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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 June 2006
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)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
     
Form 20-F     o   Form 40-F     þ
     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.
     
Yes     o   No     þ
     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.
     
Date:
  June 15, 2006
 
  Shaw Communications Inc.
 
By:
/s/ Steve Wilson                                        
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.

 


 

(SHAW LOGO)
NEWS RELEASE
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS TO ACQUIRE PEMBERTON CABLE
CALGARY, AB (June 14, 2006) — Building on its presence along the Sea to Sky highway, Shaw Communications today announced that it has entered an agreement with the shareholders of Coast Mountain Communications to acquire Pemberton Cable. Pemberton Cable operates the cable and internet systems located in Pemberton, B.C. 30 km north of Whistler, B.C.
“We are truly delighted with the acquisition of Pemberton Cable” said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications Inc., “this gem of a cable system complements our existing cable properties along the west coast and provides us further access to this growing recreational and tourist region. It offers great synergies with our existing cable operations located outside of Vancouver and further enhances our cable clusters moving north east from the BC Coast.”
“Shaw will give Pemberton Cable the resources it needs to compete” said Todd Carter representing the vendor group. “This deal will only enrich the cable and internet services available to our customers in Pemberton.”
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services (through Big Pipe Inc.) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star Choice Communications Inc.) to over three 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 more information, please contact:
Shaw Investor Relations Department
Investor.relations@sjrb.ca