NEWS CORP — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Oct 3, 2017

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A

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1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: September 18, 2017 Date: November 15, 2017 Time: Location: Darryl F. Zanuck Theatre at Fox Studios 10201 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90035 For meeting directions please go to www.newscorp.com/annual-meeting-information/

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Company Proposals

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.

1. Election of 11 Directors

2. 1a. K. Rupert Murdoch

3. Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018.

4. 1b. Lachlan K. Murdoch

5. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.

6. 1c. Robert J. Thomson

7. 1d. Kelly Ayotte

8. 1e. José María Aznar

9. 1f. Natalie Bancroft

10. 1g. Peter L. Barnes

11. 1h. Joel I. Klein

12. 1i. James R. Murdoch

13. 1j. Ana Paula Pessoa

14. 1k. Masroor Siddiqui