---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:19:46.709233+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp repurchases 112,441 shares on Apr 17; cumulative spend $194.4M under $1B buyback

## Summary
- On Apr 17, bought 74,816 Class A shares at ~$26.01 avg and 37,625 Class B shares at ~$29.97 avg.
- Cumulative total under 2025 program: ~5.05M Class A ($123.1M) and ~2.47M Class B ($68.3M).
- Remaining authorization is ~$805.6M; broker Goldman Sachs; Nasdaq repurchases only.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000081/0001564708-26-000081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000081/nws-20260417.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000081.txt

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