0001181431-12-022475.txt : 20120404 0001181431-12-022475.hdr.sgml : 20120404 20120404170620 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-022475 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120402 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120404 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THORNTON JOHN L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090353 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32352 FILM NUMBER: 12742710 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC STREET 2: 85 BROAD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001308161 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 260075658 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-852-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWS CORPORATION, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041108 4 1 rrd341062.xml FORM 4 X0305 4 2012-04-02 0 0001308161 NEWS CORP NWS 0001090353 THORNTON JOHN L C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10036 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2012-04-02 4 M 0 1073 A 1073 D Class A Common Stock 2012-04-02 4 D 0 1073 19.92 D 0 D Deferred Stock Units 2012-04-02 4 M 0 1073 D Class A Common Stock 1073 0 D Deferred Stock Units 2012-04-02 4 A 0 1757 19.92 A Class A Common Stock 1757 1757 D The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock. Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock. The deferred stock units became payable in cash on April 2, 2012, the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the grant date. /s/ Laura Cleveland as Attorney-in-Fact for John L. Thornton 2012-04-04