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
For the month of June, 2008
Shaw Communications Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Suite 900, 630 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4 (403) 750-4500
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
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with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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.
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Date:
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June 27, 2008 |
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Shaw Communications Inc. |
By:
/s/ Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
NEWS RELEASE
SHAW ANNOUNCES 11% INCREASE IN DIVIDENDS TO $0.80 PER ANNUM
Calgary, Alberta (June 27, 2008) Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) announced today that its
Board of Directors has increased the equivalent annual dividend rate to $0.80 on Shaws Class B
Non-Voting Participating Shares and $0.7975 on Shaws Class A Participating Shares. This
represents an increase of 11% or $0.08 per share. Shaws dividends are declared and paid on a
monthly basis and this increase will commence September 29, 2008.
Based upon this increase in the dividend rates, Shaws Board of Directors declared monthly
dividends of $0.066666 on Shaws Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares and $0.066458 on Shaws
Class A Participating Shares, payable on each of September 29, 2008, October 30, 2008 and November
27, 2008 to all holders of record at the close of business September 15, 2008, October 15, 2008 and
November 15, 2008, respectively.
The foregoing dividends are designated as eligible dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation.
Shaws Board of Directors reviews the applicable dividend rates on a quarterly basis. Shareholders
are entitled to receive dividends only when any such dividends are declared by Shaws Board of
Directors, and there is no entitlement to any dividend prior thereto.
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 over 3.3 million customers, including 1.5 million Internet and 500,000 residential
Digital Phone customers, through a reliable and extensive network, which comprises over 600,000
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