SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-036693
NEWS CORP · NWSA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Peter Barnes
Director
Period of report
Oct 1, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Oct 2, 2015 · 4:32 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001564708
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1 | Oct 1, 2015 | M | 5,273 | — | A | 7,262 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | Oct 1, 2015 | D | 5,273 | $12.73 | D | 1,989 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred Stock UnitsF1,F2,F3 | — | Oct 1, 2015 | M | 5,273 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 5,273 | 0 | D |
| Deferred Stock UnitsF2,F4 | — | Oct 1, 2015 | A | 2,847 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,847 | 2,847 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
- F2Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
- F3The deferred stock units became payable in cash on October 1, 2015, the first trading day of the quarter five years following the grant.
- F4The deferred stock units become payable in cash on the first trading day of the quarter five years following the grant.