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
| For the month of: January 2017 | Commission File Number: 1-8481 |
BCE Inc.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, Verdun, Québec, Canada H3E 3B3,
(514) 870-8777
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 ____X____ |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _____
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Yes _________ | No ____X____ |
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _____.
Only the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2017 between Bell Canada, as issuer, BCE Inc., as guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee, furnished with this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated by reference in the registration statement filed by BCE Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-10 (Registration Statement No. 333-213603). Except for the foregoing, no other document or portion of document furnished with this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference in BCE Inc.’s registration statements. Notwithstanding any reference to BCE Inc.’s Web site on the World Wide Web in the documents attached hereto, the information contained in BCE Inc.’s site or any other site on the World Wide Web referred to in BCE Inc.’s site is not a part of this Form 6-K and, therefore, is not furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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.
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BCE Inc. (Signed) Miguel Baz |
| Miguel Baz Assistant Corporate Secretary January 6, 2017 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Bell Canada Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation
99.2 Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2017 between Bell Canada, as issuer, BCE Inc., as guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee
99.3 Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2017 between Bell Canada, as issuer, BCE Inc., as guarantor, and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee
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