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ShawCor Ltd. - News Release

(TSX: SCL.SV.A, SCL.MV.B)

TORONTO, March 30 /CNW/ - ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL.SV.A, SCL.MV.B)
announced that it has made an unsolicited approach to Garneau Inc. concerning
a possible transaction whereby ShawCor would acquire all of the outstanding
shares of Garneau Inc. other than shares held by certain members of the
Garneau family. It is anticipated that such a transaction would proceed by way
of a plan of arrangement to be approved by shareholders of Garneau Inc.
ShawCor has been granted a limited period of exclusivity to negotiate and
settle the terms of a definitive agreement with Garneau Inc. While discussions
are ongoing, no binding agreement has been entered into by the parties.