NEWS CORP SEC Filings

News Corporation reports activity under its stock repurchase program authorizing purchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock, as described in information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange. The program, authorized as of July 15 2025, allows repurchases from time to time in the open market or otherwise, excluding ASX-listed CDIs.

For one class, 359,515,895 securities were on issue, with 10,721,345 bought back to date for US$274,338,655.38, including 62,323 on August 13 2026 for US$1,798,024.78. For another class, 142,285,166 securities were on issue, with 5,035,408 bought back for US$146,297,513.93, including 27,128 on the same date for US$892,180.24. The company notes these disclosures contain forward-looking statements regarding future repurchases, subject to market conditions and other factors.

Independent Franchise Partners, LLP filed Amendment No. 8 reporting its ownership of News Corp Class A common stock. As of June 30, 2026, the firm beneficially owned 32,074,535 Class A shares, representing 8.79% of this class of securities.

The filer reported sole voting powershared voting powersole dispositive powerno shared dispositive powerSandeep Ghela.

News Corporation is updating investors on activity under its previously authorized US$1 billion 2025 Repurchase Program for Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The company describes these transactions to the Australian Securities Exchange through Appendix 3C buy-back notifications and cross-files the information in the United States.

For one class with 359,515,895 securities on issue, a total of 10,659,022 shares had been bought back for US$272,564,014.19 before August 12, 2026, plus 62,323 shares on that day for US$1,774,641.19. For another class with 142,285,166 securities on issue, 5,008,280 shares had been repurchased for US$145,414,947.85, plus 27,128 shares on August 12 for US$882,566.08.

The broker for on-market buy-backs is Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Reported highest and lowest prices to date range between US$22.20 and US$35.29 per share, depending on class and date. Future repurchases are described as forward-looking and subject to stock price, market conditions, securities laws and alternative investment opportunities.

News Corporation describes ongoing activity under its 2025 Repurchase Program, which authorizes purchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The program is conducted as an on-market buy-back, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acting as broker.

For one class with 359,515,895 securities on issue, a total of 10,596,699 shares had been bought back for US$270,787,023.42, including 62,323 shares on 11 August 2026 for US$1,776,990.77, at prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class with 142,285,166 securities on issue, a total of 4,981,152 shares had been bought back for US$144,528,597.42, including 27,128 shares on the same date for US$886,350.43, at prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company also notes that any future repurchases are subject to market conditions and other factors and characterizes related statements as forward-looking.

News Corporation outlines activity under a previously authorized US$1 billion stock repurchase program covering its Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock, with no ASX-listed CDIs to be repurchased. The program, authorized as of July 15, 2025, allows repurchases from time to time in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors.

ASX Appendix 3C disclosures show on-market buy-backs executed through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. For one class, a total of 10,534,376 securities have been bought back for US$269,013,236.05, including 62,323 on August 10, 2026 for US$1,773,787.37, at prices ranging from US$22.20 to US$30.79. For another class, a total of 4,954,024 securities have been bought back for US$143,648,188.02, including 27,128 on August 10, 2026 for US$880,409.40, at prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company notes these repurchase intentions are forward-looking statements subject to change.

News Corporation describes activity under its stock repurchase program authorizing purchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock, with no ASX-listed CDIs to be repurchased. Purchases may occur in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors.

For one class with 359,515,895 securities on issue, a total of 10,472,053 shares had been bought back for US$267,221,275.30 before August 7, 2026, plus 62,323 shares on that day for US$1,791,960.75, at prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class with 142,285,166 securities on issue, a total of 4,926,896 shares had been bought back for US$142,757,499.82, plus 27,128 shares on the previous day for US$890,688.20, at prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is named as broker for on-market buy-backs. The company notes that related disclosures contain forward-looking statements about future repurchases.

State Street Corporation reported its beneficial ownership of News Corp common stock. It reported holding 8,600,153 shares of News Corp, representing 4.7% of the class. State Street reported no sole voting or dispositive power, with 6,878,465 shares subject to shared voting power and 8,593,355 shares subject to shared dispositive power. The position is held through various investment adviser subsidiaries, including SSGA Funds Management, Inc. and several State Street Global Advisors entities.

News Corporation filed its annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, detailing a diversified global media and information services business organized into five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media and Other.

For 2026, segment revenues (in millions) were $2,497 at Dow Jones, $2,016 at Digital Real Estate Services, $2,288 at Book Publishing and $2,227 at News Media, with corresponding segment EBITDA of $663, $741, $287, $139 and $(203) for Other. The company highlights strong digital scale, including 6.3 million average daily digital-only news subscriptions at Dow Jones, 146.4 million average monthly visits to realestate.com.au and 68 million average monthly unique users at Realtor.com®.

Key themes include heavy reliance on advertising and platform traffic, growing exposure to AI-driven competition and content usage, extensive data-privacy and media regulation across the U.S., E.U., U.K. and Australia, supplier and cloud dependency, macroeconomic and housing-cycle risks and the importance of reputation, brand strength and intellectual property protection.

News Corporation describes ongoing activity under its 2025 stock repurchase program, which authorizes buybacks of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The program is treated as an “other buy-back” under Australian Securities Exchange rules, uses Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as broker, and excludes ASX-listed CDIs.

For one share class, there were 359,831,113 securities outstanding, with 10,413,571 bought back before August 6, 2026 and a further 58,482 on that date, for consideration of US$265,485,225.43 and US$1,736,049.87, respectively. For the other class, 142,422,351 securities were outstanding, with 4,901,439 and 25,457 bought back before and on August 6, 2026, for US$141,891,462.87 and US$866,036.96. Reported prices to date range from highs of US$29.06–US$35.29 to lows of US$22.20–US$25.49. Repurchase intentions are described as forward‑looking and subject to market conditions, stock price, laws and other factors.