Delaware | 26-0075658 | |
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incorporation) | Identification No.) |
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The Company is committed to backstop the rights offering at a price no lower than the legally permissible minimum (Euro 1). The financing measures are structured such that the Company's shareholding in Sky Deutschland will not exceed 49.9 percent unless the Company elects to do so.
The Company's backstop commitment is subject to certain customary conditions such as the absence of a material adverse change in Sky Deutschland's business. The financing measures are expected to be completed by no later than January 31, 2011.
A copy of the press release announcing this commitment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
News Corporation | ||||||||
Date: August 02, 2010 | By: | /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs | ||||||
Lawrence A. Jacobs | ||||||||
Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel | ||||||||
Exhibit No. | Description | |
EX-99.1 | Press release of News Corporation, dated August 2, 2010. |