Director Shareholding

RNS Number:8071Q
News Corporation Ld
13 October 2003


                              SCHEDULE 11

     NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1)   Name of company: THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED

 2)   Name of director: STANLEY S SHUMAN

 3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
      respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in
      respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
      individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or
      children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
      interest:

      SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE

 4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
      the number of shares held by each of them (if notified):



 5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s)
      connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the
      connected person(s):

 6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP
      transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and
      if discretionary/non discretionary:

      EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE OPTIONS AND SALE OF SHARES

 7)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

 8)   Percentage of issued class:

 9)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

      8,000 ORDINARY SHARES SOLD AS 2,000 ADR'S

      4,000 PREFERRED SHARES SOLD AS 1,000 ADR'S



10)   Percentage of issued class:

      N/A

11)   Class of security:

      ORDINARY SHARES

      PREFERRED LIMITED VOTING ORDINARY (PREFERRED) SHARES



12)   Price per share:

      US $33.71/ORDINARY ADR

      US$27.905/PREFERRED ADR



13)   Date of transaction:

      10 OCTOBER 2003

14)   Date company informed:

      10 OCTOBER 2003

15)   Total holding following this notification:

      121,993 ORDINARY SHARES

      641,031 PREFERRED SHARES

      8,000 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES

      100,000 OPTIONS OVER PREFERRED SHARES

16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this
      notification

      If a director has been granted options by the company please
      complete the following boxes

17)   Date of grant:

18)   Period during which or date on which exercisable:

19)   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

20)   Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

21)   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
      price is to be fixed at time of exercise:

22)   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
      following this notification:

23)   Any additional information:

24)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

      ROBERT K MOON (SECRETARY)
      +(61 8) 8206 2764

25)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
      for making this notification:

      AS ABOVE - RNS LODGEMENT

      Date of Notification:              13 OCTOBER 2003








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