BRIEF-Bell Canada Announces Offering Of US$2.25 Billion Aggregate Principal Amount Of Hybrid Notes

Feb 12 (Reuters) - BCE Inc BCE.TO:

• BELL ANNOUNCES OFFERING OF US$2.25 BILLION AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF HYBRID NOTES

• BELL CANADA - SERIES B NOTES DUE 2055 WITH 7.000% INITIAL INTEREST RATE

• BELL CANADA- US$1 BLN FIXED-TO-FIXED RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES, SERIES A DUE 2055 WILL INITIALLY BEAR INTEREST AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 6.875%

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