Exhibit 99.1
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3E
Daily share buy-back notice
(except minimum 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, 11/01/10
| Name of entity | ARBN | |
| NEWS CORPORATION | 163 882 933 |
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Information about buy-back
| 1 | Type of buy-back | On market buy-back on NASDAQ only |
| 2 | Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX | 19 June 2013 |
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 | NASDAQ 0 CLASS B 4,118,209 CLASS A ASX 0 CLASS B 0 CLASS A | NASDAQ 0 CLASS B 121,483 CLASS A ASX 0 CLASS B 0 CLASS A |
| 4 | Total consideration paid or payable for the shares | NASDAQ US$0 CLASS B US$58,734,619.51 CLASS A ASX A$0 CLASS B A$0 CLASS A | NASDAQ US$0 CLASS B US$1,499,999.19 CLASS A ASX A$0 CLASS B A$0 CLASS A |
Before previous day | Previous day | ||
| 5 | If buy-back is an on-market buy-back | NASDAQ-CLASS B highest price paid: US$ N/A lowest price paid: US$ N/A NASDAQ-CLASS A highest price paid: US$15.92 lowest price paid: US$11.80 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: A$ N/A lowest price paid: A$ N/A ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: A$ N/A lowest price paid: A$ N/A highest price allowed under rule 7.33: ASX-CLASS B A$ N/A ASX-CLASS A A$ N/A | NASDAQ-CLASS B highest price paid: US$ N/A lowest price paid: US$ N/A NASDAQ-CLASS A highest price paid: US$12.49 lowest price paid: US$12.06 ASX-CLASS B highest price paid: A$ N/A lowest price paid: A$ N/A ASX-CLASS A highest price paid: A$ N/A lowest price paid: A$ N/A highest price allowed under rule 7.33: ASX-CLASS B A$ N/A ASX-CLASS A A$ N/A |
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 minimum number of shares – the remaining number of shares to be bought back | The company is authorized to acquire up to US$500 million of its outstanding shares of Class A common stock under a previously established buy-back program. To date, the company has purchased approximately US$60,234,618.70 worth of Class A Shares (based on total consideration paid). |
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/ Stacey Brown | Date: 22 January 2016 | |
(Company Secretary – Australia) | |||
| Print name: | Stacey Brown | ||