MONTRÉAL, April 28, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - BCE Inc. (TSX, 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 Montréal, 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 |
343,814,124 |
99.18% |
2,845,811 |
0.82% |
| Ronald A. Brenneman |
342,133,645 |
98.69% |
4,526,290 |
1.31% |
| Sophie Brochu |
343,592,322 |
99.12% |
3,067,613 |
0.88% |
| Robert E. Brown |
341,986,293 |
98.65% |
4,673,642 |
1.35% |
| George A. Cope |
344,824,490 |
99.47% |
1,835,445 |
0.53% |
| David F. Denison |
343,858,348 |
99.19% |
2,801,587 |
0.81% |
| Robert P. Dexter |
334,054,800 |
96.36% |
12,605,135 |
3.64% |
| Ian Greenberg |
333,448,613 |
96.19% |
13,211,322 |
3.81% |
| Katherine Lee |
344,421,984 |
99.35% |
2,237,951 |
0.65% |
| Monique F. Leroux |
335,383,017 |
96.75% |
11,276,918 |
3.25% |
| Gordon M. Nixon (Chair of the Board) |
343,747,120 |
99.16% |
2,912,815 |
0.84% |
| Calin Rovinescu |
325,548,049 |
93.91% |
21,111,886 |
6.09% |
| Robert C. Simmonds |
344,775,233 |
99.46% |
1,884,702 |
0.54% |
| Paul R. Weiss |
343,040,929 |
98.96% |
3,619,006 |
1.04% |
For Director biographies, please visit the BCE Board Members 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 a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication services 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. 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.
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SOURCE Bell Canada
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