Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing is submitted by the Bank of Montreal for the month of December 2003. The registrant is a foreign private issuer with its head office in Montreal, Quebec, and executive offices in Toronto, Ontario. The filing is made pursuant to Rule 13a-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided filing text does not contain financial statements, revenue figures, profit data, cash flow information, margins, debt levels, or liquidity metrics. This document serves solely as a notification of a corporate governance event.
Material Changes
The primary material change disclosed in this filing is a Change of Auditors. The filing includes the following exhibits related to this transition:
- Exhibit 99.1: Letter confirming review by the Audit Committee.
- Exhibit 99.2: Notice of the change of auditors.
- Exhibit 99.3: Letter from the former auditor.
- Exhibit 99.4: Letter from the successor auditor.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, or specific risk factors beyond the procedural disclosure of the auditor change. No unusual items or contingencies are described in the provided text.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the identity of the successor auditor named in Exhibit 99.4.
- Review the letter from the former auditor (Exhibit 99.3) for any disagreements or qualifications regarding the change.
- Confirm the Audit Committee's approval of the change as detailed in Exhibit 99.1.
- Check subsequent filings for the impact of the auditor change on the upcoming annual report.