NWSA · 8-K · 20261104PR000243

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-11-04 · Importance 53 · 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, as authorized July 15, 2025. By November 3, 2026, the Company had purchased approximately US$567,986,584 of Class A and Class B shares under the program. On November 3, 2026, it bought back 58,482 shares for US$1,726,517.30; cumulative repurchases before that day totaled 14,008,731 shares for US$371,877,199.62. The program permits purchases in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, share price and other factors; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.

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 reported total buy-back consideration of US$371,877,199.62 before the previous day and US$1,726,517.30 on November 3, 2026. source
• NEWS CORP reported that it had purchased approximately US$567,986,584 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid. source
• NEWS CORP reported that 14,008,731 securities had been bought back before the previous day, and 58,482 securities were bought back on November 3, 2026. source
• NEWS CORP reported 357,709,203 securities on issue in the class subject to the buy-back. source
• NEWS CORP’s highest price paid before the previous day was US$31.58, on August 27, 2026; the highest price paid on November 3, 2026 was US$29.69. source
• NEWS CORP’s lowest price paid before the previous day was US$22.20, on February 9, 2026; the lowest price paid on November 3, 2026 was US$29.06. source

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