* BCE will provide to holders of its common shares and preferred shares, upon request and free of charge, a printed copy of its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 and of the related reconciliation of Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to United States generally accepted accounting principles. Holders of BCE’s securities may request a copy of these documents by contacting BCE Investor Relations by telephone at 1 800 339-6353 or by e-mail at investor.relations@bce.ca or in writing to 1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, Building A, 6th Floor, Verdun (Quebec), H3E 3B3.