0001193125-20-036748.txt : 20200214 0001193125-20-036748.hdr.sgml : 20200214 20200214074302 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-036748 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200214 GROUP MEMBERS: BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD GROUP MEMBERS: BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: BMO FAMILY OFFICE LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BMO GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (ASIA) LTD GROUP MEMBERS: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. GROUP MEMBERS: BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BMO PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000733099 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78734 FILM NUMBER: 20613918 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 BLOOR STREET EAST STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: TORONTO, ONTARIO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W 1G9 BUSINESS PHONE: 4160353532 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 BLOOR STREET EAST STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: TORONTO, ONTARIO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W 1G9 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROGERS CABLESYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860425 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927971 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5X 1A1 BUSINESS PHONE: 4168677191 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5X 1A1 SC 13G 1 d833853dsc13g.htm SC 13G SC 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )

 

 

ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC

(Name of Issuer)

CL B

(Title of Class of Securities)

775109200

(CUSIP Number)

Dec 31, 2019

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☒ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing in this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200  

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

Bank Of Montreal

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Canada

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

18,545,883(1)

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

20,964,216(1)

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

16,955(1)

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

20,981,171(1)

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

5.2525%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

HC

 

(1)

Shares are held indirectly by the Reporting Person’s subsidiaries, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc., BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc., BMO Harris Bank N.A., BMO Asset Management Inc., BMO Asset Management Limited., BMO Asset Management Corp., BMO Family Office, LLC, and BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

2,991,090

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

2,991,090

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

2,991,090

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.7488%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

FI

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Canada

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

5,223,675

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

5,223,675

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

5,223,675

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

1.3077%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

FI

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Canada

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

1,959,728

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

1,959,728

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,959,728

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.4906%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

62

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

62

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

62

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

BK

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Canada

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

8,349,247

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

10,760,380

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

10,760,380

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

2.6938%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO Asset Management Limited

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United Kingdom

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

    

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

7,200

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

7,200

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.0018%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO FAMILY OFFICE LLC

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

    

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

    

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

16,955

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

16,955

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.0042%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

21,465

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

21,465

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

21,465

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.0053%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

  1)   

Name of Reporting Person

 

BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited

  2)  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3)  

SEC Use Only

 

    

  4)  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Hong Kong

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5)    

Sole Voting Power:

 

616

   6)   

Shared Voting Power:

 

    

   7)   

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

616

   8)   

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

    

  9)  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

616

10)  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ☐

 

    

11)  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.0001%

12)  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IA

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 775109200   

 

ITEM 1(a).    Name of Issuer.
   ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
ITEM 1(b).    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
   333 Bloor Street East
   10th Floor
   Toronto, Ontario A6 M4W 1G9
ITEM 2(a).    Names of Persons Filing.
   Bank Of Montreal
   BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
   BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.
   BMO PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.
   BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
   BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
   BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
   BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
   BMO FAMILY OFFICE LLC
   BMO GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (ASIA) LIMTED

ITEM 2(b).    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.
   Bank of Montreal
   1 First Canadian Place
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5X 1A1
   BMO Capital Markets Corp.
   3 Times Square
   New York, NY 10036
   BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.
   IBG Finance Dept.
   FCP – 7th Floor
   Toronto, ON, Canada M5X 1H3
   BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc.
   1 First Canadian Place
   P.O. Box 150
   9th Floor
   Toronto, ON, Canada M5X 1H3
   BMO Harris Bank N.A.
   111 W. Monroe Street
   Chicago, IL 60603
   BMO Asset Management, Inc.
   Royal Trust Tower
   77 King Street West
   Suite 4200
   Toronto, ON, Canada M5K 1J5

   BMO Asset Management Limited
   Exchange House, 8th Floor, Primrose Street
   London, EC2A 2NY
   BMO Asset Management Corp.
   190 South LaSalle Street
   Chicago, IL 60603
   BMO Family Office, LLC
   2200 Geng Road, Suite 100
   Palo Alto, CA 94303
   BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited
   3808 One Exchange Square Central
   Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ITEM 2(c).    Citizenship or Place of Organization.
   Bank Of Montreal is organized under the laws of Canada
   BMO Capital Markets Corp. is organized under the laws of United States
   BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. is organized under the laws of Canada
   BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc. is organized under the laws of Canada
   BMO Harris Bank N.A. is organized under the laws of the United States
   BMO Asset Management Inc. is organized under the laws of Canada
   BMO Asset Management Limited is organized under the laws of United Kingdom
   BMO Asset Management Corp. is organized under the laws of United States
   BMO Family Office, LLC is organized under the laws of United States
   BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited is organized under the laws of Hong Kong

ITEM 2(d).    Title of Class of Securities.
   CL B
ITEM 2(e).    CUSIP Number.
   775109200

 

ITEM 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
   (a)   

☒   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

   (b)   

☒   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

   (c)   

☐   Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

   (d)   

☐   Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

   (e)   

☒   An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

   (f)   

☐   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

   (g)   

☒   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

   (h)   

☐   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

   (i)   

☐   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

   (j)   

☒   A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

   (k)   

☐   Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

ITEM 4.    Ownership.
   The information contained in Items 5 – 11 on the cover pages is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  ☐.
ITEM 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
   Bank of Montreal is reporting on this Schedule 13G securities held through its subsidiaries, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc., BMO Harris Bank N.A., BMO Asset Management Inc., BMO Asset Management Limited, BMO Asset Management Corp, BMO Family Office, LLC and BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited as fiduciaries for certain employee benefit plans, trust and/or customer accounts. As a result, participants in the plans, trust beneficiaries and customers are entitled to receive, or have the power to direct the receipt of, dividends and proceeds from the sale of such securities. No such person is known to have such an interest relating to more than five percent of the class of subject securities.

ITEM 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Bank of Montreal is the ultimate parent company of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a U.S. institution, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., a non-U.S. institution, BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a non-U.S. institution, BMO Harris Bank N.A., a bank as defined in section 3(a)6 of the Act and a U.S. institution, BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a non-U.S. institution, and BMO Asset Management Limited, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and non-U.S. institution, BMO Asset Management Corp., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a U.S. institution, BMO Family Office, LLC, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a U.S. institution and BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a non-U.S. institution.

ITEM 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
   Not Applicable
ITEM 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.
   Not Applicable

ITEM 10.        Certifications.
   By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
  

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

  

Dated as of the 14th day of February, 2020.

 

BANK OF MONTREAL

/s/ Dragan Lazich

Dragan Lazich
Chief Compliance Officer