---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-23-000557"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T02:23:46.422507+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Murdoch becomes Chairman Emeritus; News Corp reports record digital growth

## Summary
- K. Rupert Murdoch moves to Chairman Emeritus; Lachlan Murdoch becomes sole Chair.
- Fiscal 2023 was second most profitable year since 2013 reformation; three strongest years ever.
- Dow Jones doubled profitability in four years; professional info business drives record profits.
- Digital subscriptions: The Times 565k (+11%), News Corp Australia 1.1M (+10%), New York Post profitable.
- Advanced negotiations with AI providers for content compensation; Gen AI opportunities cited.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-23-000557
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000557/0001564708-23-000557-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000557/nws-20231115.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  NEWS CORP shareholders approved Advisory, nonbinding approval of executive compensation at the 2023-11-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-15
  source text: Proposal No. 3 : A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, the Company’s executive compensation passed as follows: For: 157,533,916 Against: 17,023,075 Abstain: 29,997 Broker Non-Votes: 1,572,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000557/0001564708-23-000557-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NEWS CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the 2023-11-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-15
  source text: Proposal No. 2 : A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 passed as follows: For: 175,368,031 Against: 779,471 Abstain: 11,857 Broker Non-Votes: ( 0 )
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000557/0001564708-23-000557-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NEWS CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-11-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-15
  source text: Proposal No. 1 : The following individuals were elected to serve as Directors of the Company: Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Lachlan K. Murdoch 153,068,795 21,503,895 14,298 1,572,371 Robert J. Thomson 173,958,161 613,404 15,423 1,572,371 Kelly Ayotte 166,647,543 7,922,978 16,467 1,572,371 José María Aznar 149,807,773 24,762,838 16,377 1,572,371 Natalie Bancroft 159,739,683 14,831,915 15,390 1,572,371 Ana Paula Pessoa 167,248,280 7,323,672 15,036 1,572,371 Masroor Siddiqui 167,289,793 7,281,604 15,591 1,572,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000557/0001564708-23-000557-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.