February 14, 2011 | CONFIDENTIAL |
Issuer: | Shaw Communications Inc. (the Issuer) |
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Issue: | Senior Notes (the Notes) issued by way of Public Offering in all provinces in Canada and in the United
States pursuant to a Base Shelf Prospectus dated November 18, 2010, and Prospectus Supplement dated
February 14, 2011 (together, the Prospectus). |
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Ratings: | DBRS: BBB (stable trend) Moodys: Baa3 (stable outlook) S&P: BBB- (stable outlook) |
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Principal Amount: | $400 million (Total issue size is now $1.45 billion) |
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Pricing Date: | February 14, 2011 |
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Settlement Date: | February 17, 2011 |
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Maturity Date: | November 9, 2039 |
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Reopening Price: | $97.379, plus accrued interest from November 9, 2010 which totals $7,397,260.27 in aggregate |
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Reopening Yield: | 6.961% |
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Coupon: | 6.75% |
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Reopening Spread: | +307 bps versus the Government of Canada 5.00% June 1, 2037 (priced at $118.15 to yield 3.891%). |
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Coupon Payment Dates: | Payable in equal semi-annual installments in arrears on the 9th day of May and November,
commencing on May 9th, 2011. |
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Rank: | The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Shaw Communications Inc. and will rank equally and
ratably with all existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Issuer. |
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Change of Control: | The Issuer will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control Triggering Event, as defined in the Prospectus. |
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Redemption: | At the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, or (ii) the Canada Yield Price (GoC +70
bps), plus, in either case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. The Issuer may also
redeem all of the Notes if certain events occur involving Canadian taxation. |
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Use of Proceeds: | The net proceeds of this offering will be used for repayment of debt incurred under Shaws credit
facility and for working capital and for general corporate purposes. |
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Form and Denomination: | Book entry through participants in CDS or its nominee. Noteholders may hold their Notes through the
accounts maintained by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. |
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February 14, 2011 | CONFIDENTIAL |
Agents: | TD Securities Inc. (sole lead and sole bookrunner) CIBC World Markets Inc. RBC Capital Markets Inc. Scotia Capital Inc. |
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CUSIP / ISIN: | 82028KAQ4 / CA 82028KAQ46 |
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