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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
Check One
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Registration Statement Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007
Commission File Number: 001-14684
Shaw Communications Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrants name into English (if applicable))
Alberta, Canada
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
4841
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))
N/A
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))
Suite 900, 630 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4L4
(403) 750-4500
(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices)
CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10011 (212) 894-8940
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code of agent
for service in the United States)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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Title of each class |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Class B Non-Voting |
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Participating Shares
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
8.54% Series B Capital Securities
8.25% Senior Notes due 2010
7.25% Senior Notes due 2011
7.20% Senior Notes due 2011
6.10% Senior Notes due 2012
7.5% Senior Notes due 2013
6.15% Senior Notes due 2016
5.70% Senior Notes due 2017
(Title of Class)
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
þ Annual information form þ Audited annual financial statements
The following are the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital
or common stock as of August 31, 2007:
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Class A Participating Shares -
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22,563,064 |
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issued and outstanding |
Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares -
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408,770,759 |
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issued and outstanding |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). If Yes is marked, indicate the filing
number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 of 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Shaw Communications Inc. (the Corporation) has designed disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to
the Corporation, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others within the Corporation, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, on a regular basis, including during the period in which the Corporations Annual
Report on Form 40-F relating to financial results for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007 is
being prepared. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
report. Based on the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded, as of that evaluation date, that the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to ensure that the material information relating to the Corporation (including
its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Corporations periodic filings under
the Exchange Act, was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and
communicated to the Corporations management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
MANAGEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS
See page 46 of Exhibit 1.
AUDITOR ATTESTATION
See page 48 of Exhibit 1.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, there were no significant changes in the
Corporations internal controls over financial reporting, or in other factors that could
significantly affect such internal controls, that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Corporations internal control over financial reporting.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Corporation has a standing Audit Committee of the Board of Directors established in accordance
with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consists of Michael W. OBrien
(Chair), George F. Galbraith, Gregory J. Keating and Carl E. Vogel. Each member of the Audit
Committee is an independent director, as that term is defined by the New York Stock Exchanges
listing standards applicable to the Corporation.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The board of directors of the Corporation has determined that it has two audit committee financial
experts serving on its audit committee (the Audit Committee). Each of Michael W. OBrien and
Carl E. Vogel has been determined to be such an audit committee financial expert, within the
meaning of Section 407 of the United States Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Each of Mr. OBrien and
Mr. Vogel is independent, as that term is defined by the New York Stock Exchanges listing
standards applicable to the Corporation. The Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that
the designation of Mr. OBrien and Mr. Vogel as an audit committee financial expert does not make
either of Mr. OBrien and Mr. Vogel an expert for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or
liability on Mr. OBrien and Mr. Vogel that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit
Committee and board of directors of the Corporation who do not carry this designation, or affect
the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Audit Committee.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The aggregate amounts paid or accrued by the Corporation with respect to fees payable to Ernst &
Young LLP, the Corporations principal accountant, for audit (including separate audits of
subsidiary entities, financings, regulatory reporting requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley Act-related
services), audit-related, tax and other services in the fiscal years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006
were as set forth below (stated in Canadian dollars).
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Type of Service |
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Fiscal 2007 |
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Fiscal 2006 |
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Audit Fees |
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2,113,235 |
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2,213,961 |
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Audit-related Fees |
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312,075 |
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195,457 |
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Tax Fees |
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66,017 |
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436,736 |
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All Other Fees |
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Total |
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2,491,327 |
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2,846,154 |
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Fees paid for audit-related services in fiscal 2007 and 2006 were in respect of the separate audits
of subsidiaries that were not required by law. The tax fees paid in fiscal 2007 and 2006 were
related to linear property tax compliance; fees paid in fiscal 2006 also included tax compliance on
scientific research, exploration and development tax credits, and transfer pricing.
The Audit Committee of the Corporation considered and agreed that the above fees are compatible
with maintaining the independence of the Corporations auditors. Further, the Audit Committee
determined that, in order to ensure the continued independence of the auditors, only limited
non-audit related services will be provided to the Corporation by Ernst & Young LLP and in such
case, only with the prior approval
of the Audit Committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee has
been delegated authority to approve the
retainer of Ernst & Young LLP to provide non-audit services in extraordinary circumstances where it
is not feasible or practical to convene a meeting of the Audit Committee, subject to an aggregate
limit of $100,000 in fees payable to Ernst & Young LLP for such services per fiscal year of the
Corporation. The Chair of the Audit Committee is required to report any such services approved by
him to the Audit Committee.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, none of the services described above were approved by
the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimus exception set forth in Rule 2-01, paragraph
(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Corporation has adopted a code of ethics (the Shaw Business Conduct Standards) that applies
to all employees and officers, including its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Shaw Business
Conduct Standards, as amended, is available on the Corporations website. To access the Shaw
Business Conduct Standards, visit the Corporations website at
www.shaw.ca and select Investor
Relations, then select Other Corporate Governance Information, and then select Business Conduct
Standards. Except for the Shaw Business Conduct Standards, no information contained on the
Corporations website shall be incorporated by reference in this Form 40-F.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Corporation has no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in General Instruction B(11) to
Form 40-F.
TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
See page 44 of Exhibit 1.
UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
The Corporation undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond
to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the
Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the
securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or
transactions in said securities.
The Corporation has previously filed a Form F-X in connection with each class of securities to
which the obligation to file this Form 40-F arises. Any change to the name and address of the
agent for service of process shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form
F-X.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Form 40-F to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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/s/ Steve Wilson
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Steve Wilson, |
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Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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Dated: November 29, 2007
EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Form 40-F:
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Annual Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007. |
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Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007. |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 29, 2007. |
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Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 29, 2007. |