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Bell Canada
1 Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell
Building A7
Verdun (Québec)
H3E 3B3

[BELL LOGO]

Alain F. Dussault
Corporate Secretary – BCE & Bell
Telephone: 514 786-3891
Facsimile: 514 766-8161

alain.dussault@bell.ca

VIA SEDAR AND EDGAR

May 10, 2013

     
TO:  
British Columbia Securities Commission,
Corporate Finance Department
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission,
Securities Division
Manitoba Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
New Brunswick Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Registrar of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Securities Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
RE:  
BCE Inc.

Report of Voting Results pursuant to section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102  — Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”)

Following the 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders of BCE Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on May 9, 2013 (the “Meeting”), and in accordance with section 11.3 of NI 51-102, we hereby advise you of the following voting results obtained at the Meeting.

1.   Election of Directors

A ballot was conducted with respect to the election of directors. According to proxies received and ballots cast, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual shareholder meeting, with the following results:

                                         
NAME OF NOMINEE
  VOTES FOR     %             VOTES WITHHELD     %  
 
                                       
Barry K. Allen
    319,235,342       96.94               10,088,335       3.06  
André Bérard
    319,056,329       96.88               10,259,041       3.12  
Ronald A. Brenneman
    319,911,275       97.11               9,515,485       2.89  
Sophie Brochu
    324,225,219       98.45               5,101,541       1.55  
Robert E. Brown
    324,126,090       98.44               5,129,569       1.56  
George A. Cope
    324,035,790       98.39               5,291,920       1.61  
David F. Denison
    325,848,028       98.94               3,479,260       1.06  
Anthony S. Fell
    318,829,896       96.81               10,494,548       3.19  
Edward C. Lumley
    325,488,440       98.83               3,838,620       1.17  
Thomas C. O’Neill
    323,597,596       98.26               5,729,622       1.74  
James Prentice
    325,322,738       98.78               4,004,962       1.22  
Robert C. Simmonds
    326,357,901       99.10               2,966,533       0.90  
Carole Taylor
    319,883,305       97.13               9,441,478       2.87  
Paul R. Weiss
    325,030,450       98.70               4,294,817       1.30  

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2.   Appointment of Auditors

A ballot was conducted with respect to the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Corporation’s Auditors. According to proxies received and ballots cast, Deloitte LLP was appointed the Corporation’s Auditors with the following results:

Votes For : 342,593,676 (96.78%)
Votes Withheld : 11,395,383 (3.22%)

3.   Executive Compensation

A ballot was conducted with respect to the advisory resolution on executive compensation. According to proxies received and ballot cast, the proposal was approved with the following results:

Votes For : 308,705,682 (93.76%)
Votes Against : 20,556,963 (6.24%)

4.   Shareholder Proposal No. 1

A ballot was conducted with respect to shareholder proposal no. 1 – Equity Ratio. The proposal was defeated with the following results:

Votes For : 14,755,630 (4.48%)
Votes Against : 311,542,234 (94.61%)
Votes Abstain: 2,988,657 (0.91%)

5.   Shareholder proposal no. 2

A ballot was conducted with respect to shareholder proposal no. 2 — Critical Mass of Qualified Women on Board of Directors. The proposal was defeated with the following results:

Votes For : 12,286,378 (3.73%)

Votes Against : 313,944,252 (95.33%)

Votes Abstain: 3,091,605 (0.94%)

6.   Shareholder proposal no. 3

A ballot was conducted with respect to the shareholder proposal no. 3 – Post-Executive Compensation Advisory Vote Disclosure. The proposal was defeated with the following results:

Votes For : 16,124,574 (4.90%)

Votes Against : 309,353,425 (93.95%)

Votes Abstain: 3,813,594 (1.16%)

7.   Shareholder proposal no. 4

A ballot was conducted with respect to shareholder proposal no. 4. — Risk Management Committee. The proposal was defeated with the following results:

Votes For : 22,210,369 (6.74%)

Votes Against : 304,285,197 (92.40%)

Votes Abstain : 2,833,141 (0.86%)

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8.   Shareholder proposal no. 5

A ballot was conducted with respect to shareholder proposal no. 5. — Diversity Policies And Initiatives. The proposal was defeated with the following results:

Votes For : 18,137,099 (5.51%)
Votes Against : 307,859,473 (93.50%)
Votes Abstain : 3,279,634 (1.00%)

Yours truly,

(signed) Alain F. Dussault
Corporate Secretary
BCE Inc.