UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 11-K
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-133354
A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
Employees 401(k) Savings Plan of
Bank of Montreal/Harris
B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
Bank of Montreal
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5X 1A1
Documents filed as part of this report:
(a) | Index to financial statements filed as part of this report: |
The Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and supplementary information, together with the report thereon of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated June 24, 2013. The required financial statement schedule is included in the supplementary information referred to above and should be read in conjunction with the above financial statements.
(b) | Exhibits: |
Exhibit 23 The consent of George Johnson & Company.
EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
December 31, 2012 and 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits |
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Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
June 24, 2013
To the Benefits Administration Committee
Employees 401(k) Savings Plan of Bank of Montreal/Harris
Chicago, Illinois
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Employees 401(k) Savings Plan of Bank of Montreal/Harris (the Plan) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the aforementioned financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2012, and nonexempt transactions for the year then ended, are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plans management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ George Johnson & Company |
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS |
Chicago, Illinois |
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
As of December 31, 2012 and 2011
2012 | 2011 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Participant-directed investments (see Notes 2 and 3) |
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Registered investment companies |
$ | 321,521,245 | $ | 468,623,717 | ||||
Money market funds |
134,465,091 | 140,723,271 | ||||||
Common and collective trusts |
416,416,164 | 117,803,213 | ||||||
Common stockBank of Montreal |
58,888,213 | 50,777,957 | ||||||
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Total investments |
931,290,713 | 777,928,158 | ||||||
Cash |
411,444 | | ||||||
Notes receivable from participants |
16,340,030 | 14,088,973 | ||||||
Accrued interest and dividends receivable |
312,502 | 246,108 | ||||||
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Total assets |
948,354,689 | 792,263,239 | ||||||
LIABILITIES |
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Accrued administrative expenses |
82,164 | 85,769 | ||||||
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Net assets available for plan benefits |
$ | 948,272,525 | $ | 792,177,470 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
For the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
Participant-Directed Investments | ||||||||
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ADDITIONS |
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Contributions |
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Employer contributions |
$ | 47,633,789 | $ | 34,875,168 | ||||
Employee contributions |
72,567,427 | 53,800,268 | ||||||
Employee rollovers |
3,573,019 | 1,671,621 | ||||||
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Total contributions |
123,774,235 | 90,347,057 | ||||||
Interest and dividend income |
12,425,662 | 11,252,141 | ||||||
Interest income on notes receivable from participants |
467,221 | 475,649 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments (see Note 3) |
94,656,288 | (3,255,449 | ) | |||||
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Total additions |
231,323,406 | 98,819,398 | ||||||
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DEDUCTIONS |
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Benefits payments to participants |
73,536,283 | 56,524,098 | ||||||
Deemed distributions |
878,326 | 858,186 | ||||||
Administrative expenses |
813,742 | 987,686 | ||||||
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Total deductions |
75,228,351 | 58,369,970 | ||||||
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Net additions |
156,095,055 | 40,449,428 | ||||||
Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year |
792,177,470 | 751,728,042 | ||||||
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Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year |
$ | 948,272,525 | $ | 792,177,470 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 1 | DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN |
The following description of the Employees 401(k) Savings Plan of Bank of Montreal/Harris (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions.
General
The Plan is a contributory, defined contribution pension plan administered by the Benefits Administration Committee (the Administration Committee) covering all regular full- and part-time employees of BMO Harris Bank N.A. (the Plan administrator) and affiliated companies, as well as the U.S. employees of the Bank of Montreal and its subsidiaries. BMO Harris Bank N.A. and the Bank of Montreal are referred to collectively as the Bank, and the employees covered by the Plan are referred to collectively as the Employees. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.
Eligibility
All regular full- and part-time Employees of the Bank, other than temporary or work-study employees, are eligible to begin participation in the Plan on their date of hire. Participants are immediately eligible to receive the Banks matching contributions, which are made each pay period.
Administration
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Mellon) is the trustee of the Plan.
Contributions
Participants may contribute from 1% to 25% of their pay (as defined) on a pre-tax basis, subject to the annual contribution limits as specified in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the IRC). Participant after-tax contributions are not permitted.
The Bank makes 401(k) matching contributions to the participants accounts each pay period, dollar for dollar, up to the first 5% of participants annual eligible pay (as defined), to the maximum annual compensation limit permitted by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS; $250,000 in 2012 and $245,000 in 2011).
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 1 | DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued) |
Contributions (continued)
An election made by the participant may provide for an automatic increase either in the amount or rate of his or her 401(k) contributions.
Participant Accounts
Each participants account is credited with the participants contributions, including eligible rollover contributions, allocations of the employer contributions and plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. Each participant may direct the investment of his or her account balance among the available investment options, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. A participant shares in the earnings and losses of the investment options in the ratio that his or her account invested in a fund bears to the total of all participants accounts invested in that fund.
Vesting
All employee and employer contributions are fully vested at all times.
Benefits
Upon termination of employment, the participants account balance will be distributed as directed by the participant in a lump sum, subject to the limitations in the IRC. Retirees aged 55 or older also have the option of receiving the participants account balance in a series of installments.
Participant Loans
A participant may borrow from his or her account in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. Under the Plans terms, subject to certain restrictions as defined, the Administration Committee may allow a participant to borrow funds from the Plan. A participant may borrow an amount not in excess of the lesser of: (1) $50,000, reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance in the previous 12 months, or (2) 50% of the participants account balance. The minimum loan amount is $1,000. A participant can have up to two loans outstanding at any given time. The interest rate charged to the participant is fixed at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the last business day of each month. Participants repay such loans with interest through payroll deductions. Principal and interest repayments are allocated to participants current investment options.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 2 | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (ASU 2011-04). ASU 2011-04 amended ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Some of the amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, while other amendments change a particular principle in ASC 820. In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires additional fair value disclosures. The amendments are to be applied prospectively and are effective for annual periods that began after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have an effect on the Plans net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of changes in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 2 | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Investments
The Plans investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). See Note 3 for further discussion and disclosures related to fair value measurements.
Shares of registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at the end of the year. Units of common and collective trusts are valued at fair value; the underlying investments consist primarily of securities that are valued at quoted market prices.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Gains and losses on sales of securities are based on average costs. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Fair Value Measurements
The Plan uses fair value measurements in preparing its financial statements, which utilize several inputs, including those that can be readily observable, corroborated, or are generally unobservable. The Plan utilizes market-based data and valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Additionally, the Plan applies assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.
The measurement of fair value includes a hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value. Financial assets and liabilities are categorized into this three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
The various levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:
| Level 1 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that the Plan has the ability to access at the measurement date |
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 2 | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
| Level 2 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability |
| Level 3 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement |
The use of observable market data, when available, is required in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2012 or 2011. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.
Contributions
Employee contributions are recorded in the period that payroll deductions are made from participants. Employer contributions are recorded in the period to which they relate, as designated by the Banks management.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 2 | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Administrative Expenses
Administrative costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the trust or the Plan are paid from the Plan to the extent determined by the Bank. Administrative costs and expenses include attorneys, record keepers, accountants, and direct employment costs of the Banks employees providing services to the Plan, as well as other professional and administrative services. Certain additional expenses are paid by the Bank.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various securities, including common stock, registered investment companies, and common and collective trusts. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is quite possible that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term. Such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 3 | INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE |
The Plans fair value hierarchy for those assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:
2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Total | |||||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Investments |
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Registered investment companies |
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Equity funds |
$ | 198,573,781 | $ | | $ | | $ | 198,573,781 | ||||||||
Balanced funds |
11,973,460 | | | 11,973,460 | ||||||||||||
Bond funds |
80,828,496 | | | 80,828,496 | ||||||||||||
Growth funds |
30,145,508 | | | 30,145,508 | ||||||||||||
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321,521,245 | | | 321,521,245 | |||||||||||||
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Money market funds |
132,408,368 | 2,056,723 | | 134,465,091 | ||||||||||||
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Common and collective trusts |
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Equity collective trusts |
| 332,914,652 | | 332,914,652 | ||||||||||||
Balanced collective trusts |
| 80,095,744 | | 80,095,744 | ||||||||||||
Bond collective trusts |
| 3,405,768 | | 3,405,768 | ||||||||||||
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| 416,416,164 | | 416,416,164 | |||||||||||||
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Common stock |
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Bank of Montreal |
58,888,213 | | | 58,888,213 | ||||||||||||
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Total investments |
$ | 512,817,826 | $ | 418,472,887 | $ | | $ | 931,290,713 | ||||||||
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 3 | INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE (continued) |
2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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ASSETS |
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Investments |
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Registered investment companies |
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Equity funds |
$ | 150,045,611 | $ | | $ | | $ | 150,045,611 | ||||||||
Index funds |
58,821,501 | | | 58,821,501 | ||||||||||||
Balanced funds |
63,182,825 | | | 63,182,825 | ||||||||||||
Bond funds |
65,003,396 | | | 65,003,396 | ||||||||||||
Growth funds |
131,570,384 | | | 131,570,384 | ||||||||||||
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468,623,717 | | | 468,623,717 | |||||||||||||
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Money market funds |
138,241,253 | 2,482,018 | | 140,723,271 | ||||||||||||
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Common and collective trusts |
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Equity collective trusts |
| 117,803,213 | | 117,803,213 | ||||||||||||
Common stock |
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Bank of Montreal |
50,777,957 | | | 50,777,957 | ||||||||||||
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Total investments |
$ | 657,642,927 | $ | 120,285,231 | $ | | $ | 777,928,158 | ||||||||
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 3 | INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE (continued) |
The fair values of individual investments that represented 5% or more of the Plans net assets available for Plan benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Number of Shares or Units |
Fair Value |
Number of Shares or Units |
Fair Value |
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DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio |
3,063,297 | $ | 69,444,948 | | (a) | |||||||||||
PIMCO Total Return Fund, Institutional Class |
7,191,147 | 80,828,496 | 3,837,477 | $ | 41,713,378 | |||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
2,518,037 | 78,462,048 | | (a) | ||||||||||||
Virtus Balanced Allocation Fund, Class I |
| (a) | 4,601,808 | 63,182,825 | ||||||||||||
Virtus Core Equity Fund, Class I |
| (a) | 2,179,067 | 40,181,993 | ||||||||||||
Virtus Value Equity Fund, Class I |
| (a) | 7,810,656 | 86,776,391 | ||||||||||||
Virtus Money Market Fund |
132,408,368 | 132,408,368 | 138,241,253 | 138,241,253 | ||||||||||||
EB DL Non-SL Stock Index Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
774,014 | 108,659,149 | 279,287 | 87,459,239 | ||||||||||||
Waddell & Reed Core Equity CIT |
17,438,421 | 184,672,884 | | (a) | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal common stock |
960,656 | 58,888,213 | 926,436 | 50,777,957 |
(a) | Investment less than 5% |
Net appreciation (depreciation) of Plan assets by type of investment during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
2012 | 2011 | |||||||
Investments at fair value |
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Registered investment companies |
$ | 57,196,313 | $ | (1,006,207 | ) | |||
Common and collective trusts |
31,250,648 | 579,173 | ||||||
Common stockBank of Montreal |
6,209,327 | (2,828,415 | ) | |||||
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$ | 94,656,288 | $ | (3,255,449 | ) | ||||
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 3 | INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE (continued) |
The Plans investments in Level 2 assets consist of common and collective trusts which invest in equities and fixed income instruments and a money market fund that calculates NAV per unit. The fair value of these accounts has been estimated using the NAV per unit. Investments in common and collective trusts are marked to market and priced daily. The money market fund calculates its NAV using the amortized cost method. These accounts may be redeemed at any time without any restrictions. There are no unfunded commitments to acquire additional units of any of these accounts as of December 31, 2012.
NOTE 4 | PLAN TERMINATION |
Although it has not expressed any such intent, the Bank has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan at any time. Upon termination, the trustee is required to distribute each participants share in accordance with the Plans provisions.
NOTE 5 | INCOME TAX STATUS |
On March 9, 2012, the IRS issued a favorable determination letter with respect to the qualified status of the Plan. The favorable determination letter indicates that the terms of the Plan conform to the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the IRC and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. The Bank, therefore, also has a basis for deducting contributions to the Plan. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualified status. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and therefore believes the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.
U.S. GAAP requires the Plans management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more-likely-than-not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is also subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2009.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012 and 2011
NOTE 6 | RELATED PARTIES |
Mellon acts as the sole trustee over the Plans assets. Additionally, BMO Global Asset Management acts as one of the Plans investment managers. These entities work together to service the Plan in accordance with the Plan and trust agreements. All investment and trustee activities are handled by these entities and are monitored by the Benefits Administration and Investment Committees of the Bank.
In connection with a review of Plan investment options, it was identified that Plan investments in certain mutual funds advised by Virtus Investment Advisers (the Virtus Funds) may have resulted in an indirect benefit to BMO Financial Corp., the 100 percent owner of BMO Harris Bank N.A., sponsor of the Plan. The indirect benefit occurred by reason of BMO Financial Corp.s indirect ownership of a 23 percent interest in Virtus Investment Advisers. Based on BMO Financial Corp.s percentage ownership interest in Virtus Investment Advisers, the value of the benefit to BMO Financial Corp. attributable to Plan investments in the Virtus Funds from January 1, 2009 through July 24, 2012 (the Correction Period) totaled $618,098.
As of October 12, 2012, the Bank had made restorative payments for the Plans benefit of $618,098 (representing its profits during the Correction Period) plus lost earnings of $36,534, calculated using DOLs Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Online Calculator. The restorative payments were paid into an account within the Plans trust. The Bank filed the Form 5330 in connection with the prohibited transaction on February 25, 2013.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
(Federal Employer Identification No.: 36-2085229; Plan Number: 001)
Schedule H, Line 4iSchedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2012
Party-in- |
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party |
Description of Investment (Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, and Par or Maturity Value) |
Cost | Current Value |
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Common and collective trusts: |
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BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Non-Lendable Fund F |
1,029,067 units | (a) | $ | 15,446,288 | ||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Non-Lendable Fund F |
76,815 units | (a) | 1,455,652 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2040 Non-Lendable Fund F |
198,431 units | (a) | 3,607,480 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2035 Non-Lendable Fund F |
296,321 units | (a) | 5,271,554 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2030 Non-Lendable Fund F |
596,116 units | (a) | 10,348,578 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2025 Non-Lendable Fund F |
998,171 units | (a) | 16,889,053 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2020 Non-Lendable Fund F |
960,594 units | (a) | 15,715,313 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2015 Non-Lendable Fund F |
487,930 units | (a) | 7,699,541 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2045 Non-Lendable Fund F |
171,322 shares | (a) | 3,183,157 | |||||||||||
BlackRock LifePath Index 2055 Non-Lendable Fund F |
35,334 units | (a) | 479,128 | |||||||||||
Waddell & Reed Core Equity CIT |
17,438,421 shares | (a) | 184,672,884 | |||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL Aggregate Bond Index Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
13,793 shares | (a) | 1,742,960 | ||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL TIPS Index Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
13,249 shares | (a) | 1,662,808 | ||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL ACWI ex-U.S. Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
11,813 shares | (a) | 1,334,868 | ||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL Small Cap Index Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
251,194 shares | (a) | 36,131,266 | ||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL Mid Cap Stock Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
15,768 shares | (a) | 2,116,485 | ||||||||||
* |
EB DL Non-SL Stock Index Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
774,014 shares | (a) | 108,659,149 | ||||||||||
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416,416,164 | ||||||||||||||
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
(Federal Employer Identification No.: 36-2085229; Plan Number: 001)
Schedule H, Line 4iSchedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (continued)
December 31, 2012
Party-in- |
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party |
Description of Investment (Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, and Par or Maturity Value) |
Cost | Current Value |
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Registered investment companies: |
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DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio |
3,063,297 shares | (a) | $ | 69,444,948 | ||||||||||||
PIMCO Total Return Fund, Institutional Class |
7,191,147 shares | (a) | 80,828,496 | |||||||||||||
PIMCO All Asset Fund, Institutional Class |
295,852 shares | (a) | 3,721,819 | |||||||||||||
* | BMO Diversified Income Fund |
49,062 units | (a) | 1,501,674 | ||||||||||||
* | BMO Moderate Balanced Fund |
77,210 units | (a) | 2,618,394 | ||||||||||||
* | BMO Growth Balanced Fund |
49,582 units | (a) | 1,770,230 | ||||||||||||
* | BMO Aggressive Balanced Fund |
63,853 units | (a) | 2,361,343 | ||||||||||||
* | BMO Diversified Stock Fund |
24,876 units | (a) | 953,385 | ||||||||||||
* | BMO Aggressive Stock Fund |
39,883 units | (a) | 1,644,745 | ||||||||||||
* | Virtus High Yield Income Fund, Class I |
2,701,210 shares | (a) | 30,145,508 | ||||||||||||
MFS Institutional International Equity Fund |
2,388,555 shares | (a) | 45,979,682 | |||||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
2,518,037 shares | (a) | 78,462,048 | |||||||||||||
Rainier Mid Cap Equity Fund |
46,901 shares | (a) | 2,088,973 | |||||||||||||
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321,521,245 | ||||||||||||||||
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Money market funds: |
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* | Virtus Money Market Fund |
132,408,368 shares | (a) | 132,408,368 | ||||||||||||
* | EB Temporary Investment Fund of The Bank of New York Mellon |
2,056,723 units | (a) | 2,056,723 | ||||||||||||
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134,465,091 | ||||||||||||||||
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Common stock: |
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* | Bank of Montreal |
960,656 shares | (a) | 58,888,213 | ||||||||||||
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Notes receivable from participants: |
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* | Participant loans |
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Notes receivable; interest rates ranging from 3.25 percent to 9.75 percent for 2012 |
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$ | -0- | 16,340,030 | |||||||||
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$ | 947,630,743 | |||||||||||||||
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(a) | These are participant-directed investments; therefore, the cost is not required to be reported. |
There were no investment assets reportable as acquired and disposed of during the year ended December 31, 2012.
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EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS
(Federal Employer Identification No.: 36-2085229; Plan Number: 001)
Schedule G, Part IIISchedule of Nonexempt Transactions
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Identity of |
Relationship to Plan, Employer, or Party-in- Interest |
Description of Transactions (Including |
Purchase Price |
Selling Price |
Lease Rental |
Expense Incurred with Transaction |
Cost of Asset |
Current Value of Asset on Transaction Date |
Net Gain (Loss) |
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Plan participants | Plan participants |
After Plan sponsors merger with another bank, some individuals participating in both banks 401(k) plans, which are administered by different record- keepers, obtained multiple loans in excess of $50,000 | $ | 24,423 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 24,423 | $ | 24,423 | $ | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EMPLOYEES 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN OF BANK OF MONTREAL/HARRIS |
/s/ Mary P. Wessel |
Mary P. Wessel |
Vice President Benefits |
BMO Harris Bank N.A., its administrator |
Date: June 24, 2013