NEW ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENTS

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