EX-99.(A)(30) 3 d522925dex99a30.htm ARTICLES AMENDMENT NO. 29 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Articles Amendment No. 29 to Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit (a)(30)

TO BE EFFECTIVE AT 5:00 P.M. ON JUNE 28, 2013

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 29

TO

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The undersigned officer of BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) hereby certifies that in accordance with Section 180.1002 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the following Amendment of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”) was duly adopted to create the BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund, BMO Aggressive Stock Fund, BMO Diversified Income Fund, BMO Diversified Stock Fund, BMO Growth Balanced Fund, BMO Moderate Balanced Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund and BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund as eleven additional classes of common stock, each with Series Y, Series I, Series R-3 and Series R-6 series of shares.

“The Articles are hereby amended as follows:

Section (a) of Article IV is hereby amended by deleting section (a) thereof and inserting the following as a new paragraph:

‘(a)             The Corporation is authorized to issue an indefinite number of shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share. Subject to the following paragraph, the authorized shares are classified as follows:

 

                                CLASS    SERIES     

        AUTHORIZED        

NUMBER

OF SHARES

                             Investor Class        
BMO Large-Cap Value Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Government Income Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Short-Intermediate Bond Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Prime Money Market Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Government Money Market Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Short-Term Income Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
Marshall International Stock Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Aggregate Bond Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Lloyd George Emerging Markets Equity Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund    Series Y      Indefinite


                                     CLASS    SERIES     

        AUTHORIZED        

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Small-Cap Value Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Dividend Income Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Monegy High Yield Bond Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Pyrford Global Strategic Return Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Short Tax-Free Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Aggressive Stock Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Diversified Income Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Diversified Stock Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Growth Balanced Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Moderate Balanced Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund    Series Y      Indefinite
                             Institutional Class        

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Government Money Market Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Aggregate Bond Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Government Income Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Short-Intermediate Bond Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Short-Term Income Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Lloyd George Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

Marshall International Stock Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Dividend Income Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Monegy High Yield Bond Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Pyrford Global Strategic Return Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

 

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                                     CLASS    SERIES     

        AUTHORIZED        

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Stock Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Income Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Stock Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Growth Balanced Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Moderate Balanced Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

   Series I      Indefinite

                             Retirement Class

       

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Stock Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Income Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Stock Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Growth Balanced Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Moderate Balanced Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Stock Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Income Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Diversified Stock Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Growth Balanced Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Moderate Balanced Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

   Series R-6      Indefinite’”

This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was adopted by the Board of Directors on May 8, 2013 in accordance with Sections 180.1002 and 180.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required. Prior to this Amendment, none of the shares of the BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund, BMO Aggressive Stock Fund, BMO

 

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Diversified Income Fund, BMO Diversified Stock Fund, BMO Growth Balanced Fund, BMO Moderate Balanced Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2010 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund or BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund have been issued

Executed this 27th day of June 2013.

 

BMO FUNDS, INC.
By:       /s/ John M. Blaser                
  John M. Blaser, President

This instrument was drafted by:

Ellen Drought

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

780 N. Water Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

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