Item 2. PROPERTIES

The Company owns and leases various real properties in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia that are utilized in the conduct of its businesses. Each of these properties is considered to be in good condition, adequate for its purpose and suitably utilized according to the individual nature and requirements of the relevant operations. The Company’s policy is to improve and replace property as considered appropriate to meet the needs of the individual operation.

United States

The Company’s principal real properties in the U.S. are the following:

(a)The leased U.S. headquarters of the Company, located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York. The space includes the executive and corporate offices of the Company and the executive and editorial offices of Dow Jones and the Post;

(b)The leased offices of HarperCollins U.S. in New York, New York;

(c)The office space campus owned by the Company in South Brunswick, New Jersey; and

(d)The leased offices of Move in Austin, Texas.

Europe

The Company’s principal real properties in Europe are the following:

(a)The leased headquarters and editorial offices of the London operations of News UK, Dow Jones and HarperCollins and the broadcast studios for the Company’s U.K. radio stations at The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, England;

(b)The newspaper production and printing facilities for its U.K. newspapers, which consist of:

1.The leased office space at each of Fleet House, Peterborough, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Glasgow City Centre, Scotland; and

2.The freehold interests in each of a publishing and printing facility in Broxbourne, England and printing facilities in Knowsley, England and North Lanarkshire, Scotland5; and

(c)The leased warehouse and office facilities of HarperCollins Publishers Limited in Glasgow, Scotland.

Australia and Asia

The Company’s principal real properties in Australia and Asia are the following:

(a)The Australian newspaper production and printing facilities which consist of:

1.A Company-owned print center and an office building in Sydney, Australia at which The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph are printed and published, respectively;

2.The leased print center and office facility in Melbourne, Australia at which Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun are printed and published, respectively; and

3.A Company-owned print center and an office building in Adelaide, Australia at which The Advertiser and Sunday Mail are printed and published, respectively;

(b)The leased headquarters of Foxtel in Sydney, Australia;

(c)The leased corporate offices and call center of Foxtel in Melbourne, Australia;

(d)The leased offices and studios of FOX SPORTS Australia in Sydney, Australia;

(e)The leased corporate offices of REA Group in Melbourne, Australia; and

(f)The leased office space of Dow Jones in Hong Kong.