News Corp said its buyback program allows it to repurchase up to US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock combined, and that shareholder approval is not required.

8-KOther EventsFiled Feb 20, 2025Period of report Feb 19, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 17, 2026

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News Corp said its buyback program allows it to repurchase up to US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock combined, and that shareholder approval is not required.
The company told the ASX that it bought back 11,394 shares for a total of US$346,786.64 on February 19, 2025, the previous day, with a highest price of US$30.69 and a lowest price of US$30.11.
News Corp said it bought back 21,016,911 shares for a total of US$424,141,362.95 before February 19, with a highest price of US$30.31 on February 18, 2025 and a lowest price of US$14.88 on September 29, 2022.
The company said it had bought back about US$638,772,436.56 of Class A and Class B shares out of its US$1 billion authorization to date, and cited enhancing shareholder value as the reason for the buyback.

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US$1 billion Share Buyback Program

News Corp said its buyback program allows it to repurchase up to US$1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock combined, and that shareholder approval is not required.

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Daily Buyback Details for February 19, 2025

The company told the ASX that it bought back 11,394 shares for a total of US$346,786.64 on February 19, 2025, the previous day, with a highest price of US$30.69 and a lowest price of US$30.11.

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Cumulative Buyback Volume Before February 19

News Corp said it bought back 21,016,911 shares for a total of US$424,141,362.95 before February 19, with a highest price of US$30.31 on February 18, 2025 and a lowest price of US$14.88 on September 29, 2022.

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Cumulative Program Spending and Buyback Purpose

The company said it had bought back about US$638,772,436.56 of Class A and Class B shares out of its US$1 billion authorization to date, and cited enhancing shareholder value as the reason for the buyback.

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