BCE announces election of directors

BCE announces election of directors

MONTRÉAL, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by BCE at the company's Annual General Shareholder Meeting today in Montréal, including the re-election of the Directors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy:


Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld

Barry K. Allen 343,814,124 99.18% 2,845,811 0.82%

Ronald A. Brenneman 342,133,645 98.69% 4,526,290 1.31%

Sophie Brochu 343,592,322 99.12% 3,067,613 0.88%

Robert E. Brown 341,986,293 98.65% 4,673,642 1.35%

George A. Cope 344,824,490 99.47% 1,835,445 0.53%

David F. Denison 343,858,348 99.19% 2,801,587 0.81%

Robert P. Dexter 334,054,800 96.36% 12,605,135 3.64%

Ian Greenberg 333,448,613 96.19% 13,211,322 3.81%

Katherine Lee 344,421,984 99.35% 2,237,951 0.65%

Monique F. Leroux 335,383,017 96.75% 11,276,918 3.25%

Gordon M. Nixon 343,747,120 99.16% 2,912,815 0.84%

(Chair of the Board)

Calin Rovinescu 325,548,049 93.91% 21,111,886 6.09%

Robert C. Simmonds 344,775,233 99.46% 1,884,702 0.54%

Paul R. Weiss 343,040,929 98.96% 3,619,006 1.04%


For Director biographies, please visit the BCE Board Members section under Governance on BCE.ca. Information regarding all matters subject to a vote during BCE's Annual General Shareholder meeting is available on SEDAR.com.

About BCE
Canada's largest communications company, BCE provides a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication services from Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out of home and digital media. To learn more, please visit BCE.ca.

The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research, and workplace initiatives. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

Media inquiries:

Jean Charles Robillard
(514) 870-4739
jean_charles.robillard@bell.ca

Investor inquiries:

Thane Fotopoulos
(514) 870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca



SOURCE Bell Canada

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