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Tribune Declares Quarterly Dividend,
Sets Annual Meeting Date
CHICAGO, October 30, 2003
-- Tribune Company's board of
directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.11 per
share of common stock payable on Dec. 11, 2003, to shareholders
of record at the close of business Nov. 27, 2003. The board
made the declaration at its regularly scheduled meeting on
Oct. 21.
The board also set Tribune's next annual meeting
date for Wednesday, May 12, 2004 , at 11 a.m. Central Time.
The meeting will be held at the Swissôtel,
323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago , Ill.
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TRIBUNE (NYSE: TRB)
is one of the country's premier media companies, operating businesses in broadcasting
and publishing. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the
only media organization with television stations, newspapers and Web sites in
the nation's top three markets. In publishing, Tribune operates 13 leading daily
newspapers including the Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune,
Newsday and Spanish-language Hoy , plus a wide range of targeted
publications. The company's broadcasting group operates 26 television stations;
Superstation WGN on national cable; WGN-AM in Chicago; and the Chicago Cubs
baseball team. Popular news and information Web sites complement Tribune's print
and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience.
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