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John Fairfax Holdings Limited
 PROFILE
John Fairfax Holdings is one of the top publishers Down Under. Its newspaper group includes Sydney's "The Sun-Herald" (circulation 584,000), Melbourne's "The Age" (725,000), and "The Sydney Morning Herald" (625,000). It also publishes business periodicals such as "The Australian Financial Review" and "Business Review Weekly." The company has fast become one of Australia's leading online content providers with Web sites for its most popular publications; its f2 Internet subsidiary includes CitySearch (local event information serving Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra) and iNetpages (a national Internet directory). Australian media magnate Kerry Packer controls about 15% of Fairfax.

 COMPETITION
The New York Times Company (NYT)
The News Corporation Limited (NWS)
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 802.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.1%
Employees: 4,500
Revenue per employee: $178,422.22

 KEY PEOPLE
• Frederick Hilmer
    CEO
• Mark Bayliss
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Level 19, Darling Park, 201 Sussex St.
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Phone: 61-2-9282-2833
Fax: 61-2-9282-3133
Online: Web Site

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