NWSA · 8-K · 20261023PR000235

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-10-23 · Importance 50 · Surprise 24 · In source text

News Corp’s 2025 Repurchase Program authorizes purchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock; the authorization was approved July 15, 2025. The company reported 50,801 shares bought back on October 22, 2026, for US$1,569,979.50, in addition to 13,556,238 shares bought back before that day for US$358,292,301.63. Separately, the filing states that approximately US$547.7 million of Class A and Class B shares had been purchased to date under the program. Purchases may occur in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.

Key facts

• The 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits repurchases of up to an aggregate US$1 billion of NEWS CORP’s Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. source
• NEWS CORP may purchase up to an aggregate US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program. source
• As of the end of the previous day, NEWS CORP had purchased approximately US$547,702,929 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid; the program authorizes acquisitions of up to an aggregate US$1 billion. source
• Before the previous day, NEWS CORP had bought back 13,556,238 securities for total consideration of US$358,292,301.63; on the previous day it bought back 50,801 securities for US$1,569,979.50. source
• NEWS CORP intends to repurchase a combination of its Class A and Class B common stock from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, its stock price, and other factors; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased in these programs. source
• NEWS CORP filed a daily buy-back notification on 23/10/2026 for its NWSAA Common Stock Class A securities. source
• The daily buy-back notification was dated 23/10/2026 and identified 22/10/2026 as the previous day on which securities were bought back. source
• The highest price paid before the previous day was US$31.58 on 27/08/2026, and the highest price paid on the previous day was US$31.06. source

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