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NEWS CORP — Director's Dealing 2014
Dec 9, 2014
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Director's Dealing
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 4
Washington, D.C. 20549
fgecd Check this box if no longer subject to Section STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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| 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. Issuer NameandTicker | 2. Issuer NameandTicker | or Trading Symbol | or Trading Symbol | or Trading Symbol | or Trading Symbol | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer | ||||||
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| MURDOCH JAMES R | NEWS CORP [NWS] | (Check all applicable) | |||||||||||||
| c/o News Corporation, 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Last) (First) (Middle) |
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2014 |
X Director _____ Officer (give title below) |
_ 10% Owner ___ Other (specify below) |
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| (Street) | 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) | |||||||||||||
| X Form filed by One Reporting Person | |||||||||||||||
| New York, NY 10036 | ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person | ||||||||||||||
| (City) | (State) | (Zip) | Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||||
| 1.Title of Security | 2. Transaction | 2A. Deemed | 3. | 4. Securities Acquired | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. | 7. Nature | ||||||||
| (Instr. 3) | Date | Execution Date, if | Transaction | (A) or Disposed of (D) | Following Reported Transaction(s) | Ownership | of Indirect | ||||||||
| (Month/Day/Year) | any | Code | (Instr. 3, 4 and | 5) | (Instr. 3 and 4) | Form: | Beneficial | ||||||||
| (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 8) | Direct (D) | Ownership | ||||||||||||
| (A) | or Indirect (I) |
(Instr. 4) | |||||||||||||
| Code | V | Amount | or (D) |
Price | (Instr. 4) | ||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 97,65~~4~~(1) | D | |||||||||||||
| By JRM | |||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 613,42~~5~~(1) | I | Family | ||||||||||||
| Trust | |||||||||||||||
| Class B Common Stock | 41~~1~~(1) | D | |||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 12/05/2014 | ~~G~~(2) | V | 97,435 | D | $ | 0 | 219 | D | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 12/08/2014 | S | 613,425 | D | $15.64 (3) |
0 | I | By JRM Family |
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| Trust |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative |
3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) |
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Security 5) Following or Indirect Reported (I) Date Expiration Title[Amount or Number of ] Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) Exercisable Date Shares Code V (A) (D) (Instr. 4)
Reporting Owners
Relationships Reporting Owner Name / Address Director 10% Owner Officer Other MURDOCH JAMES R c/o News Corporation X 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036
Signatures
/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for James R. Murdoch 12/09/2014 **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1) Shares acquired on June 28, 2013 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.
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(2) The gift reported was effected pursuant to an irrevocable donation and transfer of shares to Quadrivium, a charitable foundation.
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The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.46 to $15.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to News
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(3) Corporation, any security holder of News Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
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