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 10, 2014
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC.
(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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 10, 2014, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (the “Company”) and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”) issued a joint press release announcing a final agreement to create a leading global multi-platform content provider, bringing together Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media. Under the terms of the agreement the Company and Apollo will jointly manage the newly created group, with each owning 50 percent. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company and Apollo is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release, dated October 10, 2014. | |
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.
| TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC. (REGISTRANT) | ||
| By: | /s/ Janet Nova | |
| Janet Nova | ||
| Executive Vice President and Deputy Group General Counsel | ||
Dated: October 10, 2014
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release, dated October 10, 2014. | |