6-K
BCE INC (BCE)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 8, 2025
Commission File Number: 1-8481
BCE Inc.
(Translationof registrant’s name into English)
1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell,
Verdun, Québec
Canada H3E 3B3
(514) 870-8777
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
Notwithstanding any reference to Bell Canada’s or BCE Inc.’s Web site on the World Wide Web in the document attached hereto, the information contained in Bell Canada’s or BCE Inc.’s site or any other site on the World Wide Web referred to in Bell Canada’s or BCE Inc.’s site is not a part of this Form 6-K and, therefore, is not furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BCE Inc. | ||
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| Date: May 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Melanie Schweizer |
| Name: Melanie Schweizer | ||
| Title: Senior Vice-President, Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | |
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| 99.1 | BCE Inc. Annual General Shareholder Meeting Report of Voting Results |
EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
BCE Inc.
Annual GeneralMeeting 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 |
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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 | |||||||||
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Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the Corporation’s Auditors.
| Votes For: | 307,739,516 (98.41%) |
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| Votes Withheld: | 4,982,989 (1.59%) |
| 3. | Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation |
| --- | --- |
| Votes For: | 264,886,236 (92.04%) |
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| Votes Against: | 22,915,270 (7.96%) |
| 4. | Shareholder Proposal No. 1 – Disclosure of Language in which Employees are Fluent |
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| 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 |
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| Votes For: | 18,233,633 (6.34%) |
| --- | --- |
| Votes Against: | 269,584,343 (93.66%) |