SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 July, 2004
Shaw Communications Inc.
Suite 900, 630 – 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4 (403) 750-4500
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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: | July 8, 2004 | |
| Shaw Communications Inc. |
By:
/s/ R.D. Rogers
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
NEWS RELEASE
Calgary, Alberta — July 7, 2004 — Shaw Communications is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steve Wilson (C.A.) as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Shaw Communications.
Steve brings with him a wealth of experience, having most recently served for seven years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of one of the largest global suppliers for the plastics industry.
Prior to that, Steve held a senior management position in the telecommunications industry focusing on Capital Markets and Treasury Management.
Steve is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from McMaster University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
“We are pleased to welcome Steve to our company team,” said Jim Shaw, CEO, Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, Internet and satellite direct-to-home (“DTH”) services to approximately 2.9 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE – SJR).
For further information, please contact:
Jim Shaw
Chief Executive Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
403-750-4500