NWS · 8-K · 20261027PR000237

Capital Return Program

NEWS CORP · 2026-10-27 · Importance 50 · Surprise 24 · In source text

News Corporation’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 on July 15, 2025. As of the October 27, 2026 notification, the company had purchased approximately US$552.7 million of shares under the program. On October 26, 2026, it repurchased 54,641 shares for US$1.67 million; notifications reported 13,661,680 shares repurchased for US$361.55 million before that day. The program may use open-market or other purchases, with timing subject to market conditions and stock price, and excludes ASX-listed CDIs.

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; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. 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$552,672,955 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid; the program permits purchases up to an aggregate US$1 billion. source
NEWS CORP reported total buy-back consideration of US$361,554,086.70 before the previous day and US$1,672,315.13 on the previous day. source
NEWS CORP reported 13,661,680 securities bought back before the previous day and 54,641 securities bought back on the previous day. source
NEWS CORP reported 357,993,931 Class A common securities on issue. source
NEWS CORP's buy-back is for cash consideration, with the consideration payable in U.S. dollars; the price was not known in the notification. source
The highest buy-back price reported before the previous day was US$31.58, paid August 27, 2026; the price reported for the previous day was US$30.98. source

Impact estimates

metric	direction	stage	expected	basis
cash	negative	realized	—	NEWS CORP reported total buy-back consideration of US$361,554,086.70 before the previous day and US$1,672,315.13 on the previous day.