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
December 11, 2015
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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 11, 2015, the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (the “CPS”) announced that it would not bring any charges against News Group Newspapers Limited (“NGN”), a subsidiary of News Corporation, following an investigation into voicemail interception at NGN’s former publication, The News of the World, that was initiated in 2011. The Metropolitan Police Service previously notified NGN that it had concluded its corporate investigation relating to payments to public officials at The News of the World and at The Sun. All criminal investigations of NGN relating to voicemail interception, illegal data access and inappropriate payments to public officials at The News of the World and at The Sun have now been concluded.
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: December 11, 2015