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

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(June 22, 2016) - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) 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.

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

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.