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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 (NWS) reported insider equity activity by Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Allen. On August 15, 2026, Allen settled an aggregate of 36,641 stock-settled performance and restricted stock units into an equivalent number of Class A Common shares, with 15,120 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations. She also received a grant of 11,831 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of her fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, vesting in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029. On August 17, 2026, Allen sold 21,521 Class A Common shares at a weighted average price of $28.9917 per share, in transactions ranging from $28.71 to $29.06, and the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan box was not checked.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reported insider equity activity by General Counsel David B. Pitofsky. On August 15, 2026, stock-settled performance stock units and restricted stock units covering 102,260 shares of Class A Common Stock settled into shares, with 50,837 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. He also received a new grant of 25,719 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of his fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, vesting in thirds on August 15 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. On August 17, 2026, he sold 51,423 shares of Class A Common Stock in an open-market or private sale at $28.76 per share.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reports that Chief Financial Officer Lavanya Chandrashekar conducted several equity transactions involving Class A Common Stock and stock-settled restricted stock units. On August 17, 2026, she sold 17,785 shares at $28.665 per share in an open-market or private transaction.
On August 15, 2026, previously granted stock-settled restricted stock units for 9,548 and 8,790 units settled into an equivalent number of Class A shares, including dividend equivalents accrued during vesting. To satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting, 3,443 and 3,169 shares were withheld at $29.16 per share. She also received a new grant of 27,777 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of her fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, each equivalent to one Class A share and scheduled to vest in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028, and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.
NEWS CORP (ticker NWS) reported that Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Thomson had several equity-related transactions on Class A Common Stock-linked awards. Cash-settled performance stock units and restricted stock units economically equivalent to 549,710 shares were exercised or converted into Class A Common Stock, with a portion of the resulting shares used to satisfy obligations.
Of the stock received, 296,372 shares were delivered or withheld at $29.16 per share to cover tax withholding and related obligations, and additional shares were disposed of to the issuer. Thomson also received a new grant of 108,024 cash-settled restricted stock units tied to Class A Common Stock, vesting in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reported that Chairman Emeritus Keith Rupert Murdoch settled 14,221 cash-settled restricted stock units, which were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of Class A common shares. Upon vesting, 5,895 shares were withheld at $29.16 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, and 8,326 shares were disposed of to the issuer at $29.16 per share. Following the transaction, the reported balance of these cash-settled restricted stock units was 0.
News Corporation announced ongoing activity under its stock repurchase program, under which it is authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion in aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock. The company is providing the Australian Securities Exchange with daily buy-back notifications for its Nasdaq-listed shares.
For one class, a total of 10,842,150 securities have been bought back for aggregate consideration of US$277,834,354.15, with prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class, a total of 5,087,993 securities have been bought back for US$148,032,056.11, with prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company states that further repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors and characterizes its repurchase intentions as forward-looking statements.
News Corporation insider-related parties filed a notice to sell up to 17,785 Class A shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on NASDAQ. The proposed sale has an aggregate market value of $509,807.03 as of the filing, based on recent trading prices.
The shares relate to restricted stock vesting awards from the issuer, including 6,059 Class A shares vesting on August 15, 2025 and 11,726 Class A shares vesting on August 15, 2026, both described as compensation-related equity.