Walt Disney Company (DIS)

Corporate and Unallocated Shared Expenses

      Corporate and unallocated shared expenses decreased 3% in fiscal 2004 to $428 million. Fiscal 2004 corporate and unallocated shared expenses reflected the favorable resolution of certain legal matters, partially offset by higher legal and other administrative costs.

Net Interest Expense

      Excluding an increase of $51 million due to the consolidation of Euro Disney and Hong Kong Disneyland in fiscal 2004, interest expense decreased 13%, or $88 million, in fiscal 2004. Lower interest expense for fiscal 2004 was primarily due to lower average debt balances.

      Interest and investment income (loss) was income of $28 million in fiscal 2004 compared to a loss of $13 million in fiscal 2003. Fiscal 2004 reflected higher interest income while fiscal 2003 included a loss on the early repayment of certain borrowings.

      In fiscal 2004, we took a partial write-down of our investment with Delta due to our agreement with Delta to reduce lease payments. In fiscal 2003, we wrote off our investment in aircraft leveraged lease with United Airlines as a result of their bankruptcy filing.

Equity in the Income of Investees

      The increase in equity in the income of our investees in fiscal 2004 reflected increases at Lifetime Television, due to lower programming and marketing expenses, as well as increases at A&E and E! Entertainment due to higher advertising revenues.

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Effective Income Tax Rate

      The effective income tax rate decreased from 35.0% in fiscal 2003 to 32.0% in fiscal 2004. The decrease in the fiscal 2004 effective income tax rate is primarily due to tax reserve adjustments including a $120 million reserve release as a result of the favorable resolution of certain federal income tax issues.