BCE converts all Series AJ preferred shares into Series AI on Aug. 4

• BCE will convert all floating-rate Series AJ preferred shares into fixed-rate Series AI on Aug. 4, 2026, one-for-one.
• Holders tendered 1,976,448 Series AJ shares for conversion into Series AI; 1,875 Series AI shares were tendered into Series AJ.
• Automatic conversion will apply to remaining Series AJ shares since the election would leave fewer than 2 million Series AJ outstanding.
• Series AI will pay a fixed quarterly dividend for five years from Aug. 4, 2026, at an annual rate of 5.10%.

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