Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001181431-12-011674
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-02-24 16:57:07
Reporting Period:
2012-02-23
Filing Date:
2012-02-24
Accepted Time:
2012-02-24 16:57:07
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1308161 News Corp NWS Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711) 260075658
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1306566 John Nallen C/O News America Incorporated
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
New York NY 10036
Evp, Deputy Cfo No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2012-02-23 127,800 $0.00 363,713 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-23 127,800 $19.55 235,913 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Class A Common Stock Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2012-02-23 127,800 $0.00 127,800 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2012-08-14 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. The exercise price was equivalent to US$17.06. The stock option was granted with an exercise price of A$16.04.
  2. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.50 to $19.65, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to News Corporation, any security holder of News Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
  3. The stock option vested in four equal, annual installments of the original grant beginning on August 14, 2003.