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Shaw Family Purchases One Million Shares of Shaw Communications Inc.


CALGARY, Alberta -- Shaw Communications Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.NV.B NYSE: SJR) is a Canadian telecomunications company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

The company was founded by J.R. Shaw in 1966 as Capital Cable Television Co Ltd..
 Inc. (the "Company") (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002)
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:SJR) has been advised that the Shaw Family, and entities owned or controlled by them, completed the purchase of an additional 1,000,000 Class B Non-Voting Shares of the Company.

According to information provided to the Company, the Shaw Family, and entities owned or controlled by them, holds 23,009,624 shares of the Company. The Shaw Family also advised the Company it would continue its practice of purchasing shares on a regular basis.

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 approximately 3.0 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.NV.B, NYSE - SJR).

Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.NV.B) (NYSE:SJR)
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