BlackBerry Announces Election Results for the Company's Board of Directors

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 22, 2016) - BlackBerry Limited BBRYBB announced today that the eight nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 5, 2016 for the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2016, were elected as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected or appointed. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

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                                                          Votes      % Votes
Nominee                     Votes For  % Votes For     Withheld     Withheld
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John Chen                 238,133,776        96.94    7,515,474         3.06
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Michael Daniels           244,189,398        99.41    1,459,852         0.59
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Timothy Dattels           244,460,469        99.52    1,188,782         0.48
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Richard Lynch             244,348,607        99.47    1,300,643         0.53
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Laurie Smaldone Alsup     244,388,202        99.49    1,261,048         0.51
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Barbara Stymiest          244,013,597        99.33    1,635,653         0.67
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V. Prem Watsa             236,082,306        96.11    9,566,944         3.89
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Wayne Wouters             244,580,315        99.56    1,068,936         0.44
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About BlackBerry

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the world's most sensitive data across all end points - from cars to smartphones - making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.

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