SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-16-060021
NEWS CORP · NWSA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Peter Barnes
Director
Period of report
Apr 1, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Apr 4, 2016 · 4:11 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 | Apr 1, 2016 | M | 3,887 | — | A | 5,876 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | Apr 1, 2016 | D | 3,887 | $13.03 | 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 | — | Apr 1, 2016 | M | 3,887 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 3,887 | 0 | D |
| Deferred Stock UnitsF2,F4 | — | Apr 1, 2016 | A | 2,782 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,782 | 2,782 | 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 April 1, 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.