BRIEF-Twenty First Century Fox says authorized to initiate removal of full foreign listing on ASX

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc FOXA.O :

* Board of directors has authorized co to initiate process to pursue removal of

its full foreign listing on asx subject to approval of holders of company's

class b common stock

* Will file preliminary proxy statement with U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission for special meeting of co's stockholders to approve removal of

listing

* Following removal of co's listing from asx, all class a and class b common

stock would be listed solely on the NASDAQ global select market

* Expects that the proposed delisting process, including stockholder and asx

approval, will take approximately three to four months

* Expected that proposed delisting process will be concluded in the second

quarter of calendar year 2014

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Jan 9 (Reuters) - Jan 9 (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc FOXA.O :

* Board of directors has authorized co to initiate process to pursue removal of its full foreign listing on asx subject to approval of holders of company's class b common stock

* Will file preliminary proxy statement with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for special meeting of co's stockholders to approve removal of listing

* Following removal of co's listing from asx, all class a and class b common stock would be listed solely on the NASDAQ global select market

* Expects that the proposed delisting process, including stockholder and asx approval, will take approximately three to four months

* Expected that proposed delisting process will be concluded in the second quarter of calendar year 2014

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