6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: July, 2022 Commission File Number: 001-13354

BANK OF MONTREAL

(Name of Registrant)

100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place	129 rue Saint-Jacques
Toronto, Ontario	Montreal, Quebec
Canada, M5X 1A1	Canada, H2Y 1L6
(Executive Offices)	(Head Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  ☐            Form 40-F  ☑

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The information contained in this Form 6-K and any exhibits hereto shall be deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) solely for purposes of incorporation by reference into and as part of the following registration statements of the registrant on file with and declared effective by the SEC:

1. Registration Statement – Form F-3 – File No. 333-214934

2. Registration Statement – Form F-3 – File No. 333-264388

3. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-191591

4. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-180968

5. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-177579

6. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-177568

7. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-176479

8. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-175413

9. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-175412

10. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-113096

11. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-14260

12. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 33-92112

13. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-207739

14. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-237522

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BANK OF MONTREAL
	By:	/s/ Tayfun Tuzun
	Name:	Tayfun Tuzun
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 21, 2022	By:	/s/ Barbara M. Muir
	Name:	Barbara M. Muir
	Title:	Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release – Bank of Montreal to Redeem Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 42 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC))

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bank of Montreal to Redeem Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 42 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC))

TORONTO, July 21, 2022 – Bank of Montreal (the “Bank”) (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced its intention to redeem all of its 16,000,000 outstanding Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 42 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the “Preferred Shares Series 42”) for an aggregate total of $400 million on August 25, 2022. The redemption has been approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

The Preferred Shares Series 42 are redeemable at the Bank’s option on August 25, 2022 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price of $25.00 per share. Payment of the redemption price will be made by the Bank on the Redemption Date.

Separately from the payment of the redemption price, the final quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share for the Preferred Shares Series 42 announced by the Bank on May 25, 2022 will be paid in the usual manner on August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 2, 2022.

Notice will be delivered to holders of the Preferred Shares Series 42 in accordance with the terms thereof.

About BMO Financial Group

Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8_th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.04 trillion as of April 30, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

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