BCE announces election of Directors

BCE announces election of Directors

MONTRÉAL, May 3, 2018 /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 Toronto, 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                 380,071,870       98.20%                6,965,381            1.80%

    Sophie Brochu                  382,647,974       98.87%                4,386,782            1.13%

    Robert E. Brown                382,323,782       98.78%                4,710,923            1.22%

    George A. Cope                 385,292,423       99.55%                1,742,282            0.45%

    David F. Denison               384,451,265       99.33%                2,583,440            0.67%

    Robert P. Dexter               367,157,600       94.86%               19,877,105            5.14%

    Ian Greenberg                  368,416,910       95.19%               18,617,795            4.81%

    Katherine Lee                  384,756,806       99.41%                2,278,051            0.59%

    Monique F. Leroux              383,171,403       99.00%                3,863,302            1.00%

    Gordon M. Nixon                379,291,408       98.00%                7,743,297            2.00%

    (Chair of the Board)

    Calin Rovinescu                383,183,052       99.00%                3,851,653            1.00%

    Karen Sheriff                  385,035,062       99.48%                1,999,643            0.52%

    Robert C. Simmonds             382,861,987       98.92%                4,172,718            1.08%

    Paul R. Weiss                  378,610,346       97.82%                8,424,059            2.18%

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
BCE is Canada's largest communications company, providing advanced Bell broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication services throughout the country. Bell Media is Canada's premier content creation company with leading assets in television, radio, out of home, and digital media. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or 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 mental health 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

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