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
28,301,300 CLASS B
93,192,300 CLASS A ASX
29,444,490 CLASS B
5,510,438 CLASS A | NYSE
0 CLASS B
1,000,000 CLASS A ASX
9,415 CLASS B
142,564 CLASS A |
4 | Total consideration paid or payable for the shares | NYSE
US$473,437,314 CLASS B
US$1,488,879,738 CLASS A ASX
A$692,580,180 CLASS B
A$119,036,470 CLASS A | NYSE
US$0 CLASS B
US$18,750,400 CLASS A ASX
A$236,825 CLASS B
A$3,455,737 CLASS A |
| | Before previous day | Previous day |
5 | If buy-back is an on-market buy-back | NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: US$19.71
date: 15 MAY 2006 lowest price paid: US$15.01
date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$19.06
date: 17 MAY 2006 lowest price paid: US$14.29
date: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$25.80
date: 16 MAY 2006 lowest price paid: A$21.08
date: 6 DECEMBER 2005 ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$23.75
date: 15 MAY 2006 lowest price paid: A$20.334
date: 26 SEPTEMBER 2005 | NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: US$ N/A
lowest price paid: US$ N/A NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: US$18.81
lowest price paid: US$18.68 ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$25.25
lowest price paid: A$25.10 ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$24.25
lowest price paid: A$24.19 highest price allowed under rule 7.33: ASX-CLASS B
A$27.28 ASX-CLASS A
A$26.21 |
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: 15 August 2006
(Assistant Secretary-Australia)
Print name: Robert K Moon
