News Corporation filings document formal disclosures for a Delaware media and information services company with Class A and Class B common stock. Recent 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results across Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones and Book Publishing, including disclosures tied to Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy and digital advertising.
The filing record also documents material-event reporting for the company’s stock repurchase program, including ASX buy-back notifications for purchases of Class A and Class B shares. These disclosures connect capital allocation, segment performance and public-company reporting obligations for News Corp’s U.S. and Australian-listed securities.
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.
News Corporation outlines activity under its previously authorized 2025 Repurchase Program, which permits repurchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. Purchases are made in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors, and exclude ASX-listed CDIs.
For one class, a total of 10,351,248 securities had been bought back through 5 August 2026 for US$263,718,100.40, with an additional 62,323 securities repurchased that day for US$1,767,125.04; the highest and lowest prices paid to date were US$29.06 and US$22.20. For the other class, a total of 4,874,439 securities had been bought back for US$141,015,809.67, plus 27,000 securities on 5 August 2026 for US$875,653.20, with a price range to date between US$33.01 and US$25.49. The company characterizes statements about future repurchases as forward-looking and subject to risks including share price movements, market conditions, legal requirements and alternative investment opportunities.
Allen Ruth reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
News Corp granted Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Allen 23,620 stock-settled performance stock units on August 4, 2026. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A common stock.
The award followed achievement of pre-determined performance measures over a three-year performance period and is scheduled to vest on August 15, 2026, with 23,620 units reported as held after the grant.
Pitofsky David B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
News Corp reported that General Counsel David B. Pitofsky received a grant of 77,959 stock-settled performance stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Class A Common Stock. The award was granted after achievement of pre-determined performance measures over a three-year performance period and will vest on August 15, 2026, leaving Pitofsky with 77,959 such units held directly.
Thomson Robert J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
News Corp reports that Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Thomson received a grant of 444,341 cash-settled performance stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Class A Common Stock. The award followed achievement of pre-determined performance measures over a three-year period and is scheduled to vest on August 15, 2026.