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ANNUAL REPORT 201 1
ANNUAL REPORT 201 1

The ShawCor Difference
The ShawCor Difference

ShawCor’s Mission

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

To be the market leader and technology innovator with 
a primary focus on the global pipeline industry and to 
use this base as a platform to build an international 
energy services company while achieving ShawCor’s 
performance objectives.

FINANCIAL SUMMARy

Year ended December 31  
(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts)  

2011 

2010

OP ERATING RESULTS
Revenue 
EBITDA  
Income from operations 
Net income  Note 1 

Earnings per share, Class A and Class B – basic 

Earnings per share, Class A and Class B – diluted 

CASH  FLOW 
Cash provided by operating activities 

FINAN CIAL POSITION
Working capital 
Total assets 

$ 1,157,265 
138,837 
84,443  
56,086 

$ 

$ 1,034,163
186,035
119,831
95,072

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.79 

0.78 

$ 

$ 

1.35

1.33

$ 

45,327 

$ 

53,244

$  281,848 
$  1,223,265 

$  283,852
$ 1,224,936

Shareholders’ equity per share (Class A and Class B) 

$ 

12.22 

$ 

11.79

Note 1  Attributable to shareholders of the Company.

42 yEAR HISTOR y OF VALUE CREATION

  SCL.A/SCL.B 

  S&P/TSX Composite Total Return

$25,000

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$15,000

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1.2 B

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56.1 M

NE T IN COME
(attributable to shareholders of the Company)

2.3 B

MA RKE T CAPITA LIZATION

CORPORATE PROFILE

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ShawCor Ltd. is a global energy services 
company specializing in technology-based 
products and services for the pipeline 
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On the Frontiers  
of Energy Production

To bridge the widening gap between supply and demand, oil and gas 
producers must discover new reserves in increasingly remote and 
challenging locations. As the world’s largest provider of advanced 
pipeline coatings and a leading energy services company, we are well 
positioned to benefit from this trend. In fact, ShawCor won many of 
the largest pipeline coating contracts awarded during the past year, 
setting the stage for significant growth in 2012 and beyond. You can 
learn more about the unique competitive strengths behind our success 
in this year’s annual report. Together, they represent what we call

                                                                          The ShawCor Difference

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ShawCor Ltd.   MESSAGE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Message to Shareholders

The past year presented us with a combination of disappointing financial 
results and unprecedented success at winning new business, which will 
benefit us in 2012 and 2013. The financial crisis caused a “pause” in the 
final investment decisions on several major energy projects and delayed 
revenue in our core pipe coating markets. By year-end, however, our 
success in winning these significant projects resulted in the Company 
establishing an all-time record for booked customer orders.

Revenue for 2011 increased 12 percent to $1.16 billion as the 
result of the growth achieved in several of our businesses.  
In the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment, revenue increased 
11 percent, however, operating margins were impacted by 
weak conditions in the large diameter pipe market, especially 
in Asia Pacific and Latin America where there was virtually 
no new energy infrastructure activity. This was partially offset 
by steady project volumes in Europe and the Middle East and 
strong demand for our small diameter pipe coatings, composite 
pipe and joint protection products in North America. The 
Petrochemical and Industrial segment also performed well  
with a 19 percent increase in revenue during the year.

Despite the growth in revenue, net income attributable to 
shareholders of the company declined 41 percent to  
$56.1 million. The reasons for this included: a much lower  
volume contribution from our Asia Pacific region’s pipe coating 
business, a $10.1 million loss on our investment in Fineglade, low 
capacity utilization in our pipe coating facilities in Asia Pacific 
and Latin America and the decision to maintain workforce levels 
for a significant ramp up in production beginning in 2012.  

A record year for new business
While 2011 was an unusually quiet year for the pipe coating 
industry, ShawCor secured over US$800 million in major project 
awards and entered 2012 with a record year-end backlog of 
$548 million in booked customer orders. This twelve-month 
rolling backlog included current portions of US$170 million 
in contracts with Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. to provide pipe 
coatings and related products and services in connection with 
the gas supply trunkline and flow lines for the Wheatstone  
LNG Project off the northwest coast of Australia. We were  
also successful in winning a US$400 million contract from 
Mitsui & Co. Ltd., to provide pipe coatings and related products 
and services for the gas export pipeline that will serve the 
massive Ichthys LNG Project, a joint venture between Inpex 
Corporation and Total E&P. This project will involve advanced 
coatings for approximately 900 kilometres of 42 inch subsea 

pipeline from the offshore central processing facility to the 
onshore LNG facility at Darwin, Australia.  

Extending our lead
Continuous investment in market and technological leadership 
has been an essential part of our success in winning such 
contracts. The Simulated Service Vessel (SSV), an integral part of 
ShawCor’s new Subsea Test Facility which opened in early 2011, 
has enabled us to exhaustively test and prove the performance 
of our most advanced coatings prior to deployment. The unique 
capabilities of the SSV were recognized earlier this year with the 
receipt of a Spotlight on New Technology Award. The Spotlight 
on New Technology Program is designed to highlight the newest 
and most advanced technologies in the oil and gas sector as 
presented by companies exhibiting at the Offshore Technology 
Conference in Houston, Texas. Our remarkable BrigdenTM 
portable coating plant, commissioned in the third quarter for 
Chevron’s Jack/St. Malo Project, is now a proven technology and 
potential game changer for the completion of remote or tightly 
scheduled pipeline projects. We also introduced a number of 
other advanced products, such as Bredero Shaw’s Thermotite® 
ULTRATM deepwater insulation system and new high-temperature 
and cyclic pressure composite pipe products from Flexpipe 
Systems, that have increased our product differentiation and 
generated new sources of revenue.  

In addition, we continued to invest in strategic capabilities  
that will strengthen ShawCor’s position in its chosen markets.  
In the first quarter, Shaw Pipe Protection acquired the former  
CSI operations of Altus Energy Services in Western Canada.  
This acquisition enables Shaw Pipe Protection to supply a broad 
range of customized coating solutions that are complementary to 
its current range of anticorrosion, insulation and flow efficiency 
coatings for oil and gas transmission lines and strengthens our 
position in pipeline rehabilitation markets.

Strategic capital investments in our existing facilities are also 
important. In 2011, we improved throughput and pipe handling 
capabilities on the anticorrosion and insulation lines at our 

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William P. Buckley  
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Virginia L. Shaw  
Chair of the Board 

Kabil, Indonesia and Kuantan, Malaysia facilities, added 
and prepared new yard space in Kabil following the 
construction of two new berths at its deepwater port  
and also added a second new berth at the facility in 
Kuantan. These improvements played an essential role in 
winning the Wheatstone, Ichthys and Zawtika contracts 
and position us for continuing success in the Asia  
Pacific region. 

An improving outlook
In an environment of weak economic growth, global 
energy demand is expected to rise by about one percent 
over the next year. However, the annual depletion rate  
for existing reserves is about six to seven percent.  
To bridge the gap, the energy industry’s major producers 
are extending their search to challenging new frontiers. 
We are right there with them as a trusted global supplier 
of the reliable and technologically advanced products  
and services essential for their success.

While global economic prospects remain uncertain,  
we are confident that ShawCor is positioned for success 
in 2012 and beyond. Our backlog has increased by  
16 percent since the end of the past year to an all-time 
record of $637 million as of February 29, 2012. The  
largest of these new orders involve energy infrastructure 
for the long-term supply of LNG to Asian markets where 
rapid economic growth continues to support increased  
demand for new energy resources. 

The people of ShawCor
As always, our progress has been made possible by 
the skill and dedication of more than 5,000 employees 
around the world. We are grateful for their support in 
building a leading international energy services company. 
We would also like to thank the Board for its wise counsel 
over the past year and, in particular, to acknowledge 
the contribution of retiring Director Murray Mullen 
and welcome two new members, Derek Blackwood, a 
Divisional President of global energy services company 
Wood Group, and Dennis Freeman, a retired partner  
of KPMG LLP. 

Sincerely, 

WILLIAM P. BUCKLEY 
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

VIRGINIA L. SHAW
CHAIR OF THE BOARD

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ShawCor Ltd.   SHAWCOR AT -A-GLANCE 

ShawCor At-a-Glance

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PiPELinE And PiPE SEr ViCES

Bredero Shaw

Flexpipe Systems

Shaw Pipeline Services

Business Description

The Global Leader in pipe 
coating solutions for corrosion 
protection, flow assurance, 
insulation, field joints and weight 
coating applications for onshore 
and offshore pipelines.

Leading manufacturer of flexible 
composite pipe systems used 
for oil and gas gathering, water 
transportation, CO2 injection 
and other corrosive applications 
that benefit from the product’s 
pressure and corrosion 
resistance capabilities.

A leader in specialized NDT 
inspection with a primary focus 
on both the upstream and 
downstream oil and gas industry 
where the division is the premier 
global provider of girth weld 
inspection services for land and 
offshore pipelines.

Key Markets

•  Pipeline owners 
•   Energy producers
•   Pipeline contractors

•  Energy producers
•  Gas distributors

•  Lay barge operators
•  Spool bases
•   Pipeline owners  
and contractors

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ShawCor has established a dominant position in its chosen markets 
through an unwavering focus on global growth, flawless execution, 
technological innovation and organizational excellence. With a 
network of more than 70 modern manufacturing and service facilities 
around the globe, we are located in the world’s primary energy 
producing regions and on each of the industry’s growth frontiers.

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facilities worldwide

countries around the world  
are home to ShawCor facilities

PETroChEmiCAL And induSTriAL

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  Canusa-CPS

Guardian

DSG-Canusa

  ShawFlex

The market leader in field 
applied pipeline joint protection 
and insulation systems for 
onshore and offshore corrosion 
and thermal protection 
applications in the global oil, 
gas, water and insulated  
pipeline markets.

Leading provider of a complete 
range of tubular management 
solutions including integrated 
inspection, threading, 
refurbishment and inventory 
services as one of the largest 
OCTG inspection businesses in 
the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Leading global manufacturer of 
heat shrinkable tubing, sleeves 
and moulded products as well 
as heat shrink accessories and 
equipment with a manufacturing 
presence in three key markets: 
Americas, Europe and  
Asia Pacific.

World-class manufacturer 
of specialty wire and cable 
products for use in severe 
service industrial environments.

•  Oil and gas pipelines
•   District heating and  

cooling systems
•   Water and waste  
water pipelines

•  Drilling contractors
•  Oil and gas producers
•  Tubular rental companies

•   Automotive
•   Electrical/Utility
•   Electronics
•   Communications

•  Petrochemical
•  Power generation
•  Pulp and paper
•  Mining
•  Automation

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ShawCor Ltd.   GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

ThE ShAWCor diFFErEnCE

Global Leadership

ShawCor is the world’s largest pipe coating company, with a 
family of complementary energy service businesses that are well 
positioned in their respective markets. Our global reach, which 
includes more than 70 manufacturing and service facilities in  
18 countries – makes us uniquely capable of meeting customers’ 
needs, even at the frontiers of energy production.

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Wheatstone

Karratha

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As traditional energy resources mature, the world’s leading energy producers 
have been staking their futures on the new frontiers of energy production, from 
abundant deepwater deposits to the Canadian oil sands to emerging shale 
resources in North America and around the world. This trend has created 
growing demand for new energy infrastructure and enormous opportunities  
for ShawCor’s pipe coating and other energy services businesses.

In 2011, ShawCor secured more than US$800 million in major pipe coating 
contracts and letters of intent. Our success has come from being in the 
locations where our customers need us. Today, we are uniquely capable of 
serving the largest projects from multiple high-capacity coating plants  
around the world.

This includes the Asia Pacific region, which is becoming an increasingly 
important source of energy owing to the improving economics of natural 

Wheatstone, Ichthys and Asia Pacific 

ShawCor secured several major new contracts during 2011 and early 2012 to 
supply advanced pipe coatings and related products for the Wheatstone and 
Ichthys projects off the northwest coast of Australia. Rapid economic growth 
in Asia coupled with a scarcity of domestic resources has fuelled a frenzy of 
exploration activity in the waters of Southeast Asia and coastal Australia  
and the development of LNG as an economically viable energy source. 
ShawCor’s regional pipe coating facilities are well positioned to benefit from 
the substantial investment in energy infrastructure that will accompany  
this development.

gas liquefaction and burgeoning demand from the world’s fastest growing 
economies. During the past year, ShawCor won contracts for three major 
projects in Asia Pacific. These included US$170 million in contracts awarded  
by Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. to protect approximately 300 kilometres of  
10 to 44 inch diameter pipe with advanced anticorrosion, insulation, flow 
assurance and concrete weight coatings for the gas supply trunkline and the 
flow lines on the Wheatstone LNG Project off the northwest coast of Australia. 

This success was followed by a US$400 million contract with Mitsui & Co. Ltd., 
the largest contract in the Company’s history, in connection with the Ichthys 
LNG Project for Inpex Corporation and Total E&P. The contract calls for asphalt 
enamel, flow assurance and concrete weight coatings on an approximately  
900 kilometre, 42 inch diameter subsea pipeline from an offshore central 
processing facility to an onshore LNG plant near Darwin, Australia.  

Our Asia Pacific region is also home to the Zawtika Development Project, 
operated by PTTEP International Limited. ShawCor won this US$60 million 
contract from Welspun Corp. Limited for three-layer anticorrosion and  

Liquid natural gas receiving terminal and regasification plant, Asia Pacific region.

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ShawCor Ltd.   GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Over the past decade, the Asia Pacific region has experienced  
the strongest increase in energy demand among all the regions 
of the world. Driven by limited oil and gas resources and rapidly 
growing consumption of natural gas, the area has become an 
important hub for LNG production.

concrete weight coatings on 335 
kilometres of 10 to 28 inch diameter 
subsea pipe. 

The year 2011 was also a solid one for 
our operations in Europe and the Middle 
East. Our coating plant in Orkanger, 
Norway won a number of contracts with 
a total value in excess of US$40 million 
from Subsea 7 to provide flow assurance 
coatings for 110 kilometres of 6 to 16 inch 
diameter pipe for offshore projects in  
the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  
Our Ras Al Khaimah coating plant in  
the United Arab Emirates is also expected 
to have a busy year thanks to a  
US$45 million contract with Hyundai 
Heavy Industries to provide fusion  
bonded epoxy anticorrosion and 
HeviCote® concrete weight coatings for 
292 kilometres of up to 24 inch diameter 
pipe on the Barzan project in the Qatari 
section of the Arabian Gulf. 

In North America, while large diameter 
transmission activity languished, ShawCor 
continued to benefit from diverse and 
steadily improving small diameter 
coating activity. Although conventional 
oil and gas production in western Canada 
technically peaked more than 10 years ago, 
modern horizontal drilling and fracking 
technologies continue to give new life to 
mature deposits and support high levels 
of exploration activity. Business in the 
Canadian oil sands also continues to 
be robust with production projected to 
increase from an estimated 1.5 million 

barrels per day in 2010 to 2.2 million 
barrels per day by 2015. We also continue 
to benefit from growing exploration 
and drilling activity in America’s shale 
deposits, which are estimated to contain 
enough gas to satisfy U.S. energy demands 
for the next 100 years. Despite weakness 
in natural gas prices, producers continue 
to be driven by the pursuit of natural gas 
liquids, such as propane and butane, which 
are priced on a barrel-of-oil-equivalent 
(BOE) basis.

These developments were beneficial to 
all of our energy services businesses 
in 2011. Guardian, which established 
its first U.S. operation in the Marcellus 
Shale region of Pennsylvania in 2010, 
continues to expand its presence as a 
leading provider of tubular management 
systems in the U.S. Flexpipe Systems 
also continued to grow on the strength 
of new products such as FlexPipe HT, 
an advanced, high-temperature linepipe 
that can handle continuous service 
temperatures of up to 82°C, and FlexCord, 
a steel reinforced composite linepipe 
with high cyclic pressure capabilities that 
provides significant cost and performance 
advantages over welded steel pipe. 

While the strong growth of Flexpipe 
Systems is mostly attributable to its North 
American operations, the division is also 
starting to benefit from closer cooperation 
with ShawCor’s other businesses.  
For instance, Flexpipe Systems’ products 
are now represented by Canusa-CPS 

Top: A Flexpipe Systems installation in the  
oil-rich Eagle Ford shale formation in  
southern Texas.

Bottom: Guardian is the largest provider of 
OCTG (oil country tubular goods) management 
solutions and inspection services in Canada  
and Mexico with a growing presence in  
the United States.

in South America and by Guardian in 
Mexico. This has resulted in new sales 
orders for Flexpipe Systems in Brazil, Chile 
and Argentina as well as certification of 
compliance with a key Pemex standard in 
Mexico. In addition, excellent feedback 

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New deepwater port facilities in Kabil, Indonesia.

ShawCor CSI Systems – the newest part of  
Shaw Pipeline Services – provides custom 
shop and oilfield applied coating solutions for 
specialized configurations, including the tanks 
featured here, to customers in western Canada.

Indonesia and Kuantan, Malaysia to fulfill 
contracts won to date and keep pace 
with projected energy exploration and 
production in the Asia Pacific region.  
Over the past two years, area management 
has increased anticorrosion and insulation 
coating capacity, constructed four 
additional deepwater berths, upgraded 
crane, loader and truck fleets and added 
160 hectares of storage space to increase 
capacity and efficiency at the Kabil and 
Kuantan coating facilities.

from Petrobras and a trial installation with 
PDVSA in Venezuela bode well for the 
division’s prospects in Latin America.

Global leadership also includes investment 
in selective acquisitions that strengthen 
our existing operations. The past year was 
no exception. In March, we acquired a 
specialty coating business, formerly known 
as CSI, from Altus Energy Services. This 
acquisition will allow Shaw Pipe Protection 
to provide custom shop and field applied 
coating solutions that are complementary 
to its existing business and strengthen our 
position in pipeline rehabilitation markets.

We also continue to invest in the world’s 
largest network of modern, large-diameter 
pipe coating plants. Over the next few 
years, we will be delivering record volumes 
of coated pipe from our facilities in Kabil, 

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ShawCor Ltd.   SUPERIOR EXECUTION

ThE ShAWCor diFFErEnCE

Superior Execution

ShawCor’s seven divisions are among the strongest competitors 
in their markets. Individually and together, they are building a 
hard-earned reputation for fulfilling the most demanding project 
requirements on time, on budget and in accordance with the 
highest standards of quality. In 2011, we continued to raise the 
bar for superior execution with the most advanced manufacturing 
process management system in the business.

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A reputation for superior execution is important in a world of multi-billion 
dollar energy infrastructure investments where the impact of project delays 
can be measured in millions of dollars per day. Our customers expect 
flawless, on time, on budget performance from ShawCor and so do we. It’s a 
commitment that lies at the heart of every ShawCor facility worldwide through 
the ShawCor Management System (SMS).

First launched in 2006, SMS is an industry-leading continuous improvement 
program that draws upon the best elements of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma 
and other world-class manufacturing systems as well as lessons from our own 
experience over the years. The SMS program combines these elements with a 
strong corporate culture to drive excellence in ShawCor’s manufacturing and 
business processes. 

Today, the performance of each of our 
manufacturing locations is continuously 
audited against eight measurable SMS 
elements that embrace: standardized work, 
product/service and process launch, product 
and process engineering, global operations 
metrics, SMS leadership management, 
workforce engagement, quality and process 
control and knowledge sharing.  

SMS continued to drive significant cost benefits 
for ShawCor during 2011. To date, we have 
achieved more than $25 million in cumulative 
annual savings as a result of improved  
efficiencies, material variance reductions, 
manufacturing process improvements and 
standardized launch methodologies for new 
products. Such improvements also translate  
into multiple benefits for our customers in the  
form of lower costs, higher quality and better  
on-time performance.

DSG-Canusa's DERAY® 
Autoseal is an automated 
water blocking solution for use 
in the assembly of automotive  
wire harnesses.

A higher level of assurance

The commitment to superior execution extends beyond our pipe manufacturing 
processes to a growing range of onsite energy services. Shaw Pipeline Services 
is the premier global provider of girth weld inspection services that assure 
the integrity of onshore and marine pipelines. The company continued to 
build upon its technological leadership in real time radiographic inspection 
during the past year with the introduction of HDRTR – the industry’s first 
high definition real time radiography inspection solution. Applicable to any 
welding technique, including submerged arc welding, HDRTR delivers critical 
assurance on the growing frontiers of energy production.

Performance at every ShawCor location is continuously audited against eight 
measurable SMS elements. 

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ShawCor Ltd.   SUPERIOR EXECUTION

SMS continued to produce significant cost benefits for ShawCor 
during the past year. To date, we have achieved more than  
$25 million in annual savings as a result of improved efficiencies, 
material variance reductions, manufacturing process improvements 
and standardized launch methodologies for new products. 

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ShawCor's SMS Program has generated  
more than $25 million in cumulative annual 
savings since 2008.

In 2011, our worldwide operations 
achieved a record SMS compliance score 
of more than 80 percent against a bar 
that continues to be raised each year. Our 
progress during the past year has been 
particularly impressive across all of the 
ShawCor manufacturing and pipe coating 
facilities where SMS has been adopted 
as a central element of the Company’s 
growth strategy. Our Bredero Shaw plant 

All control systems are built into Brigden’s 
modular design, which eliminates the need 
for time-consuming installation of lighting, 
electronics and plumbing on site. As a 
result, this full-service coating plant can be 
mobilized and into production in six weeks.

in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the United 
Arab Emirates achieved the highest year-
over-year improvement in the SMS audit, 
a performance that helped earn ShawCor’s 
2011 awards for SMS Achievement 
and SMS Safety Performance. The RAK 
facility’s impressive achievements  
included a composite SMS compliance 
score of 87 percent, reduced material 
usage, reduced changeover times, 
increased contribution margins and a Total 
Recordable Case Frequency rate of zero. 

While proud of our progress to date, 
we see ample opportunity to improve 
our performance in the years ahead. To 
achieve our potential, ShawCor’s leaders 
must be able to support, guide and inspire 
business improvement and possess the 
knowledge to independently lead SMS 
initiatives at their respective facilities. In 
2010 we introduced the SMS Champion 
Certification Program, which has now 
graduated 55 Champions to help make 
continuous improvement a way of life at 
ShawCor. This comprehensive program 
includes over 100 hours of classroom and 
web-based training, simulations, hands-
on applications, online testing and a final 
assignment on SMS application, personal 
development and business improvement. 
With the support of our senior leaders, 
these graduates have been able to broaden 
the collective knowledge of their teams, 
ensuring that we all speak a common 
language and are able to collaboratively 
execute meaningful improvements 
in ShawCor’s operating practices and 
corporate culture.

We also place a high priority on continuing 
to learn from the experiences and best 
practices of other industry leaders 
throughout North America. ShawCor is 
an active member of the Association for 
Manufacturing Excellence (AME), North 
America’s premier organization for the 
exchange of knowledge in organizational 
excellence through the implementation of 
techniques such as Lean Tools, Leadership, 
Lean Product Development, Lean Supply 
Chain and Lean Accounting. In 2011, the 
annual AME conference in Dallas, Texas 
drew more than 2,400 participants 

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from 37 countries. As in past years,  
ShawCor’s delegation was the largest at 
the conference with 85 of our people  
in attendance at both the AME conference 
and the Company's parallel SMS sessions. 

The spirit of continuous improvement 
unleashed by SMS can also be seen 
elsewhere in the organization, from the 
development of new products to the 
introduction of innovative production 
technologies. ShawCor has led the 
industry in the design and construction of 
portable concrete coating plants to fulfill 
customer requirements at the most cost 
effective point in the supply chain. In 2011, 
we unveiled our most ambitious portable 
coating facility to date with the opening 
of our fully modular Brigden™ plant in 
Beaumont, Texas. The Brigden plant has 
been designed with the capability to 

provide a full range of internal and external 
anticorrosion and flow assurance pipe 
coatings and robotic end finishing. Each 
Brigden plant includes fully integrated 
raw material storage, maintenance, 
quality control and testing facilities. These 
mobile plants can be located anywhere 
in the world, from nearby pipe mills to 
the most remote oil and gas fields or 
strategically located ports serving offshore 
deepwater plays. As a result, they can 
provide significant advantages in terms of 
streamlining project logistics, improving 
safety and reducing the costs of handling 
and transporting pipe. A Brigden plant 
ships in standard ISO containers and takes 
only six weeks to assemble and be fully 
operational. Built to comply with the same 
stringent SMS operating standards as 
our fixed plants, the Brigden concept was 
successfully commissioned with  

Our first fully modular Brigden™ coating plant 
opened last year in Beaumont, Texas.

the application of anticorrosion and 
thermal insulation coatings for  
Chevron’s Jack/St. Malo Project in  
the Gulf of Mexico. 

As the quest for new energy resources 
becomes more challenging and expensive, 
ShawCor’s reliability as a supplier 
becomes increasingly important. We are 
uniquely capable of serving the largest 
and most technologically demanding 
projects in the industry with the world’s 
largest pipe coating facilities, complete 
pipe mill to pipe installation logistics and 
the financial strength to fund and execute 
multiple contracts on time and on budget 
while achieving projected margins and 
quality standards.

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ShawCor Ltd.   TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

ThE ShAWCor diFFErEnCE

Technological Innovation

ShawCor’s ability to answer new challenges in the continuously 
evolving search for additional energy resources is based on a strong 
foundation of technological leadership and innovation. Today, 
we hold 203 enforceable patents with an additional 15 patents 
applied for and nine new patents granted or allowed during 2011 
in the fields of adhesive technology, anticorrosion science, flow 
assurance/thermal design, polymer compounding, crosslinking of 
polymers and specialized concrete systems.

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At ShawCor, research and development plays a crucial role in our ability to 
keep pace with growing demands for new product technologies. As the search 
for energy continues to push the boundaries of new frontiers, our customers 
are looking for products that can perform in more extreme environments, 
reduce long-term operating costs and minimize environmental risk. In 2011,  
we continued to answer those needs.

The world’s subsea hydrocarbon deposits are an increasingly important source 
of energy production and a growing focus for the industry’s major exploration 
and production companies. These subsea deposits contain more than  
200 billion barrels of recoverable reserves according to recent estimates by 
the International Energy Agency. At the same time, access to these deposits 
has been made possible by the development of new technologies that have 
allowed drilling at unprecedented depths. 

Technology for new frontiers

A next generation insulation system with unlimited depth capability, 
ShawCor’s Thermotite® ULTRATM integrated coating and protection 
system is enabling energy companies to access reserves beyond the reach 
of conventional technology. During the past year, ShawCor delivered its 
Thermotite® ULTRATM insulation system for use on the ENI Norge Goliat 
Project. One of the first offshore developments in Norway’s frigid Barents 
Sea, Goliat represents a significant technological challenge owing to its depth 
(up to 1,800 metres below the surface of the ocean),  the unusually shallow 
formation and thus the low temperature of the deposit. Such factors make 
the performance of the pipeline insulation system a vital element in the 
performance of the entire field.

In 2011, ShawCor strengthened its leadership in this important energy frontier 
with the commissioning of our new Subsea Test Facility with its Simulated 
Service Vessel (SSV) in Toronto, Ontario. This remarkable 82-tonne vessel 
allows us to thoroughly test and verify the 
thermal, compression resistance and flow 
assurance capabilities of newly developed 
insulation coatings and joint protection 
systems at an equivalent water depth up to 
3,000 metres and an internal pipe temperature 
up to 180 °C. Capable of testing pipe samples  
up to 6.0 metres in length and 910 mm  
(36 inches) in diameter, the SSV is the 
largest and most advanced vessel of its kind 
in the industry as confirmed by the receipt 
of a Spotlight on New Technology Award at 
this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in 
Houston, Texas. Commissioning the ShawCor 
Subsea Test Facility is just the latest step in 

Each year, the Offshore 
Technology Conference 
recognizes outstanding 
achievements to the offshore 
exploration and production 
industry with the Spotlight on 
New Technology Award.

Volatile weather conditions in the North Sea make exploration, drilling and the 
construction of pipelines challenging.

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ShawCor Ltd.   TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Our Subsea Test Facility and Simulated Service Vessel (SSV), 
the industry’s largest and most technologically advanced, allow 
ShawCor and its energy industry customers to thoroughly test the 
thermal, compression resistance and flow assurance capabilities of 
newly developed insulation coatings and joint protection systems 
before critical pipelines are installed.

our commitment to provide end-to-end 
pipeline solutions that meet or exceed 
customer needs for the deepest and most 
extreme subsea operating conditions. 

During 2011, the SSV played a key role 
in the development and testing of pipe 
coatings and joint systems in connection 
with our success in winning several major 
pipeline contracts including Chevron’s 
Jack/St. Malo Project, the first project for 
the Company’s Brigden™ portable plant, 
which involved testing an end-to-end 
insulation system to a simulated water 
depth of over 2,000 metres. 

One of the advanced products that has 
been tested utilizing our sophisticated 
Flow Assurance testing capabilities is 
Thermotite® ULTRATM, an innovative 
subsea insulation system with virtually 
unlimited depth capability that assures 
complete system integrity during service 
and reduced energy loss in steady state 
and transient conditions. Such qualities 
made Thermotite® ULTRATM the coating 
system of choice for the ENI Norge Goliat 
Project and the winner of the  
International Pipe Line & Offshore 
Contractors Association’s 2011 New 
Technologies Award.

We also continue to build upon our 
leadership in coating technology for 
new land-based pipelines as well as the 
growing market for pipeline rehabilitation. 
Recent failures in North America’s existing 
pipeline infrastructure, including numerous 

incidents during 2011, represent a growing 
area of need for ShawCor’s products and 
services.  The majority of North America’s 
oil and gas pipelines were constructed 
prior to 1970. Back then, joints were 
sometimes protected with pitch or taped 
in a manner that could trap moisture and 
accelerate corrosion. The replacement and 
rehabilitation of aging legacy pipelines 
represents a potential multi-billion dollar 
opportunity for ShawCor. We are ready to 
take advantage of it with a new generation 
of high performance coating systems such 
as our High Performance Powder Coating 
(HPPC), which allowed ShawCor to secure 
the 82 kilometre 36 inch diameter Wood 
Buffalo project. Our Shaw Pipeline Services 
division, which provides ultrasonic and 
real time radiographic pipeline weld 
inspection services and our Canusa-CPS 
division which provides field applied 
joint protection systems, are also well 
positioned to benefit. 

ShawCor’s spirit of continuous innovation 
could also be seen at work in the 
introduction of innovative new products 
from Flexpipe Systems. Advances in 
horizontal drilling and fracking technology 
are driving increasing levels of drilling 
activity in North America, from mature 
energy basins to new shale resources. 
Flexpipe continued to earn a larger share 
of these markets in 2011, aided by growing 
service capabilities and the successful 
commercialization of two innovative  
new products.  

Top: Shaw Pipeline Services’ proven HDUT 
technology provides state-of-the-art mechanized 
ultrasonic testing technology for the complete 
inspection of pipeline girth-welds.

Bottom: Canusa-CPS' IntelliCOATTM is the 
world’s first fully automated system for the 
application of heat shrinkable sleeves, providing 
unprecedented precision, consistency and  
speed of operation for contractors and  
other customers.

FlexPipe HT High Temperature Linepipe 
can easily withstand the continuous 
service temperatures of up to 82°C 
found in deeper oil and gas reservoirs 
with the same corrosion resistance and 
installation benefits of conventional 

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feugiat umsandignim odignim

Ichthys utat borum ipismolore miniat. Ibidus et 
prat.Erosto ea consed enim quissed dipit feugiat 
ullam blandips.
Subsea Test Facility and Simulated Service Vessel.

FlexPipe Linepipe. FlexCord Linepipe also 
delivers the same corrosion resistance 
and installation benefits as FlexPipe 
Linepipe, but is engineered to handle the 
high cyclic pressure associated with water 

injection and other positive displacement 
pump applications. These products have 
filled important customer needs while 
strengthening the company’s position as  
a single source provider.

The same spirit of innovation is also 
helping Flexpipe Systems find more 
efficient ways to service its customers. 
The past year witnessed the introduction 
of a radical new package design, coined  
“reel-less pipe”, that offers significant 
advantages over previous shipping 
methods. This customized deployment 
technology accommodates 25 percent 
more product per truckload while 
significantly improving speed of 
deployment on site.

ShawCor’s ability to anticipate and satisfy 
the evolving product requirements of 
our global energy customers depends 

Flexpipe Systems’ new “reel-less” packaging 
system delivers pipe faster and allows more 
efficient deployment of product on site while 
reducing logistics costs.

on our strong commitment to research 
and development. Today, each of our 
seven business units uses industry 
leading technologies thanks to a common 
commitment to excellence and the 
extraordinary contributions of ShawCor’s 
research and product development 
professionals. In addition to the divisions’ 
product development activities, we employ 
more than 25 scientists at the Company’s 
central research facilities, whose work has 
set ShawCor apart with 203 enforceable 
patents and an additional 15 patents 
applied for and nine new patents granted 
or allowed during 2011. As the search for 
new energy sources continues to challenge 
the ingenuity of the world’s major energy 
producers, ShawCor will be ready with 
the high performance products and 
environmentally responsible solutions  
our customers need.

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ShawCor Ltd.   ORGANIzATIONAL EXCELLENCE

ThE ShAWCor diFFErEnCE

Organizational Excellence

The quality and determination of our people, and the alignment of 
their efforts in pursuit of individual and organizational excellence, 
have always been the foundation of ShawCor’s development and 
success. Thanks to their efforts, we continue to build upon our 
reputation as a global and market leader in our chosen businesses.

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At ShawCor, we believe that our success depends on becoming a higher 
performing organization every year. Since 2008, we have measured our 
performance against a common set of objectives across all of our operations. 
Our overarching aim is to ensure that all executives, managers and other 
staff are aligned in the pursuit of common strategies for growth, innovation, 
execution, people and leadership. We keep track of our progress by 
establishing and linking the personal objectives of more than 1,500 people 
in the organization with quantifiable performance metrics tied to ShawCor’s 
corporate and divisional objectives. Today, each of them has direct,  
line-of-sight metrics supporting the company’s strategic objectives with 
closely related, merit-based compensation programs that reward individual 
and collective accomplishments.

These efforts are complemented by 
participation in industry forums and 
company activities that promote continuous 
organizational improvement. In October 2011, 
85 executives and managers from all ShawCor 
divisions attended the annual Association for 
Manufacturing Excellence (AME) conference in 
Dallas, Texas. AME is North America’s leading 
forum for the exchange of best practices in 
organizational excellence with ShawCor playing 
a prominent role in the association’s activities 
each year. The AME conference also serves 
as an ideal backdrop for our own professional 
development, awards presentations and planning 
activities. At a private lunch held during this year’s 
conference, ShawCor launched the SMS Program and Strategies 2012 with 
the support of best practice presentations delivered by representatives from 
each division. This year’s exchange celebrated new performance milestones 
achieved through SMS and outlined key initiatives for the current year, 
including the migration of SMS into non-manufacturing areas of our business.

Non-manufacturing operations 
will be implementing  
SMS in 2012.

Aiming higher at Ras Al Khaimah

Bredero Shaw’s Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) pipe coating plant in the United Arab 
Emirates distinguished itself with two awards in 2011 for SMS Achievement 
and SMS Safety Performance. Among the facility’s most impressive 
accomplishments were a record 87 percent compliance score on the SMS 
Audit, a 35 percent reduction in material waste, a 58 percent decrease in 
changeover times and a Total Recordable Case Frequency rate of zero. 

Co-workers share issues and concerns at the Daily Management Process board,  
a universal element of the ShawCor Management System.

Financial Strength

REVENUE
(in millions of Canadian dollars)

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 
AND AMORTIZATION
(in millions of Canadian dollars)

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

Capital Expenditures�p
Amortization�p

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

CAPITALIZATION
(in millions of Canadian dollars)

INCOME FROM CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS
(in millions of Canadian dollars)

1,000

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

Shareholders� Equity�p
Long-term Debt�p

150

135

120

105

90

75

60

45

30

15

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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Financial Review

Management’s Discussion and Analysis 

22

Executive Overview 

22
1.0 
22
1.1  Core Businesses 
23
1.2   Vision and Objectives 
24
1.3  Key Performance Drivers 
24
1.4  Key Performance Indicators 
25
1.5  Capability to Deliver Results 
27
Financial Highlights 
2.0 
27
Selected Annual Information 
2.1 
28
Foreign Exchange Impact 
2.2 
28
3.0 
Significant Business Developments 
30
4.0  Results from Operations 
30
4.1  Consolidated Information 
31
Segment Information 
4.2 
5.0 
33
Liquidity and Capitalization 
5.1  Cash Provided by Operating Activities  33
33
5.2  Cash Used in Investing Activities 
5.3  Cash Used in Financing Activities 
33
5.4 

Liquidity and Capital  
Resource Measures 

5.5  Credit Facilities 
Future Uses of Liquidity 
5.6 
5.7 
Financial Instruments 
5.8  Outstanding Share Capital 
6.0  Quarterly Selected  

Financial Information 

7.0  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 
8.0  Critical Accounting Estimates and  

Accounting Policy Developments 

8.1  Critical Accounting Estimates 
8.2  Accounting Standards Issued  

but Not Yet Applied 
8.3 
First Time Adoption of IFRS 
9.0  Disclosure Controls and Internal  
Controls over Financial Reporting 

10.0  General Outlook 

33
34
35
36
38

38
39

39
39

40
42

48
48

11.0  Risks and Uncertainties 
11.1  Economic Risks 
11.2  Litigation and Legal Risks 
11.3  HSE Risks 
11.4  Political and Regulatory Risks 
12.0  Environmental Matters 
13.0  Reconciliation of  

Non-GAAP Measures 
14.0  Forward Looking Information 

Management’s Responsibility  
for Financial Statements 

Independent Auditors’ Report 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 

Consolidated Statements of Income 

Consolidated Statements of  
Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of  
Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 

Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements 

Six-Year Review 

Quarterly Information 

ShawCor Directors 

Corporate Governance 

Primary Operating Locations 

Corporate Information 

50
50
51
52
52
53

53
55

57

58

59

60

61

61

62

63

105

105

106

107

108

IBC

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis    

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is a discussion of the consolidated financial position and results of operations 
of ShawCor Ltd. (“ShawCor” or the “Company”) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and should be read together with ShawCor’s 
audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the same periods. All dollar amounts in this MD&A are in thousands of Canadian dollars except 
per share amounts or unless otherwise stated.

This MD&A and the Consolidated Financial Statements and comparative information have been prepared in accordance with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. For all periods up to and including the year 
ended December 31, 2010, we prepared our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting 
Principles (“CGAAP”). Pursuant to the standard related to the first time adoption of IFRS, our transition date to IFRS was January 1, 2010  
and therefore the comparative information for 2010 has been restated to be in accordance with our IFRS accounting policies. The financial 
information for years prior to 2010 contained within this MD&A has been prepared following CGAAP and, as allowed by the standard related 
to the first time adoption of IFRS (“IFRS 1”), has not been re-presented on an IFRS basis. Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified 
to conform to the current year’s IFRS presentation format.

1.0  Executive Overview
ShawCor is a growth oriented, global energy services company serving the Pipeline and Pipe Services and the Petrochemical and 
Industrial segments of the energy industry. The Company operates seven divisions with over 70 manufacturing and service facilities 
located around the world. The Company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). 

1.1 Core Businesses
ShawCor provides a broad range of products and services, which include high quality pipe coating services, flexible composite pipe, 
onshore and offshore pipeline corrosion and thermal protection, state-of-the-art ultrasonic and radiographic inspection services, 
tubular management services, heat-shrinkable polymer tubing and control and instrumentation wire and cable.

The Company and its predecessors have designed, engineered, marketed and sold these products and services worldwide for over  
50 years. ShawCor has made substantial investments in research and development (“R&D”) initiatives and earned strong customer 
loyalty based on a history of project execution success.

The Company operates in a highly competitive international business environment with its success attributed to its strategic global 
locations, its extensive portfolio of proprietary technologies and its commitment to the use of industry-leading business processes 
and programs. ShawCor is the world’s largest applicator of pipeline coatings for the oil and gas industry for both onshore and 
offshore pipelines.

The primary driver of demand for the Company’s products and services is the level of energy industry investment in pipeline 
infrastructure for hydrocarbon development and transportation around the globe. This investment, in turn, is driven by global  
levels of economic activity and the resulting growth in hydrocarbon demand, the impact of resource depletion on the supply  
of hydrocarbons and the financial position of the major energy companies. The relationship between global hydrocarbon demand  
and supply and the level of energy industry investment in infrastructure tends to be cyclical.

As at December 31, 2011, the Company operated its seven divisions through two reportable operating segments: Pipeline and Pipe 
Services; and Petrochemical and Industrial.

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Pipeline and Pipe Services
The Pipeline and Pipe Services segment is the largest segment of the Company and accounted for 88% of consolidated revenue for 
the year ended December 31, 2011. This segment includes the Bredero Shaw, Canusa–CPS, Shaw Pipeline Services, Flexpipe Systems 
and Guardian divisions. 

•   Bredero Shaw’s product offerings include specialized internal anticorrosion and flow efficiency pipe coating systems, insulation 

coating systems, weight coating systems and custom coating and field joint application services for onshore and offshore 
pipelines.

•   Canusa–CPS manufactures heat-shrinkable sleeves, adhesives, sealants and liquid coatings for corrosion protection on onshore 

and offshore pipelines.

•   Shaw Pipeline Services provides ultrasonic and radiographic pipeline girth weld inspection services to pipeline operators and 

construction contractors worldwide for both onshore and offshore pipelines.

•   Flexpipe Systems manufactures spoolable composite pipe systems used for oil and gas gathering, water disposal, carbon dioxide 

injection pipelines and other applications requiring corrosion resistance and high pressure capabilities.

•   Guardian provides a complete range of tubular management services including inventory management systems, mobile 

inspection, in-plant inspection and the refurbishment and rethreading of drill pipe, production tubing and casing.

Petrochemical and Industrial
The Petrochemical and Industrial segment, which includes the DSG–Canusa and ShawFlex divisions, accounted for 12% of 
consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011. Operations within this segment utilize polymer and adhesive 
technologies that were developed for the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment and are now being applied to applications in 
Petrochemical and Industrial markets. 

•   DSG–Canusa is a global manufacturer of heat-shrinkable products including thin, medium and heavy-walled tubing, sleeves  

and molded products as well as heat-shrink accessories and equipment.

•   ShawFlex is a manufacturer of wire and cable for control, instrumentation, thermocouple, power, marine and robotics 

applications. 

1.2 Vision and Objectives
ShawCor’s vision and business strategy is to be the market leader and technology innovator with a primary focus on the global 
pipeline industry and to use this base as a platform to build an international energy services company while achieving the following 
key performance objectives:

•   generate a Return on Equity (“ROE”) of 15% over the full business cycle; 

•   generate average annual net income growth of 15% over the full business cycle;

•   continuously improve on an industry leading health, safety and environmental (“HSE”) management system to support  

the Company’s commitment to an Incident and Injury Free (“IIF”) workplace;

•   maintain a strong market share with each division being number one or a strong number two in its respective market;

•   achieve flawless execution supported by clear lines of accountability and responsibility;

•   increase the flow of new products using the New Product Development (“AFPD”) system to achieve a minimum of 20%  

of revenue from new products introduced within the current or previous two years;

•   achieve lowest cost producer status using the ShawCor Manufacturing System (“SMS”) program combined with effective  

global procurement;

•   provide a reliable organization based on best practices in governance, financial control and business processes; and

•   provide a workplace and career growth environment that will attract and retain top calibre employees who are essential  

to achieving the corporate growth and profitability objectives.

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1.3 Key Performance Drivers
The Company believes the following key performance drivers are critical to the success of its businesses:

•   demand for the Company’s products and services that is primarily determined by investment in new energy infrastructure 

necessary to supply global energy needs;

•   current and forecasted oil and gas commodity prices and availability of capital to enable customers to finance energy 

infrastructure investment; 

•   the Company’s competitive position globally and its ability to maintain operations in each of the major oil and gas producing 

regions;

•   the Company’s technology and its ability to research and commercialize innovative products that provide added value to 

customers and provide competitive differentiation;

•   the Company’s operational effectiveness and its ability to maintain efficient utilization of productive capacity at each geographic 

location;

•   access to capital and maintenance of sufficient available liquidity to support continuing operations and finance growth activities;

•   the ability to identify and execute successful business acquisitions that result in strategic global growth; and

•   the ability to attract and retain key personnel.

1.4 Key Performance Indicators
Several of the drivers identified above are beyond the Company’s control; however, there are certain key performance indicators that 
the Company utilizes to monitor its progress in achieving its vision and performance objectives. These indicators are detailed below.

Certain of the following key performance indicators used by ShawCor are not measurements in accordance with Generally Accepted 
Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other measure of performance 
under GAAP. Refer to section 13 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, for additional information with respect to Non-GAAP 
measures used by the Company.

Net Income Growth
As part of its performance objectives, the Company has set a goal for average annual net income growth of 15% over the full 
business cycle, as described in section 1.2 – Vision and Objectives. Net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 
decreased by $39.0 million, or 41%, from $95.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 to $56.1 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2011. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower revenue in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions in the 
Pipeline and Pipe Services segment as described in section 4.2.1 – Pipeline and Pipe Services segment, an increase in selling, general 
and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as described in section 4.1 – Consolidated Information and the accounting gain on acquisition 
of $13.2 million recorded in 2010.

Return on Equity (“ROE”)
ROE is defined as net income for the year divided by average shareholders’ equity for the most recently completed year. ROE is  
used by the Company to assess the efficiency of generating profits from each unit of shareholders’ equity. As part of its performance 
objectives, the Company has set a ROE target of 15%, as described in section 1.2 – Vision and Objectives. The Company’s ROE for 
the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was 6.7% and 11.7%, respectively. The decrease of 5.0 percentage points was primarily 
due to a decrease in net income of $38.4 million and an increase in average shareholders’ equity of $36.5 million.

Free Cash Flow (“FCF”)
FCF is defined as cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures and dividend payments during the year. FCF represents 
the cash available from operations after spending on maintenance of existing assets and expanding the current asset base and is  
a measure of the Company’s ability to generate cash flow to fund growth. FCF decreased by $16.6 million from a negative cash 
outflow of $15.9 million during 2010 to a negative cash outflow of $32.6 million during 2011. The change was primarily due to lower 
cash provided by operating activities of $7.9 million, an increase in capital expenditures of $7.3 million and an increase in dividends 
paid of $1.5 million. 

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Employees
The Company conducts periodic employee surveys and monitors turnover in key personnel positions in order to assess  
employee engagement. 

Market Position
The Company’s record of successful project execution and the resulting repeat business demonstrate customer loyalty, which is one 
of many qualitative measures that the Company utilizes to measure customer satisfaction.

The following table sets forth the relative market position by division within the markets that the Company operated in during the 
year ended December 31, 2011:

Bredero Shaw 
Canusa–CPS 
Shaw Pipeline Services 
Flexpipe Systems 
Guardian 
DSG–Canusa 
ShawFlex 

Market Position

First
First
First
Second
First
Second
First

Safety and Environmental Stewardship
The Company maintains a comprehensive Health, Safety and Environmental (“HSE”) management system in place within each  
of its seven operating divisions and is committed to being an Incident and Injury Free (“IIF”) workplace with no damage to the 
environment. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had recordable injuries per million 
person hours worked of 6.7 and 7.3, respectively. During 2011, the Company completed 29 HSE audits at manufacturing and  
service locations across all seven divisions and developed action plans to correct any deficiencies identified in the audits.

1.5 Capability to Deliver Results

Capital Resources
The Company operates in the global energy industry and, as a result, the operations of the Company tend to be cyclical. In addition, 
the Company can undertake major pipe coating projects anywhere in the world as part of its normal operations. These factors,  
as well as the Company’s growth initiatives, can result in variations in the amount of investment in property, plant and equipment, 
working capital and project guarantees required to support the Company’s businesses. The Company’s policy is to manage its 
financial resources, including debt facilities, so as to maintain sufficient financial capacity to fund these investment requirements.

Capital expenditures increased by $7.3 million from $48.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 to $56.0 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2011. The Company believes it has sufficient available resources and capacity to meet the market demand for 
its products and services in the markets where the Company operates. The Company may, however, incur new capital expenditures 
to facilitate growth in new markets.

The current level of working capital investment is expected to be sufficient to support the level of business activity projected in  
2012; however, unexpected increases in business activity or specific pipe coating project requirements may result in higher working 
capital requirements. Any such increase in requirements will be financed from the Company’s cash balances and available 
committed credit facilities. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $67.3 million and $156.0 million as at December 31, 2011 
and 2010, respectively, and had unutilized lines of credit available of $162.3 million and $164.9 million, as at December 31, 2011  
and 2010, respectively. 

The current financial position of the Company is strong and the Company does not foresee any difficulties in maintaining a sufficient 
level of financial capacity to execute the Company’s growth strategy. 

Please refer to section 5 – Liquidity and Capitalization, for additional information with respect to the Company’s liquidity and 
financial position.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Non-Capital Resources
The Company considers its people as the most significant non-capital resource required in order to achieve the vision and objectives 
identified above. The Company’s executives are comprised of senior business leaders who bring a broad range of experience and  
skill sets in the oil and gas industry, finance, tax, law and corporate governance. The leadership team’s experience, combined with  
the employees’ knowledge and dedication to excellence, has resulted in a long history of proven financial success and stability, with 
the resulting creation of value for the Company’s stakeholders. 

On an ongoing basis, the Company monitors its succession planning program in order to mitigate the impact of planned or 
unplanned departures of key personnel. As at December 31, 2011, the Company believes it has sufficient human resources to operate 
its businesses at an optimal level and execute its strategic plan. 

Systems and Processes
Management regularly reviews the Company’s operational systems and processes and develops new ones as required. Key 
operational programs utilized by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2011 included systems and controls over project 
bidding, capital expenditures, internal controls over financial reporting, product development, HSE management and human resource 
development. In addition, the ShawCor Manufacturing System (“SMS”) program has been implemented to increase operating 
efficiency and achieve significant cost savings in each of the Company’s seven divisions.

As at December 31, 2011, the Company believes it has sufficient systems and processes in place to operate its businesses at an 
optimal level and execute its strategic plan.

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2.0  Financial Highlights

2.1 Selected Annual Information
The following sets forth the Company’s financial highlights for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Revenue 
Cost of goods sold 

Gross profit 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Foreign exchange (gains) losses 
Amortization of property, plant and equipment 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill 

Income from Operations 

Accounting gain on acquisition 
Loss on investment in associate 
Finance costs – net 

Income before income taxes and non-controlling interest 
Income taxes 
Non-controlling interest 

2011 

2010 

2009(c)

$ 1,157,265 
734,730 

$  422,535 
269,241 
13,119 
1,338 
41,906 
7,244 
5,244 

$ 1,034,163 
623,641 

$  410,522 
219,084 
11,050 
(5,647) 
45,077 
5,038 
16,089 

$ 1,183,978 
695,521 

$  488,457 
219,557 
10,967 
3,790 
57,244 
4,380 
– 

$ 

84,443 

$  119,831 

$  192,519 

– 
10,133 
4,507 

69,803 
13,120 
597 

(13,181) 
1,939 
2,805 

– 
– 
4,672 

$  128,268 
33,196 
– 

$  187,847 
56,397 
– 

$ 

Net Income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 

$ 

56,086 

$ 

95,072 

$  131,450 

Net Income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 
Add:
  Non-controlling interest 

Income taxes 

  Finance costs – net 

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill 

  Amortization of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets 
  Accounting gain on acquisition 
  Loss on investment in associate 

EBITDA(a) 

Per Share Information: 
Net Income
  Basic (Classes A and B) 
  Diluted (Classes A and B) 

Total Assets 
Total Non-current Liabilities(b) 

$ 

56,086 

$ 

95,072 

$  131,450 

597 
13,120 
4,507 
5,244 
49,150 
– 
10,133 

– 
33,196 
2,805 
16,089 
50,115 
(13,181) 
1,939 

– 
56,397 
4,672 
– 
61,624 
– 
– 

$  138,837 

$  186,035 

$  254,143 

0.79 
0.78 

1.35 
1.33 

1.86 
1.85 

$ 1,223,265 
$  110,445 

$ 1,224,936 
$  121,336 

$ 1,194,027 
$  128,167 

(a) Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is a Non-GAAP measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net  

income or any other measure of performance under GAAP. Refer to section 13 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, for additional information with respect to  

  Non-GAAP measures used by the Company.

(b)  Includes the Company’s non-current portion of long-term debt, non-current provisions, deferred income taxes, non-current derivative financial instruments and the 

non-current portion of obligations under finance leases.

(c) Financial highlights for the Statement of Income and the Schedule of EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2009 have been prepared under CGAAP.

Revenue 
Revenue increased by $123.1 million, or 12%, from $1,034.2 million in 2010 to $1,157.3 million in 2011, primarily as a result  
of increased market activity in both the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment and the Petrochemical and Industrial segment (refer  
to section 4.2 – Segment Information for further details), partly offset by the unfavourable effects of foreign exchange fluctuations 
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Income from Operations
Income from operations decreased by $35.4 million, or 30%, from $119.8 million in 2010 to $84.4 million in 2011. Revenue increased 
$123.1 million as explained above, with an increase in gross profit of $12.0 million and lower impairment charges on property, plant, 
equipment, goodwill and intangible assets of $10.8 million offset by increased foreign exchange losses of $7.0 million, an increase  
in research and development expenses of $2.1 million and an increase in SG&A expenses of $50.2 million.

Net Income
Net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) decreased by $39.0 million, or 41%, from $95.1 million in 2010 to  
$56.1 million in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in income from operations as explained above, an accounting 
gain on acquisition of $13.2 million reported in 2010, a higher loss on investment in associate of $8.2 million, partially offset by  
a 7.1 percentage point reduction in the effective income tax rate from 25.9% in 2010 to 18.8% in 2011.

2.2 Foreign Exchange Impact
The following table sets forth the significant currencies in which the Company operates and the average year-to-date foreign 
exchange rates for these currencies versus Canadian dollars, for the following periods:

US Dollar 
Euro 
British Pound 

year Ended 
december 31 
2011 

0.9931 
1.3750 
1.5854 

Year Ended 
December 31 
2010

1.0351 
1.3785
  1.5987

The following table sets forth the impact on revenue, income from operations and net income (attributable to shareholders  
of the Company), compared with the prior year period, as a result of foreign exchange fluctuations on the translation of foreign 
currency operations:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Revenue 
Income from operations 
Net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 

year Ended  
december 31  

2011

$ 

(22,378)
(4,560)
(3,430)

The Company recorded a foreign exchange loss of $1.3 million in 2011 compared to a gain of $5.6 million in 2010, as a result of the 
impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on monetary assets and liabilities and short-term foreign currency intercompany loans 
within the group, net of hedging activities.

3.0  Significant Business Developments

Acquisition of CSI 
On April 6, 2011, the Company acquired certain of the coating assets and business of Altus Energy Services Partnership, Altus 
Energy Services Ltd. and Nusco Northern Manufacturing Ltd. for $12.8 million. The assets purchased constitute a business as defined 
by IFRS 3, Business Combinations. The coating business, formerly known as CSI, and now known as ShawCor CSI Services (“CSI”) 
provides shop applied coatings at its modern facility in Nisku, Alberta and provides field coating services throughout western Canada. 

CSI specializes in the internal and external coating of bends, fittings, elbows and short spools of pipe including the internal corrosion 
coating of long straight lengths of pipe. The acquisition of the CSI assets will allow the Bredero Shaw division to supply a broad  
range of internal and external custom coating solutions in Canada that are complementary to its current range of anticorrosion, flow 
efficiency and insulation coatings for oil and gas gathering and transmission lines. This acquisition will also allow Bredero Shaw to 
provide a full range of custom coating solutions for pipeline rehabilitation applications.

Investment in Socotherm S.p.A.
On May 18, 2010, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of Socotherm S.p.A. (“Socotherm”) had accepted an offer 
from an investor group consisting of the Company and two private equity firms, 4D Global Energy Advisors of Paris, France and 
Sophia Capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina (the “Investor Group”) whereby the Investor Group would complete a share capital 
investment in Socotherm of €50 million and attain a 95% ownership interest in Socotherm. The Investor Group also entered into  
an undertaking to invest a further €25 million in Socotherm, if necessary, to discharge potential liabilities that arise subsequent to 
the completion of Socotherm’s court supervised restructuring. The Company’s interest in the Investor Group is 40%.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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On July 2, 2010, the Investor Group established a new entity, Fineglade Limited (Ireland) [“Fineglade”] to hold the proposed 
investment in Socotherm. Also on this date, the Investor Group capitalized Fineglade with €50 million and Fineglade transferred  
this amount into an escrow account, such funds to be released to Socotherm upon court approval of the share capital investment. 
The Company’s investment in Fineglade was €20 million ($25.7 million). The Company also entered into a shareholders’ agreement 
with the other shareholders of Fineglade that provides the Company with significant influence over the strategic operating,  
investing and financing activities of Fineglade, without having joint control. Furthermore, on August 17, 2010, the Company made  
an incremental investment in Fineglade of €4 million ($5.2 million) as its pro rata share of a secured bridge loan provided by  
Fineglade to Socotherm.

On October 29, 2010, the Court of Vicenza issued a Homologation Decree that approved the share capital investment and the 
agreement between the Investor Group and Socotherm was subsequently completed. In November 2010, the Company injected  
an additional €2.6 million ($3.4 million) into Fineglade to discharge additional liabilities of Socotherm.

During 2011, the Company invested an additional US$10.7 million ($10.5 million at the current exchange rates) in Fineglade  
as its pro rata share of a potential future capital increase by Fineglade in Socotherm and incurred an investment loss on its 
investment in Fineglade in the amount of $8.1 million. 

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company advanced a loan to Fineglade in the amount of US$8.5 million ($8.2 million at the 
then current exchange rate) with a maturity date of December 31, 2013. The interest rate on this loan is reset on a quarterly basis  
at the 3-month LIBOR rate + 2.0%. 

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company advanced another loan to Fineglade in the amount of US$2.0 million ($2.1 million  
at the then current exchange rate) payable on demand and bearing an upfront fee at 2%.

Significant Business Contracts
In October, 2011, the Company was awarded a contract with a value in excess of US$40.0 million from Subsea 7 to provide flow 
assurance pipeline coatings for subsea projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The work, consisting of coating in excess 
of 110 km of 6" to 16" pipe, will be executed at the Bredero Shaw pipe coating facility in Orkanger, Norway.

In October and November, 2011, the Company was awarded two contracts to provide pipeline coatings and related products and 
services for the Wheatstone project, from Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd., with a combined value in excess of US$170 million. The 
contracts involve coating approximately 300 km of 10" to 44" diameter pipe that will be protected with fusion bonded epoxy or 
three layer anticorrosion coatings, Thermotite® polypropylene insulation coating, SureFlo™ internal coatings and HeviCote® concrete 
weight coating. In addition, the Company has also received a contract for anode procurement and installation as well as custom 
coating. The contracts will be executed at the Bredero Shaw facilities in Kabil, Indonesia; Kuantan, Malaysia and Orkanger, Norway. 
Work will commence during the second quarter of 2012.

In November, 2011, the Company was awarded the Barzan pipeline project in the Qatari sector of the Arabian Gulf from Hyundai 
Heavy Industries, with a value in excess of US$45 million, to provide corrosion protection and concrete weight coating. The contract 
will be executed at Bredero Shaw’s facility in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates and will involve coating of 292 km of up to 
24" pipe with fusion bonded epoxy anticorrosion coating and HeviCote® concrete weight coating. Work on this project is scheduled 
to commence late in the first quarter of 2012.

In January, 2012, the Company was awarded a significant contract from Technip USA to provide concrete weight coatings, anode 
installation and other related services for a Latin American pipeline project, consisting of approximately 100 km of 36" pipe to  
be installed offshore for the transportation of natural gas. Bredero Shaw will mobilize two Compression Coat Technology (CCT) 
concrete weight coating plants to La Brea, Trinidad for this project. Initial operations are scheduled to commence during the first 
quarter of 2012, with concrete coating scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2012.

In February, 2012, the Company was awarded the Ichthys LNG project by Mitsui & Co., with a value in excess of US$400 million,  
to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the gas export pipeline. The Ichthys LNG project is a joint venture 
between INPEX and Total. The contract involves coating 889 km of 42" pipe that will be protected with Asphalt Enamel coating, 
SureFlo™ internal coating and HeviCote® concrete weight coating. In addition, Bredero Shaw has received a contract for anode 
procurement and installation as well as custom coating. The Company will execute the work starting in the third quarter of 2012  
at Bredero Shaw’s facilities in Kabil, Indonesia and Kuantan, Malaysia.

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Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”)
On November 30, 2011, the Company received approval from the TSX to renew its NCIB for an additional one year period expiring  
on November 30, 2012. Under the terms of the renewal, the Company is authorized to acquire, through the facilities of the TSX, up 
to 3,000,000 of the then issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (the “Class A Shares”) and up to 100,000 of 
the then issued and outstanding Class B Multiple Voting Shares (the “Class B Shares”). These two amounts comprised approximately 
5.81% and 9.36% of the public float outstanding as at December 31, 2011 for Class A Shares and Class B Shares, respectively. Daily 
purchases are limited to 27,449 Class A Shares and 1,000 Class B Shares, other than for block purchase exemptions. All Class A 
Shares and Class B Shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled. Please refer to section 5.8 – Outstanding Share Capital, for 
additional information with respect to the Company’s Class A Shares and Class B Shares.

4.0  Results from Operations

4.1 Consolidated Information

Revenue
The following table sets forth revenue by reportable operating segment for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Pipeline and Pipe Services 
Petrochemical and Industrial 
Elimination 

Consolidated 

2011 

2010 

Change

$ 1,021,099 
138,080 
(1,914) 

$  920,157 
115,783 
(1,777) 

$  100,942
22,297 
(137)

$ 1,157,265 

$ 1,034,163 

$  123,102

Consolidated revenue increased by $123.1 million, or 12%, from $1,034.2 million in 2010 to $1,157.3 million in 2011, due to growth  
of 11% in the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment and growth of 19% in the Petrochemical and Industrial segment. 

Revenue for the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment was $100.9 million higher in 2011 compared with 2010 due to higher revenue in 
North America and EMAR of $135.3 million and $57.1 million, respectively, which was partially offset by lower revenue in Asia Pacific 
and Latin America of $73.5 million and $17.9 million, respectively. See section 4.2.1 – Pipeline and Pipe Services segment for 
additional information with respect to the change in revenue in the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment. 

Revenue for the Petrochemical and Industrial segment reported strong growth in all regions. See section 4.2.2 – Petrochemical  
and Industrial segment for additional information with respect to the change in revenue in the Petrochemical and Industrial segment.

Income From Operations (“Operating Income”)
The following table sets forth income from operations and operating margin for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Income from operations 
Operating margin(a) 

(a) Operating margin is defined as income from operations divided by revenue.

$ 

2011 

84,443 
7.3% 

2010 

Change

$  119,831 
11.6% 

$ 
(35,388)
 (4.3) points

Operating Income decreased by $35.4 million, or 30%, from $119.8 million in 2010 to $84.4 million in 2011, with an increase in gross 
profit of $12.0 million and lower impairment charges on property, plant, equipment, goodwill and intangible assets of $10.8 million, 
offset by increased foreign exchange losses of $7.0 million, an increase in research and development expenses of $2.1 million  
and an increase in SG&A expenses of $50.2 million.

Higher revenue, as explained above, generated increased gross profit, which was somewhat mitigated by a reduction in the gross 
profit margin of 3.2 percentage points. The main factors in the gross profit margin reduction were the lower overhead absorption  
in Latin America and Asia Pacific due to low volumes and the inefficient utilization of the Leith, Scotland facility, which experienced 
significant downtime in the second and third quarters as a result of interruptions in the Laggan–Tormore project production schedule.

SG&A expenses increased by $50.2 million compared with 2010 with three factors accounting for most of the increase. First, SG&A 
expenses were higher year over year as a result of increased salaries and other personnel related costs of $17.4 million, increased 
facility and occupancy costs of $6.2 million as a result of the acquisition of CSI in the beginning of the second quarter of 2011 and 
50% of the Brazilian joint venture in the third quarter of 2010 and other growth related additions. Second, 2011 SG&A expenses 
include one-time increases in pension expenses, decommissioning liabilities and inventory obsolescence of $14.2 million and an 
increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to a contract dispute with a customer of $9.6 million. Finally, the 2010  
SG&A expenses had been reduced by income under a management services contract, now discontinued, of $2.5 million.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Finance Costs – Net
The following table sets forth the components of finance costs – net for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Interest income on short-term deposits 
Interest expense, other 
Interest expense on long-term debt 

Finance costs – net 

$ 

2011 

(1,024) 
4,864 
667 

$ 

2010 

(1,455) 
1,933 
2,327 

$ 

Change

431
2,931
(1,660)

$ 

4,507 

$ 

2,805 

$ 

1,702

The finance costs – net balance increased by $1.7 million, from $2.8 million in 2010 to $4.5 million in 2011, mainly due to higher 
accretion expense on certain non-current liabilities and lower interest income on short-term deposits, partially offset by a decrease  
in the interest expense on long-term debt of $1.7 million. 

Income Taxes
The Company recorded an income tax expense of $13.1 million (19% of income before income taxes) for the year ended  
December 31, 2011, compared to income tax expense of $33.2 million (26% of income before income taxes) for the year ended 
December 31, 2010. The effective income tax rate was lower in 2011 than in 2010 primarily due to the Company earning more  
of its income in jurisdictions where the tax rate is 25% or lower, the recognition of previously unrecognized deferred tax assets  
in the second quarter of 2011 as a result of reorganizing the corporate structure in certain foreign jurisdictions, and a reduction  
in a prior year provision as a result of the settlement of certain items in dispute with tax authorities that were settled in the 
company’s favour.

4.2 Segment Information

4.2.1 Pipeline and Pipe Services segment
The following table sets forth, by geographic location, the revenue, operating income and operating margin for the Pipeline and Pipe 
Services segment for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

North America 
Latin America 
EMAR 
Asia Pacific 

Total revenue 

Operating income 
Operating margin 

2011 

2010 

Change

$  547,881 
38,499 
241,885 
192,834 

$  412,622 
56,400 
184,768 
266,367 

$  135,259 
(17,901)
57,117
(73,533)

$ 1,021,099 

$  920,157 

$  100,942

$ 

96,982 
9.5% 

$  131,637 
14.3% 

$ 

(34,655)
(4.8%)

Revenue in the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,021.1 million, an increase  
of $100.9 million, or 11%, from the prior year. The increase resulted from stronger demand for small diameter pipe from increased 
well completions in North America and higher project activity in EMAR, partially offset by lower project activity in Asia Pacific and 
Latin America and the translation impact of a weaker US dollar and Euro against the Company’s Canadian dollar reporting currency:

•   The increase in revenue in North America of $135.3 million was primarily due to growth in small diameter project activity in both 
the US and Canada, a 102% increase in spoolable composite pipe revenue, particularly driven by growth in market share in the 
United States, increased tubular management services driven by increased drilling activity in Canada and Mexico and revenue 
from the acquisition of CSI Services.

•   A decrease in revenue in Latin America of $17.9 million was due to year over year reductions in pipe coating project activity  

of 25% in Mexico and 41% in Brazil.

•   The increase in EMAR revenue of $57.1 million was mainly due to higher pipe coating volumes at the Company’s flow assurance 
insulation coating facility in Orkanger, Norway and a significant increase in activity at Leith, Scotland to complete the Laggan–
Tormore, Breagh and Gundrun projects, partially offset by lower volumes in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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•   In Asia Pacific, revenue decreased by $73.5 million as a result of a reduction in large project activity in 2011 as compared  

to 2010. In Kembla Grange, Australia, project activity was very low following the first quarter 2011 completion of the EPIC QSN 
project. At Kabil, Indonesia and Kuantan, Malaysia, activity levels were lower by 15% and 20%, respectively, as a number of 
large projects were executed in 2010. 

Operating Income in the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $97.0 million, a decrease  
of $34.7 million, or 26%, compared to the prior year. Gross profit increased by $6.9 million; however, the gross profit margin declined 
by 3.4 percentage points due to the shift in project mix, with 2010 experiencing a higher proportion of the Company’s revenue 
derived from projects in Asia Pacific. Also contributing to lower gross margins was the lower overhead absorption in Latin America 
and Asia Pacific due to the reduced volumes and the inefficient utilization of the Leith, Scotland facility, which experienced significant 
downtime in the second and third quarters as a result of interruptions in the Laggan-Tormore project production schedule. The final 
factor affecting operating income was the increase in SG&A expenses as explained in section 4.1 – Consolidated Information.

4.2.2 Petrochemical and Industrial segment
The following table sets forth, by geographic location, the revenue, operating income and operating margin for the Petrochemical and 
Industrial segment for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

North America 
EMAR 
Asia Pacific 

Total revenue 

Operating income 
Operating margin 

$ 

2011 

80,762 
54,237 
3,081 

$ 

2010 

64,053 
50,002 
1,728 

$ 

Change

16,709
4,235
1,353

$  138,080 

$  115,783 

$ 

22,297

$ 

18,242 
13.2% 

$ 

13,580 
11.7% 

$ 
4,662
  1.5% P.P.

Revenue in the Petrochemical and Industrial segment increased by $22.3 million, or 19%, from $115.8 million in 2010 to $138.1 million 
in 2011. The revenue increase resulted from higher shipments of wire and cable products in the oil sands, transit and nuclear markets 
in North America combined with increased heat-shrink sleeve shipments resulting from a strengthening in industrial and automotive 
markets in North America, EMAR and Asia Pacific. This was partially offset by the translation impact of a weaker US dollar and Euro 
versus the Canadian dollar. 

Operating income in the Petrochemical and Industrial segment for 2011 was $18.2 million, an increase of $4.7 million, or 34%, over 
2010. The operating margin was higher by 1.5 points due to higher gross profit margins and improved overhead absorption due to 
increased revenue and better facility utilization, partly offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.6 million.

4.2.3 Financial and Corporate
Financial and corporate costs include corporate expenses not allocated to the operating segments and other non-operating items 
including foreign exchange gains and losses on foreign currency denominated cash and working capital balances. The corporate 
division of the Company only earns revenue that is considered incidental to the activities of the Company. As a result, it does not 
meet the definition of a reportable operating segment as defined under IFRS.

The following table sets forth the Company’s unallocated financial and corporate expenses, before foreign exchange gains and losses, 
for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Financial and corporate expenses 

2011 

2010 

Change

$ 

(29,443) 

$ 

(31,033) 

$ 

1,590

Financial and corporate expenses decreased by $1.6 million or 5% in 2011 compared to 2010, primarily due to lower professional fees 
of $1.9 million.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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5.0  Liquidity and Capitalization
The following table sets forth the Company’s cash flows by activity and cash balance as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except dividends) 

Net income 
Non-cash items 
Settlement of decommissioning liability obligations 
Settlement of provisions 
Change in employee future benefits 
Change in non-cash working capital and foreign exchange 

Cash provided by operating activities 
Cash used in investing activities 
Cash used in financing activities 
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on foreign cash and cash equivalents 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

2011 

2010

$ 

56,683 
63,854 
(1,074) 
(2,240) 
636 
(72,532) 

45,327 
(95,428) 
(41,058) 
2,437 

(88,722) 
155,998 

$ 

95,072
54,764
(3,218)
(2,027)
(3,637) 
(87,710)

53,244
(100,250)
(39,551)
(7,433)

(93,990)
249,988

$ 

67,276 

$  155,998 

5.1 Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $7.9 million, or 15%, from $53.2 million in 2010 to $45.3 million in 2011. The 
change was primarily due to lower net income of $38.4 million, partially offset by an increase in non-cash items of $9.1 million and  
a decrease in the amount of non-cash working capital and foreign exchange invested of $15.2 million. Net income decreased due to 
the reasons outlined above. Non-cash items increased due to a higher investment loss in associate of $8.2 million in 2011 compared 
to 2010, and the accounting gain on acquisition of $13.2 million in 2010. Amounts invested in non-cash working capital and foreign 
exchange decreased by $15.2 million mainly due to a lower rate of growth in accounts receivable and inventory and increasing 
growth in accounts payable. 

5.2 Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities decreased $4.8 million as the cash outflow to acquire CSI services in 2011 was lower than the cash 
outflow for the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the two Brazilian joint ventures in 2010.  

5.3 Cash Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities increased by $1.5 million, or 4%, from $39.6 million in 2010 to $41.1 million in 2011, as the 
incremental amounts that were spent in 2011 to repurchase Class A shares were offset by proceeds from bank indebtedness and 
funds from the exercise of stock options. Please refer to section 5.5 – Credit Facilities for additional information with respect to 
changes in bank indebtedness, credit facilities and loans payable.

5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resource Measures

Accounts Receivable
The following table sets forth the Company’s accounts receivable balance and days sales outstanding in trade accounts receivable 
(“DSO”) as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Average trade accounts receivable 
DSO(a) 

2011 

2010 

$  236,275 
62 

$  218,398 
67 

$ 

Change

17,877
(4)

(a)  DSO is the average numbers of days that receivables are outstanding based on a 90-day cycle. See section 13 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures of this 

report, for additional information with respect to DSO.

Average accounts receivable of $236.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by $17.9 million from $218.4 million in the 
fourth quarter of 2010, in line with the higher sales volumes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Inventories
The following table sets forth the Company’s inventories balance as at December 31: 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Inventories 

2011 

2010 

Change

$  146,786 

$  126,132 

$ 

20,654

Inventories increased by $20.7 million, or 16%, from $126.1 million as at December 31, 2010 to $146.8 million as at December 31, 2011. 
The inventories balance consists primarily of raw materials purchased in advance of project execution. Raw materials as a percentage 
of inventories were 67% and 70% as at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The increase was primarily due to 
an increase in raw material inventories in the Asia Pacific region that had been built up to support pipe coating projects in late 2011 
and higher inventories of composite pipe and joint protection products.

Accounts Payable
The following table sets forth the Company’s accounts payable balance and days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable 
(“DPO”) as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Average accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
DPO(a) 

2011 

2010 

Change

$  144,270 
62 

$  126,278 
64 

$ 

(17,992)
(2)

(a)  DPO is the number of days from when purchased goods and services are received until payment is made to the suppliers based on a 90-day cycle.  

See section 13 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, for additional information with respect to DPO.

Average accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $144.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by $18.0 million from  
$126.3 million in the comparable period of 2010. DPO decreased by 2 days to 62 days in 2011.

5.5 Credit Facilities 
The following table presents the Company’s total credit facilities as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Total available credit facilities 
Standby letters of credit for performance, bid and surety bonds(a) 

Unutilized credit facilities(b) 

2011 

2010

$  236,168 
73,836 

$  240,048
75,140

$  162,332 

$  164,908

(a) Refer to section 7 – Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, for additional information with respect to the Company’s various bonds.

(b) Excludes the banking facilities of the Company’s 30% owned joint venture, Arabian Pipe Coating Company Ltd. (“APCO”).

Loan Payable
On February 4, 2010, the Company’s Russian joint venture obtained a loan from OOO ArkhTekhnoProm in the amount of 600 million 
Russian roubles payable on demand. Interest is calculated on this loan at 9.625% per annum and is to be paid over the period of 
actual use. In the event that the Company’s Russian joint venture fails to repay the outstanding loan within the time specified by the 
loan agreement, a penalty in the amount of 24% per annum will be assessed on the outstanding loan amount on a daily basis. The 
Company’s portion of this loan that has been proportionately consolidated and included on the consolidated balance sheet as at 
December 31, 2011 in the amount of $5.0 million or 156 million Russian roubles at the current exchange rate (December 31, 2010 – 
$5.1 million or 156 million Russian roubles at the then current exchange rate).

Long-term Debt (“Senior Notes”)
On June 27, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement for the issue and sale, at par, on a private placement basis to institutional 
investors, of US$75.0 million of Senior Notes due June 30, 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was required to 
repay the Senior Notes in three equal installments of US$25.0 million on June 30, 2009, 2010 and 2011. On June 30, 2009, the 
Company made the first repayment of US$25.0 million ($28.7 million at the then current exchange rate). On June 30, 2010, the 
Company made the second repayment of US$25.0 million ($26.0 million at the then current exchange rate) (“Second Repayment”). 
On June 30, 2011, the Company made the third and final repayment of US$25.0 million ($24.4 million at the then current exchange 
rate) (“Final Payment”). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Company’s Senior Notes and associated interest expense were denominated in US dollars. Fluctuations in the exchange rate 
between the Canadian and US dollar impacted the carrying value of the Senior Notes in terms of Canadian dollars as well as the 
amount of interest expense that was translated into Canadian dollars. Effective July 3, 2003, the Company designated the Senior 
Notes as a hedge of a portion of its net investment in the Company’s US dollar based operations (“Net Investment”). After the 
Second Repayment, the remaining balance of the Senior Notes of US$25.0 million ($25.8 million) was hedged against the  
Net Investment. Upon making the Final Payment and extinguishing the hedge, a foreign exchange gain in the amount of $1.8 million 
was recognized and included in the consolidated statement of income. 

Debt Covenants
Under the terms of the Company’s credit facilities, the Company must maintain the following:

•   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of more than 2.5 to 1; and 

•   Debt to total capitalization ratio of less than 0.40 to 1.

The Company was in compliance with the debt covenants detailed above as at December 31, 2011. These debt covenants are 
Non-GAAP measures and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other measure of performance under 
GAAP. See section 13 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures for additional information with respect to these debt covenants.

5.6 Future Uses of Liquidity

Commitments and Contingencies
As part of the Company’s normal operations, it often enters into contracts, such as leases and purchase contracts, which obligate  
the Company to make disbursements in the future. The following table summarizes these future payments required in respect  
of the Company’s contractual obligations:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Operating leases 
Decommissioning liabilities 
Loans payable 
Obligations under finance leases 
Deferred purchase consideration 

$ 

2012 

9,755 
6,001 
5,001 
191 
– 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

After 2016 

Total

$   7,308 
4,020 
– 
88 
16,721 

$   5,798 
3,225 
– 
39 
– 

$   4,341 
2,057 
– 
– 
– 

$   2,615 
183 
– 
– 
– 

$   11,921 
11,206 
– 
– 
– 

$   41,738
26,692
5,001
318
16,721

Total contractual obligations $

  20,948 

$  28,137 

$ 

9,062 

$   6,398 

$   2,798 

$   23,127 

$   90,470

The following table sets forth the Company’s future minimum finance lease payments:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Total future minimum lease payments 
Less: imputed interest 

Balance of obligations under finance leases 
Less: current portion 

Non-current obligations under finance leases 

2011

318
(50)

268
(165)

103

$ 

$ 

The Company expects to have sufficient financial capacity to meet all contractual obligations as and when they become due.

Litigation Matters
In the ordinary course of business activities, the Company may be contingently liable for litigation and claims with customers, 
suppliers and other third parties. Management believes that adequate provisions have been recorded in the accounts where required. 
Although it is not possible to estimate the extent of potential costs and losses, if any, management believes, but can provide no 
assurance, that the ultimate resolution of such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial 
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5.7 Financial Instruments

5.7.1 Fair Value
IFRS 7, Financial Instruments – Disclosure, provides a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those 
valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are those which reflect market data obtained from 
independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions with respect to how market participants  
would price an asset or liability. These two inputs, as used to measure fair value, fall into the following three different levels of the  
fair value hierarchy:

  Level 1  Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that are observable.

  Level 2   Quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and derived 

from or corroborated by observable market data.

  Level 3  Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.

The hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.

The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value  
on a recurring basis as at December 31, 2011 and does not include those instruments where the carrying amount is a reasonable 
approximation of the fair value:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Fair Value 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3

Assets 
Derivative financial instruments – current 

Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments – current 
Derivative financial instruments – non-current 

$ 

$ 

270 

270 

419 
2,499 

$ 

2,918 

$ 

– 

– 

– 
– 

– 

$ 

$ 

270 

270 

419 
– 

419 

$ 

$ 

–

–

–
2,499

2,499

The current derivative financial instruments relate to foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Company (as described 
below) and are valued by comparing the rates at the time the derivatives are acquired to the period-end rates quoted in the market. 
The non-current derivative financial instrument liability represents the net fair value of the financial instruments that were entered  
into by the Company in conjunction with its long-term investment in Fineglade, as described in note 14, and has been valued using  
a modified Black-Scholes model and unobservable input data. The fair values of the Company’s remaining financial instruments  
are not materially different from their carrying values.

The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 fair value category for the year ended December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Opening balance – January 1, 2010 
Additions 

Balance – December 31, 2010 
Losses recognized in the statement of income 

Closing balance – December 31, 2011 

Fair Value

–
807

807
1,692

2,499

$ 

$ 

$ 

5.7.2 Financial Risk Management
The Company’s operations expose it to a variety of financial risks including market risk (including foreign exchange and interest  
rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial 
markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Company’s financial position and financial performance. Risk 
management is the responsibility of Company management. Material risks are monitored and are regularly reported to the Board  
of Directors.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Foreign Exchange Risk
The majority of the Company’s business is transacted outside of Canada through subsidiaries operating in several countries. The  
net investments in these subsidiaries as well as their revenue, operating expenses and non-operating expenses are based in foreign 
currencies. As a result, the Company’s consolidated revenue, expenses and financial position may be impacted by fluctuations in 
foreign exchange rates as these foreign currency items are translated into Canadian dollars. As at December 31, 2011, fluctuations  
of +/– 5% in the Canadian dollar, relative to those foreign currencies, would impact the Company’s consolidated revenue, income 
from operations, and net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) for the year ended by approximately $32.5 million, 
$6.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, prior to hedging activities. In addition, such fluctuations would impact the Company’s 
consolidated total assets, consolidated total liabilities and consolidated total shareholders’ equity by $53.5 million, $34.5 million  
and $19.0 million, respectively.

The objective of the Company’s foreign exchange risk management activities is to minimize transaction exposures associated with 
the Company’s foreign currency denominated cash streams and the resulting variability of the Company’s earnings. The Company 
utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to manage this foreign exchange risk. The Company does not enter into foreign exchange 
contracts for speculative purposes. With the exception of the Company’s US dollar based operations, the Company does not hedge 
translation exposures.

Interest Rate Risk
The following table summarizes the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk as at December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Financial assets
Cash equivalents 
Long-term notes receivable 
Long-term loan to related party 

Total 

Financial liabilities 
Bank indebtedness 
Loan payable 

Total 

Fixed Interest Rate

Maturing in 
One Year 
or Less 

Total 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

5,978 
– 
2,047 

8,025 

$ 

5,978
3,845
10,824

$ 

20,647

– 
– 

– 

$ 

12,281
5,001

$ 

17,282

Floating Rate 

$ 

– 
3,845 
8,777 

$ 

12,622 

$ 

12,281 
5,001 

$ 

17,282 

The Company’s interest rate risk arises primarily from its floating rate bank indebtedness and long-term notes receivable and is not 
currently considered to be material.

Credit Risk
Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents held with banks, forward foreign exchange contracts, as well as credit exposure  
of customers, including outstanding accounts receivable. The maximum credit risk is equal to the carrying value of the  
financial instruments.

The objective of managing counter-party credit risk is to prevent losses in financial assets. The Company is subject to considerable 
concentration of credit risk since the majority of its customers operate within the global energy industry and are therefore affected  
to a large extent by the same macroeconomic conditions and risks. The Company manages this credit risk by assessing the credit 
quality of all counter parties, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. Management also 
establishes and regularly reviews credit limits of counter parties and monitors utilization of those credit limits on an ongoing basis.

As at December 31, 2011 and 2010, ShawCor had no customers who generated revenue greater than 10% of total consolidated revenue.

The carrying value of accounts receivable is reduced through the use of an allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount  
of the loss is recognized in the consolidated statement of income with a charge to selling, general and administrative expenses. 
When a receivable balance is considered to be uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.  
Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against selling, general and administrative expenses.  
As at December 31, 2011, $11.6 million, or 5.1% of trade accounts receivable, were more than 90 days overdue, which is consistent 
with prior period aging analysis. The Company expects to receive full payment on accounts receivable that are neither past due  
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The following is an analysis of the change in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Balance – Beginning of year 
Bad debt expense 
Recovery of previously written-off bad debts 
Write-offs of bad debts 
Impact of change in foreign exchange rates 

Balance – End of year 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010

$ 

3,775 
9,160 
126 
(328) 
1,234 

$ 

5,353
697
(384)
(1,469)
(422)

$ 

13,967 

$ 

3,775

5.8 Outstanding Share Capital
As at December 31, 2011, the Company had 57,832,572 Class A shares outstanding and 12,784,334 Class B shares outstanding.  
In addition, as at December 31, 2011, the Company had stock options outstanding to purchase up to 2.3 million Class A shares. 

6.0  Quarterly Selected Financial Information
The following tables set forth the Company’s summary of selected financial information for the four quarters of 2011 and 2010:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts) 

Q1-2011 

Q2-2011 

Q3-2011 

Q4-2011

Operating results
Revenue 
Income from operations 
Net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 

Net income per share (Classes A and B) 
Basic 
Diluted 

$  279,466 
30,095 
20,485 

$  264,541 
22,660 
15,703 

$  271,478 
(60) 
(3,144) 

$  341,780
31,748
23,042

$ 

$ 

0.29 
0.29 

$ 

0.22 
0.21 

(0.04) 
(0.04) 

$ 

0.32
0.32

(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts) 

Q1-2010 

Q2-2010 

Q3-2010 

Q4-2010

Operating results 
Revenue 
Income from operations 
Net income (attributable to shareholders of the Company) 

Net income per share (Classes A and B) 
Basic 
Diluted 

$  224,572 
18,547  
11,739 

$  234,546 
18,944 
12,031 

$  282,959 
42,718 
32,126 

$  292,086
39,622
39,176

$ 

$ 

0.17 
0.16 

$ 

0.17 
0.17 

$ 

0.46 
0.45 

0.55
0.55

The following are key factors affecting the comparability of quarterly financial results.

•   The Company’s operations in the Pipeline and Pipe Services segment, representing 88% of the Company’s consolidated revenue 
in 2011, are largely project based. The nature and timing of projects can result in variability in the Company’s quarterly revenue 
and profitability. In addition, certain of the Company’s operations are subject to a degree of seasonality, particularly in the 
Pipeline and Pipe Services segment. 

•   Over 75% of the Company’s revenue in 2011 is transacted in currencies other than Canadian dollars, with a majority transacted 

in US dollars. Changes in the rates of exchange between the Canadian dollar and other currencies could have a significant  
effect on the amount of this revenue when it is translated into Canadian dollars. See section 2.2 – Foreign Exchange Impact,  
for additional information with respect to the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations on the results of the Company.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7.0  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company provides standby letters of credit for performance, bid and surety bonds through financial intermediaries to various 
customers as required under various project contracts. If the Company fails to perform under the terms of the contract, the customer 
has the ability to draw upon all or a portion of the bond as compensation for the Company’s failure to perform. The contracts, which 
these performance bonds support, generally have a term of one to three years, but could extend beyond such periods. Bid bonds 
typically have a term of less than one year and are renewed, if required, over the term of the applicable contract. If the Company  
is unwilling to issue performance and other types of bonds, it could have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Company  
to generate revenue. Historically, the Company has not made and does not anticipate that it will be required to make material 
payments under these types of bonds.

The Company’s utilizes its credit facilities to support the Company’s bonds. The Company had utilized credit facilities of $73.8 million 
and $75.1 million as at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in support of its bonds.

See section 5.5 – Credit Facilities, for additional information with respect to the Company’s various bonds and credit facilities.

8.0  Critical Accounting Estimates and Accounting Policy Developments

8.1 Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and 
assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated 
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from 
those estimates.

Critical estimates used in preparing the consolidated financial statements include:

Long-lived Assets and Goodwill
The Company evaluates the carrying values of the Cash Generating Units’ (“CGU”) goodwill on an annual basis on October 31  
of each year to determine whether or not impairment of these assets has occurred and whether writedowns of the value of these 
assets are required. Similarly, the Company evaluates the carrying values of CGUs for long-lived assets whenever circumstances 
arise that could indicate impairment and at each reporting date. These impairment tests include certain assumptions regarding 
discount rates and future cash flows generated by these assets in determining the value-in-use and fair value less costs to sell 
calculations. Actual results could differ from these assumptions.

Future Benefit Obligations
The Company provides future benefits to its employees under a number of defined benefit arrangements. The calculation of  
the accrued benefit obligations recognized in the consolidated financial statements includes a number of assumptions regarding 
discount rates, long-term rates of return on pension plan assets, rates of employee compensation increases, rates of inflation, 
medical costs and life expectancies. The outcome of any of these factors could differ from the estimates used in the calculations  
and have an impact on operating expenses, non-current assets and non-current liabilities.

Provisions and Contingent Liabilities
Provisions and liabilities for legal and other contingent matters are recognized in the period when it becomes probable that there  
will be a future outflow of economic benefits resulting from past operations or events and the amount of the cash outflow can be 
reliably measured. The timing of recognition and measurement of the provision requires the application of judgment to existing facts 
and circumstances, which can be subject to change. The carrying amounts of provisions and liabilities are reviewed regularly and 
adjusted to take account of changing facts and circumstances.

The Company is required to both determine whether a loss is probable based on judgment and interpretation of laws and regulations 
and whether the loss can be reliably measured. When a loss is determined it is charged to the consolidated statement of income. 
The Company must continually monitor known and potential contingent matters and make appropriate provisions by charges to 
income when warranted by circumstances.

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Decommissioning Liabilities
Decommissioning liabilities include legal and constructive obligations related to owned and leased facilities. These have been 
recorded in the consolidated financial statements based on estimated future amounts required to satisfy these obligations. The 
amount recognized is the present value of estimated future expenditures required to settle the obligation using a current pre-tax 
risk-free rate. A corresponding asset equal to the present value of the initial estimated liability is capitalized as part of the cost of the 
related long-lived asset. Changes in the estimated liability resulting from revisions to estimated timing or future decommissioning 
cost estimates are recognized as a change in the decommissioning liability and the related long-lived asset. The amount capitalized 
in property, plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight line basis over the useful life of the related asset. Increases in the 
decommissioning liabilities resulting from the passage of time are recognized as a finance cost in the consolidated statement  
of income. Actual expenditures incurred are charged against the accumulated decommissioning liability.

Financial Instruments
The Company has determined the estimated fair values of its financial instruments not traded in an active market based on 
appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required to develop these estimates, mainly based on 
market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. Accordingly, these estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative 
of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The estimated fair value amounts can be materially 
affected by the use of different assumptions or methodologies.

Income Taxes
The recording of income tax expense includes certain estimations related to the impact in the current year of future events. 
Differences between the estimated and actual impact of these events could impact tax expense, current taxes payable or deferred 
taxes. In particular, earnings and losses in foreign jurisdictions may be taxed at rates different from those expected in Canada.

8.2 Accounting Standards Issued but Not Yet Applied

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, was issued in November 2009 and contained requirements for financial assets. This standard addresses 
classification and measurement of financial assets and replaces the multiple category and measurement models in IAS 39, Financial 
Instruments – Recognition and Measurement for debt instruments with a new mixed measurement model having only two categories: 
amortized cost and fair value through profit or loss. IFRS 9 also replaces the models for measuring equity instruments and such 
instruments are either recognized at fair value through profit or loss or at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss).

Requirements for financial liabilities were added in October 2010 and they largely carried forward existing requirements in IAS 39, 
except that fair value changes due to credit risk for liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss would generally be 
recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

IFRS 9 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
For annual periods beginning on January 1, 2013, IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements, will replace portions of IAS 27 Consolidated 
and Separate Financial Statements and interpretation SIC-12 Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities. The new standard requires 
consolidated financial statements to include all controlled entities under a single control model. The Company will be considered  
to control an investee when it is exposed, or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee, and has the current 
ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. As required by this standard, control is reassessed as facts and 
circumstances change. All facts and circumstances must be considered to make a judgment about whether the Company controls 
another entity. Additional guidance is given on how to evaluate whether certain relationships give the Company the current ability to 
affect its returns, including how to consider options and convertible instruments, holding less than a majority of voting rights, how to 
consider protective rights and principal-agency relationships (including removal rights), all of which may differ from current practice.

IFRS 10 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

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IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 11, Joint Arrangements, which applies to accounting for interests in joint 
arrangements where there is joint control. The standard requires the joint arrangements to be classified as either joint operations  
or joint ventures. The structure of the joint arrangement would no longer be the most significant factor when classifying the joint 
arrangement as either a joint operation or a joint venture. In addition, the option to account for joint ventures (previously called 
jointly controlled entities) using proportionate consolidation will be removed and replaced by equity accounting.

Due to the adoption of this new section, the Company will transition the accounting for joint ventures from the proportionate 
consolidation method to the equity method by aggregating the carrying values of the proportionately consolidated assets and 
liabilities into a single line item.

IFRS 11 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities 
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 12, Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, which includes disclosure 
requirements about subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, as well as unconsolidated structured entities and replaces  
existing disclosure requirements. Due to this new standard, the Company will be required to disclose the following: judgments  
and assumptions made when deciding how to classify involvement with another entity, interests that non-controlling interests  
have in consolidated entities and the nature of the risks associated with interests in other entities. 

IFRS 12 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement 
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement. The new standard will generally converge  
the IFRS and US GAAP requirements on how to measure fair value and the related disclosures. IFRS 13 establishes a single source  
of guidance for fair value measurements, when fair value is required or permitted by IFRS. Upon adoption, the Company will provide 
a single framework for measuring fair value while requiring enhanced disclosures when fair value is applied. In addition, fair value will 
be defined as the ‘exit price’ and concepts of ‘highest and best use’ and ‘valuation premise’ would be relevant only for non-financial 
assets and liabilities. 

IFRS 13 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IAS 27, Separate Financial Statements. As a result of the issue of the new 
consolidation suite of standards, IAS 27 has been reissued to reflect the changes to the consolidation guidance recently included  
in IFRS 10.

In addition, IAS 27 will now only prescribe the accounting and disclosure requirements for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures 
and associates when the Company prepares separate financial statements. The Company has not yet assessed the impact of this 
new accounting standard. 

IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IAS 28, Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures. As a consequence  
of the issue of IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS 12, IAS 28 has been amended and will provide further accounting guidance for investments in 
associates and will set out the requirements for the application of the equity method when accounting for investments in associates 
and joint ventures. This standard will be applied by the Company when there is joint control or significant influence over an investee. 
Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but does not include 
control or joint control of those policy decisions. When it has been determined that the Company has an interest in a joint venture, 
the Company will recognize an investment and will account for it using the equity method in accordance with IAS 28.

IAS 28 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

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8.3 First Time Adoption of IFRS
ShawCor has adopted IFRS on January 1, 2011 with a date of transition to IFRS of January 1, 2010. In accordance with IFRS 1, IFRS  
is applied retrospectively at the transition date, with any adjustments to the assets and liabilities as a result of the adoption taken  
to retained earnings unless certain exemptions are applied.

The effect of the Company’s transition to IFRS, is summarized as follows:

a) Adoption of IFRS
The adoption of IFRS requires the application of IFRS 1, which provides guidance for an entity’s initial adoption of IFRS. Generally 
speaking, IFRS requires that an entity apply all IFRS effective at the end of its first IFRS reporting period on a retrospective basis with 
any adjustments to the assets and liabilities as a result of the adoption taken to retained earnings. IFRS 1 does, however, provide for 
certain mandatory exemptions and limited optional exemptions in specified areas of certain standards from this general requirement. 
The following are the exemptions available under IFRS 1 that are significant to ShawCor and have been applied in preparing the 
Company’s first financial statements under IFRS.

i) Property, Plant and Equipment
IFRS permits an entity to measure an item of property, plant and equipment at either cost or fair value. ShawCor has elected to retain 
the historical cost model for all assets. The Company has recalculated the associated historical accumulated depreciation of all fixed 
assets using a more detailed componentization analysis where applicable, and has reviewed their expected useful life, which, in  
a number of cases, was extended. This has caused the net book value of property, plant and equipment to increase.

ii) Employee Benefits
Under IAS 19, Employee Benefits, an entity may elect to use a ‘corridor’ approach that leaves some actuarial gains and losses 
unrecognized. Retrospective application of this approach requires the entity to split the cumulative actuarial gains and losses from 
the inception of the plan until the date of transition to IFRS into a recognized portion and an unrecognized portion. ShawCor has 
elected to recognize all cumulative actuarial gains and losses at the date of transition to IFRS through an adjustment to the opening 
retained earnings. This has resulted in an increase in the liability for employee benefits. The Company has elected to adopt the IFRS 1 
option to disclose the amounts required by IAS 19 on a prospective basis.

iii) Cumulative Translation Account
IAS 21, the Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, requires an entity to determine the translation differences in accordance 
with IFRS from the date on which a subsidiary was formed or acquired. IFRS 1 allows cumulative translation differences for all foreign 
operations to be deemed zero at the date of transition to IFRS, with future gains or losses on subsequent disposal of any foreign 
operations to exclude translation differences arising from periods prior to the date of transition to IFRS. ShawCor has elected to 
deem all cumulative translation differences to be zero on transition to IFRS as at January 1, 2010.

iv) Business Combinations
IFRS 1 allows a first time adopter to elect not to apply IFRS 3, Business Combinations, retrospectively to past business combinations 
that occurred before the date of transition to IFRS. The Company has elected the business combinations exemption in IFRS 1 to not 
apply IFRS 3 retrospectively to past business combinations. Accordingly, the Company has not restated business combinations that 
took place prior to the transition date. 

As ShawCor early adopted CICA Handbook Section 1582, Business Combinations, on January 1, 2010, which was harmonized with 
IFRS 3, there are no IFRS adjustments required for 2010 for the accounting for business combinations completed in 2010.

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v) Stock-based Compensation
ShawCor is required to apply IFRS 2, Share-based Payments, to equity instruments that vest after January 1, 2010. ShawCor has 
consistently used the method of recognizing stock-based compensation expense on a graded vesting schedule. Adopting IFRS has 
resulted in a $145 thousand additional expense due to the revaluation of compound financial instruments (Share Appreciation Rights 
“SAR”) using the Black-Scholes model, compared to using the intrinsic value of liability under CGAAP.

vi) Borrowing Costs
ShawCor has elected not to capitalize any borrowing costs on a retrospective basis for qualifying assets acquired prior  
to January 1, 2010, the date of transition to IFRS.

vii) Decommissioning Liabilities
ShawCor has elected, in accordance with IFRS 1, to remeasure these liabilities as of the date of transition to IFRS in accordance with 
IAS 37, and has adjusted the asset cost and depreciable amount accordingly and will amortize the depreciable amount of the assets 
over the remaining useful lives.

b) IFRS 1 Guidelines
Under certain circumstances, a first time adopter must adhere to specific guidelines under IFRS 1. ShawCor Ltd. has applied the 
following guidelines to its opening IFRS statement of financial position as on January 1, 2010:

i) Goodwill
ShawCor is required to apply IAS 36 Impairment of Assets, on transition to IFRS on January 1, 2010. Under CGAAP goodwill is tested 
for impairment by comparing the carrying value to the fair value at the reporting unit level. Impairment for goodwill under IFRS is 
tested at the CGU level. There was no impairment recognized on transition from CGAAP to IFRS, based on the testing carried out 
under IFRS at the CGU level (note 16).

ii) Estimates
In accordance with IFRS 1, an entity’s estimates under IFRS at the date of transition from CGAAP to IFRS must be consistent with 
estimates made in accordance with CGAAP unless there is objective evidence that those estimates were in error. Estimates under 
IFRS are consistent with the CGAAP estimates.

c) Reconciliations between CGAAP and IFRS
The impact of applying the above noted IFRS exemptions and the accounting policy differences between CGAAP and IFRS are 
summarized in the following tables and notes:

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Reconciliation of the balance sheet under CGAAP to IFRS at January 1, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Derivative financial instruments 
Current future income taxes 

Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Investment in associates 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred income taxes 
Other assets 
Goodwill 

Total Assets 

LIABILIT IES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Provisions 
Income taxes payable 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred revenue 
Current portion of long-term debt 
Obligations under finance lease 

Non-current Liabilities
Long-term debt 
Obligations under finance lease 
Deferred income taxes 
Provisions 
Other non-current liabilities 

Total Liabilities 

SHAREHOL DERS ’ EQUITY
Share capital 
Contributed surplus 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

CGAAP 
December 31 
2009 

Note 

IFRS FS 
Reclassification 

Effect of 
Transition 
to IFRS 

$  249,988 
191,821 
14,055 
109,379 
14,392 
1,782 
4,668 

586,085 

270,219 
62,784 
24 
39 
36,249 
16,128 
214,449 

599,892 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4,668) 

(4,668) 

– 
– 
– 
– 
4,668 
– 
– 

4,668 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

14,072 
– 
– 
– 
498 
(6,520) 
– 

8,050 

Restated under 
IFRS 
January 1 
2010

$  249,988
191,821
14,055
109,379
14,392
1,782
–

581,417

284,291
62,784
24
39
41,415
9,608
214,449

612,610

$ 1,185,977 

$ 

– 

$ 

8,050 

$ 1,194,027

$ 

$  127,932 
– 
42,971 
510 
75,100 
26,235 
371 

273,119 

26,052 
492 
76,552 
– 
19,340 

122,436 

395,555 

204,151 
17,277 
695,800 
(126,806) 

790,422 

(8,119) 
8,874 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

755 

– 
– 
– 
18,585 
(19,340) 

(755) 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

$ 

– 
971 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

971 

– 
– 
(976) 
7,462 
– 

6,486 

7,457 

– 
– 
(126,213) 
126,806 

593 

$  119,813
9,845
42,971
510
75,100
26,235
371

274,845

26,052
492
75,576
26,047
–

128,167

403,012

204,151
17,277
569,587
–

791,015

$ 

8,050 

$ 1,194,027

i 

b, d, f 

e, i 

j, i 
d, i 

e 
c, i, d 
i 

a 
a 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

$ 1,185,977 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reconciliation of the balance sheet under CGAAP to IFRS at December 31, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Derivative financial instruments 
Current future income taxes 

Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Investment in associates 
Deferred income taxes 
Other assets 
Goodwill 

Total Assets 

LIABILIT IES
Current Liabilities
Loan payable 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Provisions 
Income taxes payable 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred revenue 
Current portion of long-term debt 
Finance lease obligation 

Non-current Liabilities
Long-term finance lease obligation 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred income taxes 
Provisions 
Other non-current liabilities 

Total Liabilities 

SHAREHOL DERS ’  EQUITY
Share capital 
Contributed surplus 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

Total Shareholders’ Equity 

CGAAP 
December 31 
2010 

Note 

IFRS FS 
Reclassification 

Effect of 
Transition 
to IFRS 

Restated under 
IFRS 
December 31  

2010

$  155,998 
243,955 
13,823 
126,132 
14,171 
1,130 
4,590 

559,799 

283,286 
91,353 
31,995 
29,035 
15,622 
215,204 

666,495 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4,590) 

(4,590) 

– 
– 
– 
4,590 
– 
– 

4,590 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

$  155,998
243,955
13,823
126,132
14,171
1,130
–

555,209

4,411 
– 
– 
(70) 
(5,699) 
– 

(1,358) 

287,697
91,353
31,995
33,555
9,923
215,204

669,727

$ 1,226,294 

$ 

– 

$ 

(1,358) 

$ 1,224,936

i 

b, d, f 

e, i 

$ 

j, i 
d, i 

e 
c, i, d 
i 

5,126 
137,669 
– 
44,968 
527 
54,751 
25,005 
345 

268,391 

339 
807 
78,516 
– 
40,378 

120,040 

388,431 

a 
a 

206,775 
18,144 
775,924 
(162,980) 

837,863 

$ 

$ 

– 
(4,926) 
5,595 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

669 

– 
– 
– 
39,709 
(40,378) 

(669) 

– 
– 
2,297 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

2,297 

– 
– 
(3,349) 
5,314 
– 

1,965 

4,262 

$ 

5,126
132,743
7,892
44,968
527
54,751
25,005
345

271,357

339
807
75,167
45,023
–

121,336

392,693

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

– 
– 
(131,733) 
126,113 

206,775
18,144
644,191
(36,867)

(5,620) 

832,243

$ 

(1,358) 

$ 1,224,936

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

$ 1,226,294 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reconciliation of the statement of income and comprehensive income under CGAAP to IFRS for the year ended December 31, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

CONSOLIDATED S TATE ME NT OF INCOM E
Revenue 
Cost of Goods Sold 

Gross Profit 

Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Foreign exchange (gains) losses 
Amortization of property, plant and equipment 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Impairment of property, plant & equipment 
Impairment of intangible assets 
Impairment of goodwill 

Income from Operations 
Gain on revaluation of investment 
Loss on investment in associate 
Interest income on short-term deposits 
Interest expense on bank indebtedness 
Interest expense on long-term debt 

Income Before Income Taxes 
Income Taxes 

Net Income 

Earnings per Share 
Basic 
Diluted 

CONSOLIDATED S TATE ME NT OF C OMP REHEN SIVE INCOME
Net Income 

Unrealized loss on translating financial statements of foreign operations 
Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation 
Income tax expense 

Other comprehensive loss for the period 

Comprehensive Income 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

RECONCIL IATION OF SH AR EHOL DE R S ’  EQUITY
Shareholders’ Equity in Accordance with Canadian GAAP 
Property, plant and equipment 
Impairment of property, plant, and equipment 
Employee future benefits 
Effects of change in FX rates 
Provisions 
Decommissioning of liabilities 
Share-based compensation 

Shareholders’ Equity in Accordance with IFRS 

CGAAP 
December 31, 
2010 

Note 

Effect of 
Transition 
to IFRS 

h, j 

g 
f 

b 

$ 1,034,163 
623,641 

$ 

410,522 

221,648 
11,050 
(5,745) 
50,376 
5,038 
– 
958 
208 

126,989 
13,181 
(1,939) 
1,455 
(1,631) 
(2,327) 

135,728 
35,136 

– 
– 

– 

(2,564) 
– 
98 
(5,299) 
– 
14,923 
– 
– 

(7,158) 
– 
– 
– 
(302) 
– 

(7,460) 
(1,940) 

Restated 
under IFRS 
December 31,  

2010

$ 1,034,163
623,641

410,522

219,084
11,050
(5,647)
45,077
5,038
14,923
958
208

119,831
13,181
(1,939)
1,455
(1,933)
(2,327)

128,268
33,196

$  100,592 

$ 

(5,520) 

$ 

95,072

$ 
$ 

1.43 
1.41 

$ 
$ 

1.35
1.33

$  100,592 

$ 

(5,520) 

$ 

95,072

(37,379) 
1,423 
(218) 

(36,174) 

(693) 
– 
– 

(693) 

(38,072)
1,423
(218)

(36,867)

$ 

64,418 

$ 

(6,213) 

$ 

58,205

Note 

December 31, 
2010 

January 1, 
2010

b, f 
b 
c, e 
g 

d 
j 

$  837,863 
30,462 
(27,087) 
(8,170) 
(931) 
210 
41 
(145) 

$  790,422
25,977
(14,275)
(10,547)
(396)
222
(388)
–

$  832,243 

$  791,015

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Reconciliations

a) Cumulative Translation Account
The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates requires an entity to determine the translation differences in accordance with  
IFRS from the date on which a subsidiary was formed or acquired. IFRS 1 allows cumulative translation differences for all foreign 
operations to be deemed zero at the date of transition to IFRS, with future gains or losses on subsequent disposal of any foreign 
operations to exclude translation differences arising from periods prior to the date of transition to IFRS. ShawCor has made the 
election to deem all cumulative translation differences be reset to zero on transition to IFRS as on January 1, 2010. Consequently,  
the Company has transferred a deficit of $126.8 million to retained earnings from the cumulative translation adjustment account.

b) Property, Plant and Equipment
The adjustment to property, plant and equipment at the January 1, 2010 transition date is a net increase of $14.1 million to the Net 
Book Value (“NBV”). NBV increased by $28.4 million due to the impact of componentization of property, plant and equipment and 
revision in the estimated useful life as required by IAS 16. This increase was partly offset by a combined asset impairment loss of 
$14.3 million recognized on certain Pipeline and Pipe Services segment fixed assets.

Under IFRS, impairment testing is performed by comparing the carrying amount to the recoverable amount, calculated using the 
value in use method, which uses a risk adjusted pre-tax rate to discount cash flows (i.e. a higher rate than under CGAAP) to their  
net present value. Under CGAAP, there is a two-step process:

i)  A reasonability test using the sum of the undiscounted cash flows and comparing them to the carrying value, and if the  

test fails

ii)  The amount of impairment is calculated using a risk adjusted post-tax rate to discount the cash flows (i.e. a lower rate than 

under IFRS) to their net present value.

Under CGAAP, no impairment existed on the above assets as of December 31, 2010.

Under IFRS, ShawCor recognized an additional impairment at December 31, 2010 on these fixed assets in the amount of $14.9 million. 
The impairment recognized has been expensed in the statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2010.

c) Employee Benefits
Under IFRS, the $14.4 million adjustment as at the IFRS Transition Date resulted from ShawCor’s election to use the IFRS 1 exemption 
and adopt IAS 19 on a prospective basis. This ‘fresh start or prospective approach’ allows that any unrecognized actuarial gains and 
losses as at the IFRS Transition Date for all plans be immediately recognized through an adjustment to the opening retained earnings 
and an increase to the defined employee future benefit liability. 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the expense for defined employee future benfits under IFRS was $3.3 million lower than that 
under CGAAP due to the application of IFRIC 14 and IAS 19 on a prospective basis.

d) Decommissioning Liabilities
As at the IFRS Transition Date, the decommissioning obligation liability increased by $1.1 million on transition to IFRS due to the use 
of country specific risk free rates under IFRS, as opposed to the use of country specific risk-adjusted discount rates under CGAAP. 
The use of lower discount rates also resulted in the calculation of higher decommissioning liability balances throughout 2010 under 
IFRS, which resulted in an IFRS transitional adjustment to the property, plant and equipment account (relating to decommissioning 
costs) in the amount of $1.6 million as at December 31, 2010.

e) Deferred Income Tax Effect
These are the required deferred tax effects related to the various IFRS adjustments (i.e., property, plant and equipment; employee 
future benefits; decommissioning liabilities etc.). The rates used were based on the statutory tax rates in the jurisdiction where the 
adjustment was made.

f) Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment
The 2010 income statement adjustment was due to the recalculation of depreciation expense on all fixed assets due to the 
application of a more detailed componentization analysis including their expected useful lives, which, in a number of cases,  
was extended. This resulted in a decrease in the amortization cost under IFRS versus CGAAP of $5.1 million for the year ended 
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g) Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange gains decreased by $0.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to the change  
in the translation method for certain entities from the Temporal Method under CGAAP to the Current Rate Method under IFRS.

h) Selling, General and Administrative Expense
The selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 has decreased by $2.5 million under  
IFRS versus CGAAP, because of lower defined employee future benefits expense under IFRS of $3.3 million due to the application  
of IFRIC 14 on transition to IFRS and the application of IAS 19 on a prospective basis, which was partly offset by higher 
decommissioning liabilities expense of $0.5 million.

i) Account Reclassification
Certain accounts were reclassified for financial statement presentation purposes, including deferred tax assets from current  
to non-current, reflecting the adoption of IAS 12 and the requirements for provisions to be presented separately by IAS 37.

j) Stock-based Compensation
Adopting IFRS has resulted in a $145 thousand additional expense due to revaluing liability settled instruments (Share Appreciation 
Rights “SAR”) using the Black-Scholes model, compared to using the intrinsic value of liability under CGAAP.

k) Adjustment to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
The changes to the consolidated statement of income and consolidated balance sheet have resulted in various reclassifications  
on the consolidated statement of cash flows; however, there were no material changes to the net cash flows. As a result, no 
reconciliations have been presented.

9.0  Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The President and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, together with the management 
of the Company, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures (“DC&Ps”) (as defined  
in the rules of the Canadian Securities Administrators) and the effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (“ICFRs”). 
Based on that evaluation, they have concluded that the Company’s DC&Ps were effective as at December 31, 2011 and 2010. 
Furthermore, they have concluded that the Company’s ICFRs were adequate and effective to prevent a material misstatement  
of the Company’s annual financial statements as at December 31, 2011. There were no material changes in either the Company’s 
DC&Ps or its ICFRs during 2011.

10.0  General Outlook
In late 2008 and throughout 2009, the global economic recession caused lower energy demand and reduced capital availability  
for infrastructure investment, which resulted in pipeline project delays and cancellations and fewer well completions. Commencing  
in 2010 and continuing in 2011, energy demand rebounded strongly and many of the major pipeline projects that had been delayed 
or deferred during the economic recession were reactivated, with front end engineering, project bidding and, by the end of 2011, the 
commencement of contract awards. The strengthening of pipeline infrastructure market demand was first indicated early in 2011 
when the value of projects, for which ShawCor had provided firm bids, exceeded $1.5 billion for the first time. During the fourth 
quarter of 2011 and early 2012, the improving outlook for pipeline infrastructure was further evidenced when ShawCor received 
contracts or letters of intent for projects with a cumulative value exceeding $800 million. As a result of the award of new contracts, 
ShawCor’s order backlog reached a new record level of $548 million at December 31, 2011 and this backlog is expected to lead to 
revenue growth, particularly in the Company’s Pipeline and Pipe Services segment operations in Asia Pacific and Latin America, as 
noted below.

The outlook for market activity in the Company’s Pipeline and Pipe Services segment by region and in the Petrochemical and 
Industrial segment is outlined below:

Pipeline and Pipe Services Segment – North America
The Company produced strong growth in revenue in North America during 2011 and overall levels of activity are expected to  
remain strong in 2012 and 2013. The improvement in revenue in 2011 was largely driven by the increased level of well drilling and 
completions throughout North America, which has bolstered demand for the Company’s small diameter pipe coating, composite 
pipe, joint protection products and drill pipe services. With total well completion volumes expected to stabilize at current levels, 
growth will be driven by market share gains. This is most evident with the Company’s spoolable composite pipe business unit, which 
has steadily gained market share in the United States following the installation of service centers in locations well positioned to 
supply pipe demand from emerging shale resources. The Company believes that the potential exists for further gains in market share 

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and revenue growth in the North American composite pipe market. Another market targeted for share gain is drill string tubular 
services in the United States. The first US drill string tubular service center was successfully launched in 2011 in Pennsylvania to 
supply the Marcellus and Utica shale plays and further centers will be opened in the United States in 2012 to support customers in 
other active shale regions.

In pipe coating, growth in 2012 from projects involving offshore applications is expected to largely offset modest weakening in large 
diameter project volumes. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company commenced production on the $40 million Jack/St. Malo 
project at the Brigden facility in Beaumont, Texas. The Company has also submitted bids for additional deepwater flow assurance 
projects in the Gulf of Mexico that, if won, will be executed in 2012 and 2013. In addition, the Company will mobilize a mobile 
concrete weight coating plant to the Beaumont site to execute a project for a customer in South America.

Pipeline and Pipe Services Segment – Latin America
The Company experienced weak market conditions in both Mexico and Brazil throughout 2011 with revenue well below historical 
levels. For 2012, the Company has secured several large projects that will deliver significant revenue growth. Offshore Mexico 
activity is expected to pick up based on the Company’s level of bidding activity. In Brazil, the $20 million P55 Risers pipe coating 
project has finally commenced production after customer delays during 2011. Elsewhere in the Latin America region, the Company 
has secured a project with Technip for concrete weight coating on a large diameter offshore gas transmission line. This work will  
be executed in Trinidad and is expected to contribute in excess of $60 million in revenue.

Beyond 2012, the Company expects the Latin America region to be a continuing source of revenue growth as Brazil undertakes the 
development of pipeline infrastructure necessary to bring to production the vast deepwater oil resources discovered in the pre-salt 
Santos basin. The Company also expects that Mexico and other markets in South America will offer growth potential for composite 
pipe products that are now experiencing growing market acceptance in North America.

Pipeline and Pipe Services Segment – EMAR
During 2011, revenue increased over the prior year in the Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia (“EMAR”) region as a result of the 
execution of the US$93 million Laggan–Tormore project at ShawCor’s Leith, Scotland facility. The Company does not expect to be 
able to fully replace the 2011 Leith volume of activity in 2012. The outlook is thus for a modest slowdown in region revenue, with 
lower volumes from Leith partially offset by a pick up in facility utilization at the Company’s pipe coating plants in Orkanger, Norway 
and in the UAE. Beyond 2012, the potential for growth exists through expansion opportunities that are under evaluation for several 
geographic markets in the region where the Company does not currently have pipe coating facilities.

Pipeline and Pipe Services Segment – Asia Pacific
The Company’s Asia Pacific region, having experienced a significant reduction in revenue in 2011 versus the prior year, is now  
in a position, with booked production orders, to generate very strong revenue growth. During 2011 and in the first quarter of 2012, 
ShawCor has booked production orders or holds letters of intent for projects that will be executed at the Company’s facilities in 
Malaysia and Indonesia with a value that exceeds $700 million. These projects include the PTTEP Zawtika Development Project, the 
Pearl Energy Ruby pipeline, the trunk line and flow assurance pipe coating contracts for the Chevron Wheatstone LNG project and 
the Ichthys gas export pipeline. These orders should deliver strong revenue growth for the Company’s Asia Pacific region in 2012  
and 2013. 

In the first quarter of 2012, Asia Pacific revenue will be largely unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2011, while operating margins 
will be impacted by the costs associated with loading in pipe and ramping up the facilities for the launch of the Wheatstone and 
Ichthys projects. However, steady growth in revenue and improvement in margins are expected once production begins in the second 
quarter. By the fourth quarter, the Company’s facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to be operating at record volume 
levels with resulting strong operating margins. This level of activity, based on the booked orders, will be sustained throughout 2013 
and well into 2014.

Petrochemical and Industrial Segment
The improved revenue and operating income generated by the Petrochemical and Industrial segment businesses in 2011 was the 
result of the recovery from the abrupt decline in activity associated with the global economic recession in late 2008 and in 2009. 
With continued stability in the global economy, operating performance is expected to continue to improve in 2012 based on  
a stronger backlog for wire and cable project activity particularly for the oil sands market and the continued ramp up of production 
and sales in the segment’s DSG Canusa China facility. The major risk to this outlook relates to the potential for economic 
deceleration in Europe and the impact this would have on the Company’s automotive and industrial products shipments.

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Order Backlog
The Company’s order backlog consists of firm customer orders only and represents the revenue the Company expects to realize  
on booked orders over the succeeding twelve months. The Company reports the twelve month billable backlog because it provides  
a leading indicator of significant changes in consolidated revenue. A majority of the Company’s revenue is typically derived from 
small orders and projects less than $5 million in value. These orders/projects do not typically enter the backlog as they are booked 
and executed with minimal lead times. In contrast, projects with values exceeding $5 million often have extended lead times before 
production commences and thus the growth or decline in such project activity will cause the backlog to change over time and signal 
changes in future revenue. In the third quarter of 2008, the Company’s backlog peaked at $529 million and revenue in 2008 reached 
a record level of $1.38 billion. Subsequent to 2008, the order backlog declined and reached a low level for 2011 of $333 million at the 
end of first quarter. Since that time, the resurgence of pipeline infrastructure demand and new contract orders has resulted in an 
increase in the backlog to a new record level of $548 million at December 31, 2011. With the award, in the first quarter of 2012, of 
the Ichthys GEP project, with a value exceeding $400 million, further growth in the backlog through 2012 is expected.

With a record backlog in hand and further backlog increases expected, the Company has a high degree of confidence in its outlook 
for growth in revenue in 2012 and 2013. Revenue growth will also lead to gains in facility utilization, the operational driver for 
operating margin improvement. With a focus on the successful execution of the projects that have been secured, ShawCor is well 
positioned to generate strong cash flows over the next two years. Increasing cash flows from operations, plus the Company’s current 
healthy financial position, create the resources to allow ShawCor to pursue its strategy of growth through geographic expansion, new 
product and service introductions in existing and complementary markets and through the acquisition of companies that broaden 
the Company’s market position within the global pipeline and energy services industry.

11.0  Risks and Uncertainties
Operating in an international environment, servicing predominantly the oil and gas industry, ShawCor faces a number of business 
risks and uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s projections, business, results of operations and 
financial condition.

The following summarizes the Company’s risks and uncertainties and how it manages and mitigates each risk:

11.1 Economic Risks

An economic downturn could adversely affect demand for the Company’s products and services and, consequently, its 
projections, business, results of operations and financial condition.

Demand for oil and natural gas is influenced by numerous factors, including the North American and worldwide economies as well 
as activities of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”). Economic declines impact demand for oil and natural 
gas and result in a softening of oil and gas prices and projected oil and gas drilling activity. If economic conditions or international 
markets decline unexpectedly, the Company’s projections, business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially 
adversely affected. In addition, if actions by OPEC and other oil producers to increase production of oil adversely affect world oil 
prices, additional declines in rig counts could result, particularly internationally, and the Company’s projections, business, results  
of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. Similarly, demand for the products of the Petrochemical 
and Industrial segment’s businesses is largely dependent on the level of general economic activity in North America and Europe. 
Decreases in economic activity in these regions could result in significant decreases in activity levels in these businesses.

A cyclical decline in the level of global pipeline construction could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s projections, 
business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Company’s business is materially dependent on the level of global pipeline construction activity, which, in turn, relates to the 
growth in demand for oil and natural gas and the availability of new supplies to meet this increased demand. Reductions in capital 
spending by producers could dampen demand for the Company’s products and services supplied in pipeline markets.

Revenue generated by the Company’s Pipeline and Pipe Services segment accounted for 88% of consolidated sales in 2011. With this 
proportion expected to continue, the Company’s revenue is materially dependent on the global Pipeline and Pipe Services industry. 
Any reduction in the anticipated growth in pipeline market activity could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s 
projections, business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Increases in the prices and/or shortages in the supply of raw materials used in the Company’s manufacturing processes could 
adversely affect the competitiveness of the Company, its ability to serve its customers’ needs and its financial performance.

The Company purchases a broad range of materials and components throughout the world in connection with its manufacturing 
activities. Major items include polyolefin and other polymeric resins, iron ore, cement, adhesives, sealants and copper and other 
nonferrous wire. The ability of suppliers to meet performance and quality specifications and delivery schedules is important to the 
maintenance of customer satisfaction. While the materials required for its manufacturing operations have generally been readily 
available, cyclical swings in supply and demand can produce short-term shortages and/or price spikes. The Company’s ability  
to pass on any such price increases may be restricted in the short term.

A decline in global drilling activity could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s projections, business, results  
of operations and financial condition.

The Company’s business is materially dependent on the level of global drilling activity, which, in turn, depends on global oil and gas 
demand, prices and production depletion rates. Lower drilling activity decreases demand for the Company’s products and services, 
including small diameter pipe coating, composite pipe and tubular inspection and inventory management services.

Economic Risk Mitigation
The Company cannot completely mitigate economic risks. However, the Company maintains a competitive geographical presence  
in a diverse number of regions and has implemented several systems and processes to manage operational risks and to achieve 
continuous improvements in operational effectiveness in addition to various cost reduction initiatives. Through these efforts, 
economic risk is mitigated. 

Refer to section 1.5 – Capability to Deliver Results for additional information with respect to the Company’s systems and processes.  

11.2 Litigation and Legal Risks

The Company could be subject to substantial liability claims, which could adversely affect its projections, business, results of 
operations and financial condition.

Some of the Company’s products are used in hazardous applications where an accident or a failure of a product could cause personal 
injury, loss of life, damage to property, equipment or the environment, as well as the suspension of the end-user’s operations. If the 
Company’s products were to be involved in any of these difficulties, the Company could face litigation and may be held liable for 
those losses. The Company’s insurance coverage may not be adequate in risk coverage or policy limits to cover all losses or liabilities 
that it may incur. Moreover, the Company may not be able in the future to maintain insurance at levels of risk coverage or policy 
limits that management deems adequate. Any claims made under the Company’s policies likely will cause its premiums to increase. 
Any future damages deemed to be caused by the Company’s products or services that are not covered by insurance, or that are  
in excess of policy limits or subject to substantial deductibles, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s projections, 
business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Company is subject to litigation and could be subject to future litigation and significant potential financial liability.

From time to time, the Company is a party to litigation and legal proceedings that it considers to be a part of the ordinary course  
of business. Although none of the litigation or legal proceedings in which the Company is currently involved could reasonably  
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s projections, business, results of operations or financial condition, 
the Company may, however, become involved in material legal proceedings in the future. Such proceedings may include, for example, 
product liability claims and claims relating to the existence or use of hazardous materials on the Company’s property or in its 
operations, as well as intellectual property disputes and other material legal proceedings with competitors, customers, employees 
and governmental entities. These proceedings could arise from the Company’s current or former actions and operations or the 
actions or operations of businesses and entities acquired by the Company prior to acquisition. The Company maintains insurance  
it believes to be commercially reasonable and customary; however, such coverage may be inadequate for or inapplicable to  
particular claims.

Litigation and Legal Risk Mitigation
The Company cannot completely mitigate legal risks. However, the Company maintains adequate commercial insurance to mitigate 
most adverse litigation and legal risks.

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11.3 HSE Risks

The Company is subject to Health, Safety and Environmental laws and regulations that expose it to potential financial liability.

The Company’s operations are regulated under a number of federal, provincial, state, local and foreign environmental laws  
and regulations, which govern, among other things, the discharge of hazardous materials into the air and water as well as the 
handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials. Compliance with these environmental laws is a major consideration  
in the manufacturing of the Company’s products, as the Company uses, generates, stores and disposes of hazardous substances  
and wastes in its operations. The Company may be subject to material financial liability for any investigation and clean-up of  
such hazardous materials. In addition, many of the Company’s current and former properties are or have been used for industrial 
purposes. Accordingly, the Company also may be subject to financial liabilities relating to the investigation and remediation  
of hazardous materials resulting from the actions of previous owners or operators of industrial facilities on those sites. Liability  
in certain instances may be imposed on the Company regardless of the legality of the original actions relating to the hazardous  
or toxic substances or whether or not the Company knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of those substances. The Company 
is also subject to various Canadian and US federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations as well as foreign laws and 
regulations relating to safety and health conditions in its manufacturing facilities. Those laws and regulations may also subject  
the Company to material financial penalties or liabilities for any non-compliance, as well as potential business disruption if any  
of its facilities or a portion of any facility is required to be temporarily closed as a result of any violation of those laws and regulations. 
Any such financial liability or business disruption could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s projections, business, 
results of operations and financial condition.

Demand for the Company’s products and services could be adversely affected by changes to Canadian, US or other countries’ 
laws or regulations pertaining to the emission of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gases (“GHGs”) into the atmosphere.

Although the Company is not a large producer of GHGs, the products and services of the Company’s production are mainly related 
to the transmission of hydrocarbons including crude oil and natural gas, whose ultimate consumption are major sources of GHG 
emissions. Changes in the regulations concerning the release of GHGs into the atmosphere, including the introduction of so-called 
carbon taxes or limitations over the emissions of GHGs, may adversely impact the demand for hydrocarbons and ultimately, the 
demand for the Company’s products and services.

HSE Risk Mitigation
To minimize risks associated with HSE matters, the Company has implemented a comprehensive audit program in which it has 
completed detailed environmental audits at manufacturing and service locations across all seven divisions. Furthermore, the 
Company is committed to being an IIF workplace.

11.4 Political and Regulatory Risks

The Company’s international operations may experience interruptions due to political, economic or other risks, which could 
adversely affect the Company’s projections, business, results of operations and financial condition.

During 2011, the Company derived over 23% of its total revenue from its facilities outside North America and Western Europe.  
In addition, part of the Company’s sales from its locations in Canada and the US were for use in other countries. The Company’s 
operations in certain international locations are subject to various political and economic conditions existing in those countries  
that could disrupt operations. These risks include:

•   currency fluctuations and devaluations;

•   currency restrictions and limitations on repatriation of profits; 

•   political instability and civil unrest;

•   hostile or terrorist activities; and

•   restrictions on foreign operations.

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The Company’s foreign operations may suffer disruptions and may incur losses that would not be covered by insurance. In particular, 
civil unrest in politically unstable countries may increase the possibility that the Company’s operations could be interrupted or 
adversely affected. The impact of such disruptions could include the Company’s inability to ship products in a timely and cost 
effective manner, its inability to place contractors and employees in various countries or regions, or result in the need for evacuations 
or similar disruptions. 

Any material currency fluctuations or devaluations or political unrest that may disrupt oil and gas exploration and production  
or the movement of funds and assets could materially adversely affect the Company’s projections, business, results of operations 
and financial condition.

The Company’s projections, business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by actions under 
Canadian, US or other trade laws.

The Company is a Canadian-based company with significant operations in the United States. The Company also owns and operates 
international manufacturing operations that support its Canadian and US operations. If actions under Canadian, US or other trade 
laws were instituted that limited the Company’s access to the materials or products necessary for such manufacturing operations, 
the Company’s ability to meet its customers’ specifications and delivery requirements would be reduced. Any such reduction in the 
Company’s ability to meet its customers’ specifications and delivery requirements could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company’s projections, business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Company also conducts business in countries permitted by Canadian law that would be prohibited by US trade laws if the 
Company were a US entity or controlled by a US entity or person. While the Company believes that it and its subsidiaries currently 
are in compliance with applicable US trade laws, changes in these regulations or the interpretation of these regulations, or changes  
in the control of the Company, could adversely affect the Company’s business.

Political and Regulatory Risk Mitigation
The Company manages political and regulatory risks by working with government, regulators and other parties to resolve issues,  
if any. In addition, the Company ensures that it is compliant with the laws and regulations within the jurisdictions where it operates.

12.0  Environmental Matters
While environmental related liabilities are considered immaterial to the Company’s financial results, they are important to the 
Company from a social responsibility standpoint. Refer to section 11.3 – HSE Risks for additional information with respect to the 
Company’s environmental matters.

As at December 31, 2011, the accruals on the consolidated balance sheet related to environmental matters and included  
as decommissioning liability obligations were $23.4 million. The Company believes the accruals to be sufficient to fully satisfy  
all liabilities related to known environmental matters.

13.0  Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
The Company evaluates its performance using a number of different measures that are not in accordance with GAAP and should  
not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other measure of performance under GAAP. The Company’s method  
of calculating these measures may differ from other entities and as a result may not necessarily be comparable to measures  
used by other entities.

EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment of property, plant, 
equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, investment losses and gain on revaluation of investment. The Company believes that 
EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure that provides a meaningful indication of the Company’s results from principal business 
activities prior to the consideration of how these activities are financed or the tax impacts in various jurisdictions. Refer to section  
2.1 – Selected Annual Information of this report for a reconciliation of the Company’s EBITDA to its net income (attributable to 
shareholders of the Company) in accordance with GAAP.

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Return on Equity (“ROE”)
ROE is defined as net income divided by average shareholders’ equity over the year and is used by the Company to assess the 
efficiency of generating profits from each unit of shareholders’ equity. 

The following table sets forth the calculation of the Company’s ROE as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Net income 
Average shareholders’ equity 

ROE 

2011 

2010

$ 

56,683 
848,152 

$ 

95,072
811,629

6.7% 

11.7%

Free Cash Flow (“FCF”)
FCF is defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditures and dividends paid during the year. FCF is intended to demonstrate 
the amount of cash the Company has available to invest in capital growth initiatives and the ability to generate cash flows to 
maintain operations.

The following table sets forth the calculation of the Company’s FCF as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Cash provided by operating activities 
Less:
  Capital expenditures 
  Dividends paid 

FCF 

2011 

2010

$ 

45,327 

$ 

53,244

(55,982) 
(21,930) 

(48,723)
(20,468)

$ 

(32,585) 

$ 

(15,947)

Days Sales Outstanding (“DSO”)
DSO is defined as the number of days that accounts receivable are outstanding based on a 90-day cycle and is calculated by  
dividing the average trade accounts receivable balance by revenue for the quarter and multiplying by 90 days. DSO approximates the 
measure of the average number of days from when the Company recognizes revenue until the cash is collected from the customer.

The following table sets forth the calculation for the Company’s DSO as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Average accounts receivable 
Revenue for the fourth quarter 

DSO 

2011 

2010

$  236,275 
341,780 

$  218,398
292,086

62 

67

Days Payables Outstanding (“DPO”)
DPO is defined as the average number of days from when purchased goods and services are received until payment is made to the 
suppliers based on a 90-day cycle and is calculated by dividing the quarter end accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance by 
the cost of goods sold for the quarter and multiplying by 90 days. 

The following table sets forth the calculation for the Company’s DPO as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Average accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Cost of goods sold for the fourth quarter 

DPO 

2011 

2010

$  144,270 
210,449 

$  126,278
176,293

62 

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Working Capital Ratio
Working capital ratio is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities. This metric provides management with an indication 
of the current liquidity available to the Company before considering long-term debt.

The following table sets forth the calculation for the Company’s working capital ratio as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Current assets 
Current liabilities 

Working capital ratio 

2011 

2010

$  530,607 
248,759 

$  555,209
271,357

2.13 

2.05

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is defined as EBITDA divided by interest expense. The Company is required to maintain a fixed charge 
coverage ratio of more than 2.5 to 1 under the terms of its credit facilities.

The following table sets forth the calculation of the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

EBITDA 
Interest expense 

Fixed charge coverage ratio 

2011 

2010

$  138,837 
4,507 

$  183,035
2,805

31 

65

The Company is in compliance with this debt covenant as at December 31, 2011.

Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio
Debt to total capitalization ratio is defined as the Company’s long-term debt divided by the sum of shareholders’ equity and 
long-term debt. The Company is required to maintain a debt to total capitalization ratio of no more than 0.40 to 1. The Company  
is in compliance with this debt covenant as at December 31, 2011.

14.0  Forward Looking Information
This document includes certain statements that reflect management’s expectations and objectives for the Company’s future 
performance, opportunities and growth, which statements constitute forward looking information under applicable securities  
laws. Such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are predictive in nature or depend on future events or conditions. 
Forward looking information involves estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. These statements may be identified  
by the use of forward looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe”,“predict”, “estimate”, 
“continue”, “intend”, “plan” and variations of these words or other similar expressions. Specifically, this document includes  
forward looking information in respect of, among other things, the impact of the existing order backlog on the Company’s revenue,  
the impact of global economic activity on the demand for the Company’s products as well as the prices of commodities used by the 
Company, the impact of changing energy demand, supply and prices, the impact and likelihood of changes in competitive conditions 
in the markets in which the Company participates, the impact of changing laws for environmental compliance on the Company’s 
capital and operating costs, and the adequacy of the Company’s existing accruals in respect thereof, the Company’s relationships 
with its employees, the continued establishment of international operations, the effect of continued development in emerging 
economies, as well as the Company’s plans as they relate to research and development activities and the maintenance of its current 
dividend policies, the outlook for revenue and operating income and the expected development in the Company’s order backlog. 

Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially 
from those predicted by the forward looking information. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward looking 
information as a number of factors could cause actual events, results and prospects to differ materially from those expressed in  
or implied by the forward looking information. Significant risks facing the Company include, but are not limited to: changes in global 
economic activity and changes in energy supply and demand, which impact on the level of drilling activity and pipeline construction; 
exposure to product and other liability claims; shortages of or significant increases in the prices of raw materials used by the 
Company; compliance with environmental, trade and other laws; political, economic and other risks arising from the Company’s 
international operations; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, as well as other risks and uncertainties, as more fully described  
herein under the heading “Risks and Uncertainties”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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These statements of forward looking information are based on assumptions, estimates and analysis made by management in light  
of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments as well as other factors believed to be 
reasonable and relevant in the circumstances. These assumptions include assumptions in respect of the potential for improvement  
in demand for the Company’s products and services as a result of continued global economic recovery, the potential for increased 
investment in global energy infrastructure as a result of stabilization of capital markets, the Company’s ability to execute projects 
under contract, the continued supply of and stable pricing for commodities used by the Company and the availability of personnel 
resources sufficient for the Company to operate its businesses. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward 
looking information are based on reasonable assumptions in light of currently available information. However, should one  
or more risks materialize or should any assumptions prove incorrect, then actual results could vary materially from those expressed 
or implied in the forward looking information included in this document and the Company can give no assurance that such 
expectations will be achieved.

When considering the forward looking information in making decisions with respect to the Company, readers should carefully 
consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. ShawCor Ltd. does not assume the obligation to revise  
or update forward looking information after the date of this document or to revise it to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated 
events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Other information relating to the Company, including its Annual Information Form, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

March 29, 2012

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Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of ShawCor Ltd. included in this Annual Report are the responsibility  
of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. When alternative accounting methods exist, management 
has selected those it deems to be most appropriate in the circumstances. The consolidated financial statements include estimates 
based on the experience and judgment of management in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly,  
in all material respects. Financial information presented elsewhere in the annual report is consistent with that in the consolidated 
financial statements.

The management of the Company and its subsidiaries developed and continues to maintain systems of internal accounting controls 
and management practices designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial information is relevant, reliable and accurate 
and that the Company's assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded.

The Board of Directors exercises its responsibilities for ensuring that management fulfils its responsibilities for financial reporting 
and internal control with the assistance of its Audit Committee. 

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board and all of its members are Directors who are not officers or employees of ShawCor 
Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. The Committee meets periodically to review quarterly financial reports and to discuss internal controls 
over the financial reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting issues. The Committee reviews the Company’s annual 
consolidated financial statements and recommends their approval to the Board of Directors.

These financial statements have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the external auditors, on behalf of the shareholders.  
Ernst & Young LLP has full and free access to the Audit Committee. 

March 1, 2012

WiLLiAM P. BUcKLEy 
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

gARy s. LOVE  
VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Shareholders of ShawCor Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of ShawCor Ltd., which comprise the consolidated balance 
sheets as at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and January 1, 2010, and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, 
changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and a summary of significant 
accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance  
with International Financial Reporting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable  
the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our  
audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical 
requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements 
are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated  
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material 
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors 
consider internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order  
to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and 
the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated 
financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ShawCor Ltd.  
as at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and January 1, 2010, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years ended 
December 31, 2011 and 2010 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ASSet S
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents note 8 
Accounts receivable note 9 
Income taxes receivable note 21 
Inventories note 10 
Prepaid expenses 
Derivative financial instruments note 21 

Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment note 11 
Intangible assets note 12 
Investment in associate note 14 
Derivative financial instruments note 21 
Deferred income taxes note 29 
Other assets note 15 
Goodwill note 16 

LiAbiLi tieS
Current Liabilities
Bank indebtedness note 19 
Loan payable note 27 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities note 17 
Provisions notes 18 and 20 
Income taxes payable note 21 
Derivative financial instruments note 21 
Deferred revenue 
Current portion of long-term debt note 19 
Obligations under finance lease note 22 

Non-current Liabilities
Long-term debt note 19 
Obligations under finance lease note 22 
Provisions notes 18 and 20 
Derivative financial instruments note 21 
Deferred income taxes note 29 

equity 
Share capital note 24 
Contributed surplus 
Retained earnings 
Non-controlling interest 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

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59

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1  
2010

$ 

67,276 
279,324 
15,981 
146,786 
20,970 
270 

530,607 

299,118 
86,362 
30,095 
– 
30,058 
26,691 
220,334 

692,658 

$  155,998 
243,955 
13,823 
126,132 
14,171 
1,130 

$  249,988
191,821
14,055
109,379
14,392
1,782

555,209 

581,417

287,697 
91,353 
31,995 
– 
33,555 
9,923 
215,204 

669,727 

284,291
62,784
24
39
41,415
9,608
214,449

612,610

$ 1,223,265 

$ 1,224,936 

$ 1,194,027

$ 

12,281 
5,001 
155,796 
12,317 
35,334 
419 
27,446 
– 
165 

248,759 

– 
103 
50,859 
2,499 
56,984 

110,445 

359,204 

218,381 
16,391 
654,062 
7,473 
(32,246) 

864,061 

$ 

– 
5,126 
132,743 
7,892 
44,968 
527 
54,751 
25,005 
345 

271,357 

– 
339 
45,024 
807 
75,166 

121,336 

392,693 

206,775 
18,144 
644,191 
– 
(36,867) 

832,243 

$ 

–
–
119,813
9,845
42,971
510
75,100
26,235
371

274,845

26,052
492
26,047
–
75,576

128,167

403,012

204,151
17,277
569,587
–
–

791,015

$ 1,223,265 

$ 1,224,936 

$ 1,194,027

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Paul G. robinson, DIRe CTOR 

VirGinia l. shaw,  DIRe CTOR 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statements of Income

For the year ended December 31: (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) 

Sale of products 
Rendering of services 

Revenue 
Cost of Goods Sold 

Gross Profit 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Foreign exchange losses (gains) 
Amortization of property, plant and equipment note 11 
Amortization of intangible assets note 12 
Impairment of property, plant & equipment note 13 
Impairment of intangible assets 
Impairment of goodwill note 16 

income from Operations 
Accounting gain on acquisition 
Loss on investment in associate note 14 
Finance costs, net 

income before income taxes 
Income taxes note 29 

Net income 

Net income Attributable to: 
  Shareholders of the Company 
  Non-controlling interests 

Net income 

earnings per Share 
  Basic note 28 
  Diluted note 28 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (000s) 
  Basic note 28 
  Diluted note 28 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

2011 

2010

$  332,242 
825,023 

  1,157,265 
734,730 

$  317,443
716,720

  1,034,163
623,641

422,535 
269,241 
13,119 
1,338 
41,906 
7,244 
5,244 
– 
– 

84,443 
– 
10,133 
4,507 

69,803 
13,120 

56,683 

410,522
219,084
11,050
(5,647)
45,077
5,038
14,923
958
208

119,831
(13,181)
1,939
2,805

128,268
33,196

95,072

56,086 
597 

$ 

56,683 

$ 
$ 

0.79 
0.78 

95,072

95,072

1.35
1.33

 –

$ 

$ 
$ 

70,725 
71,536 

70,566
71,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the year ended December 31: (in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Net income for the Year 

Other Comprehensive income (Loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of foreign operations 
Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation 
Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation transferred to net income during the period 
Share of other comprehensive loss attributable to investment in associate 
Income tax on other comprehensive income (loss) 
  Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation 
  Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation transferred to net income during the period 

Other Comprehensive income (Loss) for the Year, Net of income tax 

2011 

2010

$ 

56,683 

$ 

95,072

8,724 
603 
(1,833) 
(3,081) 

(103) 
311 

4,621 

 –

 –
 –

(38,072)
1,423
(218)

(36,867)

Comprehensive income for the Year 

$ 

61,304 

$ 

58,205

Attributable to: 
  Shareholders of the Company 
  Non-controlling interests 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

60,707 
597 

 –

58,205

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Contributed 
Surplus 

Retained  Non-Controlling 
Interest 
earnings 

For the year ended December 31, 2011 
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

balance – January 1, 2010 
Net income for the year 
Issued on exercise of stock options 
Compensation cost on exercised options 
Stock-based compensation expense 
Other comprehensive loss 
Dividends paid 

Capital Stock 

$  204,151 
– 
2,013 
611 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

$ 

17,277 
– 
– 
(611) 
1,478 
– 
– 

$  569,587 
95,072 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(20,468) 

balance – December 31, 2010 

$  206,775 

$ 

18,144 

$  644,191 

$ 

Net income for the year 
Issued on exercise of stock options 
Compensation cost on exercised options 
Compensation cost on exercised RSUs 
Stock-based compensation expense 
Purchase – Normal Course Issuer Bid 
excess of purchase price over  

stated value of shares 
Other comprehensive income 
Adjustment for non-controlling interest 
Non-cash dividends paid  

to non-controlling interest 

Dividends paid note 24 

– 
9,878 
4,122 
7 
– 
(2,401) 

– 
– 
(4,122) 
(7) 
2,376 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

56,086 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(14,068) 
– 
(10,217) 

– 
(21,930) 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(36,867) 
– 

Total 
Shareholders’ 
equity

$  791,015
95,072
2,013
–
1,478
(36,867)
(20,468)

$ 

(36,867)  $  832,243

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
4,621 
– 

– 
– 

56,683
9,878
–
–
2,376
(2,401)

(14,068)
4,621
–

(3,341)
(21,930)

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

597 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
10,217 

(3,341) 
– 

balance – December 31, 2011 

$  218,381 

$ 

16,391 

$  654,062 

$ 

7,473 

$ 

(32,246)  $  864,061

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ShawCor Ltd.   consolidated financial statements

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

For the year ended December 31 (in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

OPeRA tiNG AC ti vitieS
Net income for the year 
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash 
  Amortization of property, plant and equipment note 11 
  Amortization of intangible assets note 12 
  Amortization of long-term prepaid expenses 
  Decommissioning obligations expense note 18 
  Stock based and incentive based compensation note 25 
  Other provisions expense note 18 
  Deferred income taxes note 29 
  Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
  Loss on derivative financial instruments 
  Accretion expense on deferred purchase consideration note 18 
  Accounting gain on acquisition 
  Loss on investment in associate note 14 

Impairment of property, plant and equipment note 13 
Impairment of intangible assets note 12 
Impairment of goodwill note 16 

  Other 
Settlement of decommissioning liability obligations note 18 
Settlement of other provisions note 18 
Net change in employee future benefits notes 18 and 20 
Net change in non-cash working capital and foreign exchange 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities 

iNveS tiNG AC ti vitieS
Purchases of property, plant and equipment note 11 
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Purchase of intangible assets note 12 
Acquisition of subsidiaries – net of cash acquired note 6 
Loan provided to associate notes 14 and 15 
(Increase) decrease in other assets 
Investment in associate note 14 

Cash Used in investing Activities 

FiNANCiNG AC ti vitieS
Increase in bank indebtedness note 19 
Proceeds from loan note 27 
Repayments of obligations under finance lease 
Repayment of long-term debt note 19 
Issuance of shares note 24 
Repurchase of treasury shares note 24 
Dividends paid to shareholders note 24 

Cash Used in Financing Activities 

effect of Foreign exchange on Cash and Cash equivalents 

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash equivalents for the Year 
Cash and Cash equivalents – beginning of Year 

Cash and Cash equivalents – end of Year 

Supplemental information
Cash interest paid 
Cash interest received 
Cash income taxes paid 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

2011 

2010

$ 

56,683 

$ 

95,072

41,906 
7,244 
754 
425 
4,501 
4,362 
(14,686) 
180 
2,444 
1,053 
– 
10,133 
5,244 
– 
– 
294 
(1,074) 
(2,240) 
636 
(72,532) 

45,327 

(55,982) 
745 
(392) 
(12,839) 
(10,347) 
(6,096) 
(10,517) 

(95,428) 

12,281 
– 
(416) 
(24,402) 
9,878 
(16,469) 
(21,930) 

(41,058) 

2,437 

(88,722) 
155,998 

 4

 –

 –
 –

 –

 –

45,077
5,038

1,096
4,487
1,890
(7,472)
(1,100)
708
189
(13,181)
1,939
14,923
958
208

(3,218)
(2,027)
(3,637)
(87,710)

53,244

(48,723)
3,420
(302)
(19,728)

(34,917)

(100,250)

5,126
(179)
(26,043)
2,013

(20,468)

(39,551)

(7,433)

(93,990)
249,988

$ 

67,276 

$  155,998

$ 

$ 

5,531 
1,024 
35,379 

$ 

$ 

5,022
1,455
38,892

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOte 1 

CORPORAte iNFORMAtiON

ShawCor Ltd. is a publicly listed company incorporated in 
Canada with its shares listed on the Toronto Stock exchange. 
ShawCor Ltd., together with its wholly owned subsidiaries 
(collectively referred to as the “Company” or “ShawCor”), is  
a growth oriented, global energy services company serving the 
Pipeline and Pipe Services and the Petrochemical and Industrial 
segments of the energy industry. The Company operates  
seven divisions with over 70 manufacturing and service facilities 
located around the world. Further information as it pertains to 
the nature of operations is set out in note 5.

The head office, principal address and registered office  
of the Company is 25 Bethridge Road, Toronto, Ontario,  
M9W 1M7, Canada.

NO te 2 

bASiS OF PRePARAtiON AND ADOPtiON OF 

iNteRNA tiONAL FiNANCiAL RePOR tiNG St ANDARDS

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements  
in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting 
principles as set out in the Handbook of The Canadian Institute 
of Chartered Accountants (“CICA Handbook”). In 2010, the 
CICA Handbook was revised to incorporate International 
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and require publicly 
accountable enterprises to apply such standards effective  
for years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Accordingly,  
the Company has commenced reporting on this basis in these 
consolidated financial statements. In these consolidated 
financial statements, the term “CGAAP” refers to Canadian 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles before the adoption  
of IFRS.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board, applicable to the preparation of financial 
statements, including International Accounting Standard  
(“IAS”) 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, and IFRS 1, 
First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. 
Subject to certain transition elections disclosed in note 4, the 
Company has consistently applied the same accounting policies 
in its opening IFRS consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2010 
and throughout all periods presented, as if these policies had 
always been in effect. Note 4 discloses the impact of the 
transition to IFRS on the Company’s reported financial position, 
financial performance and cash flows, including the nature and 
effect of significant changes in accounting policies from those 
used in the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial 
statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The policies applied in these consolidated financial  
statements are based on IFRS issued and outstanding  
as of December 31, 2011.

basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared  
on the historical cost basis, except for certain non-current assets 
and financial instruments, which are measured at fair value,  
as explained in the accounting policies set out in note 3.

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian 
dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, 
except when otherwise stated.

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial 
statements of the Company and the entities under its control 
and the Company’s proportionate share in joint ventures.

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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

The preparation of consolidated financial statements  
in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical 
accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise 
its judgment in the process of applying the Company’s 
accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree  
of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions  
and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial 
statements, are disclosed in note 3.

The results of the subsidiaries acquired during the period are 
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date 
of the acquisition. Adjustments are made, where necessary, to 
the financial statements of the subsidiaries and joint ventures to 
ensure consistency with those policies adopted by the Company. 
All intercompany transactions, balances, income and expenses 
are eliminated upon consolidation.

The audited consolidated financial statements and 
accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2011  
were authorized for issue by the company’s Board of Directors 
on March 1, 2012. 

NOte 3 

SUMMARY OF SiGNiFiCANt ACCOUNtiNG POLiCieS

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by 
management in accordance with IFRS. The more significant 
accounting policies are as follows:

a) business Combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition 
accounting method. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent 
liabilities acquired are measured at fair value at the acquisition 
date. The consideration transferred is measured at fair value and 
includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. The costs 
of the acquisition transaction costs and any restructuring costs 
are charged to the consolidated statement of income in the 
period in which they are incurred.

For an acquisition achieved in stages, the acquisition date fair 
value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the 
acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date 
through profit or loss.

The excess of the aggregate consideration transferred over the 
fair value of the Company’s share of the identifiable net assets 
acquired is recorded as goodwill.

b) interest in Joint ventures
The Company has interests in several jointly controlled entities 
(“joint ventures”), whereby joint control has been established  
by contractual agreements that establish joint control over  
the economic activities of the entity. The Company accounts  
for joint ventures using proportionate consolidation. As a result, 

the consolidated financial statements include the Company’s 
proportionate share of the joint venture’s assets and liabilities, 
income and expenses, and cash flows with items of a similar 
nature on a line by line basis, from the effective date that the 
joint control commenced, up to the date that joint control 
ceased. Adjustments are made where necessary to bring the 
accounting policies in line with those of the Company.

The Company recognizes the portion of gains or losses  
on the sale of assets by the Company to the joint venture that  
is attributable to the other venturers. The Company does not 
recognize its share of gains or losses from the joint venture that 
result from the Company’s purchase of assets from the joint 
venture until it resells the assets to an independent party. 
However, a loss on the transaction is recognized immediately  
if the loss provides evidence of a reduction in the net realizable 
value of current assets, or an impairment loss.

A listing of all jointly controlled entities is presented in note 27.

c) Foreign Currency translation

Functional and Presentation Currency
Items included in the financial statements of each of the 
Company’s entities are measured using the currency of the 
primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the 
“functional currency”). The consolidated financial statements of 
the company are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the 
parent company’s presentation and functional currency.

Transactions
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional 
currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the 
transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from 
the settlement of such transactions and from the translation  
at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign functional currencies are recognized  
in the consolidated statement of income, except when deferred 
in other comprehensive income (loss) as qualifying net 
investment hedges.

Translation of Foreign Operations
The results and financial position of all the group entities that 
have a functional currency different from the presentation 
currency are translated into the presentation currency  
as follows:

•   assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented  

are translated at the closing rate at the date of that balance 
sheet; and 

•   income and expenses for each income statement  

are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing  
at the dates of the transactions. 

On consolidation, exchange differences arising from the 
translation of the net investment in foreign operations, and  

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of borrowings and other currency instruments designated as 
hedges of such investments, are taken to other comprehensive 
income (loss).

When a foreign operation is partially disposed of or sold, 
exchange differences that were recorded in accumulated other 
comprehensive income (loss) are recognized in the consolidated 
statement of income as part of the gain or loss on sale.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of 
a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign 
entity and translated at the closing rate.

d) Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized to the extent that it is probable that the 
economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can 
be reliably measured, regardless of when the payment is being 
made. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration 
received or receivable, taking into account contractually defined 
terms of payment and excluding taxes or duty.

Sale of Goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the 
significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods  
have passed to the buyer, usually on delivery of the goods.

Rendering of Services
Revenue from pipe coating, inspection, repair and other services 
provided in respect of customer-owned property is recognized 
as services and are performed under specific contracts. Revenue 
on these contracts is recognized using the percentage of 
completion method based on a proportional performance basis 
using output as a measure of performance. Losses, if any, on 
these contracts are provided for in full at the time such losses 
are identified.

Services performed in advance of billings are recorded as 
unbilled revenue pursuant to the contractual terms. In general, 
amounts become billable upon the achievement of certain 
milestones or in accordance with predetermined payment 
schedules. Changes in the scope of work are not included  
in net revenues until earned and realization is assured.

e) Cash and Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of balances with banks and 
other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturity 
dates on acquisition of 90 days or less. The amounts presented 
in the consolidated financial statements approximate the fair 
value of cash and cash equivalents.

f) inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost or net realizable 
value. Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”)  
basis, except in certain project based pipe coating businesses 
where the average cost basis is employed, and includes direct 
materials, direct labour and variable and fixed manufacturing 

overheads. Net realizable value for finished goods, work-in-
process and raw materials inventories required for production  
is the estimated amount that would be realized on eventual sale 
of completed products, less the estimated costs necessary to 
complete the sale, while for excess raw materials it is the current 
market price. Ownership of inbound inventories is recognized  
at the time title passes to the Company.

g) Property, Plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at historical cost 
less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment. 
Direct costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or 
recognized as a separate asset, such as borrowing costs for 
long-term construction projects and major inspections, as 
appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic 
benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company  
and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying 
amount of the replaced part is derecognized.

All other repair and maintenance costs are recognized  
in the consolidated statement of income during the financial 
period in which they are incurred. The expected cost for the 
decommissioning and remediation of an asset is included in the 
cost of the respective asset if the recognition criteria are met.

Property, plant and equipment, other than land and project-
related facilities and equipment, are amortized over their useful 
lives commencing when the asset is available for use on  
a straight-line basis at the following annual rates: 

•   100% for land improvements; 

•   4% to 10% on buildings; 

•   5% to 50% on machinery and equipment; and

•   Project-related facilities are amortized over the estimated 

project life.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized  
when no further economic benefits are expected from its use  
or disposal. Any gains or losses arising on derecognition of the 
asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal 
proceeds or the net recoverable amount, and the carrying value 
of the asset) is included in the consolidated statement of income 
in the year the asset is derecognized.

The assets’ residual values, useful lives and methods of 
amortization are reviewed at the end of each reporting period 
and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

h) borrowing Costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, 
construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalized 
as part of the cost of the asset. All other borrowing costs are 
expensed in the period in which they occur. Borrowing costs 
consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in 
connection with the borrowing of funds.

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i) Deferred Costs
Costs related to the mobilization of project-specific plants for 
fixed term projects are included in work-in-process inventories 
and are charged to costs of goods sold on a percentage of 
completion basis. Such costs are to be included in inventories 
only if incurred after the Company is awarded the project and  
if directly related to the performance of the contract.

j) intangible Assets
Intangible assets acquired separately are measured at cost.  
The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination 
is the fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial 
recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any 
accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment 
losses. Internally generated intangible assets, excluding 
capitalized development costs, are not capitalized and  
the expenditure is reflected in the consolidated statement  
of income during the period in which they are incurred.

Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets with Limited Lives
Intellectual property and intangible assets with limited lives  
are amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for 
impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible 
asset may be impaired. Amortization is recorded on a straight-
line basis over their estimated useful lives of up to 15 years. The 
amortization period and the amortization method is reviewed at 
least at each year-end and adjusted prospectively if appropriate.

Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized 
but are tested for impairment annually, or when there is an 
indication that the asset may be impaired either individually  
or at the Cash Generating Unit (“CGU”) level. The assessment  
of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the 
indefinite life continues to be supportable; if not, the change in 
useful life from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.

Gains or losses arising from the derecognition of an intangible 
asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal 
proceeds and the carrying amount of the assets and are 
recognized in the consolidated statement of income when  
the asset is derecognized.

k) impairment of Non-financial Assets
Assets that have indefinite useful lives are not subject to 
amortization and are tested annually for impairment or when 
there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for 
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  
An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the 
asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The 
recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less 
costs to sell and its value in use. For the purposes of assessing 

impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which 
there are separately identifiable Cash Generating Units (“CGU”). 
Non-financial assets, other than goodwill, that suffered an 
impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment 
whenever indicators exist.

l) Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the 
Company’s interest in subsidiary entities over the fair value  
of the underlying net identifiable tangible and intangible assets 
arising at the date of acquisition.

Goodwill is deemed to have an indefinite life and is tested annually 
for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated impairment 
losses. Impairment losses on goodwill are not reversed.

Goodwill is allocated to CGUs for the purpose of impairment 
testing. The allocation is made to those CGUs or groups of  
CGUs that are expected to benefit from the business 
combination in which the goodwill arose, identified according  
to operating segment.

Gains and losses on the disposal of an entity include the carrying 
amount of goodwill relating to the entity sold.

m) investments in Associates
The Company accounts for investments in which it has significant 
influence using the equity method and these investments are 
initially recognized at cost, and the carrying amount is increased 
or decreased to recognize the investor’s share of the profit or 
loss of the investee, after the date of acquisition.

n) employee Future benefits
The Company provides future benefits to its employees  
under a number of defined benefit and defined contribution 
arrangements. The liability recognized in the consolidated 
balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the 
present value of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the 
reporting period. The fair value of plan assets is recorded and 
included in “other assets” on the consolidated balance sheet.

The defined benefit obligation is determined by independent 
actuaries using the projected benefit method pro-rated on 
service. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is 
determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows 
using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that have 
terms to maturity matching the terms of the related pension 
obligation. Plan assets are valued at quoted market prices at the 
consolidated balance sheet date.

Past service costs arising from plan amendments are amortized 
on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits 
become vested. If the benefits have already vested, past service 
costs are recognized immediately in the consolidated statement 
of income following the introduction of, or changes to,  
a pension plan.

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repurchasing in the near term. Financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss are carried in the statement of financial 
position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized  
in the consolidated statement of income. Interest income from 
financial assets at fair value through profit or loss is recognized 
in the consolidated statement of income as part of other income 
when the Company’s right to receive payments is established. 

Held-to-maturity financial assets, loans and receivables  
and other liabilities not held for trading are accounted for at 
amortized cost with related expenses charged to selling, general 
and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement  
of income.

Available-for-sale financial assets are those non-derivative 
financial assets that are so designated by the Company or do not 
fall into another category. Available-for-sale financial assets are 
carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value with gains 
or losses from changes in fair value in a period included in other 
comprehensive income (loss).

All financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value and 
designated upon inception as fair value through profit or loss,  
or other liabilities. Financial liabilities classified as fair value 
through profit or loss include derivative financial instruments. 
Any changes in fair value are recognized through the consolidated 
statement of income.

Loans and borrowings are initially recorded at fair value less any 
directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, 
other liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost 
using the effective interest rate method.

The following is a summary of the classes of financial 
instruments included in the Company’s consolidated balance 
sheet as well as their designation by the Company under the 
new accounting standards:

Balance sheet item 

Designation

Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Long-term notes receivable 
Long-term loan to associate 
Derivative financial instruments 
Bank indebtedness 
Loan payable 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Income taxes payable 
Deferred purchase consideration 
Other provisions 
Long-term debt 

Loans and receivables 
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables 
Loans and receivables 
Loans and receivables 
Fair value through profit or loss
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings

Net actuarial gains and losses that exceed 10% of the greater  
of the benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets are 
amortized over the average remaining service lives of the 
employees who are members of the plan. These actuarial gains 
and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in 
actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to equity in other 
comprehensive income in the period in which they arise. For the 
Company’s principal plans, these periods range from 5 years  
to 22 years.

For the Company’s defined contribution plans, costs are 
determined based on the services provided by the Company’s 
employees and are recognized in the consolidated statement  
of income as those services are provided.

o) Leases
Finance leases, which transfer to the Company substantially  
all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased 
item, are capitalised at the commencement of the lease at  
the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present 
value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are 
apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the  
lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest  
on the remaining balance of the liability.

Leases in which substantially all of the benefits and risks of 
ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating 
leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to 
the consolidated statement of income on a straight-line basis 
over the period of the lease.

p) trade and Other Receivables
Impairment of trade and other receivables is constantly 
monitored. Impairments are based on observed customer 
solvency, the aging of trade and other receivables, historical 
values and customer specific and industry risks. external  
credit ratings as well as bank and trade references are reviewed 
when available.

q) Provisions
A provision is an accrued liability, legal or constructive, resulting 
from a past event with a high degree of uncertainty with respect 
to either the timing or amount. Provisions must be probable and 
should be measurable to be recognized, and are determined by 
discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that 
reflects current market assessments of the time value of money 
and the risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision 
due to the passage of time is recognized as finance costs in the 
consolidated statement of income. 

r) Financial instruments
Financial assets include financial assets held for trading and 
financial assets designated upon initial recognition at fair value 
through profit or loss. Financial assets are classified as held for 
trading if they are acquired for the purpose of selling or 

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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company’s policy is to document its risk management 
objectives and strategy for undertaking various derivative 
financial instrument transactions. Derivative financial 
instruments designated as effective net investment hedges  
are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value, with 
any gains or losses resulting from fair value changes included  
in other comprehensive income (loss) to the extent of hedge 
effectiveness. Derivative financial instruments not designated  
as part of a formal hedging relationship are carried at fair value 
in the consolidated balance sheet, with gains or losses resulting 
from changes in fair value in a period charged or credited  
to foreign exchange gains and losses on the consolidated 
statement of income.

Financial instruments measured at fair value are categorized  
into one of the following three hierarchy levels for  
disclosure purposes:

•   Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical 

instruments that are observable

•   Level 2 – Quoted prices in active markets for similar 
instruments; inputs other than quoted prices that are 
observable and derived from or corroborated by observable 
market data

•   Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in 
which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.

The hierarchy requires the use of observable market data  
when available.

Derecognition
Financial assets are derecognized where the contractual rights  
to the receipt of cash flows expire or the asset is transferred to 
another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant 
continuing involvement in the risks and rewards associated with 
the asset. Financial liabilities are derecognized where the related 
obligations are either discharged, cancelled or expire. The 
difference between the carrying value of the financial liability 
extinguished or transferred to another party and the fair value  
of the consideration paid, including the transfer of non-cash 
assets or liabilities assumed, is recognized in the consolidated 
statement of income in the period in which it is incurred.

Impairment
Financial assets carried at amortized cost are assessed at each 
reporting date for any potential impairment. If there is objective 
evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred, the amount 
of the loss is measured as the difference between the carrying 
amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows 
discounted using the original effective interest rate. The carrying 
amount of the asset is then reduced by the amount of the 
impairment and is recognized in the consolidated statement  
of income.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment  
loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively  
to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized,  
the reversal of the previously recognized impairment loss  
is recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

Comprehensive Income
The Company’s comprehensive income comprises net income 
and other comprehensive income (loss), which is made up  
of unrealized foreign currency gains or losses on the translation 
of the financial statements of foreign operations, unrealized 
gains or losses on available-for-sale financial assets, and 
changes in unrealized gains or losses on financial instruments 
designated as effective net investment hedges.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the 
consolidated balance sheet as a separate component of 
shareholders’ equity, and includes other comprehensive income 
(loss) accumulated over the years.

s) Share-based and Other incentive-based Compensation
The Company has various stock-based compensation plans.  
The Company recognizes compensation expense in respect  
of all of its stock-based compensation plans. The compensation 
expense is equal to the estimated fair value, based on an 
appropriate pricing model, of the incentive options, rights  
or units granted at the grant date, and is amortized over  
the vesting period of the incentive options, rights or units.

In accordance with IFRS, for each award of stock-based 
compensation that vests in installments, the fair value is 
determined on each installment as a separate award. Non-
market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about  
the number of options that are expected to vest. At the end  
of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimates  
of the number of options, rights or incentive units that are 
expected to vest based on the non-market vesting conditions.

For options, units or rights that are settled with equity,  
an amount equal to compensation expense is initially credited  
to contributed surplus and transferred to share capital if and 
when the option, unit or right is exercised. Options, units  
or rights that are settled with cash are classified as liability 
instruments in accordance with IFRS, as their terms require  
that they be settled in cash. Until the date of settlement, the 
liability associated with cash-settled options, units or rights  
is remeasured at the fair value at each reporting period, with  
any changes in the fair value recognized in the consolidated 
statement of income. Consideration received on the exercise  
of a stock option, right or unit is credited to share capital, when 
additional equity instruments are issued.

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For cash-settled awards, the fair value is recalculated at each 
balance sheet date until the awards are settled based on the 
estimated number of awards that are expected to vest, adjusting 
for market and non-market based performance conditions. 
During the vesting period, a liability is recognized representing 
the portion of the vesting period that has expired at the balance 
sheet date multiplied by the fair value of the awards at that date. 
After vesting, the full fair value of the unsettled awards at each 
balance date is recognized as a liability. Movements in the 
liability are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. 
The fair value is recalculated using an option pricing model.

Awards where the employee has the right to choose whether  
a share-based transaction is settled in cash or by issuing equity, 
is accounted for as a compound financial instrument. The 
Company measures the fair value of the compound financial 
instrument as at the date of issue, taking into account the terms 
and conditions of the grant. Stock-based compensation awards 
that constitute compound financial instruments of the Company 
are classified as liability instruments on the consolidated  
balance sheet. 

t) Research and Development Costs
In accordance with IAS 38, Intangible Assets, research and 
development expenditures are charged to the consolidated 
statement of income, except for development costs, which  
are capitalized as an intangible asset when the following criteria 
are met:

•   the project is clearly defined and the costs are separately 

identified and reliably measured;

•   the technical feasibility of the project is demonstrated;

•   the project will generate future economic benefit;

•   resources are available to complete the project; and

•   the project is intended to be completed.

The intangible asset is carried at cost less any accumulated 
amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization 
of the asset commences when development has been completed 
and the asset is available for use. It is amortized over the period 
of expected future benefit, generally between three to ten years. 
During the period of development, the asset is tested for 
impairment annually. All other development costs are charged  
to the consolidated statement of income.

u) income taxes
Income tax expense for the period comprises current and 
deferred taxes. Tax is recognized in the consolidated statement 
of income, except to the extent that it relates to items 
recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the 
tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the consolidated 
balance sheet date in the countries where the Company and its 
subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income.

The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability 
method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and 
liabilities are determined based on differences between the 
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are 
measured using the enacted or substantively enacted tax rates 
and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected 
to reverse. Deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise 
from the initial recognition of goodwill; deferred income tax is 
not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset 
or liability in a transaction other than a business combination 
that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting  
nor taxable profit or loss.

Deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent 
that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available 
against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there 
is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and when the deferred income tax assets 
and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation 
authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable 
entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on  
a net basis.

Investment tax credits relating to the acquisition of assets are 
accounted for using the cost reduction approach, reducing the 
cost of the asset acquired or amortized into income over the 
useful life of the asset.

v) transaction Costs
Transaction costs associated with financial assets carried  
at fair value through profit or loss are expensed as incurred, 
while transaction costs associated with all other financial assets 
are included in the initial carrying amount of the asset.

w) earnings per Share (“ePS”)
Basic ePS is calculated using the weighted average number  
of shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted ePS is calculated using the treasury stock method  
for determining the dilutive effect of outstanding financial 
instruments issued under the Company’s various stock-based 
compensation plans. Under this method, the conversion of 
dilutive financial instruments and related issue of shares is 
assumed at the beginning of the period (or at the time of award, 
if later).

The proceeds from the conversion or exercise of dilutive financial 
instruments plus future period compensation expenses are 
assumed to be used to purchase common shares at the average 
market price during the period, and the incremental number of 
shares (the difference between the number of shares assumed 
issued and assumed purchased) is included in the denominator 
of the diluted ePS computation.

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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

x) Segment Reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with 
the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-
maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible 
for allocating resources and assessing the performance  
of the operating segments, has been identified as the Chief 
executive Officer.

y) Use of estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in 
conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates 
and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities 
and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the 
consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts  
of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates.

Critical estimates used in preparing the consolidated financial 
statements include:

Long-lived Assets and Goodwill
The Company evaluates the carrying values of the CGUs’ 
goodwill on an annual basis on October 31 of each year to 
determine whether or not impairment of these assets has 
occurred and whether writedowns of the value of these assets 
are required. Similarly, the Company evaluates the carrying 
values of CGUs for long-lived assets whenever circumstances 
arise that could indicate impairment or reversal of impairment, 
and at each reporting date. These impairment tests include 
certain assumptions regarding discount rates and future cash 
flows generated by these assets in determining the value-in-use 
and fair value less costs to sell calculations. Actual results could 
differ from these assumptions.

Future Benefit Obligations
The Company provides future benefits to its employees under  
a number of defined benefit arrangements. The calculation  
of the accrued benefit obligations recognized in the consolidated 
financial statements includes a number of assumptions 
regarding discount rates, long-term rates of return on pension 
plan assets, rates of employee compensation increases, rates  
of inflation, and life expectancies. The outcome of any of these 
factors could differ from the estimates used in the calculations 
and have an impact on operating expenses, non-current assets 
and non-current liabilities.

Provisions and Contingent Liabilities
Provisions and liabilities for legal and other contingent matters 
are recognized in the period when it becomes probable that 
there will be a future outflow of economic benefits resulting  
from past operations or events and the amount of the cash 
outflow can be reliably measured. The timing of recognition  
and measurement of the provision requires the application  
of judgment to existing facts and circumstances, which can  

be subject to change. The carrying amounts of provisions  
and liabilities are reviewed regularly and adjusted to take 
account of changing facts and circumstances.

The Company is required to determine whether a loss is 
probable based on judgment and interpretation of laws and 
regulations and whether the loss can be reliably measured. 
When a loss is determined it is charged to the consolidated 
statement of income. The Company must continually monitor 
known and potential contingent matters and make appropriate 
provisions by charges to income when warranted by 
circumstances.

Decommissioning Liabilities
Decommissioning liabilities include legal and constructive 
obligations related to owned and leased facilities. These have 
been recorded in the consolidated financial statements based  
on estimated future amounts required to satisfy these 
obligations. The amount recognized is the present value  
of estimated future expenditures required to settle the obligation 
using a current pre-tax risk free rate. A corresponding asset 
equal to the present value of the initial estimated liability is 
capitalized as part of the cost of the related long-lived asset. 
Changes in the estimated liability resulting from revisions  
to estimated timing or future decommissioning cost estimates 
are recognized as a change in the decommissioning liability  
and the related long-lived asset. The amount capitalized in 
property, plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight line 
basis over the useful life of the related asset. Increases in the 
decommissioning liabilities resulting from the passage of time 
are recognized as a finance cost in the consolidated statement  
of income.

Actual expenditures incurred are charged against the 
accumulated decommissioning liability.

Financial Instruments
The Company has determined the estimated fair values of its 
financial instruments not traded in an active market based on 
appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable 
judgment is required to develop these estimates, mainly based 
on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting 
period. Accordingly, these estimated fair values are not 
necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize 
in a current market exchange. The estimated fair value amounts 
can be materially affected by the use of different assumptions  
or methodologies.

Income Taxes
The recording of income tax expense includes certain 
estimations related to the impact in the current year of future 
events. Differences between the estimated and actual impact  
of these events could impact tax expense, current taxes payable 
or deferred taxes. In particular, earnings and losses in foreign 
jurisdictions may be taxed at rates different from those expected 
in Canada.

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z) Accounting Standards issued but Not Yet Applied 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, was issued in November 2009 and 
addresses classification and measurement of financial assets 
and replaces the multiple category and measurement models in 
IAS 39, Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement, for 
debt instruments with a new mixed measurement model having 
only two categories: amortized cost and fair value through profit 
or loss. IFRS 9 also replaces the models for measuring equity 
instruments, and such instruments are either recognized at fair 
value through profit or loss or at fair value through other 
comprehensive income (loss).

Requirements for financial liabilities were added in October 2010 
and they largely carried forward existing requirements in IAS 39, 
except that fair value changes due to credit risk for liabilities 
designated at fair value through profit or loss would generally be 
recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

IFRS 9 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning 
on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard 
or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
For annual periods beginning on January 1, 2013, IFRS 10, 
Consolidated Financial Statements, will replace portions of IAS 27 
Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and interpretation 
SIC-12 Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities. The new standard 
requires consolidated financial statements to include all 
controlled entities under a single control model. The Company 
will be considered to control an investee when it is exposed,  
or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with  
the investee, and has the current ability to affect those returns 
through its power over the investee. As required by this 
standard, control is reassessed as facts and circumstances 
change. All facts and circumstances must be considered  
to make a judgment about whether the Company controls 
another entity. Additional guidance is given on how to evaluate 
whether certain relationships give the Company the current 
ability to affect its returns, including how to consider options 
and convertible instruments, holding less than a majority of 
voting rights, how to consider protective rights and principal-
agency relationships (including removal rights), all of which  
may differ from current practice.

IFRS 10 is required to be applied for accounting periods 
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption 
permitted. The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the 
standard or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 11, 
Joint Arrangements, which applies to accounting for interests in 
joint arrangements where there is joint control. The standard 
requires the joint arrangements to be classified as either joint 
operations or joint ventures. The structure of the joint 
arrangement would no longer be the most significant factor 
when classifying the joint arrangement as either a joint operation 
or a joint venture. In addition, the option to account for joint 
ventures (previously called jointly controlled entities) using 
proportionate consolidation will be removed and replaced  
by equity accounting.

IFRS 11 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning 
on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The 
Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or 
determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities 
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 12, 
Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, which includes disclosure 
requirements about subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, 
as well as unconsolidated structured entities and replaces 
existing disclosure requirements. Due to this new standard, the 
Company will be required to disclose the following: judgments 
and assumptions made when deciding how to classify 
involvement with another entity, interests that non-controlling 
interests have in consolidated entities, and nature of the risks 
associated with interests in other entities. 

IFRS 12 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning 
on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The 
Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or 
determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement 
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IFRS 13, 
Fair Value Measurement. The new standard will generally 
converge the IFRS and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting 
Principles requirements on how to measure fair value and the 
related disclosures. IFRS 13 establishes a single source of 
guidance for fair value measurements, when fair value is 
required or permitted by IFRS. Upon adoption, the Company  
will provide a single framework for measuring fair value while 
requiring enhanced disclosures when fair value is applied. In 
addition, fair value will be defined as the ‘exit price’ and concepts 
of ‘highest and best use’ and ‘valuation premise’ would be 
relevant only for non-financial assets and liabilities. 

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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

IFRS 13 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning 
on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The 
Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard or 
determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IAS 27, 
Separate Financial Statements. As a result of the issue of the new 
consolidation suite of standards, IAS 27 has been reissued to 
reflect the changes to the consolidation guidance recently 
included in IFRS 10.

In addition, IAS 27 will now only prescribe the accounting and 
disclosure requirements for investments in subsidiaries, joint 
ventures and associates when the Company prepares separate 
financial statements. The Company has not yet assessed the 
impact of this new accounting standard. 

IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
On January 1, 2013, ShawCor will be required to adopt IAS 28, 
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures. As a consequence  
of the issue of IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS 12, IAS 28 has been 
amended and will provide further accounting guidance for 
investments in associates and will set out the requirements  
for the application of the equity method when accounting  
for investments in associates and joint ventures. This standard 
will be applied by the Company when there is joint control  
or significant influence over an investee. Significant influence  
is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy 
decisions of the investee but does not include control or joint 
control of those policy decisions. When it has been determined 
that the Company has an interest in a joint venture, the 
Company will recognize an investment and will account  
for it using the equity method in accordance with IAS 28.

IAS 28 is required to be applied for accounting periods beginning 
on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted.  
The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the standard 
or determined whether it will adopt the standard early.

NO te 4 

FiRS t-tiMe ADOPtiON OF iFRS

ShawCor adopted IFRS on January 1, 2011 with a date of 
transition to IFRS of January 1, 2010 (the “IFRS Transition Date”). 
In accordance with IFRS 1, IFRS is applied retrospectively at the 
transition date, with any adjustments to the assets and liabilities 
as a result of the adoption taken to retained earnings unless 
certain exemptions are applied.

The effect of the Company’s transition to IFRS, described  
in note 2, is summarized in this note as follows:

a) Adoption of iFRS
The adoption of IFRS requires the application of IFRS 1,  
which provides guidance for an entity’s initial adoption 
of IFRS. Generally speaking, IFRS requires that an entity apply 
IFRS effective at the end of its first IFRS reporting period on  
a retrospective basis, with any adjustments to the assets and 
liabilities as a result of the adoption taken to retained earnings. 
IFRS 1 does, however, provide for certain mandatory exemptions 
and limited optional exemptions in specified areas of certain 
standards from this general requirement. The following are  
the exemptions available under IFRS 1 that are significant  
to ShawCor and have been applied in preparing the Company’s 
first financial statements under IFRS:

i) Property, Plant and Equipment
IFRS permits an entity to measure an item of property, plant  
and equipment at either cost or fair value. ShawCor has elected 
to retain the historical cost model for all assets. The Company 
has recalculated the associated historical accumulated 
depreciation of all fixed assets using a more detailed 
componentization analysis where applicable, and has reviewed 
their expected useful life, which in a number of cases was 
extended. This has caused the net book value of property,  
plant and equipment to increase.

ii) Employee Benefits
Under IAS 19, Employee Benefits, an entity may elect to use  
a ‘corridor’ approach that leaves some actuarial gains and  
losses unrecognized. Retrospective application of this approach 
requires the entity to split the cumulative actuarial gains and 
losses from the inception of the plan until the date of transition 
to IFRS into a recognized portion and an unrecognized portion. 
ShawCor has elected to recognize all cumulative actuarial  
gains and losses at the date of transition to IFRS through an 
adjustment to the opening retained earnings. This has resulted 
in an increase in the liability for employee benefits. The 
Company has elected to adopt the IFRS 1 option to disclose  
the amounts required by IAS 19 on a prospective basis.

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vii) Decommissioning Liabilities
ShawCor has elected, in accordance with IFRS 1, to remeasure 
these liabilities as of the date of transition to IFRS in accordance 
with IAS 37, and has adjusted the asset cost and depreciable 
amount accordingly and will amortize the depreciable amount  
of the assets over the remaining useful lives.

b) iFRS 1 Guidelines
Under certain circumstances, a first time adopter must adhere  
to specific guidelines under IFRS 1. ShawCor Ltd. has applied the 
following guidelines to its opening IFRS statement of financial 
position as on January 1, 2010.

i) Goodwill
ShawCor is required to apply IAS 36, Impairment of Assets,  
on transition to IFRS on January 1, 2010. Under CGAAP, goodwill 
is tested for impairment by comparing the carrying value to the 
fair value at the reporting unit level. Impairment for goodwill 
under IFRS is tested at the CGU level. There was no impairment 
recognized on transition from CGAAP to IFRS, based on the 
testing carried out under IFRS at the CGU level (note 16).

ii) Estimates
In accordance with IFRS 1, an entity’s estimates under IFRS  
at the date of transition from CGAAP to IFRS must be consistent 
with estimates made in accordance with CGAAP unless there is 
objective evidence that those estimates were in error. estimates 
under IFRS are consistent with the CGAAP estimates.

c) Reconciliations between CGAAP and iFRS
The impact of applying the above noted IFRS exemptions and 
the accounting policy differences between CGAAP and IFRS are 
summarized in the following tables and notes:

iii) Cumulative Translation Account
IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, requires 
an entity to determine the translation differences in accordance 
with IFRS from the date on which a subsidiary was formed or 
acquired. IFRS 1 allows cumulative translation differences for all 
foreign operations to be deemed zero at the date of transition to 
IFRS, with future gains or losses on subsequent disposal of any 
foreign operations to exclude translation differences arising from 
periods prior to the date of transition to IFRS. ShawCor has 
elected to deem all cumulative translation differences be zero  
on transition to IFRS as at January 1, 2010.

iv) Business Combinations
IFRS 1 allows a first time adopter to elect not to apply IFRS 3, 
Business Combinations, retrospectively to past business 
combinations that occurred before the date of transition to  
IFRS. The Company has elected to use the business 
combinations exemption in IFRS 1 to not apply IFRS 3 
retrospectively to past business combinations. Accordingly,  
the Company has not restated business combinations that  
took place prior to the transition date. 

As ShawCor early adopted CICA Handbook Section 1582, Business 
Combinations, on January 1, 2010, which was harmonized with 
IFRS 3, there are no IFRS adjustments required for 2010 for the 
accounting for business combinations completed in 2010.

v) Stock-based Compensation
ShawCor is required to apply IFRS 2, Share-based Payments,  
to equity instruments that vest after January 1, 2010. ShawCor 
has consistently used the method of recognizing stock-based 
compensation expense on a graded vesting schedule. Adopting 
IFRS has resulted in a $145 thousand additional expense due  
to the revaluation of compound financial instruments (Share 
Appreciation Rights “SAR”) using the Black-Scholes model, 
compared to using the intrinsic value of liability under CGAAP.

vi) Borrowing Costs
ShawCor has elected not to capitalize any borrowing costs  
on a retrospective basis for qualifying assets acquired prior  
to January 1, 2010, the date of transition to IFRS.

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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet Under CGAAP to IFRS at January 1, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ASSet S
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Derivative financial instruments 
Current future income taxes 

Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Investment in associates 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred income taxes 
Other assets 
Goodwill 

total Assets 

LiAbiLi tieS
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Provisions 
Income taxes payable 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred revenue 
Current portion of long-term debt 
Obligations under finance lease 

Non-current Liabilities
Long-term debt 
Obligations under finance lease 
Deferred income taxes 
Long-term provisions 
Other non-current liabilities 

total liabilities 

ShARehOLDeRS ’ e qUitY
Share capital 
Contributed surplus 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

CGAAP 
Note  December 31, 2009 

IFRS FS 
Reclassification 

effect of 
Transition to IFRS 

Restated 
under IFRS 
January 1, 2010

$  249,988 
191,821 
14,055 
109,379 
14,392 
1,782 
4,668 

586,085 

270,219 
62,784 
24 
39 
36,249 
16,128 
214,449 

599,892 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4,668) 

(4,668) 

– 
– 
– 
– 
4,668 
– 
– 

4,668 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

$  249,988
191,821
14,055
109,379
14,392
1,782
–

581,417

14,072 
– 
– 
– 
498 
(6,520) 
– 

8,050 

284,291
62,784
24
39
41,415
9,608
214,449

612,610

$ 1,185,977 

$ 

– 

$ 

8,050 

$ 1,194,027

$ 

$  127,932 
– 
42,971 
510 
75,100 
26,235 
371 

273,119 

26,052 
492 
76,552 
– 
19,340 

122,436 

395,555 

204,151 
17,277 
695,800 
(126,806) 

790,422 

(8,119) 
8,874 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

755 

– 
– 
– 
18,585 
(19,340) 

(755) 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

$ 

– 
971 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

971 

– 
– 
(976) 
7,462 
– 

6,486 

7,457 

– 
– 
(126,213) 
126,806 

593 

$  119,813
9,845
42,971
510
75,100
26,235
371

274,845

26,052
492
75,576
26,047
–

128,167

403,012

204,151
17,277
569,587
–

791,015

$ 

8,050 

$ 1,194,027

i 

b, d, f 

e, i 

j, i 
d, i 

e 
c, d, i 
i 

a 
a 

total Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity 

$ 1,185,977 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet Under CGAAP to IFRS at December 31, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ASSet S
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Accounts receivable 
Income taxes receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses 
Derivative financial instruments 
Current future income taxes 

Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Long-term investment 
Deferred income taxes 
Other assets 
Goodwill 

total Assets 

LiAbiLi tieS
Current Liabilities 
Loan payable 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Provisions 
Income taxes payable 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred revenue 
Current portion of long-term debt 
Finance lease obligation 

Non-current Liabilities
Long-term finance lease obligation 
Derivative financial instruments 
Deferred income taxes 
Long-term provisions 
Other non-current liabilities 

total Liabilities 

ShARehOLDeRS ’ e qUitY
Share capital 
Contributed surplus 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

total Shareholders’ equity 

CGAAP 
Note  December 31, 2010 

IFRS FS 
Reclassification 

Restated 
under IFRS 
Transition to IFRS  December 31, 2010

effect of 

$  155,998 
243,955 
13,823 
126,132 
14,171 
1,130 
4,590 

559,799 

283,286 
91,353 
31,995 
29,035 
15,622 
215,204 

666,495 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4,590) 

(4,590) 

– 
– 
– 
4,590 
– 
– 

4,590 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

$  155,998
243,955
13,823
126,132
14,171
1,130
–

555,209

4,411 
– 
– 
(70) 
(5,699) 
– 

(1,358) 

287,697
91,353
31,995
33,555
9,923
215,204

669,727

$ 1,226,294 

$ 

– 

$ 

(1,358) 

$ 1,224,936

i 

b, d, f 

e, i 

$ 

j, i 
d, i 

e 
c, d, i 
i 

5,126 
137,669 
– 
44,968 
527 
54,751 
25,005 
345 

268,391 

339 
807 
78,516 
– 
40,378 

120,040 

388,431 

a 
a 

206,775 
18,144 
775,924 
(162,980) 

837,863 

$ 

$ 

– 
(4,926) 
5,595 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

669 

– 
– 
– 
39,709 
(40,378) 

(669) 

– 
– 
2,297 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

2,297 

– 
– 
(3,349) 
5,314 
– 

1,965 

4,262 

$ 

5,126
132,743
7,892
44,968
527
54,751
25,005
345

271,357

339
807
75,167
45,023
–

121,336

392,693

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

– 
– 
(131,733) 
126,113 

206,775
18,144
644,191
(36,867)

(5,620) 

832,243

$ 

(1,358) 

$ 1,224,936

total Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity 

$ 1,226,294 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Reconciliation of the Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income Under CGAAP to IFRS for the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

CONSOLiDA teD St AteMeNt OF iNCOMe
Revenue 
Cost of Goods Sold 

Gross Profit 

Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Foreign exchange (gains) losses 
Amortization of property, plant and equipment 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Impairment of property, plant & equipment 
Impairment of intangible assets 
Impairment of goodwill 

income from Operations 
Gain on revaluation of investment 
Investment loss on long-term investment 
Interest income on short-term deposits 
Interest expense, other 
Interest expense on long-term debt 

income before income taxes 
income taxes 

Net income 

earnings per Share 
Basic 
Diluted 

CONSOLiDA teD St AteMeNt OF C OMP ReheNSiv e iNCOMe
Net income 

Unrealized loss on translating financial statements of foreign operations 
Gain on hedges of unrealized foreign currency translation 
Income tax expense 

Other comprehensive loss for the period 

Comprehensive income 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

ReCONCiLiA tiON OF ShARe hOLDeRS ’ e qUitY
Shareholders’ equity in Accordance with CGAAP 
Property, plant and equipment 
Impairment of property, plant, and equipment 
employee future benefits 
effects of change in FX rates 
Provisions 
Decommissioning of liabilities 
Share-based compensation 

Shareholders’ equity in Accordance with iFRS 

CGAAP 
Note  December 31, 2010 

Restated 
under IFRS 
Transition to IFRS  December 31, 2010 

effect of 

$ 1,034,163 
623,641 

$ 

410,522 

221,648 
11,050 
(5,745) 
50,376 
5,038 
– 
958 
208 

126,989 
13,181 
(1,939) 
1,455 
(1,631) 
(2,327) 

135,728 
35,136 

h, j 

g 
f 

b 

i 

e 

– 
– 

– 

(2,564) 
– 
98 
(5,299) 
– 
14,923 
– 
– 

(7,158) 
– 
– 
– 
(302) 
– 

(7,460) 
(1,940) 

$ 1,034,163
623,641

410,522

219,084
11,050
(5,647)
45,077
5,038
14,923
958
208

119,831
13,181
(1,939)
1,455
(1,933)
(2,327)

128,268
33,196

$  100,592 

$ 

(5,520) 

$ 

95,072

$ 
$ 

1.43 
1.41 

$ 
$ 

1.35
1.33

$  100,592 

$ 

(5,520) 

$ 

95,072

(37,379) 
1,423 
(218) 

(36,174) 

(693) 
– 
– 

(693) 

(38,072)
1,423
(218)

(36,867)

$ 

64,418 

$ 

(6,213) 

$ 

58,205

Note 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

b, f 
b, e 
c, e 
g 

d 
j 

$  837,863 
30,462 
(27,087) 
(8,170) 
(931) 
210 
41 
(145) 

$  790,422
25,977
(14,275)
(10,547)
(396)
222
(388)
–

$  832,243 

$  791,015

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Reconciliations

a) Cumulative Translation Account
IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, requires 
an entity to determine the translation differences  
in accordance with IFRS from the date on which a subsidiary  
was formed or acquired. IFRS 1 allows cumulative translation 
differences for all foreign operations to be deemed zero at  
the date of transition to IFRS, with future gains or losses  
on subsequent disposal of any foreign operations to exclude 
translation differences arising from periods prior to the date  
of transition to IFRS. ShawCor has made the election to deem  
all cumulative translation differences be reset to zero on 
transition to IFRS as on January 1, 2010. Consequently, the 
Company has transferred a deficit of $126.8 million to retained 
earnings from the cumulative translation adjustment account.

b) Property, Plant and Equipment
The adjustment to property, plant and equipment at the  
January 1, 2010 transition date is a net increase of $14.1 million 
to the Net Book Value (“NBV”). NBV increased by $28.4 million 
due to the impact of componentization of property, plant and 
equipment and revision in the estimated useful life as required 
by IAS 16. This increase was partly offset by a combined asset 
impairment loss of $14.3 million recognized on certain Pipeline 
and Pipe Services segment fixed assets.

Under IFRS, impairment testing is performed by comparing  
the carrying amount to the recoverable amount, calculated using 
the value in use method, which uses a risk adjusted pre-tax rate 
to discount cash flows (i.e. a higher rate than under CGAAP)  
to their net present value. Under CGAAP, there is a two  
step process:

i)   Reasonability test using the sum of the undiscounted cash 
flows and comparing them to the carrying value, and if the 
test fails

ii)  The amount of impairment is calculated using a risk adjusted 
post-tax rate to discount the cash flows (i.e. a lower rate than 
under IFRS) to their net present value.

Under CGAAP, no impairment existed on the above assets as  
of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

ShawCor recognized an additional impairment at  
December 31, 2010 on these fixed assets under IFRS in the 
amount of $14.9 million. The impairment recognized has been 
expensed in the statement of income for the year ended 
December 31, 2010 (note 13).

c) Employee Benefits
Under IFRS, the $14.4 million adjustment as at the IFRS 
Transition Date resulted from ShawCor’s election to use the  
IFRS 1 exemption and adopt IAS 19 on a prospective basis.  

This ‘fresh start or prospective approach’ allows that any 
unrecognized actuarial gains and losses as at the IFRS Transition 
Date for all plans be immediately recognized through an 
adjustment to the opening retained earnings and an increase  
to the defined employee future benefit liability. 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the expense for defined 
employee future benefits under IFRS was $3.3 million lower than 
that under CGAAP due to the application of IFRIC 14 and IAS 19 
on a prospective basis.

d) Decommissioning Liabilities
As at the IFRS Transition Date, the decommissioning obligation 
liability increased by $1.1 million on transition to IFRS due to the 
use of country specific risk free rates under IFRS, as opposed  
to the use of country specific risk-adjusted discount rates under 
CGAAP. The use of lower discount rates also resulted in the 
calculation of higher decommissioning liability balances 
throughout 2010 under IFRS, which resulted in an IFRS 
transitional adjustment to the property, plant and equipment 
account (relating to decommissioning costs) in the amount  
of $1.6 million as at December 31, 2010.

e) Deferred Income Tax Effect
These are the required deferred tax effects related to the various 
IFRS adjustments (i.e. property, plant and equipment; employee 
future benefits; decommissioning liabilities etc.). 

f) Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment
The 2010 income statement adjustment was due to the 
recalculation of depreciation expense of all fixed assets due  
to the application of a more detailed componentization analysis 
including their expected useful lives, which in a number of cases 
was extended. This resulted in a decrease in the amortization 
cost under IFRS versus CGAAP of $5.1 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2010.

g) Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange gains decreased by $0.1 million for the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2010 primarily due to the change 
in the translation method for certain entities from the Temporal 
Method under CGAAP to the Current Rate Method under IFRS.

h) Selling, General and Administration Expense
The selling, general and administrative expense for the year 
ended December 31, 2010 has decreased by $2.5 million under 
IFRS versus CGAAP, because of lower defined employee  
future benefits expense under IFRS of $3.3 million due to the 
application of IFRIC 14 on transition to IFRS and the application 
of IAS 19 on a prospective basis, which was partly offset by 
higher decommissioning liabilities expense of $0.5 million.

78

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

i) Account Reclassification
Certain accounts were reclassified for financial statement 
presentation purposes including deferred tax assets from  
current to non-current reflecting the adoption of IAS 12 and  
the requirements for provisions to be presented separately  
by IAS 37.

j) Stock-based Compensation
Adopting IFRS has resulted in a $145 thousand additional 
expense due to revaluing liability settled instruments (Share 
Appreciation Rights “SAR”) using the Black-Scholes model, 
compared to using the intrinsic value of liability under CGAAP.

k) Adjustment to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
The changes to the consolidated statement of income  
and consolidated balance sheet have resulted in various 
reclassifications on the consolidated statement of cash flows; 
however, there were no material changes to the net cash flows. 
As a result, no reconciliations have been presented.

NOte 5 

SeGMeNt iNFORMA tiON

ShawCor’s operating segments are being reported based on  
the financial information provided to the Chief executive Officer, 
who has been identified as the chief operating decision-maker 
(“CODM”) in monitoring segment performance and allocating 
resources between segments. The CODM assesses segment 
performance based on segment operating income or loss, which 
is measured differently than operating income or loss in the 
consolidated financial statements. Interest income, finance  
costs and income taxes are managed at a consolidated level  
and are not allocated to the reportable operating segments.

As at December 31, 2011, the Company had two reportable 
operating segments: Pipeline and Pipe Services and 
Petrochemical and Industrial. Inter-segment transactions 
between Pipeline and Pipe Services and Petrochemical and 
Industrial are accounted for at negotiated transfer prices.

a) Pipeline and Pipe Services
The Pipeline and Pipe Services segment comprises the following 
business units:

•   Bredero Shaw, which provides pipe coating, lining and 

insulation products;

•   Flexpipe Systems, which provides spoolable composite pipe 

systems;

•   Canusa–CPS, which manufactures heat-shrinkable sleeves, 
adhesives and liquid coatings for pipeline joint protection 
applications;

•   Shaw Pipeline Services, which provides ultrasonic and 

radiographic weld inspection services for land and marine 
pipeline construction; and

•   Guardian, which provides oilfield tubular management 
services and inspection, testing and refurbishment  
of oilfield tubular.

b) Petrochemical and industrial
The Petrochemical and Industrial segment comprises the 
following business units:

•   ShawFlex, which manufactures wire and cable for process 

instrumentation and control applications; and

•   DSG-Canusa, which manufactures heat-shrinkable tubing  
for automotive, electrical, electronic and utility applications.

c) Financial and Corporate
The financial and corporate division for ShawCor only earns 
revenue that is considered incidental to the activities of the 
Company. As a result, it does not meet the definition of  
a reportable operating segment as defined in IFRS.

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Segment information
The following table sets forth information by segment for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of  
Canadian dollars) 

Pipeline 
and pipe services 

Petrochemical 
and industrial 

Financial 
and corporate 

eliminations 
and adjustments 

2011 

2010 

2011 

2010 

2011 

2010 

2011 

2010 

2011 

Total

2010

Revenue

external 
Inter-segment 

Operating  
expense 
Research and  

development 
Amortization of  

property, plant  
and equipment 

Amortization of  

$ 1,021,099  $  920,157  $  138,080  $  115,783  $ 

4,617 

2,547 

216 

88 

  1,025,716 

922,704 

138,296 

115,871 

–  $ 
– 

– 

–  $ 
– 

(1,914)  $ 
(4,833)   

(1,777)  $ 1,157,265  $ 1,034,163
(2,635)   

 –

– 

– 

(6,747)   

(4,412)    1,157,265 

  1,034,163

867,981 

720,951 

116,534 

98,298 

27,541 

22,241 

(6,747)   

(4,412)    1,005,309 

837,078

10,220 

8,073 

1,285 

1,259 

1,614 

1,718 

38,045 

40,916 

2,235 

2,734 

1,626 

1,427 

intangible assets 

7,244 

5,038 

Impairment of  

property, plant  
and equipment 

Impairment of  

intangible assets 

Impairment  

of goodwill 

Income (loss)  

5,244 

14,923 

– 

– 

958 

208 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

13,119 

11,050

41,906 

45,077

7,244 

5,038

5,244 

14,923

– 

– 

958

208

from operations 

$ 

96,982  $  131,637  $ 

18,242  $ 

13,580  $ 

(30,781)  $ 

(25,386)  $ 

–  $ 

–  $ 

84,443  $  119,831

Gain on revaluation  
of investment 
Loss on investment 
in associate 
Interest income 
Interest expense 
Income tax expense 
Goodwill 
Total assets 
Total liabilities 
Additions to  

property, plant  
and equipment,  
net of disposals 

– 

13,181 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
204,718 
  1,043,722 
285,930 

– 
– 
– 
– 
199,552 
  1,050,281 
298,178 

– 
– 
– 
– 
15,616 
75,218 
20,148 

– 
– 
– 
– 
15,652 
102,505 
12,547 

(10,133)   
1,024 
(5,531)   
(13,120)   

– 
812,480 
18,963 

(1,939)   
1,455 
(4,260)   
(33,196)   

– 
931,585 
72,639 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(708,155)   
34,163 

– 

– 

13,181

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(10,133)   
1,024 
(5,531)   
(13,120)   
220,334 
(859,435)    1,223,265 
359,204 

9,329 

(1,939)
1,455
(4,260)
(33,196)
215,204
  1,224,936
392,693

$ 

50,096  $ 

43,204  $ 

2,975  $ 

2,995  $ 

1,986  $ 

204  $ 

–  $ 

–  $ 

55,057  $ 

46,403

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
80 ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Geographical information
The following table sets forth information by geographical region for the years ended December 31, the geographic region is 
determined by the country or location of operation.

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

canada 

usa 

latin america 

emar 

asia Pacific 

eliminations 

total

2011

Revenue
external 
Inter-segment 

$  419,856 
4,010 

$  208,788 
2,223 

$ 

423,866 

211,011 

38,499 
98 

38,597 

$  296,122 
416 

$  195,915 
– 

$ 

(1,915)  $ 1,157,265
–
(6,747) 

296,538 

195,915 

(8,662) 

  1,157,265

Non-current assets(a) 

$  910,464 

$  198,814 

$ 

77,809 

$  120,395 

$ 

91,589 

$  (706,413)  $  692,658

Revenue
external 
Inter-segment 

Canada 

USA 

Latin America 

2010

eMAR 

Asia Pacific 

eliminations 

Total

$  317,881 
3,040 

$  158,794 
1,141 

$ 

320,921 

159,935 

56,400 
– 

56,400 

$  234,770 
233 

$  268,095 
– 

$ 

(1,777)  $ 1,034,163
–
(4,414) 

235,003 

268,095 

(6,191) 

  1,034,163

Non-current assets(a) 

$  899,834 

$  331,293 

$ 

94,701 

$  123,706 

$ 

79,627 

$  (859,434)  $  669,727

(a) excluding financial instruments, deferred tax assets and post-employment benefits.

NO te 6 

ACqUiSitiON

On April 6, 2011, the Company acquired certain of the coating 
assets and business of Altus energy Services Partnership, Altus 
energy Services Ltd. and Nusco Northern Manufacturing Ltd.  
for $12.8 million. The assets purchased constitute a business  
as defined by IFRS 3, Business Combinations.

The coating business, formerly known as CSI, and now known  
as ShawCor CSI (“CSI”), provides shop applied coatings at  
its modern facility in Nisku, Alberta and provides field coating 
services throughout Western Canada. 

The acquisition of the CSI assets will allow the Bredero Shaw 
division to supply a broad range of internal and external custom 
coating solutions that are complementary to its current range  
of anticorrosion, flow efficiency and insulation coatings for  
oil and gas gathering and transmission lines. This acquisition  
will also allow Bredero Shaw to provide a full range of custom 
coating solutions for the oil sands and for pipeline  
rehabilitation applications.

The following table shows the purchase price allocation for the 
acquisition of CSI, and assigns the total consideration paid to the 
net assets acquired:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Current assets (excluding cash) 
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Goodwill 
Current liabilities assumed 

$ 

339
6,150
4,543
1,880
(73)

Net assets acquired, at fair value 

$ 

12,839

Consideration: 
Cash 

$ 

12,839

The goodwill acquired represents the acquired assembled 
workforce and the benefits that the Company expects to earn 
from the acquisition due to expected synergies and other 
intangible assets that do not meet the criteria for recognition  
as identifiable intangible assets. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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81

NOte 7 

eMPLOYee beNeFit S exPeNSe

The following table sets forth the Company’s employee benefits 
expense for the periods indicated:

The following tables sets forth the aging of the Company’s trade 
accounts receivable as at the periods indicated:

(in thousands of 
Canadian Dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Current 
Past due  

$  157,142 

$ 

79,549 

$  117,474

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

1 to 30 days 

44,423 

79,610 

28,994

Salaries, wages and  
  employee benefits 
Pension 
Share-based and other 
incentive-based  

$  344,949 
11,275 

$  299,486
6,260

  compensation note 25 

4,501 

4,487

total 

NOte 8 

$  360,725 

$  310,233

CASh AND CASh eqUiv ALeNt S

The following table sets forth the Company’s cash and cash 
equivalents as at the periods indicated:

(in thousands of 
Canadian Dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Cash 
Cash equivalents 

$ 

56,705 
10,571 

$ 

59,601 
96,397 

$ 

93,011
156,977

$ 

67,276 

$  155,998 

$  249,988

NOte 9 

ACCOUNt S Re CeivAbLe

Past due  
  31 to 60 days 
Past due  
  61 to 90 days 
Past due for more  
than 90 days 

Total trade  
  accounts  
receivable 
Less: allowance  
for doubtful  

  accounts 

trade accounts  
receivable –  

28,968 

31,160 

10,850

13,596 

11,392 

7,795

23,990 

23,802 

16,392

268,119 

225,513 

181,505

13,967 

3,775 

5,353

  net(a) 

$  254,152 

$  221,738 

$  176,152

(a)  The trade accounts receivable – net balance above excludes other  

receivables outstanding in the amount of $25,172, $22,217 and $15,669 as  
at December 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2010, respectively. 

NOte 10 

iNveNt ORieS

The following table sets forth the Company’s inventories as at 
the periods indicated:

The following table sets forth the Company’s trade and other 
receivables as at the periods indicated:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

(in thousands of 
Canadian Dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Trade accounts  
receivables 
Allowance for  
  doubtful  
  accounts  
  note 21 
Other 

$  268,119 

$  225,513 

$  181,505

(13,967) 
25,172 

(3,775) 
22,217 

(5,353)
15,669

$  279,324 

$  243,955 

$  191,821

Raw materials  
  and supplies 
Work-in-progress 
Finished goods 
Inventory  
  obsolescence 

$ 

98,688 
14,493 
43,992 

$ 

93,519 
5,253 
36,071 

$ 

74,510
3,750
40,519

(10,387) 

(8,711) 

(9,400)

$  146,786 

$  126,132 

$  109,379

During the year 2011, the Company recorded an increase  
of $2.2 million in the provision for inventory obsolescence,  
due to the build up of certain excess raw materials.

During the year 2010, the Company recorded a recovery of  
$2.4 million from the provision for inventory obsolescence, due  
to certain excess raw materials being allocated to new projects.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
82

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

NOte 11 

PROPeR tY, PLANt AND eqUiPMeNt

The following table sets forth the Company’s property, plant and equipment as at:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Cost
Balance – January 1, 2010 
exchange differences 
Additions 
Acquisitions 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
Disposals 

Land and Land 
Improvements 

Buildings 

Machinery and 
equipment 

Capital Projects- 
In-progress 

Total

$ 

47,907 
(1,697) 
393 
229 
– 
(7,897) 

$  154,419 
(10,282) 
6,563 
2,692 
– 
(21,896) 

$  536,257 
25 
29,211 
10,758 
5,798 
(44,780) 

$ 

4,918 
721 
12,556 
– 
– 
– 

$  743,501
(11,233)
48,723
13,679
5,798
(74,573)

Balance – December 31, 2010 

$ 

38,935 

$  131,496 

$  537,269 

$ 

18,195 

$  725,895

exchange differences 
Additions 
Acquisitions 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
Disposals 

1,465 
13 
– 
– 
(703) 

235 
6,336 
– 
– 
(1,988) 

(6,547) 
45,642 
6,150 
2,026 
(13,075) 

(2,804) 
3,991 
– 
– 
(46) 

(7,651)
55,982
6,150
2,026
(15,812)

balance – December 31, 2011 

$ 

39,710 

$  136,079 

$  571,465 

$ 

19,336 

$  766,590

Accumulated Amortization
Balance – January 1, 2010 
exchange differences 
Amortization expense 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
eliminated on disposal 

$ 

(22,792) 
2,366 
778 
– 
7,897 

$ 

(87,883) 
1,101 
(8,280) 
– 
21,884 

$  (344,260) 
5,499 
(36,063) 
(1,512) 
42,131 

$ 

Balance – December 31, 2010 

$ 

(11,751) 

$ 

(73,178) 

$  (324,205) 

$ 

exchange differences 
Amortization expense 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
eliminated on disposal 

947 
(2,334) 
– 
569 

2,915 
(7,925) 
– 
1,494 

1,697 
(28,055) 
(3,592) 
8,701 

balance – December 31, 2011 

$ 

(12,569) 

$ 

(76,694) 

$  (345,454) 

$ 

Accumulated impairment
Balance – January 1, 2010 
exchange differences 
Impairment 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
eliminated on disposal 

$ 

(1,105) 
1 
(1,390) 
– 
– 

$ 

(3,312) 
(3) 
(3,011) 
– 
– 

$ 

(9,858) 
136 
(10,522) 
– 
– 

$ 

Balance – December 31, 2010 

$ 

(2,494) 

$ 

(6,326) 

$ 

(20,244) 

$ 

exchange differences 
Impairment 
Decommissioning liabilities and other 
eliminated on disposal 

8 
– 
– 
– 

87 
(659) 
– 
– 

1,458 
(4,585) 
– 
– 

balance – December 31, 2011 

$ 

(2,486) 

$ 

(6,898) 

$ 

(23,371) 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

$  (444,935)
8,966
(43,565)
(1,512)
71,912

$  (409,134)

5,559
(38,314)
(3,592)
10,764

$  (434,717)

$ 

(14,275)
134
(14,923)
–
–

$ 

(29,064)

1,553
(5,244)
–
–

$ 

(32,755)

Net book value
As at January 1, 2010 
As at December 31, 2010 
As at December 31, 2011 

$ 
$ 
$ 

24,010 
24,690 
24,655 

$ 
$ 
$ 

63,224 
51,992 
52,487 

$  192,139 
$  192,820 
$  202,640 

$ 
$ 
$ 

4,918 
18,195 
19,336 

$  284,291
$  287,697
$  299,118

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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83

NOte 12 

iNtANGibLe ASSet S

The following table sets forth the Company’s intangible assets as at:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Cost
Balance – January 1, 2010 
Additions 
Acquisition of a subsidiary 

Balance – December 31, 2010 

exchange differences 
Additions 
Acquisition of a subsidiary 
Disposals and write-offs 

balance – December 31, 2011 

Accumulated Amortization
Balance – January 1, 2010 
Foreign exchange 
Amortization 

Balance – December 31, 2010 

exchange differences 
Amortization 

balance – December 31, 2011 

Accumulated impairment
Balance – January 1, 2010 
Impairment 

Balance – December 31, 2010 

Disposals and write-offs 

balance – December 31, 2011 

Net book value
As at January 1, 2010 
As at December 31, 2010 
As at December 31, 2011 

Intellectual Property, 

Intangible Assets,  
Intangible Assets, 
with Limited Life(a)  with Limited Life(b)  with Indefinite Life(c) 

Total

$ 

57,576 
– 
7,428 

$ 

9,547 
306 
26,991 

$ 

1,931 
– 
– 

$ 

69,054
306
34,419

$ 

65,004 

$ 

36,844 

$ 

1,931 

$  103,779

(665) 
351 
– 
(227) 

(2,411) 
41 
3,868 
(400) 

$ 

64,463 

$ 

37,942 

$ 

$ 

(5,407) 
– 
(4,091) 

(863) 
(160) 
(947) 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(9,498) 

$ 

(1,970) 

$ 

(599) 
(3,731) 

993 
(3,513) 

$ 

(13,828) 

$ 

(4,490) 

$ 

– 
– 
675 
(331) 

(3,076)
392
4,543
(958)

2,275 

$  104,680

– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 

– 

$ 

(6,270)
(160)
(5,038)

$ 

(11,468)

394
(7,244)

$ 

(18,318)

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

– 
(227) 

$ 

– 
(400) 

$ 

– 
(331) 

$ 

(227) 

$ 

(400) 

$ 

(331) 

$ 

227 

– 

52,169 
55,279 
50,635 

400 

– 

8,684 
34,474 
33,452 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

331 

– 

1,931 
1,600 
2,275 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

–
(958)

(958)

958

–

62,784
91,353
86,362

(a)  Intellectual property, with limited life, represents the cost of certain technology and know-how and patents obtained in acquisitions. The Company amortizes the 

cost of intellectual property over its estimated useful life of 15 years. 

(b)  Intangible assets, with limited life, represents trademarks, customer relationships and non-competition agreements acquired directly or in conjunction with a past 

business combination. The Company amortizes the cost of intangible assets with limited life over its estimated useful life of 15 years. The net book value of 
customer relationship as at December 31, 2011 is $32.9 million, and is included in intangible assets with limited life in the table above. 

(c)  Intangible assets, with indefinite life, represent the value of brands obtained in the Flexpipe acquisition. As the cost of intangible assets with indefinite life is not 

amortized, the Company assesses these intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

These two production plants are located in Leith, Scotland  
and Kembla Grange, Australia. In Leith, the existing facility  
lease is not likely to be renewed upon expiration and  
therefore the Company expects to close the facility in 2013.  
In Kembla Grange, Australia, the project outlook for 2012 and 
beyond is not encouraging and the Company has decided to 
close the facility by the third quarter of 2012. In Sharjah, U.A.e., 
the Company has been awarded a major contract and the 
outlook for the next 5 years has improved. Consequently, there 
is a reversal of previously recorded impairment. each one of 
these production plants is a separate CGU in the Pipeline and 
Pipe services segment.

Camrose,  
 Alberta, Canada 

Portland,  
Oregon, USA 

Sharjah, U.A.e. 

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,105 
3,312 
8,420 

$ 

12,837 

$ 

1,390 
3,011 
8,494 

$ 

12,895 

$ 

– 
– 
1,438 

1,438 

– 
– 
700 

700 

$ 

$ 

$ 

– 
– 
– 

– 

$ 

1,105
3,312
9,858

$ 

14,275

– 
– 
1,328 

$ 

1,390
3,011
10,522

$ 

1,328 

$ 

14,923

Leith, Scotland 

Kembla Grange 
Australia 

Sharjah, U.A.e. 

Total

$ 

– 
218 
1,831 

$ 

– 
461 
3,491 

$ 

$ 

– 
– 
(757) 

$ 

2,049 

$ 

3,952 

$ 

(757) 

$ 

–
679
4,565

5,244

The VIU is determined by discounting the future cash flows 
generated from the Company’s continuing use of the respective 
CGU. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific 
risks relating to the CGU. The discounted cash flow model 
employed by the Company reflects the specific risks of each 
CGU and its business environment. The model calculates the 
VIU as the present value of the projected free cash flows and  
the terminal value of each CGU. To ensure the reasonability  
of the VIU estimate, the VIU calculation for each CGU was 
compared to the CGUs FVLCS amount.

NOte 13 

iMPAiRMeNt OF PROPeR tY, PLANt AND eqUiPMeNt

During fiscal 2011, qualitative factors such as line reductions, 
reduced levels of drilling activity, project outlook in certain 
regions and low capacity utilization coupled with the lingering 
impact of the financial crisis of 2008 had an impact on some 
CGUs of the Company, which were dependent on a few  
major projects that were coming close to completion. More 
specifically, indications were that two production plants in the 
Company’s Bredero Shaw group of CGUs may be impaired. 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

January 1, 2010
Land and land improvements 
Buildings 
Plant, machinery, and equipment 

Impairment charge 

December 31, 2010 
Land and land improvements 
Buildings 
Plant, machinery, and equipment 

Impairment charge 

December 31, 2011 
Land and land improvements 
Buildings 
Plant, machinery, and equipment 

Impairment charge 

Recoverable Amount
The Company determines the recoverable amount for its  
CGUs as the higher of Value In Use (“VIU”) and the CGUs  
Fair Value Less Costs to Sell (“FVLCS”). For the property, plant 
and equipment impairment test, the VIU of each of the CGUs 
(except for Kembla Grange, Australia) was higher than the  
CGUs FVLCS. The Company determines the recoverable amount 
for its CGUs using the VIU model for the purpose of testing 
property, plant and equipment for impairment. VIU calculations 
use pre-tax cash flow projections based on three-year financial 
business plans (“Business Plans”) approved by the Board of 
Directors. Management also determined budgeted gross margin 
based on past performance and its expectations of market 
developments. Cash flows beyond the three-year period are 
extrapolated using estimated growth rates as applicable. The 
growth rate does not exceed the long-term average growth rate 
for the business in which the CGU operates.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Details relating to the discounted cash flow models used in the 
impairment tests of the property, plant and equipment balances 
are as follows:

Camrose, 
Alberta, Canada 

Portland, 
Oregon, USA 

Sharjah, U.A.e.

January 1, 2010 
Valuation basis 
Period of specific  
  projected  
  cash flows 
Discount rate 
Growth rate 
December 31, 2010 
Valuation basis 
Period of specific  
  projected  
  cash flows 
Discount rate 
Growth rate 

 Value-in-use 

 Value-in-use 

 Value-in-use

5 years 
18.6% 
0.0% 

5 years 
24.5% 
(a) 

5 years
17.2%
(a)

 Value-in-use 

 Value-in-use 

 Value-in-use

5 years 
19.1% 
0.0% 

5 years 
24.1% 
(a) 

3 years
17.8%
(a)

Leith, Scotland 

Kembla Grange 
Australia 

Sharjah, U.A.e.

December 31, 2011 
Valuation basis 
Period of specific  
  projected  
  cash flows 
Discount rate 
Growth rate 

 Value-in-use 

FVLCS 

 Value-in-use

2 years 
20.1% 
0.0% 

1 year 
– 
n/a 

3 years
17.8%
(a)

(a)  The property, plant and equipment at the Portland CGU and the Sharjah CGU 
were assumed to have been redeployed to other sites of the Company at the 
end of forecast period. The terminal values for the redeployed assets were 
estimated as the amount that other divisions would be expected to pay for 
these redeployed assets; as a result, no terminal growth rates were applied  
at these CGUs.

NOte 14 

iNveS tMeNt iN ASSOCiA te

The following table sets forth the Company’s long-term 
investment as at December 31:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

Investment in  
  company  
subject to  
significant  
influence 

Other long-term  
investment  

  classified  
  as available  
for sale 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

$ 

30,095 

$ 

31,971 

$ 

–

– 

24 

$ 

30,095 

$ 

31,995 

$ 

24

24

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85

investment in Company Subject to Significant influence – 
Fineglade Limited (ireland)
On July 2, 2010, the Company made an equity investment  
in Fineglade Limited (Ireland) (“Fineglade”) in the amount  
of US$24.7 million (CDN$25.7 million at the then current 
exchange rate) to form an investor group with two private equity 
firms, 4D Global energy Advisors of Paris, France, and Sophia 
Capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the Company holding  
a 40% interest in the investor group. Fineglade was formed  
to complete a share capital investment in Socotherm S.p.A 
(“Socotherm”) and has resulted in Fineglade attaining a 95% 
ownership interest in Socotherm. The Company also entered 
into a shareholders’ agreement with the other shareholders of 
Fineglade that provides the Company with significant influence 
over the strategic operating, investing and financing activities  
of Fineglade, without having joint control. 

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company made  
an incremental investment in Fineglade of US$5.1 million  
($5.2 million at the then current exchange rate) as its pro  
rata share of a secured bridge loan provided by Fineglade  
to Socotherm, and a further investment in Socotherm  
of US$3.3 million ($3.4 million at the then current exchange 
rate) to discharge additional liabilities. On October 29, 2010,  
the court of Vicenza issued a homologation decree that approved 
the share capital investment, and the acquisition between the 
investor group and Socotherm was subsequently completed. 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company 
invested an additional US$10.7 million ($10.5 million at the then 
current exchange rate) in Fineglade as its pro rata share  
of a potential future capital increase by Fineglade in Socotherm. 
For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company incurred  
an investment loss on its investment in Fineglade in the amount 
of $10.1 million. In addition, the Company recorded its pro-rata 
share of the associate‘s other comprehensive loss in the amount 
of $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

In connection with the investment in Fineglade, the Company 
also entered into a financial instruments agreement that may 
result in the Company increasing its ownership in Fineglade after 
January 1, 2013. The net fair value of the financial instruments as 
at December 31, 2011 was $2.5 million (December 31, 2010 – 
$0.8 million) and this long-term liability has been classified under 
long-term derivative financial instruments, a financial liability 
through profit or loss, on the consolidated balance sheet.

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company advanced a loan 
to Fineglade in the amount of US$8.5 million ($8.2 million  
at the then current exchange rate) with a maturity date of 
December 31, 2013. The interest rate on this loan is reset on  
a quarterly basis at the three month LIBOR rate plus 2.0%. 
During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company advanced  
a loan to Fineglade in the amount of US$2.0 million  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
86

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

($2.1 million at the then current exchange rate), payable  
on demand and bearing an upfront fee of 2%. The interest on 
this loan is fixed at 4% of the principal amount.

In 2010, goodwill acquired during the year was a result  
of the acquisition of Thermotite Brasil Ltda. (“TTB Ltd.”)  
and BS Servicios de Injeção (“BSSI”) (collectively “BSRTL”).

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OtheR ASSet S

The following table details the other assets as at December 31:

(in thousands of  
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Long-term  
  prepaid  
  expenses 
Long-term notes  
receivable(a) 
Long-term loan  
to associate(b) 

Defined  
  employee  

future benefit  

  asset 

$ 

9,146 

$ 

3,828 

$ 

4,193

3,845 

3,758 

3,943

10,824 

– 

–

2,876 

2,337 

$ 

26,691 

$ 

9,923 

$ 

1,472

9,608

(a)  Long-term notes receivable relate to an amount advanced by the Company 

to an external party to support the construction of port facilities at a Bredero 
Shaw plant location in Kabil, Indonesia. Interest is payable semi-annually  
at US prime plus 0.25%, with principal repayments to be made in four 
semi-annual installments beginning no later than March 31, 2018, as set  
out in the loan agreement terms.

(b) Long-term loan to Fineglade Limited

NOte 16 

GOODWiLL

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are shown below:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

Gross amount  
  of goodwill 
Accumulated  
impairment 

Balance –  
  Beginning  
  of year 
Additions to  
  goodwill on  
  acquisition 
Impairment  
  of goodwill 
Foreign exchange 

balance –  
  end of year 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

$  215,412 

$  214,449 

$  229,059

(208) 

– 

–

215,204 

214,449 

229,059

1,880 

11,649 

–

– 
3,250 

(208) 
(10,686) 

–
(14,610)

$  220,334 

$  215,204 

$  214,449

The following table summarizes the significant carrying amount 
of goodwill:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

Bredero Shaw  
(excluding  

  BSRTL) 
BSRTL 
Flexpipe 
DSG-Canusa  
  GmbH 
SIS (Shaw  

Inspection  

  Services) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

$  140,744 
14,244 
49,730 

$  133,375 
16,447 
49,730 

$  141,825
4,927
49,730

15,616 

15,652 

17,759

– 

– 

208

$  220,334 

$  215,204 

$  214,449

(a)  impairment testing for each  

Reporting Unit Containing Goodwill

The Company performed a goodwill impairment test for each 
specified group of CGUs (“GCGU”) that contained goodwill  
at the IFRS transition date of January 1, 2010 (“IFRS Transition 
Date”); a second and third goodwill impairment test was also 
completed on the Company’s traditional annual goodwill 
impairment testing date of October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2011 
(“Annual Goodwill Valuation Date”). At the IFRS Transition Date, 
the Company concluded that there was no impairment of 
goodwill in any of its GCGUs, as the recoverable amounts for 
these GCGUs was higher than their respective carrying amounts. 
At the Annual Goodwill Valuation Date of October 31, 2010, the 
Company concluded that due to changing market conditions, 
goodwill pertaining to the Company’s Shaw Inspection Services 
business was impaired, and accordingly a goodwill impairment 
charge to selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense 
of $208 was recorded in 2010. At the Annual Goodwill 
Valuation Date of October 31, 2011, the Company concluded 
there was no impairment of goodwill in any of its GCGUs, as  
the recoverable amount for these GCGUs was higher than their 
respective carrying amount.

(b) Recoverable Amount
The Company determines the recoverable amount for its GCGUs 
as the higher of VIU and the FVLCS. For the goodwill impairment 
test, the FVLCS of each of the GCGUs was higher than its VIU. 
FVLCS calculations use post-tax cash flow projections based on 
three-year financial Business Plans approved by the Company’s 
Board of Directors, which are then projected out for a further 
period of two years based on management’s best estimates. 
Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using 
estimated growth rates as applicable. The growth rate does not 
exceed the long-term average growth rate for the business in 
which the GCGUs operate. The FVLCS is calculated net of selling 
costs that are estimated at 2%.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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87

The FVLCS is determined by discounting the future free cash 
flows generated from the Company’s continuing use of the 
respective GCGUs. The discount rates used are post-tax and 
reflect specific risks relating to the GCGUs. The discounted cash 
flow model employed by the Company reflects the specific risks 
of each GCGU and their business environment. The model 
calculates the FVLCS as the present value of the projected free 
cash flows and the Terminal Value of each group of GCGUs.

The calculation of FVLCS for each GCGU is most sensitive to the 
following key assumptions:

Company. The WACC takes into account both debt and equity. 
The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on 
investment by the Company’s investors. The cost of debt  
is based on the interest bearing borrowings the Company  
is obliged to service. GCGU specific risk is incorporated by 
applying individual specific risk factors; these specific risk 
factors are evaluated annually.

The following are the discount rates used in the calculation  
of the impairment tests:

october 31, 2011  October 31, 2010 

January 1, 2010

•   Projected Cash Flows

•   Market Assumptions

•   Discount Rate

•   Growth Rate and Terminal Value

Projected Cash Flows
The Projected Cash Flows for each GCGU are derived from the 
most recently completed Business Plan, which are projected out 
for a future time period of two years based on management’s 
best estimates. Projected Cash Flows are estimated by adjusting 
forecasted annual net income (for the forecast period) for 
non-cash items (such as amortization, accretion, and foreign 
exchange), investments in working capital and investments  
in capital assets. estimating future earnings requires judgment, 
consideration of past and actual performance, as well as 
expected developments in the GCGU’s respective markets  
and in the overall macroeconomic environment.

Market Assumptions
The forecasted revenue for a GCGU in the Business Plan  
is based on that GCGU securing an estimated number of 
projects. A change in the number of estimated projects to be 
secured by a GCGU can have a material impact on the projected 
future cash flows for that particular GCGU. The gross margin  
for each GCGU in the Business Plan is also dependent on 
assumptions made about the price of raw materials in the future; 
a change in the assumptions of these key inputs can have  
a material impact on the projected future cash flows for  
a particular GCGU.

Discount Rate
Discount rates represent the current market assessment of the 
risks specific to each GCGU, regarding the time value of money 
and the individual risks of the underlying assets, which have not 
been incorporated in the cash flow estimates. The discount rate 
calculation is based on the specific circumstances of the 
Company and its GCGUs and is derived from the weighted 
average cost of capital (“WACC”) for the consolidated 

Bredero Shaw  
(excluding  

  BSRTL) 
BSRTL 
Flexpipe 
DSG-Canusa  
  GmbH 
SIS (Shaw  

Inspection  

  Services) 

11% 
14% 
13% 

12% 

11% 
14% 
14% 

12% 

11%
14%
14%

12%

– 

12% 

12%

Terminal Value Growth Rate
The Terminal Value Growth Rate is used to calculate the 
Terminal Value of the GCGUs at the end of the Projected Free 
Cash Flow period of five years. A Terminal Value Growth Rate  
of 3.0% was used (for all goodwill impairment tests) reflecting  
a conservative expectation of long-term growth in energy 
infrastructure investment; this figure also reflects the Company’s 
best estimate of the set of economic conditions that are 
expected to exist over the forecast period.

Sensitivity to Changes in Assumptions
With regard to the assessment of FVLCS of the Bredero  
Shaw, BSRTL, Flexpipe and the DSG-Canusa GmbH GCGUs, 
management believes that no reasonably possible change in any 
of the above key assumptions would cause the carrying value of 
the unit to materially exceed its recoverable amount, as 
estimated by the GCGU’s FVLCS.

NOte 17 

ACCOUNt S PAYAbLe AND ACCRUeD LiAbiLitieS

The following table sets forth the Company’s trade and other 
payables as at December 31:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

Trade payables 
Accrued  

liabilities 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

$ 

60,556 

$ 

50,950 

$ 

45,859

95,240 

81,793 

73,954

$  155,796 

$  132,743 

$  119,813

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
88

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

NOte 18 

PRO viSiONS

The following table sets forth the Company’s provisions as at:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

balance – January 1, 2010 
Provision adjustments 
Settlement of liabilities 
Accretion expense 
Foreign exchange differences 
Loss on settlement 
Other 

balance – December 31, 2010 
Provision adjustments 
Settlement of liabilities 
Accretion expense 
Foreign exchange differences 
Gain on settlement 
Other 

balance – December 31, 2011 

January 1, 2010
Current 
Non-current 

December 31, 2010 
Current 
Non-current 

December 31, 2011
Current 
Non-current 

Decommissioning  Deferred Purchase 
Consideration(a) 

Liabilities 

Defined 
employee Future 
Benefit Liability 

$ 

$ 

16,923 
7,378 
(3,218) 
302 
(1,010) 
310 
– 

20,685 
3,188 
(1,074) 
443 
157 
(18) 
– 

$ 

$ 

– 
13,819 
– 
189 
(739) 
– 
– 

13,269 
– 
– 
1,053 
1,205 
– 
– 

$ 

$ 

11,933 
1,700 
(5,207) 
– 
(130) 
– 
865 

9,161 
6,020 
(5,392) 
– 
8 
– 
539 

$ 

$ 

Other 
Provisions 

7,036 
3,592 
(676) 
– 
(151) 
– 
– 

9,801 
6,519 
(2,240) 
– 
(121) 
(7) 
(20) 

$ 

$ 

Total

35,892
26,489
(9,101)
491
(2,030)
310
865

52,916
15,727
(8,706)
1,496
1,249
(25)
519

$ 

23,381 

$ 

15,527 

$ 

10,336 

$ 

13,932 

$ 

63,176

7,333 
9,590 

$ 

16,923 

$ 

– 
– 

– 

– 
11,933 

2,512 
4,524 

9,845
26,047

$ 

11,933 

$ 

7,036 

$ 

35,892

3,211 
17,474 

– 
13,269 

– 
9,161 

4,681 
5,120 

7,892
45,024

$ 

20,685 

$ 

13,269 

$ 

9,161 

$ 

9,801 

$ 

52,916

6,001 
17,380 

– 
15,527 

– 
10,336 

6,316 
7,616 

12,317
50,859

$ 

23,381 

$ 

15,527 

$ 

10,336 

$ 

13,932 

$ 

63,176

(a)  The deferred purchase consideration represents contingent consideration payable in the amount of $15,153 and $374 payable for non-competition agreements as 

at December 31, 2011.

Decommissioning Liabilities
The total undiscounted cash flows, which are estimated to be 
required to settle all decommissioning liabilities, are $26.7 
million, $25.4 million and $18.8 million as at December 31, 2011, 
December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2010, respectively, and  
the current pre-tax risk-free rate at which the estimated cash 
flows have been discounted range between 0.15% and 11.12%. 
Settlement for all decommissioning liabilities is expected to  
be funded by future cash flows from the Company’s operations. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOte 19 

CReDit FACiLitieS AND LONG-teRM Debt

a) Credit Facilities
The following table sets forth the Company’s total credit 
facilities as at December 31:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Bank  

indebtedness(a)  $ 

12,281 

$ 

– 

$ 

–

Standard letters  
  of credit for  
  performance,  
  bid and surety  
  bonds note 23 

Total utilized  
  credit  

facilities 
Total available  
  credit  

facilities(b) 

Unutilized credit  

61,555 

75,140 

61,835

73,836 

75,140 

61,835

236,168 

240,048 

251,856

facilities 

$  162,332 

$  164,908 

$  190,021

(a)  excludes the banking facilities of the Company’s 30% owned joint venture, 

Arabian Pipe Coating Company Ltd.

(b)  The Company guarantees the bank credit facilities of its subsidiaries.

On June 22, 2011, the Company renewed its Unsecured 
Committed Bank Credit Facility for a period of four years, with 
terms and conditions similar to the prior agreement, except that 
the maximum borrowing limit was reduced by US$40.0 million 
from US$190.0 million to US$150.0 million, with an option to 
increase the credit limit to US$200.0 million with the consent  
of lenders. 

Debt Covenants
The Company has undertaken to maintain certain covenants in 
respect of the Senior Notes and its Unsecured Committed Bank 
Credit Facility. Specifically, the Company is required to maintain 
a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (earnings Before Interest, Taxes, 
Depreciation and Amortization (“eBITDA”) divided by interest 
expense) of more than 2.5 to 1 and a debt to total capitalization 
ratio of less than 0.40 to one. The Company is in compliance 
with these covenants as at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

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b) Long-term Debt
The following table sets forth the Company’s long-term debt as at:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Current portion  
  of long-term  
  debt 
Long-term debt 

$ 

$ 

– 
– 

– 

$ 

25,005 
– 

$ 

26,235
26,052

$ 

25,005 

$ 

52,287

Long-term debt (Senior Notes)
On June 27, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement  
for the issue and sale, at par, on a private placement basis  
to institutional investors, of US$75.0 million of Senior Notes due 
June 30, 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company 
was required to repay the Senior Notes in three equal 
installments of US$25.0 million on June 30, 2009, 2010 and 
2011. On June 30, 2009, the Company made the first repayments 
of US$25.0 million ($28.7 million at the then current exchange 
rate). On June 30, 2010, the Company made the second 
repayment of US$25.0 million ($26.0 million at the then current 
exchange rate). On June 30, 2011, the Company made the third 
and final repayment of US$25.0 million ($24.4 million at the 
then current exchange rate). Upon extinguishment of the  
Senior Notes, foreign exchange gains in the amount of $1.8 
million (2010 – $0.2 million) were recognized and included in 
the consolidated statement of income for the year ended  
December 31, 2011. 

NOte 20 

eMPLOYee FUtURe beNeFit S

The Company provides employee future benefits to its 
employees under a number of defined benefit and defined 
contribution arrangements. The defined benefit pension plans 
are in Canada, the U.K. and Norway and include both flat-dollar 
plans for hourly employees and final earning plans for salaried 
employees. The Company also provides a post-retirement  
life insurance benefit to its Canadian retirees and a post-
employment benefit to its hourly and salaried employees  
in Indonesia.

The total cash payments made by the Company to fund defined 
benefit and defined contribution pension plans during 2011  
were $10.6 million (2010 – $9.9 million). The Company measures  
the fair value of assets and accrued benefit obligations as  
at December 31. Actuarial valuations for the Company‘s  
six ongoing registered defined benefit pension plans and SeRP 
arrangement are generally required at least every three years. 
The most recent actuarial valuations of the plans were 
conducted as at December 31, 2009 (three plans),  
August 1, 2010 (one plan), December 31, 2010 (one plan)  
and January 1, 2011 (two plans).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
90 ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

The principal assumptions made by the actuaries for the 
actuarial valuation of the plans were:

2011 

2010

The overall expected long-term return on plans assets is 
management’s best estimate of long-term future investment 
returns, taking into account the long-term asset allocation 
targets for the plans as outlined in the current investment  
policy and the expected long-term return for each asset class.

Canada 
Defined benefit obligation 
Discount rate 
Salary increase 
Increases to pensions in pay 
Mortality 
Benefit expense of year ended  
  December 31 
  Discount rate 
  expected rate of return on assets 
  Salary increase 
Norway 
Defined benefit obligation 
Discount rate 
Salary increase 
Increases to pensions in pay 
Mortality 
Benefit expense of year ended  
  December 31 
  Discount rate 
  expected rate of return on assets 
  Salary increase 
United Kingdom 
Defined benefit obligation 
Discount rate 
Salary increase 
Increases to pensions in pay 
Mortality 

Benefit expense of year ended  
  December 31 
  Discount rate 
  expected rate of return on assets 
  Salary increase 
indonesia 
Defined benefit obligation 
Discount rate 
Salary increase 
Inflation rate 
Mortality 
Benefit expense of year ended  
  December 31 
  Discount rate 
  expected rate of return on assets 
  Salary increase 

4.60% 
4.00% 
n/a 
 uP94@2020 

5.30%
4.00%
n/a
 UP94@2020

The amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet are 
as follows:

(in thousands of  
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Accrued  
  employee  

future benefit  

  asset
Pension plans 
Post-employment  
  benefit 
Post-retirement  
life insurance 

Accrued  
  employee  

future benefit  
liability
Pension plans 
Post-employment  
  benefit 
Post-retirement  
life insurance 

net accrued  
future  
  employee  
  benefit  
liability 

$ 

2,876 

$ 

2,337 

$ 

1,472

– 

– 

– 

– 

–

–

(8,309) 

(7,544) 

(10,620)

(1,757) 

(1,357) 

(1,072)

(270) 

(260) 

(241)

$ 

(7,460) 

$ 

(6,824) 

$ 

(10,461)

The following were the composition of plan assets at the  
balance sheet dates as a percentage of total plan assets  
for the registered Canadian employee future benefit plans:

equities 
Fixed income 
Real estate 
Other 

2011 

59% 
37% 
0% 
4% 

2010

60%
36%
0%
4%

100% 

100%

5.30% 
6.50% 
4.00% 

2.60% 
3.50% 
0.60% 
K2005 

4.00% 
5.40% 
4.00% 

6.40%
6.50%
4.00%

4.00%
4.00%
1.90%
K2005

4.40%
5.60%
4.25%

5.00% 
n/a 
2.20% 
s1Pa 
   (projected)  

5.70%
n/a
3.30%
S1PA 
(projected)

5.70% 
6.19% 
n/a 

6.70% 
10.00% 
n/a 
cso80 

7.97% 
n/a 
10.00% 

5.70%
6.39%
n/a

7.97%
10.00%
n/a
CSO80

11.00%
n/a
10.00%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Changes in the fair value of the plan assets are as follows:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

balance – beginning of year 
Valuation effect 
Actuarial gains (losses) 
expected return on plan assets 
employer contributions 
employee contributions 
Benefits paid 
Curtailment and settlement 
Foreign exchange differences 

$ 

2011 

74,107 
(90) 
(3,357) 
4,537 
5,392 
– 
(2,452) 
– 
140 

$ 

 –

 –

2010

68,788
(54)
918
4,067
5,207

(4,066)

(753)

balance – end of year 

$ 

78,277 

$ 

74,107

Amounts for the current and previous period are as follows:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

Present value of defined  
  benefit obligation 
Fair value of plan assets 

Deficit (surplus) of  
the funded plans 

Unrecognized past service costs 
Unrecognized actuarial  

$  100,591 
78,277 

$ 

85,192
74,107

22,314 

11,085

– 

 –

The following were the composition of plan assets at the balance 
sheet dates as a percentage of total invested plan assets for the 
SeRP plan(a):

equities 
Fixed income 
Real estate 
Other 

2011 

96% 
0% 
0% 
4% 

2010

94%
0%
0%
6%

100% 

100%

(a)  The amounts in the above table exclude amounts sitting in the refundable tax 

account held by the CRA.

The amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of 
income are as follows:

$ 

 –

2010

2,793
4,564
(4,067)

35
(130)
(602)

$ 

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Current service cost 
Interest costs 
expected return on plan assets 
Past service costs 
Actuarial gains and losses 
Currency (gains) losses 
Curtailment and settlement 

Impact of IAS 19  
  paragraph 58/IFRIC 14 

Defined benefit expense recognized 
Defined contribution  
  expense recognized 

2011 

3,289 
4,475 
(4,537) 
100 
1,637 
8 
– 

4,972 

1,056 

6,028 

5,247 

balance – beginning of year 
employer portion of  
  current service cost 
Actuarial losses (gains) and  
  changes in assumptions 
employee contributions 
Interest cost 
Foreign exchange differences 
Benefits paid 
Curtailment and settlement 
Past service cost 

balance – end of year 

$  100,591 

3,289 

9,897 
0 
4,475 
90 
(2,452) 
0 
100 

2,793

7,119

4,564
(802)
(4,066)
(634)

85,192

 0

 0

$ 

2,593

losses (gains) 

17,886 

6,215

(1,023)

1,570

4,690

6,260

Liability (asset) before the impact  
  of IAS 19 paragraph 58/IFRIC 14 
Impact of IAS 19  
  paragraph 58/IFRIC 14 

Liability (asset) in the statement  
  of financial position 

4,428 

3,032 

4,870

1,954

$ 

7,460 

$ 

6,824

9.53% 
7.42% 

9.21%
8.01%

total employee benefits expense(a)  $ 

11,275 

$ 

(a)  The total amount is included in the consolidated statement of income as 

SG&A. See note 7 for further information.

Percentage of plan assets 
Percentage of plan liabilities 

Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation 
are as follows:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

$ 

85,192 

$ 

76,218

Actual Return on Plan Assets
The actual return on plan assets for the years ended  
December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $1.180 million  
and $4.985 million, respectively.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Contributions
The Company expects to contribute $5.3 million to its defined 
benefit plans for the year ended December 31, 2012.

NOte 21 

FiNANCiAL iNS tRUMeNt S

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

Present value of  
  defined benefit  
  obligations 
Fair value of  
  plan assets 

Deficit (surplus)  
in the plan 
 Actuarial losses 
(gains) on  
  plan liabilities  

in year 

 Actuarial losses  

(gains) on plan  

  assets in year 

ifrs 
december 31 
2011 

IFRS 
December 31 
2010 

IFRS 
January 1 
2010

The Company has classified its financial instruments as follows:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

$  100,591 

$ 

85,192 

$ 

76,218

78,277 

74,107 

68,788

$ 

22,314 

$ 

11,085 

$ 

7,430

9,897 

7,119 

N/A

3,357 

(918) 

N/A

Loans and  

receivables,  
  measured at  
  amortized cost
Cash and cash  
  equivalents 
Accounts  

receivable 
Income taxes  
receivable 
Long-term notes  
receivable 
Long-term loan  
to associate 

Fair value  
through  

  profit or loss,  
  measured at  
fair value
Derivative  
  financial  

instruments –  

  asset 
Derivative  
  financial  

instruments –  
liability 
Loans and  
  borrowings,  
  measured at  
  amortized cost
Bank  

indebtedness 

Loan payable 
Accounts payable  
  and accrued  
liabilities 
Income taxes  
payable 
Deferred  
  purchase  
  consideration 
Other provisions 
Finance lease  
  obligations 
Long-term debt 

$ 

67,276 

$  155,998 

$  249,988

279,324 

243,955 

191,821

15,981 

13,823 

14,055

3,845 

3,758 

3,943

10,824 

– 

–

270 

1,130 

1,821

2,918 

1,334 

510

12,281 
5,001 

– 
5,126 

–
–

155,796 

132,743 

119,813

35,334 

44,968 

42,971

15,529 
13,930 

13,269 
9,801 

–
7,038

268 
– 

684 
25,005 

$ 

863
52,287

$ 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Fair value
IFRS 7, Financial Instruments – Disclosure, provides a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation 
techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are those which reflect market data obtained from independent 
sources, while unobservable inputs reflects the Company’s assumptions with respect to how market participants would price an 
asset or liability. These two inputs used to measure fair value fall into the following three different levels of the fair value hierarchy:

The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value  
on a recurring basis as at December 31, 2011 and does not include those instruments where the carrying amount is a reasonable 
approximation of the fair value:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Fair Value 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3

ASSet S
Derivative financial instruments – current 

LiAbiLi tieS
Derivative financial instruments – current 
Derivative financial instruments – long-term 

The current derivative financial instruments relate to foreign 
exchange forward contracts entered into by the Company (as 
described below) and are valued by comparing the rates at the 
time the derivatives are acquired to the period-end rates quoted 
in the market. The long-term derivative financial instrument 
liability represents the net fair value of the financial instruments 
that were entered into by the Company in conjunction with its 
long-term investment in Fineglade, as described in note 14, and 
has been valued using a modified Black-Scholes model and 
unobservable input data. The fair values of the Company’s 
remaining financial instruments are not materially different  
from their carrying values.

The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 fair value 
category for the year ended December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Opening balance – January 1, 2010 
Additions 

balance – December 31, 2010 
Losses recognized in the statement of income 

Closing balance – December 31, 2011 

Fair Value

–
807

807
1,692

2,499

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

270 

270 

419 
2,499 

2,918 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

– 

– 

– 
– 

– 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

270 

270 

419 
– 

419 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

–

–

–
2,499

2,499

Foreign exchange Forward Contracts  
and Other hedging Arrangements
The Company utilizes financial instruments to manage the risk 
associated with foreign exchange rates. The Company formally 
documents all relationships between hedging instruments and 
the hedge items, as well as its risk management objective and 
strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. 

The following table sets out the notional amounts outstanding 
under foreign exchange contracts, the average contractual 
exchange rates and the settlement of these contracts as at 
December 31, 2011:

(in thousands, except weighted average rate amounts) 

US dollars sold for Canadian dollars 
Less than one year 
Weighted average rate 
euros sold for US dollars 
Less than one year 
Weighted average rate 

US$18,000
1.00

€5,609
1.34

As at December 31, 2011, the Company had notional amounts  
of $25.8 million of forward contracts outstanding (2010 –  
$41.9 million) with the fair value of the Company’s net benefit 
from all foreign exchange forward contracts totalling $1.5 million  
(2010 – $0.6 million, net obligation).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
94

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Financial Risk Management
The Company’s operations expose it to a variety of financial risks 
including market risk (including foreign exchange and interest 
rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s overall 
risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of 
financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse 
effects on the Company’s financial position and financial 
performance. Risk management is the responsibility of Company 
management. Material risks are monitored and are regularly 
reported to the Board of Directors.

Foreign exchange Risk
The majority of the Company’s business is transacted outside  
of Canada through subsidiaries operating in several countries. 
The net investments in these subsidiaries as well as their 
revenue, operating expenses and non-operating expenses  
are based in foreign currencies. As a result, the Company’s 
consolidated revenue, expenses and financial position, may  
be impacted by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates as these 
foreign currency items are translated into Canadian dollars.  

As at December 31, 2011, fluctuations of +/– 5% in the Canadian 
dollar, relative to those foreign currencies, would impact the 
Company’s consolidated revenue, income from operations, and 
net income for the year ended by approximately $32.5 million, 
$6.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, prior to hedging 
activities. In addition, such fluctuations would impact the 
Company’s consolidated total assets, consolidated total 
liabilities and consolidated total shareholders’ equity by  
$53.5 million, $34.5 million and $19.0 million, respectively.

The objective of the Company’s foreign exchange risk 
management activities is to minimize transaction exposures 
associated with the Company’s foreign currency-denominated 
cash streams and the resulting variability of the Company’s 
earnings. The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward 
contracts to manage this foreign exchange risk. The Company 
does not enter into foreign exchange contracts for speculative 
purposes. With the exception of the Company’s US dollar based 
operations, the Company does not hedge translation exposures.

interest Rate Risk
The following table summarizes the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk as at December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Financial assets
Cash equivalents 
Long-term notes receivable 
Long-term loan to related party 

Financial liabilities
Bank indebtedness 
Loan payable 

Floating Rate 

$ 

– 
3,845 
8,777 

$ 

12,622 

$ 

12,281 
5,001 

$ 

17,282 

Fixed Interest
Rate Maturing in 
One Year or Less 

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

5,978 
– 
2,047 

8,025 

$ 

5,978
3,845
10,824

$ 

20,647

– 
– 

– 

$ 

12,281
5,001

$ 

17,282

The Company’s interest rate risk arises primarily from its floating rate bank indebtedness and long-term notes receivable and is not 
currently considered to be material.

Credit Risk
Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents held with 
banks, forward foreign exchange contracts, as well as credit 
exposure of customers, including outstanding accounts 
receivable. The maximum credit risk is equal to the carrying 
value of the financial instruments.

The objective of managing counter-party credit risk is to prevent 
losses in financial assets. The Company is subject to considerable 
concentration of credit risk since the majority of its customers 
operate within the global energy industry and are therefore 

affected to a large extent by the same macroeconomic 
conditions and risks. The Company manages this credit risk  
by assessing the credit quality of all counter parties, taking  
into account their financial position, past experience and other 
factors. Management also establishes and regularly reviews 
credit limits of counter parties and monitors utilization of those 
credit limits on an ongoing basis.

As at December 31, 2011 and 2010, ShawCor had  
no customers who generated revenue greater than 10%  
of total consolidated revenue.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The carrying value of accounts receivable are reduced through 
the use of an allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount  
of the loss is recognized in the consolidated statement of 
income with a charge to selling, general and administrative 
expenses. When a receivable balance is considered to be 
uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance for doubtful 
accounts. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written 
off are credited against selling, general and administrative 
expenses. As at December 31, 2011, $24.0 million, or 9.0%  
of trade accounts receivable, were more than 90 days  
overdue, which is consistent with prior period aging analysis.  
The Company expects to receive full payment on accounts 
receivables that are neither past due nor impaired. 

The following is an analysis of the change in the allowance  
for doubtful accounts for the year ended December 31, 2011  
and 2010:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

balance – beginning of year 
Bad debt expense 
Recovery of previously  
  written-off bad debts 
Write-offs of bad debts 
Impact of change in  

foreign exchange rates 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010

$ 

3,775 
9,160 

$ 

5,353
697

126 
(328) 

(384)
(1,469)

1,234 

(422)

balance – end of year 

$ 

13,967 

$ 

3,775

Liquidity Risk
The Company’s objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient, readily available cash reserves in order to meet its 
liquidity requirements at any point in time. The Company achieves this by maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalents and 
through the availability of funding from committed credit facilities. As at December 31, 2011, the Company has cash and cash 
equivalents totalling $67.3 million (2010 – $156.0 million) and has unutilized lines of credit available to use of $162.3 million  
(2010 – $164.9 million).

The following are the contractual maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities as at December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Less than 1 year 

1 – 3  years 

3 – 5 years 

Thereafter 

Bank indebtedness 
Loan payable 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Decommissioning liabilities 
Deferred purchase consideration 
Other provisions 
Income taxes payable 
Derivative financial instruments 

$ 

12,281 
5,001 
155,797 
6,001 
– 
6,316 
35,334 
419 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
7,245 
16,721 
7,616 
– 
2,499 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
2,241 
– 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
11,205 
– 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

Total

12,281
5,001
155,797
26,692
16,721
13,932
35,334
2,918

$  221,149 

$ 

34,081 

$ 

2,241 

$ 

11,205 

$  268,676

NOte 22 

CAPitAL MANAGeMeNt

The Company defines capital that it manages as the aggregate 
of its shareholders’ equity and interest bearing debt. The 
Company’s objectives when managing capital are to ensure that 
the Company will continue to operate as a going concern and 
continue to provide products and services to its customers, 
preserve its ability to finance expansion opportunities as they 
arise, and provide returns to its shareholders.

The following table sets forth the Company’s total managed 
capital as at:

(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Bank  

indebtedness 

$ 

Loan payable 
Current portion of  
long-term debt 

Long-term debt 
Current  
  obligations  
  under finance  

lease 

Obligations under  
  finance lease 
Shareholders’  
  equity 

12,281 
5,001 

$ 

– 
5,126 

$ 

–
–

– 
– 

25,005 
– 

26,235
26,052

165 

103 

345 

339 

371

492

864,061 

832,243 

791,015

$  881,611 

$  863,058 

$  844,165

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

The Company manages its capital structure and makes 
adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions,  
the risk characteristics of the underlying assets and business 
investment opportunities. To maintain or adjust the capital 
structure, the Company may attempt to issue or re-acquire 
shares, acquire or dispose of assets, or adjust the amount of 
cash, cash equivalents, bank indebtedness or long-term debt 
balances. The Company’s capital is not subject to any capital 
requirements imposed by any regulators; however, it is limited 
by the terms of its credit facility and long-term debt agreements. 
Specifically, the Company has undertaken to maintain certain 
covenants in respect of its Unsecured Committed Bank Credit 
Facility. The Company is in compliance with these covenants  
as at December 31, 2011.

NOte 23 

COMMit MeNt S AND CONtiNGeNCieS

Operating Leases
The Company has entered into various commercial leases  
on certain motor vehicles, items of machinery and office  
and manufacturing sites. These leases have a life of one  
to sixteen years with no renewal options. 

The following table presents the future minimum rental payments 
payable under the operating leases as at December 31, 2011:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Within one year 
After one year but not more than five years 
More than five years 

$ 

2011

9,755
20,062
11,921

$ 

41,738

The lease expenditure charged to the consolidated statement  
of income during the year is $14.0 million.

Finance Leases
The Company has finance leases and purchase commitments  
in place for various items of plant and machinery. These leases 
have terms of renewal but no purchase options. Renewals are  
at the option of the specific entity that holds the lease. The 
following table presents the future minimum lease payments 
under finance leases with the present value of the net minimum 
lease payments:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Within one year 
After one year but not  
  more than five years 
After more than five years 

Total minimum lease payments 
Less: Amounts representing  

interest charges 

Present value of minimum  

lease payments 

2011

  minimum 
Payments 

Present Value 
  of Payments

$ 

191 

$ 

165

127 
– 

318 

(50) 

103
–

268

–

$ 

268 

$ 

268

Legal Claims
In the ordinary course of business activities, the Company may 
be contingently liable for litigation and claims with customers, 
suppliers and other third parties. Management believes that 
adequate provisions have been recorded in the accounts where 
required. Although it is not possible to estimate the extent of 
potential costs and losses, if any, management believes, but  
can provide no assurance, that the ultimate resolution of such 
contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the 
consolidated financial position of the Company.

Performance, bid and Surety bonds
The Company provides standby letters of credit for performance, 
bid and surety bonds through financial intermediaries to various 
customers in support of project contracts for the successful 
execution of these contracts. If the Company fails to perform 
under the terms of the contract, the customer has the ability  
to draw upon all or a portion of the bond as compensation for 
the Company’s failure to perform. The contracts, which these 
performance bonds support, generally have a term of one to 
three years, but could extend up to four years. Bid bonds 
typically have a term of less than one year and are renewed,  
if required, over the term of the applicable contract. Historically, 
the Company has not made and does not anticipate that it will 
be required to make material payments under these types  
of Bonds.

The Company’s utilizes its credit facilities to support the 
Company’s Bonds. The Company had utilized credit facilities  
of $73.8 million as at December 31, 2011 (December 31, 2010 –  
$75.1 million; January 1, 2010 – $61.8 million) for support  
of its bonds.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOte 24 

ShARe CAPit AL

The following table sets forth the Company’s shares outstanding 
as at December 31:

2011

class a 

class b 

total

Number of shares
balance outstanding –  
  beginning of year 
Issued on exercise  
  of stock options 
Issued on exercise  
  of RSUs 
Conversions of  
  Class B into  
  Class A 
Purchase –  
  normal course  

 57,578,299 

 13,058,073 

70,636,372

  622,380 

– 

622,380

255 

255

  273,738 

  (273,738) 

–

issuer bid 

  (642,100) 

– 

  (642,100)

balance outstanding –   
  end of year 

(in thousands of  
Canadian dollars)

Stated value
balance outstanding –  
  beginning of year 
Issued – stock  
  options 
Compensation  
  cost on  
  exercised  
  options 
Compensation  
  cost on  
  exercised RSUs 
Conversions of  
  Class B into  
  Class A 
Purchase –  
  normal course  

 57,832,572 

 12,784,335 

70,616,907

$  205,772 

$ 

1,003 

$  206,775

9,878 

4,122 

7 

20 

– 

– 

– 

(20) 

9,878

4,122

7

–

issuer 

(2,401) 

– 

(2,401)

balance outstanding –  
  end of year 

$  217,398 

$ 

983 

$  218,381

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Number of shares 
balance outstanding – 
  beginning of year 
Issued on exercise  
  of stock options 
Conversions of  
  Class B into  
  Class A 

balance outstanding – 
  end of year 

(in thousands of  
Canadian dollars)

Stated value
balance outstanding –  
  beginning of year 
Issued on exercise  
  of stock options 
Compensation cost  
  on exercised  
  options 
Conversions of  
  Class B into  
  Class A 

balance outstanding –   
  end of year 

2010

Class A 

Class B 

Total

 57,458,183 

 13,059,983 

70,518,166

  118,206 

– 

118,206

1,910 

(1,910) 

–

 57,578,299 

 13,058,073 

70,636,372

$  203,148 

$ 

1,003 

$  204,151

2,013 

611 

– 

– 

– 

– 

2,013

611

–

$  205,772 

$ 

1,003 

$  206,775

All shares have been issued and fully paid and have no par value.

There are an unlimited number of Class A subordinate voting 
shares (Class A shares) and Class B multiple voting shares 
(Class B shares) authorized. Holders of Class A shares are 
entitled to one vote per share and receive a non-cumulative 
dividend premium of 10% over the dividends paid to holders  
of Class B shares. Holders of Class B shares are entitled  
to ten votes per share and are convertible at any time into  
Class A shares on a one-for-one basis.

Under the terms of the Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”),  
the Company was entitled to repurchase up to 3,000,000 Class 
A shares and up to 100,000 Class B shares between  
December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010. The repurchase of 
shares is made in the open market at prevailing market prices; 
however, during the year ended December 31, 2010,  
the Company did not repurchase and cancel any Class A or 
Class B shares under the NCIB.

The NCIB was renewed on November 30, 2010, entitling  
the Company to repurchase up to 2,000,000 Class A shares 
and up to 100,000 Class B shares between December 1, 2010 
and November 30, 2011. The NCIB was renewed on  
November 30, 2011, entitling the Company to repurchase  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
98

ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

up to 3,000,000 Class A shares and up to 100,000 Class B 
shares between December 1, 2011 and November 30, 2012. 
During the year ended December 31, 2011, 642,100 Class A 
shares were repurchased and cancelled for total consideration  
of $16.5 million (refer to Statement of Shareholders’ equity  
for details).

In 2011, dividends declared and paid during the year were $0.315 
per Class A share and $0.286 per Class B share (2010 – $0.295 
per Class A share and $0.268 per Class B share).

NOte 25 

ShARe-bASeD COMPeNSAtiON AND   

OtheR iNCeNtive-b ASeD COMPeNSA tiON

As at December 31, 2011, the Company had the following  
two stock option plans, both of which were initiated in 2001:

i)  Under the Company’s 2001 employee stock option plan  
(the “2001 employee Plan”), which is a traditional stock 
option plan, the options granted have a term of ten years 
from the date of the grant. exercises are permitted on the 
basis of 20% of the optioned shares per year over five years, 
on a cumulative basis, commencing one year following the 
date of the grant. The grant price equals the closing sale price 
of the Class A shares on the day prior to the grant.

  On March 3, 2010, the Board of Directors (“Board”) approved 

the amended 2001 employee Plan (the “Amended 2001 
employee Plan”). All stock options granted in 2010 under  

the Amended 2001 employee Plan have a tandem share 
appreciation right (“SAR”) attached, which allows the option 
holder to exercise either the option and receive a share,  
or exercise the SAR and receive a cash payment that is 
equivalent to the difference between the grant price and fair 
market value. All stock options granted under the Amended 
2001 employee Plan have the same characteristics as stock 
options that were granted under the original 2001 employee 
Plan, with respect to vesting requirements, term, termination 
and other provisions.

  On March 31, 2011, the Board modified the Amended 2001 
employee Plan (the “Restated 2001 employee Plan”) to 
facilitate the cash free exercise of stock options and SARs  
by the holders of such instruments.

ii)  Under the Company’s 2001 director plan (the “2001 Director 

Plan”), options are granted on an annual basis and the 
maximum number of Class A shares issued in any single 
grant shall be equal to the number of Class A shares and 
Class B shares of the Company owned by the individual 
director, at the date of the option grant, subject to a 
maximum of 8,000 Class A shares for each of the Chairman 
and Vice Chair, and 4,000 Class A shares for each of the 
other eligible directors. The options vest immediately and 
have a legal life of five years. The grant price equals the 
closing sale price of the Class A shares on the day prior  
to the grant. No options have been granted under the 2001 
Director Plan since 2006.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plans and changes during the year presented below:

Stock Options without tandem Share Appreciation Rights

balance outstanding – beginning of year 
Granted 
exercised 
Forfeited 

balance outstanding – end of year 

Options exercisable 

2011 

2010

total shares 

  weighted average 
exercise Price 

Total Shares 

  Weighted Average 
exercise Price

$ 

  2,702,160 
102,260 
(622,380) 
(17,440) 

  2,164,600 

18.93 
37.32 
15.87 
20.06 

20.67 

  2,826,366 
– 
(118,206) 
(6,000) 

  2,702,160 

$ 

18.86
–
17.02
21.57

18.93

  1,548,020 

$ 

19.35 

  1,874,256 

$ 

$17.45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
annual reP ort 2011    ShawCor Ltd.   

99

2011

options exercisable

options outstanding 

  weighted average 
remaining 

contractual  weighted average 

exercise Price  december 31, 2011 

exercisable as at  weighted average 
exercise Price

outstanding as at 
december 31, 2011 

247,200 
  1,065,380 
44,000 
675,760 
30,000 
102,260 

  2,164,600 

life (years) 

1.68 
4.61 
4.55 
5.54 
6.00 
9.00 

4.79 

$ 

12.06 
16.32 
21.00 
27.65 
31.77 
37.32 

$ 

247,200 
781,580 
38,000 
463,240 
18,000 
– 

$ 

20.67 

  1,548,020 

$ 

12.06
16.58
20.85
27.31
31.77
–

19.35

Options Outstanding 

Options exercisable

2010

  Weighted Average 
Remaining 
Contractual  Weighted Average 

Outstanding as at 
December 31, 2010 

454,800 
  1,473,120 
46,000 
698,240 
30,000 

  2,702,160 

Life (years) 

1.86 
4.63 
5.66 
6.53 
7.01 

exercise Price  December 31, 2010 

exercisable as at  Weighted Average 
exercise Price

$ 

$ 

12.60 
16.42 
21.04 
27.67 
31.77 

454,800 
  1,033,592 
30,800 
343,064 
12,000 

$ 

18.93 

  1,874,256 

$ 

12.60
16.70
20.87
27.18
31.77

17.45

Range of 
exercise price 

$10.00 to $15.00 
$15.01 to $20.00 
$20.01 to $25.00 
$25.01 to $30.00 
$30.01 to $35.00 
$35.01 to $40.00 

Range of 
exercise price 

$10.00 to $15.00 
$15.01 to $20.00 
$20.01 to $25.00 
$25.01 to $30.00 
$30.01 to $35.00 

The Board of Directors approved the granting of 102,260  
stock options during the year ended December 31, 2011 under 
the 2001 employee Plan (the “Plan”). The total weighted  
average fair value of the stock options granted during the  
year ended December 31, 2011 was $1.3 million (2010 – nil), 
calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the 
following assumptions:

Weighted average share price 
exercise price 
expected life of options 
expected stock price volatility 
expected dividend yield 
Risk-free interest rate 

$ 
$ 

2011

36.31
37.32
7.25
35%
0.8%
3.2%

The volatility measured at the standard deviation of continuously 
compounded share returns is based on statistical analysis  
of daily share prices over the last 9.25 years.

The fair value of options granted under the Plan will be 
amortized to compensation expense over the five-year vesting 
period of options. The compensation cost from the continuing 
amortization of granted stock options for the year ended 
December 31, 2011, included in SG&A expenses, was  
$1.7 million (2010 – $1.1 million).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100 ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Stock Options with tandem Share Appreciation Rights

balance outstanding – beginning of year 
Granted 
exercised 
Forfeited 
expired 

balance outstanding – end of year 

Options exercisable 

2011 

2010

total shares 

  weighted average 
fair Value(a) 

Total Shares 

  Weighted Average 
Fair Value

118,500 
35,800 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

12.94 
12.89 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

– 
118,500 
– 
– 
– 

154,300 

$ 

12.93 

118,500 

$ 

– 

– 

– 

–
12.94
–
–
–

12.94

–

(a)  The weighted average fair value refers to the fair value of the underlying shares of the Company on the grant date of the SARs.

The mark-to-market liability for the stock options with SARs  
as at December 31, 2011, is $0.6 million (2010 – $0.2 million),  
all of which is included in accounts payable and accrued 
liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

period. Compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis 
over the vesting period. All units granted under the VGP will  
be classified as liability instruments in accordance with IFRS  
as their terms require that they be settled in cash.

On March 3, 2010, the Board approved a new long-term 
incentive program (LTIP) for executives and key employees and 
a deferred share unit plan (DSU) for directors of the Company. 
Additional details with respect to the LTIP and DSU plan  
are as follows:

LtiP
The LTIP includes the two existing stock option plans discussed 
above and two new plans, the value growth plan (“VGP”) and 
the employee share unit plan (eSUP).

VGP
The VGP is a cash-based awards plan, which rewards executives 
and key employees for improving operating income and  
revenue over a three year performance period. Units granted  
to participants vest on the third year of the performance period 
for which they were granted. The value of units is determined 
based on the growth rate in operating income and revenue on  
a cumulative basis for the three consecutive years that comprise 
the performance period and is measured against the baseline 

The liability as at December 31, 2011 is $2.6 million  
(2010 – $1.7 million).

ESUP
The eSUP authorizes the Board to grant awards of restricted 
units (“RSUs”) to employees of the Company as a form of 
incentive compensation. All RSUs are to be settled with Class A 
shares and are valued on the basis of the underlying weighted 
average trading price of the Class A shares over the five trading 
days preceding the grant date. The valuation is not subsequently 
adjusted for changes in the market price of the Class A shares 
prior to the settlement of the award. each RSU granted under 
the eSUP represents one Class A share. The eSUP provides that 
the maximum number of Class A shares that are reserved for 
issuance from time to time shall be fixed at 1,000,000 Class A 
shares. The RSUs vest in two tranches over a period of one to 
five years and four to seven years, respectively, and become 
payable once vesting is completed. Compensation cost is 
recognized over the vesting period in accordance with IFRS. All 
RSUs granted are classified as equity instruments in accordance 
with IFRS as their terms require that they be settled in shares.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
annual reP ort 2011    ShawCor Ltd.   

101

The following table sets forth the Company’s RSU reconciliation for the years ended December 31:

balance outstanding – beginning of year(b) 
Granted 
exercised 
Forfeited 
expired 

balance outstanding – end of year 

RSUs exercisable 

2011 

  weighted average 
Grant date 
fair Value(a) 

total shares 

2010

  Weighted Average 
Grant Date 

Total Shares 

Fair Value(a)

53,563 
40,772 
(255) 
(791) 
– 

93,289 

6,057 

$ 

$ 

$ 

26.51 
35.30 
27.69 
27.69 
– 

30.34 

26.72 

– 
53,563 
– 
– 
– 

53,563 

– 

$ 

$ 

$ 

–
26.51
–
–
–

26.51

–

(a)  RSU awards do not have an exercise price; as a result grant date weighted average fair value has been calculated.

(b)  There were no RSUs issued or granted prior to January 1, 2010.

DSU
Under the Company’s DSU plan, all directors (other than the 
president and chief executive officer) of the Company can elect 
to receive all or a portion of their compensation for services 
rendered as a director of the Company, in share units or a 
combination of share units and cash. The number of DSUs 
received is equal to the amount to be paid in DSUs divided by 
the weighted-average trading price of the Class A shares over 
the five days immediately preceding the date of the grant. DSUs 
are to be settled at the time that the director ceases to be a 

member of the Board and each DSU entitles the holder to 
receive one Class A share or the cash equivalent. DSUs vest 
immediately on the date of the grant. The value of a DSU and 
the related compensation expense is determined and recorded 
based on the current market price of the underlying Class A 
shares on the date of the grant. Common shares are purchased 
on the open market to settle outstanding share units.

All DSUs granted will be classified as liability instruments on the 
date of the grant in accordance with IFRS as the unit holder has 
the option to settle in cash or shares.

The following table sets forth the Company’s DSU reconciliation for the years ended December 31:

balance outstanding – beginning of year(b) 
Granted 
exercised 
expired 

balance outstanding – end of year 

DSUs exercisable(c) 

2011 

  weighted average 
Grant date 
fair Value(a) 

total shares 

2010

  Weighted Average 
Grant Date 

Total Shares 

Fair Value(a)

$ 

30,260 
36,910 
(6,246) 
– 

29.53 
28.26 
32.55 
– 

$ 

– 
30,260 
– 
– 

60,924 

$ 

28.45 

30,260 

$ 

– 

– 

– 

–
29.53
–
–

29.53

–

(a) DSU awards do not have an exercise price; as a result grant date weighted average fair value has been calculated.

(b) There were no DSUs issued or granted prior to January 1, 2010.

(c) DSU awards cannot be exercised while the director is still a member of the board of directors.

The mark-to-market liability for the DSUs as at December 31, 2011 
is $1.8 million (2010 – $1.0 million), all of which is included  
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated 
balance sheet.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
102 ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

incentive-based Compensation
The following table sets forth the incentive-based compensation 
expense for the years ended December 31: 

NOte 27 

iNteReS t iN JOiNt veNtUReS

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Stock option expense 
VGP expense 
DSU expense 
RSU expense 
SAR expense 

total incentive-based  
  compensation expense 

$ 

2011 

1,675 
975 
875 
701 
275 

$ 

2010

1,096
1,665
1,030
372
324

$ 

4,501 

$ 

4,487

NOte 26 

KeY MANAGeMeNt COMPeNSA tiON

Key management includes directors (executive and non-
executive) and corporate officers. The compensation paid or 
payable to key management for employee and director services 
is shown below for the year ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

Salaries and other short-term  
  employee benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Share-based and other long-term  

$ 

incentive payments 

Director fees and  
  other compensation 

$ 

3,834 
490 

1,291 

1,632 

$ 

7,247 

$ 

2,975
396

1,110

2,165

6,646

The following table presents the joint venture interests  
of the Company as at December 31, 2011, which have been 
consolidated proportionately:

Country of 
incorporation 

Activity 

Proportion of 
interest held

Hal Shaw Inc. 
Arabian Pipecoating  
  Company Ltd. 
Shaw & Shaw Ltd. 
Helicone  
  Holdings Limited  
TTB Ltd. 
BSSI 

USA 

 Pipe coating 

 Saudi Arabia 
Canada 

 Pipe coating 
 Pipe coating 

Russia 
Brazil 
Brazil 

 Pipe coating 
 Pipe coating 
 Pipe coating 

50%

30%
83%

25%
(a)
(a)

(a)  On October 5, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the 

remaining 50% interest in TTB Ltd. and BSSI that they did not previously 
own; hence, TTB Ltd. and BSSI were not considered to be joint ventures 
subsequent to October 4, 2010. Prior to this date, the Company held 50%  
of the interest in each of TTB Ltd. and BSSI. 

The following table presents the Company’s share of the assets, 
liabilities, income and expenses of the jointly controlled entities 
described above for the years ended and as at December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

Revenue 
Operating expenses 

Income (loss) before income taxes 
Income taxes 

Net Income (loss) 

Cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities 
Investing activities 
Financing activities 
Current assets 
Non-current assets 

total assets 

Current liabilities 
Non-current liabilities 

total liabilities 

Net assets 

2011 

27,790 
28,420 

(630) 
(41) 

(589) 

569 
(1,331) 
(124) 
21,981 
5,687 

27,668 

11,089 
769 

11,858 

15,810 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2010

40,356
39,200

1,156
289

867

(2,312)
(1,250)
3,184
23,289
6,557

29,846

13,368
689

14,057

15,789

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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103

The Company’s Russian joint venture has a loan from OOO 
ArkhTekhnoProm in the amount of 600 million Russian roubles 
($21.3 million at the then current exchange rate) payable on 
demand. The Company’s portion of this loan that has been 
proportionately consolidated and included on the consolidated 
balance sheet as at December 31, 2011 in the amount of  
$5.0 million or 156 million Russian roubles at the current 
exchange rate (December 31, 2010 – $5.1 million or 156 million 
Russian roubles at the then current exchange rate). Interest  
is calculated on this loan at 9.625% per annum and is to be paid 
over the period of actual use. In the event that the Company’s 
Russian joint venture fails to repay the outstanding loan within 
the time specified by the loan agreement, a penalty in the 
amount of 24% per annum will be assessed on the outstanding 
loan amount on a daily basis.

NOte 28 

eARNiNGS PeR ShARe (“ ePS”)

NOte 29 

iNCOMe tAxeS

The following table sets forth the Company’s income tax 
expense for the years ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

current income tax
Based on taxable income  
  of current year 
Adjustment to prior year provision 

Total current income tax expense  

deferred income tax 
Deferred income tax 
(benefit) expense 

Total deferred income tax  

(benefit) expense 

$ 

37,458 
(9,860) 

27,598 

$ 

19,052
6,693

25,745

(14,478) 

7,451

(14,478) 

7,451

total income tax expense 

$ 

13,120 

$ 

33,196

The following table details the weighted-average number of 
shares outstanding for the purposes of calculating basic and 
diluted ePS for the following periods:

Income taxes on items recognized in other comprehensive 
income were as follow:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

(in thousands of Canadian dollars 
except share and per share amounts) 

Income used to calculate ePS
Net income for the year 

Average number of shares  
  outstanding during the  
  year – basic
Class A 
Class B 

Dilutive effect of stock options
Class A 
Class B 

Average number of shares  
  outstanding during the  
  year – diluted
Class A 
Class B 

Basic ePS 
Diluted ePS 

2011 

2010

$ 

56,086 

$ 

95,072

57,941 
12,784 

70,725 

811 
– 

811 

 –

58,752 
12,784 

71,536 

$ 
$ 

0.79 
0.78 

$ 
$ 

57,508
13,058

70,566

879

879

58,386
13,058

71,444

1.35
1.33

Deferred income tax related  
to items booked directly  
to equity during the year:
Gain on hedges of unrealized  
foreign currency translation 

Gain (loss) on hedges of  
  unrealized foreign currency  
translation transferred to  
  net income during period 

income tax benefit charged  

$ 

103 

$ 

(311) 

 –

to other comprehensive income 

$ 

(208) 

$ 

–

–

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the Company’s 
effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31:

expected income tax expense  
  based on statutory rate 
Tax rate differential on earnings  
  of foreign subsidiaries 
Benefit of previously unrecognized  

2011 

2010

27.0% 

30.5%

(2.1)% 

(4.7)%

tax losses 

(1.6)% 

(0.5)%

Unrecognized tax losses  
  of foreign subsidiaries 
Unrealized gain on share acquisition 
Adjustment to prior year provision 
Other 

effective income tax rate 

8.9% 
0.0% 
(14.1)% 
0.7% 

18.8% 

1.6%
(4.2)%
5.2%
(2.0)%

25.9%

The expected income tax rate is computed using the average 
Canadian tax rate based on provincial allocations. The decrease 
in the statutory income tax rate is due to the enacted reduction 
in the Federal and Ontario corporation tax rates. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
104 ShawCor Ltd.   notes to the consolidated financial statements

Recognized Deferred tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is  
a legally enforceable right to offset deferred tax assets against 
deferred tax liabilities and they relate to the same tax authority 
on the same taxable entity. 

CONSOLiDA teD bALANCe  She et S
(in thousands of 
Canadian dollars) 

december 31 
2011 

December 31 
2010 

January 1 
2010

Deferred  

tax assets
Amortizable  
  property, plant  
  and equipment  $ 
Provisions  
  and future  
  expenditures 
Net operating  

losses 

Deferred  

tax assets 
Deferred tax  
liabilities
Amortizable  
  property, plant  
  and equipment 
Provisions and  

future  

2,470 

$ 

17,502 

$ 

23,463 

24,008 

16,053 

17,952

3,580 

0 

0 

$ 

30,058 

$ 

33,555 

$ 

41,415 

(36,873) 

(43,455) 

(38,208)

  expenditures 

(20,111) 

(31,711) 

(37,368)

Deferred  

tax liabilities 

(56,984) 

(75,166) 

(75,576)

Net deferred  
tax liability 

$ 

(26,926) 

$ 

(41,611) 

$ 

(34,161)

The Company has recorded deferred tax assets of $3.6 million 
and $nil at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, pertaining 
to loss carry forwards based on management’s financial 
projections and the relevant tax legislation in each jurisdiction. 

CONSOLiDA teD St AteMeNt S OF iNCOMe
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 

2011 

2010

Deferred tax assets
Amortizable property,  
  plant and equipment 
Provisions and  

future expenditures 

Net operating losses 

Deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortizable property,  
  plant and equipment 
Provisions and future expenditures 

Deferred tax liabilities 

$ 

15,032 

$ 

5,961 

(7,747) 
(3,580) 

1,899
0 

$ 

3,705 

$ 

7,860 

(6,582) 
(11,601) 

(18,183) 

5,247 
(5,656)

(409)

Deferred tax (recovery) expense 

$ 

(14,478) 

$ 

7,451

The Company has recognised a deferred tax liability for taxes 
that would be payable on the unremitted earnings of certain  
of the Company’s subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures  
of $nil and $nil for the years ended December 31, 2011 and  
2010 respectively as the Company has determined that the 
undistributed profits of its subsidiaries will not be distributed  
in the foreseeable future. The temporary difference associated 
with investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, 
for which a deferred tax liability has not been recognized, 
aggregates to $181.9 million and $204.4 million for the years 
ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company has net operating losses of $21.9 million and 
$15.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, 
respectively, in various jurisdictions for which no deferred tax 
asset has been recognized. These losses expire subsequent  
to the 2016 fiscal year. The Company has capital losses of  
$19.3 million and $19.9 million for the years ended December 31, 
2011 and 2010, respectively, in various jurisdictions for which no 
deferred tax asset has been recognized. These capital losses 
carry forward indefinitely.

The Company is subject to income tax laws in various 
jurisdictions. Tax laws are complex and potentially subject  
to different interpretations by the taxpayer and the relevant  
tax authority. The provision for income taxes and deferred tax 
represents management’s interpretation of the relevant tax laws 
and its estimate of current and future income tax implications  
of the transactions and events during the period. The Company 
may be required to change its provision for income taxes or 
deferred tax balances when the ultimate deductibility of certain 
items is successfully challenged by taxing authorities or if 
estimates used in determining the amount of deferred tax  
asset to recognized change significantly, or when receipt  
of new information indicates the need for adjustment in the 
amount of deferred tax to be recognized. Additionally, future 
events, such as changes in tax laws, tax regulations, or 
interpretations of such laws or regulations, could have an impact 
on the provision for income tax, deferred tax balances and the 
effective tax rate. Any such changes could materially affect the 
amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements in the 
year these changes occur.

NOte 30 

COMPARAtive FiGUReS

The comparative audited consolidated financial statements  
have been reclassified from unaudited financial statements 
previously presented to conform to the presentation of the 
current year audited consolidated financial statements  
in accordance with IFRS.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
annual reP ort 2011    ShawCor Ltd.   

105

Six-Year Review 
(Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars 
except per share information) 

2011 
ifrs 

2010 
IFRS 

2009 
CGAAP 

2008 
CGAAP 

(note 5)

2007 
CGAAP 

2006 
CGAAP

OPeRA tiNG ReSUL tS
Revenue 
eBITDA note 1 
Net income note 2 

Cash flow
Cash from operating activities 
Purchases of property, plant 
  and equipment 

FiNANCiAL POSit iON
Working capital note 3 
Long-term debt 
Shareholders’ equity 
Total assets 

PeR ShARe iNFORMA tiON
(Class A and Class B)
Net income (loss)
  Basic  
  Diluted 
Dividends
  Class A 
  Class B 
Shareholders’ equity note 4 

$ 1,157,265 
 138,837 
56,086 

$ 1,034,163 
186,035 
95,072 

$ 1,183,978 
254,143 
131,450 

$ 1,379,577 
262,158 
145,733 

$ 1,048,099 
201,076 
87,357 

$ 1,059,619 
187,828 
92,635 

$ 

45,327 

$ 

53,244 

$  299,333 

$  154,361 

$ 

97,514 

$  189,877 

55,982 

48,723 

34,358 

89,799 

91,855 

58,170 

$  281,848 

864,061 
  1,223,265 

$  283,852 
25,005 
832,243 
  1,224,936  

$  312,966 
52,287 
790,422 
  1,185,977  

$  229,169 
91,226 
732,452 
  1,227,289  

$  255,625 
72,726 
578,787 
963,614  

$  341,375 
87,480 
629,927 
  1,008,026 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

0.79  
0.78  

0.315 
0.286 
12.22 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1.35 
1.33  

0.295 
0.268 
11.79 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1.86 
1.85  

0.535 
0.486 
11.21 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

2.06 
2.03  

0.253 
0.229 
10.40  

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1.20 
1.19  

0.230 
0.209 
8.12 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1.25 
1.25 

0.135 
0.123 
8.51 

Quarterly Information 
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share information) 

First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Total

Revenue 

Net income note 2 

2011 
2010 
2011 
2010 

$  279,466  
$  224,572  
20,485  
$ 
11,739  
$ 

 $  264,541  
 $  234,546  
15,703  
 $ 
12,031  
 $ 

 $  271,478  
 $  282,959  
(3,144) 
 $ 
32,126  
 $ 

 $  341,780  
 $  292,086  
23,042  
 $ 
39,176  
 $ 

 $ 1,157,265 
 $ 1,034,163 
56,086 
 $ 
95,072 
 $ 

Net income per share (Class A and Class B) 
Diluted 

2011 
2010 

$ 
$ 

0.29  
0.16  

 $ 
 $ 

0.21  
0.17  

 $ 
 $ 

(0.04) 
0.45  

 $ 
 $ 

0.32  
0.55  

 $ 
 $ 

0.78 
1.33 

Note 1  eBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure calculated by adding back to net income, income taxes, finance costs, amortization of property, plant and equipment and 
intangible assets, and impairment of fixed assets. eBITDA does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to 
similar measures provided by other companies. eBITDA is used by many analysts in the oil and gas industry as one of several important analytical tools.

Note 2:  Attributable to shareholders of the Company.
Note 3:  Working capital has been calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.  
Note 4:  Shareholders’ equity per share is a Non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity by the number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding 

at the date of the balance sheet.

Note 5:  Restated due to the adoption of CICA Handbook section 3064. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
106 ShawCor Ltd.   shawcor directors

ShawCor Directors

J.t. bALDWiN
London, England

D.S. bLACKWOOD
Houston, Texas

W.P. bUCKLeY
Toronto, Ontario

J.W. DeRRiCK
Buffalo, New York

D.h. FReeMAN
Toronto, Ontario

Mr. Baldwin is the Group 
Political Advisor of BP, a 
position he has held since 
October 2007, and has been 
a Director of ShawCor Ltd. 
since March 2010.

Mr. Blackwood is President 
(Americas), Wood Group 
PSN, a position he has held 
since April 2011, and has been 
a Director of ShawCor Ltd. 
since May 2011.

Mr. Buckley is President 
and CeO of ShawCor Ltd., 
a position he has held since 
June 2005, and has been 
a Director of the Company 
since August 2005.

Mr. Derrick is Chief 
executive Officer of Derrick 
Corporation, a position he has 
held since 1992, and has been 
a Director of ShawCor Ltd. 
since August 2007.

Mr. Freeman is a Chartered 
Accountant and from 1983  
to 2011 was a partner at 
KPMG LLP.  He has been 
a Director of ShawCor Ltd.  
since October 2011.

L.W.J. hUt ChiSON
St. James, Barbados, W.I.

J.F. PetCh q .C.
Toronto, Ontario

R.J. RitChie
Calgary, Alberta

Mr. Hutchison joined 
ShawCor in 1998 and is 
Managing Director of 
ShawCor Global Services 
Limited, a position he has 
held since November 2007, 
and has been a Director and 
Vice Chair of the Company 
since February 2008.

Mr. Petch is Chair emeritus  
of the Governing Council  
of the University of Toronto  
and has been a Director  
of ShawCor Ltd. since  
March 2005.

Mr. Ritchie was the CeO 
and a Director of Canadian 
Pacific Railway Limited from 
2001 to 2006, and has been 
a Director of ShawCor Ltd. 
since April 1994. 

P.G. RObiNSON
Toronto, Ontario

Mr. Robinson is President  
and General Manager of 
Litens Automotive Group, 
a position he has held since 
2001, and has been a  
Director of ShawCor Ltd. 
since August 2001. 

h.A. ShAW  
Calgary, Alberta

Ms. Shaw is the executive 
Chair of Corus entertainment 
Inc., a position she has  
held since September 1999, 
and has been a Director  
of ShawCor Ltd. since  
May 2008.

v.L. ShAW
St. James, Barbados, W.I.

Ms. Shaw was appointed 
Chair of the Board of 
ShawCor Ltd. in February 
2007, was Vice Chair of the 
Board from August 2000 
until February 2007, and 
has been a Director of the 
Company since April 1994.

Z.D. SiMO
Oakville, Ontario

Mr. Simo is a former  
President and CeO of  
Tecsyn International Inc.  
and has been a Director  
of ShawCor Ltd. since  
August 1987.

e.C. vALiqUette
Pembroke, Ontario

Ms. Valiquette is a Chartered 
Accountant and a former 
Senior Vice President  
and Chief Financial Officer  
of ING Canada Inc.  
and has been a Director  
of ShawCor Ltd. since  
March 2005.

 
annual reP ort 2011    ShawCor Ltd.   

107

Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and management of the 
Company recognize that effective corporate governance is 
central to the prudent direction and operation of the Company  
in a manner that ultimately enhances shareholder value.  
The following discussion outlines the Company’s system of 
corporate governance.

The business and affairs of the Company are managed under the 
supervision of the Board. Broadly, the Board approves overall 
corporate strategy, assesses management’s implementation of 
agreed strategies and reviews the results achieved. The Board's 
role consists of approval of strategic plans, review of corporate 
risks identified by management and monitoring the Company’s 
practices and policies for dealing with these risks, management 
succession planning, monitoring business practices and 
assessment of the integrity of the Company's internal controls, 
information and governance systems.

The Board oversees the Company’s strategic planning process, 
reviews and approves overall corporate strategies and assesses 
management's success in implementing these strategies. This is 
done regularly and through an annual special purpose Board 
Meeting held each year to review and approve the Company’s 
strategic and annual business plan. The strategic plan is updated 
each year so that it always projects the next three-year period. 
Management reports to the Board quarterly, highlighting and 
commenting upon divisional performance compared with annual 
business plan forecasts and prior year results. As part of the 
strategic plan review process, the Board identifies and evaluates 
the principal opportunities and risks of the Company's 
businesses and seeks to ensure that management puts in place 
appropriate systems to manage the principal risks.

During 2008, the position of Lead Director was established  
and is currently being filled by John F. Petch. The Lead Director 
facilitates the Board’s ability to function independently of 
management of the Company and the non-independent 
Directors. The Lead Director promotes best practices and high 
standards of corporate governance, consistent with enhancing 
and promoting the effectiveness and performance of the Board.  
The Vice Chair of the Board, Leslie W. J. Hutchison, provides 
back-up to the Chair, Virginia L. Shaw.

The Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance 
Committees of the Board are each comprised of independent 
Directors. The executive Committee is comprised of the Chair, 
the Chief executive Officer and three independent Directors.  
Ten of thirteen members of the Board are considered to  
be independent.

The corporate governance practices and policies of the  
Company have been developed under the general stewardship  
of the Corporate Governance Committee. The Committee 
believes that the corporate governance practices of the 
Company are appropriate for the Company. As a result of 
evolving laws, policies and practices, the Corporate Governance 
Committee regularly reviews these corporate governance 
practices and policies of the Company in order to facilitate 
compliance with all applicable requirements and implements 
best practices appropriate to its operations.

108 ShawCor Ltd.   Primary oPeratinG locations

Primary Operating Locations

Pipeline and Pipe Services

bredero Shaw 

ShawCor Pipe Protection
3838 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. e.
Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77032

T:  281 886 2350
F:  281 886 2351

Bredero Shaw  
Lakeside House
1 Furzeground Way
Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex
england UB11 1BD

T:  44 208 622 3071
F:  44 208 622 3169

Shaw Pipe Protection
3200, 450 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 5H1

T: 403 263 2255
F: 403 264 3649

Bredero Shaw
#17-01/02 United Square
101 Thomson Road
Singapore 307591
T:  65 6732 2355
F:  65 6732 9073

Flexpipe Systems

Shaw Pipeline Services

3501 54th Avenue S.e.
Calgary, Alberta T2C 0A9

T: 403 503 0548
F: 403 503 0547

Canusa-CPS

25 Bethridge Road
Toronto, Ontario M9W 1M7

T:  416 743 7111
F:  416 743 5927

4250 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. e.
Suite 180
Houston, Texas 77032

T:  832 601 0850
F:  281 442 1593

Guardian

950 – 78th Avenue
edmonton, Alberta T6P 1L7

T:  780 440 1444
F:  780 440 4261

Petrochemical and Industrial

DSG-Canusa

ShawFlex

25 Bethridge Road
Toronto, Ontario M9W 1M7

25 Bethridge Road
Toronto, Ontario M9W 1M7

T:  416 743 71 1 1
F:  416 743 7752

T:  416 743 71 1 1
F:  416 743 2565

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Corporate Information

Corporate Officers

Operations Management

V.L. SHAW
Chair of the Board

L.W.J. HUTCHISON
Vice Chair of the Board

W.P. BUCKLEy
President and  
Chief Executive Officer

G.S. LOVE
Vice President, Finance and  
Chief Financial Officer

D.R. EWERT
Corporate Secretary

M.J. SIMMONS
Group President 
ShawCor Ltd.

D.L. BROUSSARD
President 
Flexpipe Systems

J.D. TIKKANEN
President 
Bredero Shaw

J.L. BARKHOUSE
Senior Vice President 
Americas & Global Operations
Bredero Shaw

P.L. EVANS
Senior Vice President 
Asia Pacific 
Bredero Shaw

F. CISTRONE
Vice President and  
General Manager, Operations 
ShawCor Ltd.

R.J. DUNN
Vice President and 
General Manager 
Canusa-CPS

S.J. EDMONDSON
Vice President 
Research & Development 
ShawCor Ltd.

F. GALLINA
Vice President  
Special Projects 
ShawCor Ltd.

P.A. PIERROZ
Vice President 
Human Resources 
ShawCor Ltd.

G.R. PRENTICE
Vice President and 
General Manager 
Shaw Pipeline Services

B. GARCES
Vice President 
ShawCor Manufacturing System 
ShawCor Ltd.

E.W. REyNOLDS
Vice President and 
General Manager 
DSG-Canusa, ShawFlex

D.R. GIBB
Vice President 
Information Technology 
ShawCor Ltd.

G.L. GRAHAM
Vice President 
Corporate Development 
ShawCor Ltd.

S.A. HABERER
Vice President 
Market Development & 
Acquisitions ShawCor Ltd.

T.L. HUTZUL
Vice President, Legal 
ShawCor Ltd.

H.A.A.M. TAUSCH
Vice President and  
General Manager 
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia 
Bredero Shaw

J.A. TEPPAN
Vice President and  
Assistant General Manager 
Guardian

K.C. WILLSON
Vice President and 
General Manager 
Guardian

Corporate Address, Stock Information and Annual Meeting

HEAD OFFICE
25 Bethridge Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M9W 1M7

Telephone:  416 743 7111
Facsimile:  416 743 7199

AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP

TRANSFER A GENT AND 
REGISTRAR
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c/o Canadian Stock Transfer 
Company Inc. 
P.O. Box 700, Station B 
Montreal, Quebec 
Canada H3B 3K3

Telephone:  800 387 0825 
416 682 3860 
Facsimile:  888 249 6189 
E-mail: inquiries@canstockta.com

STOCK LISTING
The Toronto Stock Exchange  
Class “A” Subordinate Voting 
Shares  
Trading Symbol: SCL.A
Class “B” Multiple Voting Shares  
Trading Symbol: SCL.B

ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 
4:00 p.m. 
The Fairmont Royal York Hotel 
Toronto, Ontario 
Canada

www.shawcor.com

  
 
Why ShawCor?

Global Leadership

More than 70 manufacturing and service facilities in over  
15 countries give ShawCor unrivalled proximity to every major  
energy-producing region. 

Superior Execution

 The industry’s most advanced continuous improvement  
program helps us execute complex customer projects safely,  
on-time and on-budget, providing superior customer satisfaction.

Technological Innovation

Continuing research and development of market-leading, 
proprietary technology has created a powerful  
competitive advantage.

Organizational Excellence

We are becoming a high-performing organization in which 
everyone is aligned and motivated to advance our  

strategies for growth.

Strong Industry Fundamentals

Global demand for oil and gas is expected to increase 36% 
between 2011 and 2035 due to rapid economic growth in 
developing countries.

Proven Performance

In the past 10 years, ShawCor’s Class A Shares have delivered a 
total return to shareholders of 125%, equivalent to a compound 
annual return of 31%.