MONTRÉAL, April 29, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - 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 Meeting of Shareholders today,
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
|
Mirko
Bibic
|
344,565,474
|
98.95%
|
3,661,338
|
1.05%
|
David F.
Denison
|
342,148,007
|
98.25%
|
6,078,238
|
1.75%
|
Robert P.
Dexter
|
334,085,514
|
95.94%
|
14,140,503
|
4.06%
|
Ian
Greenberg
|
343,802,874
|
98.73%
|
4,423,143
|
1.27%
|
Katherine
Lee
|
346,446,607
|
99.49%
|
1,779,638
|
0.51%
|
Monique F.
Leroux
|
335,672,234
|
96.39%
|
12,553,783
|
3.61%
|
Sheila A.
Murray
|
334,076,539
|
95.94%
|
14,149,478
|
4.06%
|
Gordon M.
Nixon
(Chair of the
Board)
|
346,168,243
|
99.41%
|
2,057,774
|
0.59%
|
Louis P.
Pagnutti
|
342,641,177
|
98.40%
|
5,584,840
|
1.60%
|
Calin
Rovinescu
|
346,308,754
|
99.45%
|
1,917,263
|
0.55%
|
Karen
Sheriff
|
346,321,463
|
99.45%
|
1,904,554
|
0.55%
|
Robert C.
Simmonds
|
345,556,101
|
99.23%
|
2,669,916
|
0.77%
|
Jennifer
Tory
|
346,305,552
|
99.45%
|
1,920,465
|
0.55%
|
Cornell
Wright
|
346,300,865
|
99.45%
|
1,925,152
|
0.55%
|
BCE is pleased to welcome Jennifer
Tory and Cornell
Wright to the Board. Mrs. Tory was Chief Administrative
Officer for Royal Bank of Canada until her retirement in 2019. Mr.
Wright is Chair of the Corporate Department at law firm Torys and
will become President of Wittington Investments at the end of this
year.
Following the Annual Meeting, Barry K.
Allen, Robert E. Brown,
Thomas E. Richard and Paul R. Weiss retired from the BCE Board with
our gratitude for their dedicated service to BCE's
shareholders.
Please visit BCE.ca for complete Director
biographies. Information regarding all matters subject to a
vote during BCE's Annual Meeting is available on SEDAR.com.
About BCE
BCE is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced Bell broadband wireless, TV, Internet
and business communications services alongside the country's
premier content creation and media assets from Bell Media. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Bell supports the social and economic prosperity of our
communities with a commitment to the highest environmental, social
and governance (ESG) standards. We measure our progress in
increasing environmental sustainability, achieving a diverse and
inclusive workplace, leading data governance and protection, and
building stronger and healthier communities. This includes
confronting the challenge of mental illness with the Bell Let's
Talk initiative, which drives mental health awareness and
action with programs like the annual Bell Let's Talk Day and Bell
funding for community care, research and workplace programs
nationwide all year round.
Media inquiries:
Marie-Eve Francoeur
514-391-5263
marie-eve.francoeur@bell.ca
Investor inquiries:
Thane Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
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