Joint Statement From 21st Century Fox and News Corp Regarding U.S. Department of Justice Completing its Investigation and Declining to Prosecute Either Company

Joint Statement From 21st Century Fox and News Corp Regarding U.S. Department of Justice Completing its Investigation and Declining to Prosecute Either Company

New York, NY - February 2, 2015 -21st Century Fox and News Corp today issued the following joint statement from Gerson Zweifach, General Counsel of News Corp and Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer of 21st Century Fox:

21st Century Fox and News Corp have been notified by the United States Department of Justice that it has completed its investigation of voicemail interception and payments to public officials in London, and is declining to prosecute either company. We are grateful that this matter has been concluded and acknowledge the fairness and professionalism of the Department of Justice throughout this investigation.

About 21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox is the world's premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching more than 1.8 billion subscribers in approximately 50 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, STAR India, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 300 channels that comprise Fox International Channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50% ownership interest in Endemol Shine Group. The Company also holds a 39.1% ownership interest in Sky, Europe's leading entertainment company, which serves 20 million customers across five countries. For more information about 21st Century Fox, please visit http://www.21CF.com.

About News Corp

News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, book publishing, cable network programming in Australia, digital real estate services, digital education, and pay-TV distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information: http://www.newscorp.com.

Contacts:

News Corp: Jim Kennedy

jkennedy@newscorp.com

(212) 416-4064

21CF: Nathaniel Brown

nbrown@21cf.com

(212) 852-7746

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