09:59 AM EST - Shaw Communications Inc. : reported that its first-quarter net income was $114.23 million or $0.26 per share, compared to $123.47 million or $0.29 per share for the same quarter last year. The latest period included debt retirement costs and amounts related to financial instruments of $82 million and $45 million, respectively. Excluding the non-operating items, net income for the latest quarter would have been $180 million compared to $122 million in the same period last year. Funds flow from operations for the quarter rose to $338.95 million, from $311.97 million in the year-ago quarter. Shaw Communications Inc.
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