News Corp SEC Filings

Marygrace DeGrazio, Chief Accounting Officer of News Corporation (NWS), reported multiple equity transactions on 08/15/2025. The filing shows the settlement and grant of stock-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) and related share withholding and a market sale. Specifically, RSUs of 6,516, 5,826, and 4,731 were deemed settled on 08/15/2025 and a fiscal 2026 long-term equity award of 13,365 RSUs was granted. To satisfy tax withholding, 2,477, 2,215, and 1,799 shares were withheld at $29.80 per share. The reporting person sold 10,582 shares at $29.94, and the filing lists resulting beneficial ownership positions after the transactions.

Julian Delany, Chief Technology Officer of News Corporation, was granted 8,556 stock-settled restricted stock units on 08/15/2025. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of News Corporation Class A common stock and was awarded as part of Delany's fiscal 2026 long-term equity incentive award. The units have a $0 grant price and will vest in equal thirds on August 15, 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to time-based vesting conditions. Following the grant Delany beneficially owns 8,556 shares on a direct basis. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/19/2025.

Ruth Allen, Chief Human Resources Officer at News Corporation (NWS / NWSA), reported multiple equity award transactions dated 08/15/2025. The filing shows settlement of 17,429 performance stock units and several restricted stock unit grants that converted to Class A common stock. Portions of vested awards were withheld for taxes (total withheld amounts shown as 6,894, 2,472, 2,369 and 1,486 shares in separate entries). The reporting person sold 19,968 shares at a weighted average price of $29.4436. New long-term equity incentive restricted stock units totaling 10,067 RSUs were granted and will vest in thirds on August 15, 2026, 2027 and 2028. All holdings are reported as direct ownership.

David B. Pitofsky, General Counsel of News Corporation, reported multiple equity transactions on 08/15/2025 for News Corp (Class A Common Stock). The filing shows 61,012 stock-settled performance stock units deemed settled into 61,012 shares and several stock-settled restricted stock unit settlements totaling 49,352 restricted stock units (9,293; 8,313; 7,746; plus an award of 24,160). Some shares were withheld for taxes on vesting (28,707, 5,140, 4,598, 4,284) and a separate sale of 43,635 shares occurred at a weighted-average price of approximately $29.7271 per share. Following these transactions, the filing lists various resulting beneficial ownership balances (for example, 83,291 and other class totals) reported as direct ownership.

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.