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.
Allen Ruth reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
News Corp Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Allen received small stock-based awards tied to existing equity grants. On April 8, 2026, she was granted stock-settled restricted stock units covering 24, 30, and 41 units, each economically equivalent to one share of News Corp Class A Common Stock at a reference value of $24.43 per share.
The filing explains that some of these stock-settled restricted stock units represent dividend equivalents accrued on previously granted units, which will be paid in shares when the underlying awards vest. Following these awards, her reported holdings in these stock-settled restricted stock units reached up to 10,144 units, reflecting routine compensation-related equity accruals rather than open-market trading.
Allen Ruth reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
News Corp Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Allen received small stock-based awards tied to existing equity grants. On April 8, 2026, she was granted stock-settled restricted stock units covering 24, 30, and 41 units, each economically equivalent to one share of News Corp Class A Common Stock at a reference value of $24.43 per share.
The filing explains that some of these stock-settled restricted stock units represent dividend equivalents accrued on previously granted units, which will be paid in shares when the underlying awards vest. Following these awards, her reported holdings in these stock-settled restricted stock units reached up to 10,144 units, reflecting routine compensation-related equity accruals rather than open-market trading.
News Corp director Masroor Siddiqui reported compensation-related activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units valued using a reference price of $24.43 per share, each unit representing the equivalent of one Class A share.
The filing shows 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 Class A shares at a conversion price of $0.00, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Footnotes explain the deferred stock units are cash-settled, with amounts deemed to have been paid based on the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and including dividend equivalents.
After these transactions, Siddiqui holds an aggregate of 41,049 deferred stock units, including units from dividend equivalents. According to the disclosure, these amounts become payable in cash on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after each grant or the end of his service as a director.
News Corp director Masroor Siddiqui reported compensation-related activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units valued using a reference price of $24.43 per share, each unit representing the equivalent of one Class A share.
The filing shows 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 Class A shares at a conversion price of $0.00, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Footnotes explain the deferred stock units are cash-settled, with amounts deemed to have been paid based on the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and including dividend equivalents.
After these transactions, Siddiqui holds an aggregate of 41,049 deferred stock units, including units from dividend equivalents. According to the disclosure, these amounts become payable in cash on the earlier of the first trading day of the quarter five years after each grant or the end of his service as a director.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation and related cash settlement activity. She received 157 deferred stock units valued at $24.43 each, representing the equivalent of 157 shares of Class A Common Stock.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per unit, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, she directly held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash based on the value of Class A Common Stock under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation and related cash settlement activity. She received 157 deferred stock units valued at $24.43 each, representing the equivalent of 157 shares of Class A Common Stock.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per unit, and those 6 shares were then disposed of back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, she directly held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash based on the value of Class A Common Stock under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Lachlan K. Murdoch reported routine equity-related compensation activity involving deferred stock units and Class A shares. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at a reference value of $24.43 per unit, each representing one share of Class A Common Stock and settling in cash rather than stock.
He also exercised 6 deferred stock units at a conversion price of $0.00 into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock and then disposed of those 6 shares back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, he holds 114 Class A shares directly and 41,049 deferred stock units that are payable in cash under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Lachlan K. Murdoch reported routine equity-related compensation activity involving deferred stock units and Class A shares. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at a reference value of $24.43 per unit, each representing one share of Class A Common Stock and settling in cash rather than stock.
He also exercised 6 deferred stock units at a conversion price of $0.00 into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock and then disposed of those 6 shares back to the issuer at $24.43 per share. Following these transactions, he holds 114 Class A shares directly and 41,049 deferred stock units that are payable in cash under the plan’s terms.
NEWS CORP director Natalie Bancroft reported routine compensation-related equity activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She received a grant of 157 deferred stock units on April 8, 2026, with each unit representing the equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock and becoming payable in cash under the terms described.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units, including dividend equivalents that had vested, were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per share and then disposed of to the issuer at $24.43 per share for cash value. Following these transactions, she held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash at specified future times.
NEWS CORP director Natalie Bancroft reported routine compensation-related equity activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She received a grant of 157 deferred stock units on April 8, 2026, with each unit representing the equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock and becoming payable in cash under the terms described.
On the same date, 6 deferred stock units, including dividend equivalents that had vested, were exercised into 6 shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per share and then disposed of to the issuer at $24.43 per share for cash value. Following these transactions, she held 41,049 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash at specified future times.
News Corp director Jose Maria Aznar reported routine compensation-related transactions involving deferred stock units linked to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at $24.43 per unit and exercised 6 deferred stock units into 6 Class A shares, which were then returned to the issuer at $24.43 per share.
Each deferred stock unit represents the value of one Class A share but is settled in cash, not stock, including dividend-equivalent units. After these transactions, Aznar holds 41,043 deferred stock units and 1,087 Class A Common shares directly, reflecting ongoing board compensation rather than open-market buying or selling.
News Corp director Jose Maria Aznar reported routine compensation-related transactions involving deferred stock units linked to Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 157 deferred stock units at $24.43 per unit and exercised 6 deferred stock units into 6 Class A shares, which were then returned to the issuer at $24.43 per share.
Each deferred stock unit represents the value of one Class A share but is settled in cash, not stock, including dividend-equivalent units. After these transactions, Aznar holds 41,043 deferred stock units and 1,087 Class A Common shares directly, reflecting ongoing board compensation rather than open-market buying or selling.
SSGA Funds Management and State Street Corporation report beneficial ownership of 38,828,029 shares (10.6%) of News Corp. The filing lists shared voting power of 31,975,743 and shared dispositive power of 38,816,069 across affiliated State Street entities. The disclosure is made on a Schedule 13G and is signed by State Street officers.
SSGA Funds Management and State Street Corporation report beneficial ownership of 38,828,029 shares (10.6%) of News Corp. The filing lists shared voting power of 31,975,743 and shared dispositive power of 38,816,069 across affiliated State Street entities. The disclosure is made on a Schedule 13G and is signed by State Street officers.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and then disposed of 1,644 Class A shares back to the issuer at $24.71 per share. She also received a new grant of 1,972 deferred stock units valued at $24.71 per unit, each representing the equivalent of one Class A share. Following these transactions, she held an aggregate 40,892 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash on specified future dates or upon the end of her service as a director, and held no Class A Common Stock directly.
NEWS CORP director Ana Paula Pessoa reported routine equity compensation activity involving deferred stock units tied to Class A Common Stock. She exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares and then disposed of 1,644 Class A shares back to the issuer at $24.71 per share. She also received a new grant of 1,972 deferred stock units valued at $24.71 per unit, each representing the equivalent of one Class A share. Following these transactions, she held an aggregate 40,892 deferred stock units, which are payable in cash on specified future dates or upon the end of her service as a director, and held no Class A Common Stock directly.
NEWS CORP director Lachlan K. Murdoch reported compensation-related deferred stock activity. He exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A Common Stock shares, and received a grant of 1,972 additional deferred stock units at $24.71 per unit.
Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one Class A Common Stock share and becomes payable in cash on the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or upon his end of service as a director. After these changes, he holds 114 Class A Common Stock shares directly and an aggregate 40,892 deferred stock units payable in cash under these terms.
NEWS CORP director Lachlan K. Murdoch reported compensation-related deferred stock activity. He exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A Common Stock shares, and received a grant of 1,972 additional deferred stock units at $24.71 per unit.
Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one Class A Common Stock share and becomes payable in cash on the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or upon his end of service as a director. After these changes, he holds 114 Class A Common Stock shares directly and an aggregate 40,892 deferred stock units payable in cash under these terms.
News Corp director Natalie Bancroft reported compensation-related changes in deferred stock units and associated Class A Common Stock entries. She exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares, and received a new grant of 1,972 deferred stock units valued using a reference price of $24.71 per share. Each deferred stock unit represents the value of one Class A share and is payable in cash, generally on the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or upon her end of service as a director. Following these transactions, she held 40,892 deferred stock units, while her directly held Class A Common Stock position shown in this filing moved to zero after a matching 1,644-share disposition back to the issuer.
News Corp director Natalie Bancroft reported compensation-related changes in deferred stock units and associated Class A Common Stock entries. She exercised 1,644 deferred stock units, which were deemed settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A shares, and received a new grant of 1,972 deferred stock units valued using a reference price of $24.71 per share. Each deferred stock unit represents the value of one Class A share and is payable in cash, generally on the first trading day of the quarter five years after grant or upon her end of service as a director. Following these transactions, she held 40,892 deferred stock units, while her directly held Class A Common Stock position shown in this filing moved to zero after a matching 1,644-share disposition back to the issuer.