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Malone Explains News Corp. Move

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From Bloomberg News

Liberty Media Corp. Chairman John Malone said his company’s plans to raise its voting stake in News Corp. were “entirely friendly.”

News Corp. adopted an anti-takeover defense Monday after Liberty announced a swap transaction last week that would allow it to buy $1.5 billion in News Corp. stock.

Malone said he didn’t tell News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch beforehand because he believed that would have violated securities laws.

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