COGECO increases its quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
COGECO increases its quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share
Montréal, Canada – October 26, 2011 – COGECO Inc. (TSX: CGO) (“COGECO” or “the
Corporation”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly eligible dividend of
$0.18 per share for subordinate and multiple voting shares, representing an increase of $0.04, or
29%, when compared to the quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share paid last quarter. The dividend
will be payable on November 23, 2011, to shareholders of record on November 9, 2011.
The declaration, amount and date of any future dividend will continue to be considered and
approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation based upon the Corporation’s financial
condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of
Directors, at its sole discretion, deems relevant. There is therefore no assurance that dividends will
be declared, and if declared, their amount and frequency may vary.
ABOUT COGECO
COGECO (www.cogeco.ca) is a diversified communications company. Through its Cogeco Cable
subsidiary, COGECO provides its residential customers with Audio, Analogue and Digital
Television, as well as HSI and Telephony services using its two-way broadband cable networks.
Cogeco Cable also provides, to its commercial customers, through its subsidiary Cogeco Data
Services, data networking, e-business applications, video conferencing, hosting services, Ethernet,
private line, VoIP, HSI access, data storage, data security, co-location services, managed IT
services, cloud services and other advanced communication solutions. Through its Cogeco
Diffusion Inc. subsidiary (“CDI”), COGECO wholly-owns and operates 13 radio stations across
most of Québec with complementary radio formats serving a wide range of audiences, as well as
Cogeco News, its news agency broadcast in close to 30 independent and community radio
stations across Québec. COGECO’s subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: CGO). The subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Cable are also listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).
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Information: René Guimond
Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications
Tel.: (514) 764-4746