News Corporation SEC Form 8-K (9666Z)

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RNS Number : 9666Z

News Corporation

13 March 2013

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 03/13/2013

News Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-32352

 
            Delaware                  26-0075658 
(State or other jurisdiction of      (IRS Employer 
         incorporation)           Identification No.) 
 

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

212-852-7000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

   [  ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 
   [  ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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   Item 8.01.    Other Events 

Under News Corporation's (the "Company") stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to acquire from time to time up to $5 billion in the Company's outstanding shares of Class A common stock. Under the rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (the "ASX"), the Company is required to provide to the ASX, on a daily basis, disclosure of transactions pursuant to the stock repurchase program to the extent such transactions occur.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the information provided to the ASX on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.

   Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits 

Exhibit

   Number          Description 

________________________________________

99.1 Information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
                             News Corporation 
 
 
Date: March 13, 2013    By:           /s/ Janet Nova 
                             Janet Nova 
                             Senior Vice President and Deputy 
                              General Counsel 
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit                                                                           Description 
  No. 
EX-99.1  Information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange on the 
          date noted on Exhibit 99.1. 
 

Exhibit 99.1

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

( except minimum holding buy-back and

Selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: rule 3.6, Appendix 7C. Amended 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

 
 Name of entity      ARBN 
 NEWS CORPORATION    111 480 561 
 

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Information about buy-back

 
 1   Type of buy-back       ON MARKET 
 
 2   Date Appendix 3C was   14 JUNE 2005 
      given to ASX 
 

Total of all shares bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received, before, and on, previous day

 
                             Before previous day       Previous day 
 3   Number of shares        NASDAQ                    NASDAQ 
      bought back or if       0 CLASS B                 0 CLASS B 
      buy-back is an equal    330,495,241 CLASS A       300,000 CLASS A 
      access scheme, in       ASX                       ASX 
      relation to which       0 CLASS B                 0 CLASS B 
      acceptances have        0 CLASS A                 0 CLASS A 
      been 
 4   Total consideration     NASDAQ                    NASDAQ 
      paid or payable         US$0 CLASS B              US$0 CLASS B 
      for the shares          US$6,351,023,687 CLASS    US$9,095,580 CLASS A 
                              A                         ASX 
                              ASX                       A$0 CLASS B 
                              A$0 CLASS B               A$0 CLASS A 
                              A$0 CLASS A 
 
 
                           Before previous day             Previous day 
 5   If buy-back is an     NASDAQ-CLASS B                  NASDAQ-CLASS B 
      on-market buy-back    highest price paid: US$         highest price paid: US$ 
                            N/A                             N/A 
                            lowest price paid: US$          lowest price paid: US$ N/A 
                            N/A                             NASDAQ-CLASS A 
                            NASDAQ-CLASS A                  highest price paid: US$30.54 
                            highest price paid: US$30.75    lowest price paid: US$30.13 
                            date: 08 March 2013 
                            lowest price paid: US$14.73     ASX-CLASS B 
                            date: 4 October 2011            highest price paid: A$ N/A 
                                                            lowest price paid: A$ N/A 
                            ASX-CLASS B                     ASX-CLASS A 
                            highest price paid: A$          highest price paid: A$ N/A 
                            N/A                             lowest price paid: A$ N/A 
                            lowest price paid: A$           highest price allowed under 
                            N/A                             rule 7.33: 
                            ASX-CLASS A                     ASX-CLASS B 
                            highest price paid: A$          A$ N/A 
                            N/A                             ASX-CLASS A 
                            lowest price paid: A$           A$ N/A 
                            N/A 
                            highest price allowed 
                            under rule 7.33: 
                            ASX-CLASS B 
                            A$ N/A 
                            ASX-CLASS A 
                            A$ N/A 
 

Participation by directors

 
 6   Deleted 30/9/2001 
 

How many shares may still be bought back?

 
 7   If the company has disclosed 
      an intention to buy back a minimum 
      number of shares - the remaining 
      number of shares to be bought 
      back 
 

Compliance statement

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.

2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.

Sign here: /s/ Alastair Sinton

Date: 13 March 2013

Print name: Alastair Sinton

Assistant Company Secretary - Australia

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