Bank of Montreal
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5X 1A1
April 16, 2020
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Division of Corporation Finance,
100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, D.C. 20549.
Attention: Eric Envall
| Re: | Bank of Montreal – Registration Statement on FormF-3, filed March 23,2020 (File No. 333-237342) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Bank of Montreal (the “Registrant”) respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended byPre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective at 2:00 p.m. on April 20, 2020 or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Registrant expects to filePre-Effective Amendment No. 1 early on April 20, 2020. This request for acceleration replaces and supersedes the Registrant’s prior request for acceleration dated April 14, 2020.
In accordance with the requirements of Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), the Registrant hereby confirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Act.
Because the Registration Statement is filed as a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 under the Act, there are no underwriters in connection with the registration and, therefore, no request for acceleration or consent by an underwriter has been submitted herewith.
| Very truly yours, | ||
BANK OF MONTREAL
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| By | /s/ Stephen Lobo | |
Stephen Lobo Treasurer | ||
