OTTAWA, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:
BCE) (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 Ottawa, including the 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
|
328,613,103
|
99.05%
|
3,166,229
|
0.95%
|
Sophie
Brochu
|
327,887,874
|
98.83%
|
3,891,458
|
1.17%
|
Robert E.,
Brown
|
327,685,824
|
98.77%
|
4,093,508
|
1.23%
|
George A.,
Cope
|
328,824,300
|
99.11%
|
2,955,032
|
0.89%
|
David F.,
Denison
|
327,830,562
|
98.81%
|
3,948,770
|
1.19%
|
Robert P.,
Dexter
|
313,796,503
|
94.58%
|
17,982,829
|
5.42%
|
Ian
Greenberg
|
293,909,073
|
88.59%
|
37,870,259
|
11.41%
|
Katherine
Lee
|
328,422,104
|
98.99%
|
3,357,228
|
1.01%
|
Monique F.,
Leroux
|
326,228,175
|
98.33%
|
5,551,157
|
1.67%
|
Gordon M.,
Nixon
(Chair of the
Board)
|
328,644,988
|
99.06%
|
3,134,344
|
0.94%
|
Calin
Rovinescu
|
326,663,053
|
98.46%
|
5,116,279
|
1.54%
|
Karen
Sheriff
|
328,869,933
|
99.12%
|
2,909,399
|
0.88%
|
Robert C.,
Simmonds
|
329,302,575
|
99.25%
|
2,476,757
|
0.75%
|
Paul R.
Weiss
|
326,579,799
|
98.43%
|
5,199,533
|
1.57%
|
For Director biographies, please visit the Board members &
committees 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 the broadest range of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and
business communication services to consumer and business customers
throughout the country. 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