Appendix 3E
Daily share buy-back notice
(exceptminimum holding buy-back and
selective buy-back)
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: rule 3.6, Appendix 7C. Amended 30/9/2001.
Name of entity | ARBN | |
NEWS CORPORATION | 111 480 561 |
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Information about buy-back
1 | Type of buy-back | ON MARKET |
2 | Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX | 14 JUNE 2005 |
Total of all shares bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received, before, and on, previous day
Before previous day | Previous day | ||
3 | Number of shares bought back or if buy-back is an equal access scheme, in relation to which acceptances have been received | NYSE 2,071,000 CLASS B 11,142,700 CLASS A ASX 13,128,170 CLASS B 3,299,049 CLASS A | NYSE 0 CLASS B 175,900 CLASS A ASX 0 CLASS B 836,000 CLASS A |
4 | Total consideration paid or payable for the shares | NYSE US$36,184,336 CLASS B US$187,952,921 CLASS A ASX A$304,570,778 CLASS B A$71,541,804 CLASS A | NYSE US$0 CLASS B US$2,691,241 CLASS A ASX A$0 CLASS B A$18,120,786 CLASS A |
Before previous day | Previous day | ||
5 | If buy-back is an on-market buy-back | NYSE-CLASS B highest price paid: US$17.77 date: 16 JUNE 2005 lowest price paid: US$17.22 date: 15 JUNE 2005 NYSE-CLASS A highest price paid: US$16.99 date: 22 JUNE 2005 lowest price paid: US$16.49 date: 15 JUNE 2005 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: A$22.83 date: 14 JUNE 2005 lowest price paid: A$22.51 date: 15 JUNE 2005 ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: A$22.00 date: 14 JUNE 2005 lowest price paid: A$21.40 date: 22 JUNE 2005 | NYSE-CLASS B highest price paid: NA lowest price paid: NA NYSE-CLASS A highest price paid: US$16.87 lowest price paid: US$16.82 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: NA lowest price paid: NA ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: A$21.72 lowest price paid: A$21.62
highest price allowed under rule 7.33: ASX-CLASS B A$23.98 ASX-CLASS A $22.75 |
Participation by directors
6 | Deleted 30/9/2001. |
How many shares may still be bought back?
7 | If the company has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of shares - the remaining number of shares to be bought back |
Compliance statement
1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.
2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.
Sign here: /s/ Robert K. Moon Date: 24 June 2005
(Assistant Secretary-Australia)
Print name: Robert K. Moon
