Article: News Corporation Agrees To Acquire 34% Of Hughes Electronics For $6.6 Billion In Cash And Stock.

Article: NEWS CORP.'S COUP $6.6B DEAL TO GIVE MURDOCH ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... approved a bid by News Corp. to acquire control of Hughes Electronics Corp ... 19.9 percent of Hughes shares owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer ... 19.9 percent of Hughes shares owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer ...

Article: GM Announces Plan to Split-off Hughes Electronics; ...
PR Newswire;  April 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... percent economic interest in Hughes to News Corp. for $14 per share, or ... a win-win situation for Hughes and News Corp. and also for the residential ... been approved by the GM, Hughes and News Corp. boards of directors, remains ...

Article: News Corp. relieves GM of Hughes ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... late Wednesday. News Corp. will buy another 14.1 percent of Hughes shares from other ... agreement with News Corp. that provides ... stockholders and puts Hughes in a position ... implied value that News Corp. placed just on Hughes. Hughes, based ...

Article: News Corp. Relieves GM of Stake in Hughes ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... late Wednesday. News Corp. will buy another 14.1 percent of Hughes shares from other ... agreement with News Corp. that provides ... stockholders and puts Hughes in a position ... implied value that News Corp. placed on Hughes. Hughes, based ...

Article: News Corp. strikes Hughes deal
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ...News Corp. strikes Hughes deal Murdoch's firm ... by buying 19.9% of Hughes shares owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer to buy 14.1% of Hughes shares owned by the public. News Corp. will pay about $14 ...

Article: News Corp. to Acquire Hughes Electronics
AP Online;  April 10, 2003 ;     641 words ... ... LOS ANGELES News Corp. agreed Wednesday ... acquire control of Hughes Electronics Corp ... 9 percent of Hughes shares owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer ... 1 percent of Hughes shares owned by the public. News Corp. will pay about ...

Article: BEHEMOTHS JOIN FORCES LIBERTY MEDIA, NEWS CORP. ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Under such a bid by News Corp., Liberty would ... ownership in either Hughes or DirecTV, but ... Corp. deal, if News Corp. acquires a stake in Hughes within the next ... Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may bid for Hughes. CAPTION: John ...