Form 6-K BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ For: Jan 28

 

 

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: January, 2016		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  þ

 

 

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):  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Yes  ¨    No  þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                    .

 

 

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. 333-196387

 

2.

Registration Statement – Form F-3 – File No. 33-96354

 

3.

Registration Statement – Form F-3 – File No. 333-189814

 

4.

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

 

5.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-182644

 

6.

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

 

7.

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

 

8.

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

 

9.

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

 

10.

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

 

11.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-175412

 

12.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-113096

 

13.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-14260

 

14.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 33-92112

 

15.

Registration Statement – Form S-8 – File No. 333-207739

 

 

 

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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: January 28, 2016				By:		/s/ Barbara M. Muir
				Name:		Barbara M. Muir
				Title:		Senior Vice-President, Deputy General
						Counsel, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release – Bank of Montreal Receives Regulatory Approvals for Normal Course Issuer Bid

Exhibit 99.1

 

News

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Bank of Montreal Receives Regulatory Approvals for Normal Course Issuer Bid

TORONTO, January 28, 2016 – Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO)(NYSE: BMO) today announced that it has received approvals from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) to proceed with its previously-announced normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the TSX as well as through other alternative Canadian trading systems to purchase, for cancellation, up to 15 million of its common shares commencing February 1, 2016, and ending January 31, 2017.

The maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased under the normal course issuer bid represents approximately 2.3 per cent of the Bank’s ‘public float’ (as such term is defined in the TSX Company Manual) of common shares.

The timing and amount of purchases under the program are subject to regulatory approvals and to management discretion based on factors such as market conditions. The Bank will pay the market price for the shares at the time of acquisition. BMO intends to establish an automatic securities purchase plan under which its broker, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., may purchase BMO common shares pursuant to the normal course issuer bid within a defined set of criteria.

There were 643,261,474 Bank of Montreal common shares issued and outstanding as at January 22, 2016, and the public float was 642,603,001 common shares. The average daily trading volume for the 6 months ended December 31, 2015, and the daily maximum number of shares available for purchase, calculated pursuant to the rules of the TSX for the purposes of the bid, were 1,524,804 and 381,201 shares, respectively.

BMO’s current normal course issuer bid commenced on February 1, 2015 and will expire on January 31, 2016. Over the term of the current bid to January 28, 2016, BMO has purchased 5 million of its common shares at an average price of $75.57 per share.

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For Media Relations Enquiries:

Ralph Marranca, Toronto, [email protected], (416) 867-3996

Valerie Doucet, Montreal, [email protected], (514) 877-8224

For Investor Relations Enquiries:

Lisa Hofstatter, Toronto, [email protected], (416) 867-7019

Christine Viau, Toronto, [email protected], (416) 867-6956

 

Internet: www.bmo.com		Twitter: @BMOmedia

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