BCE announces election of directors

BCE announces election of directors

MONTRÉAL, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company, today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by BCE at the company's Annual and General Shareholder Meeting today in Toronto, 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 303,092,965 99.01% 3,033,586 0.99%

Ronald
A.
Brenneman 302,458,485 98.80% 3,667,780 1.20%

Sophie
Brochu 302,407,999 98.79% 3,718,485 1.21%

Robert
E.
Brown 300,308,231 98.10% 5,818,052 1.90%

George
A.
Cope 303,080,798 99.01% 3,045,485 0.99%

David
F.
Denison 303,156,472 99.03% 2,970,015 0.97%

Robert
P.
Dexter 300,337,986 98.11% 5,788,501 1.89%

Ian
Greenberg 285,887,263 93.39% 20,238,868 6.61%

Gordon
M.
Nixon 303,680,632 99.20% 2,445,855 0.80%

Thomas
C.
O'Neill 298,436,308 97.49% 7,690,179 2.51%

(Chair
of
the
Board)

Robert
C.
Simmonds 304,361,686 99.42% 1,764,801 0.58%

Carole
Taylor 304,257,331 99.39% 1,868,961 0.61%

Paul
R.
Weiss 303,272,971 99.07% 2,853,513 0.93%


For Director biographies, please visit BCE.ca. Information regarding all matters subject to a vote during BCE's Annual and General Shareholder meeting is available on Sedar.com.

ABOUT BCE
Canada's largest communications company, BCE provides a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband communication services to residential and business customers 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, including CTV, Canada's #1 television network, and the country's most-watched specialty channels. 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 Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk and 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
Bell Communications
(514) 870-4739
jean_charles.robillard@bell.ca

Investor inquiries:

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

SOURCE Bell Canada

Bell Canada

Web Site: www.bell.ca


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