SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-16-046592
NEWS CORP · NWSA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Lachlan K Murdoch
Director
Period of report
Jan 4, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Jan 5, 2016 · 4:39 pm EST
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 | Jan 4, 2016 | M | 2,201 | — | A | 2,315 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | Jan 4, 2016 | D | 2,201 | $13.21 | D | 114 | 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 | — | Jan 4, 2016 | M | 2,201 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,201 | 0 | D |
| Deferred Stock UnitsF2,F4 | — | Jan 4, 2016 | A | 2,744 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,744 | 2,744 | 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 January 4, 2016, 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.