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): 09/29/2005

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

Under News Corporation's (the "Company") stock repurchase program announced on June 13, 2005, the Company is authorized to acquire from time to time up to $3 billion in the Company's outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Under the rules of the Australian Stock Exchange (the "ASX"), the Company is required to provide to the ASX, on a daily basis, disclosure of transactions pursuant to the stock repurchase program to the extent such transactions occur.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the information provided to the ASX on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1 Information provided to Australian Stock Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.

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 29, 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		Information provided to Australian Stock Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.

EX-99.1 2 rrd93353_8418.htm INFORMATION PROVIDED TO AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ON THE DATE NOTED ON EXHIBIT 99.1. NEW ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENTS Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3E
Daily share buy-back notice
(except minimum holding buy-back and
selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: rule 3.6, Appendix 7C. Amended 30/9/2001.

Name of entity		ARBN
NEWS CORPORATION		111 480 561

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Information about buy-back

1	Type of buy-back	ON MARKET
2	Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX	14 JUNE 2005

Total of all shares bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received, before, and on, previous day

Before previous day

Previous day

Number of shares bought back or if buy-back is an equal access scheme, in relation to which acceptances have been received

NYSE
2,071,000 CLASS B
24,718,600 CLASS A

ASX
13,128,170 CLASS B
4,335,049 CLASS A

NYSE
0 CLASS B
2,800,000 CLASS A

ASX
0 CLASS B
0 CLASS A

Total consideration paid or payable for the shares

NYSE
US$36,153,476 CLASS B
US$400,676,095 CLASS A

ASX
A$304,570,778 CLASS B
A$93,729,405 CLASS A

NYSE
US$0 CLASS B
US$42,763,280 CLASS A

ASX
A$0 CLASS B
A$0 CLASS A

Before previous day

Previous day

If buy-back is an on-market buy-back

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: US$17.77
date: 16 JUNE 2005

lowest price paid: US$17.22
date: 15 JUNE 2005

NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$16.99
date: 22 JUNE 2005

lowest price paid: US$15.25
date: 27 SEPTEMBER 2005

ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$23.33
date: 17 JUNE 2005

lowest price paid: A$22.51
date: 15 JUNE 2005

ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$22.00
date: 14 JUNE 2005

lowest price paid: A$20.334
date: 26 SEPTEMBER 2005

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: NA
lowest price paid: NA

NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$15.35

lowest price paid: US$15.23

ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: NA
lowest price paid: NA

ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: NA
lowest price paid: NA

highest price allowed under rule 7.33:

ASX-CLASS B
NA

ASX-CLASS A
NA

Participation by directors

Deleted 30/9/2001.

How many shares may still be bought back?

If the company has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of shares - the remaining number of shares to be bought back

Compliance statement

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.
2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed,
or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.

Sign here: /s/ Robert K. Moon
Date: 29 September 2005
(Assistant Secretary-Australia)

Print name: Robert K Moon

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