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Annual Report 2008 24 / 7 / 365 Annual Report 2008 OFC 1 Report to Shareholders 4 Management’s Discussion and Analysis 46 Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements and Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 48 Independent Auditors’ Reports 50 Consolidated Financial Statements 54 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 96 Five Years in Review 97 Shareholders’ Information 98 Corporate Information The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on January 15, 2009 at 11:00am (Mountain Time) at the Shaw Barlow Trail Building, 2400 - 32 Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta. IFC Over the years, our customers have always been our number one priority. By putting them first, we have grown into a leading entertainment and communications provider. Every day our 10,000 dedicated employees are focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience to create value for our shareholders and help build our business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Page 1 24 / 7 / 365 leads to other great numbers 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 04 05 06 07 08 04 05 06 07 08 REVENUE EBITDA (in billions) (in billions) 453 356 304 279 277 265 201 103 71 37 04 05 06 07 08 04 05 06 07 08 FREE CASH FLOW DIVIDENDS (in millions) (in millions) Page 2 Shaw Communications Inc. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS August 31, 2008 Dear fellow Shareholders: Shaw began as a cable television company and has evolved into a leading entertainment and communications company providing Internet and Digital Phone services, direct-to-home and other satellite services, business telecommunications, and next generation cable television services including an extensive selection of high-definition and on demand programming. We have evolved through disciplined execution of our strategy and are grounded on a key principle: serving the customer. Everyday our employees are focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience, leading directly to the creation of value for our shareholders. OUR CUSTOMER DRIVES OUR STRATEGY Relentless focus on the customer requires creating innovative new products and services, launching new lines of business, delivering high quality customer service, and doing all of it with reliability and consistency so trust is built and we are chosen over the competition. It demands the disciplined alignment of our strategy, our capital and operational assets, and our people so that we continue to grow the business while remaining financially strong and delivering an attractive return for our shareholders. We are pleased to report to you, our shareholder, on another year of impressive operational and financial accomplishments based on this simple commitment to the Shaw customer. We believe that our focus on the customer is what continues to keep us ahead of our competition. OPERATIONAL SUCCESS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS Our financial results are strong: k Consolidated service revenue increased 12% to $3.10 billion. 1 k Total consolidated service operating income before amortization improved 14% to $1.41 billion. 1 k Free cash flow improved 27% to $453 million, after taking into account over $85 million of increased capital investment. 1 k Our operating margins , which are best-in-class in North America, improved further this year. Shaw is committed to enhancing shareholder value through continued earnings and free cash flow growth. CUSTOMER GROWTH DRIVES RESULTS Our customer base continues to grow: k Basic cable customers increased to 2.25 million and we now have more than 900,000 Digital subscribers; our Digital customer base increased by over 140,000 this fiscal year driven largely by demand for high definition services, which our network is ideally positioned to deliver. k Internet customers now exceed 1.5 million and our 70% penetration of basic customers is one of the highest in the North American industry, driven by the continued positive customer response to our range of value and speed options, service enhancements and reliability. 1 Shaw Communications Inc. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS August 31, 2008 k Digital phone lines surpassed 610,000, reflecting the expansion of service options, steady growth of our service area, and continued confidence in the dependability and value of the product. k DTH added 13,000 subscribers and generated strong free cash flow. Value enhancing bundles help ensure that our customers can take advantage of the triple play of voice, video and data; building loyalty and improving our overall economics. Customer growth and expansion of the range of our products and services is a major part of this successful year. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION We live in a dynamic, technologically innovative, highly competitive and rapidly evolving marketplace. That is why we invested approximately $725 million this year on system upgrades, improvements, innovations, efficiencies and assets which facilitate growth. Product improvements and technological innovations are required to remain competitive. We also successfully acquired sufficient spectrum at a reasonable cost in the federal government’s wireless spectrum auction to enable us to develop a major new customer service. We continue to manage and plan our capital investments in a steady and continuous manner to ensure we are efficient and prudent in our deployment and spending. STRENGTHENING OUR FINANCIAL POSITION The market uncertainty reaffirms the prudence of our strategy of pursuing balanced growth and retaining a strong balance sheet. k We repurchased $100 million of our Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares this year for cancellation. k We paid out more than $300 million in dividends to shareholders in the past year. This represents an increase of over 50% compared to the prior year. With the most recent increase, the current equivalent annual dividend rate is $0.80 on Shaw’s Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares. k We continue to lead the North American cable industry in dividend yield and currently rank in the top quartile of high-yielding corporations included in the S&P/TSX 300 Index. k Our debt leverage metrics continue to improve and our balance sheet has never been stronger. The shareholders and stakeholders of Shaw Communications Inc. have seen long-term growth in the value of their investment along with higher returns from increases in our monthly dividend payments. CONTINUED EVOLUTION We believe that challenging economic times may lie ahead and are fortunate that our principal Western Canadian markets remain relatively stable. We also recognize that competitive challenges will continue to grow. Our focus remains on the relationship with our customers and continuous improvement of our product service offerings. We believe that we have never been more strongly positioned from a competitive or financial standpoint. Our strategy is sound; we will remain focused and disciplined in serving our customers. 2 Shaw Communications Inc. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS August 31, 2008 We are proud of the dedication, loyalty, energy and enthusiasm of our entire team. They deliver on every challenge that we present to them. We are also grateful to shareholders who invest in Shaw Communications Inc. As we continue to evolve, you remain an important part of our success. [Signed] [Signed] JR Shaw Jim Shaw Executive Chair Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair 1 See definitions under key performance drivers in Management’s Discussion and Analysis. 3 Shaw Communications Inc. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS August 31, 2008 November 25, 2008 FORWARD Tabular dollars are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts or unless otherwise indicated. All per share amounts reflect common per share amounts, and are based on unrounded amounts. Percentage changes are based on rounded amounts. Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements. INDEX CONTENTS Page Outline I. INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSINESS 6 A. Company overview – core business and strategies 6 B. Seasonality 9 C. Key performance drivers 9 D. Critical accounting policies and estimates 11 E. Related party transactions 16 F. New accounting standards 17 G. Known events, trends, risks and uncertainties 19 II. SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS 27 III. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 29 IV. FINANCIAL POSITION 40 V. CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS 41 VI. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 42 VII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 44 VIII. COMPLIANCE WITH NYSE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LISTING STANDARDS 44 IX. CERTIFICATION 44 CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis may constitute forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “target”, “guideline”, “goal”, and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), financial guidance related to service operating income before amortization and free cash flow, business strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of Shaw’s business and operations, plans and references to the future success of Shaw. These forward-looking statements
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