Shaw Announces AGM Vote Results

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Shaw Communications Inc. held its annual shareholder meeting on January 13, 2021, where all proposed resolutions were adopted. Key outcomes included the re-election of thirteen directors with high approval rates, exceeding 99% for most nominees, and the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation's auditors with 99.998% approval. These results reflect strong shareholder support for Shaw's management and strategic direction.

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• Thirteen directors re-elected with over 99% approval.
• Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors with 99.998% approval.

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• None.

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 13, 2021 (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 thirteen nominees as directors of the Corporation (by ballot):
	Votes For				Votes Withheld
	#		%		#		%
Peter J. Bissonnette	20,254,813		99.965		7,042		0.035
Adrian I. Burns	20,256,113		99.972		5,742		0.028
Christina J. Clark	20,260,140		99.992		1,715		0.008
Richard R. Green	20,256,821		99.975		5,034		0.025
Gregg Keating	20,258,812		99.985		3,043		0.015
Michael W. O’Brien	20,256,893		99.976		4,962		0.024
Paul K. Pew	20,260,012		99.991		1,843		0.009
Jeffrey C. Royer	20,260,052		99.991		1,803		0.009
Bradley S. Shaw	20,260,780		99.995		1,075		0.005
Mike Sievert	20,261,152		99.997		703		0.003
Carl E. Vogel	20,260,252		99.992		1,603		0.008
Sheila C. Weatherill	20,255,301		99.968		6,554		0.032
Steven A. White	20,261,093		99.996		762		0.004

2.        Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Corporation (by ballot):
	Votes For				Votes Withheld
	#		%		#		%
	20,261,380		99.998		475		0.002

About Shaw Communications Inc.

Shaw Communications Inc. is a leading Canadian connectivity company. The Wireline division consists of Consumer and Business services. Consumer serves residential customers with broadband Internet, Shaw Go WiFi, video and digital phone. Business provides business customers with Internet, data, WiFi, digital phone, and video services. The Wireless division provides wireless voice and LTE data services through an expanding and improving mobile wireless network infrastructure.

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 investor.relations@sjrb.ca