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Published: 2025-05-08 20:26:36 ET
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EX-99.1 2 d939081dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

BCE Inc.

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

May 8, 2025

Report of Voting Results

At the Annual general meeting of shareholders of BCE Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on May 8, 2025 (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 13 nominees was elected as a director of the Corporation:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      %     Votes Against      %  

Mirko Bibic

     280,854,230        97.58     6,963,072        2.42

Robert P. Dexter

     278,934,572        96.91     8,884,730        3.09

Katherine Lee

     279,198,941        97.00     8,620,292        3.00

Monique F. Leroux

     278,663,893        96.82     9,153,499        3.18

Sheila A. Murray

     275,977,442        95.89     11,840,086        4.11

Gordon M. Nixon

     278,153,764        96.64     9,661,517        3.36

Louis P. Pagnutti

     282,361,115        98.10     5,456,586        1.90

Calin Rovinescu

     280,002,483        97.28     7,816,572        2.72

Karen Sheriff

     280,208,791        97.36     7,609,333        2.64

Jennifer Tory

     280,579,412        97.48     7,239,613        2.52

Louis Vachon

     280,736,578        97.54     7,077,701        2.46

Johan Wibergh

     281,936,122        97.96     5,882,873        2.04

Cornell Wright

     279,100,995        96.97     8,715,003        3.03

 

2.

Appointment of Auditors

Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the Corporation’s Auditors.

 

Votes For:    307,739,516 (98.41%)
Votes Withheld:    4,982,989 (1.59%)

 

3.

Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation

 

Votes For:    264,886,236 (92.04%)
Votes Against:    22,915,270 (7.96%)

 

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4.

Shareholder Proposal No. 1 – Disclosure of Language in which Employees are Fluent

 

Votes For:    11,457,962 (3.98%)
Votes Against:    276,355,749 (96.02%)

 

5.

Shareholder Proposal No. 2 – In-Person Annual Meetings

This proposal was withdrawn by the proponent prior to the Meeting and as a result there was no vote on this proposal.

 

6.

Shareholder Proposal No. 3 – Advanced Generative AI Systems and Code of Conduct

 

Votes For:    18,233,633 (6.34%)
Votes Against:    269,584,343 (93.66%)