NWSA · 8-K · 20261028PR000238
Capital Return Program
NEWS CORP · 2026-10-28 · Importance 50 · Surprise 24 · From source text
News Corp’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, allows repurchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The company says purchases may occur from time to time in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, the stock’s market price and other factors; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. As of October 27, 2026, the company had purchased approximately US$555.3 million of shares under the program. On October 27, it bought back 58,482 shares for US$1,759,512.84.
Key facts
- NEWS CORPORATION’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 CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION was authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program and had purchased approximately US$555,271,253 worth of those shares, based on total consideration paid. source
- Before the previous day, NEWS CORPORATION had bought back 13,716,321 securities for US$363,226,401.83; on the previous day it bought back 58,482 securities for US$1,759,512.84. source
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC was named as broker for NEWS CORPORATION’s buy-back. source
- The reported highest buy-back price was US$31.58, dated August 27, 2026; the other listed price was US$30.57. source
- The reported lowest buy-back price was US$22.20, dated February 9, 2026; the other listed price was US$29.92. source
- Under the 2025 Repurchase Program, NEWS CORPORATION 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; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased in these programs. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | committed | — | As of the end of the previous day, NEWS CORPORATION was authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B… |
| cash | negative | realized | — | Before the previous day, NEWS CORPORATION had bought back 13,716,321 securities for US$363,226,401.83; on the previous day it bought back… |