EX-99.(A)(52) 2 d463093dex99a52.htm AMENDMENT NO. 51 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DATED JUNE 2, 2017 Amendment No. 51 to Articles of Incorporation dated June 2, 2017

TO BE EFFECTIVE AT 4:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME, ON JUNE 2, 2017

(THE “EFFECTIVE TIME”)

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 51

TO

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The undersigned officer of BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) hereby certifies that in accordance with Section 180.1003 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the following Amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), was duly adopted to terminate the existing series Y shares of the following funds: BMO Large-Cap Value Fund, BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund, BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short Tax-Free Fund, and BMO Short-Term 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 Strategic Income Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Government Money Market Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford International Stock 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 In-Retirement 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 Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite


CLASS    SERIES   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite
Institutional Class          

BMO Strategic 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

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Dividend Income Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO High Yield Bond 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 Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Global Long/Short Equity 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 Growth Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

 

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CLASS    SERIES   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford International Stock 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 Strategic 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 High Yield Bond Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

   Series A    Indefinite
Class R3          

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO In-Retirement Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite

BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

   Series R3    Indefinite
Class R6          

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

 

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CLASS    SERIES   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Moderate Allocation Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO In-Retirement Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

   Series R6    Indefinite
Premier Class          

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

   Premier Class    Indefinite

BMO Government Money Market Fund

   Premier Class    Indefinite

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

   Premier Class    Indefinite

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

   Premier Class      Indefinite
Class F3          

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

   Series F3    Indefinite’”

 

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This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was authorized by the Board of Directors on February 8, 2017 and shareholders of each Fund on May 23, 2017 in accordance with Section 180.1003 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Executed this 31st day of May, 2017.

 

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

This instrument was drafted by:

Michael J. Murphy

BMO Financial Corp.

111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

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