News Corp said it has a repurchase program authorizing it to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock, and that under ASX rules it must disclose related transactions daily.

8-KOther EventsFiled Jan 22, 2025Period of report Jan 21, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 17, 2026

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News Corp said it has a repurchase program authorizing it to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock, and that under ASX rules it must disclose related transactions daily.
The company disclosed in its Class A common stock buy-back notice that it bought back 20,741,407 shares on January 21, 2025 (total consideration US$416,267,491.87) and 14,858 shares on January 21 (total consideration US$413,921.59).
The company said it is authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion in aggregate of Class A and Class B shares and has bought approximately US$626,502,477.90 worth to date, based on total consideration paid.
The company said its highest purchase price on January 21 was US$27.58 and its lowest was US$27.96, that no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under the program, and that its broker is BofA Securities, Inc.

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News Corp $1 billion Repurchase Program and ASX Daily Disclosure

News Corp said it has a repurchase program authorizing it to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its Class A and Class B common stock, and that under ASX rules it must disclose related transactions daily.

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Daily Buy-Back Notice Figures for Class A Common Stock

The company disclosed in its Class A common stock buy-back notice that it bought back 20,741,407 shares on January 21, 2025 (total consideration US$416,267,491.87) and 14,858 shares on January 21 (total consideration US$413,921.59).

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Cumulative Repurchases Against Authorized Limit

The company said it is authorized to acquire up to US$1 billion in aggregate of Class A and Class B shares and has bought approximately US$626,502,477.90 worth to date, based on total consideration paid.

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Repurchase Price Range on January 21 and Program Terms

The company said its highest purchase price on January 21 was US$27.58 and its lowest was US$27.96, that no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under the program, and that its broker is BofA Securities, Inc.

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