FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Special
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of January 2002 (January 24, 2002)
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED
(Name of Registrant)
2 Holt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This Special Report is incorporated by reference in the prospectus
contained in Registration Statement Nos. 33-43799, 33-46196,
33-50222, 33-62008, 33-71446, 33-81272, 33-86358, 33-89584,
33-90188, 33-91626, 33-94866, 333-4962, 333-6188, 333-6190,
333-6324, 333-6896, 333-7466, 333-8744, 333-9112, 333-9114,
333-9204, 333-9206, 333-9530, 333-10168, 333-10338, 333-10624
and 333-13556 filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
Annexed hereto as Exhibits A is a press release of The News
Corporation Limited dated January 24, 2002.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED
Date: January 24, 2002 By: /s/ Arthur M. Siskind
Arthur M. Siskind
Director
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A. Announcement of The News Corporation Limited 6
dated January 24, 2002.
EXHIBIT A
For Immediate Release Contact: Andrew Butcher 212-852-7070
Chase Carey, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Resigns Executive
Duties At News Corporation
Carey To Remain on Board of Directors and Serve as Consultant
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NEW YORK, NY, January 24, 2002 - News Corporation today announced
that Chase Carey has decided to resign his positions as Co-Chief
Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive
Officer of Sky Global Networks. Mr. Carey, who will remain on the
Board of Directors of News Corporation, will serve as a consultant
to the Company through 2002.
News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch
said: "It is with great regret that I accept Chase's decision
to resign from the Company. For the past 15 years, Chase's
vision, energy and leadership helped transform News Corp. into
a global leader in broadcast and pay television. Today, in
part because of Chase's extraordinary accomplishments, News
Corp. encompasses a major national television network; the
number one name in sports broadcasting; the fastest growing
cable channels in the U.S.; and the leading providers of
pay-TV services in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Chase has
been not only a valued colleague but a personal friend, and
while I will miss our daily interaction, I will continue to
rely on his superb judgment as News Corp. builds on the
successes Chase helped foster."
Mr. Carey said: "I have had a great career at News Corp. and
leave with tremendous pride in the Company we have built. When
I joined the Company, we had a two-night-a-week broadcast network,
seven stations and no cable programming, international television
operations or sports and news programming. Today News Corp. is a
global media industry leader and a company that is truly a model
for the 21st century."
Mr. Carey continued: "I want to thank Rupert for the opportunity
to be an integral part of this challenge. The environment he
created - one in which intelligent risk-taking and the ability
to seize strategic opportunities are rewarded and bureaucracy
is eschewed - has been critical to our success. The toughest
aspect of my departure is having to leave a set of colleagues
who are not just the best at what they do but great friends.
Nonetheless, it is the right time for me to take a step back
and catch my breath with confidence that only bigger and better
things lay ahead for News Corp."
Mr. Carey was named Co-Chief Operating Officer of News
Corporation in 1996. Previously, he served as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Television beginning in
1994. Before holding that position, Mr. Carey was Chief
Operating Officer of Fox, having served as the company's
Chief Financial Officer until 1992. Mr. Carey joined Fox
as Executive Vice President in 1988.
News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS/A; ASX: NCP, NCPDP) had
total assets as of September 30, 2001 of approximately
US$43 billion and total annual revenues of approximately
US$14 billion. News Corporation's diversified global
operations in the United States, Canada, continental Europe,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America and the Pacific
Basin include the production of motion pictures and television
programming; television, satellite and cable broadcasting; the
publication of newspapers, magazines and books; the production
and distribution of promotional and advertising products and
services; the development of digital broadcasting; the
development of conditional access and subscriber management
systems; and the creation and distribution of popular on-line
programming.
For more information about News Corporation, please visit www.newscorp.com.