Tribune Company, As Agent of and Successor By Merger to the Former the Times Mirror Company, Itself and its Consolidated Subsidiaries - Page 14

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               affiliates are authorized to purchase 3.9 million                      
               shares of Series A common stock.                                       
          The LLC’s Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended                   
          December 31, 1999 and 1998                                                  
               On April 6, 2000, Udovic faxed to Fontaine a copy of the               
          LLC’s unaudited financial statements for the fiscal years ended             
          December 31, 1999 and 1998.  A statement of operations was part             
          of these financial statements.  On the statement of operations,             
          the LLC reported $2,435,000 and $10,132,000 of dividend income              
          attributable to its Times Mirror stock for 1998 and 1999,                   
          respectively.                                                               
               Included with the LLC’s financial statements were notes that           
          contained, in pertinent part, the following comments:                       
               Note 1–-Basis of Preparation                                           
               * * *  The Company’s sole manager is The Times Mirror                  
               Company who controls its operations and assets.  The                   
               Company began operations on July 31, 1998.                             
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               Note 2--Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable                          
               Securities, Available-for-sale Securities and                          
               Investments                                                            
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               Investments in Times Mirror stock are reported at cost,                
               as they are restricted from sale because the Company is                
               considered an affiliate of Times Mirror.  The fair                     
               value of the Times Mirror stock based on its quoted                    
               market price was $1,015,186,000 and $742,666,000 at                    
               December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.  * * *                       
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