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 CORP (NWS) reported updates on its share repurchase activity under a stock buy-back program authorized for up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock (the “2025 Repurchase Program”). The company classifies this as an “other buy-back” under ASX rules and will not repurchase ASX-listed CDIs.
The program permits purchases from time to time in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, stock price and other factors, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acting as broker for on-market buy-backs. No security holder approval is required, there are no foreign participation restrictions and no additional conditions before the buy-back becomes unconditional.
For one class with 360,464,857 securities on issue, News Corp reports cumulative buy-backs of 11,079,919 securities for US$284,800,083.70, plus a further 54,641 securities on the previous day for US$1,649,289.41, at prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class with 142,533,914 securities on issue, it reports cumulative repurchases of 5,191,492 securities for US$151,484,184.23, plus 23,784 securities on the previous day for US$817,384.73, at prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company also includes forward-looking statements regarding potential future repurchases.
NEWS CORP (symbol NWS) reports ongoing 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. Disclosure to the Australian Securities Exchange includes daily buy-back data for each class of securities.
For one class with 359,278,622 securities on issue, the company reports cumulative buy-backs of 11,021,437 securities for total consideration of US$283,073,437.74, plus 58,482 securities on the most recent day for US$1,726,645.96, at prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class with 142,662,870 securities on issue, it reports 5,166,035 securities repurchased for US$150,628,470.08, plus 25,457 on the most recent day for US$855,714.14, at prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company describes forward-looking statements about future repurchases as subject to market conditions and other factors.
News Corporation (NWS) reports on its existing stock repurchase program, under which it is authorized to buy back up to US$1 billion of its Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock (the “2025 Repurchase Program”). The company is providing U.S. investors copies of disclosures lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange about these buy-backs.
As of the ASX notifications dated 20 August 2026, one class had 359,278,622 securities on issue and another had 142,662,870. Cumulatively, 10,962,955 securities in one class and 5,140,578 in the other had been bought back for US$281.3 million and US$149.8 million, respectively. The buy-backs are being executed for cash through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, with reported price ranges during 2026, and remain subject to market conditions and applicable laws. The company characterizes related statements about future repurchases as forward‑looking and subject to change.
NEWS CORP (symbol NWS) reports activity under its 2025 stock repurchase program, which authorizes buy-backs of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. No ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as broker for on-market buy-backs.
For one share class, there were 359,278,622 securities on issue, with 10,904,473 bought back to date for total consideration of US$279,629,269.01, including 58,482 repurchased on August 18, 2026 for US$1,717,967.23. For the other class, 142,662,870 securities were on issue, with 5,115,121 bought back for US$148,922,369.95, including 25,457 on August 18, 2026 for US$851,297.35. Disclosed highest and lowest prices per share during the program so far range from US$35.29 to US$22.20 and from US$35.29 to US$25.49 for the two classes. The company notes that its future repurchases are forward-looking statements subject to market conditions and other risks.
For NEWS CORP (NWS), Chief Accounting Officer Marygrace DeGrazio reported several equity transactions. On August 17, 2026, she sold 18,303 shares of Class A Common Stock at $28.76 per share in an open-market or private transaction. On August 15, 2026, multiple stock-settled restricted stock unit (RSU) awards vested and were converted into an equivalent number of Class A shares, with shares withheld at $29.16 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations. She also received a new grant of 14,193 stock-settled RSUs as part of her fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, which will vest in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reported insider transactions by Chief Technology Officer Julian Delany involving Class A Common Stock and related equity awards. On August 15, 2026, Delany had 9,570 shares of equity awards settle into Class A stock, including cash- and stock-settled restricted stock units that are each the economic equivalent of one share. Of these, 4,670 shares were delivered or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations at $29.16 per share, and additional shares were disposed of to the issuer. He also received a new grant of 10,287 stock-settled RSUs as part of his fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, vesting in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions. On August 17, 2026, Delany sold 1,747 shares of Class A Common Stock in an open-market or private transaction at $28.72 per share.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reported insider equity activity by Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Allen. On August 15, 2026, Allen settled an aggregate of 36,641 stock-settled performance and restricted stock units into an equivalent number of Class A Common shares, with 15,120 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations. She also received a grant of 11,831 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of her fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, vesting in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029. On August 17, 2026, Allen sold 21,521 Class A Common shares at a weighted average price of $28.9917 per share, in transactions ranging from $28.71 to $29.06, and the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan box was not checked.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reported insider equity activity by General Counsel David B. Pitofsky. On August 15, 2026, stock-settled performance stock units and restricted stock units covering 102,260 shares of Class A Common Stock settled into shares, with 50,837 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. He also received a new grant of 25,719 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of his fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, vesting in thirds on August 15 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. On August 17, 2026, he sold 51,423 shares of Class A Common Stock in an open-market or private sale at $28.76 per share.
NEWS CORP (NWS) reports that Chief Financial Officer Lavanya Chandrashekar conducted several equity transactions involving Class A Common Stock and stock-settled restricted stock units. On August 17, 2026, she sold 17,785 shares at $28.665 per share in an open-market or private transaction.
On August 15, 2026, previously granted stock-settled restricted stock units for 9,548 and 8,790 units settled into an equivalent number of Class A shares, including dividend equivalents accrued during vesting. To satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting, 3,443 and 3,169 shares were withheld at $29.16 per share. She also received a new grant of 27,777 stock-settled restricted stock units as part of her fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award, each equivalent to one Class A share and scheduled to vest in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028, and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.
NEWS CORP (ticker NWS) reported that Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Thomson had several equity-related transactions on Class A Common Stock-linked awards. Cash-settled performance stock units and restricted stock units economically equivalent to 549,710 shares were exercised or converted into Class A Common Stock, with a portion of the resulting shares used to satisfy obligations.
Of the stock received, 296,372 shares were delivered or withheld at $29.16 per share to cover tax withholding and related obligations, and additional shares were disposed of to the issuer. Thomson also received a new grant of 108,024 cash-settled restricted stock units tied to Class A Common Stock, vesting in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.