-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AoHpOUp/WMs9c9/KNJL1PIhsv8C81S1tsXNtfwjq/0hFO10XQSp1H0A2T3FWNs9H 87whij4PIAPAx6cVeTfvBg== 0001181431-05-050989.txt : 20050908 0001181431-05-050989.hdr.sgml : 20050908 20050908170535 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-050989 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050908 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050908 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050908 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001308161 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 260075658 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32352 FILM NUMBER: 051075868 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-852-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWS CORPORATION, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041108 8-K 1 rrd91572.htm FORM 8-K Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C., 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported):  09/08/2005
 
News Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-32352
 
Delaware
  
26-0075658
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
212-852-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[  ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.14a-12)

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.14d-2(b))

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17CFR240.13e-4(c))
 

Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 8.01.    Other Events
 
On September 8, 2005, News Corporation announced that it acquired the 25 percent stake in News Out of Home B.V. held by Capital International Global Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, L.P.

Reference is hereby made to the joint press release announcing the share acquisition, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)        Exhibits
        
99.1        Press Release, dated September 8, 2005, announcing the share acquisition
 

 

Signature(s)
 
Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
      
 
News Corporation
 
 
Date: September 08, 2005.
     
By:
 
/s/    Lawrence A. Jacobs
               
Lawrence A. Jacobs
               
Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Press Release, dated September 8, 2005, announcing the share acquisition
EX-99.1 2 rrd91572_7843.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, ANNOUNCING THE SHARE ACQUISITION

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release Contact: Andrew Butcher 212-852-7070

 

News Corporation Acquires Capital International, Inc.'s Stake in News Out of Home

______________________

 

NEW YORK, NY, September 8, 2005 -- News Corporation today acquired the 25 percent stake in News Out of Home B.V. held by Capital International Global Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, L.P., a private equity fund managed by Capital International Inc. The acquisition takes News Corporation's ownership of News Out of Home to 100 percent. News Out of Home owns and operates outdoor advertising companies located in Russia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Ukraine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had total assets as of June 30, 2005 of approximately US$55 billion and total annual revenues of approximately US$24 billion. News Corporation is a diversified international media and entertainment company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers; book publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin.

For more information about News Corporation, please visit www.newscorp.com.

 

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