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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 February 2007
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:
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
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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February 28, 2007 |
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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 C$400 MILLION SENIOR NOTE OFFERING
Calgary, Alberta, February 28, 2007 - Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) announced today the terms
of an offering of C$400 million principal amount of 5.70% senior unsecured notes due 2017. The net
proceeds of this offering will be used for debt repayment, for working capital and for general
corporate purposes. Closing is scheduled to occur on March 2, 2007.
The senior notes will be made available in Canada and the United States, under Shaws previously
filed shelf prospectus, through an underwriting syndicate led by TD Securities Inc.
A copy of the prospectus supplement may be obtained from TD Securities Inc., Attention: Debt
Syndication, 222 Bay St., 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2. The U.S. prospectus supplement may
also be accessed directly from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
A copy of the Canadian prospectus supplement is available from the Canadian Securities
Administrators at www.sedar.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is
providing broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunication
services (through Shaw Business Solutions) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star
Choice) to 3.2 million customers. 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 Department
investor.relations@sjrb.ca