TORONTO (S&P Global Ratings) July 23, 2019--S&P Global Ratings today said it assigned its 'BBB-' issue-level rating to Bank of Montreal's (BMO; A+/Stable/A-1) U.S. dollar-denominated non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated additional Tier 1 Capital notes issuance. In accordance with our criteria for hybrid and other capital instruments, the rating reflects our analysis of the proposed instrument, and our assessment of BMO's 'a' stand-alone credit profile (SACP). (For more information, see "General Criteria: Hybrid Capital: Methodology And Assumptions," published July 1, 2019, on RatingsDirect.) The 'BBB-' issue-level rating stands four notches below the BMO SACP, incorporating: A deduction of one notch, the minimum downward notching from the SACP under our criteria for subordinated debt, reflecting contractual subordination; A deduction of two