Shareholder info

Corporate actions

  • January 5, 2018

    Acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of AlarmForce.

    Shareholders could elect to receive either: 1) $16.00 in cash (cash consideration); 2) 0.2597 of a BCE common share, plus $0.01 in cash (the share consideration).

    NOTE that the right to exchange your AlarmForce shares will expire on January 4, 2024.

  • March 17, 2017

    Acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of MTS.

    Shareholders could elect to receive either: 1) $40.00 in cash (cash consideration); 2) 0.6756 of a BCE common share (share consideration).

    (Both elections were subject to proration; however, the proration was only applied to the cash consideration - $20.3977 in cash and 0.3311 of a BCE common share)

    NOTE that the right to exchange your MTS shares expired on March 17, 2023.

  • May 20, 2015

    Acquisition of mobile products distributor GLENTEL Inc.

    Shareholders could elect to receive either: 1) $26.50 in cash (cash consideration); 2) 0.4974 of a BCE common share (share consideration).

    (Any election was subject to proration and rounding such that the total consideration paid by BCE was comprised of 50% in cash and 50% in BCE common shares)

  • June 2020

    Georgeson Asset recovery program

    Please note that Georgeson Shareholder Communications Canada Inc. (Georgeson) is administering in our name an Asset Reunification Program to locate former Bell Aliant shareholders who did not return their common share certificate(s) as requested when it was privatized on September 2014. If you received a letter from Georgeson, please follow the instructions as indicated in the communication by completing the Asset Reunification Form. If you do not wish to use their services, you can also contact our transfer agent, TSX, to exchange your certificate(s) and receive your payment.

    November 3, 2014

    Tender offer to purchase all outstanding publicly held common shares of Bell Aliant.

    Shareholders could elect to receive either: 1) $31 in cash (cash consideration); 2) 0.6371 of a BCE common share (share consideration); 3) $7.75 in cash and 0.4778 of a BCE common share (cash and share consideration).

    (Options 1 and 2 were subject to proration)

  • July 10, 2006

    Distribution of 0.0725 Bell Aliant units and consolidation of BCE common shares to 0.915.

    NOTE that the distribution of Bell Aliant units had an impact on the calculation of the cost of your BCE common shares – review the tax consequences for all details.

  • November 1, 2003

    Exchange of 0.91 of a BCE common share plus cash per Teleglobe common share.

    NOTE that the right to exchange your Teleglobe shares into BCE shares expired on November 1, 2003.

  • May 1, 2000

    Distribution of 1.570386 share of Nortel per BCE common share.

    NOTE that the distribution of Nortel shares had an impact on the calculation of the cost of your BCE common shares – review the tax consequences for all details.