77 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 0.65 $ 0.57 $ 0.20 $ 1.52 $ 1.28 $ 0.24 – excluding non-recurring items 0.77 0.75 0.80 0.68 0.57 0.20 1.52 1.28 0.24 Diluted cash earnings per share 0.81 0.79 0.79 0.70 0.59 0.22 1.60 1.34 0.26 – excluding non-recurring items 0.81 0.79 0.85 0.72 0.59 0.22 1.60 1.34 0.26 Dividends declared per share 0.33 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.03 0.66 0.60 0.06 Book value per share 21.34 21.32 21.07 20.74 20.29 1.05 21.34 20.29 1.05 Closing share price 40.10 41.30 38.10 35.26 37.68 2.42 40.10 37.68 2.42 Total market value of common shares ($ billions) 19.9 20.4 18.8 17.3 18.5 1.4 19.9 18.5 1.4 As at April 30, January 31, October 31, July 31, April 30, Change from 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 April 30, 2002 Balance Sheet Highlights Assets $257,928 $ 254,606 $ 252,864 $ 250,113 $ 240,008 7.5% Net loans and acceptances 150,724 148,770 149,596 145,763 145,796 3.4 Deposits 165,435 162,655 161,838 159,200 160,359 3.2 Common shareholders’ equity 10,580 10,552 10,377 10,199 9,957 6.3 For the three months ended For the six months ended April 30, January 31, October 31, July 31, April 30, April 30, April 30, 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2003 2002 Primary Financial Measures (%) (b) (c) Average annual five year total shareholder return 3.8 7.5 7.9 7.4 11.6 3.8 11.6 Diluted earnings per share growth 35.1 5.6 +100 (21.7) (48.2) 18.8 (30.1) – excluding non-recurring items 35.1 5.6 +100 (18.1) (25.0) 18.8 (12.3) Diluted cash earnings per share growth 37.3 5.3 +100 (20.5) (48.7) 19.4 (30.2) – excluding non-recurring items 37.3 5.3 +100 (18.2) (26.3) 19.4 (13.5) Return on equity 15.2 14.3 14.6 12.9 11.6 14.7 13.1 – excluding non-recurring items 15.2 14.3 15.5 13.5 11.6 14.7 13.1 Cash return on equity 15.9 15.1 15.4 13.8 12.2 15.5 13.7 – excluding non-recurring items 15.9 15.1 16.4 14.4 12.2 15.5 13.7 Net economic profit (NEP) growth +100 6.7 +100 (54.6) (88.2) 67.8 (68.6) Revenue growth (0.6) 5.1 17.3 (4.1) (10.5) 2.2 (5.3) – excluding non-recurring items (0.6) 5.1 7.5 (4.1) 1.2 2.2 1.9 Non-interest expense-to-revenue ratio 67.2 67.9 70.1 69.4 66.4 67.5 66.4 – excluding non-recurring items 67.2 67.9 68.3 68.4 66.4 67.5 66.4 Cash non-interest expense-to-revenue ratio 66.0 66.6 68.8 68.1 65.7 66.3 65.7 – excluding non-recurring items 66.0 66.6 67.1 67.1 65.7 66.3 65.7 Provision for credit losses-to-average loans and acceptances (annualized) 0.32 0.39 0.43 0.44 0.87 0.36 0.68 – excluding non-recurring items 0.32 0.39 0.43 0.44 0.87 0.36 0.68 Gross impaired loans and acceptances-to-equity and allowance for credit losses 14.88 14.66 15.16 13.55 14.19 14.88 14.19 Cash and securities-to-total assets ratio 26.3 25.4 24.9 24.2 26.0 26.3 26.0 Tier 1 capital ratio 9.10 9.05 8.80 8.72 8.61 9.10 8.61 Credit rating AA– AA– AA– AA– AA– AA– AA– Other Financial Ratios (% except as noted) (b) (c) Twelve month total shareholder return 9.8 18.4 16.2 (11.0) 10.4 9.8 10.4 Dividend yield 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 Price-to-earnings ratio (times) 13.5 14.9 14.0 18.0 17.5 13.5 17.5 Market-to-book value (times) 1.88 1.94 1.81 1.70 1.86 1.88 1.86 Net economic profit ($ millions) 140 122 127 84 42 262 157 Return on average assets 0.64 0.61 0.62 0.55 0.51 0.63 0.55 – excluding non-recurring items 0.64 0.61 0.66 0.58 0.51 0.63 0.55 Net interest margin 1.96 1.94 1.92 1.95 2.02 1.95 2.05 Non-interest revenue-to-total revenue 43.3 45.2 46.3 43.2 46.0 44.3 43.8 – excluding non-recurring items 43.3 45.2 46.3 43.2 46.0 44.3 43.8 Non-interest expense growth 0.5 7.5 10.7 4.7 5.2 4.0 4.9 – excluding non-recurring items 0.5 7.5 7.9 3.1 5.2 4.0 4.9 Total capital ratio 12.02 12.49 12.23 12.25 12.48 12.02 12.48 Tier 1 capital ratio – U.S. basis 8.62 8.57 8.32 8.30 7.76 8.62 7.76 Equity-to-assets ratio 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 All ratios in this report are based on unrounded numbers. for such items do not have standardized meanings under generally accepted accounting princi- (a) Reported on a taxable equivalent basis (teb). ples and are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. (b) Refer to the “GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures” section on page 8 for details on non-recurring (c) For the period ended, or as at, as appropriate. items. Securities regulators require that corporations caution readers that earnings as adjusted