0001193125-22-009609.txt : 20220114 0001193125-22-009609.hdr.sgml : 20220114 20220114121804 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-22-009609 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220114 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BMO FUNDS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 IRS NUMBER: 251689258 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-58433 FILM NUMBER: 22531068 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 790 N. WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1100 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-236-3863 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 790 N. WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1100 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARSHALL FUNDS INC d/b/a BMO FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20111219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARSHALL FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARSHALL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920708 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE STREET 2: C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126554400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10282 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900104 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000009242 Financial Square Government Fund C000025196 Institutional Shares FGTXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000751 BMO Government Money Market Fund C000002160 Premier Class MGNXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000009242 Financial Square Government Fund C000025197 Administration Shares FOAXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000751 BMO Government Money Market Fund C000002161 Class Y MGYXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000009244 Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund C000025210 Class I Shares FTXXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000750 BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund C000002159 Premier Class MFIXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000009244 Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund C000025211 Administration Shares FEAXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000750 BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund C000002158 Class Y MTFXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000051191 Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund C000161182 Class I Shares FMJXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000749 BMO Prime Money Market Fund C000002156 Premier Class MAIXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 S000051191 Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund C000166002 Administration Shares FMKXX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889366 S000000749 BMO Prime Money Market Fund C000002157 Class Y MARXX 425 1 d271212d425.htm GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST Goldman Sachs Trust

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Filed by Goldman Sachs Trust pursuant to Rule 425 under the

Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: BMO Funds, Inc.

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-58433

115 S LaSalle St.

11th Floor

Chicago, IL 60603

PRODUCT ALERT

BMO Funds – Money Market Fund Reorganizations    January 13, 2022

 

In connection with the decision to exit the asset management business in the United States, BMO Asset Management Corp. (“BAMC”) recommended that the BMO Funds’ Board approve the BMO Money Market Fund reorganizations (“Reorganizations”) detailed below. On October 18, 2021, after a thoughtful review and analysis, the BMO Funds’ Board of Directors approved the Reorganizations, which are subject to shareholder approval.

A supplement to each Fund’s prospectus announcing the Reorganizations was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 19, 2021. A joint meeting of shareholders of the BMO Money Market Funds, at which shareholders of each BMO Money Market Fund will be asked to consider and vote on the Reorganization with respect to their BMO Money Market Fund, is scheduled to take place on February 4, 2022.

Shareholders of each BMO Money Market Fund will or have received a combined prospectus/proxy statement with additional information about the shareholder meeting and the Reorganizations. Please read the proxy materials carefully, as they contain a more detailed description of the proposal.

The Plan of Reorganization (“Plan”) is subject to approval by shareholders of the applicable BMO Money Market Fund. The Plan provides for each BMO Money Market Fund to transfer all of its assets to the corresponding Acquiring Fund (identified in the table below) in return for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Fund’s assumption of the BMO Money Market Fund’s liabilities, as defined in the Plan. Shareholders of each BMO Money Market Fund as of the closing date will become shareholders of the corresponding Acquiring Fund, receiving shares of the Acquiring Fund equal in value to the shares of the BMO Money Market Fund held by the shareholders prior to the applicable Reorganization, and expected to be $1.00. The Reorganizations are not expected to result in the recognition of gain or loss by any BMO Money Market Fund or its shareholders for federal tax purposes. Shareholders of the BMO Money Market Funds and the Acquiring Funds will not bear the costs of the Reorganizations.

Pending shareholder approval, BMO Money Market Fund shareholders will receive shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund as set forth in the table below:

 

Merging Fund

  

Fund Name

   Class     TAX-ID     CUSIP     Ticker     (TA) Fund #  

BMO Government Money Market Fund

     Y       35-2225937       09658L786       MGYXX       605  

BMO Government Money Market Fund

     Premier       35-2225937       09658L794       MGNXX       604  

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

     Y       25-1689258       09658L679       MARXX       200  

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

     Premier       25-1689258       09658L687       MAIXX       090  

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     Y       03-0546902       09658L547       MTFXX       410  

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     Premier       03-0546902       09658L554       MFIXX       412  

Acquiring Fund

  

Fund Name

   Class     TAX-ID     CUSIP     Ticker     (TA) Fund #  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

     Admin       06-1287410       38141W265       FOAXX       466  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

     Institutional       06-1287410       38141W273       FGTXX       465  

Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund

     Admin       81-0730031       38148U569       FMKXX       4695  

Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund

     I       81-0730031       38148U577       FMJXX       4694  

Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

     Admin       06-1287412       38141W174       FEAXX       478  

Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

     I       06-1287412       38141W182       FTXXX       477  
 

 

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Chicago, IL 60603

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Operational Details

Transaction processing:

 

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Friday, February 11, 2022, as of close of business – Expected fund reorganization date (tax free re-organization)

 

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Monday, February 14, 2022, at close of business – The tax free re-organization will be processed on the transfer agent system.

 

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

 

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The transactions will appear on the transfer agent system.

 

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Account positions can be viewed through DST Vision and a F55 networking activity file will be transmitted in the morning as part of the standard nightly process with NSCC transaction code W0.

Dividend accrual processing:

 

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Thursday, February 10, 2022, at close of business – A distribution will take place to distribute any dividends accrued to date.

 

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Friday, February 11, 2022 – A 3-day rate will be declared for Friday (February 11, 2022), Saturday (February 12, 2022), and Sunday (February 13, 2022).

 

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Any dividend accrual from Friday’s 3-day rate will post as a dividend closeout transaction and will be included with the redemption when purchasing shares in the Goldman Sachs fund.

Please prepare your systems accordingly. Refer to the Funds’ statutory prospectus, summary prospectus (if available), and/or statement of additional information for additional information. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser to the Acquiring Fund.

Note: Goldman Sachs is not assuming any distribution agreements firms may have in place with BMO Funds or BMO Asset Management today for the Acquired Fund. If you are servicing existing shareholders of the Acquired Fund, a new distribution or service agreement for the Acquiring Fund is required with Goldman Sachs. Failure to execute such an agreement may disrupt receipt of any distribution and/or service fees currently being collected from the Acquired Fund.

If you have any further questions, please contact 1-800-236-3863.

 

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BMO Funds – Money Market Fund Reorganizations    January 13, 2022

 

 

All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal.

BMO Global Asset Management is the brand name for various affiliated entities of BMO Financial Group that provide investment management, retirement, and trust and custody services. Certain of the products and services offered under the brand name BMO Global Asset Management are designed specifically for various categories of investors in a number of different countries and regions and may not be available to all investors. Products and services are only offered to such investors in those countries and regions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. BMO Financial Group is a service mark of Bank of Montreal (BMO).

Investment products are: NOT A DEPOSIT – NOT FDIC INSURED - NO BANK GUARANTEE – MAY LOSE VALUE

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the BMO Funds. This and other important information is contained in the prospectuses and/or summary prospectuses, which can be obtained by calling 1-800-236-3863. Please read carefully before investing.

BMO Asset Management Corp. is the investment adviser to the BMO Money Market Funds. BMO Funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC.

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

BMO Funds, its directors and officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from BMO Funds’ shareholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the joint meeting of shareholders described herein. Information regarding the names of the directors and officers of BMO Funds, and their interests in BMO Funds by security holdings or otherwise, can be found in the most recent statement of additional information of BMO Funds, filed with the SEC on December 29, 2021. A combined prospectus/proxy statement was filed with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies from BMO Money Market Fund shareholders in connection with the Reorganizations. SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. Shareholders may obtain copies of the combined prospectus/proxy statement and other documents filed by BMO Funds with the SEC for no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge by contacting BMO Funds at 1-800-236-3863.

 

FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

Filed by Goldman Sachs Trust pursuant to Rule 425 under the

Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: BMO Funds, Inc.

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-58433

January 13, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

On February 4th, 2022, a BMO Funds shareholder meeting will be held to seek approval to merge each BMO money market fund with certain Goldman Sachs money market funds as detailed in the prospectus/proxy statement previously mailed to you.

As a result of the expected merger, certain account features available to existing BMO money market fund shareholders will no longer be available with the Goldman Sachs money market funds, including check writing privileges. All checks presented for payment after the expected merger date of February 11 will be rejected.

Please review the applicable prospectus for the Goldman Sachs money market funds or contact fund services at Goldman Sachs at 800-621-2550 for more information on redemption procedures available with the Goldman Sachs money market funds.

BMO Investor Services

800.236.3863

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

BMO Funds, its directors and officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from BMO Funds’ shareholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the meeting of shareholders described herein. Information regarding the names of the directors and officers of BMO Funds, and their interests in BMO Funds by security holdings or otherwise, can be found in the most recent statement of additional information of BMO Funds, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 12/29/2021. A prospectus/proxy statement has been filed with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies from BMO Funds’ shareholders in connection with each merger. SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain copies of the prospectus/proxy statement and other documents filed by BMO Funds with the SEC for no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies are also available at no charge by contacting BMO Funds toll free at 800-236-3863.

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