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Shaw Communications Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
August 31, 2015
CERTIFICATION
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have filed certifications regarding Shaw’s disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
As at August 31, 2015, the Company’s management, together with its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of each of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and
internal control over financial reporting. Based on these evaluations, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting are effective.
As permitted by SEC guidance, management has excluded its subsidiary, ViaWest, from this evaluation of the system of internal
control over financial reporting. Shaw completed the purchase of 100% of Viawest on September 2, 2014. Additional
information regarding this acquisition is included in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. ViaWest had assets and
revenues representing approximately 12% and 4%, respectively, of the related Consolidated Financial Statement amounts as of
and for the year ended August 31, 2015. Further information on ViaWest is included in Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements. ViaWest will be included in management’s evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2016.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal year that have materially
affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect Shaw’s internal controls over financial reporting.
The design of any system of controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of certain
events. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions, regardless of how remote.
50 Shaw Communications Inc. 2015 Annual Report