SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2009
Shaw Communications Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 900, 630 – 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4 (403) 750-4500 (Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Shaw
Communications Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | March 27, 2009 Shaw Communications Inc. |
By:
/s/ Steve Wilson
/s/ Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
NEWS RELEASE
SHAW ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF C$600 MILLION SENIOR NOTE OFFERING
Calgary,
Alberta, March 27, 2009 — Shaw Communications Inc. (“Shaw”) announced today that it has
closed its offering of C$600 million principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2014.
The senior notes were offered through an underwriting syndicate, led by TD Securities Inc., under
Shaw’s previously filed shelf prospectus.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used for debt repayment or redemption, including the
Corporation’s credit facility and all outstanding $130 million Videon Cablesystems Inc. 8.15%
Senior Debentures due April 26, 2010, for working capital and for general corporate purposes.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications company whose core business is providing
broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services
(through Shaw Business Solutions) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star Choice). The
Company serves 3.4 million customers, including over 1.6 million Internet and 700,000 Digital Phone
customers, through a reliable and extensive network, which comprises 625,000 kilometres of fibre.
Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index
(Symbol: TSX — SJR.B, NYSE — SJR).
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For further information, please contact:
Shaw Investor Relations
investor.relations@sjrb.ca
investor.relations@sjrb.ca