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 that Chairman Emeritus Keith Rupert Murdoch settled 14,221 cash-settled restricted stock units, which were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of Class A common shares. Upon vesting, 5,895 shares were withheld at $29.16 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, and 8,326 shares were disposed of to the issuer at $29.16 per share. Following the transaction, the reported balance of these cash-settled restricted stock units was 0.
News Corporation announced ongoing activity under its stock repurchase program, under which it is authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion in aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock. The company is providing the Australian Securities Exchange with daily buy-back notifications for its Nasdaq-listed shares.
For one class, a total of 10,842,150 securities have been bought back for aggregate consideration of US$277,834,354.15, with prices between US$22.20 and US$30.79. For another class, a total of 5,087,993 securities have been bought back for US$148,032,056.11, with prices between US$25.49 and US$35.29. The company states that further repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors and characterizes its repurchase intentions as forward-looking statements.
News Corporation insider-related parties filed a notice to sell up to 17,785 Class A shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on NASDAQ. The proposed sale has an aggregate market value of $509,807.03 as of the filing, based on recent trading prices.
The shares relate to restricted stock vesting awards from the issuer, including 6,059 Class A shares vesting on August 15, 2025 and 11,726 Class A shares vesting on August 15, 2026, both described as compensation-related equity.
News Corporation reported ongoing activity under its previously authorized US$1 billion 2025 Repurchase Program for Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The company described this as an "other" buy-back under ASX rules, carried out in the open market or otherwise, with no ASX-listed CDIs to be repurchased and no shareholder approval required.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acts as broker for the on-market buy-backs. For one share class, a total of 10,783,668 shares had been bought back before August 14, 2026 for US$276,136,680.17, with an additional 58,482 shares on August 14 for US$1,697,673.98. For the other class, 5,062,536 shares had been bought back before that date for US$147,189,694.17, plus 25,457 shares on August 14 for US$842,361.95. The company highlights that further repurchases will depend on market conditions, stock price and other factors, and characterizes related statements as forward-looking.
News Corporation reports activity under its stock repurchase program authorizing purchases of up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock, as described in information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange. The program, authorized as of July 15 2025, allows repurchases from time to time in the open market or otherwise, excluding ASX-listed CDIs.
For one class, 359,515,895 securities were on issue, with 10,721,345 bought back to date for US$274,338,655.38, including 62,323 on August 13 2026 for US$1,798,024.78. For another class, 142,285,166 securities were on issue, with 5,035,408 bought back for US$146,297,513.93, including 27,128 on the same date for US$892,180.24. The company notes these disclosures contain forward-looking statements regarding future repurchases, subject to market conditions and other factors.
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP filed Amendment No. 8 reporting its ownership of News Corp Class A common stock. As of June 30, 2026, the firm beneficially owned 32,074,535 Class A shares, representing 8.79% of this class of securities.
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News Corporation is updating investors on activity under its previously authorized US$1 billion 2025 Repurchase Program for Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. The company describes these transactions to the Australian Securities Exchange through Appendix 3C buy-back notifications and cross-files the information in the United States.
For one class with 359,515,895 securities on issue, a total of 10,659,022 shares had been bought back for US$272,564,014.19 before August 12, 2026, plus 62,323 shares on that day for US$1,774,641.19. For another class with 142,285,166 securities on issue, 5,008,280 shares had been repurchased for US$145,414,947.85, plus 27,128 shares on August 12 for US$882,566.08.
The broker for on-market buy-backs is Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Reported highest and lowest prices to date range between US$22.20 and US$35.29 per share, depending on class and date. Future repurchases are described as forward-looking and subject to stock price, market conditions, securities laws and alternative investment opportunities.