EX-99.(A)(35) 3 d732224dex99a35.htm AMENDMENT NO. 34 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Amendment No. 34 to Articles of Incorporation

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 31, 2014

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 34

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 redesignate the existing class of shares of the “BMO Short-Intermediate Bond Fund” as the “BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund”:

“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 Mortgage Income Fund

     Series Y         Indefinite   

BMO TCH Intermediate Income 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   

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 Mortgage Income Fund

     Series I         Indefinite   

BMO TCH Intermediate Income 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   

 

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CLASS

   SERIES      AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES
 

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   

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   

 

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CLASS

   SERIES      AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES
 

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’’’   

This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was adopted by the Board of Directors on February 5, 2014 in accordance with Sections 180.1002(8) and 180.0602(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required.

Executed this 27th day of March 2014.

 

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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