Bce Inc 40-F for FY2020

Bce Inc (BCE)

40-F 2021-03-11 For: 2020-12-31

Added on April 05, 2026

About this 40-F

Bce Inc filed this 40-F on March 11, 2021, covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (FY2020).

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.

Revenue: 22.88B CAD; down 3.8% from 23.79B CAD a year earlier
Net income: 2.7B CAD; down 17.0% from net income of 3.25B CAD a year earlier


For the fiscal year ended:			December 31, 2020			Commission File Number:			1-8481


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares	BCE	New York Stock Exchange


Common Shares			904,415,010
First Preferred Shares
Series R			7,998,900
Series S			3,511,848
Series T			4,486,552
Series Y			8,079,291
Series Z			1,918,509
Series AA			11,397,196
Series AB			8,599,204
Series AC			10,027,991
Series AD			9,963,209
Series AE			6,512,913
Series AF			9,481,487
Series AG			4,984,851
Series AH			9,012,249
Series AI			5,949,884
Series AJ			8,050,116
Series AK			22,735,621
Series AL			2,254,079
Series AM			9,542,615
Series AN			1,952,085
Series AO			4,600,000
Series AQ			9,200,000
Total First Preferred Shares			160,258,600


–			update the description of BCE’s goal and strategic imperatives, and include a new message from BCE’s President and Chief Executive Officer;
–			update the section entitled Conflicts of Interest to specify additional situations that could give rise to a conflict of interest;
–			update the section entitled Customer Privacy to clarify obligations relating to customer privacy breaches, including reporting requirements;
–			rename and update the section entitled Information Management to clarify employees’ obligation relating to the disposal of information and to add further examples of information which must be safeguarded from disclosure;
–			update the section entitled Information Security to clarify and update certain of its content, including the instructions to report computer security incidents and phishing e-mails;
–			update the section entitled Social Media to clarify and update certain of its content, including the principles and guidelines to be followed when engaging on social media; and
–			rename and update the section entitled Environmental Leadership to update certain of its content, including the actions to be taken in support of environmental protection.


BCE Inc.
By:			(signed) Glen LeBlanc
			Glen LeBlanc Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:			March 11, 2021


Martin Cossette Vice-President, Legal and Corporate Secretary BCE Inc. 1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell Building A, 7th Floor Verdun, Québec H3E 3B3 Canada Tel: (514) 786-8424			Donald R. Crawshaw Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004-2498 Tel: (212) 558-4000


			LIST OF EXHIBITS TO FORM 40-F
Annual Information Form of BCE Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020			Exhibit 99.1
Management's Discussion and Analysis of BCE Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020			Exhibit 99.2
Annual audited consolidated financial statements of BCE Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020			Exhibit 99.3
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon			Exhibit 99.4
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			Exhibit 99.5
Bell Canada Unaudited Selected Summary Financial Information			Exhibit 99.6
Exhibit to 2020 Annual Financial Statements – Earnings Coverage			Exhibit 99.7
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002			Exhibit 99.31
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002			Exhibit 99.32
Interactive Data File			Exhibit 101
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)			Exhibit 104