News Corp said its Repurchase Program has been authorized to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

8-KOther EventsFiled May 9, 2025Period of report May 8, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 17, 2026

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News Corp said its Repurchase Program has been authorized to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
The company said it bought back 12,993 shares of Class A common stock for US$371,834.97 on May 8, 2025, and that cumulative repurchases prior to that day were 21,774,993 shares, for US$444,626,903.87.
The company said it has bought approximately US$671,020,430.82 worth of Class A and Class B shares to date, based on total consideration paid, out of the US$1 billion authorized.
The company classified the method of this program as an Other buy-back, with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as the broker and "To enhance shareholder value" as the reason for the buy-back. It also said no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under this program.

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NWS US$1 billion Buy-Back Program

News Corp said its Repurchase Program has been authorized to acquire up to $1 billion in the aggregate of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

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Class A Daily Buy-Back Notice (2025-05-08)

The company said it bought back 12,993 shares of Class A common stock for US$371,834.97 on May 8, 2025, and that cumulative repurchases prior to that day were 21,774,993 shares, for US$444,626,903.87.

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Cumulative Spending and Authorization

The company said it has bought approximately US$671,020,430.82 worth of Class A and Class B shares to date, based on total consideration paid, out of the US$1 billion authorized.

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Method, Broker and Rationale

The company classified the method of this program as an Other buy-back, with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as the broker and "To enhance shareholder value" as the reason for the buy-back. It also said no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under this program.

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