News Corp SEC Filings

News Corporation (NWS) reporting shows an officer received stock-settled restricted stock units that became payable in Class A common shares upon vesting. A total of 174 RSUs were settled in three grants (30, 56, 88), with a reported per-share value of $27.38. The filing lists the post-transaction beneficially owned share counts linked to each settled tranche: 8,348, 15,553, and 24,248, all held directly. The RSUs include dividend equivalents that are payable in shares when the underlying units vest. The form was submitted under Section 16 reporting requirements and was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.

News Corporation insider reporting shows Lavanya Chandrashekar, the company's Chief Financial Officer, acquired stock-settled restricted stock units on 10/08/2025. The filing reports two grant events: 69 units and 95 units, for a combined 164 restricted stock units that will settle into Class A common shares when vested. Each unit is recorded at a per-share equivalent value of $27.38. The Form 4 lists resulting beneficial ownership figures of 19,022 and 26,269 shares on the respective lines, and the filing was signed on 10/10/2025 by an attorney-in-fact. The filing also notes that the 95-unit line represents dividend equivalents accrued on previously granted units that become payable in shares upon vesting.

News Corporation insider filing reports a small award vesting and current holdings. On 10/08/2025 the reporting person received 51 cash-settled restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Class A Common Stock; accrued dividend equivalents related to those units are payable in cash on vesting. The filing shows a per-share value of $27.38 for the underlying Class A shares and discloses 14,164 shares beneficially owned following the transaction, held directly. The form identifies the reporting person as Keith Rupert Murdoch acting through a representative and classifies the ownership as chairman emeritus/other. The transaction increases reported economic exposure modestly but does not indicate any sale or exercise activity.

Robert J. Thomson, Chief Executive Officer and director of News Corporation (NWS), reported purchases of cash-settled restricted stock units on 10/08/2025. Three awards were recorded: 137, 256, and 349 cash-settled restricted stock units, each with an economic equivalent of one Class A common share and a per-share reference of $27.38. The filings state the second item represents dividend equivalents accrued on previously granted units that will be paid in cash upon vesting. After these entries the reported beneficial ownership counts shown are 37,768, 70,362, and 95,986 Class A shares (direct ownership) following each reported transaction. The Form 4 was signed on 10/10/2025 by an attorney-in-fact.

Director Masroor Siddiqui reported transactions in News Corporation (NWS) Class A common stock on 10/08/2025. The filing shows a deemed settlement and cash payment for deferred stock units and a small open-market disposition of 11 Class A shares at $27.38 per share. The report also records the acquisition or vesting of 144 deferred stock units (including dividend equivalents) that were settled for cash equivalents, leaving an aggregate holding of 41,085 deferred stock units payable in cash under the plan terms. The deferred units become payable on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or the director's end of service.

News Corporation director Ana Paula Pessoa reported transactions on 10/08/2025. The filing discloses a sale of 11 shares of Class A common stock at $27.38 per share. The report also shows acquisition activity in deferred stock units: 144 deferred stock units were acquired and recorded, and dividend equivalents related to deferred stock units vested and were paid in cash on the dividend payment date of 10/08/2025. The aggregate deferred stock units held by the reporting person are reported as 41,085 (after the cash settlement) and 41,074 on a related line, each representing the right to cash equal to one share on the earlier of the fifth anniversary quarter or end of service as a director.

Lachlan K. Murdoch reported transactions in News Corporation (NWS) on 10/08/2025. The filing shows a cash settlement of certain deferred stock units and related share transactions. After the reported activity, Mr. Murdoch beneficially owned 114 shares directly and 14,250 shares indirectly through LGC Holdco, LLC, and held an aggregate of 41,085 deferred stock units payable in cash under the stated payout schedule. The filing discloses a reported sale at a price of $27.38 and notes that the deferred stock units become payable on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or the Reporting Person's end of service as a director.

Natalie Bancroft, a director of News Corporation (NWS), reported transactions on 10/08/2025. The filing shows that 144 deferred stock units settled for cash value at a per-share equivalent of $27.38, and a separate small sale of 11 Class A shares occurred at $27.38 per share. After these transactions the reporting person is recorded as beneficially owning 41,085 deferred stock units, payable in cash under the issuer’s deferred stock unit terms.

The filing clarifies that each deferred stock unit equals one share and that dividend equivalents on certain units vested and were paid in cash on the dividend payment date 10/08/2025. The deferred units become payable in cash on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or the director’s end of service.

News Corporation director José María Aznar reported securities transactions on 10/08/2025. The filing shows a sale of 1,098 Class A shares and a separate disposition of 11 shares at a price of $27.38 per share, reducing direct holdings slightly. The report also records the acquisition or cash settlement of 144 deferred stock units and the deemed settlement/crediting of dividend-equivalent deferred stock units that increased the aggregate deferred stock unit balance to 41,085.

The deferred stock units represent one-for-one equivalents of Class A common stock and become payable in cash on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or the director's end of service. The filing was signed via attorney-in-fact on 10/10/2025.