UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Bank of Montreal
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Its Charter)

Canada
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
 
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario
 Canada M5X 1A1
 
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive office)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
  
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which
registered
 
BMO Elkhorn DWA MLP Select™ Index Exchange Traded Notes due December 10, 2036
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (c), please check the following box.  ☒
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (d), please check the following box. ¨
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  333-196387 (if applicable)
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None
 
 
 
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
The description of the BMO Elkhorn DWA MLP Select™ Index Exchange Traded Notes due December 10, 2036 (the “Notes”) of the registrant is incorporated herein by reference to (i) the sections captioned “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer” and “United States Federal Income Taxation” in the registrant’s Prospectus, dated June 27, 2014, in the registrant’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-196387), (ii) the section captioned  “Description of the Notes We May Offer” in the registrant’s Prospectus Supplement, dated June 27, 2014, to the Prospectus and (iii) the registrant’s Pricing Supplement, dated December 19, 2016.  The outstanding principal amount of the Notes registered hereby may be increased from time to time in the future due to further issuances of Notes having substantially the same terms. If any such additional Notes are issued, a pricing supplement relating to them will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be incorporated herein by reference. The Notes registered hereby are, and any additional Notes registered hereby in the future will be, all part of a single series and will have the same CUSIP number as described in the Pricing Supplement referenced above.
 
Item 2. Exhibits.
 
1.
Senior Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2010, between the registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F‑3 filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011 (file number 333-173924)).
 
2.
Pricing Supplement, dated December 19, 2016, to the registrant’s Prospectus, dated June 27, 2014, and Prospectus Supplement, dated June 27, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to the registrant’s filing pursuant to Rule 424(b), filed on December 19, 2016.
 
3.
Form of BMO Elkhorn DWA MLP Select™ Index Exchange Traded Notes due December 10, 2036.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
 
 
 
BANK OF MONTREAL
  
       
Date: December 19, 2016
      
 
By:
              /s/ Deland Kamanga
  
   
Name:   Deland Kamanga
  
   
Title:     Managing Director and Co-Head
  
   
              Global Structured Products
  
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Exhibit No.
 
1.
Senior Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2010, between the registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F‑3 filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011 (file number 333‑173924)).
  
     
2.
Pricing Supplement, dated December 19, 2016, to the registrant’s Prospectus, dated June 27, 2014, and Prospectus Supplement, dated June 27, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to the registrant’s filing pursuant to Rule 424(b), filed on December 19, 2016.
  
     
3.
Form of BMO Elkhorn DWA MLP Select™ Index Exchange Traded Notes due December 10, 2036
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