MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Canada (Bell) today announced the filing of
a prospectus supplement to a short form base shelf prospectus dated
November 14, 2014 with the
various securities regulatory authorities in all the provinces of
Canada and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in
the United States to renew Bell's
Medium Term Notes (MTN) program.
The MTN program will enable Bell to offer up to Cdn $4 billion of MTN Debentures from time to time
over the period until December 14,
2016. The MTN Debentures will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). Consistent with past
practice, the MTN program was renewed to continue to provide Bell
with financial flexibility and efficient access to the Canadian and
U.S. capital markets.
Bell also entered into a dealer agreement under which certain
dealers have agreed to act as agents, principals or underwriters
with respect to the future offering of the MTN Debentures.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Any offer of securities covered by the prospectus supplement will
be made by a pricing supplement containing specific information
about the terms of any such offering.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
consumers and business customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home
phone and business communications services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television,
radio, out of home, and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by
Montréal's BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please
visit Bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health
with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns, like the recent
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 programs. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada