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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on November 13, 2014.

 

  NEWS CORPORATION       Meeting Information      
       

 

Meeting Type:         Annual Meeting

     
       

 

For holders as of:    September 16, 2014

     
       

 

Date:    November 13, 2014    Time:    10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)

     
       

 

Location:  Zanuck Theatre at Fox Studios

     
 

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1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

NEW YORK, NY 10036

     

    10201 West Pico Boulevard

    Los Angeles, California 90035

 

For meeting directions please go to

www.newscorp.com/investor/annual_meeting_info.html

 

     
       

 

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Voting Items       
 

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 5, AND A VOTE FOR 1 YEAR ON PROPOSAL 4.

     
 

 

1.

 

 

Proposal to elect 12 directors

 

1a.    K. Rupert Murdoch

 

1b.    Lachlan K. Murdoch

 

1c.    Robert J. Thomson

 

1d.    José María Aznar

 

1e.    Natalie Bancroft

 

1f.    Peter L. Barnes

 

1g.    Elaine L. Chao

 

1h.    John Elkann

 

1i.     Joel I. Klein

 

1j.     James R. Murdoch

 

1k.    Ana Paula Pessoa

 

1l.     Masroor Siddiqui

     

 

2.

 

 

Proposal to Ratify the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015.

  
         

 

3.

 

 

Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.

  
         

 

4.

 

 

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation.

  
         

 

5.

 

 

Approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals under the News Corporation 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

  
         

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL 6.

         

 

6.

 

 

Stockholder Proposal - Eliminate the Company’s Dual Class Capital Structure.

  
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