NEWS CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Apr 20, 2017

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 4

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

Washington, D.C. 20549

OMB APPROVAL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average 0.5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 burden hours per or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 response

	1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*MURDOCH LACHLAN K	2. Issuer NameandTicker or Trading SymbolNEWS CORP [NWS]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Checkall applicable)
	(Last) (First) (Middle)c/o News Corporation1211 Avenue of the Americas(Street)	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)04/19/2017	XDirector 10% Owner Officer(give title below) Other(specify below)
	New York NY 10036(City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)XForm filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

	1.Title of Security(Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date(Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed ExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day/Year)	3.TransactionCode(Instr. 8)CodeV	4. Securities Acquired(A) or Disposed Of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)Amount(A)or(D)Price	5. Amount ofSecuritiesBeneficially OwnedFollowing ReportedTransaction(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. OwnershipForm: Direct(D) or Indirect(I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)	2.Conversionor ExercisePrice ofDerivativeSecurity	3.TransactionDate(Month/Day/ Year)	3A. DeemedExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day /Year)	4.TransactionCode(Instr. 8)	4.TransactionCode(Instr. 8)	5. NumberofDerivativeSecuritiesAcquired(A) orDisposed of(D) (Instr.3, 4 and 5)	5. NumberofDerivativeSecuritiesAcquired(A) orDisposed of(D) (Instr.3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(Month/ Day /Year)	6. Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(Month/ Day /Year)	7. Title and Amountof SecuritiesUnderlyingDerivative Security(Instr. 3 and 4)	7. Title and Amountof SecuritiesUnderlyingDerivative Security(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)	9. Number ofDerivativeSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwnedFollowingReportedTransaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10.OwnershipForm ofDerivativeSecurity:Direct(D) orIndirect (I)(Instr. 4)	11. Natureof IndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	DateExercisable	ExpirationDate(Month/Day/Year)	Title	AmountorNumberofShares
DeferredStock Units	(1)	04/19/2017		A		70(2)		(3)	(3)	Class ACommonStock	70	$12.33	38,983(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

2. Represents dividend equivalents accrued with respect to deferred stock units previously granted.

3. The deferred stock units representing dividend equivalents become payable in cash upon vesting of the underlying deferred stock units.

4. Represents the aggregate number of deferred stock units held by the Reporting Person, including deferred stock units accrued as a result of dividend equivalents that vest on the same terms as the respective underlying deferred stock units. The reported deferred stock units become payable in cash on the earlier of (i) the first trading day of the quarter five years following the respective grant and (ii) the Reporting Person's end of service as a Director.

/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Lachlan K.Murdoch** Signature of Reporting Person	04/20/2017Date

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