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Insider equity activity by News Corporation officer Lavanya Chandrashekar. The reporting person, listed as Chief Financial Officer, had stock-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) transact on 08/15/2025. A deemed settlement/vesting event resulted in 9,476 shares being recorded as vested (including dividend equivalents) and an additional 26,174 RSUs granted as part of the fiscal 2026 long-term equity incentive award. Of the vested shares, 3,417 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding at a price of $29.80 per share, leaving the reporting person with 6,059 Class A shares directly held after the withholding and 26,174 RSUs outstanding subject to time-based vesting in thirds on 08/15/2026, 2027 and 2028.
Robert J. Thomson, Director and Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation, reported multiple equity award settlements and related share withholding on 08/15/2025. Cash-settled performance stock units equivalent to 396,446 Class A shares were deemed settled. Various cash-settled restricted stock units also settled or were granted: 43,731, 37,626, 35,051 and a new grant of 95,637 units (vesting in thirds in 2026–2028). Share withholding to cover taxes reduced share counts after settlement (e.g., 214,202 withheld leaving 182,244; similar withholdings of 23,156, 19,923 and 18,560). Several disposals at $29.80 per share were reported, leaving some positions at zero.
News Corporation (NWS / NWSA) Form 4 summary: The filing reports multiple insider transactions by Keith Rupert Murdoch on 08/15/2025. Cash-settled performance stock units totaling 71,779 were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of Class A common shares. Cash-settled restricted stock units totaling 10,931 and 14,108 were also deemed to have settled for equivalent shares. The filing shows shares withheld upon vesting to satisfy tax obligations, with withholding transactions of 37,479, 6,171 and 7,964 shares at a reported price of $29.80 per share. Certain reported lines indicate resulting beneficial ownership of 0 shares for those tranches, while one line reports 14,113 shares beneficially owned following the transactions.
News Corporation filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that it furnished information to the Australian Securities Exchange via Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2. The furnished materials include "forward-looking statements," notably stating the company's intent to repurchase Class A and Class B common stock from time to time. The filing emphasizes that these statements reflect management's current expectations and are subject to market, legal, and other risks, and that the company does not undertake an obligation to update such statements except as required by law.
Form 144 notice filed for NWSA reporting proposed sale of Class A shares. The filer intends to sell 19,968 Class A shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services on NASDAQ with an approximate aggregate market value of $587,929.36. The filing shows the shares were acquired on 08/15/2025 via restricted stock vesting and the payment type is listed as compensation. The filing indicates no securities were sold by the reporting person in the past three months and includes the standard representation that the seller has no undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
Form 144 notice for News Corporation (NWSA) shows a proposed sale of 43,635 Class A shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services on 08/15/2025, with an aggregate market value of $1,297,142.99. The shares were acquired the same day as restricted stock vesting from the issuer and the consideration is recorded as compensation. The filing reports 376,442,848 Class A shares outstanding and indicates no securities sold by this person in the prior three months. Several issuer and filer identifying fields are not populated in the form.
Form 144 notice for News Corporation (NWSA) reports a proposed sale of 22,238 Class A shares valued at $663,330.21, to be executed on 08/15/2025 through Fidelity Brokerage Services on NASDAQ. The shares were acquired and vested as restricted stock on 08/15/2025 and are being sold as compensation. The filer reports no other sales in the past three months and affirms no undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 19,153,201 shares of News Corp New Class A common stock, representing 5.1% of the class. The filing shows sole voting power over 17,963,283 shares and sole dispositive power over 19,117,243 shares, and identifies the reporting person as an investment adviser (IA).
The statement is filed as a Schedule 13G amendment and includes a certification that the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer. This disclosure documents a material passive stake above the 5% threshold while the filer expressly denies beneficial ownership for control purposes.
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP reports beneficial ownership of 9,423,928 shares of News Corporation Class B common stock, equal to 4.99% of the class. The filer discloses sole voting power over 9,330,848 shares and sole dispositive power over 9,423,928 shares, and is classified as an investment adviser (IA).
The filing indicates the stake is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer. Items reporting ownership on behalf of others, subsidiary acquisitions, group membership, and group dissolution are marked as not applicable.
News Corporation reaffirmed that it maintains an authorized share repurchase program allowing the company to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock. The filing explains the company provides daily disclosures to the Australian Securities Exchange for transactions under the program and also includes program information in its quarterly and annual reports.
The filing attaches copies of the information provided to the ASX as exhibits and includes standard forward-looking statements cautioning that repurchase intent is subject to market conditions and legal limits and that the company does not undertake to update those statements except as required by law.