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News Corporation filings document formal disclosures for a Delaware media and information services company with Class A and Class B common stock. Recent Form 8-K reports cover quarterly results and financial condition, including segment performance for Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones and Book Publishing.
The filing record also documents capital-allocation activity under the company's stock repurchase program. Other-event reports include ASX buy-back notifications and related exhibits for repurchases of Class A and Class B shares, alongside disclosures that the company also reports repurchase information in its quarterly and annual reports.
News Corp director Masroor Siddiqui reported compensation-related activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units valued using a reference price of $24.43 per share, each unit representing the equivalent of one Class A share.
The filing shows 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 Class A shares at a conversion price of $0.00, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Footnotes explain the deferred stock units are cash-settled, with amounts deemed to have been paid based on the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and including dividend equivalents.
After these transactions, Siddiqui holds an aggregate of 41,049 deferred stock units, including units from dividend equivalents. According to the disclosure, these amounts become payable in cash on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after each grant or the end of his service as a director.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation and related cash settlement activity. She received 157 deferred stock units valued at $24.43 each, representing the equivalent of 157 shares of Class A Common Stock.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per unit, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, she directly held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash based on the value of Class A Common Stock under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Lachlan K. Murdoch reported routine equity-related compensation activity involving deferred stock units and Class A shares. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at a reference value of $24.43 per unit, each representing one share of Class A Common Stock and settling in cash rather than stock.
He also exercised 6 deferred stock units at a conversion price of $0.00 into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock and then disposed of those 6 shares back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, he holds 114 Class A shares directly and 41,049 deferred stock units that are payable in cash under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Natalie Bancroft reported routine compensation-related equity activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She received a grant of 157 deferred stock units on April 8, 2026, with each unit representing the equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock and becoming payable in cash under the terms described.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units, including dividend equivalents that had vested, were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per share and then disposed of to the issuer at $24.43 per share for cash value. Following these transactions, she held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash at specified future times.
News Corp director Jose Maria Aznar reported routine compensation-related transactions involving deferred stock units linked to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at $24.43 per unit and exercised 6 deferred stock units into 6 Class A shares, which were then returned to the issuer at $24.43 per share.
Each deferred stock unit represents the value of one Class A share but is settled in cash, not stock, including dividend-equivalent units. After these transactions, Aznar holds 41,043 deferred stock units and 1,087 Class A Common shares directly, reflecting ongoing board compensation rather than open-market buying or selling.
News Corporation describes ongoing share repurchases under its previously authorized US$1 billion stock buyback covering Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. No ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as broker for on-market buy-backs.
One Appendix 3C shows a class with 366,050,844 securities on issue and cumulative repurchases of 4,477,361 securities for US$108,680,127.73, including 86,681 securities bought the previous day for US$2,154,482.26. Another class has 141,420,202 securities on issue and cumulative repurchases of 2,179,582 securities for US$59,942,538.71, including 43,319 bought the previous day for US$1,240,387.58. The company characterizes its intent to continue repurchases as forward-looking and subject to market conditions, stock price, laws and alternative investment opportunities.
News Corporation describes activity under its stock repurchase program, which authorizes buybacks of up to US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock. Appendix 3C notices to the ASX show on-market buy-backs conducted via Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and outline daily repurchases and prices for each class. The company notes these repurchases are subject to market conditions and may vary over time, and it characterizes related statements about future buy-backs as forward‑looking.
SSGA Funds Management and State Street Corporation report beneficial ownership of 38,828,029 shares (10.6%) of News Corp. The filing lists shared voting power of 31,975,743 and shared dispositive power of 38,816,069 across affiliated State Street entities. The disclosure is made on a Schedule 13G and is signed by State Street officers.
News Corporation reports ongoing activity under its previously authorized 2025 stock repurchase program, which allows buybacks of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. No ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.
Recent Appendix 3C notices to the Australian Securities Exchange show multiple on-market buy-backs executed through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. One notice reports 4,217,318 securities bought back for US$102,312,324.77, while another shows 2,049,625 securities for US$56,285,089.55. Additional notifications disclose buy-backs of 4,303,999 securities for US$104,432,056.62 and 2,092,944 securities for US$57,501,391.77.
The company notes that repurchase intentions are forward-looking statements subject to changes in stock price, market conditions, applicable laws and alternative investment opportunities, and it disclaims any obligation to update those statements except as required by law.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and then disposed of 1,644 Class A shares back to the issuer at $24.71 per share. She also received a new grant of 1,972 deferred stock units valued at $24.71 per unit, each representing the equivalent of one Class A share. Following these transactions, she held an aggregate 40,892 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash on specified future dates or upon the end of her service as a director, and held no Class A Common Stock directly.