EX-99.(A)(64) 3 d405657dex99a64.htm AMENDMENT NO. 63 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Amendment No. 63 to Articles of Incorporation

TO BE EFFECTIVE AT 3:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME, ON DECEMBER 13, 2021

BMO FUNDS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 63

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 remove the following as classes of the Corporation: BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund, BMO Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short-Term Income Fund, BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, BMO Strategic Income Fund and BMO Core Plus Bond Fund (together, the “Funds”).

“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:

 

          AUTHORIZED NUMBER

CLASS

  

SERIES

  

OF SHARES

Investor Class      
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 Tax-Free Money Market 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
Institutional Class      
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 Corporate Income Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Small-Cap Value Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Dividend Income Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Growth Allocation Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund    Series I    Indefinite


          AUTHORIZED NUMBER

CLASS

  

SERIES

  

OF SHARES

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Balanced Allocation Fund    Series I    Indefinite
BMO Moderate Allocation 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 Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund    Series A    Indefinite
BMO Corporate Income Fund    Series A    Indefinite
BMO Disciplined International 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
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 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’

This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was authorized by the Board of Directors on August 11, 2021 and by shareholders of the Funds on November 23, 2021 in accordance with Section 180.1003 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Executed this 13th day of December, 2021


BMO FUNDS, INC.  
By:    

/s/ John M. Blaser

                  
  John M. Blaser  
  President and Secretary  

This instrument was drafted by:

Margaret L. Johnson

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202