Bce Announces Date Of Final Order Hearing For Approval Of Its Plan Of Arrangement

BCE has announced that its motion seeking a Final Order approving the proposed plan of arrangement under which BCE will be acquired by a consortium led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners, will be heard on October 10, 2007. The motion will be heard before the Superior Court of Québec, sitting in the Commercial Division in and for the district of Montréal, at the Montréal Courthouse. BCE's special shareholder meeting will be held on September 21, 2007 at Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008 and is subject to customary conditions, including shareholder and regulatory approvals.