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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.
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.
News Corporation reiterates that under its stock repurchase programs it is authorized to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock. The company says it provides daily disclosure of transactions under those programs to the Australian Securities Exchange and also discloses related information in its quarterly and annual reports. Copies of the information provided to the ASX are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.
The attached ASX disclosures include forward-looking statements about the company's intent to repurchase shares that the company describes as based on management expectations and subject to market, legal and other risks; the filing states these statements are made only as of the report date and disclaims any obligation to update them except as required by law. This filing does not specify executed repurchase amounts or timing.
State Street Corporation reported beneficial ownership of 26,909,041 News Corp (NWSA) common shares, representing 7.1% of the class. The filing shows shared voting power over 19,844,966 shares and shared dispositive power over 26,907,664 shares while reporting zero sole voting or dispositive power, indicating these holdings are managed through shared authority across its advisory entities. The statement also certifies the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control. Several State Street Global Advisors subsidiaries are identified as the acquiring entities.