MONTRÉAL, April 30, 2015 /CNW
Telbec/ - 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
(Chair of the
Board)
|
298,436,308
|
97.49%
|
7,690,179
|
2.51%
|
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