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 
 
June 17, 2005 
DATE OF REPORT 
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) 
 
 
 
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT 
AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) 
 
 
 





Delaware
 
001-32352
 
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) 
 
 
 
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to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 
 




ITEM 8.01	OTHER EVENTS. 
 
	Under News Corporation's (the "Company") stock 
repurchase program announced on June 13, 2005, the 
Company is authorized to acquire from 
time to time up to $3 billion in the Company's 
outstanding shares of Class A 
common stock and Class B common stock.  
Under the rules of the Australian Stock 
Exchange 
(the "ASX"), the 
Company is required to provide to the ASX, 
on a daily basis, disclosure of transactions 
pursuant to the stock 
repurchase program to the extent such transactions occur.  

	Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of 
the information provided to the ASX on the 
date noted on Exhibit 
99.1.  

ITEM 9.01 	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. 
 
(c) Exhibits. 
 



Exhibit
Number

 
Description

99.1
 
Information provided to Australian Stock 
Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1. 
		



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/ Lawrence A. Jacobs
 
 
Lawrence A. Jacobs
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and 
Group General Counsel
 
Dated: June 17, 2005 
 
 



EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit
Number

 
Description

99.1
 
Information provided to Australian 
Stock Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.





Rule 3.8A
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice
(except minimum holding buy-back and
selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become 
ASX's property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/9/99.  Origin:  rule 3.6, Appendix 7C. 
 Amended 30/9/2001.


Name of entity

ARBN

NEWS CORPORATION


111 480 561

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.


Information about buy-back

1
Type of buy-back

ON MARKET



2
Date Appendix 3C was given to 
ASX

14 JUNE 2005



Total of all shares bought back, 
or in relation to which acceptances have been 
received, before, and on, previous day



Before previous day
Previous day

3
Number of shares bought 
back or if buy-back is an 
equal access scheme, in 
relation to which 
acceptances have been 
received

NYSE
1,543,000 CLASS B
2,615,000 CLASS A 

ASX
808,749 CLASS B
808,749 CLASS A
 NYSE
528,000 CLASS B
1,600,000 CLASS A

ASX
724,709 CLASS B
414,300 CLASS A
4
Total consideration paid or 
payable for the shares

NYSE
US$26,847,366 CLASS 
B
US$43,624,135 CLASS 
B

ASX
A$18,329,697 CLASS B
A$17,619,025 CLASS A
NYSE
US$9,336,970 CLASS B
US$26,998,459 CLASS 
A

ASX
A$16,586,342 CLASS B
A$9,006,168 CLASS A



Before previous day
Previous day

5
If buy-back is an on-market 
buy-back
NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: 
US$17.57
date: 15 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: 
US$17.22
date: 15 JUNE 2005
NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
US$16.81
date: 15 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: 
US$16.49
date: 15 JUNE 2005
ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: 
A$22.83
date: 14 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: A$22.51
date: 15 JUNE 2005
ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
A$22.00
date: 14 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: A$21.55
date: 15 JUNE 2005

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: 
US$17.77
lowest price paid: 
US$17.50
NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
US$16.93
lowest price paid: 
US$16.75
ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$22.79
lowest price paid: A$22.73
ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: A$21.95
lowest price paid: A$21.77



highest price allowed under 
rule 7.33:
N/A

Participation by directors

6
Deleted 30/9/2001.



How many shares may still be bought back?

7
If the company has disclosed an 
intention to buy back a maximum 
number of shares - the remaining 
number of shares to be bought 
back



Compliance statement

1.	The company is in compliance 
with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to 
this buy-back.

2.	There is no information that 
the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already 
been disclosed, or is not contained in, 
or attached to, this form.

Sign here:         /s / Robert K. Moon             	Date: 17 June 2005
           (Assistant Secretary-Australia)

Print name:     Robert K Moon


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