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NEWS CORP Director's Dealing 2021

Apr 18, 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*Thomson Robert J(Last) (First) (Middle)c/o News Corporation1211 Avenue of the Americas(Street)New York NY 10036(City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer NameandTicker or Trading SymbolNEWS CORP [NWS]3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)04/14/20214. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) XDirector 10% OwnerXOfficer(give title below) Other(specify below)5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Checkall applicable)Chief Executive Officer6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)XForm filed by One Reporting Person Form filed byMore thanOneReportingPerson

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

1.Title of Security(Instr. 3) 2. TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year) 2A. DeemedExecution Date, ifany(Month/Day/Year) 3.TransactionCode(Instr. 8) 3.TransactionCode(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 SecuritiesBeneficially OwnedFollowing ReportedTransaction(s) (Instr. 3 and4) 6. OwnershipForm: Direct(D) or Indirect(I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or(D) Price

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. Number ofDerivativeSecuritiesAcquired (A) orDisposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Number ofDerivativeSecuritiesAcquired (A) orDisposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisableand Expiration Date(Month/ Day /Year) 6. Date Exercisableand Expiration Date(Month/ Day /Year) 7. Title andAmount ofSecuritiesUnderlyingDerivativeSecurity (Instr. 3and 4) 7. Title andAmount ofSecuritiesUnderlyingDerivativeSecurity (Instr. 3and 4) 8. Price ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5) 9. Number ofDerivativeSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwnedFollowingReportedTransaction(s)(Instr. 4) 10.OwnershipForm ofDerivativeSecurity:Direct(D) orIndirect (I)(Instr. 4) 11. NatureofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) DateExercisable ExpirationDate(Month/Day/Year) Title AmountorNumberofShares
Cash-SettledRestrictedStockUnits (1) 04/14/2021 A 452(2) (3) (3) Class ACommonStock 452 $26.14 118,690 D

Explanation of Responses:

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

  2. Represents dividend equivalents accrued with respect to cash-settled restricted stock units previously granted which become payable in cash only upon vesting of the underlying cash-settled restricted stock units.

  3. The cash-settled restricted stock units representing dividend equivalents become payable in cash only upon vesting of the underlying cash-settled performance stock units.

/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert J.Thomson** Signature of Reporting Person 04/16/2021
Date

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