Shaw Announces 5% Increase in Dividends to $1.02 Per Annum
January 09 2013 - 10:30AM
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Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.B) (NYSE:SJR) ("Shaw") announced
today that its Board of Directors has increased the equivalent
annual dividend rate to $1.02 on its Class B Non-Voting
Participating Shares and $1.0175 on its Class A Participating
Shares. This represents an increase of 5% or $0.05 per share.
Shaw's dividends are declared and paid on a monthly basis and this
increase will commence March 27, 2013. Based on the January 8, 2013
closing stock price, the new dividend rate represents a yield of
4.5% on the Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares.
With this increase in the dividend rates, Shaw's Board of
Directors declared monthly dividends of $0.085 on the Class B
Non-Voting Participating Shares and $0.084792 on the Class A
Participating Shares, payable on each of March 27, April 29 and May
30, 2013 to holders of record at the close of business on March 15,
April 15 and May 15, 2013, respectively.
The foregoing dividends are designated as "eligible" dividends
for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar
provincial legislation.
Shaw's Board of Directors reviews the applicable dividend rates
on a quarterly basis. Shareholders will not be entitled to receive
a particular dividend unless they are holders of record on the
applicable record date. There is no entitlement to any dividend
prior to such date.
About Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and
media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television,
High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services
(through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through
Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content (through Shaw Media).
Shaw serves 3.3 million customers, through a reliable and extensive
fibre network. Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional
television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 18 specialty
networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, History and
Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock
exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (TSX:SJR.B)
(NYSE:SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit
www.shaw.ca.
Contacts: Shaw Communications Inc. Investor
Relationsinvestor.relations@sjrb.ca www.shaw.ca
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