RNS Number:9087O
News Corporation Ld
21 August 2003



                              SCHEDULE 11

     NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



 1)   Name of company: THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED



 2)   Name of director: KENNETH EDWARD COWLEY



 3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
      respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in
      respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
      individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or
      children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
      interest:

      AS ABOVE



 4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
      the number of shares held by each of them (if notified):

      AS ABOVE



 5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s)
      connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the
      connected person(s):

      N/A



 6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP
      transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and
      if discretionary/non discretionary:

      SALE OF SHARES



 7)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:



 8)   Percentage of issued class:

      N/A



 9)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

                                                             
     50,000



10)   Percentage of issued class:



11)   Class of security: PREFERRED LIMITED VOTING ORDINARY
      ('PREFERRED') SHARES



12)   Price per share: A$10.53



13)   Date of transaction: 20 AUGUST 2003



14)   Date company informed: 21 AUGUST 2003



15)   Total holding following this notification: 843 PREFERRED
      SHARES



16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this
      notification: N/A



      If a director has been granted options by the company please
      complete the following boxes



17)   Date of grant:



18)   Period during which or date on which exercisable:



19)   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:



20)   Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:



21)   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
      price is to be fixed at time of exercise:



22)   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
      following this notification:



23)   Any additional information:



24)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

      ROBERT K MOON (SECRETARY)

      Tel: +61 8 8206 2764 Fax: +61 8 8206 3630



25)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
      for making this notification:

      AS ABOVE - RNS SUBMIT LODGEMENT



      Date of Notification:              21 AUGUST 2003









                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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