EX-99.(A)(55) 3 d597363dex99a55.htm AMENDMENT NO. 54 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DATED APRIL 27, 2018 Amendment No. 54 to Articles of Incorporation dated April 27, 2018

TO BE EFFECTIVE AT 8:00 A.M. CENTRAL TIME, ON APRIL 27, 2018

(THE “EFFECTIVE TIME”)

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 54

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 (i) terminate the series Y shares of BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund and (ii) terminate the series R3 shares of the following funds: BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund, BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, and BMO Global Long/Short 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 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 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
BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund    Series Y    Indefinite

CLASS

   

SERIES

   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

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 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 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
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

 

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CLASS

   

SERIES

   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity 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 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 Small-Cap Value Fund    Series R3    Indefinite
BMO Mid-Cap Value 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
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

 

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CLASS

   

SERIES

   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

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 7, 2018 and shareholders on April 23, 2018 in accordance with Sections 180.1002, 180.0602, and 180.1003 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required for the termination of the series R3 shares of BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund, BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, and BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund under the Articles or applicable law. Shareholder approval was not required because no shares of the affected series are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time.

Executed this 23rd day of April, 2018.

 

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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