Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 16, 2012

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)

 

 

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 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

News Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on October 16, 2012. A brief description of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on such matters is set forth below.

Proposal 1: The following individuals were elected as directors:

 

Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

José María Aznar

     502,171,304         11,192,800         1,901,679         14,381,780   

Natalie Bancroft

     403,624,066         106,106,195         5,535,522         14,381,780   

Peter L. Barnes

     499,808,570         13,556,528         1,900,685         14,381,780   

James W. Breyer

     503,389,086         9,945,940         1,930,757         14,381,780   

Chase Carey

     503,271,795         8,623,145         3,370,843         14,381,780   

Elaine L. Chao

     504,823,672         8,539,312         1,902,799         14,381,780   

David F. DeVoe

     461,410,851         48,349,689         5,505,243         14,381,780   

Viet Dinh

     502,549,703         10,797,815         1,918,265         14,381,780   

Sir Roderick I. Eddington

     454,676,964         58,733,944         1,854,875         14,381,780   

Joel I. Klein

     496,562,384         16,806,546         1,896,853         14,381,780   

James R. Murdoch

     423,426,114         86,340,339         5,499,330         14,381,780   

K. Rupert Murdoch

     487,496,875         18,391,767         9,377,141         14,381,780   

Lachlan K. Murdoch

     406,293,104         107,159,836         1,812,843         14,381,780   

Álvaro Uribe

     509,755,810         3,603,606         1,906,367         14,381,780   

Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved changes to the membership of the Committees of the Board. The current membership of each of the Committees of the Board can be found at http://www.newscorp.com/corp_gov/bc.html.

Proposal 2: A 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, 2013 passed and was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     518,005,758   

Against:

     9,732,804   

Abstain:

     1,909,001   

Broker Non-Votes:

     0   

Proposal 3: A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, executive compensation passed and was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     371,552,875   

Against:

     140,387,969   

Abstain:

     3,324,939   

Broker Non-Votes:

     14,381,780   

Proposal 4: A stockholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board of Directors be an independent director was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     156,615,065   

Against:

     356,720,056   

Abstain:

     1,930,662   

Broker Non-Votes:

     14,381,780   

Proposal 5: A stockholder proposal to adopt simple majority vote was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     59,277,700   

Against:

     453,722,581   

Abstain:

     2,265,502   

Broker Non-Votes:

     14,381,780   


Proposal 6: A stockholder proposal to eliminate the Company’s dual class capital structure was voted upon as follows:

 

For:

     147,859,882   

Against:

     365,441,125   

Abstain:

     1,964,776   

Broker Non-Votes:

     14,381,780   


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/    Janet Nova
  Janet Nova
 

Senior Vice President and

Deputy General Counsel

Dated: October 16, 2012