UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 5, 2011
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware | 001-32352 | 26-0075658 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NO.) | (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
(212) 852-7000
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER ITEMS. |
On April 5, 2011, News Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Shine Group, for which the Shine Group shareholders received approximately £290 million in aggregate proceeds.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of News Corporation, dated April 5, 2011. | |
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 (REGISTRANT) | ||
| By: | /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs | |
| Lawrence A. Jacobs | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel | ||
Dated: April 5, 2011
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of News Corporation, dated April 5, 2011. | |