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 51-102 Continuous 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 Corporations 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%) |
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This proposal was withdrawn by the proponent prior to the Meeting and as a result there was no vote on this proposal.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%) |