UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 23, 2004
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
| Delaware | 000-32352 | 26-0075658 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NO.) | (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
(212) 852-7000
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
News Corporation is filing this current report to provide certain disclosure for the period ended September 30, 2004 (set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference). Except as otherwise noted, the disclosures relate to News Corporation’s predecessor, The News Corporation Limited, an Australian company.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Certain disclosures for the three months ended September 30, 2004. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NEWS CORPORATION (REGISTRANT) | ||
| By: | /s/ Arthur M. Siskind | |
| Arthur M. Siskind | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Dated: December 23, 2004
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EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Page | ||||
| 1. |
News Corporation | |||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 4 | |||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and June 30, 2004 (audited) | 5 | |||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 6 | |||
| Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 | |||
| 2. |
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | |||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 35 | |||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and June 30, 2004 (audited) | 36 | |||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 37 | |||
| Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | 38 | |||
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