EX-99.(A)(39) 2 d826740dex99a39.htm AMENDMENT NO.38 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 19, 2014 Amendment No.38 to Articles of Incorporation dated December 19, 2014

Exhibit (a)(39)

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 19, 2014

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 38

TO

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The undersigned officer of BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) hereby certifies that in accordance with Sections 180.1002 and 180.1003 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the following Amendment of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”) was duly adopted to:

 

  (i) remove the BMO Aggressive Stock Fund as a class of the Corporation; and

 

  (ii) redesignate the existing classes of shares of the “BMO Diversified Income Fund” as the “BMO Conservative Allocation Fund”, the “BMO Moderate Balanced Fund” as the “BMO Moderate Allocation Fund”, the “BMO Growth Balanced Fund” as the “BMO Balanced Allocation Fund”, the “BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund” as the “BMO Growth Allocation Fund”, and the “BMO Diversified Stock Fund” as the “BMO Aggressive Allocation 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


CLASS

  

SERIES

        

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER

OF SHARES

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

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 Growth Allocation Fund

   Series Y       Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series Y       Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series Y       Indefinite

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series Y       Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation 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

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

        

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER

OF SHARES

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

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 Growth Allocation Fund

   Series I       Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series I       Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series I       Indefinite

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series I       Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation 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

BMO Alternative Strategies 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

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

        

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER

OF SHARES

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

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

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

   Series A       Indefinite

Retirement Class

              

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

   Series R-3       Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R-3       Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series R-3       Indefinite

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series R-3       Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation 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

 

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CLASS

  

SERIES

        

AUTHORIZED
NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

   Series R-6       Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R-6       Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series R-6       Indefinite

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series R-6       Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation 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

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 authorized by the Board of Directors on November 5, 2014 and by the shareholders on December 19, 2014 in accordance with Sections 180.1003, 180.1002(8), and 180.0602(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required for the class redesignations.

This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be effective as of 3:00 p.m. (Central time) on December 19, 2014.

Executed this 19th day of December 2014.

 

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

This instrument was drafted by:

Laura A. Bautista

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

780 N. Water Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

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