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The Directors present their report together with the Concise Financial Report of the Company for the year ended 30 June, 2002 and
the auditors’ independent audit report thereon.
Directors
The following Directors were in office during the period 1 July, 2001 to the date of this report:
K R Murdoch AC
(Age 71). Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The News Corporation Limited since 1979, Chairman since 1991.
Director of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. since 1985, Chairman since 1992 and Chief Executive Officer since 1995.
Chairman of STAR Group from 1993 to 1998, Director since 1993.
Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc since 1990 and Chairman since 1999.
Director of China Netcom Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited since 2001.
Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. since 2001.
Member of the Nominating and Share Option Committees of The News Corporation Limited.
G C Bible
(Age 65). Chairman of Philip Morris Companies Incorporated since 1995 and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to April 2002.
Non-executive Director of The News Corporation Limited since 1998.
C Carey
(Age 48). Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sky Global Networks, Inc. from 2001 to January 2002.
Non-executive Director since January 2002, Executive Director and Co-Chief Operating Officer of The News Corporation Limited
from 1996 to January 2002.
Director of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. from 1992 to January 2002 and Co-Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to January 2002.
Director of STAR Group from 1993 to January 2002.
Non-executive Director of NDS Group plc from 1998 to January 2002.
Director of TV Guide, Inc. from 1999 to 2000, Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. from 2000 to January 2002.
Director of Gateway, Inc. since 1996.
P Chernin
(Age 51). Executive Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of The News Corporation Limited since 1996.
Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. since 1998.
Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. since April 2002.
Member of Advisory Board of PUMA AG since 1999.
Director of E*Trade Group, Inc. since 1999.
K E Cowley AO
(Age 67). Director of Independent Newspapers Limited since 1990, Chairman since 2001.
Director of The News Corporation Limited from 1979, Non-executive Director since 1997.
Director of R.M. Williams Holdings Limited since 1994.
Chairman of PMP Communications Limited from 1992 to 2001.
Director of The Commonwealth Bank of Australia from 1997 to 2001.
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Directors’ Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2002
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED
Annual Report 2002