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 (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
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Investor inquiries:
Thane Fotopoulos
BCE Investor Relations
(514) 870-4619
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SOURCE Bell Canada
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