BCE INC — Regulatory Filings 2007

May 23, 2007

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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: May 2007 Commission File Number: 1-7274

BCE Inc.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

1000, rue de La Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 3700, Montréal, Québec H3B 4Y7, (514) 397-7000 (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 o Form 40-F þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .

Notwithstanding any reference to BCE Inc.’s or Bell Canada’s Web site on the World Wide Web in the documents attached hereto, the information contained in BCE Inc.’s or Bell Canada’s site or any other site on the World Wide Web referred to in BCE Inc.’s or Bell Canada’s site is not a part of this Form 6-K and, therefore, is not filed with 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.

BCE Inc.
/s/ Patricia A. Olah
Patricia A. Olah
Corporate Secretary and Lead Governance Counsel
Date: May 22, 2007

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Dated as of February 1, 2007

BELL CANADA

and

BCE INC.

and

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA— SOCIÉTÉ DE FIDUCIE COMPUTERSHARE DU CANADA Trustee

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE

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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE made as of February 1, 2007.

B E T W E E N:
(the “Corporation” )
- and -
BCE INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada
(the “Guarantor” )
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,
a corporation governed by the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada)
(the “Trustee” )

RECITALS:

| A. | The Corporation currently has subordinated debentures, Series 1 and Series 2
(the “Subject Debentures” ), issued and outstanding pursuant to a trust indenture
between the Corporation and the Trustee dated as of April 17, 1996, as from time to time
supplemented, modified or changed (the “Original Trust
Indenture” ); |
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| B. | The Guarantor directly and indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares
in the capital of the Corporation; |
| C. | It is in the best interest of the Corporation and the Guarantor that the Guarantor
provides the Trustee with a guarantee in connection with the Corporation’s payment
obligations to the Trustee and to the Debentureholders rateably under: (i) the Subject
Debentures and the Original Trust Indenture, and (ii) unless a supplemental trust
indenture creating and establishing the terms of any subsequent series of Debentures
provides otherwise, each Debenture of any series hereinafter issued in accordance with
the terms of the Original Trust Indenture (collectively and individually referred to
herein as the “Guaranteed Obligations” ); |
| D. | Section 10.01 of the Original Trust Indenture provides, among other things, that the
Trustee and, when authorized by a resolution of the directors of the Corporation, the
Corporation, may, subject to the provisions of the Original Trust Indenture, and they
shall, when directed by the Original Trust Indenture, execute and deliver by their proper
officers, indentures or other instruments supplemental to the Original Trust Indenture
for the purpose of, inter alia, adding to the covenants of the Corporation contained in the |

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| | Original Trust Indenture for the protection of holders of the Debentures or of
Debentures of any series and for any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of the
Original Trust Indenture; |
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| E. | All necessary matters and things have been done and performed by the Corporation and
the Guarantor to authorize the execution and delivery of this Sixth Supplemental Trust
Indenture and to make this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture legal, valid and binding
upon the Corporation and the Guarantor subject to the terms of the Original Trust
Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture; and |
| F. | The foregoing recitals are made as representations and statements of fact by the
Corporation or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and not by the Trustee. |

NOW THEREFORE THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE WITNESSETH that for good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Guarantor covenants, acknowledges, represents and warrants in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations in favour of the Trustee and the Debentureholders rateably, and it is hereby agreed and declared by all parties to this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture, as follows:

ARTICLE 1 Indenture Supplemental to the Original Trust Indenture

| 1.1 | Part of Original Trust Indenture — This Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture is declared to
be supplemental to the Original Trust Indenture and is to form part of and shall have the
same effect as though incorporated in the Original Trust Indenture. The Original Trust
Indenture is a part of these presents and is by this reference included herein with the
same effect as though at length set forth herein. |
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| 1.2 | Definitions — In this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture, “Term” means the period
beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date of the full payment and
performance by either the Corporation or the Guarantor of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations. |
| | In this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture, “Senior Guaranteed Obligations” means any and
all payment obligations of the Guarantor arising from a guarantee of the Corporation’s
payment obligations (but excluding the Guaranteed Obligations or any other guarantee of the
Corporation’s payment obligations by the Guarantor which by its terms ranks in right of
payment equally with or subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations) whether such guarantee
is outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter granted, incurred, or assumed by the
Guarantor, and, for greater certainty includes the Guarantor’s payment obligations under:
(i) the Fifty-Third Supplemental Trust Indenture dated February 1, 2007 among the
Corporation, the Guarantor and CIBC Mellon Trust Corporation relating to the trust
indenture among the Corporation and CIBC Mellon Trust Corporation dated as of July 1, 1976,
and (ii) the [Third] Supplemental Trust Indenture dated February 1, 2007 among the
Corporation, the |

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| | Guarantor and CIBC Mellon Trust Corporation relating to the trust indenture between the
Corporation and CIBC Mellon Trust Corporation dated as of November 28, 1997. |
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| 1.3 | Capitalized Terms — All capitalized terms contained in this Sixth Supplemental Trust
Indenture (including the Recitals hereto) unless otherwise defined herein, shall, for all
purposes hereof, have their respective meanings as set out in the Original Trust Indenture,
unless expressly stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires. |

ARTICLE 2 Guarantee

| 2.1 | Guarantee — The Guarantor hereby solidarily guarantees in favour of the Trustee and each
of the Debentureholders the full and timely payment when due, whether at stated
maturity, by required payment, acceleration, declaration, demand or otherwise of all of
the Guaranteed Obligations (the “Guarantee” ). |
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| 2.2 | Guarantee Unconditional — This Guarantee shall not be impaired by any modification,
supplement, extension or amendment of any contract or agreement to which the parties
thereto may hereafter agree, nor by any modification, release or other alteration of any
of the Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefore to which the parties thereto
may hereafter agree, nor by any agreements or arrangements whatever with the
Corporation or anyone else. The liability of the Guarantor hereunder is direct and
unconditional and may be enforced without requiring the Trustee first to resort to any
other right or security. The obligation of the Guarantor hereunder shall be irrevocable
and unconditional irrespective of, shall not be affected or limited by, and shall not be
subject to any defense, set-off, counterclaim or termination by reason of: (i) the legality,
genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of this Guarantee or the liabilities of
the Corporation guaranteed hereby; (ii) any provision of applicable law or regulation
prohibiting the payment by the Corporation of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (iii) any
other fact or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense to a guarantee
including without limitation, the failure by the Trustee to perfect or continue the
perfection of any security interest securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations,
the invalidity or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or the release of
any party guaranteeing all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantor
confirms that in executing and delivering this Guarantee it has not relied on any
representation, warranty or other statement or agreement by the Trustee. All recourses
of the Trustee hereunder shall be exercised in accordance with its powers under the
Original Trust Indenture. |
| 2.3 | Subrogation — The Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, reimbursement or
indemnity whatsoever against the Corporation, nor any right of recourse to security for
the Guaranteed Obligations, unless and until all Guaranteed Obligations have been
finally and irrevocably paid in full. |
| 2.4 | Subordination — |
| (1) | In the event of insolvency or winding-up of the Corporation, the indebtedness evidenced by
the Guaranteed Obligations made pursuant to the provisions of this Sixth |

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| | Trust Indenture will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all
Senior Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor, whether such Senior Guaranteed Obligations
are outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter granted, incurred, or assumed by the
Guarantor. |
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| (2) | The Trustee hereof, for and on behalf of the Debentureholders agrees to and shall be bound
by the subordination provided for in subsection (1) of this section 2.4 shall take such
action, for and on behalf of the Debentureholders if any, as may be necessary or appropriate
further to assure the same. |
| 2.5 | Continuing Guarantee — This Guarantee is, as to the Guarantor, a continuing Guarantee
which shall remain effective during the Term. During the Term, nothing shall discharge
or satisfy the liability of the Guarantor hereunder except the full payment and
performance by either of the Corporation or the Guarantor of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall expire and be
of no further force and effect, and, subject to Section 2.6, this Guarantee shall terminate,
at the end of the Term. |
| 2.6 | Preferences — If any amount received by the Trustee from the Corporation in respect of
the Guaranteed Obligations is thereafter returned by the Trustee, or its successors or
assigns, to the Corporation, or to any trustee or receiver for the Corporation, whether by
reason of the Corporation’s bankruptcy or otherwise, such amount shall, for purposes of
the Guarantee, be deemed not to have been received by the Trustee, and the Guarantee
shall be reinstated as to such amount. |
| 2.7 | Waivers — The Guarantor waives notice of acceptance hereof, presentment and protest of
any instrument and notice thereof. |

ARTICLE 3 Confirmation

| 3.1 | Original Trust Indenture — The Corporation and Trustee hereby acknowledge and confirm
that, except as specifically supplemented, modified or changed by the provisions of this
Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture, all of the terms and conditions contained in the
Original Trust Indenture (as previously supplemented, modified or changed) are and
shall remain in force and effect, unamended, in accordance with the provisions thereof.
The matters provided for in this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture shall not prejudice
any act or thing done prior to the date hereof and do not constitute novation. |
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| 3.2 | Waiver, Modification — No provision of the Guarantee herein: (a) may be waived, except
by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto; and (b) may be supplemented,
modified or changed, except by supplemental trust indenture duly executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 10.01(i) of the Original Trust Indenture signed by the
parties hereto. |
| 3.3 | Successors and Assigns — The Guarantee as set forth in this Sixth Supplemental Trust
Indenture and the rights and obligations associated therewith shall be binding upon the |

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| | Guarantor and its successors and permitted assigns and shall enure to the benefit of Trustee
and its successors and permitted assigns. |
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| 3.4 | Applicable Law — This Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture, including the Guarantee as set
forth in herein, all acts and transactions hereunder, and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto, shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the Province of Québec and the laws of Canada applicable therein. |

ARTICLE 4 Notices

4.1 Any notice to be given to the Guarantor in connection with this Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture shall be provided in the manner provided in Article Twelve of the Original Trust Indenture at the address hereinafter mentioned:

BCE Inc. 1000, rue de La Gauchetière West Suite 4100 Montreal, Québec H3B 5H8
Facsimile: (514) 391-3768 Attention: Assistant General Counsel — Compliance

ARTICLE 5 Execution

5.1 Counterparts and Formal Date — This Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their date of execution shall be deemed to bear the date first written hereinabove.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have declared that they have required that these presents be in the English language and have executed these presents under their respective corporate seals and the hands of their proper officers in that behalf.

/s/ Michael Boychuk
Name:	Michael Boychuk
Title:	Senior Vice-President & Treasurer

By:
Name:
Title:

/s/ Michael Boychuk
Name:	Michael Boychuk
Title:	Senior Vice-President & Treasurer

By:
Name:
Title:

/s/ Amir Kafshdaran
Name:	AMIR KAFSHDARAN
Title:	Professional, Corporate Trust

By:
Name:	EKATERINI GALOUZIS
Title:	Administrator, Corporate Trust

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