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ASX Corporate Governance Recommendations (“Recommendations”)
Details of News Corporation’s corporate governance procedures are described in News Corporation’s Proxy Statement for its 2007
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including under the heading “Corporate Governance Matters.” News Corporation has followed the
Recommendations during the reporting period, except that Mr. K. Rupert Murdoch serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of News Corporation. The Board of Directors has taken the view that it is in the best interests of News Corporation and its
stockholders that Mr. K. Rupert Murdoch serve in such capacities. This view departs from Recommendations 2.2 and 2.3.
Information on News Corporation’s Common Stock
For a list of the beneficial ownership of both News Corporation’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of
August 17, 2007 for: (i) each person who is known by News Corporation to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of Class B common stock; (ii) each member of the Board of Directors; (iii) each Named Executive Officer (as defined in
Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) of News Corporation; and (iv) all Directors and executive officers of News Corporation as a group,
please refer to News Corporation’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Security
Ownership of News Corporation.”
As of August 17, 2007, there were approximately 1,600 holders of record of Class B Common Stock and 54,000 holders of
record of Class A Common Stock.
Each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders have the
right to vote. Each share of Class A Common Stock does not have voting rights. However, holders of shares of Class A Common
Stock do have the right to vote, together with holders of shares of Class B Common Stock in limited circumstances which are
described in News Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Distribution of stockholding (includes CDIs)
The following information is provided as of August 17, 2007:
Class B
Common
Stock
Class A
Common
Stock
1 – 1,000 37,600 61,837
1,001 – 5,000 9,659 3,503
5,001 – 10,000 986 398
10,001 – 100,000 689 338
100,001 – above 123 69
Based on the market price on August 17, 2007, there were approximately 1,700 holders holding less than a marketable parcel of
Class B Common Stock and approximately 39,500 holders holding less than a marketable parcel of Class A Common Stock.
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