BCE announces election of Directors (2026-05-07)
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"body": "<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">MONTRÉAL</span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">May 7, 2026</span> /CNW/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by BCE at the company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today, including the election of the Directors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy:</p><div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\"><p><a href=\"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2973928/BCE_Inc__BCE_announces_election_of_Directors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"></a></p></div><div><table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prnpr2 prnpl2 prnvab prncbts prnbrbrs prnbbbs prnbsbls\"><p class=\"prngen8\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><strong>Nominee</strong></span></span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen3\"><p class=\"prngen8\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><strong>Votes For</strong></span></span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen3\"><p class=\"prngen8\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><strong>% For</strong></span></span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen3\"><p class=\"prngen8\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><strong>Votes Against</strong></span></span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen3\"><p class=\"prngen8\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><strong>% Against</strong></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mirko Bibic</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,953,313</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.54 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,234,818</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.46 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Robert P. Dexter</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,627,369</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.45 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,560,764</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.55 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Katherine Lee</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">352,455,181</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.13 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,732,929</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.87 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Monique F. Leroux</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">351,935,337</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">97.98 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,253,735</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.02 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sheila A. Murray</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,097,526</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.30 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,089,369</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.70 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Louis P. Pagnutti</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">355,329,541</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.93 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,858,648</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.07 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Calin Rovinescu</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,127,593</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.31 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,061,479</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.69 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Karen Sheriff</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,988,345</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.55 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,199,837</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.45 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jennifer Tory</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">355,078,864</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.86 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,109,294</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.14 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Louis Vachon</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">355,951,816</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">99.10 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,236,372</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.90 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Steve Weed</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">355,143,310</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.87 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,044,880</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.13 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Johan Wibergh</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">355,295,756</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.92 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,892,002</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.08 %</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen4\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Cornell Wright</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">353,310,385</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">98.36 %</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen5\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,877,329</span></p></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen6\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.64 %</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Please visit <a href=\"https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4682283-1&h=3841238015&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bce.ca%2Fabout-bce%2Fleadership-team%2Fboard-of-directors&a=BCE.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BCE.ca</a> for complete Director biographies. Information regarding all matters subject to a vote during BCE's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is available on <a href=\"https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4682283-1&h=1289496375&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2Fhome%2F&a=sedarplus.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sedarplus.ca</a>. </p><div style=\"display: block;font-size: 1.17em;margin-block-start: 1em;margin-block-end: 1em;margin-inline-start: 0px;margin-inline-end: 0px;font-weight: bold;text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\"><strong>About BCE</strong> </div><p>BCE is Canada's largest communications company<sup>1</sup>, leading the way in advanced fibre and wireless networks, enterprise services and digital media. By delivering next-generation technology that leverages cloud-based and AI-driven solutions, we're keeping customers connected, informed and entertained while enabling businesses to compete on the world stage. To learn more, please visit <a href=\"https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4682283-1&h=4280771215&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bell.ca%2F&a=Bell.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bell.ca</a> or <a href=\"https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4682283-1&h=2372892823&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4501865-1%26h%3D3874329568%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D4336888-1%2526h%253D2743722093%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.bce.ca%25252F%2526a%253DBCE.ca%26a%3DBCE.ca&a=BCE.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BCE.ca</a>. </p><div><table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen7\"><br /></td><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" class=\"prngen7\"><p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><sup>1</sup> Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><strong>Media inquiries:</strong><strong ><br bold=\"[object Object]\"/></strong>Ellen Murphy<br /><a href=\"mailto:media@bell.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">media@bell.ca</a></p><p><strong>Investor inquiries:</strong><strong ><br bold=\"[object Object]\"/></strong>Richard Bengian<br /><a href=\"mailto:richard.bengian@bell.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">richard.bengian@bell.ca</a></p><p>SOURCE BCE Inc.</p><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://rt.newswire.ca/rt.gif?NewsItemId=C2275&Transmission_Id=202605071506CANADANWCANADAPR_C2275&DateId=20260507\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 1;height: 1;\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"/>",
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