COGECO INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO $0.10 PER SHARE
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
COGECO increases quarterly dividend to $0.10 per share
Montréal, Canada – October 29, 2009 – COGECO Inc. (TSX:CGO) (“COGECO” or “the Company”)
announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly eligible dividend of $0.10 per share for
subordinate and multiple voting shares, representing an increase of $0.02, or 25%, when compared to the
quarterly dividends of $0.08 per share declared for each quarter of fiscal 2009. The dividend will be payable
on November 26, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 12, 2009.
The declaration, amount and date of any future dividend will continue to be considered and approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company based upon the Company’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 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, data networking, e-business applications, video conferencing, hosting services, Ethernet, private
line, VoIP, HSI access, dark fibre, data storage, data security and co-location services and other advanced
communication solutions. Through its Cogeco Diffusion subsidiary, COGECO owns and operates the
RYTHME FM radio stations in Montréal, Québec City, Trois-Rivières and Sherbrooke, as well as the FM 93
radio
station in Québec City. 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: Marie Carrier
Director, Corporate Communications
Tel.: (514) 764-4700