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News Corp said its stock repurchase program (the Repurchase Program) lets it buy back up to US$1 billion in aggregate of Class A and Class B common stock. The company said it must disclose transactions under the program to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) daily, under ASX rules.

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  1. News Corp said its stock repurchase program (the Repurchase Program) lets it buy back up to US$1 billion in aggregate of Class A and Class B common stock. The company said it must disclose transactions under the program to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) daily, under ASX rules.

  2. In its daily ASX notice (dated June 19, 2024), the company said it bought back 14,845 Class A shares for a total of US$401,257.38 on the prior business day, June 18, 2024. The highest price paid that day was US$27.11, and the lowest was US$26.84.

  3. News Corp said its ASX notice showed 18,570,809 shares were bought back before the previous business day, for a total consideration of US$356,588,342.11. The company said it has bought back approximately US$535,452,036.09 worth of Class A and Class B shares to date, based on total consideration paid.

  4. News Corp said it intends to repurchase Class A and Class B shares from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and the stock price and other factors. The company said no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under the program. It said the purpose of the buybacks is to enhance shareholder value.

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Analysis scope · Filing body and confirmed press-release exhibitWe analyzed the filing body and confirmed exhibits. This is not a review of other exhibits, investor presentations or the full earnings call.

News Corp US$1 billion Stock Repurchase Program

News Corp said its stock repurchase program (the Repurchase Program) lets it buy back up to US$1 billion in aggregate of Class A and Class B common stock. The company said it must disclose transactions under the program to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) daily, under ASX rules.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Class A Share Repurchases for June 18, 2024

In its daily ASX notice (dated June 19, 2024), the company said it bought back 14,845 Class A shares for a total of US$401,257.38 on the prior business day, June 18, 2024. The highest price paid that day was US$27.11, and the lowest was US$26.84.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Cumulative Repurchases Since Program Start

News Corp said its ASX notice showed 18,570,809 shares were bought back before the previous business day, for a total consideration of US$356,588,342.11. The company said it has bought back approximately US$535,452,036.09 worth of Class A and Class B shares to date, based on total consideration paid.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Repurchase Method and Purpose

News Corp said it intends to repurchase Class A and Class B shares from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions and the stock price and other factors. The company said no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under the program. It said the purpose of the buybacks is to enhance shareholder value.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.