Bank of Montreal Registers 4 New MicroSectors ETN Series on Cboe BZX Exchange

Overview & Summary of Filing

On September 9, 2026, Bank of Montreal filed a Form 8-A12B with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register four new series of Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series K (Exchange Traded Notes) for listing on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Registered Classes of Securities

The registered debt securities consist of:

1. MicroSectors™ 3× Long Communication Services (XLC) ETNs due July 31, 2046
2. MicroSectors™ -3× Short Communication Services (XLC) ETNs due July 31, 2046
3. MicroSectors™ 3× Long Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs due July 31, 2046
4. MicroSectors™ -3× Short Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs due July 31, 2046

Key Terms & Structure

• Issuer: Bank of Montreal
• Indenture & Trustee Structure: Issued under the Senior Indenture dated January 25, 2010 (as supplemented, including the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated March 25, 2025), with The Bank of New York Mellon serving as Series Trustee and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor trustee.
• Governing Law: State of New York.
• Form: Registered global notes deposited with The Depository Trust Company (DTC).

Strategic Impact & Market Context

This filing represents a standard registration process enabling exchange trading of newly structured leveraged and inverse exchange-traded notes tracking the Communication Services (XLC) and Consumer Staples (XLP) sectors. It does not reflect insider transactions or material operational changes to Bank of Montreal's primary banking business.