Bank Of Montreal /Can/ 6-K, filed Apr 1, 2020

FORM6-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

BANK OF MONTREAL

(Name of Registrant)

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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:

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

REPORT UNDER

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the following sets out the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bank of Montreal (the “Bank”) held on March 31, 2020 and, as such votes were conducted by ballot, the number and percentage of votes cast for, against/withheld from each vote. Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular which was mailed to shareholders prior to the Annual Meeting and is available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

The Board of Directors and management of the Bank recommended that shareholders vote FOR the election as director of each of the 12 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular, FOR the appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Bank, FOR the advisory vote on the Bank’s approach to executive compensation, FOR amending the Bank of Montreal Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan and AGAINST Shareholder Proposals one, two and three.

A ballot was conducted to vote on each resolution to appoint each of the following 12 nominees as a Director of the Bank to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank or until their resignation or their successor is elected or appointed, and the outcome was as follows:

A ballot was conducted to vote on the resolution to appoint the firm of KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Bank for the 2020 fiscal year and the outcome was as follows:

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A ballot was conducted to vote for the Advisory Resolution on the Bank’s approach to Executive Compensation and the outcome was as follows:

A ballot was conducted to vote on Amendments to the Bank of Montreal Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan and the outcome was as follows:

A ballot was conducted to vote on a shareholder proposal regarding Competitiveness and Protection of Personal Information and the outcome was as follows:

A ballot was conducted to vote on a shareholder proposal regarding Diversity Target and the outcome was as follows:

A ballot was conducted to vote on a shareholder proposal regarding Suggested Incongruity between Fossil Fuel Lending History, Financing Criteria and Public Statements and the outcome was as follows:

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Dated this 31^st^ day of March, 2020.