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For info on employee share purchase plan (ESP), contact BCE Investor Relations  |
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) |
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Make an optional cash payment to the DRP
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Find the deadline for optional cash payments to the DRP |
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Find out how DRP shares are priced |
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More on BCE Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
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Taxes |
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Bell Aliant distribution tax impact
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Look up historical share prices |
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Adjusted Cost Base (ACB) Estimator: online tool to help you calculate your ACB |
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Registered vs. non-registered shareholders |
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You are a registered shareholder if you own a share certificate that indicates the number of shares you hold in the company. Registered shareholders can enroll in BCE’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRP) and manage their shareholder accounts through BCE’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada. Most investors who own BCE shares are non-registered or beneficial shareholders. If you purchased shares through your broker and your account remained with them, your shares are non-registered. They are held in the name of the brokerage firm (in Street Name). In this case, you do not own a share certificate and you should deal directly with your broker on any matters concerning your shares in BCE. How to become a registered shareholder or a non-registered shareholder |
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To become a registered shareholder of BCE, contact your broker and request a certificate of your investment. There is customarily a broker’s fee for this service and the process usually takes two or more weeks to complete. To become a non-registered shareholder, simply take your share certificate(s) to the broker of your choice. |
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Purchasing or selling shares |
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You can purchase or sell shares through brokerage firms (broker) only. To do so, please contact the broker of your choice. If you are a registered shareholder, you hold a share certificate. To sell your shares, present the certificate to the broker of your choice. If you are enrolled in BCE’s Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRP) and you want to purchase or sell shares in the plan, contact our transfer agent, Computershare. Participants in BCE’s DRP can purchase shares without commission, and sell shares at preferred rates of commission, directly through BCE’s transfer agent. If you are a non-registered shareholder, you must buy or sell shares through your brokerage firm (broker). |
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More on BCE Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
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Join BCE’s Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRP) |
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BCE’s DRP makes it possible to reinvest your dividends and make optional cash purchases of additional shares -- up to a maximum of $20,000 per year -- without commissions. The DRP also makes it possible to reinvest dividends on preferred shares of BCE as well as interest on Bell Canada debentures.
Complete the enrolment form or contact the transfer agent Computershare |
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More on BCE Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
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BCE/Nortel Plan of Arrangement (Nortel Distribution) |
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Effective May 1, 2000, BCE distributed approximately 35% of its ownership interest in Nortel Networks Corporation (Nortel) to BCE common shareholders. If you held BCE shares on that date and subsequently sold them, the Nortel distribution may have an important impact on your income taxes. The Tax Information section of this Website describes the tax impact of this transaction for Canadian as well as U.S. residents. It also contains a handy Tax Guide that Canadian residents can use to calculate their Adjusted Cost Base (ACB) |
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More on Tax Information |
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BCE/Teleglobe Plan of Arrangement (Teleglobe Acquisition) |
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Effective November 1, 2000, BCE acquired all outstanding common shares of Teleglobe not already held by the corporation or its affiliates. These rights expired on November 1, 2003, at 12:00 am. See section 4.5 of the circular (PDF 3 MB - Mar 3, 2008).
The Tax Information section of this Website describes the tax impact of this transaction for Canadian as well as U.S. residents. |
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Please contact BCE’s transfer agent |
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