TIDMNCRA

RNS Number : 9085U

News Corporation

04 January 2013

 
FORM 4                    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        OMB APPROVAL 
                                        Washington, D.C. 20549                     OMB Number: 
 [ ] Check this                                                                    3235-0287 
 box if no longer     STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES   Estimated average 
 subject to Section                                                                burden 
 16. Form 4 or                                                                     hours per response... 
 Form 5 obligations                                                                0.5 
 may continue. 
 See Instruction 
 1(b). 
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                          Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities 
                       Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment 
                                         Company Act of 1940 
 
 
1. Name and Address of Reporting                              2. Issuer Name and Ticker                                          5. Relationship of Reporting 
 Person (*)                                                    or Trading Symbol                                                  Person(s) to Issuer (Check 
                                                                                                                                  all applicable) 
 MURDOCH LACHLAN K                                             NEWS CORP [ NWS ] 
                                                                                                                                  __ X __ Director _____ 10% 
                                                                                                                                  Owner 
                                                                                                                                  _____ Officer (give title 
                                                                                                                                  below) _____ Other (specify 
                                                                                                                                  below) 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                  (Last) (First) (Middle)                                      3. Date of Earliest Transaction 
                                                                                         (MM/DD/YYYY) 
               C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 
                 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS                                               1/2/2013 
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                          (Street)                                             4. If Amendment, Date Original                    6. Individual or Joint/Group 
                                                                                      Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)                          Filing (Check Applicable 
                                                                                                                                  Line) 
 
                     NEW YORK, NY 10036                                                                                           _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting 
                                                                                                                                   Person 
                    (City) (State) (Zip)                                                                                           ___ Form filed by More than 
                                                                                                                                   One Reporting Person 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                                         Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially 
                                                                                           Owned 
1.Title of Security             2. Trans.     2A. Deemed      3. Trans.  4. Securities                  5. Amount of                   6. Ownership                7. Nature of 
 (Instr. 3)                      Date          Execution       Code       Acquired (A)                   Securities Beneficially        Form: Direct                Indirect Beneficial 
                                               Date,           (Instr.    or Disposed                    Owned Following                (D) or Indirect             Ownership (Instr. 
                                               if any          8)         of (D)                         Reported Transaction(s)        (I) (Instr.                 4) 
                                                                          (Instr. 3,                     (Instr. 3 and                  4) 
                                                                          4 and 5)                       4) 
------------------------------  ------------  --------------  ---------  -----------------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                                      (A) 
                                                                                      or 
                                                              Code   V     Amount     (D)     Price 
                                                              -----      -----------  ---  ----------- 
Class A Common 
 Stock                            1/2/2013                      M           1311       A       (1)                  1767                           D 
------------------------------  ------------  --------------  -----      -----------  ---  -----------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
Class A Common 
 Stock                            1/2/2013                      D           1311       D     $26.61                  456                           D 
------------------------------  ------------  --------------  -----      -----------  ---  -----------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
                                                    Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, 
                                                                              options, convertible securities) 
1. Title   2.          3. Trans.      3A. Deemed   4. Trans.  5. Number       6. Date Exercisable               7. Title         8. Price          9. Number       10.         11. Nature 
of         Conversion   Date           Execution    Code       of Derivative   and Expiration                    and Amount       of Derivative    of derivative   Ownership    of Indirect 
Derivate   or                          Date,        (Instr.    Securities      Date                              of Securities    Security         Securities      Form         Beneficial 
Security   Exercise                    if any       8)         Acquired                                          Underlying       (Instr.          Beneficially    of           Ownership 
(Instr.    Price                                               (A) or                                            Derivative       5)               Owned           Derivative   (Instr. 
3)         of                                                  Disposed                                          Security                          Following       Security:    4) 
           Derivative                                          of (D)                                            (Instr.                           Reported        Direct 
           Security                                            (Instr.                                           3 and 4)                          Transaction(s)  (D) or 
                                                               3, 4 and                                                                            (Instr.         Indirect 
                                                               5)                                                                                  4)              (I) 
                                                                                                                                                                   (Instr. 
                                                                                                                                                                   4) 
---------  ----------  -------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  --------------------------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                                              Date Exercisable  Expiration      Title   Amount 
                                                                                                 Date                    or 
                                                                                                                         Number 
                                                                                                                         of 
                                                   Code   V    (A)     (D)                                               Shares 
                                                   -----      -----  -------  ----------------  --------------  ------  ------- 
                                                                                                                Class 
Deferred                                                                                                          A 
 Stock                                                                                                          Common 
 Units         (2)       1/2/2013                    M                1311           (3)              (3)       Stock    1311           (1)              0             D 
---------  ----------  -------------  -----------  -----      -----  -------  ----------------  --------------  ------  -------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                                                                                Class 
Deferred                                                                                                          A 
 Stock                                                                                                          Common 
 Units         (2)       1/2/2013                    A        1315                   (4)              (4)       Stock    1315         $26.61            1315           D 
---------  ----------  -------------  -----------  -----      -----  -------  ----------------  --------------  ------  -------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
Explanation of Responses: 
( 1)  The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value 
       of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common 
       Stock. 
( 2)  Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of Class 
       A Common Stock. 
( 3)  The deferred stock units became payable in cash on January 2, 2013, the 
       fifth anniversary of the grant date. 
( 4)  The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary 
       of the grant date. 
 
 
Reporting Owners 
Reporting Owner Name /                     Relationships 
 Address 
------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other 
                                --------  ---------  -------  ----- 
MURDOCH LACHLAN K                  X 
 C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED 
 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 
 NEW YORK, NY 10036 
------------------------------  --------  ---------  -------  ----- 
 
 
Signatures 
/s/ Laura Cleveland as Attorney-in-Fact for Lachlan  1/4/2013 
 K. Murdoch 
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         ** Signature of Reporting Person              Date 
 
 
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