NWSA · 8-K · 20261112PR000260

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-11-12 · Importance 50 · Surprise 24 · In source text

News Corp’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits up to US$1 billion in repurchases of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The company may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, stock price and other factors; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. As of November 11, 2026, it had purchased approximately US$577.7 million of shares under the program, including 14,277,475 shares for US$379.4 million before that date and 28,539 shares for US$763,335.49 on that date.

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
• Under the 2025 Repurchase Program, NEWS CORP had purchased approximately US$577,729,075 worth of Class A and Class B shares based on total consideration paid. source
• NEWS CORP reported total consideration of US$379,430,143.05 before the previous day and US$763,335.49 on the previous day for securities bought back. source
• As of November 11, 2026, NEWS CORP reported 14,277,475 securities bought back before the previous day and 28,539 bought back on the previous day. source
• Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC was named as the broker for the buy-back. source
• The buy-back did not require security holder approval; there were no restrictions on foreign participation and no other conditions to be satisfied before the offer became unconditional. source
• NEWS CORP reported a highest price paid of US$31.58 before the previous day, with the highest price paid on August 27, 2026; the reported price for the previous day was US$26.875. source

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