EX-99.1 2 d904687dex991.htm BCE INC. ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS BCE INC. ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

Exhibit 99.1

BCE Inc.

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

May 7, 2020

Report of Voting Results

At the Annual general meeting of shareholders of BCE Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on May 7, 2020 (the “Meeting”), and in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the following matters were voted on.

 

1.

Election of Directors

Each of the following 14 nominees was elected as a director of the Corporation:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

  %  

Votes Witheld

  %
Barry K. Allen   385,737,203   97.98%   7,950,945   2.02%
Mirko Bibic   392,345,982   99.66%   1,342,166   0.34%
Robert E. Brown   384,873,863   97.76%   8,814,285   2.24%
David F. Denison   391,881,370   99.54%   1,806,778   0.46%
Robert P. Dexter   380,128,923   96.56%   13,559,225   3.44%
Ian Greenberg   390,212,177   99.12%   3,475,971   0.88%
Katherine Lee   392,435,545   99.68%   1,252,603   0.32%
Monique F. Leroux   388,694,648   98.73%   4,993,396   1.27%
Gordon M. Nixon   391,962,419   99.56%   1,725,625   0.44%
Thomas E. Richards   392,257,040   99.64%   1,431,004   0.36%
Calin Rovinescu   391,000,812   99.32%   2,687,232   0.68%
Karen Sheriff   392,246,207   99.63%   1,441,837   0.37%
Robert C. Simmonds   388,427,189   98.66%   5,260,855   1.34%
Paul R. Weiss   375,452,418   95.37%   18,235,626   4.63%

 

2.

Appointment of Auditors

Deloitte LLP was appointed as the Corporation’s Auditors.

 

Votes For:    403,695,824 (96.08%)
Votes Withheld:    16,453,981 (3.92%)

 

3.

Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation

 

Votes For:    371,017,482 (95.16%)
Votes Against:    18,866,644 (4.84%)

 

4.

Shareholder Proposal: Diversity Target

 

Votes For:    18,715,397 (4.79%)
Votes Against:    371,609,642 (95.21%)

 

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