Exhibit 4.3
FORM OF 7.85% SENIOR
NOTE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A
NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO
THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS
AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY
SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S
NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.
THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A)(1) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS
OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (4) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5) PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
(B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE
STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
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NEWS AMERICA
INCORPORATED
7.85% SENIOR NOTES DUE MARCH 1,
2039
CUSIP 652482 BS8
see reverse for certain
definitions
NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, a
Delaware corporation (“NAI” or the
“Company”, which terms include any successor Person
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to
**CEDE &
CO.**
or registered assigns;
the principal amount of **[
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on March 1, 2039 and to pay
interest thereon from February 13, 2009 or from the most
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, semi-annually on March 1 and
September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2009,
at the rate of 7.85% per annum, until the principal hereof is
fully paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable,
and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date,
which shall be the February 15 or August 15 (whether or
not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such
Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10
days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of
any securities exchange on which the Note may be listed, and upon
such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully
provided in such Indenture.
This Note is unconditionally
guaranteed by News Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“News
Corporation”), as set forth in Article Twelve of the
Indenture and in the Guarantee endorsed hereon.
Payment of the principal of, and
interest on, this Note will be made at the offices or agencies of
the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York,
New York in such coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
debts; provided , however, that, at the option of the
Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear
in the Security Register or by wire transfer to an account
maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the
Security Register.
Reference is hereby made to the
further provisions of this Note set forth herein which further
provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set
forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of
authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to
herein by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NAI has caused
this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly
authorized officers and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be
affixed hereto or imprinted hereon.
Dated: February 13,
2009
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NEWS AMERICA
INCORPORATED
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Laura
O’Leary
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Name:
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Janet
Nova
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Title:
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Secretary
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Title:
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Senior Vice
President
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and Deputy
General
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Counsel
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
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This is one of
the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture
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THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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Date:
February 13, 2009
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NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED
7.85% SENIOR NOTES DUE MARCH 1, 2039
Indenture
This Security is one of a duly
authorized series (this series being the “Securities”)
of debt securities of News America Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation (“NAI” or the “Company”),
issued under an Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of
March 24, 1993, as supplemented by a First Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1993, a Second Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of May 28, 1993, a Third Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of July 21, 1993, a Fourth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 20, 1995, a Fifth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of January 8, 1998, a Sixth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1999, a Seventh Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2001, an Eighth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 27, 2003, a Ninth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2004, a Tenth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2005, an
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2005
and a Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2007
(as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), among NAI, News
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“News Corporation”
or the “Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York Mellon
(formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee (the
“Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee
under the indenture), which provides for the issuance by NAI from
time to time of debt securities (the “Debt Securities”)
in one or more series, in which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt
Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The
terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and
those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the Indenture
(the “TIA”), and as provided in the Indenture. The
terms of the Securities and Guarantee set forth in this certificate
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms of the
Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and
Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a
statement of those terms. The Securities are unconditionally
guaranteed on a senior basis (the “Guarantee”) by the
Guarantor. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
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1.
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Paying Agent
and Security Registrar
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Initially, the Trustee will act as
Paying Agent and Security Registrar. NAI may appoint and change any
Paying Agent or Security Registrar without notice, other than
notice to the Trustee. NAI or any Subsidiary or an Affiliate of
either of them may act as Paying Agent, Security Registrar or
co-registrar.
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2.
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Optional
Redemption by the Company
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This Note is redeemable, as a whole
or in part, at our option, at any time or from time to time, upon
mailed notice to the registered address of the Holder at least 30
days but not more than 60 days prior to the redemption. The
redemption price will be equal to the greater of (1)
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100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be
redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the
Remaining Scheduled Payments (as defined below) on such Notes
discounted to the date of redemption, on a semiannual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a
rate equal to the sum of the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined
below) plus 30 basis points. Accrued interest will be paid to the
date of redemption.
“Treasury Rate” means,
with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to
the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the
third business day immediately preceding that redemption date) of
the Comparable Treasury Issue (as defined below), assuming a price
for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its
principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that
redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury
Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by
the Reference Treasury Dealer (as defined below) as having a
maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes, that would
be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate
debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the
Notes.
“Comparable Treasury
Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (as defined below) for that
redemption date.
“Reference Treasury
Dealer” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and its successor.
If it shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities
dealer, we will substitute another nationally recognized investment
banking firm that is a primary U.S. Government securities
dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations” means, with respect to the Reference Treasury
Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the
trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury
Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal
amount) quoted in writing to the trustee by the Reference Treasury
Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day
preceding that redemption date.
“Remaining Scheduled
Payments” means the remaining scheduled payments of principal
of and interest on the Notes that would be due after the related
redemption date but for that redemption. If that redemption date is
not an interest payment date with respect to the Notes, the amount
of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on the Notes will
be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on the Notes to such
redemption date.
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On and after the redemption date,
interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this
Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the
redemption price and accrued interest). On or before the redemption
date, the Company will deposit with a paying agent (or the trustee)
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued
interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If less than all
of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be
selected by the trustee by a method the trustee deems to be fair
and appropriate.
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3.
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Repurchase
Upon Change of Control Triggering Event
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Subject to the terms and conditions
of the Indenture, NAI shall become immediately obligated to offer
to purchase the Securities pursuant to Section 1301 of the
Indenture upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering
Event at a price equal to 101% of aggregate principal amount, plus
accrued interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
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Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
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The Securities are in registered
form, without coupons, in denominations of US$1,000 of principal
amount and integral multiples thereof. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Security Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
The Security Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange
of any Securities for a period of 15 days before the selection of
any Securities for redemption or of any Securities so selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Security being redeemed in part.
The registered Holder of this
Security may be treated as the owner of the Security for all
purposes.
The Indenture permits, with certain
exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the
modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of Securities under the Indenture and the
waiver of compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture at any time with the consent of the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities at the time
outstanding (or, in case less than all of the several series of
Debt Securities then outstanding are affected, of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities at the time
outstanding of each affected series). The Indenture also permits
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder hereof
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all
future Holders hereof and of any Securities issued upon the
registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu
hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made
hereon.
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The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i) the entire indebtedness of
the Securities and (ii) certain restrictive covenants and
certain Events of Default applicable to the Securities, upon
compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture.
Under the Indenture, Events of
Default include (i) default in payment of the principal
amount, premium, if any, or interest, in respect of the Securities
when the same becomes due and payable subject, in the case of
interest, to the grace period contained in the Indenture;
(ii) failure by the Company or the Guarantor to perform any
other covenant or warranty (other than a covenant included in the
Indenture solely for the benefit of another series of Debt
Securities), subject to notice and lapse of time;
(iii) failure to pay at Stated Maturity (after the expiration
of any grace period) certain indebtedness; (iv) certain events
of acceleration prior to maturity of certain indebtedness;
(v) certain final judgments which remain undischarged; or
(vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an Event
of Default occurs and is continuing, the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time
outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and payable
immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events
of Default which will result in the Securities becoming due and
payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of
Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the
Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture.
The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities
unless it receives reasonable indemnity or security. Subject to
certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the
Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default
(except a Default in payment of amounts specified in clause
(i) above) if it determines that withholding notice is in
their interests.
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9.
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Trustee
Dealings with NAI
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Subject to certain limitations
imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee
of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations
owed to it by NAI or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with NAI
or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee.
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10.
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No Recourse
Against Others
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A director, officer, employee or
stockholder, as such, of NAI shall not have any liability for any
obligations of NAI under the Securities or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or
their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder waives
and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
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Customary abbreviations may be used
in the name of a Principal or an assignee, such as TEN COM
(=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN
(=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors
Acts).
THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED
WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT
PURCHASE
If you wish to have this Security
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1301 of the
Indenture, check the Box.
If you wish to have a portion of
this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Secti