TIDMNCRA

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News Corporation

08 March 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). 
                          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                                                 3/7/2013 
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                         (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                            3/7/2013                       M           187500   A         (1)                  187956                           D 
                                -------------  ------------  ----------      ------  ----  ------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
Class A Common 
 Stock                            3/7/2013                       D           187500   D       $29.87                   456                            D 
                                -------------  ------------  ----------      ------  ----  ------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
Class A Common 
 Stock                            3/7/2013                       M           187500   A       $15.20                 187956                           D 
                                -------------  ------------  ----------      ------  ----  ------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
Class A Common 
 Stock                            3/7/2013                       D           187500   D       $29.87                   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 Derivate   Conversion   Date         Execution      Code        of Derivative     and Expiration                 and Amount           of          of derivative   Ownership    of Indirect 
 Security      or                        Date,          (Instr.     Securities        Date                           of Securities        Derivative  Securities      Form         Beneficial 
 (Instr.       Exercise                  if any         8)          Acquired                                         Underlying           Security    Beneficially    of           Ownership 
 3)            Price                                                (A) or                                           Derivative           (Instr.     Owned           Derivative   (Instr. 
               of                                                   Disposed                                         Security             5)          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           Expiration      Title   Amount 
                                                                                     Exercisable     Date                    or Number 
                                                       Code   V      (A)      (D)                                            of Shares 
                                                       ----  ----  --------  ------  -------------  --------------  ------  ------------ 
                                                                                                                    Class 
Stock                                                                                                                 A 
 Appreciation                                                                                                       Common 
 Right             (1)      3/7/2013                    M                    187500       (2)         8/11/2013     Stock      187500         $0            0             D 
               ----------  -----------  -------------  ----  ----  --------  ------  -------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ----------  --------------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                                                                                    Class 
Stock                                                                                                                 A 
 Appreciation                                                                                                       Common 
 Right           $15.20     3/7/2013                    M                    187500       (3)         8/11/2014     Stock      187500         $0            0             D 
               ----------  -----------  -------------  ----  ----  --------  ------  -------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ----------  --------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
Explanation of Responses: 
( 1)  The exercise price was equivalent to US$20.24. The stock appreciation right 
       was granted with an exercise price of A$19.78. 
( 2)  The stock appreciation right vested in four equal, annual installments 
       of the original grant beginning on August 11, 2004. 
( 3)  The stock appreciation right vested in four equal, annual installments 
       of the original grant beginning on August 11, 2005. 
 
 
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  3/8/2013 
 K. Murdoch 
---------------------------------------------------  -------- 
         ** Signature of Reporting Person              Date 
 
 
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 owned directly or indirectly. 
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