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BCE Year-End Results (549 words) |
 | BCE consolidated earnings per share are after deducting preferred dividend requirements equivalent to $0.12 per common share for the year ($0.03 in the fourth quarter) compared with $0.14 ($0.03) in 1986. |
 | The 1987 contributions to BCE's consolidated earnings per common share from Bell Canada's operations for the year, and for the last quarter of 1987, were $2.61 and $0.66 respectively, compared with $2.58 and $0.59 in 1986. |
 | BCE has the largest number of registered shareholders of any Canadian corporation, and its common share are listed on exchanges in Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan. |
| BCE Year-End Results (821 words) |
 | BCE is the first Canadian corporation to attain net income of more than a billion dollars in consecutive years. |
 | BCE chairman A. Jean de Grandpré observed that "Although 1986 was, in many respects, a year of consolidation for BCE, attaining net income of more than one billion dollars in consecutive years is a notable achievement". |
 | BCE consolidated earnings per share are after deducting preferred dividend requirements equivalent to $0.14 per common share for the year ($0.03 in the fourth quarter) compared with $0.18 ($0.04) in 1985. |