UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 8, 2013
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware | 001-32352 | 26-0075658 | ||
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) | (COMMISSION FILE NO.) | (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
(212) 852-7000
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. |
On May 8, 2013, News Corporation (the “Company”) released its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
New News Corporation, the proposed global publishing entity to be formed as part of the Company’s intended separation into two independent, publicly traded companies (“New News Corporation”), will hold an Investor Day on May 28, 2013 in New York. A live audio webcast of the Investor Day can be accessed on the Company’s web site at www.newscorp.com beginning at 1:00 p.m. (New York). An archived replay of the audio webcast will be available through June 28, 2013.
New News Corporation will also hold an Investor Day on June 5, 2013 in Sydney. A live audio webcast of the Investor Day can be accessed on the Company’s web site at www.newscorp.com beginning at 1:00 p.m. (Sydney). An archived replay of the audio webcast will be available through July 5, 2013.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by News Corporation, dated May 8, 2013, announcing News Corporation’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NEWS CORPORATION (REGISTRANT) | ||
By: | /s/ Janet Nova | |
| Janet Nova | ||
| Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | ||
Dated: May 8, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by News Corporation, dated May 8, 2013, announcing News Corporation’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. | |