CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw" or, the "Corporation") announced that, at its annual meeting of shareholders held earlier today, the resolutions proposed in Shaw's management proxy circular were adopted.   

The detailed results from the annual shareholder meeting are as follows.

1.         Election of each of the following fifteen nominees as directors of the Corporation (by ballot):

2.         Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Corporation (by show of hands – proxy result shown):

3.         Approval of the Corporation's amended and restated RSU/PSU Plan (by show of hands – proxy result shown):

4.         Approval of the amendment to the Corporation's Stock Option Plan, to increase the total number of Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares issuable and reserved for issuance under the plan (by show of hands – proxy result shown):

5.         Confirm the amended and restated By-Law 1A of the Corporation (by show of hands – proxy result shown):

About Shaw Communications Inc.

Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, SJR.PR.A, SJR.PR.B, NYSE – SJR, and TSXV – SJR.A). For more information, please visit www.shaw.ca

For further information, please contact:
Shaw Investor Relations [email protected]