BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ (Form: 6-K, Received: 03/20/2020 12:36:30)

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: March, 2020		Commission File Number: 001-13354

BANK OF MONTREAL

(Name of Registrant)


100 King Street West 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5X 1A1		129 rue Saint-Jacques Montreal, Quebec 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:

Registration Statement – Form F-3 – File No. 333-217200

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/ Thomas E. Flynn
	Name:	Thomas E. Flynn
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 20, 2020	By:	/s/ Barbara M. Muir
	Name:	Barbara M. Muir
	Title:	Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press Release – BMO Financial Group Announces its Annual Meeting to be Held by Electronic Means

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BMO Financial Group Announces its Annual Meeting to be Held by Electronic Means

TORONTO, March 20, 2020 - Earlier today, it was announced that BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) is one of several banks to have obtained relief from the court from the legislative requirement to hold in-person Annual Meetings this year. The order permits the meetings to be conducted by one or more of webcasting, teleconference or other electronic means.

In light of public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, BMO will hold its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders by electronic means. BMO believes this is the best way to protect the health of our stakeholders, while also ensuring shareholders’ ability to attend and exercise their rights.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Shareholders will be able to participate in the meeting through electronic channels, including by webcast and telephone. Shareholders will be able to ask questions through the webcast site, or may submit them in advance to corp.secretary@bmo.com or in writing at the address provided in the management proxy circular. Details on how to participate in the meeting through these various channels will soon be available on our website. Please check the website regularly for updates at www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting.

Shareholders who wish to vote can do so by proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the management proxy circular. Instructions on voting via proxy can be found on pages 8-11 of the Annual Meeting management proxy circular and proxy form mailed and/or emailed to all shareholders. Any shareholders who have not received this information can contact the bank’s transfer agent, Computershare, by e-mail at service@computershare.com, by telephone at 1-800-340-5021 (within Canada and the US) or 514-982-7555 (all other countries), or by fax at 1-888-453-0330 (within Canada and the US) or 416-263-9394 (all other countries).

With respect to this and all other events held by BMO, the bank continues to follow the guidance of its medical advisor and government and public health officials.

About BMO Financial Group

Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider—the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $880 billion as of January 31, 2020, 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.

For News Media Enquiries:

Paul Gammal, Toronto, paul.gammal@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996

For Investor Relations Enquiries:

Jill Homenuk, Toronto, jill.homenuk@bmo.com, (416) 867-4770