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NEWS CORP Director's Dealing 2014

Aug 13, 2014

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Director's Dealing

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FORM 4

gecdf Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses) (Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer NameandTicker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Halpin Kevin NEWS CORP [NWS] (Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
c/o News Corporation,
(Last)
1211 Avenue of the Americas
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest
08/11/2014
Transaction (Month/Day/Year) X Officer (give title below)
DeputyChief
_____ Other (specify below)
Financial Officer
(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
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned 6. 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) Date Execution Date, if Transaction
Acquired (A) or

Following Reported
Transaction(s) Ownership
of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) any Code
Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3 and 4)
Form: Beneficial
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Direct (D) Ownership
(A) or Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)
Code
V Amount
or
(D) Price
(Instr. 4)
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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 2. 3. Transaction 3A. Deemed 4. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number 10. 11. Nature
Security Conversion Date Execution Date, if Transaction Derivative Expiration Date Underlying Securities Derivative of Ownership
of Indirect
(Instr. 3) or Exercise (Month/Day/Year) any Code Securities (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Derivative Form of Beneficial
Price of (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or (Instr. 5) Securities Derivative Ownership
Derivative Disposed of (D) Beneficially Security: (Instr. 4)
Security (Instr. 3, 4, and Owned Direct (D)
5) Following or Indirect
Reported (I)
Code V (A)
(D)
Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
Title
Amount or
Number of
Shares

Transaction
(s)
(Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
Performance Share
Units
(1) 08/11/2014 A 34,798(2)
08/15/2014 08/15/2014 Class A
Common
Stock
34,798
(1) 34,798 D

Reporting Owners

Relationships Reporting Owner Name / Address Director 10% Owner Officer Other Halpin Kevin c/o News Corporation Deputy Chief Financial Officer 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin Halpin 08/13/2014 ** ~~S~~ Date

** ~~S~~ ignature of Reporting Person

Explanation of Responses:

  • If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

  • ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

  • (1) Each performance share unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Company's Class A common stock.

  • The performance share units were granted to the Reporting Person after the achievement of pre-determined performance measures over the three-year performance period and shall vest on August 15, 2014. The number of performance share units reported herein was adjusted in connection with the separation (the "Separation") of News Corporation from Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ("Fox") on June

  • (2) 28, 2013. The adjustment was based on the ratio of the closing price on June 28, 2013 of Fox's Class A common stock and the volume weighted average price of News Corporation's Class A common stock over a 10-day period ending on July 15, 2013.

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