EX-99.(1)(KK) 2 d812191dex991kk.htm AMENDMENT NO. 36 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DATED JULY 29, 2014 Amendment No. 36 to Articles of Incorporation dated July 29, 2014

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON JULY 29, 2014

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 36

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 Lloyd George Emerging Markets Equity Fund” as the “BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity 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 LGM 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 LGM 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
Class A      

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Dividend Income Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Micro-Cap Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

   AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES
 

BMO Pyrford Global Equity Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Pyrford Global Strategic Return Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Global Natural Resources Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Short-Term Income Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Mortgage Income Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Monegy High Yield Bond Fund

   Series A      Indefinite   

BMO Multi-Asset Income Fund

   Series A      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 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 Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite   

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite   

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series R-3      Indefinite   

BMO Pyrford International Stock 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   

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

  

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER
OF SHARES

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   

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite   

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite   

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite   

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series R-6    Indefinite’”

This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was adopted by the Board of Directors on May 7, 2014 in accordance with Sections 180.1002(8) and 180.0602(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required.

Executed this 25th day of July 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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