-----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, OnP20n2t1bSx71hcUbCOFnBUNmrIBWvXpJ2jTAOC/28Pb3Ft9wVy+dB9RtGSB+yD 6QIfumrbf8Zo84w6sgHCBw== 0001181431-06-039201.txt : 20060630 0001181431-06-039201.hdr.sgml : 20060630 20060630105855 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-06-039201 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060628 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060630 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060630 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: 06935954 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 rrd123018.htm FORM 8K 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):  06/28/2006
 
News Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-32352
 
Delaware
  
26-0075658
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
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:
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Information to be included in the report

 
Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
 
(d) On June 28, 2006, the Board of Directors of News Corporation (the "Company"), based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Rod Paige, former United States Secretary of Education, to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company.   

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Paige and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Paige has not been appointed to any committee of the Board of Directors.

The press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Paige to the Company's Board of Directors, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is hereby incorporated by reference.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.
                
Exhibit
Number                   Description
____________________________________________________
99.1               Press release of News Corporation dated June 29, 2006
 

 

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: June 30, 2006
     
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 of News Corporation dated June 29, 2006
EX-99.1 2 rrd123018_14563.htm PRESS RELEASE OF NEWS CORPORATION DATED JUNE 29, 2006

Exhibit 99.1

News Corporation

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Butcher 212-852-7070
Investors: Reed Nolte 212-852-7092

News Corporation Appoints Dr. Roderick R. Paige To Board Of Directors

NEW YORK, NY June 29, 2006 -- News Corporation today announced that Rod Paige, the former U.S. Secretary of Education, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Paige's appointment is effective immediately. The addition of Dr. Paige increases the number of directors to 15.

Announcing the appointment of Dr. Paige, News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch said: "Rod Paige's life has been dedicated to raising standards and demanding accountability in education in the United States. In addition to his outstanding record of achievement as an educator and reformer, he has a great understanding of how big, complex institutions work -- an expertise that will be invaluable to our Board."

During his tenure at the U.S. Department of Education from 2001 to 2005, Secretary Paige was a fierce and innovative champion of education reform who led the way in setting new standards of achievement for all students in our education system. He spearheaded the implementation of the historic No Child Left Behind Act, with its goal of reinvigorating America's education system.

Dr. Paige has devoted his life to transforming the state of education by improving the way that children learn on all levels, a passion that has manifested itself most recently when he co-founded the bi-partisan Chartwell Education Group, LLC. This group is a consulting firm devoted to offering solutions to the 21st Century challenges faced by the public and private sector enterprises that focus on pre-K, K-12 and post-secondary education, both in the United States and throughout the world.

Prior to his time at Chartwell, and after he left the administration in 2005, Dr. Paige served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. There he was able to explore a more global perspective of education. As he said: "Civilizations rise and fall depending upon the quality of education."

His appointment by President George W. Bush as the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education, and the first school superintendent to serve in this position, was a signal honor for Dr. Paige, the son of a principal and a librarian in the public school system. Born in 1933 in segregated Monticello, Mississippi, Dr. Paige's accomplishments speak of his commitment to education. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Jackson State University in his home state. He then earned both a Master's and a Doctoral degree from Indiana University. Dr. Paige began his career as a teacher and coach.

News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had total assets as of March 31, 2006 of approximately US$55 billion and total annual revenues of approximately US$25 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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