Packer: Holdings

Holdings

This listing is indicative only. It embraces entities wholly and partly owned by the family.

Packer family interests encompass -

print
television and film
cinemas
technology
finance
gambling
marketing, chemical and other sectors

As of mid 2004 the family was believed to hold around 36% of Publishing & Broadcasting Limited (PBL) and 25% of Challenger Financial Services Group. The stake in PBL is expected to increase to 39.1% through CPH's sale of Hoyts to PBL and WAN.

Print

PBL's Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) magazine titles (inc those licensed from other publishers) include

Australian Women's Weekly
English Woman's Weekly
New Zealand Woman's Day
NW
Take 5
Woman's Day
Women's Lifestyle
Bride To Be
Cleo
Cosmopolitan
Dolly
Good Medicine
Harper’s BAZAAR
Practical Parenting
SHE
She’s Having A Baby
Australian Playstation 2 Magazine
Official Aust. PlayStation
Ralph
Disney Adventures
Winnie The Pooh
Australian Gourmet Traveller
Australian Table
Qantas - The Australian Way
SimplyLite
The Wine Magazine
Lifestyle Home/Garden
Australian House & Garden
belle
Burke’s Backyard
4x4 Australia
Australian Auto Action
Australian Motorcycle News
Caravan World
Motor
Street Machine
Wheels
Money
The Bulletin
Australian Personal Computer
PC User
People
The Picture
The Picture Premium
Harness Racing Weekly
Inside Edge Inside
Rugby League Week
Foxtel

Television and film

PBL's free to air broadcast and cable holdings include

Nine network free-to-air television stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Brisbane - majority stake
25% of Foxtel cable
25% of FoxtelSports
Sky News Australia
20.7% in New Regency Productions - US film/tv production
Television & Media Services - production

Cinemas

Packer's CPH had a 98.7% stake in Hoyts Cinemas (sold to PBL and WAN in December 2004) -

Hoyts Australia - exhibition (and distribution
Hoyts New Zealand
Val Morgan Cinema Advertising
minor exhibition and distribution interests in South America and the Middle East

Prior to disposals following acquisition by CPH in 1999 the cinema group had screens in the UK, Germany, Poland, Mexico and the US

PBL has a 5% stake in Regal Entertainment (c6,000 screens)

Technology

The family had a holding of around 30% in CPH Investment Corp (the vehicle formerly used for the stake in Fairfax) which had stakes in

Endeavour Health Care Limited
Future Fibre Technologies Pty Ltd - fibre optic technology
Comindico Holdings Pty Ltd - integrated data and voice telephony services
QPSX Ltd - switching technology
Q-Vis Ltd - medical laser technology
Acxiom - US-based direct-marketing
7% of underlying equity in Huntsman chemicals group
28% of debt collection company Encore Capital Group

In January 2003 CPH Investment announced plans to merge with Challenger Investment, in which Packer interests had a 19% stake.

PBL owns

ticketing group Ticketek
50% of ninemsn
25% of SEEK online recruiter

Finance

PBL owns 50% of discount stockbroker Online Broker Holdings and had 25% of AFIG (Wizard Home Loans), sold to GE in 2004.

The family is believed to have around 28% of US debt collection company Encore Capital Group

The family holds 25% of Challenger Financial Services, a diversified financial services group that in 2004 administered over $10 billion on behalf of some 100,000 Australian investors. It is active in Funds management, financial planning and administration, Annuities, and Mortgage finance.

Gambling

PBL holdings include the Crown casino complex in Melbourne and stakes in

Burswood Casino
joint venture with Betfair online gambling group

Marketing, chemical and other sectors

Other investments include stakes in

Endeavour Health Care Limited
Future Fibre Technologies Pty Ltd - fibre optic technology
Comindico Holdings Pty Ltd - integrated data and voice telephony services
QPSX Ltd - switching technology
Q-Vis Ltd - medical laser technology
Acxiom - US-based direct-marketing
7% of underlying equity in Huntsman chemicals group