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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HMC Acquisition Corp..
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1300 North Market Street
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(Street)
Wilmington Delaware 19801
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
8/20/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Heritage Media Corporation ("HMC")
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer:
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
----- ------
Officer (give Other (Specify
----- title below) ------ below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 38,514,887(1) (D)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 6
SEC 1474 (7-96)
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(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued)
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<CAPTION>
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Exercise Form of Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Price of Derivative Beneficial
Date Derivative Security: Ownership
(Month Day Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) or
------- ------- --------------------------------- Indirect (I)
Date Expira- Amount (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion or
cisable Date Title Number
of
Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Jon L. Fisse 8/29/97
_______________________________ ______________
Vice President Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Account"), dated as of March 17, 1997, by and among Heritage Media Corporation
("Heritage"), The News Corporation Limited ("News Corporation") and HMC
Acquisition Corp., on August 20, 1997 Heritage merged with and into HMC
Acquisition Corp., with HMC Acquisition Corp. as the surviving corporation (the
"Merger"). The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (fully
diluted) by the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof is 38,514,887 shares,
representing 100% of the outstanding Common Stock of Heritage Media Corporation
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Page 2 of 6
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
Estimated average burden
hours per response ...... 0.5
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
The News Corporation Limited
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2 Holt Street
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(Street)
Sydney New South Wales 2010 Australia
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
8/20/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Heritage Media Corporation ("HMC")
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer:
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
----- ------
Officer (give Other (Specify
----- title below) ------ below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 38,514,887(1) (D)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 3 of 6
SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 3 (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Exercise Form of Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Price of Derivative Beneficial
Date Derivative Security: Ownership
(Month Day Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) or
------- ------- --------------------------------- Indirect (I)
Date Expira- Amount (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion or
cisable Date Title Number
of
Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Arthur M. Siskind 8/29/97
_________________________________________________________________________
Arthur M. Siskind, Senior Executive Vice President Date
and Group General Counsel
**Signature of Reporting Person
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Account"), dated as of March 17, 1997, by and among Heritage Media
Corporation ("Heritage"), The News Corporation Limited ("News Corporation")
and HMC Acquisition Corp., on August 20, 1997 Heritage merged with and into
HMC Acquisition Corp., with HMC Acquisition Corp. as the surviving
corporation (the "Merger"). The number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the Reporting Persons as of the date
hereof is 38,514,887 shares, representing 100% of the outstanding Common
Stock of Heritage Media Corporation immediately prior to the effective time
of the Merger.
**Intentional misstatement or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 4 of 6
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
-----------------------------
OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
Estimated average burden
hours per response ...... 0.5
-----------------------------
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
K. Rupert Murdoch
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
10201 West Pico Boulevard
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(Street)
Los Angeles California 90035
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
8/20/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Heritage Media Corporation ("HMC")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer:
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
----- ------
Officer (give Other (Specify
----- title below) ------ below)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 38,514,887(1) (I) By News Corporation. (2)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 5 of 6
SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 3 (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Exercise Form of Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Price of Derivative Beneficial
Date Derivative Security: Ownership
(Month Day Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) or
------- ------- --------------------------------- Indirect (I)
Date Expira- Amount (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion or
cisable Date Title Number
of
Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ K. Rupert Murdoch 8/29/97
_________________________________________________
Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Account"), dated as of March 17, 1997, by and among Heritage Media Corporation
("Heritage"), The News Corporation Limited ("News Corporation") and HMC
Acquisition Corp., on August 20, 1997 Heritage merged with and into HMC
Acquisition Corp., with HMC Acquisition Corp. as the surviving corporation (the
"Merger"). The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as
determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by
the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof is 38,514,887 shares, representing
100% of the outstanding Common Stock of Heritage Media Corporation immediately
prior to the effective time of the Merger.
(2) Approximately 30% of the voting stock of News Corporation is owned by
Cruden Investments Pty. Limited, a subsidiary thereof, Mr. Murdoch, members of
his immediate family and a corporation which is controlled by trustees of
settlements and trusts set up for the benefit of the Murdoch family, certain
charities and other persons. Cruden Investments Pty. Limited is a private
Australian incorporated investment company owned by Mr. Murdoch, members of his
family and various corporations and trusts, the beneficiaries of which include
Mr. Murdoch, members of his family and charities. By virtue of shares of News
Corporation owned by corporations which are controlled by the trustees of
settlements and trusts set up for the benefit of the Murdoch family, certain
charities and other persons, and Mr. Murdoch's positions as Chairman and Chief
Executive of News Corporation, Mr. Murdoch may be deemed to control the
operations of News Corporation.
**Intentional misstatement or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 6 of 6
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