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Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)

6-K 2026-04-15 For: 2026-04-15
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: April, 2026 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 ☒

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. 333-285508
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3. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-191591
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4. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-180968
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5. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-177579
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6. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-177568
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7. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-176479
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8. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-175413
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9. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-175412
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10. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-113096
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11. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-14260
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12. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 33-92112
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13. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-207739
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14. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-237522
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15. Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-276007
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description of Exhibit
99.1 Report under Canadian National Instrument 51-102 on Voting Results of Annual Meeting

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/ Rahul Nalgirkar
Name: Rahul Nalgirkar
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 15, 2026 By: /s/ Pascale Elharrar
Name: Pascale Elharrar
Title: Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

REPORT UNDER NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

To: Canadian SecuritiesAdministrators

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 April 15, 2026 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 is available at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.

1. Election ofDirectors

A ballot was conducted to vote on each resolution to appoint each of the following 14 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:

Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
Janice M.<br>Babiak 354,755,101 95.98% 14,859,714 4.02%
Craig W.<br>Broderick 367,498,923 99.43% 2,115,892 0.57%
Tammy L.<br>Brown 368,739,106 99.76% 875,709 0.24%
Hazel<br>Claxton 368,428,591 99.68% 1,186,224 0.32%
Diane L.<br>Cooper 368,205,660 99.62% 1,407,884 0.38%
George A.<br>Cope 357,023,631 96.59% 12,591,185 3.41%
Stephen<br>Dent 365,401,455 98.86% 4,213,360 1.14%
Martin S.<br>Eichenbaum 365,964,241 99.01% 3,650,574 0.99%
David<br>Harquail 368,545,013 99.71% 1,069,802 0.29%
Eric R. La<br>Flèche 358,092,154 96.88% 11,522,661 3.12%
Brian<br>McManus 368,811,632 99.78% 803,183 0.22%
Lorraine<br>Mitchelmore 364,043,370 98.49% 5,571,445 1.51%
Madhu<br>Ranganathan 368,358,842 99.66% 1,255,973 0.34%
Darryl<br>White 367,707,076 99.48% 1,907,740 0.52%

2. Appointment of Shareholders’ Auditors

A ballot was conducted to vote on the resolution to appoint the firm of KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Bank for the 2026 fiscal year and the outcome was as follows:

Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
347,812,508 91.63% 31,783,815 8.37%

3. Advisory Vote on the Bank’s approach to Executive Compensation

A ballot was conducted to vote on the advisory resolution on the Bank’s approach to Executive Compensation and the outcome was as follows:

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against
356,077,044 96.34% 13,536,959 3.66%

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4. Shareholder Proposal No. 1: Strengthening shareholder participation in Annual General Meetings

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
3,071,879 0.83% 365,282,641 99.17% 1,259,269

5. Shareholder Proposal No. 2: Inclusion of Young People in the Bank’s Governance Bodies

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
7,170,040 1.95% 361,413,639 98.05% 1,025,059

6. Shareholder Proposal No. 3: Responsible, Performance-Aligned Executive Compensation Policy

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
19,575,021 5.31% 348,822,269 94.69% 1,215,803

7. Shareholder Proposal No. 4: Strategic Diversification of Skills on the Board of Directors

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
32,581,413 8.85% 335,622,304 91.15% 1,409,896

8. Shareholder Proposal No. 5: Formal Recognition of the Board of Directors’ Systemic Role

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
24,409,155 6.67% 341,753,537 93.33% 3,451,100

9. Shareholder Proposal No. 6: Oversight of Artificial Intelligence to Preserve the Human Dimension

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
81,714,613 22.17% 286,800,664 77.83% 1,098,977

10. Shareholder Proposal No. 7: Public Disclosure of Non-Confidential Information, Country-By-Country Reporting, Compensation Ratios and Tax Havens

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
27,256,945 7.40% 341,061,676 92.60% 1,294,793

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11. Shareholder Proposal No. 8: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policies

Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Abstentions*
50,334,994 13.80% 314,304,240 86.20% 4,971,170

*An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes but is not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.

Dated this 15^th^ day of April, 2026.

Bank of Montreal

By: /s/ Pascale Elharrar

Pascale Elharrar

Corporate Secretary