EX-99.(A)(33) 2 d629120dex99a33.htm ARTICLES AMENDMENT NO. 32 Articles Amendment No. 32

Exhibit (a)(33)

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 27, 2013

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 32

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

 

  (i) to create the BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund, and BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund as five additional classes of common stock, each with Series Y, Series I, Series R-3, and Series R-6 series of shares; and

 

  (ii) to create the BMO Small-Cap Core Fund, BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund, BMO Multi-Asset Income Fund, and BMO Global Natural Resources Fund as four 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

 


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

BMO Micro-Cap Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Multi-Asset Income Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Global Natural Resources 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

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

  

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES

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

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

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series I    Indefinite
BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund    Series I    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Multi-Asset Income Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Global Natural Resources 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

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

  

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES

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 Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series R-3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series R-3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series R-3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series R-3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 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

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 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 November 6, 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 Target Retirement 2015 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund, BMO Small-Cap Core Fund, BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund, BMO Multi-Asset Income Fund, or BMO Global Natural Resources Fund have been issued.

Executed this 23rd day of December 2013.

 

BMO FUNDS, INC.

By:

  /s/ John M. Blaser
  John M. Blaser, President

This instrument was drafted by:

Laura A. Hawkins

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

780 N. Water Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

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