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EX-99.1 2 d212174dex991.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 5, 2022

Report of Voting Results

At the Annual general meeting of shareholders of BCE Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on May 5, 2022 (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 Witheld

   %
Mirko Bibic    344,695,971    99.57%    1,496,430    0.43%
David F. Denison    339,661,796    98.12%    6,523,699    1.88%
Robert P. Dexter    343,780,877    99.31%    2,404,618    0.69%
Katherine Lee    343,213,645    99.14%    2,971,875    0.86%
Monique F. Leroux    342,160,684    98.84%    4,030,705    1.16%
Sheila A. Murray    343,308,523    99.17%    2,875,771    0.83%
Gordon M. Nixon    344,264,891    99.45%    1,919,378    0.55%
Louis P. Pagnutti    342,701,749    98.99%    3,482,520    1.01%
Calin Rovinescu    344,107,209    99.40%    2,077,060    0.60%
Karen Sheriff    343,468,366    99.22%    2,715,928    0.78%
Robert C. Simmonds    342,512,730    98.94%    3,671,539    1.06%
Jennifer Tory    344,033,722    99.38%    2,150,572    0.62%
Cornell Wright    342,392,737    98.90%    3,791,532    1.10%

2.     Appointment of Auditors

Deloitte LLP was appointed as the Corporation’s Auditors.    

 

Votes For:    336,267,642 (89.34%)
Votes Withheld:    40,118,800 (10.66%)

3.     Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation

 

Votes For:    327,354,030 (94.54%)
Votes Against:    18,894,717 (5.46%)

4.     Shareholder Proposal No. 1 - Formal Representation of Employees in Strategic Decision-Making

 

Votes For:    12,107,249 (3.56%)
Votes Against:    328,008,548 (96.44%)

 

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5.     Shareholder Proposal No. 2 – Become a “Benefit Company”

 

Votes For:    7,747,435 (2.24%)
Votes Against:    338,405,483 (97.76%)

6.     Shareholder Proposal No. 3 – French, an Official Language

 

Votes For:    6,481,178 (1.87%)
Votes Against:    339,531,421 (98.13%)