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NEWS CORP Director's Dealing 2014

Jan 6, 2014

30325_rns_2014-01-06_657b491d-6392-4f6c-936e-580de3e73f63.pdf

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name andTicker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
BANCROFT NATALIE 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)
01/02/2014
X Director
_____ Officer (give title below)
_ 10% Owner
___ Other (specify below)
(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
Following Reported Transaction(s)
Ownership
of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) any Code
(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)
Class A Common Stock 01/02/2014 M
6,651
A
(1)
6,651
D
Class A Common Stock 01/02/2014 D
6,651
D
$17.95 0 D
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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
7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number 10. 11. Nature
Security Conversion Date Execution Date, if Transaction
Derivative
and 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)
Deferred Stock
Units
(2) 01/02/2014 M 6,651
(3)
(3)
Class A
Common
Stock
6,651
(1) 0 D

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Class A 1,740[(4)][(4)] Common 1,740 $17.95 1,740 D Stock

Deferred Stock (2) 01/02/2014 Units

A

Reporting Owners

Signatures
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BANCROFT NATALIE
c/o News Corporation
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
X
/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Natalie Bancroft
**
~~S~~ignature of Reporting Person
01/06/2014
Date

Signatures

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) 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.

  • (2) Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation Class A Common Stock.

  • (3) The deferred stock units became payable in cash on January 2, 2014, the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

  • (4) The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

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