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John Fairfax Holdings Limited
ACN 008 663 161

Half year results to be announced

SYDNEY, 16 January, 2001 – John Fairfax Holdings Limited [ASX:FXJ] announced today that it plans to report its financial results for the half year ended 31 December, 2000 on Friday, 16 February, 2001 prior to commencement of trading.

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Note to editors

John Fairfax Holdings [ASX:FXJ] is Australia’s leading publishing group. Its mastheads include The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sun-Herald, and BRW. In addition, the Company publishes financial and consumer magazines, regional and community newspapers, and provides online and interactive services. In 2000, the Company had revenues of over $1.3 billion. Fairfax, through f2, its wholly owned subsidiary for its online and interactive businesses, is building a strong position in e-commerce and is Australia’s leading content provider on the Internet. The Company’s key areas of focus include CitySearch Directories, SOLD.com.au (shopping and auctions), classified supersites (drive.com.au, mycareer.com.au, domain.com.au), financial services, news and sport. The extensive network of more than 30 sites attracts over 2.4 million page views per day (2.5 million site visits per week).

 

 

 

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