SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-002214
NEWS CORP · NWSA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Lachlan K Murdoch
Director
Period of report
Jan 2, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Jan 6, 2015 · 4:34 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, 2015 | M | 538 | — | A | 652 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | Jan 4, 2015 | D | 538 | $15.59 | 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 UnitsF2,F3 | — | Jan 2, 2015 | A | 2,004 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,004 | 2,004 | D |
| Deferred Stock UnitsF1,F2,F4 | — | Jan 4, 2015 | M | 538 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 538 | 0 | 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 become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
- F4The deferred stock units became payable in cash on January 4, 2015, the fifth anniversary of the grant date.