UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | July 12, 2018 |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32352 | 26-0075658 |
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| 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York | 10036 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 212-852-7000 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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ITEM 8.01
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Other Events. |
On July 12, 2018, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its response to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (the “UK Secretary of State”) approving the proposed acquisition by the Company for the fully diluted share capital of Sky plc (“Sky”) which the Company and its affiliates do not already own (the “Acquisition”), subject to certain accepted undertakings. The Company also announced that it has, with the written consent of the Independent Committee of Sky, waived the element of the pre-condition concerning approval of the UK Secretary of State which required the expiry of the time limit within which an application to the Competition Appeal Tribunal may be made. Therefore, all regulatory pre-conditions to the Acquisition have now been satisfied or waived.
In addition, on July 11, 2018, the Company announced its statement in response to the increased offer for Sky by Comcast Corporation.
A copy of the Company’s press release dated July 12, 2018 and the Company’s press release dated July 11, 2018 each is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 99.2 |
Press release of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., dated July 12, 2018. Press release of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., dated July 11, 2018. |
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press release of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., dated July 12, 2018. | |
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99.2
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Press release of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., dated July 11, 2018. |
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. | ||||
| July 12, 2018 | By: |
/s/ Janet Nova
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| Name: Janet Nova | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Deputy Group General Counsel | ||||