EX-99.(A)(60) 5 d807935dex99a60.htm AMENDMENT NO. 59 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Amendment No. 59 to Articles of Incorporation

TO BE EFFECTIVE AT 8:00 A.M. CENTRAL TIME, ON DECEMBER 27, 2019

(THE “EFFECTIVE TIME”)

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 59

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 to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), was duly adopted to (i) change the name of the BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund to the “BMO Core Plus Bond Fund” and (ii) change the name of the BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund to the “BMO Corporate 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 Core Plus Bond Fund

   Series Y    Indefinite

BMO 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 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


CLASS    SERIES   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO Core Plus Bond Fund

   Series I    Indefinite

BMO 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

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

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 Corporate Income Fund

   Series A    Indefinite

BMO 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

 

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CLASS    SERIES   

AUTHORIZED

NUMBER

OF SHARES

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

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 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 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’”

 

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This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was authorized by the Board of Directors on February 6, 2019 in accordance with Sections 180.1002 and 180.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval was not required.

Executed this 19th day of December, 2019.

 

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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