Form 8-K

 

 

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

October 21, 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)

 

 

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:

 

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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 21, 2011, News Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the general results of the voting at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held today. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

This Form 8-K is being furnished solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD in light of the disclosure. The furnishing of the information in this Item 7.01 is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information in this Item 7.01 is material information that is not otherwise publicly available.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of News Corporation, dated October 21, 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/ Janet Nova

  Janet Nova
 

Senior Vice President and

Interim Group General Counsel

Dated: October 21, 2011


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

99.1   Press release of News Corporation, dated October 21, 2011.