NEWS CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Oct 3, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NEWS CORP (NWS)
CIK: 0001564708
Period of Report: 2013-10-01

Reporting Person: MURDOCH LACHLAN K (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-10-01	Class A Common Stock	M	505	—	Acquired	619	Direct
2013-10-01	Class A Common Stock	D	505	$14.79	Disposed	114	Direct
2013-10-01	Class A Common Stock	M	629	—	Acquired	743	Direct
2013-10-01	Class A Common Stock	D	629	$15.91	Disposed	114	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	505	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (505)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	629	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (629)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	773	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (773)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	1077	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (1077)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	809	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (809)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	660	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (660)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	538	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (538)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	514	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (514)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	682	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (682)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	613	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (613)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	550	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (550)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	452	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (452)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	484	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (484)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	582	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (582)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	476	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (476)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	439	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (439)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	382	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (382)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	356	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (356)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	328	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (328)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	288	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (288)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	M	505	Disposed		Class A Common Stock (505)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	M	629	Disposed		Class A Common Stock (629)	Direct
2013-10-01	Deferred Stock Units	$	A	3928	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (3928)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	114	Direct
Class B Common Stock	1464	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired in a pro rata distribution by Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ("Fox") of shares of News Corporation in connection with the separation of News Corporation from Fox.

F2: The securities reported are the result of the issuance of deferred stock units of News Corporation pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement entered into in connection with the separation of News Corporation from Fox. Under Australian law, the issuance could not be effected until October 1, 2013. The number of deferred stock units received was equivalent to the number of News Corporation shares a stockholder of Fox would have received in connection with the separation had such stockholder held a number of shares equal to the number of outstanding deferred stock units granted by Fox to the reporting person prior to the separation.

F3: The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

F4: Settlement value was based on the closing price of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock on July 1, 2013, the fifth anniversary of the original grant date. Under Australian law, the issuance of deferred stock units of News Corporation could not be effected until October 1, 2013.

F5: Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation Class A Common Stock.

F6: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2008.

F7: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2008.

F8: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 2, 2009.

F9: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2009.

F10: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2009.

F11: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2009.

F12: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 4, 2010.

F13: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2010.

F14: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2010.

F15: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2010.

F16: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 3, 2011.

F17: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2011.

F18: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2011.

F19: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 3, 2011.

F20: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 3, 2012.

F21: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 2, 2012.

F22: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 2, 2012.

F23: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2012.

F24: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 2, 2013.

F25: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2013.

F26: The deferred stock units became payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date.

F27: The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the grant date.