Exhibit 99.1
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 26,660,800 CLASS B 84,588,100 CLASS A ASX 27,864,252 CLASS B 5,471,760 CLASS A | NYSE 471,500 CLASS B 596,700 CLASS A ASX 210,000 CLASS B 0 CLASS A |
4 | Total consideration paid or payable for the shares | NYSE US$443,208,069 CLASS B US$1,336,855,296 CLASS A ASX A$640,708,837 CLASS B A$118,119,283 CLASS A | NYSE US$8,270,959 CLASS B US$9,883,023 CLASS A ASX A$5,195,883 CLASS B A$0 CLASS A |
| | Before previous day | Previous day |
5 | If buy-back is an on-market buy-back | NYSE-CLASS B highest price paid: US$17.96 date: 15 MARCH 2006 lowest price paid: US$15.01 date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 NYSE-CLASS A highest price paid: US$16.99 date: 22 JUNE 2005 lowest price paid: US$14.29 date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: A$24.85 date: 29 MARCH 2006 lowest price paid: A$21.08 date: 6 DECEMBER 2005 ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: A$22.07 date: 23 FEBRUARY 2006 lowest price paid: A$20.334 date: 26 SEPTEMBER 2005 | NYSE-CLASS B highest price paid: US$17.59 lowest price paid: US$17.50 NYSE-CLASS A highest price paid: US$16.64 lowest price paid: US$16.44 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: A$24.80 lowest price paid: A$24.72 ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: NA lowest price paid: NA highest price allowed under rule 7.33: ASX-CLASS B A$25.85 ASX-CLASS A NA |
Participation by directors
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: 31 March 2006
(Assistant Secretary-Australia)
Print name: Robert K Moon