MONTRÉAL, March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that all of its floating-rate Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series AN ("Series AN Preferred Shares") will be converted on March 31, 2026, on a one-for-one basis, into fixed-rate Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series AM ("Series AM Preferred Shares"). On March 2, 2026, notice was provided that holders of Series AM Preferred Shares could elect to convert their shares into Series AN Preferred Shares and that holders of Series AN Preferred Shares could elect to convert their shares into Series AM Preferred Shares, subject to the terms and conditions attached to those shares.