Dispositions and Other Income

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

4.	*Dispositions and Other Income*

Miramax

On December 3, 2010, the Company sold Miramax Film NY, LLC (Miramax) for $663 million. Net proceeds which reflect closing adjustments, the settlement of related claims and obligations and Miramax’s cash balance at closing were $532 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $64 million, which is reported in “Other income” in the fiscal 2011 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The book value of Miramax included $217 million of allocated goodwill that is not deductible for tax purposes. Accordingly, tax expense recorded in connection with the transaction was approximately $103 million resulting in a loss of $39 million after tax.