UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 7, 2014
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware | 001-35769 | 46-2950970 | ||
| (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) 416-3400
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 7, 2014, News Corporation (the “Company”) released its financial results for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2014. 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 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by News Corporation, dated August 7, 2014, announcing News Corporation’s financial results for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2014. | |
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/ Michael L. Bunder | |
| Michael L. Bunder | ||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: August 7, 2014
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by News Corporation, dated August 7, 2014, announcing News Corporation’s financial results for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2014. | |