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NEWS CORP Director's Dealing 2021

Aug 17, 2021

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Director's Dealing

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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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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 and Ticker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) PANUCCIO SUSAN NEWS CORP [NWS]* (Last) (First) (Middle) Director 10% Owner X Officer Other 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) c/o News Corporation (give title below) (specify below) 1211 Avenue of the Americas 08/15/2021 Chief Financial Officer (Street) New York NY 10036 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (City) (State) (Zip) (Check Applicable Line) X Form 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
Execution Date, if
any
(Month/Day/Year)
3.
Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
3.
Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transaction(s) (Instr. 3
and 4)
6. Ownership
Form: Direct
(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price
Class A Common Stock 08/15/2021 M 144,268(1) A (2) 196,018 D
Class A Common Stock 08/15/2021 F 82,781(3) D $23.52 113,237 D
Class A Common Stock 08/15/2021 M 14,505(4) A (5) 127,742 D
Class A Common Stock 08/15/2021 F 8,323(3) D $23.52 119,419 D

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
Security
3.
Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/ Year)
3A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any
(Month/
Day
/Year)
4.
Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
4.
Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of
Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Number of
Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/ Day /Year)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/ Day /Year)
7. Title and
Amount of
Securities
Underlying
Derivative
Security (Instr. 3
and 4)
7. Title and
Amount of
Securities
Underlying
Derivative
Security (Instr. 3
and 4)
8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10.
Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct(D)
or
Indirect
(I) (Instr.
4)
11. Nature
of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
(Month/
Day/ Year)
Title Amount
or
Number
of
Shares
Stock-
Settled
Performance
Stock Units
(6) 08/15/2021 M 144,268(1) 08/15/2021 08/15/2021 Class A
Common
Stock
144,268 (2) 0 D
Stock-
Settled
Restricted
Stock Units
(7) 08/15/2021 M 14,505(4) 08/15/2021 08/15/2021 Class A
Common
Stock
14,505 (5) 29,014 D
Stock-
Settled
Restricted
Stock Units
(7) 08/15/2021 A 28,061(8) (9) (9) Class A
Common
Stock
28,061 $ 0 28,061 D

Explanation of Responses:

  1. Includes dividend equivalents accrued during the performance period that are subject to the same performance-based and time-based vesting conditions as the underlying stock-settled performance stock units.

  2. The stock-settled performance stock units were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

  3. Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

  4. Includes dividend equivalents accrued during the vesting period that are subject to the same time-based vesting conditions as the underlying stock-settled restricted stock units.

  5. The stock-settled restricted stock units were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

  6. Each stock-settled performance stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

  7. Each stock-settled restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

  8. The stock-settled restricted stock units were granted as part of the Reporting Person's fiscal 2022 long-term equity incentive award.

  9. The stock-settled restricted stock units will vest in thirds on August 15, 2022, 2023 and 2024, subject to time-based vesting conditions.

/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Susan Panuccio 08/17/2021 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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