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Insider Trading: NEWS CORP
Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of NEWS CORP in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of NEWS CORP since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of NEWS CORP since 2005.
The reporting company's ticker symbol is NWS.
The reporting company's CIK number is 1308161.
The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $155,424.
The total value of stock sales is $645,980,438.
The total value of stock exercises is $13,517,970.
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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at NEWS CORP (NWS) in the past 24 months.
The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale
as shown on the right axis labels.
The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.
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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at NEWS CORP (NWS) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.
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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises
for NEWS CORP (NWS).
Trading Period
year-month |
Insider Buying
Shares Value ($) |
Insider Sales
Shares Value ($) |
Option Exercises
Shares Value ($) |
| 2008-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494,794 | 0 |
| 2008-05 | 501 | 9,999 | 8,740,000 | 164,501,400 | 150,000 | 0 |
| 2008-03 | 2,500 | 44,825 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 | 0 |
| 2008-02 | 490 | 9,902 | 500,000 | 9,955,000 | 8,541 | 0 |
| 2007-12 | 0 | 0 | 415,800 | 8,744,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-11 | 460 | 9,899 | 17,646,389 | 356,530,311 | 437,500 | 3,325,000 |
| 2007-09 | 0 | 0 | 987,000 | 20,785,439 | 18,000 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 445 | 9,919 | 0 | 0 | 680,144 | 0 |
| 2007-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342,833 | 0 |
| 2007-05 | 430 | 9,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 0 |
| 2007-02 | 0 | 0 | 2,509,800 | 59,451,000 | 2,509,800 | 0 |
| 2006-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,000 | 0 |
| 2006-09 | 0 | 0 | 338,673 | 6,418,187 | 275,000 | 0 |
| 2006-08 | 100 | 1,947 | 138,960 | 2,603,698 | 672,879 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170,280 | 0 |
| 2006-06 | 490 | 9,937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-05 | 0 | 0 | 645,500 | 12,053,340 | 645,500 | 6,755,470 |
| 2006-03 | 563 | 9,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-02 | 0 | 0 | 312,500 | 4,937,500 | 312,500 | 3,437,500 |
| 2006-01 | 570 | 9,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-12 | 1,185 | 19,546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-03 | 550 | 9,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises
for NEWS CORP (NWS)
| Trade Date |
Insider Name |
Trade Type |
Shares |
Price ($) |
Value ($) |
| 2008-07-01 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 82,466 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-07-01 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 412,328 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-05-29 | Eddington Roderick I (Director) | Sale | 50,000 | 19.38 | 969,000 |
| 2008-05-29 | Eddington Roderick I (Director) | Option Exercise | 50,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-05-28 | Eddington Roderick I (Director) | Sale | 40,000 | 18.86 | 754,400 |
| 2008-05-28 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Sale | 100,000 | 18.67 | 1,867,000 |
| 2008-05-28 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Option Exercise | 100,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-05-13 | Cruden Financial Services Llc (Other) | Sale | 6,550,000 | 18.82 | 123,271,000 |
| 2008-05-13 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 501 | 19.96 | 9,999 |
| 2008-05-13 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 2,000,000 | 18.82 | 37,640,000 |
| 2008-03-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 50,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-03-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 50,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-03-10 | Aznar Jose Maria (Director) | Purchase | 2,500 | 17.93 | 44,825 |
| 2008-02-12 | Paige Roderick R (Director) | Option Exercise | 8,541 | .00 | 0 |
| 2008-02-11 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 490 | 20.21 | 9,902 |
| 2008-02-07 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 500,000 | 19.91 | 9,955,000 |
| 2007-12-12 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 150,000 | 21.02 | 3,153,000 |
| 2007-12-11 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 150,000 | 20.97 | 3,145,500 |
| 2007-12-07 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 25,000 | 21.28 | 532,000 |
| 2007-12-03 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 90,800 | 21.08 | 1,914,063 |
| 2007-11-30 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 84,200 | 21.07 | 1,774,094 |
| 2007-11-15 | Cruden Financial Services Llc (Other) | Sale | 17,562,189 | 20.20 | 354,756,217 |
| 2007-11-12 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 437,500 | 7.60 | 3,325,000 |
| 2007-11-12 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 460 | 21.52 | 9,899 |
| 2007-09-11 | Shuman Stanley S (Other) | Sale | 6,000 | 20.99 | 125,939 |
| 2007-09-11 | Shuman Stanley S (Other) | Option Exercise | 6,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-09-11 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Option Exercise | 6,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-09-10 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Sale | 975,000 | 21.06 | 20,533,500 |
| 2007-09-06 | Knight Andrew (Director) | Sale | 6,000 | 21.00 | 126,000 |
| 2007-09-06 | Knight Andrew (Director) | Option Exercise | 6,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 21,924 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 33,752 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Murdoch Lachlan K (Director) | Option Exercise | 63,750 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 80,159 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Option Exercise | 69,499 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Option Exercise | 100,414 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 264,073 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-15 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Option Exercise | 46,573 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-08-13 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 445 | 22.29 | 9,919 |
| 2007-07-01 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 57,139 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-07-01 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 285,694 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-05-11 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 430 | 23.21 | 9,980 |
| 2007-03-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 25,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-03-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 25,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-21 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Sale | 250,000 | 23.80 | 5,950,000 |
| 2007-02-21 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 250,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-20 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Sale | 250,000 | 23.81 | 5,952,500 |
| 2007-02-20 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 250,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-20 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Sale | 150,000 | 23.90 | 3,585,000 |
| 2007-02-20 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Option Exercise | 150,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-20 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 552,500 | 23.89 | 13,199,225 |
| 2007-02-20 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 552,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-16 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 100,000 | 23.50 | 2,350,000 |
| 2007-02-16 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 100,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Sale | 64,800 | 23.50 | 1,522,800 |
| 2007-02-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 64,800 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-14 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Sale | 75,000 | 23.53 | 1,764,750 |
| 2007-02-14 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 75,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-14 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Sale | 187,500 | 23.51 | 4,408,125 |
| 2007-02-14 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 187,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-14 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 250,000 | 23.50 | 5,875,000 |
| 2007-02-14 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 250,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-13 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 250,000 | 23.19 | 5,797,500 |
| 2007-02-13 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 250,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-09 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Sale | 35,000 | 23.86 | 835,100 |
| 2007-02-09 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 35,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-09 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Sale | 172,500 | 23.80 | 4,105,500 |
| 2007-02-09 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 172,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2007-02-09 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 172,500 | 23.80 | 4,105,500 |
| 2007-02-09 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 172,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-10-04 | Shuman Stanley S (Other) | Option Exercise | 6,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-09-15 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Sale | 206,431 | 19.05 | 3,932,510 |
| 2006-09-15 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Option Exercise | 150,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-09-08 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 125,000 | 18.78 | 2,347,500 |
| 2006-09-08 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 125,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-09-05 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Sale | 7,242 | 19.08 | 138,177 |
| 2006-08-22 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 125,000 | 18.73 | 2,341,250 |
| 2006-08-22 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 125,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 13,875 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Sale | 13,960 | 18.80 | 262,448 |
| 2006-08-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 24,840 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Murdoch Lachlan K (Director) | Option Exercise | 63,750 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 63,750 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Option Exercise | 63,750 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Ailes Roger (Chairman of FTS and FOX News) | Option Exercise | 100,414 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-15 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 217,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-08-14 | Murdoch Keith Rupert (Chairman and CEO) | Purchase | 100 | 19.47 | 1,947 |
| 2006-07-01 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 28,381 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-07-01 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 141,899 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-06-01 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 490 | 20.28 | 9,937 |
| 2006-05-31 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Sale | 120,000 | 19.11 | 2,293,200 |
| 2006-05-31 | Siskind Arthur M (Director) | Option Exercise | 120,000 | .00 | 0 |
| 2006-05-25 | Devoe David F (Director) | Sale | 180,000 | 18.70 | 3,366,000 |
| 2006-05-25 | Devoe David F (Director) | Option Exercise | 180,000 | 16.04 | 2,887,200 |
| 2006-05-16 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Sale | 20,500 | 18.68 | 382,940 |
| 2006-05-16 | Jacobs Lawrence A (Sr. EVP, Group General Counsel) | Option Exercise | 20,500 | 10.34 | 211,970 |
| 2006-05-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Sale | 30,000 | 18.57 | 557,100 |
| 2006-05-15 | Nallen John (EVP, Deputy CFO) | Option Exercise | 30,000 | 10.34 | 310,200 |
| 2006-05-15 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Sale | 45,000 | 18.48 | 831,600 |
| 2006-05-15 | Devoe David F (Sr. EVP and CFO) | Option Exercise | 45,000 | 9.58 | 431,100 |
| 2006-05-15 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 250,000 | 18.49 | 4,622,500 |
| 2006-05-15 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 250,000 | 11.66 | 2,915,000 |
| 2006-03-17 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 563 | 17.74 | 9,987 |
| 2006-02-13 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Sale | 312,500 | 15.80 | 4,937,500 |
| 2006-02-13 | Chernin Peter (President and COO) | Option Exercise | 312,500 | 11.00 | 3,437,500 |
| 2006-01-04 | Dinh Viet D (Director) | Purchase | 570 | 16.91 | 9,638 |
| 2005-12-20 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 1,185 | 16.50 | 19,546 |
| 2005-03-17 | Perkins Thomas J (Director) | Purchase | 550 | 17.90 | 9,845 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises
listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy.
For more insider trading information of NEWS CORP (symbol NWS,
CIK number 1308161) see
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.
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