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NOTE 3
Outside equity interest
Outside equity interest before other items (278) (196)
Outside equity interest on other items (70)
(348) (196)
NOTE 4
Dividends
Dividends provided for or paid during the year:
Class of Shares Dividend per share Franking
Ordinary 1.5 cents Unfranked 31 31
Ordinary 1.5 cents 50% Franked at 34% tax rate 31
Preferred limited voting ordinary 3.75 cents Unfranked 120 111
Preferred limited voting ordinary 3.75 cents 50% Franked at 34% tax rate 81
Perpetual preference (i) Unfranked 52 51
9 203 305
(i) Dividends on 10 million 8 5/8% cumulative preference shares and 3.8 million adjustable rate perpetual preference shares.
For full payment details of the above mentioned dividends refer to Directors’ Report on page 48.
The Directors of The News Corporation Limited recommend the payment on 9 October, 2002 of a final unfranked dividend of
1.5 cents per ordinary share and 3.75 cents per preferred limited voting ordinary share on the issued shares at 6 September, 2002,
the entitlement date for the final dividend. The final dividend has not been provided for in the financial statements, in accordance
with the Company’s accounting policy, as the dividend was not declared and announced by the Directors prior to 30 June, 2002.
The balance of the franking account of the parent entity adjusted for franking credits which will arise from the payment of income
tax provided for in the financial statements, and after deducting franking credits to be used in payment of the above dividends,
is $0.5 million (2001 $0.5 million).
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Notes to and forming part of the Concise Financial Report (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2002
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED
Annual Report 2002
Consolidated
2002 2001
Note A$ million