Bank of Montreal Protected Deposit NotesTM Callable Class, Series 3 (Indicative Terms)

> Investment Highlights • If called by on the call date (August 3, 2012), investors will receive $130.87, representing 8% compounded annual return • If not called, investors will receive a variable return, if any, based on the price performance of a diverse portfolio of 20 Canadian securities in 8 different sectors • 7.5 year term to maturity > Portfolio Consumer The portfolio will consist of the following securities, in 8 different sectors: Industrial (non-cyclical) Utilities Canadian National Railway Company Bank of Nova Scotia (The) Basic Materials 5% 10% 5% TransAlta Corporation -Dominion Bank (The) 10% Inc. Magna International Inc. En e r g y EnCana Corporation Inc. 20% Husky Energy Inc. Corporation Communications TransCanada Corporation NOVA Chemicals Corporation 15% Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Corporation Consumer Financial Biovail Corporation (cyclical) 30% Inc. Limited 5%

> Hypothetical Return Examples Investors will receive either: • 8% compounded annual return on Deposit Amount + Deposit Amount, if called by Bank of Montreal on the Call Date (August 3, 2012) Or, if not called, at Maturity, the greater of: • (i) 100% of the Portfolio Return + Deposit Amount or (ii) 100% of the Deposit Amount

Value Value Value

$180 $130.87

$100 $100 $100

Maturity Call Date Maturity The Deposit Notes are called The Deposit Notes are not The Deposit Notes are not called for for redemption by Bank of called for redemption by Bank redemption by Bank of Montreal, the Montreal on the Call Date and of Montreal, the Portfolio has Portfolio has a positive price performance the Holder receives the negative price performance at at Maturity and the investor receives the Deposit Amount plus interest Maturity and the investor Deposit Amount plus the Variable Return of $30.87 receives the Deposit Amount at equal to the Portfolio Return at Maturity. Maturity In this hypothetical example, the investor receives $180 per Deposit Note. > Summary Issuer Bank of Montreal Call Date August 3, 2012 Amounts Payable on If the Bank of Montreal calls the deposit notes on the call date, then no variable return will be payable on the deposit Call Date notes and the investor will only be entitled to receive the principal amount of $100 plus the interest amount of $30.87 per deposit note. Payment at Maturity If the deposit notes are not called by Bank of Montreal, at maturity, the investor will receive (i) the deposit amount and (ii) variable return, if any. Variable return is equal to the product of the deposit amount and the portfolio return, where the portfolio return is the greater of (i) the average of the security returns for each security in the portfolio, rounded to 2 decimal places (which may be positive or negative) expressed as a percentage, and (ii) zero. Principal Protection By Bank of Montreal, as issuer, if held to maturity Last Selling Date Until January 30, 2009. Issue Date On or about February 4, 2009. Maturity Date On or about August 4, 2016, resulting in a term of approximately 7.5 years. Secondary Market Tradeable in a daily secondary market, subject to availability and an early trading charge may apply. BMO Capital Markets has undertaken to use its reasonable efforts to provide, but reserves the right not to do so in the future, without providing prior notice, as outlined in the Information Statement. Early Trading Charge An early trading charge will apply to secondary redemption orders placed using the FundSERV network within the first 720 days from the closing date determined as a percentage of the deposit amount as follows:

If sold within 1-90 91- 181- 271-360 361-450 451-540 541-360 631-720 Thereafter

days 180 270 days days days days days days days

Applicable Early 5.70% 5.00% 4.30% 3.60% 2.90% 2.20% 1.50% 0.80% Nil Trading Charge

Minimum Investment $2,000 FundSERV Code JHN035 CDIC Eligibility The deposit notes are not insured under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.

The Deposit Notes are issued by and constitute direct, unconditional obligations of Bank of Montreal. This summary is issued for discussion purposes only to provide an overview of the proposed Deposit Notes and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation to purchase. Details of certain risks of investing in the Deposit Notes, as well as complete disclosure of how annual interest, if any, on the Deposit Notes is calculated, will be contained in the related Information Statement which will be available through your financial advisor. You should read the Information Statement carefully before investing and discuss all the key features, of the Deposit Notes, including your suitability with your financial advisor. The Deposit Notes may not be suitable for all types of investors. The prices and value of the Deposit Notes may fluctuate and/or be adversely affected by a number of factors. The fluctuation of the price performance of the underlying securities will directly impact the annual interest, if any, on the Deposit Notes. The Deposit Notes will not be listed on any stock exchange. Bank of Montreal does not have the right to redeem the Deposit Notes prior to maturity and you do no have the right to require Bank of Montreal to redeem the Deposit Notes prior to maturity Bank of Montreal makes no recommendations concerning equity investments as asset classes or the suitability of investing in securities generally or Deposit Notes in particular. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in the Information Statement relating to the Deposit Notes and Bank of Montreal does not accept any responsibility for any information not contained in the Information Statement. “BMO (M-bar rounded symbol” and “BMO Capital Markets” are registered trademarks of Bank of Montreal used under license.