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6-K 1 d933841d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

 

 

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, 2025    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

 

  3.

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

 

  4.

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

 

  5.

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

 

  6.

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

 

  7.

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

 

  8.

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

 

  9.

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

 

  14.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-237522

 

  15.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-276007

 

 

 

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/ Tayfun Tuzun
    Name:   Tayfun Tuzun
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 11, 2025     By:  

/s/ Paul V. Noble
    Name:   Paul V. Noble
    Title:   Corporate Secretary
EX-99.1 2 d933841dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

REPORT UNDER NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

To: Canadian Securities Administrators

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 11, 2025 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 of Directors

A ballot was conducted to vote on each resolution to appoint each of the following 13 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. Babiak

      350,392,216      96.55%   12,516,833  

3.45%

Craig W. Broderick

      358,920,260      98.90%   3,988,788  

1.10%

Hazel Claxton

      361,271,556      99.55%   1,637,494  

0.45%

Diane L. Cooper

      361,253,745      99.54%   1,654,468  

0.46%

George A. Cope

      344,500,954      94.93%   18,408,043  

5.07%

Stephen Dent

      361,537,955      99.62%   1,371,093  

0.38%

Martin S. Eichenbaum

      360,165,974      99.24%   2,742,074  

0.76%

David Harquail

      361,511,458      99.61%   1,397,590  

0.39%

Eric R. La Flèche

      353,179,964      97.32%   9,729,085  

2.68%

Brian McManus

      361,778,452      99.69%   1,130,597  

0.31%

Lorraine Mitchelmore

      358,020,943      98.65%   4,888,106  

1.35%

Madhu Ranganathan

      357,903,410      98.62%   5,005,639  

1.38%

Darryl White

      360,954,789      99.46%   1,954,260  

0.54%

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 2025 fiscal year and the outcome was as follows:

 

       

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Withheld   % Votes Withheld

346,328,946

   92.63%   27,567,667   7.37%

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

349,394,274

   96.28%   13,515,640   3.72%

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4. Shareholder Proposal No. 1: Public Disclosure of Non-Confidential Information, Country-By-Country Reporting, Compensation Ratios and Tax Havens

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

32,202,730

   8.91%   329,211,011   91.09%   1,489,214

5. Shareholder Proposal No. 2: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policies

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

45,784,360

   12.84%   310,877,472   87.16%   6,239,387

6. Shareholder Proposal No. 3: Disclosure of Languages Spoken Fluently by Employees

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

3,487,367

   0.96%   358,177,391   99.04%   1,228,357

7. Shareholder Proposal No. 4: Advanced Generative AI Systems and Code of Conduct

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

30,590,982

   8.46%   331,054,989   91.54%   1,257,120

8. Shareholder Proposal No. 5: Disclosure of Energy Supply Ratio

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

117,179,171

   32.38%   244,704,351   67.62%   1,017,558

9. Shareholder Proposal No. 6: Disclosure of Lobbying and Policy Influence Activities

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

74,827,993

   20.83%   284,369,755   79.17%   3,704,706

10. Shareholder Proposal No. 7: Disclosure of Executive Compensation Pay Metrics

 

         

Votes For

   % Votes For   Votes Against   % Votes Against   Abstentions*

26,526,397

   7.33%   335,413,067   92.67%   963,623

*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.

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Dated this 11th day of April, 2025.

     Bank of Montreal

     By: /s/ Paul V. Noble

     Paul V. Noble

     Corporate Secretary