NWSA · 8-K · 20261019PR000231

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-10-19 · Importance 44 · Surprise 24 · In source text

NEWS Corporation’s 2025 Repurchase Program authorizes repurchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. As of the notification, the company had purchased approximately US$537.95 million of Class A and Class B shares, leaving approximately US$462.05 million of the authorization unused. On October 16, 2026, it bought back 58,482 shares for US$1,763,776.18, at a highest price of US$30.66 and a lowest price of US$29.84. The program’s stated purpose is to enhance shareholder value, and repurchases may occur in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors.

Key facts

• NEWS CORP’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits repurchases of up to an aggregate US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. source
• NEWS CORP may purchase up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program. source
• NEWS CORP is authorized to acquire up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program. source
• NEWS CORP had purchased approximately US$537,954,520 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid, as of this notification. source
• NEWS CORP reported US$351,557,243.55 paid or payable for securities bought back before the previous day. source
• NEWS CORP intends to repurchase Class A and Class B common stock from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, the stock’s market price, and other factors. source
• NEWS CORP reported US$1,763,776.18 paid or payable for securities bought back on the previous day. source
• NEWS CORP reported that 13,333,833 securities had been bought back before the previous day. source

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