EX-99.(A)(32) 2 d602900dex99a32.htm AMENDMENT NO. 31 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Amendment No. 31 to Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit (a)(32)

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 31

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 Micro-Cap Fund and BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund as two additional classes of common stock, each with Series Y and Series I 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 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   

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   

CLASS

   

SERIES

   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

     

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   

BMO Micro-Cap Fund

    Series Y    Indefinite   

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity 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 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   

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   

 

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CLASS

   

SERIES

   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

     

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   

BMO Micro-Cap Fund

    Series I    Indefinite   

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity 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’”   

 

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This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was adopted by the Board of Directors on August 14, 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 Micro-Cap Fund or BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund have been issued.

Executed this 27th day of August 2013.

 

BMO FUNDS, INC.

By:

  

/s/ John M. Blaser

  John M. Blaser, President

This instrument was drafted by:

Thomas A. Bausch

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

780 N. Water Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

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