NWS · 8-K · 20261021PR000233

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-10-21 · 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, and the company may repurchase shares in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, stock price and other factors. As of the end of October 20, 2026, News Corp had purchased approximately US$542.9 million of shares under the program. On October 20, 2026, it bought back 54,641 securities for US$1,669,550.29; the filing reports cumulative purchases of 13,446,956 securities for US$354,954,752.85 before that day.

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
• The reported total consideration for securities bought back was US$354,954,752.85 before the previous day and US$1,669,550.29 on the previous day. source
• As of the October 20, 2026 previous-day reporting date, NEWS CORP had purchased approximately US$542,866,726 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid. source
• The buy-back does not require security holder approval, has no restrictions on foreign participation, and has no other conditions before the offer becomes unconditional. source
• Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is named as the broker for the buy-back. source
• The October 21, 2026 daily buy-back notification reports 13,446,956 securities bought back before the previous day and 54,641 on the previous day. source
• As of the October 21, 2026 notification, 358,267,137 securities were on issue in the class subject to the buy-back. source

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