UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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News Corporation
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 416-3400

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on October 14, 2015

Dear Stockholder:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of News Corporation (the “Company”) will be held on October 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in the Auditorium at the New York Institute of Technology, 1871 Broadway, New York, New York 10023. Please see the map and directions in Appendix A. We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to the Annual Meeting to allow sufficient time to complete the admission process. Registration will close ten minutes before the Annual Meeting begins.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to:

The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement. While all of the Company’s stockholders and all holders of CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) exchangeable for shares of the Company’s common stock are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, only stockholders of record of the Company’s Class B Common Stock and holders of CDIs exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock at the close of business on August 17, 2015 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are not entitled to vote on the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Annual Meeting to be Held on October 14, 2015
The proxy materials are available at www.proxyvote.com.

If you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting in person, you will be asked to register before entering the Annual Meeting. You must request an admission ticket in advance and your request must be received by October 9, 2015. All attendees will be required to present an admission ticket and a valid, government-issued photo identification (e.g., driver’s license or passport) to enter the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may request an admission ticket by:

If you are a stockholder of record, your ownership of the Company’s common stock will be verified against the list of stockholders of record as of the Record Date prior to you being issued an admission ticket.

If you are not a stockholder of record and hold your shares of common stock in “street name,” i.e., your shares of common stock are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you will need to send a request for an admission ticket either by e-mail or fax (to the email address and fax number indicated above) along with evidence of beneficial ownership as of the Record Date, such as an account statement or letter from your broker, bank or nominee indicating that you were the beneficial owner of the shares on the Record Date. Requests for admission tickets will be processed in the order in which they are received and must be received by October 9, 2015.

Seating at the Annual Meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Prior to entering the Annual Meeting, all bags will be subject to search and all persons may be subject to a metal detector and/or hand wand search. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting. The security procedures may require additional time, so please plan accordingly. We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to the Annual Meeting to allow sufficient time to complete the admission process. Registration will close ten minutes before the Annual Meeting begins. If you do not provide an admission ticket and a valid, government-issued photo identification or do not comply with the other registration and security procedures described above, you will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting. The Company reserves the right to remove persons from the Annual Meeting who disrupt the Annual Meeting or who do not comply with the rules and procedures for the conduct of the Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will be audiocast live on the Internet at www.newscorp.com.

In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, instead of mailing a printed copy of the Company’s proxy statement, annual report and other materials (the “proxy materials”) relating to the Annual Meeting to stockholders, the Company may furnish proxy materials to stockholders on the Internet by mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) to inform stockholders when the proxy materials are available on the Internet. If you receive the Notice of Internet Availability by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you specifically request one. Instead, the Notice of Internet Availability will instruct you on how you may access and review all of the Company’s proxy materials, as well as how to submit your proxy, over the Internet. If you receive a Notice of Internet Availability and would still like to receive a printed copy of the Company’s proxy materials, including a proxy card or voting instruction card, you should follow the instructions for requesting these materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability.

If you would like to register to receive materials relating to next year’s annual meeting of stockholders electronically instead of by mail, please go to newscorp.com/investor-relations/electronic-delivery and follow the instructions to enroll. We highly recommend that you consider electronic delivery of these documents as it helps lower the Company’s costs and reduce the amount of paper mailed to your home.

 

Michael L. Bunder
Corporate Secretary
New York, NY
September 1, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Stockholders—October 14, 2015

GENERAL

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of News Corporation (the “Company” or “News Corp”) of proxies for use at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on October 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in the Auditorium at the New York Institute of Technology, 1871 Broadway, New York, New York 10023 and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”), or a printed copy of the proxy materials, as applicable, is first being mailed to stockholders on or about September 1, 2015. You are requested to submit your proxy in order to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting.

Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting

When and where is the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held on October 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in the Auditorium at the New York Institute of Technology, 1871 Broadway, New York, New York 10023. Please see the map and directions in Appendix A. We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to the Annual Meeting to allow sufficient time to complete the admission process.

Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

The Company has two classes of common stock, Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock,” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”). Holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Holders of Class A Common Stock are not entitled to vote on the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Unless the context dictates otherwise, all references to “you,” “your,” “yours” or other words of similar import in this proxy statement refer to holders of Class B Common Stock.

As of the Record Date, there were 199,630,240 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and 381,592,648 shares of non-voting Class A Common Stock outstanding.

The Company’s shares are also traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”). CDIs are exchangeable, at the option of the holder, into shares of either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, whichever is applicable, at the rate of one CDI per one such share of Common Stock.

Holders of CDIs exchangeable for Class B Common Stock (“Class B CDIs”) have a right to direct CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd. (“CDN”), the issuer of the CDIs, on how it should vote with respect to the proposals described in this proxy statement.

What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a stockholder who holds in street name?

If your shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are a stockholder of record, and these proxy materials are being sent directly to you from the Company.

If your shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are held in “street name,” meaning your shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are the beneficial owner of these shares and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or nominee, who is considered the stockholder of record with respect to such shares. As the beneficial owner of Class B Common Stock as of the Record Date, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote and you will receive instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee describing how to vote your shares of Class B Common Stock.

What is the Record Date?

The Board has fixed the close of business on August 17, 2015 as the record date for determining which of the Company’s stockholders are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person or by proxy (the “Record Date”).

How do I inspect the list of stockholders of record?

A list of the stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual Meeting and at the Company’s principal executive offices during the ten (10) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

Why did I receive a Notice in the mail regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?

In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), instead of mailing a printed copy of the Company’s proxy statement, annual report and other materials (the “proxy materials”) relating to the Annual Meeting to stockholders, the Company may furnish proxy materials to stockholders on the Internet by providing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) to inform stockholders when the proxy materials are available on the Internet. If you receive the Notice of Internet Availability by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you specifically request one. Instead, the Notice of Internet Availability will instruct you on how you may access and review all of the Company’s proxy materials, as well as how to submit your proxy, over the Internet. The proxy materials are available at www.proxyvote.com.

How may I request a printed copy of the proxy materials?

If you are a stockholder, you may request a printed copy of the proxy materials and our 2015 annual

report to stockholders by any of the following methods: via Internet at www.proxyvote.com; by telephone at 1-800-579-1639; or by sending an e-mail to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com.

If you are a CDI holder, you may also request a printed copy of the proxy materials and our 2015 annual report to stockholders by any of the following methods: via Internet at www.investorvote.com.au; or by telephone at 1300-721-559 (within Australia) or +61-3-9946-4461 (outside of Australia).

Will I get more than one copy of the Notice or proxy materials if multiple stockholders share my address?

Only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or the proxy materials, as applicable, is being delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless one or more of the stockholders at that address have notified the Company of their desire to receive multiple copies. The Company will promptly deliver, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or proxy materials, as applicable, to any stockholder residing at a shared address to which only one copy was delivered. Requests for additional copies of these materials for the current year or future years should be directed to the Corporate Secretary at News Corporation, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Alternatively, additional copies may be requested via Internet at www.proxyvote.com, by telephone at 1-800-579-1639, or by sending an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. Stockholders of record residing at the same address and currently receiving multiple copies of the Notice of Internet Availability or proxy materials, as applicable, may contact the Corporate Secretary to request that only a single copy be delivered in the future.

What does it mean to give a proxy?

The persons named on the proxy card and on the Company’s voting website at www.proxyvote.com (the “proxy holders”) have been designated by the Board to vote the shares represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The proxy holders are officers of the Company. They will vote the shares represented by each properly executed and timely received proxy in accordance with the stockholder’s instructions, or if no instructions are specified, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted “FOR” Proposals 1, 2, and 3, and “AGAINST” Proposal 4 in accordance with the recommendations of the Board as described in this proxy statement. If any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the proxy holders will vote on that matter in their discretion.

How do I vote?

If you are a holder of Class B Common Stock, telephone and Internet proxy submission is available 24 hours a day through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day before the Annual Meeting date. If you are located in the United States or Canada and are a stockholder of record, you can submit a proxy for your shares by calling toll-free 1-800-690-6903. Whether you are a stockholder of record or a beneficial owner, you can also submit a proxy for your shares by Internet at www.proxyvote.com. Both the telephone and Internet systems have easy to follow instructions on how you may submit a proxy for your shares and allow you to confirm that the system has properly recorded your proxy. If you are submitting a proxy for your shares by telephone or Internet, you should have in hand when you call or access the website, as applicable, the Notice of Internet Availability or the proxy card or voting instruction card (for those holders who have received, by request, a hard copy of the proxy card or voting instruction card). If you submit a proxy by telephone or Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card to the Company. A telephone or Internet proxy must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day before the Annual Meeting date.

If you have received, by request, a hard copy of the proxy card or voting instruction card, and wish to submit your proxy by mail, you must complete, sign and date the proxy card or voting instruction card and return it in the envelope provided so that it is received prior to the Annual Meeting.

If you hold Class B CDIs, Internet proxy submission is available 24 hours a day through 5:00 p.m.

(Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on October 9, 2015. You may submit a proxy for your CDIs by Internet at www.investorvote.com.au. The Internet system has easy to follow instructions on how you may submit a proxy for your CDIs and allows you to confirm that the system has properly recorded your proxy. If you submit a proxy for your CDIs by Internet, you should have in hand when you access the website the Notice of Internet Availability or the voting instruction card (for those CDI holders who have received, by request, a hard copy of the voting instruction card). If you submit a proxy for your CDIs by Internet, you do not need to return your voting instruction form to the Company. If you have received, by request, a hard copy of the voting instruction card, and wish to submit your proxy by mail, you should complete and return the voting instruction card to the Australian share registrar by 5:00 p.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on October 9, 2015.

While the Company encourages holders of Class B Common Stock to vote by proxy, you also have the option of voting your shares of Class B Common Stock in person at the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record of Class B Common Stock, you have the right to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, subject to compliance with the procedures described below. If you are a beneficial owner of Class B Common Stock, in order to attend the Annual Meeting or vote in person, you must obtain and provide when you request an admission ticket a properly executed proxy issued in your name from the stockholder of record (i.e., your broker, bank or other nominee) giving you the right to vote the shares of Class B Common Stock.

How can I revoke a proxy or change my vote?

If you are a stockholder of record of Class B Common Stock, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the voting at the Annual Meeting:

If you are a beneficial owner of Class B Common Stock and have instructed a broker, bank or other nominee to vote your shares, you may follow the directions received from your broker, bank or other nominee to change or revoke those instructions.

Class B CDI holders may change prior voting instructions by submitting a later-dated CDI voting instruction form before 5:00 p.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on October 9, 2015. Revocation of prior voting instructions must be submitted in writing and received before 5:00 p.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on October 9, 2015.

How do I obtain admission to the Annual Meeting?

While all of the Company’s stockholders and all holders of CDIs exchangeable for shares of Common Stock are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, only holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As discussed above, if you are a stockholder of record of Class B Common Stock, you have the right to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, subject to compliance with the procedures described below. If you are a beneficial owner of Class B Common Stock, in order to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, you must obtain and present at the time of admission a properly executed proxy from the stockholder of record giving you the right to vote the shares of Class B Common Stock.

If you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting in person, you will be asked to register prior to entering the Annual Meeting. You must request an admission

ticket in advance and your request must be received by October 9, 2015. All attendees will be required to present the admission ticket and a valid, government-issued photo identification (e.g., driver’s license or passport) to enter the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may request an admission ticket by:

If you are a stockholder of record, your ownership of common stock will be verified against the list of stockholders of record as of the Record Date prior to being issued an admission ticket.

If you are a beneficial owner and hold your shares of common stock in “street name,” i.e., your shares of common stock are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you will need to send a request for an admission ticket either by e-mail or fax (to the email address and fax number indicated above) along with evidence of beneficial ownership as of the Record Date, such as an account statement or letter from your broker, bank or nominee indicating that you were the beneficial owner of the shares on the Record Date, and a copy of the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or nominee, or similar evidence of ownership on the Record Date. Requests for admission tickets will be processed in the order in which they are received and must be received by October 9, 2015.

Seating at the Annual Meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Prior to entering the Annual Meeting, all bags will be subject to search and all persons may be subject to a metal detector and/or hand wand search. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting. The security procedures may require additional time, so please plan accordingly. We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to the

Annual Meeting to allow sufficient time to complete the admission process. Registration will close ten minutes before the Annual Meeting begins. If you do not provide an admission ticket and a valid, government-issued photo identification or do not comply with the other registration and security procedures described above, you will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting. The Company reserves the right to remove persons from the Annual Meeting who disrupt the Annual Meeting or who do not comply with the rules and procedures for the conduct of the Annual Meeting.

If you require any special accommodations at the Annual Meeting due to a disability, please contact the Corporate Secretary at (212) 416-3400 or send an email to 2015AnnualMeeting@newscorp.com and identify your specific need no later than October 9, 2015.

Can I listen to the Annual Meeting on the Internet?

The Annual Meeting will be audiocast live on the Internet at www.newscorp.com.

How many shares must be represented in person or by proxy to hold the Annual Meeting?

In order for the Company to conduct the Annual Meeting, the holders of a majority in voting power of all of the outstanding shares of the stock entitled to vote as of the Record Date (a “quorum”) must be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes (as described below) will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote your shares of Class B Common Stock by submitting your proxy by telephone or the Internet or, if you requested a hard copy of the proxy card or voting instruction card, by completing and returning the proxy card or voting instruction card as promptly as possible in the accompanying postage-paid envelope prior to the Annual Meeting to ensure that your shares of Class B Common Stock will be represented at the Annual Meeting if you are unable to attend and so that the Company will know as soon as possible that enough votes will be present for the Annual Meeting to be held.

What votes are required to approve each of the proposals?

Election of Directors. In an uncontested election, each Director shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast. This means that the number of votes cast “FOR”

a Director’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” that Director’s election. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as a vote cast either “FOR” or “AGAINST” with respect to the Director or Directors indicated. In a contested election where the number of nominees for Director exceeds the number of Directors to be elected, each Director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. The election of the 12 Director nominees at the Annual Meeting will be an uncontested election.

Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 (“fiscal 2016”) requires a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting to be voted “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as a vote cast either “FOR” or “AGAINST” this proposal.

Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. We will consider this proposal to be approved, on an advisory basis, if a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is voted “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as a vote cast either “FOR” or “AGAINST” this proposal.

Vote on the Stockholder Proposal. If properly presented at the Annual Meeting, we will consider the proposal to be approved if a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is voted “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as a vote cast either “FOR” or “AGAINST” the proposal.

What is a broker non-vote?

A “broker non-vote” occurs when you do not give instructions to your broker, bank or nominee of shares you beneficially own in “street name” on how to vote your shares of Class B Common Stock. In these circumstances, if you do not provide voting instructions, the broker, bank or nominee may nevertheless vote your shares on your behalf with respect to the ratification of the selection of E&Y as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, but cannot vote your shares on any other matters being considered at the Annual Meeting.

Who will tabulate the vote?

A representative of American Election Services, LLC has been appointed to act as independent Inspector of Elections for the Annual Meeting and will tabulate the votes.

Who bears the cost of this proxy solicitation?

The expense of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. Proxies will be solicited principally

through the use of the mail, but Directors, officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies personally, by telephone or special letter without any additional compensation. Also, the Company will reimburse banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for any reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

PROXY SUMMARY

We provide below highlights of certain information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before you decide how to vote. You should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Voting Matters

Fiscal 2015 Corporate Governance Highlights

Fiscal 2015 Business Highlights

Fiscal 2015 Executive Compensation Highlights

For additional information, see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” which begins on page 35, and the Fiscal 2015 Summary Compensation Table and other related tables and disclosure, which begin on page 50.

Board Nominees

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board has nominated 12 Directors for election at this Annual Meeting to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If, for any reason, any of the Director nominees become unavailable for election, the proxy holders may reduce the size of the Board or exercise discretion to vote for a substitute nominee proposed by the Board. The information with respect to principal occupation or employment, other affiliations and business experience was furnished to the Company by the respective Director nominees. The ages shown are as of September 1, 2015. Each of the Director nominees has indicated that he or she will be able to serve if elected and has agreed to do so.

	K. Rupert Murdoch AC, age 84 Executive Chairman     Director since: June 2013     Other Current Reporting Company Directorships: 21st Century Fox (1979-present)
K. Rupert Murdoch AC has served as the Company’s Executive Chairman since December 2012. He has been Executive Chairman of the Company’s former parent Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (formerly named News Corporation) (“21st Century Fox”) since July 2015, after serving as its Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to July 2015 and its Chairman since 1991. Mr. K.R. Murdoch is the father of Messrs. J.R. Murdoch and L.K. Murdoch.
Mr. K.R. Murdoch has been the driving force behind the evolution of the Company and 21st Century Fox from the single, family-owned Australian newspaper he took over in 1953 to the global public media companies they are today. Mr. K.R. Murdoch brings to the Board invaluable knowledge and expertise regarding the Company’s businesses and provides strong operational leadership and broad strategic vision for its future.
	Lachlan K. Murdoch, age 43 Co-Chairman     Director since: June 2013     Other Current Reporting Company Directorships: 21st Century Fox (1996-present)
Lachlan K. Murdoch has been Co-Chairman of the Company since March 2014. He has been Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox since July 2015, after serving as its Co-Chairman since March 2014. He has served as Executive Chairman of NOVA Entertainment (formerly known as DMG Radio Australia), an Australian media company, since 2009. Mr. L.K. Murdoch has served as the Executive Chairman of Illyria Pty Ltd, a private investment company, since 2005. He served as a Director of Ten Network Holdings Limited, an Australian media company, from 2010 to March 2014 and as its Non-Executive Chairman from February 2012 to March 2014, after serving as its Acting Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to January 2012. Mr. L.K. Murdoch served as an advisor to 21st Century Fox from 2005 to 2007, and served as its Deputy Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2005. Mr. L.K. Murdoch is the son of Mr. K.R. Murdoch and the brother of Mr. J.R. Murdoch.
Mr. L.K. Murdoch brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the Company’s operations, as well as management and strategic skills to the Board. Mr. L.K. Murdoch has extensive experience serving in several senior leadership positions within 21st Century Fox, including currently as Executive Chairman, and at various operating units within the Company, in particular as head of News Limited (now known as News Corp Australia) and the New York Post.

	Ana Paula Pessoa, age 48 Director since: June 2013     Committees: Audit
Ana Paula Pessoa has been the Chief Financial Officer of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro since September 2015. She previously served as a Partner at Brunswick Group, an international corporate communications firm, from May 2012 to August 2015. Ms. Pessoa was a founding Partner of Black-Key Participações SA, which invests in digital start-up companies in Brazil, and sold her position in March 2015. She is an investor and a partner of Neemu.com, an e-commerce technology firm. She is also the founder of Avanti SC, a strategic planning consulting firm, where she has served as a consultant since 2000. Ms. Pessoa previously served in numerous roles during her 18-year career at the Globo Organizations (“Globo”), a media group in South America, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2011 and New Business Director from 2008 to 2011 of Infoglobo, the newspaper, Internet and information services business of Globo. She also served as a Director of Globo’s subsidiaries including Valor Economico, a financial newspaper in Brazil, and Zap Internet, an online classified service in Brazil, from 2001 to 2011 and as a Director of SPIX Macaw Internet SA, an online news distribution start-up company, from 2009 to 2011. Ms. Pessoa currently serves on the board of directors of Vinci S.A., a French company, and is a member of the Strategy and Investment committee. She also serves as a member of the audit committee of Fundacao Roberto Marinho, as a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council and as a member of the advisory board of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Brasil.
During her tenure at Globo, Ms. Pessoa gained extensive experience in its newspaper, Internet, cable and satellite television and telecom operations. Along with this media expertise, she brings to the Board strong business development and financial skills.
	Masroor Siddiqui, age 43 Director since: June 2013     Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair)
Masroor Siddiqui is the Managing Partner of Naya Management LLP, an investment firm he co-founded in May 2012. He was previously a Partner at The Children’s Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP, a hedge fund, from 2009 to 2011 and a Managing Director at Canyon Partners, an investment firm, from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Siddiqui previously served as a Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for a broad range of investments.
Mr. Siddiqui has significant experience in investing with a focus on media investments. He offers the Board valuable insights on global markets and industries relevant to the Company’s businesses.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF
EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

The Company is committed to maintaining a strong ethical culture and robust governance practices that benefit the long-term interests of stockholders. Our Board regularly reviews and updates its compliance and training programs and corporate governance practices in light of stockholder feedback, changes in applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange requirements and the evolving needs of the Company’s business. Our corporate governance practices include:

Governing Documents

The Board has adopted the Statement of Corporate Governance that sets forth the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and practices. The Statement of Corporate Governance addresses, among other things, the composition and functions of the Board, Director independence, Board membership criteria, Director compensation and equity ownership requirements, management evaluation and succession and Board committees.

The Board has also adopted the Standards of Business Conduct, which are applicable to all Directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Standards of Business Conduct confirm the Company’s policy to conduct its affairs in compliance

with all applicable laws and regulations and observe the highest standards of business ethics. To promote further ethical and responsible decision-making, the Board has established the Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers (the “Code of Ethics”), which is incorporated by reference into the Standards of Business Conduct.

The Statement of Corporate Governance, the Standards of Business Conduct, the Code of Ethics and each of the Board committee charters are available on the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at http://newscorp.com/ corporate-governance/ and in print to any stockholder who requests them from the Corporate

Secretary at News Corporation, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. If the Company amends or waives the Standards of Business Conduct or the Code of Ethics with respect to an

executive officer or Director, it will post the amendment or waiver at the same location on its website.

Director Independence

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “NCG Committee”) has adopted the definition of “Independent Director” as set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) to assist the Board in its annual determination of whether a Director shall be deemed to be independent of the Company. However, the Board may determine that a Director is not independent for any reason it deems appropriate.

During its review of Director independence, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each Director, or any member of his or her immediate family and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Board also examined

transactions and relationships between the Directors, or their affiliates and members of the Company’s senior management or their affiliates. The purpose of this review is to determine whether any such relationships or transactions are inconsistent with a determination that the Director is independent.

As a result of its review, the Board affirmatively determined that Mmes. Bancroft, Chao and Pessoa and Messrs. Aznar, Barnes, Elkann and Siddiqui are independent of the Company and its management under the standards adopted by the Company and set forth in the NASDAQ listing rules.

Board Leadership Structure

Mr. K.R. Murdoch serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board, while Mr. Thomson serves as the Chief Executive and a Director. Both Mr. K.R. Murdoch and Mr. Thomson are considered executive officers of the Company. The Board does not have a policy on whether the Chairman of the Board shall be an independent member of the Board. However, if the Chairman is not an Independent Director, an independent, Non-Executive Director shall be designated by a majority of the independent, Non-Executive Directors of the Board as Lead Director. Mr. Barnes, an independent, Non-Executive Director, currently serves as our Lead Director. The remaining Directors include Mr. L.K. Murdoch, our Co-Chairman, and eight other Directors (six of whom are independent). A majority of the Directors are independent.

The Board believes our current leadership structure is effective and serves the best interests of our stockholders at this time. The Board believes that this structure allows our Chief Executive to focus on his duties in managing the day-to-day operations of the Company, while benefitting from Mr. K.R. Murdoch’s and Mr. L.K. Murdoch’s invaluable knowledge and expertise regarding the Company’s businesses. In addition, the Board believes that the role of the Lead

Director is structured with sufficient authority to serve as a counter-balance to management. The Lead Director’s responsibilities include:

The Board believes its independent oversight function is further enhanced by the fact that our Audit, Compensation and NCG Committees are comprised entirely of Independent Directors. In addition, it is the policy of the Board to hold regular

executive sessions of the Non-Executive Directors and the Independent Directors without management present. During fiscal 2015, the Non-Executive Directors and the Independent Directors held five executive sessions.

The Board reviews its leadership structure at least annually taking into account the responsibilities of the leadership positions and the Directors qualified to hold such positions. In conducting this review, the Board considers, among other things: (i) our policies and practices that provide independent Board oversight, (ii) the effect a particular leadership structure may have on Company performance, (iii) the structure that serves the best interests of our stockholders, and (iv) any relevant legislative or regulatory developments.

Board Oversight of Risk

Risk management is primarily the responsibility of management; however, the Board oversees management’s identification and management of risks to the Company. The Board does not view risk in isolation; it considers risks in making significant business decisions and as part of the Company’s overall business strategy. The Board uses various means to fulfill this oversight responsibility. The Board, and its committees as appropriate, regularly discuss and receive periodic updates from the CEO, CFO, General Counsel and other members of senior management regarding significant risks to the Company, including in connection with the annual review of the Company’s business plan and its review of budgets, strategy and major transactions. These discussions include operational, strategic, legal and regulatory, financial and reputational risks, and the plans to address these risks.

Each of the Board’s committees assists the Board in overseeing the management of the Company’s risks within the areas delegated to that committee, which

then reports to the full Board as appropriate. In particular:

Each committee has full access to management, as well as the ability to engage advisors. The Independent Directors also discuss the Company’s significant risks when they meet in executive session without management.

Board Committees

The Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the NCG Committee. Each committee is governed by a written charter approved by the Board and is comprised entirely of Independent Directors, as required under the existing rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange

Act”) and the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). In addition, each member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee meets the additional independence criteria applicable to Directors serving on these committees under the NASDAQ listing rules.

The current members of the Board and the committees of the Board on which they served are identified below.

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of:

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Audit Committee are “financially literate” (in accordance with the NASDAQ listing rules) and “audit committee financial experts” (as defined under the SEC rules).

Compensation Committee. The primary responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are:

provided for in an employment agreement required to be approved or ratified by the Compensation Committee;

The Board has determined that all of the members of the Compensation Committee are “non-employee directors” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) and “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)).

Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to one or more members of the Board or officers of the Company, to the extent permitted by law, as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee has delegated to Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson the authority to make awards of stock-based compensation within certain prescribed limits to non-executive officers of the Company. Any awards made by Messrs. K.R. Murdoch or Thomson pursuant to this authority are reported to the Compensation Committee on an

annual basis. Further discussion of the processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of the compensation paid to the NEOs during fiscal 2015, including discussion of the role of compensation consultants, is found in the section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The primary responsibilities of the NCG Committee are:

Director Attendance

During fiscal 2015, the Board held nine regularly scheduled and special meetings. Each of our current Directors, with the exception of Mr. Elkann, attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served (held during the period that he or she served). For each meeting Mr. Elkann was unable to attend, he received and reviewed all materials provided to the Board, and engaged in discussions with other

Directors and members of Company management. Directors are encouraged to attend and participate in the Company’s annual meetings of stockholders. At the annual meeting of stockholders held by the Company in November 2014, all of the then serving Directors attended the annual meeting, with the exception of Ms. Chao and Messrs. Elkann and J.R. Murdoch.

Board and Committee Evaluations

The Lead Director and the NCG Committee are responsible for overseeing an annual self-evaluation process for the Board that includes an assessment, among other things, of the Board’s maintenance and implementation of the Company’s standards of conduct and corporate governance policies. The

review seeks to identify specific areas, if any, in need of improvement or strengthening and culminates in a discussion by the full Board of the results and any actions to be taken. Each standing committee of the Board evaluates its performance on an annual basis and reports to the Board on such evaluation.

CEO Succession Planning

Our Statement of Corporate Governance provides that the Board will annually review CEO succession. The Compensation Committee, in consultation with the CEO, reviews and assists with the development of executive succession plans. The CEO provides the

Compensation Committee with an assessment of members of senior management and their succession potential. The Compensation Committee reports the results of these assessments to the Board.

Director Nomination Process

The NCG Committee develops criteria for filling vacant Board positions, taking into consideration such factors as it deems appropriate, including the candidate’s:

Candidates should not have any interests that would materially impair their ability to exercise independent judgment or otherwise discharge the fiduciary duties of our Directors. All candidates must possess personal integrity and ethical character, and value and appreciate these qualities in others. It is expected that each Director will devote the necessary time to fulfill the duties of a Director. In this regard, the NCG Committee will consider the number and nature of each Director’s other commitments, including other directorships.

Although the Board does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity in identifying Director nominees, the NCG Committee seeks to promote through the nomination process an appropriate diversity on the Board of professional background, experience, expertise, perspective, age, gender, ethnicity and country of citizenship, and assess the effectiveness of these factors in the Director selection and nomination process. The current composition of the Board reflects those efforts and the importance of diversity to the Board. The Company also maintains a Corporate Diversity Statement, which describes our diversity and inclusion objectives and efforts. The full text of the Corporate Diversity Statement can be found on the Company’s website at http://newscorp.com/corporate-governance/corporate-diversity-statement.

After completing its evaluation of a potential Director nominee, the NCG Committee will make a recommendation to the full Board, which makes the final determination whether to nominate or appoint the new Director.

Stockholder Recommendation of Director Candidates

Stockholders may recommend Director candidates for consideration by the NCG Committee by submitting their names and appropriate background and biographical information in writing to the attention of the Corporate Secretary at News Corporation, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Director candidates recommended by stockholders should meet the Director qualifications set forth under the heading “Board

Membership Criteria” in the Statement of Corporate Governance. Director candidates recommended by stockholders who meet these Director qualifications will be considered by the Chairman of the NCG Committee, who will present the information on the candidate to the entire NCG Committee. All Director candidates recommended by stockholders will be considered by the NCG Committee in the same manner as any other candidate.

Communicating with the Board

Stockholders and other persons interested in communicating with any Director, any committee of the Board or the Board as a whole, may do so by submitting such communication in writing and sending it by regular mail to the attention of the appropriate party or to the attention of our Lead Director, Peter Barnes, at News Corporation, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036.

The General Counsel or the Corporate Secretary reviews communications to the Directors and forwards those communications as appropriate. Certain items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board will not be forwarded such as: business solicitation or advertisements; product-related inquiries; junk mail or mass mailings; resumes or other job-related inquiries; spam and unduly hostile, threatening, potentially illegal or similarly unsuitable communications.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Directors’ fees are not paid to Directors who are executives or employees of the Company (the “Executive Directors”) because the responsibilities of Board membership are considered in determining compensation paid as part of the executives’ normal employment conditions.

The basic fees payable to the Directors who are not executives of the Company (collectively, the “Non-Executive Directors”) are reviewed and recommended by the Compensation Committee and set by the Board. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews Director compensation against the Company’s peers and other comparably sized companies of the Standard & Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500”). In that review, the Compensation Committee considers the appropriateness of the form and amount of Director compensation and makes recommendations to the Board concerning Director compensation with a view toward attracting and retaining qualified Directors. The Company believes that compensation for Non-Executive Directors should be competitive and fairly reflect the work and skills required for a company of News Corporation’s size and complexity. The Company also believes that Non-Executive Director compensation should include equity-based compensation in order to align Directors’ interests with the long-term interests of stockholders.

During fiscal 2015, the Non-Executive Directors were Mmes. Bancroft, Chao and Pessoa and Messrs. L.K. Murdoch, Aznar, Barnes, Elkann, J.R. Murdoch and Siddiqui. The annual retainers paid to Non-Executive Directors for service on the Board and its committees for fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 are set forth in the table below; provided that, for fiscal 2016, the Board approved an increase to $145,000 for the annual Deferred Stock Unit (“DSU”) retainer.

Board and Committee Retainers for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

The value of the Class A Common Stock underlying each DSU will be paid to the respective Non-Executive Director in cash at the market value of the Class A Common Stock upon the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the DSU grant date, and (ii) the date of the Director’s end of service. In addition, all Non-Executive Directors are reimbursed for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board and its committees.

The table below shows the total compensation paid during fiscal 2015 by the Company to each of the Directors who are not NEOs. The compensation paid to Mr. Klein set forth below is in respect of his service as an Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amplify, a subsidiary of the Company. As an employee of the Company, Mr. Klein does not receive any additional compensation for his service as a member of the Board.

Director Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

The following table sets forth information with respect to the aggregate outstanding equity awards at June 30, 2015 of each of the Directors who served as Directors during fiscal 2015 and who are not NEOs, which include cash-settled DSUs and unvested, cash-settled restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”).

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-Executive Directors

The Board has adopted stock ownership guidelines for the Non-Executive Directors that require Non-Executive Directors to own equity securities of the Company (including DSUs, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and RSUs) equal in value to at least three times the amount of the Non-Executive Director’s

annual cash retainer for service on the Board within three years of his or her first election to the Board. The Board will evaluate whether exceptions should be made in the case of any Director who, due to his or her unique financial circumstances, would incur a hardship in complying with this requirement.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table summarizes information as of June 30, 2015 with respect to the Company’s outstanding stock options and shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”). The LTIP also covers awards of RSUs, PSUs and employee stock options which were originally issued under the Dow Jones 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 21st Century Fox 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Pre-Separation Plans”) and which were assumed by the Company in connection with the separation of its businesses from 21st Century Fox (the “Separation”) pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, between the Company and 21st Century Fox.

The equity compensation plans not approved by News Corp stockholders consist of awards of RSUs, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and employee stock options which were originally issued by Move under the Move, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended, the Move, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, the Move.Com, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, the Move, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, the iPlace, Inc. 2001 Equity Incentive Plan and the Hessel 2000 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Move Plans”) and assumed by the Company in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Move. All shares reflected in the table are shares of the Company’s non-voting Class A Common Stock.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Procedures for Approval of Related-Party Transactions

The Audit Committee has established written procedures for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions. Pursuant to these procedures, the Audit Committee reviews and approves or ratifies, as appropriate, (i) all transactions between the Company and any of its executive officers, Directors, Director nominees or Directors emeritus, (ii) all transactions between the Company and any security holder who is known by the Company to own of record or beneficially more than five percent of the Company and (iii) all transactions between the Company and any person who is an immediate family member of an executive officer, Director, Director nominee or a security

holder described in the foregoing clause (ii), other than, in each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, (a) transactions that are made in the ordinary course of business and have an aggregate dollar amount or value of less than $120,000 (either individually or in combination with a series of related transactions) and (b) transactions that are available to all employees generally.

During fiscal 2015, all of the transactions described in this section that were subject to the Audit Committee’s policies and procedures were reviewed and approved or ratified by the Audit Committee or the Board.

Certain Relationships

Shiva Swami, Mr. Singh’s brother-in-law, provides information technology services to Move, in which the Company owns an 80% interest, through an intermediary service company. In fiscal 2015, Mr. Swami earned less than $150,000 for providing these services.

Nisha Bedi, the daughter of Mr. Singh, is employed by Serene Corporation (“Serene”), a systems integration company and consulting firm, which provides project management services to Move. In fiscal 2015, Move paid approximately $3 million to Serene in connection with a customer experience project and Ms. Bedi received less than $120,000 from Serene for her work on this project.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The following Report of the Audit Committee shall not be deemed to be soliciting material or to be filed with the SEC under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference in any document so filed.

In accordance with its written charter, the Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and the Company’s financial reporting processes and systems of internal control, (ii) the qualifications, independence and performance of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of the Company’s corporate auditors and corporate audit function, (iii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements involving financial, accounting and internal control matters, (iv) investigations into complaints concerning financial matters, (v) risks that may have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements, (vi) oversight of the Company’s ongoing Anti-Corruption Compliance Program and activities of the related Compliance Steering Committee and (vii) the review, approval and ratification of transactions with related parties. The Audit Committee provides an avenue of communication among management, the independent registered public accounting firm, the corporate auditors and the Board. Management has the primary responsibility for the preparation of the Company’s financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm has the responsibility for the audit of those financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.

In discharging its oversight responsibility as to the audit process, the Audit Committee (i) obtained from the independent registered public accounting firm a formal written statement describing all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Company that might bear on the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence and affirming its independence consistent with applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the

Audit Committee concerning independence, (ii) discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm, which documented the discussion, any relationships that may impact the firm’s objectivity and independence, and (iii) considered whether the non-audit services provided to the Company by E&Y are compatible with maintaining the accountant’s independence. The Audit Committee reviewed with both the independent registered public accounting firm and the corporate auditors their identification of audit risks, audit plans and audit scope. The Audit Committee discussed with management, the independent registered public accounting firm and the corporate auditors the corporate audit function’s organization, responsibilities, budget and staffing.

The Audit Committee also discussed and reviewed with the independent registered public accounting firm all communications required by generally accepted auditing standards, including those described in Auditing Standard No. 16, “Communication with Audit Committees,” as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Audit Committee met with each of the independent registered public accounting firm and the corporate auditors, both with management present and in private sessions without management present, to discuss and review the results of the independent registered public accounting firm’s audit of the financial statements, including the independent registered public accounting firm’s evaluation of the accounting principles, practices and judgments applied by management, the results of the corporate audit activities and the quality and adequacy of the Company’s internal controls.

The Audit Committee discussed the interim financial information contained in each of the quarterly earnings announcements with Company management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also reviewed the audited financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 with management and the independent registered public accounting firm.

At its meetings every quarter, the Audit Committee met with members of management, the independent registered public accounting firm and the corporate

auditors to review the fiscal 2015 certifications provided by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the respective rules and regulations of the SEC and the overall certification process. At these meetings, management reviewed with the Audit Committee each of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act certification requirements including whether there were any (i) significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Audit Committee received reports from the Company’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Audit regarding the Company’s policies, processes and procedures relating to

compliance with News Corporation Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy and activities of the Company’s Compliance Steering Committee.

Based on the above-mentioned review and discussions with management, the independent registered public accounting firm and the corporate auditors, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, for filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee also appointed E&Y as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and the Board concurred in such appointment.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Peter L. Barnes (Chairman)
Elaine L. Chao
Ana Paula Pessoa
Masroor Siddiqui

PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has selected Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the books and accounts of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. E&Y has audited the books and records of the Company since its formation. The Audit Committee believes that the continued retention of E&Y is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast

at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify the reappointment of E&Y for fiscal 2016. If this appointment is not ratified by our stockholders, the Audit Committee will reconsider its decision. A representative of E&Y will be present at the Annual Meeting. He or she will have an opportunity to make a statement and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
THE 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, 2016.

Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit Committee has appointed E&Y to perform audit and other permissible non-audit services for the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company has formal procedures in place for the pre-approval by the Audit Committee

of all services provided by E&Y. These pre-approval procedures are described below under “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.”

The description of the fees billed to the Company and its subsidiaries by E&Y for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014 (“fiscal 2014”) is set forth below.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee has established policies and procedures under which all audit and non-audit services performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee’s policy provides for pre-approval of audit, audit-related, tax and certain other services specifically described by the Audit Committee on an annual basis. In addition, individual engagements anticipated to exceed pre-established thresholds, as well as certain other services, must be separately approved. The policy also provides that the Audit Committee can delegate pre-approval authority to any member of the Audit Committee provided that the decision to pre-approve is communicated to the

full Audit Committee at its next meeting. The Audit Committee has delegated this responsibility to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Management has also implemented internal procedures to ensure compliance with this policy. As required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, all audit and non-audit services provided in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014 have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with these policies and procedures. The Audit Committee also reviewed the non-audit services provided by E&Y during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, and determined that the provision of such non-audit services was compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF NEWS CORPORATION

The executive officers of the Company at June 30, 2015 are set forth in the table below. Unless otherwise noted, each holds the offices indicated until his successor is chosen and qualified at the regular meeting of the Board to be held following the Annual Meeting, or at other meetings of the Board as appropriate.

Information concerning Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson can be found under the heading “Election of Directors.”

Bedi Ajay Singh—Bedi Ajay Singh has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since December 2012. He served as Co-CEO, President & Chief Financial Officer for MGM Studios, a media company, from 2008 to 2010. Previously, Mr. Singh served as Chief Financial Officer at Gemstar-TV Guide from 2006 to 2008, as Chief Finance and Administration Officer at Novartis Pharma A.G. from 2004 to 2006 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment from 1999 to 2003. Before joining Sony Pictures Entertainment, he held a number of senior finance positions at 21st Century Fox, including at News International (now known as News UK) as Financial Controller and Fox Filmed Entertainment as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and as Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman of News Corporation. Mr. Singh is a

graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Fellow of the UK Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate of the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. Mr. Singh started his business career with Arthur Andersen in London.

David B. Pitofsky—David B. Pitofsky has served as the Company’s General Counsel since February 2015. He also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Mr. Pitofsky served as a Deputy General Counsel for the Company from April 2013 until February 2015 and as the Company’s Deputy Chief Compliance Officer from June 2013 until February 2015. Mr. Pitofsky previously held the position of partner at Goodwin Procter LLP from 2005 to March 2013. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Pitofsky was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, rising to the level of Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF NEWS CORPORATION

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of August 10, 2015 (unless otherwise noted) for the following: (i) each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock; (ii) each member of the Board; (iii) each named executive officer (as identified under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”) of the Company; and (iv) all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.

various Directors and officers serve as directors or trustees. Beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as reported in the above table has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise indicated, beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock represents sole investment power and ownership of the Class B Common Stock represents both sole voting and sole investment power.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

This section explains the Company’s compensation philosophy and summarizes the material components of our executive compensation program. Our Named Executive Officers (the “NEOs”) for fiscal 2015 were:

The NEOs listed above represent all of the Company’s executive officers as defined by SEC rules (other than Mr. Zweifach who ceased to be an executive officer when he resigned as General Counsel in February 2015). During his tenure as General Counsel, the Company compensated 21st Century Fox for Mr. Zweifach’s services through a Transition Services Agreement between the

Company and 21st Century Fox, and Mr. Zweifach received no compensation (other than a one-time Launch Performance Award consisting of PSUs) in fiscal 2015 directly from the Company. As a result, the discussion below concerning NEO compensation for fiscal 2015 is focused primarily on the compensation decisions for Messrs. K.R. Murdoch, Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky.

Executive Summary

The Compensation Committee has established a compensation program that seeks to create long-term growth and value for our stockholders. To facilitate an understanding of our executive compensation program, certain key information is highlighted in this Executive Summary.

Compensation Philosophy

Our executive compensation program is designed to (i) drive Company performance, (ii) ensure our compensation practices support short- and long-term growth for stockholders, and (iii) attract, retain and motivate the top executive talent necessary for the Company’s success. We have adopted the following approach to achieve these objectives:

Stockholder Engagement and Recent Enhancements to the Executive Compensation Program

The Company carefully considers feedback from our stockholders regarding our executive compensation program. Stockholders are invited to express their views to the Compensation Committee as described under “Communicating with the Board” in this Proxy Statement. During fiscal 2015, representatives of the Company had discussions with holders of more than a majority of the total number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. In addition, the annual advisory vote on the compensation of the NEOs provides stockholders with an opportunity to communicate their views on our executive compensation program.

At our first Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in November 2014, an advisory, nonbinding vote on NEO compensation was held in order to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and to provide feedback to the Board and the Compensation Committee regarding the Company’s executive compensation program. At the 2014 Annual Meeting, 84% of the votes cast were in favor of the proposal to approve the compensation of the NEOs. This result demonstrated that stockholders are generally supportive of the Company’s executive compensation program. Upon consideration of the

2014 vote results and feedback from discussions with stockholders, the Compensation Committee made several enhancements to the executive compensation program to further align executives’ interests with those of our stockholders. These improvements include:

Total Direct Compensation

The following table presents the total direct compensation (“TDC”) awarded to Messrs. K.R. Murdoch, Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky for fiscal 2015. TDC differs from the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table, as required by the SEC, and reflects the amounts the Compensation Committee considers most relevant in assessing and determining executive compensation for the fiscal year. The TDC for the NEOs includes their annual base salary, target annual cash incentive and target value of long-term equity-based performance awards at grant.

NEO Compensation Program Practices

The table below highlights our current executive compensation practices, including practices we engage in because we believe they drive performance and those we do not engage in because they are inconsistent with our stockholders’ long-term interests:

What We Do
	Majority of compensation “at-risk”— performance-based, variable pay comprised 80% of total target pay for the Executive Chairman, 78% for the CEO, 72% for the CFO and 55% for the General Counsel(1)
	Use of multiple performance metrics—the annual cash incentive and long-term equity incentive programs for NEOs rely on diversified performance metrics that incentivize and reward the achievement of multi-dimensional aspects of our operational and long-term business strategy
	Cap on payouts under annual cash incentive and long-term equity incentive programs
	Performance on ethics and compliance objectives impacts payout of discretionary portion of annual cash incentive awards
	Clawback policies provide for recoupment, under certain circumstances, of performance-based cash and equity compensation
	Stock ownership guidelines for the CEO, CFO, General Counsel and Non-Executive Directors
	All NEO incentive compensation is subject to achievement of performance goals

What We Do Not Do
	No “single trigger” cash severance or automatic vesting of equity awards based solely upon a change in control of the Company
	No excise tax gross-ups or tax gross-ups on perquisites
	NEO employment agreements do not contain provisions related to a change in control
	No hedging of Company stock by Directors and NEOs
	No re-pricing of stock options or SARs without stockholder approval
	No dividends on unvested or unearned RSUs or PSUs
	No excessive perquisites
	No guaranteed bonuses
	Do not maintain compensation programs that create risks reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company

Aligning Compensation with Company Performance

The Compensation Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s executive compensation framework, and within that framework, aligning compensation with Company performance and providing incentives that reward sustained value creation and responsible risk-taking.

In recognition of the Company’s strong performance, as highlighted below, the Compensation Committee determined that the payout for the fiscal 2015 Annual

Cash Incentive would be 100% of target. For fiscal 2015, the Compensation Committee set the midpoint of its adjusted Total Segment EBITDA target range at $902 million and the Company achieved $914 million, which generated a 100% payout of the quantitative portion of Annual Cash Incentive. The Compensation Committee also determined that a 100% payout of the qualitative portion of the fiscal 2015 Annual Cash Incentive was appropriate in light of the strategic leadership of the NEOs during fiscal 2015. For the fiscal 2014 Annual Cash Incentive, the quantitative

payout was 141.1% of target, which reflected the Company’s over-achievement of the midpoint of its adjusted Total Segment EBITDA target range of $815 million by achieving $906 million, and the qualitative payout was 120% in recognition of the NEOs’ strong leadership during the Company’s first year as a separate public company.

Fiscal 2015 annual performance highlights include:

segment due to the inclusion of Harlequin results and lower expenses, mainly at the Digital Education segment; partially offset by adverse foreign currency fluctuations, declines at the News and Information Services segment, which includes higher legal costs at News America Marketing, and stock-based compensation expense resulting from the acquisition of Move.

Executive Compensation Practices

How Executive Compensation Decisions Are Made

The Compensation Committee considers level of responsibility, individual contributions, Company performance, achievement of strategic objectives, industry compensation practices and retention considerations when establishing and reviewing NEO compensation packages. NEOs do not participate in the Compensation Committee’s deliberations or decisions with regards to their own compensation. Management, together with the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant, assists the Committee by providing data, analyses and recommendations regarding the Company’s executive compensation practices and policies. In addition, the Executive Chairman and CEO present individual pay recommendations to the Compensation Committee for the other NEOs. These recommendations are based on their assessments of individual contributions, achievement of performance objectives and other qualitative factors. The Compensation Committee considers management input along with the advice of its independent compensation consultant in making decisions on compensation matters.

Role of Compensation Consultant

For fiscal 2015, Deloitte Consulting LLP (“Deloitte”) was the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant and was retained by the Committee. The role of the consultant is to advise the Compensation Committee on executive officer compensation arrangements by (i) attending Committee meetings, (ii) providing advice on proposed executive

compensation and plan designs, and (iii) preparing and presenting analyses on compensation levels, including a competitive assessment of the Company’s practices and policies. The total fees paid to Deloitte for these services during fiscal 2015 were approximately $259,670.

During fiscal 2015, the Company’s management retained other business units of Deloitte to provide other services to the Company. These services included tax compliance and consulting for domestic and international operating units, systems implementation assistance, operational consulting, internal audit assistance and due diligence. The total amount paid for such services (excluding the services as consultant to the Compensation Committee as discussed above) to Deloitte during fiscal 2015 was approximately $18 million. Deloitte was engaged directly by management to provide these other services and, accordingly, Deloitte’s engagement for these other services was not formally approved by the Board or by the Compensation Committee.

In June 2015, the Compensation Committee considered Deloitte’s independence as its compensation consultant by taking into account the factors prescribed by the NASDAQ listing rules, policies and procedures Deloitte has in place and the use of separate consulting teams for the Compensation Committee and other Deloitte engagements. Based on such evaluation, the Compensation Committee determined that no conflict of interest exists.

Comparative Market Data and Industry Trends

In order to attract and retain top executives with the requisite skills and experience to successfully manage the Company’s businesses, our executives’ compensation packages must be competitive, particularly relative to a group of peer companies (the “Peer Group”).

The Compensation Committee considers the compensation practices of the Peer Group, as well as current market trends and practices generally, in developing competitive and appropriate

compensation packages for the NEOs. Given the diverse nature of the Company, which is comprised of businesses in multiple industries and markets, the Compensation Committee believes that strict “benchmarking” against the Peer Group does not provide a broad enough view for establishing executive compensation and it does not set compensation targets for the NEOs at a specific percentile of the Peer Group.

FY2015 Peer Group

The Peer Group used for fiscal 2015 (the “FY2015 Peer Group”) was comprised of companies in the publishing and/or media industries, international media and digital companies that were similar in size to the Company, based on revenue and market capitalization, or competed with our key operational businesses. The FY2015 Peer Group consisted of the companies listed below:

FY2016 Peer Group

The Compensation Committee annually reviews the Peer Group and may update its composition to better reflect the Company’s competitive landscape or, if necessary, to account for any corporate changes, including acquisitions and dispositions. Given the breadth of our business operations globally, it is challenging to find directly comparable companies.

In June 2015, following an in-depth review of the FY2015 Peer Group, in consultation with the compensation consultant, the Compensation Committee adopted an updated peer group for fiscal

2016 (the “FY2016 Peer Group”). To determine the FY2016 Peer Group, the Compensation Committee considered companies with the following general characteristics:

The FY2016 Peer Group consists of the following companies:

The FY2016 Peer Group revenue ranges from $3.0-$18.2 billion which places News Corp at the 59^th percentile (vs. 74^th percentile against the FY2015 Peer Group). Market capitalization against the FY2016 Peer Group places News Corp at the 24^th percentile (vs. 35^th percentile against the FY2015 Peer Group).

Named Executive Officer Compensation

Overview of Executive Compensation Program

The table below describes the objectives supported by each of the primary compensation elements, along with an overview of the key design features of each element.

In determining the appropriate level of compensation for each NEO, the Compensation Committee considers:

Messrs. Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky are each party to a negotiated employment agreement with a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. K.R. Murdoch does not have an employment agreement, but does have a letter agreement that contains termination provisions relating to his Annual Cash Incentive and Equity-Based Incentive Awards. For a detailed description of Mr. K.R. Murdoch’s letter agreement and Messrs. Thomson’s, Singh’s and Pitofsky’s employment agreements, please see the section titled “Employment Agreements.”

Fiscal 2015 Pay Mix

The Compensation Committee designed the fiscal 2015 executive compensation program so that the performance-based pay elements (annual cash incentive compensation and long-term equity-based incentive awards) constituted a significant portion of target TDC in support of our objective to align the NEOs’ interests with those of our stockholders. The following chart demonstrates that these variable pay elements comprised 80%, 78%, 72% and 55%⁽¹⁾ of the targeted annual compensation for the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel, respectively.

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee annually reviews the NEOs’ base salaries and uses its judgment to make appropriate adjustments subject to the terms of individual employment agreements. The respective employment agreements of Messrs. Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky provide for a minimum base salary.

For fiscal 2015, the Committee approved an increase to Mr. Singh’s base salary to $1,200,000 in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the Company (as described below). Base salaries for Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson were not increased and remained at $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, respectively, which in Mr. Thomson’s case represents the minimum annual base salary provided for in his employment agreement. Upon his promotion to the position of General Counsel in February 2015, Mr. Pitofsky received a base salary increase to $950,000 (pro-rated for his service in this position during fiscal 2015), which is the minimum annual base salary provided for in his employment agreement.

Performance-Based Incentive Compensation

In order to align NEO compensation with stockholders’ interests, the majority of each

executive’s compensation is tied to two performance-based incentive plans, the Annual Cash Incentive and the Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive plans. Targets of the metrics for both of these compensation components are set at challenging, yet reasonably achievable levels each year in order to motivate a high degree of performance, focusing on the Company’s long-term growth. These targets are set with a long-term focus in order to ensure no individual takes an inappropriate amount of risk to achieve them.

Fiscal 2015 Performance-Based Annual Cash Incentive Compensation

In August 2014, the Compensation Committee approved a framework for the Company’s fiscal 2015 annual cash incentive program (the “Annual Cash Incentive”). The Compensation Committee believes the Annual Cash Incentive’s mix of quantitative and qualitative factors motivates the NEOs to achieve the critical operating goals of the Company’s businesses, while also recognizing and rewarding them for individual contributions. Individual Annual Cash Incentive awards are based two-thirds on achievement of target adjusted Total Segment EBITDA⁽¹⁾, and one-third on an assessment of qualitative considerations. Adjusted Total Segment

EBITDA was selected as the financial performance metric because it reflects the Company’s key financial objective for the operations for which the NEOs have direct responsibility. The Compensation Committee also considers, based on a recommendation from the

Audit Committee regarding management’s performance on ethics and compliance objectives, whether to reduce the qualitative portion of the payout of the Annual Cash Incentive and if so, the amount of such reduction.

For fiscal 2015, the Compensation Committee approved the following target and maximum amounts for the fiscal 2015 Annual Cash Incentive:

For fiscal 2015, the Compensation Committee set a target range for adjusted Total Segment EBITDA of $857 million − $947 million based on the Company’s annual plan. A target range is used, rather than a specific goal, to address challenges associated with setting performance goals with precision and to avoid unintended windfalls and shortfalls in actual

payouts to the NEOs. Performance within the target range generates a payout of 100% for the quantitative portion of the Annual Cash Incentive, with performance that falls between the specified performance levels to be interpolated on a linear basis.

The Compensation Committee noted individual NEO’s significant and numerous contributions and strong leadership in the development and implementation of the corporate vision, strategy and organizational structure for the Company’s businesses. In assessing our NEOs’ performance and determining the appropriate award amounts, the Compensation Committee acknowledged the following specific achievements:

To determine the fiscal 2015 Annual Cash Incentive for the NEOs, the Compensation Committee recognized that the Company’s adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, for the purposes of this calculation, was approximately $914 million and as a result, 100% of the quantitative portion of the Annual Cash Incentive was achieved. In light of this achievement and the individual accomplishments mentioned above, the Compensation Committee determined to award fiscal 2015 Annual Cash Incentives as set out below:

Performance-Based Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive Awards

Fiscal 2015-2017 Performance-Based Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive Awards

In August 2014, the Compensation Committee designed and approved a performance-based long-term equity-based incentive program for the Company’s senior executives. The annual awards, which are granted under the LTIP, consist of PSUs that vest over a three-year performance measurement period. If earned, the PSUs awarded to: (i) Messrs. Singh and Pitofsky are settled in shares of Class A Common Stock, and (ii) Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson are settled in cash rather than shares based on the stock price on the trading day immediately prior to vesting. Accordingly, all of the NEOs’ PSU payouts are fully at risk for both financial performance and stock price performance from the grant date until vesting. The practice of settling PSUs awarded to Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson in cash rather than stock conforms to the Company’s policy of settling Directors’ equity awards in cash to address certain requirements of the ASX.

Payouts will be determined based on the achievement of the performance goals established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the three-year performance period for three performance metrics. The performance metrics and their respective weightings for the fiscal 2015-2017 PSU Award are as follows:

For the fiscal 2015-2017 PSU Award, the Compensation Committee decided to utilize a cumulative annual adjusted free cash flow measure instead of growth in average annual adjusted free cash flow, which was used for prior PSU awards, as the Compensation Committee believes the cumulative annual adjusted free cash flow metric better reflects the performance of the Company during the performance period.

The Compensation Committee seeks to motivate the NEOs to create stockholder value and therefore determined that cumulative adjusted earnings per share, cumulative annual adjusted free cash flow and three-year TSR as measured against the S&P 500 were the appropriate performance metrics to use in determining payouts.

At the beginning of each performance period, the Compensation Committee determines the target award opportunity, expressed as a dollar value (the “PSU Target Value”), for each of the NEOs. The PSU Target Value is converted to a target number of PSUs (the “PSU Target”), which, for the fiscal 2015-2017 PSU Award, was based on the volume weighted average price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for the last 20 trading days in fiscal 2014.

At the end of each performance period, the Compensation Committee will compare the actual results of the Company’s performance against the targets set by the Compensation Committee and determine the “Final PSU Award” for each NEO, using the following formula:

Upon vesting, Messrs. K.R. Murdoch and Thomson will each receive a cash payment (after taxes are withheld) equal to the Final PSU Award multiplied by the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Vest Date, subject to the limitations set forth in the LTIP. The “Vest Date” will be August 15 of the applicable year or the closest business day following August 15. Messrs. Singh and Pitofsky will receive shares of Class A Common Stock, after taxes are withheld, in settlement of their Final PSU Awards.

For the fiscal 2015-2017 PSU Award, the Compensation Committee approved the following PSU Target Values and corresponding number of PSUs for the NEOs:

Launch Performance Award Granted to Former General Counsel

In September 2013, the Compensation Committee approved a one-time grant of PSUs to certain executives and key employees of the Company in recognition of their efforts in connection with the Separation (the “Launch Performance Awards”). Mr. Zweifach, our then General Counsel, did not receive a Launch Performance Award at that time. However, in August 2014, the Compensation Committee approved a Launch Performance Award for Mr. Zweifach in light of his accomplishments as the Company’s General Counsel, including his efforts in connection with the Separation and his decision to extend his time in this role beyond the one-year transitional period originally contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement. Mr. Zweifach’s Launch Performance Award has the same performance measurement period, performance metrics and other terms as the fiscal 2014-2016 PSU Award. The target opportunity for this award is $1,000,000. Mr. Zweifach resigned as the Company’s General Counsel in February 2015. His Launch Performance Award will continue to vest, subject to

the terms and conditions set forth in the LTIP and in the applicable award agreement. The amount earned, if any, will be paid on the same basis and at the same time as the other PSU participants.

Retirement Benefits

Prior to the Separation, Messrs. Thomson and Singh participated in certain U.S. qualified, U.K. registered (qualified) and U.K. unfunded non-qualified defined benefit plans, in each case, in connection with services rendered to 21st Century Fox. The liabilities for these benefits have been assumed by the Company, and as of the Separation, there are no further accruals under these arrangements. For additional information on these arrangements, please see the “Pension Benefits Table,” together with its accompanying footnotes, and “Description of Pension Benefits” below. Mr. K.R. Murdoch continues to participate in the 21st Century Fox retirement plans following the Separation, and does not participate in News Corp’s retirement plans.

The Company continues to provide Retirement Benefits in the form of a 401(k) plan as well as the NC Transaction, Inc. Restoration Plan (the “Restoration

Plan”), a non-qualified unfunded defined contribution retirement plan maintained for the benefit of certain management and other highly compensated employees of the Company, including the CEO, CFO and General Counsel. The Restoration Plan provides participants with retirement benefits which would have become payable under the Company’s traditional qualified retirement plans but for limitations imposed by the Code. For additional information on the Restoration Plan, please see the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table,” together with its accompanying footnotes, and “Description of Restoration Plan” below.

Perquisites

Consistent with the Company’s compensation philosophy, the NEOs are provided with limited

perquisites and other personal benefits that the Compensation Committee feels are reasonable and consistent with the Company’s overall compensation philosophy. Perquisites constitute a very small percentage of each of the NEO’s total compensation package.

Messrs. Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky are entitled to the benefits and perquisites available to the Company’s other senior executives. The perquisites received by each NEO in fiscal 2015, as well as their incremental cost to the Company, are reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” and its accompanying footnotes below.

Severance Arrangements

The employment agreements of Messrs. Thomson, Singh and Pitofsky provide for certain payments and benefits upon their separation from the Company. Mr. K.R. Murdoch’s letter agreement contains termination provisions relating to his Annual Cash Incentive and PSU Award. The relevant provisions in the employment agreements of Messrs. Thomson,

Singh and Pitofsky, and Mr. K.R. Murdoch’s letter agreement, are more fully described in the section titled “Potential Payments Upon Termination” below. None of the NEOs’ employment agreements contain provisions that provide benefits that are triggered in whole or in part solely by a change in control of the Company (i.e., no automatic single trigger benefits).

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Executive Officers

The Company believes that providing appropriate severance benefits helps to attract and retain highly-qualified executives by mitigating the risks associated with leaving a previous employer and accepting a new position with the Company, and by providing income continuity following an unexpected termination. These arrangements also allow the Company to protect its interests through corresponding confidentiality, non-competition and other restrictive covenants in the event of an executive’s termination.

The Compensation Committee has adopted stock ownership guidelines for the CEO, CFO, and General Counsel, which require each officer to maintain a

substantial stake in the Company. In fiscal 2015, we increased the CEO’s stock ownership guideline from two-times to three-times his base salary. The CFO’s and General Counsel’s stock ownership guideline is one-and-a-half times base salary and one times base salary, respectively. The stock ownership guidelines include unvested awards and count both cash-settled and stock-settled awards toward the applicable ownership requirements. Each officer will have five years from the later of July 1, 2013 or the officer’s employment commencement date in which to comply with the ownership requirement and each officer is making progress towards achieving the requirement.

Clawback Policies

The Board has adopted policies requiring the recoupment of performance-based cash and equity compensation paid to the NEOs in the event of certain financial restatements or of other bonus

compensation in certain other instances. The policies require reimbursement, to the extent permitted by governing law and any employment arrangements entered into prior to the adoption of the policies.

Prohibition on Hedging of News Corp Stock

The Company prohibits all Directors and employees, including the NEOs, from engaging in short sales of the Company’s securities and investing in derivative

securities, including options, warrants, SARs or similar rights, whose value are derived from the value of the Company’s Common Stock. This

prohibition includes, but is not limited to, trading in Company-based put or call option contracts, trading in straddles and similar instruments designed to offset the risks of ownership of the Company’s

Common Stock. However, holding and exercising employee stock options, RSUs or other equity-based awards granted under the Company’s equity compensation plans are not prohibited.

Compensation Deductibility Policy

In approving compensation arrangements, the Compensation Committee takes into account Section 162(m) of the Code, which generally limits to $1 million the U.S. federal tax deductibility of compensation paid in one year to the NEOs (other than, pursuant to Internal Revenue Service pronouncements, the CFO). However, the Compensation Committee reserves the flexibility to take actions that may be based on considerations other than tax deductibility pursuant to

Section 162(m) of the Code for performance-based compensation. The Compensation Committee believes that stockholder interests are best served by not restricting the Committee’s discretion and flexibility in crafting compensation programs, even if such programs may result in certain non-deductible compensation expenses. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee may choose to approve components of compensation for certain officers that are not deductible.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K and discussed it with the Company’s management. Based on the Compensation Committee’s review and discussions with management, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included

in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and this proxy statement.

THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:

Masroor Siddiqui (Chairman)
Natalie Bancroft
Peter L. Barnes

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During fiscal 2015, the Compensation Committee consisted of the following Non-Executive Directors: Masroor Siddiqui (Chairman), Peter L. Barnes, Natalie Bancroft (appointed to the Committee in August 2014) and John Elkann (resigned from the Committee

in August 2014). The Board has determined that Ms. Bancroft and Messrs. Siddiqui, Barnes and Elkann are independent in accordance with the NASDAQ listing rules. There are no interlocking relationships as defined in the applicable SEC rules.

RISKS RELATED TO COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES

The Compensation Committee has been delegated the authority to oversee the risk assessment of the Company’s compensation policies and practices. At the direction of the Compensation Committee, members of senior management conducted the risk assessment. Such members gathered and reviewed information regarding pay practices and risk-mitigation factors within the Company’s principal business units and its corporate division. Following an analysis of the data with the Compensation Committee, the Compensation Committee does not believe there are any risks from the Company’s compensation policies and practices for its

employees that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. In addition, the Company’s compensation programs include sufficient risk mitigation features, such as significant management discretion and oversight, a balance of annual and long-term incentives for senior executives, the use of multiple performance metrics which are generally set at the beginning of the performance period, award opportunities that are fixed or capped, and recoupment provisions for NEOs’ bonus compensation in the event of certain financial restatements or certain other instances.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

The following table sets forth information with respect to total compensation for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively, for the Company’s NEOs.