BCE announces election of directors

OTTAWA, May 6, 2014 /CNW/ - 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 and General Shareholder Meeting today in Ottawa, 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	301,430,677	98.93	3,269,852	1.07
André Bérard	300,690,890	98.68	4,009,751	1.32
Ronald A. Brenneman	301,320,420	98.99	3,380,221	1.11
Sophie Brochu	301,030,934	98.80	3,669,595	1.20
Robert E. Brown	300,804,088	98.72	3,896,553	1.28
George A. Cope	295,093,512	96.85	9,607,129	3.15
David F. Denison	301,947,377	99.10	2,753,211	0.90
Ian Greenberg	254,569,825	83.55	50,130,586	16.45
Thomas C. O'Neill (Chair of the Board)	299,492,601	98.29	5,208,040	1.71
James Prentice	301,358,758	98.90	3,341,334	1.10
Robert C. Simmonds	302,588,204	99.31	2,112,384	0.69
Carole Taylor	302,776,576	99.37	1,923,820	0.63
Paul R. Weiss	301,063,046	98.81	3,637,297	1.19

For Director biographies, please visit BCE Board Members. Information regarding all matters subject to a vote during BCE's Annual and General Shareholder meeting is available on Sedar.

About BCE
BCE is Canada's largest communications company, providing a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband communication services to residential and business customers under the Bell and Bell Aliant brands. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio 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.

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SOURCE: Bell Canada

Media inquiries: Jean Charles Robillard, Bell Communications, [phone], [email protected]; Investor inquiries: Thane Fotopoulos, BCE Investor Relations, [phone], [email protected]