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Oct 15, 2008 · In 1822, the bank converted from a private company owned by a few people into a public company owned by 144 shareholders. At this time, it became officially known as the Bank of Montreal. In 1842, it obtained its first Toronto branch (then the town of York) when it took over that city’s Bank of the People.
By 1822, the bank converted from the status it had held since its founding as a private company owned by a small group of people into a public company owned by 144. At this time, it became officially known by its current name.
In November 1969, BMO made public its massive five-year program to create a continent-wide first in a “computer-based, fingertip banking system.”. The system was hailed as the “most revolutionary development in the history of Canadian banking and a world first in terms of its scope.”.
May 21, 2018 · The Bank of Montreal had already acquired the British Bank of North America in 1918; it bought the Merchants Bank of Canada in 1922 and the Montreal-based Molsons Bank in 1925. These acquisitions increased its branch network to 617 offices, more than three times what it had been during the war.
In 1818, the bank expanded to operate outside the Québec region and in 1822 the bank converted from a private to a public company with 144 shareholders -- officially becoming the Bank of Montreal. 2
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Bank of Montreal (BMO) went public on October 27, 1994, when it opened at a split-adjusted price of $2.75.
