-----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, GmgcYpEsFvQkCRz4Sg3+/HoTzOIz68IWVdtQN9SiAkM1PI56DkZZcQDkqZ8xCvl3 lFik90wds9P8AVgyfOJg7g== 0001181431-08-033015.txt : 20080520 0001181431-08-033015.hdr.sgml : 20080520 20080520172418 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-08-033015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080520 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080520 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001308161 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 260075658 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32352 FILM NUMBER: 08849731 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 rrd207678.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):  05/20/2008
 
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:

[  ]   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 (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
Item 8.01.    Other Events
 
Under News Corporation's (the "Company") stock repurchase program announced on June 13, 2005 and extended on May 10, 2006, the Company is authorized to acquire from time to time up to $6 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
 
(c) 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: May 20, 2008
     
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 rrd207678_24516.htm INFORMATION PROVIDED TO AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ON THE DATE NOTED ON EXHIBIT 99.1. Rule 3

Exhibit 99.1

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

3

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

NYSE
28,301,300 CLASS B
158,574,825 CLASS A

ASX
29,953,905 CLASS B
5,653,002 CLASS A

NYSE
0 CLASS B
600,000 CLASS A

ASX
0 CLASS B
0 CLASS A

4

Total consideration paid or payable for the shares

NYSE
US$473,437,314 CLASS B
US$2,939,200,851 CLASS A

ASX
A$692,817,005 CLASS B
A$122,492,207 CLASS A

NYSE
US$0 CLASS B
US$11,569,620 CLASS A

ASX
A$0 CLASS B
A$0 CLASS A

  

 

Before previous day

Previous day

5

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

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: US$19.71
date: 15 MAY 2006

lowest price paid; US$15.01
date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005

NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$24.05
date: 8 FEBRUARY 2007

lowest price paid: US$14.29
date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005

ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$25.80
date: 16 MAY 2006

lowest price paid: A$21.08
date: 6 DECEMBER 2005

ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$23.75
date: 15 MAY 2006

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

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: US$ N/A
lowest price paid: US$ N/A

NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$19.42
lowest price paid: US$19.06

ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$ N/A
lowest price paid: A$ N/A

ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$ N/A
lowest price paid: A$ N/A

highest price allowed under rule 7.33:

ASX-CLASS B
A$ N/A

ASX-CLASS A
A$ N/A

Participation by directors

6

Deleted 30/9/2001

How many shares may still be bought back?

7

If the company has disclosed an intention to buy back a minimum 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. These 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: 20 May 2008

Print name: Robert K Moon
Assistant secretary-Australia

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