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Aresubmi=ngintoFederalBrownv.Brewer
VianewmoCon+submissiontoSE(8/8/11)
-lasshasdetermineditworthwhiletoRequesttheSEiniCatenewinvesCgaConinto
NewevidenceshowingNewsorpplayedanacCveAnddirectrolepayinga$70mlnnot
SEdisclosed14aViolaCnginducementorbribetoIntermixmanagemet
In2005.PlantoadddefendantDirectorsofNewsorpthisweek
TheAcquisiConofMySpacein2005accordingtoSEfilingsDisclosed$650millionwaspaidbyNewsorpintotal.NewEvidence
Showsatleastanextra$70millionoffbalancesheetcommitedInbribestoinsiders.TheSEisbeingnoCfiedandsentthisevidence
AsofAugust10,2011.WhileatsameCme,MySpaceShareholdersWillsubmitthisevidencetoFederaludgeviamoConthisweekIncurrentBrownv.Brewercase.ButthisshouldtakethepublicstepbystepOnhowNewsorpoperateswiththeirlawyersandadvisors
Inacriminalmanner
JPMORGANREPORTJULY16,2005-OpportunitytoacquireMyspace.comatsignificantly
underfairmarketvalue
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AUGUST11,2011NEWSORPSLITTLEDANEOF2005:HOWNWSBRIBED
MYSPAEMANAGEMENTANDKEPTITOFFTHEBOOKS
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Page2-JpMorganreporttoNewsorp
showsrecogniConbyNWSboardandredflagthat
NWShadsomehowobtained,
"PotenCaltoacquireMySpace.comatsignificantly
underfairmarketvalue"
becausethepublicmarketsaresupposedtobeprotected
bySEandprecedentlikeRevlonthatminoritypassiveshareholders
candependonge=ng"FAIRMARKETVALUE"whentheirstock/shares
acquired.
Page3-showsIntermix/Myspaceevidencethatwasneverdisclosed
inStatelassacCondiscoveryandsuchevidencecreates
financialforecastssignificantlyhigherthentheforecastsIntermix
createdandgavetoitsinvestmentbankerstocreatefairnessopinions
thatfoundthe$12.00persharepricefair(a$580mlnvaluewhichwenowknow
wassignificantlybelowthe$1.4BillionvaluaConthatJPMorganhadreportedMySpacealonewasworthasofJuly16,2005reporttoNewsorpwhich
allowedtheirconclusioninpage2,i.e."potenCaltoacquireMySpace.com
atsignificantlyunderfairmarketvalue"
Page4-excerptsfromtheNewsorpemployee'sbookpublishedinmid2009
called"StealingMySpace"-whilesomeofinfoisaccurateinbookits
reallyacorporatewhitewashingbyNWSastheyknewIhadgiven
manyemailevidencestothewriterofbookwhoworkedatWSJprebuyout
(Ihadgivenherevidencein2006,etc.)andthenpostNWSbuyoutshe
becameco-optedandallowedNWStoeffecCvelyalterthetruestory/facts
thruherbooktohelptrytoinfluencepotenCaljurors/regulatorsastheyknewtheylikelywouldbeinposiConofaFederalJudgeorhonest
memberofjudiciaryrecognizingthatindeedNWShadaidedandabeed
ordirecteddefendantsledbyEORichardRosenbla,defraudingshareholders
ofMySpacethatarenow10,000PlainCfflassMembersinBrownv.Brewer
inplayinFederalourt
3
Page5-a)colorofdefendantsaims/goals/incenCvetodefraudandstealfrom
shareholders.
b)partofNWSschemewastohaveRosenbladisplacetheibanker
ViacomwasoriginallyusingasViacomplayedcleanlyandnever
gotachancetobidbecauseRosenblahired2ndbankerjustto
makeTWeiselstophelping/facilitaCngViacom
Page6-NWS/EOquoteofvaluehehadacquiredasof12monthsaeracquisiConapprox
-$15Bln(thusasortofboomflooraJurywouldlikelyfindindamages
inFederalcourt
Page7-colorfromAngwinbook(employeeofNWS)helpingtoexplaintheir
learningofopportunity.Prooftheywereindiscussions
ortalkingtoIAandAskJeevesandAllen&O(theirbanker)was
handlingsaleforAskJeevesandreporCngtoDavidarlick,director
ofAskJeevesandalsohairmanofIntermix/Myspace(whichcreates
whatwebelievearenewanC-trustclaim-laytonAct/SecCon8-Interlocking
Directors
Page8-InMay2005,DeutcheBankgivesIntermix/MySpace'transacCon
commiee'avaluaConreportshowingalreadyMySpacewasworthupto$1.7Billion.
-RosenblaandSheehannevershowthistorestofboard.
andtheypurposelyavoidhiringDBtodofuturefairnessopiniontheyneed
tomisleadshareholdersandgetbankerstoagree$580mln/$12.00isfair.
Page9-EmailevidenceshowsAOLinvolvedbutneverdisclosed
inSEdocuments.ShowsbeginningofScienterschemetobribe/pay
offotherinsiders.NoCngheretheamtstartsasapotenCal$25-30mln
bribeandincreasessignificantlybyclosingofdeal(whileneverdisclosed
toshareholderssuchpaymenthasbeenagreedtobyNWS).
Page10-TransacConommiee,Quandt(whobeforebecomingboardmember
wasrecruiterwhorecruitedRosenblaandreceivedafeeforsuch
services)andSheehanofferedbribetoRosenblatosellthecompany
toNewsorporasdirectedandagreedtovestallhisunvestedstock
opConswhichwasanotheroffbalancesheetobligaConwhichshould
havebeendisclosedpriortothe3:45amfinalboardmeeCngonJuly18,2005where
boardminutesdescribethatatthatpointinCmetheBoarddetermined
torewardRosenblabyvesCngallhisunvestedopConswhichwas
worthseveralmilliondollars.
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Page11-HowNWSinitsbookitsemployeepublishestries
toexplainwhatlaterthepublicin2007comestolearnNWS
haspaid$70M+tohrisDewolfe.Thebookofcourse
describesthisquitedifferentlythenevidencetheNWS
Boardwaslookingatinapprovingdealandwhat
wasdisclosedinSEfilingsandproxyfilingsbefore
theSeptember30,2005(wheresuchpaymentoragreed
compensaConwasomied)
Page12-ThefinancialforecastIntermix/Rosenblagavetobankers
andViacomwassobelowthebonafideforecastsbyMyspacemanagement
thatinsiderswereliterallyfighCngRosenblatoupdatethefinancials
beingdistributed(ofcourseBermanandDeWolfestoppedcaringtopushthis
issue,onceNWSandMr.Murdochperformedashisbookdescribes,
"theliledance"($70Mbribe)
Page13-undisputedfactsthatJudgeKingdidseethataddcolor
(includingfactthatevenIntermix/Myspace'sbankerTWeisel
referencedthe$1.7BtruevaluethatDBhadcitedasyou
canseethattheyusethe#$1.6Btruevaluetonotseemlike
theygottheinfo/#fromDB'sreport.Butofcoursetheirdra
iserasedbytransacConcommiee(sheehan/Rosenbla/Quandt)
soitsneverseenbyrestofIntermixboard.
Page14-EvidenceofibankersandNewsorpcalculaCng
the$12.00acquisiConpricegivenbyRosenblato
bea$627.5Mcostintotal
Page15-PagefromTWeiselthatisremoved(becauseithasthe$1.6B#)fromthefairness
opinionandreporttheygiveboardpriortoBoardagreeing
tosignJuly18,2005mergeragreement.
Page16-Newsorpatsomepointnowbeginstocalculate
the'earnout'or'bribe'thatsneededandhaveoffered$40M
andatotal$638Mpurchaseprice.
Page17-NewsorpincreasesasCmepassesinnegoCaConstonow
offering$670M
Page18-Now$ofoffbalancesheetpaymenthasincreasedto$70M
Page19-Now$ofoffbalancesheetpaymenthasincreasedand
totalcosthasincreasedtoesCmatebyNWSof$709M(noCcethatshareholders$12.00priceneverincreasesduringthis
Cmeframe)
Page20-olorandcharacterevidenceonEORosenbla
+someglimpsesathoweffecCvelyNWSacquired
a1inmilliontypeofgrowthassetwhileshareholders
neversawanyofthesemetrics/infodisclosedtothemorpublic.
Page21-EvidenceNWSnowisbidding$750Masforecasts/upsideof
assetisdisclosedtothem(onceagainshareholders$12.00pricedoes
notincrease)
Page22-""""
Page23-EvidenceofJPMorgan'svaluaConreportwhereJPMorgan's
topbankerA.ZakourfindsMySpaceisalreadyworthupto$1.4Billion.
Note:ZakouristhebankerDavidarlickusesforAskJeeves/IAmerger
monthsbefore.AerZakourputstogethervaluaConreportanddeal
workingwith
Allen&oinMarch2005,hetransferstoJPMorganandthenisengagedbyNEWSorptocomplete
thisdeal.arlickjuststaysmumthewholeCme(thus
explainingwhylaytonActSecCon8exists)
Page24-Evidenceofincreasingforecastsprovidingincreasingmoney/
valueforasset,but$12.00priceneverincreasing.
Page25-olorofEORosenblaandschemetoensurethereisno
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Page26-olorofEO'sdealingswithNWShernin
Page27-MoreundisputedfactsfromFederalcase.(thesearewhatJudgesawtomakeJune2010ruling
staCngjurywouldlikelyfindbadfaith/disloyalty)NOTE:lassounselRGRDLAWdidnotmakeany
claimsoreffortstoaddthebriberyasaclaimnorasa14aviolaCon(omissionofthispaymentexisCng).SoevenbyCmeSummaryJudgementofNWS/defendantsfiledbyHHLAWinlate2009(leadingtoJudgeRulingin
June2010),NWShadriggedthecourtproceedingssomuchofthenewevidencewasneverturnedinto
bonafidenewclaimsandwereomiedascertainlyeasytowinSummaryJudgementclaimsthatRGRDLAW
couldhavemadeifithadnotalreadybeenco-optedbythisCme.)
Page28-olorofEOSchemingtodelayViacomandsneakthruwithFoxbefore
marketopensonMondayAMsoNWScanannouncedealwhileViacomthinks
NWSismerelyprovidingabindingbid/offerandViacomwillofcoursegetachancetomake
theirbid/offertheupcomingweek.
Page29-Evidenceoftheoffbalancesheetpaymentbeingagreedtobycertain'inside'DirectorsofIntermix/Myspacehoursbeforemergeragreementsigned,i.e."weneedtogivehoimthe20percentthingheasked"
Page30-olorfromdeposiConinStatease(oneofmanypotenCalperjurypointsthatcaneasilybe
wonagainstRosenblaalongwiththelargerdamageclaims)
Page31-EvidenceofRosenbla/NWSchangingthepressreleasetoomitanymenConthatmightleadto
ashareholderunderstandingthereisanoffbalancesheet$70M+paymentbeingmadetogetcertainmanagers/insiders
togoalongwithnon-fairmarketbuyout
Page32-Finalpressrelease-LEANED
Page33-Viacomcomingtounderstandslowlytheyarege=ngmisled.
Page34-DeWolfeaerhehasbeenbribedandknowshewillgetthe$70MisnowhelpingmisleadViacom
Page35-EvidencethereisnosetdategiventoViacomtogettheirbidintobeconsidered
butratherNWSandRoseblaaretryingtocloseasquicklyaspossible(theywantedtocloseonSaturday
buttooktoolongaslawyersneededtobillsomehourswithdiligence...)
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Page 36- Evidence that NWS/Rosenblatt/Levinsohn had learned from Allen & Co. or AOL or Google that AOL was going to get
a $20billion or wanted a $20Billion value from Google for a $1bln investment. And this was known before the
merger agreement was signed.
-Thus evidence of the MySpace Search and its value being known at this point or prior to shareholder vote and giving new upside to be negotiated and paid by NWS above the
$70M bribe. (excerpt from book about Yang...reality is Yang is buddies with John Doerr Google board member and co-investor in many deals and his not knowing what was
going on is nice touch....one would question that if Chernin thought Yang was 'going to be out of town it would appear Chernin knew Yang quite well already.
And Yang had no contractual or ability to stop the MySpace 100% buyout and option right that was asset of public shareholders
(this becomes a comical defense of defendants as to why they could not wait for a Viacom bid because they were afraid
Yang was going to find a rival bidder and mess up the whole MySpace option and shareholders would lose on the value
'captured' by the genius of Rosenblatt and his team (although the fact that NWS was sitting on a valuation report by
Carlick's banker that said it was worth $700m+ more then the $650M value Rosenblatt was trying to protect that might disappear or that NWS' exploding offer (NWS had
threatened to walk away if deal was not signed by Monday) might cause to not exist, in retrospect shows the "The Producers" like scheming and scienter that makes this case
the type NWS would like to avoid a Jury determining the outcome of.
Page 37- Color of Rosenblatt emails prior to shareholder vote as value of MySpace as of July 18 2005 at $1.4B value
of JP Morgan then increases greatly prior to September 30,2005 shareholder vote.
-Rosenblatt and Intermix disclose no new info or revised forecast to public while privately he is quite clearly appreciating the
new upside captured value being fraudulently conveyed to NWS.
Page 38- Color on Rosenblatt- and how after July 18, 2005 merger announced at $12.00, it also victimized employees of Intermix/Myspace who had created the real value and
who got short end of stick. And Rosenblatt faced angry employees who saw he vested his options while their unvested options were eliminated.
Page 39- Shows over-performance of MySpace by August 2005 and provides evidence of Levinsohn continuing to fraudulently convey to marketplace even in 2011 the true
facts and evidence.
Page 40- Brad Greenspan, largest shareholder teams up to create rival bidder post-July 18, 2005 by contacting Viacom and other institutional shareholders and investors. Here
he is contacting and providing proof that shareholders have gotten short end of stick.
Page 41- Evidence of Levinsohn's 2011 Fraudulent concealment act i.e. Levinsohn knows quite well that if by August 2005 (with September 2005
certainly being a larger revenue # then August) that MySpace generated $3.9M for the month
then by Levinsohn claiming in 2011 when questioned for an interview to be broadcast to public that MySpace was only "doing about $1 million a month" was an attempt to
mislead the public and influence potential jurors or regulators.
Page 42- sworn deposition grabs of testimony by Sheehan and Rosenblatt from State Class action. -Rosenblatt's evidence changes from State vs. Federal on DID THEY TELL
TOM FRESTON THAT HE HAD TO BID BY SUNDAY TO GET OPPORTUNITY TO BID.
-Clearly Rosenblatt in the State admits he did not and in the Federal + Book Rosenblatt claims he told Tom that Tom had to make a bid by Sunday or it would be too late
(Freston was deposed for Federal and cites Rosenblatt did not tell him Viacom had to make a Sunday bid to be in the auction).
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SENATE VS. SEC VS. DOJ
-PARTIES LISTED BELOW HAVE READ EBOOK AND READERS AND INTERESTEDPARTIES SHOULD CONTACT AND REQUEST TO BE UPDATED BY THESE CRITICAL
WATCHDOGS AND PROTECTORS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TREAT THEM WELL ASTHEY ARE HARD WORKING GUARDIANS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
TIME WILL TELL AND ANSWER ALL-
WHO WILL RISE TO BECOME THE FAMOUS REGULATOR OR SENATOR TO THROW DOWN THEGAUNTLET AGAINST BRIBERY OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AT THE TIME OF SALE?
John Rossetti [email protected]
Matthew Finnegan [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected]
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MyspacesowninternalforecastasofJuly2005whichislowerthenitscurrent
Historicalgrowthithadbeenexperiencinggeneratesdamagescenario
Of$32.45billion(takesintoaccount$650millioncashhasbeenpaidtoDatetoMyspaceFederalShareholderlass.
NEW EVIDENCE JUST FOUND IN FEDERAL CASE. THESE ARE PART OF MANY
DOCUMENTS THAT WERE FOUND SENT TO VIACOM DURING VIACOMSDILIGENCE, BUT WHICH WERE NOT PROVIDED TO STATE OR FEDERAL PLAINTIFFCOUNSEL AS PART OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS REQUIRED BY DEFENDANTS
IN 2009.
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THEMISSINGDEUTSHEVALUATIONREPORTTHAT
BOARDNEVERSAWBEAUSEDEUTSHEWAS
REPLAEDBYTWEISELAT
LASTMOMENTSOTHISREPORTYOUSEEWASNEVERSEENBYFULLBOARD
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PriceNWS
Agreestopay
onJuly12
Has
increasedto
$709million
UpfromJuly
8
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$680Mbuyout
priceIncreasesto
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DelayingViacomwhileNegoCaCngforamong
Otherinducements,Anoffbalancesheet
$70-90mlnsidepayment/Agreementmadethat
WasafirmenoughunderstandingItmusthavebeendisclosed
InSEdisclosures.NotdisclosingmaterialompensaConto
over12%compensaConLikelytobefoundcriminal.
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HeofferstwocontextsfortheMySpaceacquisiCon:
Weboughtasocialnetworkingsitein2005beforeanyoneknewwhat
socialnetworkingwasandnowlookatwheresocialnetworkingissoifyoulookatthetrendlinewewerewayheadofthegame.Whenwe
boughtit,itwasdoingabout$1millionamonth;24monthslaterwe
wereonarunratetodo$500millionayear.Youdhavetosaythat
wasapreAygoodtrajectory.Userswentfrom,whenweboughtit,to70,000signupsaday(whichIthoughtwasastounding),tothemonthI
leabout450,000signupsaday.Soagain,trajectory,unbelievable.
TheGoogle(NSDQ:GOOG)deal,atthemewasamomentousdeal,
almost$1billionvirtuallyalltotheboAomline.Wepaid$580million
andonedealpaidforitplusandthatsnottomenongrowing
revenue.
StaciD.KramerJun9,20112:00PMWhatsUpWith
MySpace(AndWhyIsntYahooInterested)?
RossLevinsohnisstaCng
MyspacesrevenuewhenNWS
Acquireditin2005
RossLevinsohnclaimsonJune9,2011thatMySpacewasonly
generaCng$1millionpermonthwhenNWSacquiredin2005Vs.evidence
(emailLevinsohnreceivedonAugust26,2005)fromthenEO,thatMySpace
generated$3.9millioninAugust2005andbasedon
growthrate,September2005,thefinalmonth,MySpacelikelygenerated
$4.55.0millionforfinalmonth,
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defendantsBrewer,arlick,
Rosenblaco-writewithAngwin
aroundevidenceandemailsI
gaveAngwin(Ireadbookin2010
calledStealingMySpace
wrienbyemployeeofNews
orpandnotdisputedbyNews
orp
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THEENDOFEBOOK#1STAY
TUNED
EXHIBITANEWSORPANALYSTSLETSALLWATHHOW
THEYHANGETHEIRRATINGSASTHEYBEOMEAWAREOFMATERIALNEWINFORMATION.WHOISTHEBESTANALYSTINTERMS
OFINFORMINGTHEIRINSTITUTIONALLIENTS?
WHOWAITSFORTHEOTHERANALYSTSTOBEBOLD?
EXHIBITB-NEWSORPDIRETORSLETSALLWATH
HOWANIFNEWDIRETORSJOINNWSASTHISISTHE
BESTWAYFORORPORATEGOVERNANETOBENEFIT
SHAREHOLDERS
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Goldman Sachs Drew Borst 212-902-7906 [email protected]
Needham Laura Martin 917-373-3066 [email protected]
Credit Suisse Spencer Wang 212-325-9624
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Jessica Reif Cohen 212-449-3334
Deutsche BankDoug Mitchelson 203-863-2364 [email protected]
Barclays Capital Anthony DiClemente 212-526-1341
RBS Frasier McLeish 011-612-8259-5543
Goldman Sachs/JB Were Adam Alexander011-613-9679-1451
Wedbush James Dix 213-688-4315
BBY Limited Mark McDonnell 612-9226-0090
RBC Capital Markets David Bank212-858-7333
Nomura Michael Nathanson 212-667-9040
BMO Capital Markets Jeffrey Logsdon [email protected]
Citigroup Jason Bazinet [email protected]
BTIG Rich Greenfield 646-450-8680 [email protected] Macquarie Andrew Kim 212-231-2631 [email protected]
Select Equities David Spotwood [email protected]
JP Morgan Imran Khan [email protected]
CS First Boston Jolanta Masojada 011-612-8205-4610 Cowen & Co. Doug Creutz 415-646-7225
Commonwealth BankAlice Bennett
Miller Tabak & Co. David Joyce 212-370-0040
CLSA Digby Gilmour612-857-14255
Lazard Capital Barton Crockett 212-632-6625
Evercore Partners Alan Gould 203-863-2364
Macquarie Research Alex Pollak011-612-8232-5165
Morgan Stanley Benjamin Swinburne 212-761-7527
Collin Stewart Thomas Eagan 212-389-8115
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Rankingthe16NewsCorpdirectorsforindependenceasregimechangelooms
byStephenMayneVietDinh:toughchairmanofthecorporategovernancecommieewhohasimpressedatrecentAGMswithforthrightobservaCons
ongovernanceissues.WasthearchitectofthePatriotActforGeorgeWBushandisaprofessoroflawatGeorgetownUniversity.
learlyindependentasonlyjoinedtheboardin2004.
TomPerkins:well-regardedventurecapitalistwhoat79andaer15yearsontheboard,maynotsoundlikeareformer,buthas
therunsontheboardatHewlePackard.
PeterBarnes:theformerbossofPhillipMorrisinAustraliawhowasbroughtontotheboardbyformerNewsorpdirectorandglobal
PhillipMorrisEOGeoffreyBible,anotherAussiemadegoodinNewYorkwhowasclosemateswithRupert.However,Barneshas
impressedaschairmanofMetcashandAnsellinAustraliaandat68doesntnecessarilyhavemuchtoloseifhejoinsthe
anC-Murdochreformpush.
JoseMariaAznar:the58yearoldformerSpanishPresidentisanunknowncorporateperformerwhowasrewardedwithaNews
orpboardseatin2006aerbeingthrownoutofoffice,largelyforsupporCngtheMurdoch-backedIraqinvasion.However,anyone
whohasrisentothetopofpoliCcsshouldntbetroubledbytheschemingandnumbercounCngneededtoexecutearegimechange
atNewsorp.
JohnThornton:notstrictlyindependentgiventhemillionsthisformerinvestmentbankerpocketedfromtheadviceGoldman
SachsgaveNewsorpovertheyears,includingontheoriginalfloatofBSkyB.However,hesanimpressivefigurewithglobal
experienceandcertainlynopushoverfortheMurdochs.
JoelKlein:formerWashingtonlawyer,HarvardscholarandbossofNewYorkspublicschoolsjoinedasanexecuCvedirectorinNovember2010toestablishaneweducaCondivisionforNewsorpandhasbeengivenboardoversightofthehackingscandal
whichincludedaendingtheParliamentarycommieehearings.Aged64andreportedlyearning$US2mayearbeforebonuses.
SirRodEddington:describedastheleadindependentdirectorbutasaformerNewsorpexecuCvewhowaspaidmorethan$10
millionwhilstrunningAnseAirlinesforthecompany,heisreallyaffiliatedandunlikelytostanduptoRupert.
DavidDeVoe:averycompetentandlevel-headedfinancedirectorforthepast20yearswhoisrespectedbyinvestorsandwould
beakeymantoretainiftheMurdochssurrendermanagementcontrol.
AndrewKnight:the71yearoldformerchiefexecuCveofTheDailyTelegraphand20yearveteranoftheNewsorpboardwas
MurdochslinktoThatcherduringthe1980sandconsideredunlikelytoleadarevolt,despitebeingtheonlynon-execuCvedirector
basedinBritain.
NatalieBancroO:30yearoldEuropean-basedoperasingerwhoseselecContorepresenttheformerownersofDowJoneswas
Rupertsideaofajoke.HerextendedfamilyarefuriouswithMurdochandpublicallycondemningthehackingscandal,soshecould
yetstumpupthecouragetospeakoutpublically.ChaseCarey:EOanddeputychairmanwhoisregardedasinoffensiveandsupporCve,unlikehispredecessorPeterherninwho
wasmorelikelytostanduptoRupertandleaeropposingtheover-pricedDowJonesacquisiConin2007.
LachlanMurdoch:eldestsonwhoquitwitha$US10millionpayoutin2006buthasremainedadirector.Soldmostofhis$US100
millionnon-voCngNewsorpsharegitofundothermediainvestmentsandmayhaveanappeCteforrevengeonexecuCvessuch
asFoxNewsbossRogerAileswhoforcedhimout.
JamesMurdoch:hasstuffedhisownchancesofsucceedingRupertasglobalEOandisnowfocusedonstayingoutofjail.Unlikely
toshahisoldmanorwalktheplankhimself.
ArthurSiskind:formerchiefgeneralcounselwhofirstworkedforRupertwhenheboughtanewspaperinSanAntoniointhe1970s.
onsideredanextremelyloyalfootsoldiertoRupertbutisnow72andreCred.
KenCowley:mostloyalAustralianoperaCveleatNewsorpwhorantheAustraliandivisionformorethan15yearsandjoinedthe
companywhenTheAustralianwaslaunchedinthe1960s.Aged76butexpectedtobeloyaltothedeath.
RupertMurdoch:directorsovertheyearsaeraskingquesonsat10differentNewsCorpshareholdermeengssince1999.
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